Happy Wedding Lizzle!

This past Saturday our darling Liz got married to a wonderful man named Eric! Hooray, Liz, you're a Sadie Sadie married lady!

That is one good looking newly married cake eating couple.

Before even making it to the wedding, Sam, Erica, and Erica's husband Kevin had quite a day of adventures.

 First, they stopped to take pictures where Erica and Kevin got married just last November since it was just down the road from where Liz and Eric were getting married. But surprise, surprise, there was a Pet Palooza going on!

A big fat bunny?!

We will pet it!

There were also sheep and goats. The sheep were cute, but the goats...well...

 That goat on the left is saying, "Lady, don't mess!" and the goat on the right is biting Eric's hand.

Ouch! Goat jerk!

Erica was a trooper, even when Sam kept telling people, "Hey, Erica got bitten by a goat!" But that's ok because Sam accidentally offended a disabled parrot and his/her owner. Big birds are scary, ok?! And she didn't know s/he was disabled!

Anyway, after the petting zoo fandago, Sam, Erica, and Kevin met up with their friend Jason and witnessed Liz and Eric exchange beautiful, meaningful vows.

Yay, Eric and Liz!!

 Then? Well then we partied down.

Hooray, marriage!

Jason and Sam trying to quietly discuss their plans for some wicked dancing.

LSC crafts!

What a great day and wonderful, wonderful night. Congratulations, Liz, we couldn't love you more if we tried!

Word on the Street, July 26th edition

Sam was dedicated to getting some catnip mice done to sell on consignment. The goal was 50. She lost count of how many she's done, but a few days ago it was this many: 

After a few more days of mice mice mice, the need suddenly arose for an afghan, as such needs do. A quick Ravelry search pattern produced this pattern (can we take a minute to love on Ravelry? Ravelry, you are the coolest and we love you) which is exactly what she needed: something cozy, pretty, and will knit up fast. The weather even cooperated: it's been cool enough in the evening to knit an afghan in the summer without wanting to rip your skin off from the heat. 

Harper photobomber!

Exactly as the pattern promised, it's going quickly! Although Sam did run out of the first color of yarn she bought, which left only one option: ombre stripes. Oh yeah.

Ombre not pictured, thanks to poor picture taking skills.

Sam can't wait to share pictures when it's done, which will hopefully be by Monday (if her hands don't fall off.

Liz has been so socially active lately with birthdays, showers, and wedding planning that the only crafts she's been doing have been for the wedding - and, for shame, she hasn't been taking pictures.



Luckily, here's some evidence of social engagements - Rachael's bridal shower!  Rachael is getting married 4 weeks after Liz and they are both bridesmaids in each other's weddings. 

Erica is finally settled in her new place--the cats are loving it, and she has started working on a baby blanket for a friend's little one who is scheduled to make an appearance next month.

A sneak peak: Chevrons are so in right now!

The cats are loving the new place as well--lots of room to run around, the litter box in a quieter location, and lots of nature outside to look out the windows (which we like to call "cat TV").

Creeping on Her Royal Highness, the Beezy

Oh... and she also tried something new: ROLLER DERBY! Erica practiced with Mountain Town Mayhem last Thursday and had a blast. She decided that the best way to end her 20's was with a huge bruise on her butt.

What are your plans for the weekend? Baking? Creeping on cats? Wedding festivities? Derby? Crafting? We want to know! Enjoy it, whatever you do!

(Editor's note (from Sam): Soooo..... if you read our blog through a reader, you might have noticed a weirdo post earlier this week. Yeah, I have too many blogs and accidentally put a draft in this blog that should have gone in my personal blog  . I deleted it, but it still came through my feedly, and Liz's, so maybe yours too. Anyway, so sorry for the confusion!)

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?

Congratulations Erica Bizznarskismith!

Samantha and Liz are happy to dedicate this post to their darling B.  Erica got hitched this past Saturday and everyone had a great time dancing, drinking, chatting, and taking photobooth pictures:

LSC #smithnarski 4eva

Not to mention an encounter with a true knight in shining armor (hey, they do exist!):

Erica looked truly beautiful in her sparkly wedding gown and did a bang-up job on the crafty bouquets and boutonnieres - yes, that’s how you actually spell that word, we looked it up. 

And thanks again to Lindsay, the maid of honor who gave a great speech, wherein she Rick Rolled Erica and cracked everyone up. 

We love you so much, B!  We raise our glasses to you and wish you a long and happy marriage.  Or do we mean...mawwiage?