Getting Crafty!

I LOVE doing crafts of any kind.  It is one of my favorite hobbies. I first started doing crafts when Cory and I started dating.  Then I discovered Pinterest and found many more things to try and make.  Doing crafts helps me to relax and think.  I love giving Cory home made crafts for our anniversaries, his birthday, and holidays.  Here are some things that I have made recently and I am sure there will be many more to come.  Oh, and of course when I unpack more and find things that I have already made I will post those later.  I can't wait for summer when I can craft away. I am hoping to learn to sew a little this summer too.

                                                      The Bucket List!

I bought this old frame at Hobby Lobby for $20 (50% off) I purchased the chicken wire at hope depot for $8.  The cute bucket and clothes pins I also got at Hobby Lobby.

Cory and I love doing things together: traveling, exercising, sporting events, and much more! As you can see we have already finished 4 and it is only April! We went to a spring training game, an island (Sint Maarten), hiked San Tan Mountains and South Mountain.

Now we get to have fun finishing the rest... of course we always go on walks, bike rides, and do house stuff, but we are not putting them in the bucket until we have gone on a 5 mile or more walk and a 20 mile bike ride to my parents that we try to do every year.  The house, that will be on going forever but we love it!

 

Maps of Where we have traveled to from Jan 2008-Jan 2013

Like I said we LOVE to travel. I even missed 2 (Baltimore and D.C) How could I forget?

We have gone to San Diego (X2), Dallas (X2), St. Louis (X2), Vegas (lost count), Flagstaff, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Tuscon, Prescott, Payson, Lot's of Staycations, Honeymoon in Costa Rica, Disneyland, Laguna Beach, Santa Monica, Long Beach, Santa Clarita, Valencia, Santa Barbara, Seal Beach,Ventura, L.A. (I am sure I am forgetting some) Galveston Texas, North Dakota. We lived in California for a while so San Francisco, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek, entire Bay area, Tahoe, Mammoth Lakes, Yosemite, Red Woods, Monteray, Nappa (X2) Love it there! Cayman Islands, Disneyworld, and USVI St. John and St. Thomas.

 

Another Map Craft

Where we met (1st date at Abuelos and Gold Bar Coffee, married Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and ASU Old Main, and lived. I need to update this to fit our new homes map in here.

 

Family Time

I fell in love with this frame at Hobby Lobby and bought it on sale for $25. The wire, clothespins, scrapbook paper, buttons, flowers, and decor all came from Hobby Lobby as well.  It was probably $60 total to make this.

 

Cory and I are both very family oriented people not only do we love spending time with each other but our families as well. 

 

Picture 1- Us at our first wedding together.

Picture 2- At Ghost Bar in Vegas

Picture 3- Thanksgiving at my parents

Picture 4- Vegas and Cardinals game

Picture 5- Tahoe and Costa Rica (had to bring my dress for beach pics!)

Picture 6- Tahoe and Galveston

Picture 7- Our first wedding after being married

Picture 8- Squaw Peak and Tempe Town Lake

 

LOVE

 

 

 

This was a quick and easy picture: cute frame, wedding ring, and scrabble tile. Viola!

AND you can see a sneak peak of what our new floors look like.

 

Enjoy your evening!