Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween!!

This is about how I feel!! LOL

I'll be back soon. Life is slowing down a bit finally.

Just in time for the big Holiday rush!!

Have a safe and happy Halloween.

xoxo

cari

Surprise News

I just got an exciting surprise!

I can't wait until I can tell you all about it.

Have a wonderful day, be back soon.

xoxo

Cari

Busy, Busy, Busy!!

We have been BUSY!!

We've been going to the beach, the free movies, the pool, water parks, school clothes shopping, school supply shopping, soccer's about to start..... whoo! We are busy but, we are having FUN! Here's a peek at what I'm thinking about.

Can you guess?

It's crazy how fast time flys.

Have a slow and wonderful summer. Hopefully I'll post again soon.

xoxo

Cari

More Sweet than Sinister

Just a super quick post to show you what I received in the "Sweet and Sinister" swap

hosted by the A Year of Color blog.

My swap partner was Cristina Sequino from

Sweet Pea Ink

Let me just say, she is absolutely fabulous.

So this is what I see when I open the box, in the car because I just can't wait until I get in the house. And, I make my husband sit there with me to see what sinister treats await.

O.K, He is a guy, so he says "she gave you a lunch pail?"

"YES!!!" I say, "and isn't it fabulous!!!!"

And, even though she sent me "Poison", I still think she rocks.

Check out that flower, I'm pretty sure she made it.

AMAZING

Don't you love the chenille pumpkin and the pins??

But, this item got a ton of compliments on my Halloween Party post I wanted to make sure everyone knew where I got it. You should see it in person, fabulous doesn't even begin to do it justice. There was also a fabulous garland that I didn't snatch a picture of and lots of other yummy goodness.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Cristina

My kindred spirit friend.

You totally spoiled me.

xoxo

cari

My Haunted Celebration

Hello,welcome to my

Haunted Celebration!!

part of A Fanciful Twists

A Hauntingly Magical Celebration

Ms. Witchy has invited Mr. Pumpkin over for a little Halloween feast!!

Doesn't he look handsome, top hat in hand.

I hope she doesn't have anything wicked up her sleeve.

Uh oh!! I think she's poisoned the food (again)!!

Poor Mr. Pumpkin, he wasn't quite as cunning as Ms. Witchy and he ended up her Halloween treat.

Just kidding!!

Happy Halloween!!

stop by and check out all of the other spooky bloggers that are participating,

especially our hostesses blog!! Truly enchanting!!

P.S.

I've extended my sale in my shop for the weekend,

still plenty of time to get your purchases by Halloween, and

I've changed the way I give the discounts. I discounted each item individually.

xoxo

Cari

Be-lated Thank You!!

I apparently have become quite the "lucky girl". Maybe it's because I named my store and my blog luckygirlgifts. But, whatever the reason, before I started blogging I was most definitely un-lucky. Well, I have a wonderful husband, healthy children, a nice home, etc. So I am lucky that way. I mean, I've never been able to win anything.

That is until I started blogging.

Look at the latest amazing creation that I was "lucky" enough to win:

Natalea over at Kandeland created this wonderfully wicked witch.

I'm really terrible though. I received it over 2 weeks ago and haven't said Thank you yet.

Thank you Natalea, it is amazing.

Look at all of the layer on the skirt, and of course the glitter.

Fabulous.

I do feel lucky.

Crafties In Progress

Sweet Pea at itsawhimsicallife started her "spoonful of creativity a day" campaign. I thought it sounded like a great challenge. Click here to read all about it.

Then, I got sick and didn't post any of the little crafties I worked on. So, here goes:

This is my first attempt to make a little felted witch. She'll be perfect for a swap I'm in.

Inspiration came from Julie Collings absolutely amazing book Pretty Little Felts. If you don't have it click on the title to link to her fabulous etsy shop. This book is filled with inspiration for hours!!! Then I started working on Christmas ornaments.(Also from Julies book)These ones aren't quite finished.

Every year I like to make ornaments to give to my family and friends. I love to be able to go to their homes during the Holidays and see little pieces of my heart hanging on their trees from years past. I did manage to finish a bunch of these. Now, all I need to do is add a copy of a vintage baby picture to the centers and ribbon to hang them.

Yeah!! ONE thing I can cross off of my enormous Christmas list. Back to Halloween! I started work on these. They will be adorable Holiday felt rings for my girls(and maybe a swap or two) when I'm done. These are ALSO from Julies book. (see what I mean about inspiration for hours.) The next day, a super friend of mine asked me if I could make the crepe paper flowers I sell in my etsy shop HALF of their size. She has been in love with them for awhile but didn't know what she would use them for. Then, she joined an ATC swap and realized these would be the perfect accent if they were only smaller. So, here they are (in progress). I can't decide what to put in the centers. A normal hole punch is too small. I don't have enough tiny vintage mother of pearl buttons for them all either. If you have any suggestions, I would LOVE to hear them. After I figure out the centers, I'll be listing some of them in my shop.

Oh yeah, black ones are on their way too.

Then, last but not least, I got an urge to spruce up a little composition book.

I just love these! I love the size, the weight, just everything!! I used vintage sheet music, vintage trim, vintage mother of pearl buttons, seam binding ribbon and a super funny vintage french pharmacy label. I don't know if you can read it but, roughly translated it says "The big, cheap, pharmacy." and the pharmacists name is Armand PAIN!!! I don't know if I would go to that pharmacy.

I really enjoyed the challenge of creating something new, with different techniques, everyday. I'm sure I'll keep doing it. I'm just not sure I'll be able to post everyday. So, I'll post when I can.

I hope you enjoyed seeing what I've been up to. Please give me some suggestions for the crepe paper centers.

Thanks, enjoy the upcoming weekend,

Cari

Tussie Mussies

I have always been enamored by Tussie Mussies (or cones).

I love them.

I have always wanted to make them.

I finally did!!

First, I was inspired by Halloween. I love this German Silver Glitter.I added a vintage Chandelier crystal to the bottom and some velvet ribbon and a chenille stem.

Then, of course I had to make a pink fru-fru one.

I took a piece of vintage floral wallpaper and framed it in this premade silver frame.

I think it turned out sweet. I had to line the back edges with velvet ribbon because they stick out away from the cone and you could see the glue.

I didn't want any nasty bits showing.

I accented my Tussie Mussie with some vintage lace, vintage velvet flowers, and vintage rhinestone chain. Voila!!

I don't know why I waited so long. These were so quick and easy.

I guess sometimes we make things seem bigger in our heads than they really are.

If there is something you've been wanting to do for a while, do it!!

You'll probably be surprised at how great it works out.

Have a super weekend,

Cari

A Fabulous Swap Opportunity

Harley at KoalaFuzz is hosting a 13 Days of Halloween Swap

She has rounded up some sponsors to donate prizes for her swap.

How exciting!! So, if you sign up for her swap, you not only get to have a fabulous partner and lots of goodies swapped. But, you also get the chance to win a fabulous prize from one of her sponsors.

Well, she found me on etsy and asked if I would be willing to donate. Of course, I said "Yes!".

Here is the little item that she asked if I would donate.

So, if you like what you see (heck, even if you don't), hop on over and sign up and check out the prizes from the other sponsors. I think some of them are offering discounts in their stores to participants. I know I am.

Sneak Peek at Halloween Treats Part 2

Here's another little peek at what I've been working on.

I made a few different garlands with spooky words on them.

Here's a super sweet Necklace with lots of vintagy goodness.

I'm adding several different ribbons perfect for Halloween crafting. I even found a really nice black velvet ribbon.

And, some super sweet little tags with vintage bits attached. The perfect finishing touch for your crafts.

I've got lots of other stuff to post too. But, some of my pictures just aren't up to snuff. So, I'm going to work on retaking them and hopefully I'll be posting goodies to my store tomorrow.

Have a great day.

Cari

Sneak Peek at Halloween Treats

I've been busy in my workshop.

This is just a sneak peek!!

I'll be showing more pictures and listing bunches of items in my shops tomorrow.