Why Buy Handmade??

It's a question that as a crafter I often answer and or ask myself.

I am having very crafty- handmade holidays (beyond Christmas) this year. A number of gifts are from etsy shops and or made by me and my family and friends really enjoyed it. I was nervous but no one else has a creepy clown photo like my friend Amanda (Hey Harriet), my Gram has a rockin pearl necklace from my hands, the earrings my mom wears gets lots of ooos and ahhs (me again), the cats and dogs on my list- mine, my sisters, my best friends' got training treats and catnip (Gneiss Spice), and the list goes on!

BB Bellezza wrote a great article on why you should buy handmade- and I couldn't have said it better myself!
http://bbbellezza.blogspot.com/2010/06/why-buy-handmade.html

Mother's Day is Coming Quick!

I celebrated Mother's day with my Mom and both of my Gram's last weekend they have already opened and enjoyed their goodies and already picked out my mother in laws and grandmother in laws (I'm VERY lucky to have so many great moms). Then I stumbled upon this idea! A decorated jar filled with reasons why they are so wonderful. I might just have to make this as a just because gift.
Here are the directions on the creative memories site.
My sister the creative memories lady has also hooked me into digital scrapbooking so I'll try to put up at least a page of my book I'm creating about my trip to New Orleans. Interested in scraping or digital? Find Steph here.