The unknown resides opposite the strict plant.

I'm not dead, and I'm not giving up.

Work & money have put a major slow down on my passions. I need to convince myself it's worth the time away from sleep, beer & friends too use my passion to make me some money! I have a few projects coming up, and hopefully this will be picked back up again like it never left.

Even though I feel mostly like I do this for myself, I appreciate every single person who has ever read just one of my blogs. Now to get cracking on some baby burp clothes before I go to work!

Thank you, guys.
From the bottom of my heart.

They DO exsist!

Hi guys! I'm trying to get this done a little early today, just in case it doesn't stop storming and I lose power or something. It's freebie Wednesday! I have a whole lot of exciting freebies for you!

Okay, let's just get into these freebies!

The first freebie comes from an awesome company called The Flower Thread Company. For the price of a SASE you're going to get a free skein, a conversion chart & other goodies too! Check out this freebie here for the address and get your freebie!

Here's a link for a free idea book. I just ordered mine, are you going to order yours? Link.

Here's an awesome site for jewelry makers alike. It has lots of links, guides, ideas, and resources. Link.

This is an awesome idea for .com scrapbookers! All of their digital sets are FREE right now. Them it out here. Link.


One more freebie. It's from the Fine Art Paper company, and it's a freebie that includes seven samples. Of course, they all have photographs printed on them, but who cares? I know you can think of something to do with them, you crafters! Link.


Now for some even better freebies; I got some knowledge to lay down on you free of charge!

There are 191 days left in this year.
Today in 1926 the first SAT exam was taken.

Oh, while attempting to find hilarious/useful information in relation to June 23, I stumbled across this.

"http://www.ufoinfo.com/onthisday/June23.html"

It's a list of alien history on this day.
This is my favorite;

1994 - A woman in Miami, Florida was unable to sleep and got up at 4 o'clock in the morning to sit at her kitchen table. She saw out her kitchen window, by a large fruit tree, a tall, dark winged man-like figure. It stepped from behind the tree and glided toward the side of her house. She believed she had seen a demon.

Because, seeing a demon - yeah right! That was totally an alien.
Have a great day guys, see you tomorrow!

My apologies.

I'm incredibly sorry for the missed days. I'm pretty much failing at all my goals, but I had a tremendously busy weekend & I just couldn't find enough time at home. I had an open house to attend, and a fantastic Father's Day. I'm a daddy's girl. Than, I helped my mommy plant her gourds and oh! Just had a blast this weekend, and on my two days off.

Here's what I made my daddy for father's day. It's a cork board, but my mom says it's too cute to cover up!

Onto today's topic; as I am skipping Sunday & Monday because well - I skipped it.
It's Paper Tuesday! I happened to catch the Detroit Fireworks and was really inspired by the beauty in the lights, so today's theme is fireworks!

Here are some really awesome cards that I found to share with you guys.

[from top left to right: Cat Card - the 4th of July 2.00 4th of July Star Fireworks Die Cuts Set of 30 2.40 Fireworks Die Cuts 1.15 Set of Four Mini Cards - Fireworks 4.00 ]]


&& Of course here is my creation. It's a little abstract, but it's my firework. Of course if I was sending this to someone, I would put some lettering - but in a ten minute rush to finish it, all you get is the firework! Haha.



Sorry for the bad quality, all I had was my crappy camera. It looks way better than that in person, haha.

Before I leave, let's talk paper!

Like everything else sweet as hell, the Egyptians invented it. It was made from beaten papyrus to keep records. HOWEVER, the Chinese are the ones who invented the paper making process. Outside of Egypt, due to the climate needed to grow the papyrus, others used sheepskin and calfskin to make parchment. Gross! Interest though, isn't it?


See you tomorrow for a freebie!

Heyy guys! Today I'm going to show you some things I've been making this week, and how to make cute little matchbook notebooks for your friends.

Remember paper day? I made a few strawberry themed cards. They came out so horrible, I just had to share them, hahaha. By the time I got around to take pictures of them I had flecked more paint, and wiped more brushes on them than anything. Oops.



This was the best strawberry I made, and I was just doodling with my paintbrushes!




Here are a few of my decorated matchbook notebooks, and than on to the tutorial.


This one is strawberry for the theme of the week!


Okay; that's mostly what I've been making craft wise this week. Matchbook notebooks. I'm also putting together a HUGE goodie bag full of things I've been making for an awesome give-a-way. Anyways, here's the tutorial for the notebooks. They're useful at the club to hand out your number, or whatever.





take a plain old matchbook, and remove staple & matches.
cover one side. i painted it, because that's what i had here. you can cover it in fabric, or whatever you want to do.

Let them dry. My desk is awfully messy. It looks that like that still.

Paint the underside, and again - any color you want, or not at all. I matched it black.
Now at this point, I broke out my handy paper cutter I got for my birthday.

&&& I folded a page into fourths and traced the matchbook from the fold line up. Of course, than I cut it out.


Than, I perforated!


At this point I decorated the outside, because my paint had dried. I made a lot of different ones, but all of them said "Whiskey Doodle" on them. Marketing, baby.

Okay, so now place the paper inside the matchbook JUST like the matches before.

Now staple, and remember if you do perforate them, staple BELOW that line so that they still tear.

Here is my final one, and the ending of our tutorial.


Okay, guys. See you tomorrow for our cooking lessons! (You are teaching me something, right?) I need to go get a cigarette in me before I explode.

Lovers love to eat Strawberries.

Hey everyone!

I want to talk for a minute on what's up with Whiskey Doodle. This week I've been super rushed, and trying to accomplish a hundred different things. So, expect way more content and less just photos and prices. Not every week will be the same, and some weeks will be completely off the wall. As Jared and I BOTH have today off, and will be spending it at the laundry mat (conveniently also his grandma's house, haha!) and i will be drawing some serious plans for the upcoming weeks. So, continue to read through this slouch of laziness. Today should be a bit better for you, I hope.

DESIGNNINNGG!

Anybody with a little excitement in their bones can't stand looking at white walls, towels, and everything plain. Today, because the week theme is Strawberry, we're going to design the Kitchen.

The Kitchen is a room full of appliances, and some very big expenses so remodeling can get really costly. Sprucing up the walls with a nice color paint, and a quaint theme can put your eyes at ease. The key is to know what your needs are. I'm very big into color as well, so white kitchens are a must not for me. Better Home's has an awesome program that lets you see and test out a perfect kitchen palette; check that out here.

Other important decoration points;

Windows. It's the summertime! I don't have to tell you that though. There are tons of fun activities, flowers blooming, bees buzzing and birds a-humming, that you're going to want to see outside your windows while washing those dishes. Take down your curtains, and spruce your window up with a cute strawberry fabric in the form of a valance!

Ohhh, that smell. Aroma is very important in the kitchen, and with a wide variety of strawberry candles, incense, etc. you'll be good to go. Here is a beautiful soy candle on Etsy, and of course there are tons of them to look through if you just search.

Cabinets. There are many ways to spruce up a cabinet and not rip the whole thing down. There are loads of adorable knobs all over; here is one for our theme. You can almost find any kind of knob you want. You can also line it with cute contact paper like this.

Below are some cute items that I dug up for you guys.

[from top left to right: Kitchen Sink Drainer/Plug 6.95 Strawberry Trivet/Hot Plate 6.95 Strawberry Hand Painted Shakers 14.95 Personalized Strawberry Kitch Towels 9.00 Strawberry Potholder & Dishcloth SET 5.00 Strawberry Sugar Pot 13.00 Strawberry Cream and Sugar 15.00 ]

Other ideas you want to keep in mind is this theme is very country. So, if you wanted to stick with this theme, you could also use country artifacts to blend in with the strawberry collection.

In addition to all of the above, here are a few other ideas for you to spruce up with your strawberry theme. You can get some chair covers, matching magnets, teapots, cups, dish sets, and more. Top this with a nice warm strawberry rug to dig your toes into and you'll be looking at a mighty fine, mighty strawberry kitchen!

Let's face it. Designing strawberry kitchens isn't the chic of chic, but there are some very cute products that can put a splash of summer into your winter as well. Not into the whole theme? Think about grabbing a cute drainer like pictured above.

See you guys tomorrow!

I'm going to show you what I've been working on and show you how to make a few interesting things! Personal crafts/tutorial day is going to be my favorite!

I want it all, and I want it now.

Wow, I'm getting old. I stayed up until five this morning, and I just don't feel today like I used to a year ago. No good, my friends. It was all in good fun though, a few beers, a few rockband songs, -- the good stuff.

Today I've got some patterns for you! Of course, they're in our fun summer Strawberry theme! I hope they inspire you to create some magical things. I know I got feeling creative with them!

First up;

A Strawberry Needlebook pattern ;; good, no - GREAT for gifts

Mini Strawberry Felt pattern ;; these are adorable! it suggests stuffing with wool, but i suggest stuffing it with some smell good stuff for an adorable collection of satchels :]

Strawberry booties; this is a knit pattern. these are for the lucky few with small babies, or friends with small babies. These little booties are absolutely adorable! i must find my knitting needles :[


I know you guys are super excited for some design lessons tomorrow! Oh come on. Designing with strawberries? Summer perfection! :]

See you guys tomorrow.
I've got a cigarette with my name on it, than a bed + remote calling me.