Too much crafting, not enough time

I have been very busy with my crafts lately and I seem to never have enough time in the day to complete them all. Here is what I did yesterday. {please excuse the poor photos, I was in a hurry} :)

My recent swap

I love swap-bot. If you haven't checked already, you really should. So much fun!

The most recent one I was in was a profile swap. You get a partner and swap items based on what their profile says they like. Unfortunately, a member in the swap had their partner flake out on them (which sometimes happens, but the website is REALLY good at monitoring and banning). Anyway, I angeled for her and sent her a few things from Michael's I thought she might like, plus I gave her a card out of my shop and made her a journal (b/c she likes journals). Here is what I made her. She didn't specify what colors she likes, so I hope she likes this.

Preping

 

I finally took down the last of our Christmas decorations, which included our tree. All the beautiful garlands are down, the decorations, the lights, the TREE! :-( The Girl came down stairs wondering why I took her tree away... I tried to explain those silly Waste Management people, not too sure it really got through. But she is very excited to decorate one this December. 

So, now that all of the Christmas stuff is gone, I am diving head first into Valentine decorating. Only within the last two years has this holiday become a favorite of mine. I LOVE the colors and adore the hearts and swirls. The photos in this post are from two tags I made last year. I am just getting my *new* craft room all set up and organized, and am so thrilled to have a space I can create and leave things on my desk if I so choose. 

I will be back with a tutorial on how to make the first tag. Check back soon!