EDH Winner

During an EDH/Commander League I sponsored, one of the winners picked these 3 cards to be altered.

Lotus Cobra from Zendikar

Ruhan of the Formori from Commander

Sword of Feast and Famine from Mirrodin Besieged

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Over Seas

Both of these little guys went all the way to Ireland for a previous coworker of mine.

Terramorphic Expanse from M11

Think Twice from Innistrad

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Best Germ Token Ever!!!

Germ Token from Mirrodin Besieged

This is something special, that my ex-boyfriend commissioned to paint for him. If you haven't figured it out. It's a 'Purell Monolith.' A combination from the monolith from the film, 2001 A Space Odyssey and a bottle of Purell Hand Sanitizer. 

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EDH Staples and some Commanders

Blightsteel Colossus from Mirrodin Besieged

Clone from Revised

Commander Eesha from Judgement

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born from Innistrad

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Angels!

Serra Angel from 4th Edition

Serra Angel from Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic

Angel Token from Conflux

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Command Central!

Adun Oakenshield From Legends

Sen Triplets from Alara Reborn

Mayael the Anima from Shards of Alara

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Some of my Faves

Natural Order from Portal

Thragtusk from Core Set 2013

Red Elemental Blast from Revised

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Mtg Extended Tokens!

Angel Token from Avacyn Restored

Beast Token from Core Set 2013

Wolf Token from Scars of Mirrodin

Wolf Token with Deathtouch from Innistrad

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Revamped! New art stylings from hbDesigns.

These were my first attempts at doing extended art on Magic The Gathering Cards

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My 1st Extended Art - Basic Land - Island

Land Grand from Mercadian Masques

Zuran Orb from Ice Age

So Much NEW!

Wow! It's been a long time since I've done a decent update on here. I'm sorry everyone. So here's what's been going on as of late.

-New Jelly and Cream filled Doughnut Plushies! In Fun and Mini sizes. So cute!

-July 24th was the 4th Annual Caffetto Craft Fair! Theresa and I were there selling all my fun dinks, plushies and other fun wears! It was a pretty nice day and we didn't do to bad either. Hopefully we can make it again next year. Here's some pics from the table set up.

-Two words: Wonder Knitter! <3

-Here's some examples of the cool, new duck tape beads from my jewelry classes at work. They are pretty fun and easy to make, plus you can make them in any color duck tape you like.

- I'm still working on myself, I'm down 50 lbs! That's a pretty big accomplishment if you ask me!

- My new pal Lauren and I had our 1st craft group meet up, we're calling it MinneCraftapolis! Pretty sweet, right? I take the credit for that one. We welcome crafters from any town, I'm from Owatonna, we just meet up in or near Minneapolis. Hehe. Our 1st meet up we made fun decoupaged gift boxes, like the pink one I made below. We're planning our 2nd meet up later in the month, stay tuned!

MinneCraftapolis
Min·ne·craft·ap·o·lis
[min-ee-kraft-ap-uh-lis]
–noun
1. a craft group, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota
2. a monthly meet up, to learn new techniques and projects
3. a fun night to create and bitch
4. a growing collaborated group of fierce and artistic individuals
5. a place to share skills or abilities used for bad purposes; cunning; deceit

Group Motto:
"Grab It... and Mod Podge The Shit Out Of It!"

Getting Personal: Update #1

So I had a very busy Spring, and we are revisiting some topics from a previous post, 'Getting Personal'. Here's the gist of what went on April, May & June.

• Changes continue at PT Job #1 and I put in my two weeks notice at PT Job #2.
• I'm 25 now and I did get my small tattoo.
• Enjoyed a long, cold, but fun day at the Craftstravaganza Craft Fair.
• My little sister's Bachelorette Party, Bridal Shower, Rehearsal and Wedding all went well with lots on fun and smiles.
  
• Plus my speech was sweet and humorous, considering I wrote it the night before. Not too bad, if I don't say so myself. :-P
  

As far as those short term goals go, let's see where we're at.

• Finish projects that I owe people (Marcy, Karlisha, my sister & my mom).

That didn't happen, maybe some for my sister, but not so much anyone else. Sorry.

• Have a fun (wedding) and profitable (craft fair) Spring.

Very true for both, I already participated in a 2nd craft fair and I got accepted into a 3rd. I'm also applying for 1, if not 2, more.

• Look harder for a FT Job (and if that pans out, move out of my mother's house).

Yea, working 7 days a week for weeks on end, I barely get to sleep. We'll work on this one after I'm finished with PT Job #2.

• And work on myself... This is going to be the hardest... in the short term, losing 20 lbs. for my sister's wedding.

This was actually the easiest one. From March to June I actually lost 40 lbs. That's like an average 5 year old girl, if you need a visual.

Other new things:

• I'm the new Jewelry Instructor at work! If you want to learn some basic Fundamentals or maybe just re-familiarize yourself with them, stop on by my Michaels and sign up! There's also some fun Camp Chic Jewelry Classes this summer. Playing with duck tape, safety pins, leather, etc.
• I will be participating in the 4th Annual Caffetto Craft Fair on July 24th! At Caffetto Coffee Shop, 708 W. 22nd Street, from 11am - 6pm.
  I hope it's a fun and not too hot of a day.
  
• My friend Christina will be visiting from Portland!
• My new pal Lauren, who put together the Unraveled DIY Festival, and I are planning on starting a local craft group. Each month we choose a new craft and we get a whole bunch of people together to learn it! (Costs for materials, but otherwise free tutorials & space.) Let me know if you're interested in participating! Or maybe you have a good name for the group?
• Same old, same old as far as love and personal life goes, but it looks like things are picking up in the right direction.

So we'll see how the next couple months progress and I'll keep everyone posted on new and major events.

The Unraveled DIY Festival

hbDesigns' was at the 1st year Unraveled DIY Festival! Geared towards the DIY Generation and presented by Textile Center, in conjunction with the 2011 International Surface Design Association Conference, held at the Rapson Architecture Center (U of M, Mpls). The event wasn't as widely popularized as Craftstravaganza, but for it's first year, I did make a few sales, so I was glad to take the day off to participate and meet new people.

Maid of Honor

My little sister's wedding was last month and I was her Maid of Honor. It was a tough job, but I feel that I handled it well and got the job done. With my sister's ok, I wanted to share the speech I have at the reception dinner. I'm not big on public speaking, so I tried to make it funny with a little bit of emotion.

The speech goes, as follows:

Hello everyone, for those of you who don’t know me, my name is Heather and I am Theresa’s older sister and Maid of Honor for this special day.

Now Theresa, you may not remember this, but when you were born, I became a very proud “BIG SISTER.” I would show you off to EVERYONE, like a prize I had just won from the fair. Shortly after that you were the perfect accessory for playtime, like: the most polite guest during tea, the Skipper to my Barbie or the cleaning lady when we played house. I was grateful to have you as my little sister, it meant twice as many toys and you always let me have first choice for the good ones.

Then as we got older you would tag along with my friends and me wherever we went, say silly things to embarrass or get me into trouble. I won’t even talk about high school. It made me wish that mom and dad had mailed you in a box to Abu Dhabi or that you had run away and joined the circus.

Later on when I was in college, I would look forward to seeing you at home on weekends or volunteering you for projects without really asking in advance. For example, having you model like a prostitute, letting me throw empty cans at you for a photo shoot or helping me paint and hang my senior show in one afternoon. It gave us a chance to talk about life, boys (ahem) and what things not to tell our parents.

Now we’re here today; after all the laughs, stress acne and recent leg pains, celebrating yours and Mike’s new life together. I am glad that we kept YOU. I should actually thank mom and dad for not mailing you off in a box with some holes cut into it or that they didn’t let you learn how to walk on the high wire.

I am still a very proud “BIG SISTER,” and now twice as much, since I have you and a new brother-in-law. Thank you, Mike. I hope you two have a very HAPPY and WONDERFUL life together, because the current cost for shipping to Abu Dhabi is about $650.60.

I even made the cake topper they cut into for their cake pictures!