Calling All Bookworms

Hey guys... psssst... guess what I made...

Just wanted to make a little something to show my love for books... :) And its so easy to make... i just used regular white paper to make the pages of the books. I eyeballed the size I wanted cut the strips and folded them in half, I used maudpague to glue the pages together and the covers (which are just pieces of scrapbook pages) on the tops and then I hot glued around all the edges to "seal" it. And then I hot glued all the books together and then glue them on top of adjustable ring. Cute right?

Ohhh and speaking of reading... I went to the thrift store yesterday and picked up new books for .99 cents! YES! .99 cents! You just cant beat that! I have started one of the books today and am about half way through it... it is such a page turner! They are "Candy Shop Mysteries" by Sammi Carter, she has 5 books in the series and I have 3 so far, I think I'm going to have to get the other 2 if the rest of her books are like this one I'm reading. I also did a little research on amazon and thanks to amazon suggestions I have found a ton of other books by the same publisher with similar themes. I call them the "house wives or stay at home mom mysteries" because they all revolve around baking, cooking, sewing, crafting, knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc... I see a new addiction in the works for me. And just because when I start something I never stop unless I go all out I have compiled a list of these type books! LOL!

Hooked on Murder (A Crochet Mystery) Betty Hechtman
Dead Men Don't Crochet (A Crochet Mystery) Betty Hechtman
You Better Knot Die (A Crochet Mystery) Betty Hechtman
By hook or By Crook (A Crochet Mystery) Betty Hechtman
A Stitch in Crime (A Crochet Mystery) Betty Hechtman

Knit One, Kill Two (A Knitting Mystery) Maggie Sefton
Needled To Death (A Knitting Mystery) Maggie Sefton
Unraveled (A Knitting Mystery) Maggie Sefton
Double Knit Murders (A Knitting Mystery) Maggie Sefton
Dropped Dead Stitch (A Knitting Mystery) Maggie Sefton
Dyer Consequences (A Knitting Mystery) Maggie Sefton
A Killer Stitch (A Knitting Mystery) Maggie Sefton
Fleece Navida (A Knitting Mystery) Maggie Sefton
A Deadly Yarn (A Knitting Mystery) Maggie Sefton

The English Breakfast Murder (A Tea Shop Mystery) Laura Childs
Scones and Bones (A Tea Shop Mystery) Laura Childs
Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery) Laura Childs
Gunpowder Green (A Tea Shop Mystery) Laura Childs
Shades of Earl Grey (A Tea Shop Mystery) Laura Childs
Dragonwell Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery) Laura Childs
The Teaberry Strangler (A Tea Shop Mystery) Laura Childs
Oolong Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery) Laura Childs
The Jasmin Moon Murder (A Tea Shop Mystery) Laura Childs
Blood Orange Brewing (A Tea Shop Mystery) Laura Childs

Fiber & Brimstone (A Scrapbook Mystery) Laura Childs
Keepsake Crimes (A Scrapbook Mystery) Laura Childs
Death Swatch (A Scrapbook Mystery) Laura Childs
Frill Kill (A Scrapbook Mystery) Laura Childs
Motif for Murder (A Scrapbook Mystery) Laura Childs
Death by Design (A Scrapbook Mystery) Laura Childs
Bound for Murder (A Scrapbook Mystery) Laura Childs
Photo Finished (A Scrapbook Mystery) Laura Childs
Tragic Magic (A Scrapbook Mystery)

Sprinkle with Murder (A Cupcake Bakery Mystery) Jennifer McKinlay
Buttercream Bump Off (A Cupcake Bakery Mystery) Jennifer McKinlay

A Peach of a Murder (A Fresh Baked Mystery) Livia J. Washburn
The Pumpkin Muffin Murder (A Fresh Baked Mystery) Livia J. Washburn
Murder by the Slice (A Fresh Baked Mystery) Livia J. Washburn
Killer Crab Cakes (A Fresh Baked Mystery) Livia J. Washburn
The Christmas Cookie Killer (A Fresh Baked Mystery) Livia J. Washburn

Roast Mortem (A Coffee House Mystery) Cleo Coyle
Holiday Grind (A Coffee House Mystery) Cleo Coyle
On What Grounds (A Coffee House Mystery) Cleo Coyle
Through the Grinder (A Coffee House Mystery) Cleo Coyle
Espresso Shot (A Coffee House Mystery) Cleo Coyle
Latte Trouble (A Coffee House Mystery) Cleo Coyle
Murder Most Frothy (A Coffee House Mystery) Cleo Coyle
French Pressed (A Coffee House Mystery) Cleo Coyle
Decaffeinated Corpse (A Coffee House Mystery) Cleo Coyle
Murder by Mocha (A Coffee House Mystery) Cleo Coyle

Stuck on Murder (A Decopage Mystery) Lucy Lawrence
Cut to the Corpse (A Decopage Mystery) Lucy Lawrence
Sealed with a Kill (A Decopage Mystery) Lucy Lawrence

Chapter & Hearse (A Booktown Mystery) Lorna Barrett
Murder is Binding (A Booktown Mystery) Lorna Barrett
Bookplate Special (A Booktown Mystery) Lorna Barrett
Bookmarked for Death (A Booktown Mystery) Lorna Barrett
Sentenced to Death (A Booktown Mystery) Lorna Barrett

A Killer Crop (An Orchard Mystery) Sheila Connolly
One Bad Apple (An Orchard Mystery) Sheila Connolly
Red Delicious Death (An Orchard Mystery) Sheila Connolly
Rotten to the Core (An Orchard Mystery) Sheila Connolly

Fundraising the Dead (A Museum Mystery) Sheila Connolly
Lets Play Dead (A Museum Mystery) Sheila Connolly

Dirty Rotten Tendrils (A Flower Shop Mystery) Kate Collins
Mum's the Word (A Flower Shop Mystery) Kate Collins
Slay it with Flowers (A Flower Shop Mystery) Kate Collins
Dearly Depotted (A Flower Shop Mystery) Kate Collins
Snipped in the Bud (A Flower Shop Mystery) Kate Collins
Sleeping with Anemone (A Flower Shop Mystery) Kate Collins
Acts of Violets (A Flower Shop Mystery) Kate Collins
Evil in Carnations (A Flower Shop Mystery) Kate Collins
Shoots to Kill (A Flower Shop Mystery) Kate Collins
A Rose from the Dead (A Flower Shop Mystery) Kate Collins

Pinned for Murder (A Southern Sewing Series) Elizabeth Lynn Casey
Sew Deadly (A Southern Sewing Series) Elizabeth Lynn Casey
Death Threads (A Southern Sewing Series) Elizabeth Lynn Casey
Deadly Notions (A Southern Sewing Series) Elizabeth Lynn Casey

The Quick and the Thread (A Embrodiery Mystery) Amanda Lee
Stictch Me Deadly (A embroidery Mystery) Amanda Lee

Spinster Sprinkles (A Dount Shop Mystery) Jessica Beck
Glazed Murder (A Dount Shop Mystery) Jessica Beck
Fatally Frosted (A Dount Shop Mystery) Jessica Beck
Evil Eclairs (A Dount Shop Mystery) Jessica Beck
Tragic Toppings (A Dount Shop Mystery) Jessica Beck

Scoop to Kill (A Mystery a La Mode) Wendy Lyn Watson
I Scream, You Scream (A Mystery a La Mode) Wendy Lyn Watson
A Parfait Murder (A Mystery a La Mode) Wendy Lyn Watson

A Brisket, A Casket (A Deadly Deli Mystery) Delia Rosen

Delicious and Suspicious (A Memphis BBQ Mystery) Riley Adams

Sketch Me if You Can (A Portrait of a Crime Mystery) Sharon Pape
To Sketch a Theif (A Portrait of a Crime Mystery) Sharon Pape

A Slice of Murder (A Pizza Lover's Mystery) Chris Cavender
Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder (A Pizza Lover's Mystery) Chris Cavender

The Long Quiche Goodbye (A Cheese Shop Mystery) Avery Aames
Lost and Fondue (A Cheese Shop Mystery) Avery Aames

Tressed to Kill (A Soutern Beauty Shop Mystery) Lila Dare
Polished Off (A Southern Beauty Shop Mystery) Lila Dare

Cookie Dough or Die (A Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery) Virginia Lowell

The Missing Ink (A Tattoo Shop Mystery) Karen E. Olson
Driven To Ink (A Tattoo Shop Mystery) Karen E. Olson
Pretty In Ink (A Tattoo Shop Mystery) Karen E. Olson
Ink Flamingos (A Tattoo Shop Mystery) Karen E. Olson

Bundle of Trouble (A Maternal Instincts Mystery) Diana Orgain
Motherhood is Murder (A Maternal Instincts Mystery) Diana Orgain
Formula For Murder (A Maternal Instincts Mystery) Diana Orgain

Secondhand Spirits (A Witchcraft Mystery) Juliet Blackwell
A Cast Off Coven (A Witchcraft Mystery) Juliet Blackwell
Hexes and Hemlines(A Witchcraft Mystery) Juliet Blackwell

If Walls Could Talk (A Haunted Home Renovations Series) Juliet Blackwell

The Ghost of Mrs. McClure (A Haunted Bookshop Mystery) Alice Kimberly (aka Cleo Coyle)
The Ghost and the Dead Deb (A Haunted Bookshop Mystery) Alice Kimberly (aka Cleo Coyle)
The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library (A Haunted Bookshop Mystery) Alice Kimberly (aka Cleo Coyle)
The Ghost and the Femme Fatale (A Haunted Bookshop Mystery) Alice Kimberly (aka Cleo Coyle)
The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion (A Haunted Bookshop Mystery) Alice Kimberly (aka Cleo Coyle)
The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller (A Haunted Bookshop Mystery) Alice Kimberly (aka Cleo Coyle)

A Crafty Killing (A Victoria Square Mystery) Lorraine Bartlett

The Trouble with Magic (A Bewitching Mystery) Madelyn Alt
A Charmed Death (A Bewitching Mystery) Madelyn Alt
Hex Marks the Spot (A Bewitching Mystery) Madelyn Alt
No Rest for the Wiccan (A Bewitching Mystery) Madelyn Alt
Where There's a Witch (A Bewitching Mystery) Madelyn Alt
A Witch in Time (A Bewitching Mystery) Madelyn Alt
Home for a Spell (A Bewitching Mystery) Madelyn Alt

Town in a Blueberry Jam (A Holidays Mystery) B.B Haywood
Town in a Lobster Stew (A Holidays Mystery) B.B Haywood

Fatal Fixer-Upper (A DIY Mystery) Jennie Bentley
Spackled and Spooked (A DIY Mystery) Jennie Bentley
Plaster and Poison (A DIY Mystery) Jennie Bentley
Mortar and Mystery (A DIY Mystery) Jennie Bentley

Have any of you guys read these kinda books before? Or do any of you guys have any reading suggestions for me??? I just love to read!

Getting a Little Girlie...

So this is what I've been crafting up lately...

Some Artsie Fartsie Earrings :)

Made these just for me... they are resistor earrings! Lets just say the hubbers LOVES them!

Pretty pink and sparkly flower earrings for the munchkin.

Tinsy Tiny Cuppy Cakes... also for the munchkin :)

And some ROCK'in hair bows!!

Straight from the Geekery

First off I'd like to say Thanks to Jennifer! She chose me to be featured on her blog Sunshine and Chaucer for my comic book shoes that I posted about yesterday. YAY!!! Thanks Jennifer!!! You made my day! :D

And now for my next trick project... I bring you...

The Lego ring! It was just something fun I wanted to do for myself, my hubby proposed to me somewhat similarly (with a toy ring from a candy machine) and it made me giggle when I made this... he also snickered when I showed him and we both though of that awesome day. :)
Basically all I did was hot glue some lego pieces together on top of a regular ring base, from hobby lobby. Hubs also thinks I should get a job there LOL! I told him, that might not be such a great idea seeing how I would probably be spending all my paychecks where I worked LOL!

I also watched the cape last night and I just have to say its AMAZING! Being the comic book nerd that I am, I figured that I would love this show. It reminds me of what a Batman TV series would be like. I really hope this show lasts because I seriously love it! If you love comic books then this show is for you! It comes on Sunday at 9/8c on NBC.

Sorry this post is so random... just had to get all this out, Happy Monday Everyone! :)

Take Your Best Shot!

Remember a few weeks back when hubs and I went on vacation and we went out on our date to the gun range?... which was awesome by the way! Best stress reliever EVER!!! Well, I kept the shells from our shots we fired. They were from.45 Cal hand guns and now they are earrings! I love them, I wore them out today just to Target, Wal-Mart and the Mall and got soooo many compliments on them! They were fairly easy to make too. I just took the original shell and dremeled it in half at the base of the shell, leaving just the back where the pin hits the shell. I then hot glued those to earring backs and Wahla! Instant coolness! :D


Oh and speaking of making jewelry... I made an anklet and matching earrings for my MIL for Christmas... I'm thinking I might just have to get into jewelry making what do you guys think?