Closing down shop.

 Greetings!

Things have changed in my life recently and I just haven't had

the time or motivation to get to posting here.

For the time being I won't be posting and I'm not sure if I 

will get back to it at a future time.

It takes quite a bit of time to take the pictures,

crop and prepare them to post, write the post and keep track of

what I'm posting here.

I check daily to see how many views I get and unfortunately

I know the numbers are not correct.

There are times I get hundreds of hit, but I know this isn't 

from real people.

There are bots out there that just click on my blog and

bring the numbers up.  I don't understand the purpose

of this, but it's frustrating for me.

I just need some time away from 

the blog, so just so you know, 

I won't be posting anything for the foreseeable future.

Here are a few things I've been working on recently.

I'm still being creative, just not going to be blogging, 

at least for a while.

Shirts for fun day in Kindergarten.

Last day of kindergarten shirts.

Bags for my girls business for the 

Pride shows they are doing.

Pocket hug hearts for Pride shows.

Baby afghan for a neighbor whose baby is due in August.

Thanks for stopping by and for all the support over the years.

You never know, I may be back one day.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone!

Just a quick post to send greetings and show you

the cards I made for my grand babies.

This one is for Marie, 5 yrs old.

Open and inside is a pop up chick.

Here's a better look at the "sky"

His one is for Asher, 2 yrs old.

Inside is a pop up rabbit and lady bug.

I know these aren't perfectly shaped, but I drew and cut them free

hand,  The eggs, butterflies and flowers were all punches or fussy

cut from card stock.  I love the carrots and lady bug, fussy cut from 

scrapbook paper.

I sketched the bunny and chick, then cut them and drew the face

on the bunny.
I think the kids will like these cards.

Thanks for stopping in.

Come back soon and I'll have the results of our

"Annual Maynard Family Egg Coloring Contest."

 

Sorry Crafty Peeps!

 Hello all my crafty peeps!

I'm sorry I haven't been around much in the last few weeks.
Things have been a little hectic in my life and unfortunately,
Kristie Kreates has suffered.

Many of you know that a friend and I run a scrapbooking and
crafting studio called My Happy Place.
It's been going for over 17 yrs and it's come to the time
for us to close our doors.
We are sad about it, but it's time.
We are still going to have our 3 day crops, so
we'll be able to see our crafty friends now and then,
but our dedicated space will be let go.
Because we are closing, I have had to clear out my
personal supplies, as well as all the MHP supplies.
We'll have a big "garage sale" at the end of May,
so hopefully we will sell a lot of the things I have purged.
Because I need to bring home all of these supplies, that means
I need to purge here at home too.
Then I will have space for my best goodies.

On top of that, I had just started to purge and reorganize my
kitchen.  It's a huge project and it's going slow, but sure.

I have so many projects I want to get done and there
aren't enough hours in the day or days in the week.

Hopefully, I'll get back to posting some of the things I have 
created soon.
For now, here are a couple pictures of my sweet 
grand babies to make you smile.
Here's Marie, ready for 
Crazy Hair Day at school

And our handsome Asher with Mommy, Sara.

taking a walk together.

Thanks for stopping by and hopefully, 
you'll keep coming by.
You never know when I'll be posting something fun.
Until then,
keep creating.

Family Tee Shirts #2

Hello!

I hope you are having a lovely day.

Today I'm showing you some more of the shirts

I made for my family for Christmas 2024.

This shirt was for my son in law,

the grand kids love their Uncle Brad and

he is definitely a "funkle"

I made this one for my daughter in law, Sara.

She is a big Buffalo Bills fan and of course, 

Josh Allen is a favorite of ours.
I'm pretty proud of this one, as it was

quite a project to get the jumping Josh

just right.

This one was for my daughter, Kelsie.

She laughed when she saw it and loves it.

It's soooo her!

These are couple more 
Just Joshin' 

shirts I made after Christmas for Sara's Moms.

When they saw hers, they wanted their own,

so Sara had me make them for them.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you enjoy what I have shown you

and are inspired in some way.

Come again soon,

you never know what you'll see on

Kristie Kreates.

 

Book Box for Danielle

Good day!

Today I'm showing you a project I made for a friend

for Christmas.  She is my partner at My Happy Place

and I wanted to make something for her home library.

I had this shadow box frame and came up with this idea.

You can see that there is glass on the front of it.

There is a cushioned fabric piece in the frame/box.

I designed all the pieces and cut them with my 

Silhouette Cameo from heat transfer vinyl

I used my tiny craft iron to iron on all the

pieces.

I put names onto the books.
Trixie Belden is the author that started her love of reading.

Trixie is also her puppy's name.
A Prayer for Owen Meany is her favorite book

and Janet Evanovich is one of her favorite authors

She is a big Buffalo Bills fan,

so I added Go Bills to the tea cup.

I'm really proud of how this project turned out

and she loved it too.

This is something she can hang on a wall or set on

a shelf or table.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

 

Easter Cards

Hello crafty friends!

Since Easter is just around the corner, I thought

I'd show you the simple cards I made for my

grandkids last year.

I sketched out the shape of a "Peep" and

cut it with a fold at the top of the ears.

I used glitter paper to imitate the sugar on

the Peeps.

I mounted the Peeps onto a base and 

to open it, the Peep lifts up and I

stamped a sentiment inside.

I don't know why I don't have a picture of

the card open, but hopefully, you get the idea.

These were quick and easy cards to make

and the kids loved them.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon,

until then

make something unexpected.

 

Family Tee Shirts

Hello and welcome!

Today I have a few shirts to show you.

Every Christmas for the past few years, I've made

some shirts for my family.

These are 3 of the ones I made this past Christmas.

When I saw this idea, I had to make it for my son.

He has quite a beard and I knew he'd love it.

This is one I made for my grandson, Asher.

He is definitely "Seriously Handsome and Awesome"

I made this one for my husband, Dave.

He loves it and has worn it many times.

All these shirts were designed on my 

Shilhouette Design Studio program on my computer

and cut with my Silhouette Cameo from

heat transfer vinyl.

I pressed the HTV onto the shirts with an iron.

I have a heat press, but have found that an iron 

works just as well and is much easier and more

convenient.

Thanks for stopping by today to check out what I've

been creating.
I hope you will come again soon.

Until then,

create something fun!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

 

Elf On A Shelf Book From 2023

Hey there you crafty people!

Today I have my annual Elf book to show you.

My grandbabies have a couple elves  that come 

at Christmas time.
Every year I make a little album that they bring

back with them the next year.
Here is the album from 2023 that they brought

back in 2024.

I know I'm late showing this to y'all,

but I'm hoping you may be inspired to get some

pictures from Christmas printed and do a little

scrapbooking.

I should get the elf pictures printed now and

get the 2024 album done early.

I got a couple paper stacks on clearance after Christmas,

so I'm good to go for the next album.

Now I just have to get some prints made and

get it done.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you have been inspired in some way and

will come again soon.

Until then,

record some memories!

 

Special Order Shirts

Good day!

When my cousin's wife messaged me and asked if

I could make some special order shirts for them

for Christmas, I was up for the job.

They needed 13 shirts all with different images

and names on them.

Each person has a nickname and that was to be

on the back of the shirt and on the front an image

to represent their name.

She gave me permission to create them with 

whatever I thought up, although they did give me

some ideas.

Here are a few of those shirts

This was for Sarah, whose nick name is 

below.
I love how it turned out.

The color is actually the color in the first picture,

don't know why it looks so different.

I don't really know if Babeless Chaps is some 

character or what, but these chaps was

the best I could do for this name.

They did turn out good though.

My cousin's name is Carla and we used to call her

Car all the time when we were young.
Her nickname is Car-Car.

She used to own a white Mustang convertible, so I found

one that I could create for her shirt and put

2 of them on the front of the shirt.

Shantelle  is called Shani.

They suggested this pop for her shirt.

I had never heard of it, but found pictures online.

It's a berry flavored pop that isn't sold in the US.

Another character I'd never heard of is 

Doop, but there were plenty of pictures online.

Apparently this character has to do with with

Marvel comics.

Sofia is called Soap,

so a bar of soap it was.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I'll have another post soon, showing

the rest of the shirts.

I hope you'll come back to see what else

I've been up to.

Until then,

have fun crafting, no matter what kind

of crafts you do.