Keys to Success

This one is a card made for my boss to use at one of the many graduation parties she has to attend this summer. Two simple stamps, a couple of letters, and some hand-stitching to attach the keys... simple, but I love it! (just like this post! hehe)


As always, if you want more details, you can email me - jenn@hatterschmuck.com

Welcoming Kennedy

One of my daughter's friends from work is expecting a baby. Of course, the father has run off and she has very little family left, most of which has already told her that they can't help her with it. So the coworkers threw her a shower and my daughter asked for help. I made a few clothespin photo holders for game prizes -



and a quilt for baby Kennedy. (Who the ultrasound says is a girl... cross your fingers!)



And I think four for today is plenty... I still have a few more to post later this week. Thanks for looking :)

Dream & Become

The season is right for graduation cards and my only card "customer" so far (my boss) requested a couple of options for some graduation parties she had to attend this month. I have several quotes which are fitting for graduation and this quote by William Arthur Ward is certainly one of my favorites - "If you can dream it, you can become it."



There is really nothing fancy to this card and no funny creative story to tell. I just liked it. Sometimes, I find that the simpler something is, the happier I am with it.

Portable Pockets

In addition to being creative with paper & ink, I also enjoy sewing. Nothing too fancy or elaborate, because I'm still working on the skill set, but I really enjoy the puzzle of figuring out how to create something useful with as few steps as possible. I made tote bags for my Mingler roomies and made a slightly more elaborate one for my door prize donation.



Over the years, I've also been sewing small drawstring utility bags for the storage of dice or gaming pieces. Since we have to leave the office to use the restroom at work and not all of my work pants have pockets, I made myself a slightly larger one which holds my feminine products and allows me to discretely carry them to the bathroom when needed. Ta-Da! The portable pocket was born.

A friend just opened a store in the nearby town, selling board games, card games, dice games, and role playing materials. The perfect place to market the portable pockets... so I made a few and put them in the store, including a small display. He made my first "sale" about a week ago. It's not destined to become a huge money maker, but I'm excited anyway.

I'm baaa-aaack

Computer repairs can be frustrating, especially when you send it for repairs and it comes back un-altered. But we did manage to figure a work around and after giving it enough time to ensure it wouldn't die on me again, I'm back in business. Yay!

You would think it would have given me a lot more time to create, but somehow, other things kept coming up and I didn't get as much done as I would have liked to.

That said, I did get several things done and will inundate you with posts now to "catch up".

The first is a card I did for fun. I wanted to practice shading with colored pencils and mineral oil and I thought that black and white would make the colors more vibrant. Although I definitely still need more practice, I am happy with the card overall.