Word on the Street - June 21, 2013

Guess what?  Liz isn't the only crafty girl in her family, her sister Amy is pretty creative too!  Check out this card box Amy made for Liz and Eric's wedding shower:

How fancy!  Liz especially loves how shiny it is, and the heart inside the door.

Amy also saved the ribbons and bows from presents that the happy couple received, to make a practice bouquet for Liz:

Liz loves being part of a crafty family, and felt lots of love at the shower recently.  Only 7 weeks until the wedding!  Needless to say, Liz hasn't been crafting much herself except for wedding decorations - pictures to come.

Erica has been neglecting crafting, and instead has been packing and moving. When did she get so much stuff??? And when did her husband get even more stuff????? And why are there never enough boxes?

An artists interpretation of the great Smithnarski migration across town.

Luckily, in her free time, she's been able to knit a couple of simple dish rags, which have come in handy for cleaning during the transition from the itty bitty apartment to the much bigger duplex.

Sam has been working on a bag that a lovely LSC supporter custom ordered. She thought she was almost done, thinking the i-chord border and handle would be quick going. They are not.

Looks great, takes FOREVER

So Sam is going to dedicate her weekend to that whole thing. In her spare time, she makes fun of helpless animals. This is how her parents' dog Sgt. Pepper looks at Sam's mom whenever she's speaking.

Two can play at this game, dog!

 And that is what we've been up to, along with surviving the summer heat and humidity. What have you been doing?

Flashback Friday!

The ladies of Locust Street Crafts haven't lived together in five years! (holy crap, has it been that long???) So this week, we wanted to take some time to look back at the good times we had in the oddly designed half-a-house that was the Locust Street apartment.

We shared the house with two adorable furry roomates, Henry and Harper

We had a "fight to the death" in the kitchen (it was a draw)

Sam made ginger snaps, and Pat reaped the benefits

Sam moved on to greener pastures and we celebrated her last day at CRDL

We had to paint the room back to "boring apartment white" before we moved out

And let us not forget: the Dolly Shrine.

We're older now and don't live together anymore. Sam and Erica can't remember the last time they kung fu fought anywhere let alone a kitchen, Erica's married, and Liz is almost married. But somethings never change: Harper and Henry, friendship, crafting, Sam's gingersnaps, and good times are still had by all!

Word on the Street- June 7 edition

JUNE?! Who said it could be June?! It's June!

Sam has been working on this (soon to be) bag for a person who commissioned it at the Flint Handmade sale.

She's also been making any number of headbands, mice, and cotton puffs to sell on consignment. Additionally, this cute little (big) guy has been lighting up craft night now that he learned how to smile and laugh.

Also, because you missed Sam last week, you will be happy to know she has, in fact, had some LaCroix in her life.

The LaCroix is bigger than me! Eeek!

Liz has been a busy bee with wedding crafts.  She's almost done making felt flowers but has moved on to wrist corsages and boutonnieres.  Here are the corsages:

Alike, yet unique.

Liz is also trying new techniques in rug-making, which she'll share in the future.

Erica has been working on crafts for Liz's wedding as well: boxes for said corsages. She also discovered Vine, a social media app that lets you post 6 second videos. This app makes it really easy to make short stop-animation style videos, which is exactly what Erica did. Check it out!

Having planned a wedding just last year, Erica was happy to help Liz out and make boxes. Wedding planning is stressful, guys!

And that's what we've been up to! What crafty adventures have you been up to in the new month?