Yea for New Colors!

Typical. 

I went to Michaels to get two skeins of yarn and left with eight. 

How does that happen? Every time.

I'm hoping these new colors will inspire me to get into high gear!

Graveyard Cupcakes

Graveyard cupcakes were enjoyed by all!

Nutter Butter cookies dipped into white chocolate with chocolate chip mini morsels as eyes.

Yellow cake mix with chocolate icing.

Stick the ghosts in their graves. 

Boo!

DIPPED, BAKED AND ICED BY CLAIRE BERRY

Busy Bee

I've been knitting up a storm getting ready for fall photos and a craft show in November!

So many colors, so little time!

HANDMADE BY CLARISSAB DESIGNS

Baltimore NeoCon 2012

Stools with fun fabrics from this years show!

Laboring Away

Left over Labor Day straws get me through the work day at the office :)

One + One = Twins

You may remember these tutu onesies which I've made before for a friends baby shower- here's round two!

My friend April will be giving these to her friend who recently had twins.

They will look precious in these :)

I bought two plain pink onesies.

Pinned on two layers of pink tulle and sewed away!

As Promised

Here are my perfect purchases form Through the Garden Gate Antiques!

Salt and Pepper Shakers

End Table with the best smelling candle :)

Through The Garden Gate Inspiration

Once I heard about the white painted furniture that Through The Garden Gate had to offer, I knew I needed to make a visit to this vintage, antique shop. 

After all, I was looking for a bedside table.

This place was filled with pink depression glass (my favorite, but I used restraint), painted furniture and framed mirrors. The best was saved for last- several rooms were filled with my kind of inspiration! It was like walking into a dream-- mason jars with candles were hung from the ceiling by twine- burlap and other neutral fabrics were draped over beds and chairs.

 Maybe my house will look like this one day.

Mason jars suspended with candles in sand

Painted branches

I'll take one of these! (fancy bench to throw my clothes over)

Ornament ideas

Paper flowers

Fabric covered tack board in panel of door

Mantel- more is better?

Fabric woven through shade frame

I left with a white, distressed bedside table, salt and pepper shakers (in the shape of birds) and the most delicious smelling candle- vanilla cake :)

Don't worry, I'll share with you. Check for photos of my purchases in the next couple of days!

Sail Away To St. Thomas

Or walk into Strawberry Fields Flowers & Gifts 

for the perfect beach inspired accessory.

423 Strawberry Street  Richmond, VA 23220


Also, available at ClarissaB Designs on Etsy

Last year while visiting St. Thomas, I took some special pieces traveling with me :)

A Gift For Little Pear

I enlisted my moms help for this one!

She knitted and crocheted these adorable moccasin slippers for my friend's baby.

They are so adorable, find the Etsy pattern here!

The Best Color Combo Ever!

...Debatable but these colors are making me pretty happy right now :)

I have made a hair scarf from the floral fabric and used the other fabrics as the ties to new necklaces.

I'm going to attempt to make a "scarf-necklace" out of the watercolor floral print.

Exclusively at Quirk

I now have some necklaces exclusively at Quirk, just in time for spring and summer.
So hurry up and check them out! 

All I needed was a few ideas... leather, brightly colored beads.  I was so excited to start,
 I couldn't be stopped! At least not until 2 am, once I had finished. 

This collection is a bit different from my previous subtle hues of ivories, greys and pinks. 
These shows my love for bright colors and attraction to neon colors.

HANDMADE BY CLARISSAB DESIGNS

Random Girl #3

I'm happy to announce that I will be Random Girl #3 in my friend Micaela's wedding. 

What's a "Random Girl" you might ask? Well, according to Micaela's cousin, Random Girls are all the ones that get to stand next to the bride on her wedding day.

In other words, I will be a bridesmaid :)

Here is the adorable way Micaela asked each of us to be a bridesmaid. What a great idea!

(our hair is even parted on the correct side!)

Happy St. Patrick's Day

This fun, spring wreath was inspired by the pink one I made for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in October last year.

 I received a custom order for a "green, spring wreath" and this is what I came up with. 

Now, this wreath is now hanging on the door of another happy ClarissaB customer :)

I started with strips of fabric, three different shades of green.

Then I rolled them up into flower rosettes.

Aren't they so cute?!

And glued them onto a grapevine wreath. 

HANDMADE BY CLARISSAB DESIGNS

Vietri Table Napkins

Look at these fun accent table linens from Vietri! 

I love all the colors and patterns.

Snow Day

My snow day finally came. It was over the weekend and I was in Delaware, so I wasn't able to get a snow day from work. However, I managed to thoroughly enjoy the white stuff and spend time with my mom and grandma, along with some other things you'll see here.

I made a Snow Owl (this is an endangered species) just for Catherine!

Snow Owl Family

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Torte Dessert. Yum!