The Craftista

Welcome and come on in! I'm Jess. I love all things crafty, and to share an artistic journey with friends like you. Relax, take a look around, and come back again soon. Thanks for stopping by!

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  • eileensideways: haaa, those are all cute; the yodels look good enough to eat. thanks for sharing. i have all the ing...
  • Elisabeth: Okay, those button cookies are too adorable! I can't even imagine the time it took to make the knit...
  • Robin: Thanks for the kind words about my buttons!
  • Pam: I have a wall in my room that is off white and I did all the different words for love in tan, it is ...
  • Ry: Wow, what a wonderful story! And can somewhat relate since my fella and I both work in theater (thou...
  • Vickie: So sweet! Your layout is lovely too. I tried digi scrapping during the summer but I can't afford p...
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Puffy Felt Hearts 1-2-3 (and what to do with them)

Hello there!  How was your weekend? I mostly goofed around while Alan immersed himself in Assassins Creed 2 on Playstation 3.

It’s a good mix most Sundays… he plays, and I play.  We go together well like that.

I’m getting in the Valentine’s mood and pulled out some felt to see what came of it.  [...]

Projects in Progress…

Hello there!  How are you friend?  Just a quick drive by post to show you what I’ve been up to while I participate in Style School.  I’m having a great time soaking up all the inspiration and looking for ways to make the projects my own.  Or sometimes not… sometimes it’s just really great fun [...]

We Can Make That! Word Art Canvas

Hi All!  Sorry I’m a little late in posting this project this week… we have had no sun and I was finally able to photograph it today.  I’m so happy with the way it turned out, what’cha think?

That’s love in many languages.  

To those who might not remember, my goal was to [...]

Happy National Card Making Day!

It’s the 1st Saturday in October, and that means it’s the day for card makers and paper crafters to celebrate with getting a jump on the upcoming busiest card making season of the year.  It was started by Paper Crafts Magazine in 2006, and had become a great fun day to peruse the web for challenges and [...]

Oh to Be a Renegade

Hello there.  How’s your week going?  I had a wonderful birthday weekend.  I was very good to my creative-self… starting several projects but not forcing myself to finish any.   But I have to say I am very excited to share the word-art canvas with you once it’s done… it is really coming [...]