New project...come join us!

k, I know you are all going to think that I am crazy....and I might be, but I have a new project. My sister and I are organizing a craft show....a big one. It is called the "Simply Chic" craft show, and you can check out our blog for more info on it. We are looking for vendors, so if you would like to be one or know someone who might....let me know!! We are very excited for this, and are planning on making it an Ogden Tradition.

Shoes for the stylin' baby!

Pink and Brown Mary Janes

Black and White floral w/ ties

Red and Black stripes w/ ties

These are a few of the shoes I am going to start selling. Please tell me what you think! They are soft baby shoes that either have a Velcro strap or ties to hold them on babies feet. They also

have a non-skid sole for walkers on them. You can never have too many shoes! Now you can have them to match any outfit! More styles coming soon. They will sell for $10.00-$12.00 a pair, and come in newborn to 2T sizes.

The winner is........

The winner is......ANGELA!!!! Congrats, and thanks to all who added me to your sites. Check back to see March's give-away. Angela, email me at keli.ames@adorningwords.com and I will send you the info you need!

Fun Valentine's kids crafts

So my kids have been home sick this week and so to keep us all sane, we did a bunch of Valentine's Day crafts. These are the Valentine's my daughter is taking to her class. You cut out the flowers and decorate. Punch a hole for your suckers. Glue on your leaf and VIOLA.... a Valentine's bouqet. She will have the cutest Valentine's in her class!

Here is the link to download the pattern: http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/02/08/how-does-your-garden-grow/

For my son's Valentine's we are making heart crayons to give to his class. The kids loved this projects! Cut up your crayons and keep the colors seperate so they can pick their combination. Add a couple of kids to do the work.....Fill the cupcake holders with the crayon peices.

Cook for about 10-15 min at 200 degrees. And let them cool.

Pop out and enjoy your new crayons....this is a great way to use all of those broken crayons in your crayon box!

This is crayon Stain glass. First you use a crayon or pencil sharpener and get crayon shavings in the colors you want. Then you sprinkle the shavings between wax paper and iron for a few seconds. (You will want to put newspaper under and on top of the wax paper to prevent the wax getting on your iron and ironing board).

Let the crayon dry and cut to shape. We made a window hanging with ours.

LOVE is in the air!

These are the blocks we did for our monthly craft group. You can never have too much LOVE!

February Give Away!!!

For February I am going to be giving away $25.00 in FREE vinyl!!! The winner will have their choice of vinyl lettering up to a $20.00 value from Adorning Words Vinyl Lettering! Their are so many fun ways to use vinyl in your home or as gifts. To enter you need to add Adorningwords.com to your blog, then let me know you have done so by commenting here. Good luck everyone!

I am going to be doing a "Monthly Special" that you can purchase at a great price. February is Valentine', so I thought it would be appropriate to do something with love. The item is shown above, and the colors are pink with silver overlay. The size is approximately 4x12. The price is $5.00. You may change the colors and size for a small fee. Shipping is $1.50. If you are local, you can pay when you pick it up.

Who doesn't LOVE baby shoes?

I saw a pair of baby shoes made out of wool felt, and I fell in love! So I had to try them myself. I just love these and I love that I can make them in any color I want. (I have a thing for matching baby shoes)! I am still perfecting my pattern. But for my first try at them, I am pretty happy. There are lots of cute ideas for girl ones, so I am trying to do a few boy ones. What do you think of them? Any suggestions?

CONTEST WINNER IS......

Congrats to STEPHANIE HYER, you are in winner of a CuddleMe Carrier. Please email me at keli.ames@adorningwords.com to let me know what size you will need and I will send you the fabrics to choose from. For the size info, go to the site: cuddlemecarriers.com.


Thanks to all those who entered and I will be posting the new contest for February soon!!! Keep checking.

Bitty Bibs

So I made these cute bibs with some scrap fabric I had. I think I am going to make matching spitters and sell them with the slings. Who wouldn't love one of these? If you are feeling ambitious, here is the instructions to make your own. http://nested.typepad.com/blog/2007/07/something-to-ma.html#more

Free FHE board

This is the FHE board I made for my refrigerator (see theamesfamily.blogspot.com). I thought I would share it in case anyone else is looking for something like it. If you go to the link, you will be able to download the .pdf file. I took it to Office max and had them print and laminate it for me. It was around $1.50. I then put magnets on the back and you can write with a dry erase marker what your lesson was each week. Enjoy!

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New blog, New contest!

Welcome to my new blog. To get more traffic I am going to be doing a contest every month. January's contest is going to be for a CuddleMe Carrier baby sling. Everyone needs one of these. If you don't have an infant or toddler that you can use this with, then you know someone who does! There are several ways to enter the contest:

1. Add the CuddleMe carrier button to your blog/website and then leave a post here telling me you have added it.

2. Add KraftyKeli.blogspot.com as a link on your blog and then leave a post here telling me you have added it.

3. Email three friends telling them about this contest and forward me the email at keli.ames@adorningwords.com

Enter as many times as you would like by completing the above items. Entries will be accepted until January 31.