Anastasia Digital Stamp

Don't you just love those days where you wake up and stretch and realize that you're the first one in your house that is up? You sneak down to the kitchen to enjoy a fresh cup of coffee and watch the sun rise. It's the first morning in a long time where you just get to enjoy some quite.

And since you're ready to fully take advantage of some alone time you slip into your craft room ready to create something wonderful.

This was my morning, and it was totally needed. I've been a super-mom flying in circles for weeks. Taking care of my little man, cleaning, cooking, playing with the dogs and loving on the cats. My days have been full and enjoyable. I love every minute of them. I really can't complain, but sometimes I just love sitting at my desk enjoying my art. It's a different kinda of peace. It's relaxing and fun. It's my favorite way to unwind, what's your own enjoyable moments that grant you peace throughout your week?

Anastasia Cuddlebug Cuties

Copic Colors:

Skin: E11, E21, E30, E50, YR000

Dress: E70,E71, E74, E77, E79

BG90, BG93, BG96

Hair: E40, E41, E42,E44, E47

Anastasia Cuddlebug Cuties

Enjoy coloring and crafting with Anastasia but please give me, Anna Stillwell at Cuddlebug Cuties, credit for drawing her. And feel free to link back your projects, I love seeing what others create with my images.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

 

Hugs,

Anna

Wake Up Wednesday Linky Party

               Welcome to the 5th week of 

 Wake Up Wednesday "Linky" 

11 Blogs  -  1 Party

& 

 Giveaway

Last week we had  253 awesome linkups!   We are so excited to have you all party with us.

Thank you so much to all those who participate in our party.

 Wake Up and be happy, get excited and have fun with us! 

We want to be inspired, entertained, laugh and have a good time!

 The hop is hosted and posted on 11 different blogs! 

This weeks 

Featured Bloggers

(click to see All Featured Bloggers)

All Featured Bloggers will be pinned each week. 

Ideas for wrapping Gifts from Simple Joys

 love the natural look of the brown paper and like to use it to wrap gifts. But sometimes it is too 
plain and need a little something to brighten it up.  


DIY Mini Greenhouse from Born Again Farmgirl

Make your own mini greenhouse or a bunch of greenhouses for that matter! This is a great craft project and learning experience for kids (hint hint, you can get them to do most of the work if you tell them it is a craft!) All you need is a pop bottle, dirt and seeds.

Lush Rose Jam Bubbleroon from Beyond Blush

Lush's Bubbleroons are essentially more hydrating versions of their bubble bars. If you love rose scents, especially Lush's Rose Jam Shower Gel (reviewed here), then you'll love this scent! You can easily split this bubble bar into two pieces (as shown above), and then crumble the bar under running bath water.


Six Curling Techniques You've Probably Never Heard Of 
from Times Squared

With the return of Team Norway's outrageous pants in Sochi, I found myself developing an 
interest in the grand sport of curling.



Strawberry Cream Cheese Balls from Krafty Cards, Etc

I’ve discovered that cake balls are a great thing to bring as a dish to pass at a party or a sweet treat for someone special. They are just the right size to pop in your mouth and then grab one to go which makes them the perfect bite sized treats.

Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street Nursery 
from Mellywoods Mansion

This beautiful baby room reveal is a toddlers dream.

Bright, happy and decked out.

The link with the most views last week is:

Health Benefits of the Martial Arts from It's Your Life

Many people think of martial arts as simply learning self defense. While this is a true fact there are a variety of health benefits associated with the arts as well. 

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Link up your funny stories, DIY posts, crafts, decorating, fashion, makeup, health & fitness, recipes, mommy moments -- anything at all, as long as it is family-friendly.

Please visit some other bloggers and make some new friends and say hello to old friends..

• Please leave me a comment , I love to hear from you.
• Please Link to your post and not to your blog home page
• I'd love for you to grab my party button for your blog party site but it's totally optional
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• Please do not add links to shops or selling websites (they will be deleted from the party)
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Angel

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A New Craft Studio Revealed

I'm finally at a good and comfortable place with my new craft room.

I've moved and rearranged till everything felt like it was just right.

It's put me in the mood to redo my entire house. Maybe just some little touches for spring. Let a bit more light and color in.

This is the hallway wall that leads into my craft studio. I thought it would be perfect for a few family photos. I haven't chosen my favorites yet. I have so many pictures and it's hard to narrow them down to just a few.

This is my paper crafting storage wall with a little desk added for my son to play and create at.

 

I love this paiting. It's soft and pretty. I find it heart warming so it follows me wherever I can make it fit.

This is the closet further down the same wall. I removed the doors and now have a nice little recessed area for larger and bulky items.

New flower storage.

Now the opposite wall.

Here's is my desk. I love the hutch on it. It works great as a card stock organizer.

Colored pencil holders.

One of my many baskets of yarn.

Love dress forms. Wish I had room for an entire collection.

This little shelf is right in front of the dress form. I love the glass door so that you can see the fun boxes inside. I'm not sure what I will use the wire basket for yet. Ribbon, yarn, lace...so many possibilities. 

Dress form ribbon storage.

Flower storage. I love wall shelves. They add so much character.

Just love flowers in jars. It's such a great way to store small items and still be able to see what you have.

Well, I hope you all enjoyed a peek into my creative world.

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Anna

Pocketful of Creativity

Did you know that you could fit a world of creativity in your pocket?

It's true, I never thought I could fit my thoughts and creations into something so small, but I've found a cute little book that has changed my mind.

This is a little 3 1/2 X 5 1/2 sketchbook. When this first caught my eye I thought it was cute but not for me. I like to draw big. A single regular size piece of paper usually isn't enough, so I buy the largest sketchbooks I can find. However, after several return trips to the art store I finally broke down and decided to give this little treasure a try; and am so glad I did. I love this little book. It's kinda fun to have a small book just to sketch and doodle in, and the best part is that is so small I can carry it with me everywhere. It weights nothing and fits easily into my purse. So now, wherever I go, if inspiration hits I'm ready.

I've really enjoyed spending the last few days sketching and doodling in this little book. It was a well worth it purchase, and the best part is there's a huge variety of these journals to choose from. I must admit, I started out with one small one and ended up buying several different ones for my collection.

 

One for my purse, one for my desk, one for notes, and one more ... I have no good reason other than because, lol.

Cuddlebug Cuties sketch 

Just a fun doodle

Cuddlebug Cuties coming soon

Have a wonderful day everyone.

Hugs,

Anna

Wake up Wednesday Linky Party

            Welcome to the 4th week of 

 Wake Up Wednesday "Linky" 

11 Blogs  -  1 Party

& 

 Giveaway

Last week we had  243 awesome linkups!   We are so excited to have you all party with us.

Thank you so much to all those who participate in our party.

 Wake Up and be happy, get excited and have fun with us! 

We want to be inspired, entertained, laugh and have a good time!

 The hop is hosted and posted on 11 different blogs! 

This weeks 

Featured Bloggers

(click to see All Featured Bloggers)

All Featured Bloggers will be pinned each week. 

This beautiful stoneware is from The French Hutch

Drop over and see the lovely tablescape created from this gorgeous ruby red

color from this stoneware.  Absolutely gorgeous.

These adorable Flamingo Valentine's Cookies are from Of Mice & Men

Seriously the cutest little flamingos ever.

Below we have a Cargo Cosmetics Blush Haul from Blushology

- Catalina is a neutral pink that brightens the complexion.

- The Big Easy is a light peachy pink with a sheen.

- Cannes is a matte peachy orange.

- Rome is a peachy coral with golden shimmers.

- Mendocino is a plummy-berry shade with shimmer. 

Baingan Bharta from Heaven's Garden

Baingan Bharta and comes from none other than Punjab, a region in Northern India. Baingan

 is eggplant bharta means smashed vegetables. It is a delicious dish full of garlic, onion,

 spices and all the ingredients that usually will make you lick the plate.

The "The Girl in the Wind" from Quilt Art Designs

What a beautiful piece of quilted artwork.

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• Remember to Follow Your hostesses- the first 11 links.        Your link will appear on the blogs of Sew Crafty Angel, Cuddlebug Cuties, God's Growing Garden, A Peek Into My Paradise, Mice in the Kitchen, Epic Mommy Adventures,  Natalie Loves Beauty,  A Kitchen Hoor, Probably Crafting, Dolly Dowsie & Heidi's Wanderings.            11 times the opportunity to make new bloggy friends and to share your wonderful blog and discover others too.

Link up your funny stories, DIY posts, crafts, decorating, fashion, makeup, health & fitness, recipes, mommy moments -- anything at all, as long as it is family-friendly.

Please visit some other bloggers and make some new friends and say hello to old friends..

• Please leave me a comment , I love to hear from you.
• Please Link to your post and not to your blog home page
• I'd love for you to grab my party button for your blog party site but it's totally optional
• Please No adult content blogs
• Please do not add links to shops or selling websites (they will be deleted from the party)
• Giveaways are always welcome.. Add your giveaways to Sew Crafty Angel's Pinterest Community Giveaway Board too.  

Adding your link to this blog hop gives Sew Crafty Angel permission to share your posts and pictures via social media and as features on Sew Crafty Angel And Co-Hosts.  Note- All features on Sew Crafty Angel And Co-Hosts will be linked back to the original source .Social media features are linked back to the linky party.

Angel

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Wake Up Wednesday Linky Party

            Welcome to the 3rd week of 

                        Wake Up Wednesday "Linky" 

12 Blogs  -  1 Party

& 

 Giveaway

Last week we had 214 awesome linkups!   We are so excited to have you all party with us.

Thank you so much to all those who participate in our party.

 Wake Up and be happy, get excited and have fun with us! 

We want to be inspired, entertained, laugh and have a good time!

 The hop is hosted and posted on 12 different blogs! 

Meet Your 12 Lovely Hostesses

We will be featuring 5 links each week called

The Featured Five

this weeks 5 are:

     

  fun crafts to make with buttons

from Amy from Some of the Best Things In Life Are Mistakes

Do you have a ton of buttons laying around the house?  I seem to find them everywhere over here.  It is shocking that we have any buttons left on our clothes with so many being found on the floor!  Here is a round up of some fun craft ideas I found that can be made with all of those stray buttons!

New Life for an Old Lamp

from Penny at Penny's Vintage Home

I repurposed a vintage lamp last week....it is now a bird bath!   I had a matching pair of lamps stashed away and  I thought "why not make some tall candle holders out of them?"   My pair of candle holders turned into five...does that ever happen to you? 

Make Your Pics Pinteresting - Part One - Formatting

from Darlene at Darlene Nemeth

I thought I might share something a little different with you today.

I’ve read quite a few blog posts lately with instructions for PicMonkey. It seems to be very popular with most bloggers.

I personally haven’t used it. When it comes to photos or images,Microsoft Word and Paint have all the features I need.  I’ve used these programs for a lot of years so I was glad to be able to find a laptop that at least had the Starter version already installed.

So, for all those bloggers out there who also have Word and Paint, or are considering getting those programs, I am going to show you what they can do.

Cupcake Bouquet Tutorial

from Kathy from The Chicken Chick

It's always nice to be given flowers, but better yet if they're edible!
These cupcake bouquets are fun to make, pretty to look at and taste delicious!


Things To Do For Spring
from Jessica Army Wife to Suburban Life

My iPhone case is dying for a makeover. Here are some pretty DIY‘s for all your techie stuff. 
In anticipation of the return of my roses and peonies I’ve taken up flower arranging.  I used the grid of tape trick to get the flowers to stand up in the bowl.
Check out her other ideas you can get for Things to do for Spring.

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• Remember to Follow Your hostesses- the first 11 links.                              Your link will appear on the blogs of Sew Crafty Angel, Cuddlebug Cuties, God's Growing Garden, A Peek Into My Paradise, Mice in the Kitchen, Epic Mommy Adventures,  Interior Frugalista,  Natalie Loves Beauty,  A Kitchen Hoor, Probably Crafting, Dolly Dowsie & Heidi's Wanderings.            12 times the opportunity to make new bloggy friends and to share your wonderful blog and discover others too.

Link up your favorite post of the week and share it with old and new followers. Link up your funny stories, DIY posts, crafts, decorating, fashion, makeup, health & fitness, recipes, mommy moments -- anything at all, as long as it is family-friendly.

Please DO NOT link and run…….please visit a few of the wonderful blogs that are sharing here.

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