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Rustic cookie bags.... 4 ways!

Wait...  before I get started today... do you guys smell something?!?!??!

 
Something rank.  Something really and truly smelly?


Something (dare I say it)...  skunky?

Guess who had a hot date with a skunk last week????

Go ahead...  I dare ya to guess.

Nice try with the subject change DogChops.
It's not gonna work!

6 baths later we STILL have the cleanest smelly dog ON THE ENTIRE PLANET!

Can someone please help us!?!?!?!

Seriously.  Please.

We have tried the following:
- tomato juice (she now says "ciào" every time we leave)
- baking soda + hydrogen peroxide + dish soap (internet remedy)
- vinegar (she asked for oil and dipping bread after that bath)
- regular + extra strength dog soap
- begging + pleading (I actually asked the smell to leave but it's not listening to me for some reason)

If anyone out there had a remedy for skunk smell removal PLEASE for the love of all that is good and stink free on this earth... please let me know what we need to do!  I was crafting with the little skunk ALL WEEK LONG!

Ok now that I have that out of my system (but not my nostrils) let's launch into some holiday crafts!

Rustic Cookie Bags
I am working on making fabric tree trunks using simple brown paper lunch sacks as the backing.  You can buy them by the 100 in the grocery store (think back to those old lunch sacks).  I got them for about $2.00 (I'll share the tree trunks after the holidays...  eye promises).  So since I have like 95 of the suckers left I decided to try to work up a crafty way to use them up... thus enters...  Rustic Cookie Bags!

I made them up 4 different ways.  Let's say you are feeling crazy crafty and want to sit down for a day to make up a set of bags... I have some ideas you can take and expand on below...  BUT... if you have 9 million things going on at once and just don't have a day to sit and craft BUT you still want to knock out some cute handmade gifts - I have you guys covered as well (with some download and print freebies).

Oh and I also tried to keep this as simple and inexpensive as possible.  Honest!

Let's jump right in (don a clothes pin on your nose or else you won't make it through this skunky post...  trust Lolly)!

You are going to need to chop off the tops of those bags.
You should be left with about 6 inches on the bottom.
Save the tops.

For the innards I used Wilton loaf bags (but you can use gallon zip lock bags too (you have to chop off the zip lock part).
There seems to be a lot of chopping going on today...  hmmmm.
I found the Wilton bags at Michaels, JoAnn AND even Malwarts (you can get them online HERE too).

Way 1 - Semi Advanced Crafters Version

I used a scallop punch to fancy up the top edge.
I also punched a few snowflakes in the front side only.

To get the punched shapes to show up you need a contrasting back color.
I just used a piece of plain white card stock.
I also ran a scallop line down the edge of that as well.

You are going to roll the top of the paper bag like a little cuff (just one time for this bag)...
...but before you do that you will want to glue the contrasting piece of paper to the edge (make it so the scallop shows a little if you want).  I just used a roll on adhesive like this one HERE.

Your folded edge with the paper peeking out should look like this.

I rounded the edge a little so the scallops blended a little better.

I glued a die cut word down to the bag using roller adhesive.
If you don't have a die cut machine you can find some already die cut words in the craft section of your local craft store.
I used a Sizzix Sizzlet strip to make this word.  You can see the one I used HERE.

I also want to throw this in.
I recently discovered this pen and I am totally in LOVE with it!
It's the best opaque white pen I have ever used.  Ever in my life. No foolin!
You are going to be seeing a LOT of it around these parts so I figured I had better tell you about it.
It's a Uni-ball - Signo - Broad (white pigment ink pen) (um-153).  You can get one (or 20) HERE.

So then I cut out another "Noel" in red and tried my best to outline it with a little faux stitch pattern with my new super pen.
You can tell I have a ways to go to perfect the faux stitching thing.
A really really long ways.  hehehe

I applied 3D adhesive to the back of the faux stitched "Noel"...
...and stuck it over the white "Noel" that was on the bag.
I lined them up as best I could.
The white "Noel" behind things helps the red fella stand out a little better.

Here are two color variations of the cookie bags.
I strung up a simple tag to the top of one and glued a tag to the bag on the other one.

How to assemble them (I forgot to take pictures of this part)
Apply some roller glue to the inside bottom of the cuffed brown paper sacks.
Take your clear sacks, open them up a little and put them into the inside bottom of the cuffed brown paper sacks and press the bottom to the glue (it does not have to be super stuck down there...  it's just to help the clear sack and brown paper sack stick together a little better).
Once you have the clear sacks in there you can fill them with cookies.
If you are at this part and are worried that you might not have enough cookies for all of your bags you can pad the bottom with some loosely crumpled wax paper.  It works like a champ!

Way 2 - Looks advanced but it's not version

For this version you will want to emboss a giant holiday something (I used a snowflake) on the bottom half of your trimmed bag.
I used this snowflake stamp HERE and opaque white embossing powder.

...oh and if you are worried that you don't have a heat gun for heat embossing...

Never fear!

I don't have one either!
I use this heat gun/paint stripper thing.
It has a low setting and I am super careful with it (super crazy careful).
I have been using this gun for ALL of my heat embossing for years (and I have even stripped a few pieces of furniture with it as well!!).

I then stamped the word "Joy" onto one of the leftover pieces of brown paper sack (from the pieces I cut off).
I used a Martha Stewart stamp from a holiday set I got last year.  There are tons of really nice sentiments out there so look around or just raid your stamp stash!
I used some of the new American Crafts Zing embossing powder (I totally LOVE the bright colors of this stuff).
It's not showing up super well in my pics but this color is Cricket (in opaque).
You can see it HERE.

I cut out around the word (it was WAY easier than it sounds...  trust me).

What I really liked about this was that the paper was so thin that it kinda blended and melded together.
It almost looked like I used two different stamps and embossing powders at the same time to make this.
I am not sure the picture does it justice but trust me...  it's a way cool effect!  You should try it!

You can stop here and just roll the cuffs and apply a little tag...

OR...

You can punch some small holes in the top of the bag...

...and thread some ribbon through the holes (like stitching)!

Here are two color variations of this version.
Again...  the green in the "joy" is way cool...
I just could not get it to come out right in the pictures!
Booooo!

Here is a close-up of the tops of the bags as they are nestled into their rustic brown sacks!
I love how they peep out giving you just a hint of the goodies inside!

Way 3 - Potential for inky fingers version

Before we get back to it I had to throw this picture in again.
She looks like she's staring open-mouthed at the cookies!!!
Totally cracks me up!!

Ok...  back to crafts!

 
For this version I used some of my punches.
They are:
Martha Stewart - holly punch - available HERE
Marvy Uchida - pink scallop punch (a LollyChops MUST have) - available HERE
Marvy Uchida - blue circle punch - available HERE

If you have the circle scallop and plain circle punch you can make a trillion different tags.  Those are two good punches to have handy!

I inked the edges of my punched shapes since sometimes the white edges show through.
I used 3D adhesive on the back of the plain circle to get it to stand up some.
I also traced around the holly shape and did some faux stitching around the inner circle with my uni-ball signo pen.  Oh how I LOVE that pen!

Now...  remember ole the fabric Smooshy Stack Trees from way back...  You can see them HERE if you have no idea what I am talking about.  Well...  I used that same method to make up some paper trees!

Condensed details below...

I used some of the leftover paper sack tops and cut 4 pieces into a triangle.
I sewed a single line down the middle.
Easy as pie!
mmmmmmmmm pie!

I snipped tree edges on to the sides (see the smooshy stack tree post for more pics and details).

I smooshed it up but good...
...and then smoothed it out (but not too smooth!!!)

I inked up the rumpled tree layers (opening them and inking each layer).
Soak them good.  This lunch sack paper is like a miracle or something.
It can take anything!  I did not rip a single edge during this entire project making bonanza!

Glue your new 3D trees to the outside of your sacks with your new super fabulous tag!
You can also use these trees for tags too!  They would make an amazing 3D addition to a present!

Way 4 - Easy cheese version

We are on the home stretch folks!  You still with me???  I saved the easiest one for last!  Honest!!!!

You print out the download and print freebie at the bottom of this post!

You cut the straight edges either with a paper trimmer or by hand.

You can leave them like this...

...or get a tiny bit fancy and round the corners.
You know me...  if it can be rounded I round it!  Always!

I left the doobers on the ones on the left and cut them off of the ones on the right.
I can hear you guys now..  doobers?  What the heck are doobers? 
Bear with me folks...  I am getting to that part!

The ones you cut the doobers off of you can simply glue to your paper sacks (I did a little outline stitching with my FABULOUS new pen...  I know.  I know.  you hate that pen already I bet).

OR...

You can leave those fabulous doobers on there (you have to cut around them of course) and then you can punch holes in them and thread ribbon through the holes!
WOO HOO!  ...maybe not as easy as the doober-less ones but they sure do look purty!

Here are the two variations.  There are some with "Happy Holidays" and some with "Merry Christmas"...

You can get the PDF of these tags below!

Ok so seriously...  please please please please send me any skunk smell removal remedies you guys might have heard of, used, etc...  I will be forever in your debt!

...oh and MomChops and I are hopefully going to meet Pioneer Woman tomorrow night in Dallas at a mega book signing she's doing.  Has anyone else out there gone to one of her signings????

I think our chances of actually meeting her are slim to none but we sure are going to have fun hanging out with everyone else who is going to try!  If we get to meet her I'll do a full report with pictures later this week!

December HUGS!

Copious Belly Spots

Before I get started today I have to share one more pic of my nephew DexterChops!

I have decided to go on a diet of nothing but Dexter pictures from now until Christmas.  That way I get all the sugars I want without any of the weight gain side effects.  You have heard of the 12 Days of Christmas...  I plan on celebrating with the 12 Days of Dexter.  I have to lay kinda low about the love and adoration I have for this new puppy as my own doggies are bound to get a tad jealous!

But seriously...
Can you even stand those stubby wubby wittle wegs and pink as popcorn paws?!?!?!?!  I swears...  the cuteness just totally and completely does me in.  Ack!!!

I keep asking RonChops for a Christmas puppy but he's just not hearing me (la la la la la la).  He did say something about a video camera though...  which I am pretty darn excited about!  This means you will soon be seeing VIDEO TUTORIALS here!  WOO HOO!  And guess what...  I talk exactly like I write (long-winded and unable to stay on a single subject for more than 15 seconds).  Sounds fascinating right?   

So speaking of long-winded!
Let's take those little baby pink popcorn paws and hop right into the final sharesy of the butterfly mobile... and then we can talk Holiday crafts!

I started with 3 pieces of 2-sided pattern paper.
I cut them into butterfly shapes.
You can either use THIS Sizzix Die or THIS free butterfly template.

Just so you know...  one of my 2010 New Years Resolutions is to do LESS with butterflies.
You guys have GOT to be getting tired of them right!?!

Next year is gonna be all about tree stumps!

 

Oh yeah baby!!!!
I am almost kidding.
Almost.

Moving on...

Cut about 2 feet of fishing line.
I got some at JoAnns.
I guess fishing line is not just for men crafts after all!

Stack 3 paper butterflies on top of each other.
Sew a line down the middle of the butterflies.
(tucking the fishing between the butterflies and keeping it as close to the center as you can)

It should look something like that up there.
Hopefully.
You can bend the sides of the butterflies so they are all splayed out.
Or you can rebel and be different.

Once you have one set of butterflies attached to the line (you should have about 5 inches of line coming out the top (this is where you will hang it from))...
...you will want to string some random beads under it.
I strung about 4 inches worth of beads.

Take another set of 3 butterflies and sew down the middle again
(with the fishing line down the center as well)...
Sew them as close to the last bead as you can.

Keep going until you have the number of bead groupings and butterflies that you want.
I did two sets of smaller butterflies and two sets of larger ones.

To keep the strings from unraveling and just to generally keep the thing together...
Lay a thin line of glue down the front and back side of each butterfly grouping.

Now...  this next step is EXTREMELY important...
Brace yourself.

Make sure you take the worst possible picture of your completed project so no one on the entire planet will get any idea of what it actually looks like!

Then wait till the sun goes down so you don't have a snowballs chance in a furnace to get a better picture.

...pat yourself on the back....

...just cause it's the right thing to do...

...and then finally...
...take a look at those DexterChops Belly Spots one more time and have a cupcake!


Those spots make the world go round!!!

 Honest.

Sew... 

Here are some other random peeps (cause frankly I have been all about the random peeps lately)...

Here is a sneaky peepy at MomChops birthday present (ahem...  yeah the birthday that was on Nov. 6).
I am still working on it.
Sigh.

This is the finished view of what RonChops made for me!
Several of you guys guessed that he was making me finger puppet stands
(I totally love that idea)
(I am so gonna have to make some finger puppets now)!

But alas I actually sweet talked him...
(which is another word for "conned" in 15 different languages)
...into making me inker stamp foam holder thingies.
You can see the model they were based off of to the left in the picture
(it's the one with the larger black handle)
Those puppies are $4.99...EACH!

Being the cheap-o (aka frugalChops) that I am...  I asked him to make me an entire set!!
Have I mentioned how much I loves me some RonChops lately?
All 20 cost less than TEN SMACKERS!

whaaaaaat!

Did you hear that?
That was the sound of me spending the money I just saved!
ACK!

So I'll be sharing more on how I use those fellas in December!

Another random craft table shot from frantic Christmas craft planning!

AND...  lastly...

My friend and I (and her two super cool kiddos) went to the Twilight - New Moon double feature premier this past Thursday night (as in we were there with about 1600 screaming 13 - 17 year olds + a gaggle of woman who think the main character is smokin' hot... me being part of that gaggle).  We were there until 2:30am (on a work night no less)...  and yes I admit it...  I would do it again!

So I brought my junky camera with me and took some random shots of the crowd AND (the best part)...

I got a video of the girls screaming as the whole thing got underway!

I have never in my life laughed so hard.

hahaha..  you can just barely hear me say "this isn't even New Moon yet...!"
I just could not get over how excited everyone was!  It was a really fun time!

So...  The Holidays are officially upon us and I have a LOT planned!
I am going to have an entire week of download, print and make gift ideas (I am co-planning with the girls from Our Best Bites and La Fuji Mama as well as some other goodies I have up my sleeves)!  I'll be working all week on a multitude of crafts for the month of December!  I got started yesterday and I am super excited about the projects I'll be sharing!

So what are you doing this week?
This Thursday Ron and I are headed to my folks house for Thanksgiving!  I am bringing pecan pie and yeast rolls (how I escaped with only making those two dishes I'll never know)...

I want to know what you guys have planned!!!  Are you cooking, hosting, just eating?  Are you staying home or traveling someplace?  This is my very most favorite time of the year and I can hardly wait to spend time with my family!  I hope you'll stick around over the next few weeks and share it with me!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox!

P.S.  Good pie eatin' hugs!

When wrinkles attack!

You've heard of wordless Wednesday???

I bring you...

Wrinkles Wednesday!

This is my new nephew DexterChops!
He's so cute it hurts....
...deep in my core...
I feel little wrinkly twinges.

His momma (Carrie from Little Ruffled Feathers) sent me this picture of him.
I nearly melted right there on the spot.
(thanks Carrie)
Dog-Nappin's not a crime when the nappee is so cute is it???
(If I got a lady judge she'd let me go for sure)

Sigh.
RonChops already said a 4th dog was out of the question...
So I had better get back to crafts-n-stuff.

Sew here are some of the tiles I am working on for the background.

 

 

Don't vote yet cause I am not done.

I'll be back with more before Monday...
I hope.

Or I might play it safe and just say I'll be back Monday...

hmmmm

I'll be back Monday!!!
(that's safer)
Then if I come back it will be a big surprise!!!
(to both of us)

Can you guess which border won the last round of voting?
(it's a little big so I might tone it down some)

 

P.S.  Wadda say we start a new movement!?!

Wrinkles Wednesday!!!!
...where wrinkles are a good thing!

Hello Lolly!

I have been getting a steady stream of comments and personal emails over the past few months asking that I post a picture of myself...  ummmm... you guys actually want to see the face that goes with the voice in your head???  Really???  Wouldn't you rather just pretend that I look like Audrey Hepburn and sound a lot like you?

No, huh?

Sew... after much debating and hemming and hawing (and some whining too... RonChops endured a lot on this subject)... I figured it was high time I posted a pic... (for some reason the third eye in the middle of my forehead makes me shy sometimes...  it just does).

But before I can show off my 3rd eye... you have to wade through this week's project debacle/nightmare/thanksgiving dinner/knit olives/horse back riding and some other weird randomness and THEN I'll show you the pic (OR you can cheat and just scroll down 623 miles to get to it and the pop back up to see what a mess I made of things OR you can wait just 32 more minutes (which is how long it might take you to read through all my nonsense and let the excitement build (the 3rd eye is pretty cool... seriously))!

Let's get started!

I had the grand idea to make a butterfly 3D mobile (I should not call it a mobile since it's just one single string but since I am going to let you guys take a look at my 3rd eye today - I figure I can call it anything I want and get away with it).  I know there are like 9 million variations of this project out there but I wanted to do something different.  It took me about a month of toying around with different ideas until I found something I really liked (I shared a sneaky peepy in this post HERE of one of my early prototypes).

My idea was to string up shapes (in this case teal butterflies (totally unlike me I know)) from fishing line strung up with seed beads in matching colors.  I was thinking that just one single line would work best as it's a little bit of a booger to get a mobile to hang straight and not all wonky.

My first attempt at getting the butterflies together was a smashing success (see the prototype above).  I used a thicker/fancier stitch on my sewing machine and basically sewed 3 paper butterflies together.  This thicker stitch basically gave the center a nice thick line from which I could I bend their wings.  Doing this even made it so that I could stand them up if I wanted to...

Soooo... 

I decided to get overly fancy with the butterflies (a fatal mistake)...

I heat embossed some of them.

I got the idea that it would be nice to have a lace pattern over the tops of some of them...  sooo

I got some spray adhesive and glued laser cut paper (like this stuff HERE) to a piece of contrasting (teal) card stock paper.

...and then once the laser cut paper and the backing were glued together I then die cut them with my butterfly die!

I was all ready to share the stitch on my sewing machine...
...with the hope that it might help you find a similar stitch on your machine)...

...and then...

I did a little test with some of my extra butterflies...

...and guess what happened?

It goofed!

I could not get the machine to advance the paper using the feed dogs!
(in case you are wondering what in the heck feed dogs are...
It's not some rabid pack of dogs I keep under my sewing table (monitored closely with my 3rd eye)...
oh no...  feed dogs are nothing that exciting at all..
...but they are critical if you want to get your paper to advance!
(you can read all about feed dogs HERE)!

So since that was not working I figured I would let my butterflies dry a little more and then try again the next day.

ummmm...  yeah.
That's real purty.
Take a look at the sample way up top to see how it's supposed to look...
...this ain't cuttin' the mustard.

So what if I have 3 layers I am trying to sew through here that consist of:
1) Heavy card stock paper with a glued laser cut paper on one side and heat embossing on the other
2) Thick double sided card stock
3) Textured AND heat embossed heavy card stock

Why on earth would the machine be giving me heartaches???!?!?!?!?!

Sigh.

So then I figured I would try 3 somewhat heavy pieces of card stock.
(since the lighter stuff from before did just fine I hoped this would to)!

Ahhh noe.
This was a bust too!!!

grrrrrrr...

At this point I dabbed a hanky to the tears coming from all three of my eyes and decided to give up on this project for the weekend and go to South Texas for an early Thanksgiving with my fambily!

I am totally not even kidding.
Since everyone was going to be super busy over the actual holiday we decided to get together a couple of weeks early this year so we could still do our Thanksgiving together!

We rode horses.
(that's DadChops with one of UncleChops horsies!)

We ate.
...and ate.
...and ate.
...and ate.
(it was Thanksgiving afterall)

We shopped, we knitted, yours truly tried to learn to knit (again)...
...and we just basically hung out and had a super nice time!

...and... 
One sister talked the other sister into getting her picture taken with the new scarf the first picture takin sister had made for her (let me translate that nonsense...  I basically let my sister take my picture with the new scarf she had made me with the yarn I had given her Friday afternoon as we were flying down to South Texas together).
Did that make more sense???

Oh well.
Sometimes I confuse myself.
I have no idea how you guys have hung in there all this time.

You ready to see my 3rd eye?

Just kiddin'
I had to throw these knit olives in first just cause they are WAY cool and I have got to post a GIANT thanks to my sister for making them for me!

She found the pattern HERE (well actually I found it and have been bugging her non-stop for about 6 months to make me some since I cannot knit to save my life).

When I say bugging we are talking FB messages, text messages, voice mail messages and even little gentle reminders every time we talked.
I usually started and ended our conversations with "where are my knit olives...", "so when I am gonna get them", "have you started on them yet"...
...and she still somehow loves me anyway...

So since we basically were rolling Thanksgiving AND Christmas into one jam-packed weekend she gave me my Christmas presents too (which were these super cool olives)!

...and somehow it got even better than just having some regular ole green colored olives...
She kicked it up a notch...

...and made me one in TEAL (the first of many I have been told/promised/pinky sworn)!
Do I not have the coolest sister ON THE ENTIRE PLANET!?!?!

So lastly...

The last time my sister was in town (for the pottery weekend)
She took me to some fancy schmancy salon so I could get 8 inches cut off my hair.

How I let her talk me into this I have no idea.

It totally traumatized me.

Totally and completely.

I bawled my little baby eyeballs out.

So much so that the 3rd one fell out.

So then I felt like it might be ok to get my picture taken after all.

Right?

Yep.
That's me!

No 3rd eyeball.
(or did I just PhotoShop it out???)

I am donning my teal glasses and new teal and red scarf (made by sisterChops in less than 3 hours).
I was tempted to sport some teal hair, a teal shirt and teal earrings...

...but teal and I had a fight before this picture was taken and we broke up.

But we are back together again cause my heart will always belong to teal (and RonChops of course).

So now that I finally have that out of the way...  whew.  I feel loads better about it!

I'll be back Wednesday Thursday with the results from the image border design voting thing last week (you guys are crazy when it comes to voting...  seriously guys...  141 comments)!  Wow...  I'll have the background samples to vote on too (this might not be as exciting and scandalous as the image borders but you never know)!

So what do you think...  do I look like you thought I would look?  You missing my 3rd eye?  Should I have gone for the teal hair after all???   

P.S.  After we get this last butterfly project out of the way next Monday it's going to be all holiday crafts from now till Jan!  Hang on cause it's gonna be FUNSIES!  Honest to peanuts!

P.S.S.T. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

O.M.T.  This last pic is of something RonChops has been cooking up for me in the wood shed.  Care to take a guess of what he's making?  I'll give you a hint...  you cannot hang anything on it!

I need help!!! ...grunge-y, swirl-y, flower-y or circle-y?

I was a frantic crafter this weekend (working my little baby bunny procrastinator fingers off on MomChops birthday present (her birthday was Saturday...  HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMCHOPS!!!)).

I was not able to get her present done in time for her birthday dinner Sunday evening (but I did manage to bring her bits and pieces to peep at).

The present presentation went something like this...  "Hey Mom...  look what I almost made you...  now give it back so I can finish it!"  She is used to this kind of thing from me so she took it all in stride!!

The pic of the craft table is all I have to share of it since it's still a work in progress!

As I was prepping the pic I noticed something that got me a inquisitive personal email last week.  The person asked if I was drinking a GIGANTIC glass of wine as I was crafting (a glass with reddish liquid has showed up several times in my craft table pics).

Let me assure you folks..  it's just cranberry juice mixed with water.  I like to drink a ton of water and I find that I can get loads more in if I have a little juice with it.  Cranberry is my juice of choice so that's all it is!  Don't worry...  I am not sitting there sipping on a 64 ounce trough of wine as I am punching butterflies and glittering cardboard!  hehehe...  honest!

Are ya ready to vote??
Sew...  since there are no tutorials to share today I have something I need your help with!  I am redesigning my blog right now and I want to see if you guys will help me pick out the bits and pieces as I get them ready!  Think of it as an interactive redesign!  I need you to chime in and help me pull this thing together!

The parts I am going to be re-doing are:  image treatments, background and header (the header is going to be the hardest part because I am making it instead of just designing it on the computer).

Today I will be sharing a few image treatment options.  Let's jump right in!!

Option 1 - Grungy Borders

This one is kinda grungy with a little butterfly thrown in.
I can change up the butterfly with other stuff whenever I want.
I kinda like that.

Option 2 - Swirly Border

Rounded corners with some swirls and a leaf.
I am thinking I can change out the leaf too (like the butterfly one from above).

Option 3 - Flower Corner

This one is just a regular flower corner with LC.com up on the top right side.

Option 4 - Circle Frame

I am not sure this one is gonna fly...  but I sure do like the idea of having a page full of circle pictures!!!
I can change up the colors and make the circles in different sizes.
It's not out of the running completely - but I think it might be harder to pull off.

So there they are... are you more of a grunge kind of girl or are you all about the circles??

Can you pretty please leave me comment and let me know which one is your favorite!?!  If you don't like any of them that's ok!  Just tell me to get back to it and come up with something else or you'll never talk to me again (that would work...  trust me)!

I'll share the winner from this voting bonanza AND the background image options AND a real tutorial AND a pic of MomChops finished birthday present next Monday... (it's totally going to be action packed next week)!!!

P.S. + O.M.T. = Big Thanks
To thank you for helping me out with the redesign I made up a download and print freebie of the "pie addict" badges.  You can wear them when you attend your next Pie Eaters Anonymous (PEA) meeting (or you can give them to your friends who are in denial about their pie addiction).

If you send me a pic of yourself, your friends, your pets, or your craft projects wearing a badge - I'll post them!!  Us pie addicts need to stick together!

P.S.S.T. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo's!