Silhouette earrings and necklace

So I finally got around to making the silhouette jewlery I was hoping to make. I love these longer earwires, the tiles dangle and move well, and it looks great!  I actually made two different sizes of images for the earrings. What do you like better?  First is the small full images at the bottom of the glass tile.

Can I just say, taking a picture of your ear's is HARD!  I've got to teach someone around here HOW to take a picture so I can make this look nicer!  Or I guess let someone else wear them for a photo!  But you can see the length and get an idea this way!

And next is the larger image but only half the face.  What do you think?  Since I have 4 kids, not two, I actually put images of the boys on the back side.  And with my super short hair you can actually SEE the back!

Next up, the necklace. I'm still looking for the perfect spacer beads for in between, since I have so many kids.  Obviously this works great with 1 or two kids, even three.  Four is probably pushing it, but heck, why not!  I love it!  I can't wait to wear them tomorrow!  These are actually made with glass tiles that are scrabble size.  Much better than my first attempt with the 1 inch square!   Not to big, not to small, with a teeny tiny ball chain!

For the backs of these I actually just put their initials.  I know you can't really see them with the bail, but I didn't want a color, since they might flip over and I want to be able to wear them with everything, and plain white seemed silly.  So an initial was a good choice.  Of course I maybe should have made them smaller and put them lower!  Oh well, next time!

See?  They could really use some spacers...   Anyway, I'm adding these to my Etsy store and they'd make GREAT mother's day gifts!!!  You could also put the pendant on a charm bracelet, or like my grandma wears a charm NECKLACE (actually she has like 5 now...)

For a tutorial on how to create the silhouettes yourself go to this tutorial I did a few months ago HERE






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Colored Zippers!

My zipper order came in today!  Now I can make a purse, clutch, coin purse or even a headband in any of these colors from my etsy store in one or two colors!  And if they sell well I'll happily order more colors too!  Suggestions or requests?  I'm excited to get started on a new order from my mom!  I can also do two colored purses!

Question?

So I have this blog that I just started in January, I have a cake/food blog that I started back in 2007, AND I have a private personal blog with all the fun stuff about my kids and day to day life.  That's a lot of blogs.  When I started looking around at craft blogs I decided to start a new blog and keep my crafts and food's separate.  But now I'm questioning that decision.

Background:  My husband is supposed to be starting a PHD program in the fall, but we're worried about funds.  So I've been trying to build up my cake business as well as an etsy store to try to support our family over the next 5 years until he's done and has a job somewhere.  But it's not working and it looks like I might have to go get a "real" job in addition to parenting our 4 asperger children.

Posting on both blogs, trying to get followers for both, and working on selling stuff on Etsy as well as my wedding/birthday cakes is actually lots of fun.  But when I'm crafting my food blog is suffering, when I'm cooking my crafts are suffering.  SOOOOOOO  the whole point of this point.  Do you think it's better to have the food and crafts separate, or would it be okay to merge the two blogs and have crafts and food/cakes, on the same blog?

Edited to add: any suggestions for a name if I put them together?  Stick with Corner Crafts, or Bittersweet Cake shop or mix the two to be Bittersweet Craft Shop ORRRR  Something totally new???

Giveaway winner!

So I was supposed to post this at midnight on the 31st, but I was out of town for spring break.  I knew when I set the deadline I would be gone, but what I didn't realized was that the family condo I was staying at didn't have internet access!  AARGH!

So without further ado...

So I used that random.org thing'y but when I tried to post it it kept going back to 1 through 100, how are the rest of you giveaway blogger adding that to a post? Anyway from numbers 1 to 120 (comments and followers- here, twitter, facebook...) the winner was lucky number 4.

"Nelly said...

Super cute socks!

March 27, 2010 7:30 PM "

Congrat's Nelly!  Email me at mycornercrafts@aol.com with your shipping address and what size(s) and colors you want and I'll get those off to you!  Thank's to all who commented, or became followers on my various sites!  What should I do for my next giveaway next month?  Silhouette jewelery?  Canvas?  Zipper purse?

Zippers!!!!

So I bought some continuous zipper yesterday.  I knew JUST what I wanted to do with it!  A Zipper purse!  Not super practical having a purse you can completely unzip, but SO cute and fun.  Since I hadn't made one before I took my time and lots of pictures.

First I folded the length that I wanted the bag's width.  Overlap the edges and sewed up to the point, folding it in and sewing that down too!

After that I unzipped the rest and wrapped it around, creating a corner and sewing over the end, folding another corner and then sewing down.



I will look like this.  Just keep sewing the two sides together until it's as long as you want it and end it the same way you started it, only backwards.  Overlapping the ends first and doing the small point last.  I also attached a zipper handle and sweet zipper flower.

This is what it looks like completely unzipped!

I learned a ton from my first one and actually gave it to the kids and made a few more.  Another purse with a flower, and this sweet ruffled clutch.

And this red coin purse for my daughter.  This was actully made from a regular 36 inch zipper that I got on sale.  If the purse and clutch sell well, or at least generate a lot of inquaries I'll have to find some more colorful continuous zippers!

And I just couldn't help myself.  I'm a fan of Craftaholic's Anonymous and just HAD to make this sweet zippered headband!  Maybe tomorrow I'll get my hubby to take a picture of it in actual hair...

So I'm putting the purse and clutch up for sale on Etsy so check it out, and let me know if you'd like a different color or size!  I am totaly in love with making them and would happily make a ton more for you guys!

















Update: I finally got in my new zipper colors, see them HERE!

Giveaway- beaded socks

So I though it was about time for a giveaway.  These socks are from my etsy store.  I could pick the size and color to offer, but the whole point of all my store items is that they are all personalized.  I make everything to order.  So this offer is for 3 pairs of beaded bobby socks.  Any size socks, and any color/style beads including personalized alphabet beads.  Depending on the size of the sock I can tell you how many letters I can fit around.  I usually repeat the child's first name over and over, but I have done first and middle names as well.

These are great for your own child, or gifts for showers, birthday's or just because!  Also in honor of my first giveaway as well as my first month anniversary on Etsy I'm offering a 10% discount on any orders from my Etsy store.  I'm so new to Etsy so I'm not sure of the best way to do discounts.  You can email me what you'd like and I'll set up a discounted order specifically for you.  Or if you place an order in the next 5 days I'll refund you 10%, just mention this post in your checkout comments so I know to refund the 10%.

There are 13 ways to enter!  Yup, 13!
1. Leave me a comment and your entered!

Want more than one entry?  Just leave a comment for EACH of the following (I know it's repetitive, and a bit annoying, but it's the easiest way to make sure you get counted for each entry!).  If you already have one or more of the following just remind me with a comment for each.
2-3. Follow either of my blog's. Add yourself over on the left sidebar (go HERE for my baking blog).
4-6. Put any of my button's on your blog. Just copy and paste (In the right column of both blogs).
7. Make a post about this giveaway on your own blog with a link.
8-9. Become a fan on facebook. (of either blog, click here for Bittersweet's facebook page)
10. Mention it on facebook.
11. Follow me on Twitter
12. Tweet about this giveaway!
13. Order something from my Etsy Store.


I'll leave this giveaway open until March 31st at Midnight!