Cupcake Coloring Book is Ready for You!

I am so so happy to announce that my first coloring book, "Cupcakes All Year Round" is now available in my shop to purchase as a download.

I've field tested it and I find it to be quite satisfying. Thick black lines to reduce to boo-boo factor, lots of extra space for doodling...and if you print it on cardstock, it is very forgiving and sharpie-friendly.


I hope to get this guy professionally printed sometime soon. In the meantime, instant gratification + free shipping is a nice alternative.

Please visit it and let me know what you think!

Air Mail Goodies

We love airmail stuff. Just cuz. It's red. It's blue. It's modular. The very generous Babalisme from Indonesia featured a few of my airmail things among others in her blog today.

The most exciting part is her feature of airmail stationery from this super cool UK stationery store, P&C.

Photo originally from Oh Joy, another lovely blog. Now I feel like writing a letter!

My Review of COMPASS RING

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Artist LeeAnn Herreid's whimsical ring features a sterling silver band holding a decorative compass.

COMPASS RING

LOVE THIS RING!

crab apple designs corpus christi, tx 6/8/2009

5 5

Pros: Good Quality, Polished, Comfortable, Unique, Sparkles

Best Uses: Everyday

Describe Yourself: Classic, Practical, Comfort-Oriented, Modern, Stylish

I love this ring. The construction is solid with the perfect weight. It feels substantial without being too bulky or uncomfortable. I work at an active job where I am indoors and out and working with kids and with my hands. This ring has been very comfortable.

Woven Ribbon Pillow

Now that I'm *mostly* moved into my little place, I've been nesting. Curtains, painting thrifted furniture, and some other goodies.

Here is my latest sewing project: woven ribbon pillow. It's 18x18 and has a zipper so it's removable for spot cleaning. Looks lovely with my WHITE furniture. Now that I don't have cats, I can have WHITE furniture. Whoa.

It is available in my crabapple etsy shop as a custom item but is a fun project to make on your own.

Towels, Shows, & Other Good Stuff

So much news since my last entry. New city (Corpus), new apartment (totally heart it), new everything practically. Including this new item of obsession: towels. And make-your-own-bias tape. Here is a bias tape making tool in action.


These are "prototypes," which is what I call anything that I screw up when I'm first learning to make it. So they are in fact all screwed up but the colors are still fun. And there is a fresh stack of hand towels ready to be decorated in a non-screwed up fashion.







These goodies and lots more will be featured at my next show: The Lone Star Ladies Present: Shop Austin on April 18 in downtown Austin. Go here to reserve half price tickets to pick up when you arrive at the show.

The very generous Catherine of The Everyday Scrapper featured Crab Apple Designs on her blog this week and used items from the shop for several of her paper crafting projects. It is a huge honor for me to be featured and I want everyone to go there and show her website all kinds of love!!