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.

 

What's a can cozy?

Hello all!
As you may know, I live the the Buffalo, NY area

and it does get pretty cold here.  

We are huge sports fans in Buffalo.

The Bills are our NFL team and are very well loved.

If you go to a game, you

need to be ready for the cold.

Lot's of people tailgate before the games and that

can be pretty chilly.

When I saw "can cozies" advertised on facebook,

my reaction was, of course, I could make those.

So I found a video on line and watched it.
I couldn't believe how easy they could be to make.

They are like a mitten that you can hold a 

can, bottle or cup in.

A bottle of water fits great.

Or a can of pop or beer.

I made a couple for my friend and she took them to

the Bills game and said they worked out great.

Your hand stays warm and it's easy to hold your

drink.

They can also be used for hot drinks.

Unfortunately, I can't find the tutorial that I followed,

but if you look on YouTube there are quite a few tutorials.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon,

until then,

try making something new and different.

 

Fireball Cups

Hello all you crafty people!

Today I'm showing you a couple little gifts I gave

my girls for Christmas.

They have a resin business and sell at craft shows.

One day I was shopping with Jaryd and he found these little cups. 

They are bigger than a shot glass, but smaller than a 

regular cup.  They hold 3 oz.

They happened to have purple and teal, which are the 

Clumsy Cloud Gifts signature colors.

I picked them up for the girls so I could customize them.

On one side I put their logo.

On the other side I put the logo for 
Fireball.

Neither of them are big drinkers,

but it is their custom to have a shot of 
Fireball once they are home from a craft show.

These little cups will be perfect for that.

They loved them and they were easy to

customize with vinyl that I 

cut with my Silhouette Cameo.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you've been inspired in some way.

Come again soon,

you never know what you'll find on 
Kristie Kreates!

 

Gift for Grandma and Grandpa

Hello crafty people!

I hope all is well in your part of the world.

Today I'm sharing a gift that I helped 
Marie and Asher make for their 

Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas.

I found this little hanging metal sign at the

Dollar Tree one day.  I picked it up with 

a whole bunch of others to use with the kids.

Their Grandma and Grandpa have a boat and I thought

it would be just perfect for them.
I took the jute off and let the kids pounce all over the

sign with alcohol inks.  They had a ball painting it and

we all thought it turned out great.
I did have to clean up the anchor with some alcohol, but that

was simple enough.  I tied the jute back on and then 

found some letters in my stash to add their name.

Marie and Asher were very excited to have made

this special gift for their grandparents.

Of course, Marie thought it was pretty funny that

G-Ma was the messiest one and ended up with blue 

fingers.  The next day I had a doctor appointment and

Marie thought it would be funny if the doctor thought I 

had some crazy disease.
She didn't, she just asked "You been painting?"

Didn't fool her one bit.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way and will

come again soon.

Until then,

remember, crafting doesn't have to always be expensive.

Take a look a the Dollar Tree in your area and the clearance

items in your local craft stores.
This project only cost me $.50!