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I'm on cloud nine right now! I'm beyond stoked!

I entered the Color My Summer Contest at KoJo Designs annnnnddd.....

I was given a shout out to.  Not one of the top eleven, but I was MENTIONED!  I'm so excited!

What was it that was mentioned you ask?  Well, this is one of the projects that I have been working on for Lotte's Second Birthday.  It has been aptly named "Summer Breeze Mobile".

This is the picture that the KoJo ladies posted on their blog.

This was WAY too easy to make.  I spent a whopping $1.50!!  I bought an embroidery hoop for $1.50 and painted it with green paint.  Then I glued on 16 inch strips of rainbow colored ribbon and ric rac in different sizes and varieties.  I used monofilament to tie up the hoop to hang it from the porch.  It will look perfect as an outdoor decoration for Lotte's birthday.

I'm not 100% sure I have actually posted the theme for Lotte's party which has been consuming my thoughts lately.

Drum roll please.................................

Sesame Street

It's going to be mostly rainbow colors, polka dots, letters and numbers, and a few characters here and there, but nothing overly character-y!  If anyone has some suggestions or ideas send me a link!

You can check out my inspiration board for the party on Pinterest.

A HUGE thank you to all the Color My Summer ladies who have inspired me over the last few weeks with all the amazing posts on KoJo Designs and on Delia's.

My gracious link party hosts this week are...

Get your craft on @ Today's Creative Blog
Just something I whipped up @ The Girl Creative
Sundae Scoop @ I Heart Naptime
Tute Tuesday @ Little Birdie
Craft and Tell @ Cherished Bliss
Inspiring Creativity @ Dragonfly Designs
We Did It @ Sew Much Ado
Sugar and Spice @ 733 Blog
DIY Under $5 @ A Little Tipsy
Strut Your Stuff @ Somewhat Simple
Get Your Brag On @ Gluesticks

Crafting up a storm...but nothing to show for it

I really have been getting tons of stuff done lately on the craft front.

I just can't share most of it right now.

I have done a mock up of Lotte's 2nd Birthday invites and I LOVE them!  They are just what I was after.

I also did some outside decorations for her party.

But alas, I am entering them into a contest and I can't blog about it until it is over.  I would love to win, but I'm not holding my breath, there are seriously talented women out there in the blogosphere.  Wish me luck!

I'm entering the KoJo Designs Color My Summer Contest.  I have really loved their series on summer projects with themes that are matching a specified color.  It has introduced me to fabulous women bloggers that I haven't had the opportunity to stalk visit yet





I'm also working on a t-shirt quilt for my bestie's sister.  She is going to be a senior in high school this fall and she has tons of Volleyball shirts.  I hope it turns out to be spectacular.  This is my first attempt at quilting with knits.  It's kinda fun so far.  This is the style I'm going for.

Photo Courtesy of Too Cool T-Shirt Quilts