Eat me. . . Drink me. . .

Mad hatter, shrinking potions, Queen of Hearts, white rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Face cards, Caterpillar, magical mushrooms and tea parties.

Alice in Wonderland has always been one of my all-time favorite stories. It takes you away to somewhere far beyond reality where imagination mixes with a dose of pure madness.

I am a huge fan of Alice, as well as a huge fan of Tim Burton movies, and an even bigger fan of Johnny Depp. So obviously I'm a little bit excited to see the new Alice in Wonderland!! I'm counting down the days!


Here's a great trailer for the movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMkNrX60mA

And now we go. . .

Down the rabbit hole. . .

. . .for some exquisite items from Wonderland.

All of these items were plucked from the luscious pages of Etsy.

1. Heart Crown Rose ring - by 3RexesJewelry

2.Cheshire Cat Pendant - by TiffanysBoutique

3. "Drink Me" Hair clip - by StaySweetDesignz

4.Queen Alice necklace - by dinafragola

5.Teacup Necklace - by beatroad

6. Vintage Brass Keyhole necklace - by GwenDelicious

7. "We're All Mad Here" Ring - by LunarraStar

8. White Rabbit Pocket Mirror - by tartx

9. "drink me" Vial necklace - by spacepearls

10. "Curioser & Curioser" necklace - by UntamedMenagerie

11. Heart Cuff links - by ghostlovejewelry

I feel a review coming. . .

I am a lucky girl! I have a fantastic opportunity to do a review on the coolest product! It's from http://www.allchildrensfuniture.com/
This site is great! It's full of cool stuff like furniture (obviously), and great kids bedding and room decor, and even some amazing toys!
I don't want to give away what it is yet but I will tell you that it isn't furniture, it's a fabulous TOY for my cute little boys!

Right now my kids are hooked on trains and anything to do with trains. No, the review won't be about trains but I'm hoping this cool toy will open their eyes to the world outside of railroad tracks, trains stations, and steam engines.   ;)

We'll have to wait and see. . .

 

Adventures of the Craft Maiden

All year long we joke with my hubby and his sisters about what we are going to dress up as for Halloween. Even though we all know most of them won't dress up at all (party poopers!)
 We have even started coming up with "stupid superhero" names for each other! Sounds like fun right?

What Stupid Superhero would you be?

 While we were coming up with crazy names like "The Windbreaker" and "The Sprinkler" and "Super Bean" (FYI, these names weren't for me. lol.)

 . . . my Superhero name ended up being . . . CRAFT MAIDEN!

Dun Dun Dun.

I'm armed with glue guns, knitting needles, the ever impressive Bedazzler!

Watch out bad guys or I'll knit you a set of sparkly handcuffs!

Be afraid. . . be very afraid.

Tangerine and Aqua

Color = Love 

Surround yourself in color! It will make your life brighter!

This delicious array of Tangerine and Aqua has been brought to you, for your viewing pleasure, by the following Etsy Shops:

Pillow - meringuedesigns 

"Just Ate my Willpower" Print - persimmonandpink

Blue Rose Necklace - soradesigns

Bird Earrings - Apooki

Dress Cookies - HolidayCandyLane

Tangerine Purse - bayanhippo

Cabochon Necklace - thatjewelrygirl

Storage Tub - brodyandma

Zipper Pouch - JPATPURSES

"My Dear Trash" Giveaway

Love a good giveaway?  Head over to My Dear Trash.
You can share her adventures of thrift store treasure hunting and win some really fabulous stuff! Including this delicious cupcake necklace from Whippy Cake!

So sweet!

New goodies!

New goodies in our shop today!

I have a little boy who LOVES trains more than anything in the world! I think he would live on a train if he had the choice.
This tshirt was designed for him, my little engineer :)

Our newest bodysuit is "The World Revolves Around Me".
This one is dedicated to my youngest boy who has me wrapped around his little finger (and he knows it). My world really does revolve around my kids.

And just for fun, here's a new pic of our "Chick Magnet" bodysuit that was recently added to our Etsy.

It's so refreshing to have new items in my shop! I love having new designs to print. It mixes things up :)
Thanks for looking!

Sweets for your sweet: Red Velvet Cake Balls

In honor of the upcoming day-o'-love, I had to share something sinfully sweet and, yes, chocolatey!

Red Velvet Cake Balls

Don't they look absolutely divine?

They are eye candy. . .candy.

You can find the recipe at Bakerella.

Whip up a batch for your special someone, (or for yourself. You know you want to.)

Happy Valentines Day!

Mama Always Said and Itty Bitties Boutique

I have some great news! Cantaloupe Corner's bodysuits and tshirts for kids are now available at 2 new websites!! Yes, I feel so blessed that I had these 2 great oppurtunities come at the same time!

 Mama Always Said

Itty Bitties Boutique

Both of these sites are adorable and I am thrilled beyond words that I get to be a part of them! 
I'll write more about each website in future posts :)


(yay!)

Fun Stuff: Skidders

As I was mosying through Target Boutique the other day I came across these:

They are called Skidders. They are sock shoes for babies and toddlers.

Needless to say, these shoes jumped into my shopping cart and rode home with me.

They easily slide on like socks and they have flexible rubber soles to protect cute little tootsies.

My little guy loves his new shoes, and I love that putting his shoes on isn't a wrestling match anymore.

Win, Win.

"Beat It" giveaway winner!

I can't say I'm thrilled with my last giveaway. With only 9 contest entries I think I need to do a new giveaway to redeem my last attempt. lol.  You live and you learn, eh?

The good news is that each entry had a 1 in 9 chance of being picked. So lots of love for the fans who entered the "beat it" onesie giveaway.  Thank you!

And our winner is. . .

Heather Lee

Heather said. . .
"I really like all your designs, love the chick magnet. I would like to see one that says PARTY CRASHER. Jake has always called our boys that because they were not technically invited."



BTW Heather, your idea is so cute! I hope to make a design with it and maybe we will see it in our shop.
Thank you to all who entered and keep you eyes open for our next giveaway.
I'm thinking. . . Blossoms!