Love for All

I started out by making a Love bracelet for myself. I had no idea how big it would get. I started receiving orders almost right away, and then I decided why not sell for charity? My son is a patient at CHOC, and every year they have a Walk through Disneyland to raise funds. So why not sell bracelets to raise money for the hospital that saved my little miracle? I am thankful every day for what the staff at CHOC has done for us. I am also thankful for all of the support from family, friends, and even strangers. Thank you!

In honor of CHD Awareness Month coming to an end, the CHD standing for Congenital Heart Defect, I wanted to write about the person who has given my life some meaning. My wonderfully amazing 2 year old son has a congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. You may not be able to tell by looking at him, unless you catch him when he's purple, because he is a lively and spirited little boy. This month he ended up in the hospital for a cold, and we spent our Valentine's Day with our favorite nurses and making crafts. No matter what he goes through, you can usually find him with a smile on his face. He always knows how to put a smile on other's faces as well. Whenever he thinks I'm upset he asks me what is wrong, kisses me, and asks if I'm all better. His empathy towards others is amazing, especially when he is constantly undergoing his own battles. I love him with all of my heart, and my mission in life is to fill his heart with love and strength. Although his heart not be whole anatomically, it is whole in the metaphoric sense.

I love Ryden. My Pu'uwaikila, you live up to your name well. Heart of steel.

Lacy Candles

All right, I know you're probably thinking "This chick has WAY to much time on her hands!", and I'd have to say you're right! Until school starts on Monday, I am a freebird, able to do a many crafts as I'd like :)

Well, in a previous post, I showed you a candle, and I decided to make a few more. I went a slightly different route this time.

The supplies used were:

• Pasta Sauce Jars
• Tulle
• Lace
• Ribbon
• Adhesive Spray
• Tea Light Candles

This was an extremely simple project. All I did, was cut

 a strip of tulle (I used gray and purple) for the center 

then added an overlay of lace.

I added a little ribbon for fun!

I'm in love with the outcome. The sheerness of the tulle is

wonderful, and just a little bit of color really adds to the effect.

Heart Ring x2

I couldn't help myself, I had to make another ring after the first one was so successful! I love gold and I've seen the double heart ring before so I thought I'd give it a try!

Now to make a new design I haven't seen before!

Heart Ring!

As I was stumbling upon pinterest I came across a wonderful tutorial on how to make a heart ring out of wire. I immediately fell in love and had to try it! I put my own little twist on it because my wire was much thinner than the wire used in the tutorial. Have a look-sy!

Oh and here is the original tutorial :)

http://maizehutton.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-make-wire-heart-finger-ring.html

I used a 26 gauge wire and a 3-in-one plier.

I cut three strips of the wire in the same length.

Then, I twisted the end and braided the wires together.

This is how it should look when you are finished braiding.

I shaped it into the ring using the tutorial, and voila! 

I love it! It'll be a nice addition to my collection.

Gift making ideas

I love finding things around the house that can be repurposed. For Xmas I decided to make one of my best friends a candle, a frame, and some tasty margarita mix and glass set. The margarita mix was already made, but I still had to figure out what to do for the candle and frame. I always save pasta sauce jars and I was excited to finally find something to do with them.

For the jars, the only supplies you would need are:

• Pasta Sauce Jar
• Paint
• Paint brush
• Lace
• Ribbon
• Tea Light Candle

Make sure your jar is clean! You have to get all of the adhesive 

off before you start to paint!

I started off by pain two coats of the silver metallic paint

to only the middle section of the jar.

After it was dried, I used the spray adhesive to glue 

the cut lace onto the painted area. I had already cut the

lace prior to painting the jar. I made it a bit longer so 

that the lace would go beyond the top a bit.

Lastly, I cut a piece of ribbon and tied a little bow 

around the top of the jar, and dropped a tea light

into the jar. And viola! Candle complete!

For the frame, the only supplies you would need are:

• Picture Frame (any frame)
• Scrap Paper
• Cardstock Paper
• Computer w/printer

The frame was simple, I used word to write the saying that 

I preferred then printed it on cardstock paper so it would

be more sturdy. I cut the saying out and put it on the scrap 

paper and framed it. This was the simplest idea ever!

Needless to say, she loved her gifts! I didn't want to take a pic 

of the candle lit because I was giving it away, but I will make 

another one soon so I can show it off. 

Valentine Cupcakes

So I've already shared my love of cupcakes with you, and I fond another photo of some I made for Valentine's Day last year. I made them for my now, ex-boyfriend, and his coworkers. He works at a hospital so from time to time I take my baked goodies over there. Mostly for random holidays. Anyway, here's a pic of the cupcakes. I can't remember what flavor they are, I'm guessing red velvet because I seem to remember him saying he loved that flavor the most (oh, and the fact that there is a box of red velvet cake mix in the background...I guess I cheated and didn't make them by scratch this time...oops!).