Black Friday?? No thanks.

Hello there crafters!! As many of you in the United States know, today is Black Friday - the most ridiculous shopping day of the year. My mother and I were planning on heading to the local mall at 4AM to stand in line for a chance to win $500 in gift cards, but the turkey in our tummies decided otherwise. 

This story here - Walmart worker dies in Black Friday Store Rush just makes me sick. Why? Why endanger the lives of others to save some money on plasma screen TVs? Are Americans really that careless and selfish? I pray that times will change soon so that in a situation like this, a shopper would stop and help a person off the ground instead of stampeding over them just to buy some useless piece of junk. Merry Christmas, indeed. Ugh. 

I suppose to move on to happier topics, I finished my godson's stuffed gifts. Today is his first birthday, by the way. I got to spend time with him and his 3 year old sister yesterday at my Grandma's Thanksgiving dinner. We played piano and had a great time overall! It was nice to see my family together and happy. Anyways, here are the final products for JJ's Christmas gift.

I am really happy with these! The ball even has a little rattle inside. I am sooo stupidly proud of myself, haha!

On another note, keep an eye out for the Frosted Treats Esty Shop holiday sale! I plan on posting a number of goodies by Monday for your holiday needs. Things that will be on sale: 

• Holiday themed cupcakes and lollipops
• Wristlets for you and yours
• Key Fobs in all colors 
• Mini Monogram Stockings

Check back here for previews and *gasp* COUPONS!! Here's a preview of a few Key Fobs I've made...

Enjoy! See you next time!

Holy crap!

Wow... Where did I come from!?

Hehe... Sorry for SUCH a long delay in my posting. I've been really really busy with Student Teaching and finishing up my college degree. Thank goodness it's all going to be over in about a month!

However... in about a month is ....gasp... CHRISTMAS!! So with that in mind, I've started my work on the many handmade Christmas gifts, ornaments, and decorations I intend to produce. How many of these that I have planned will I complete - I have no idea. But with hope, I will get a majority of them done.

Right now I am working on a stuffed ball like this one below by Grand Revival Designs. I am making it from light flannel in patterns of baby blue. This will be for my Godson, J.J. He will be turning one around Thanksgiving this year and I'm really excited!

Photo by Grand Revival Designs

My Godson, J.J., the lucky recipient of a ton of fun baby toys I am making!

Since I feel so horrible about leaving you all for such a long time, here are some photos of a few things I've made in my absence.

Some yummy little cupcakes and a lollipop - polymer clay



Stuffed "j" decoration - felt



"It Starts with a Cup" swap on Swap-Bot.com

Hopefully my next installment won't be too far off, but in the meantime, Happy Crafting!