Letter of the day 'R'

 So first to tell you about the banner above. On June 29th, the Alist is doing a group #Flashalist Sale!! I am so excited to be including Kiser Krafts in this event! Kiser Krafts will be doing 30% off everything!! I do hope you all come and enjoy this amazing Sale!

Now the Letter 'R'...a few days ago my daughter, Little Miss, woke with letters on the mind. She looked at me and smiled, "R is for raisins, Momma." Yes, yes they are. My tired brain started to turn as I sipped my coffee. Letter 'R'...well I wonder what recipe is on the 'R' page in my favorite cook book. 

So 'R' is for Raisin-Bran Muffins. And that my friends is where the 'R' journey begins. Little Miss got excited! I told her we (WE) were going to make muffins. I gathered all the ingredients and supplies. And we started to measure and pour things together. Then I handed her the spoon for her to stir it together.

She was so happy to help. She wasn't strong enough but she gladly handed the spoon back to me. Then we lined the muffin pan. She counted each one and patted them in.

Then came the fun part; filling them up! She giggled through the whole process. Each time the batter dropped she'd say "splat". She clapped and cheered when each one was filled.

Then came the cooking and waiting...she went and played and the muffins baked.

Nice and golden brown Raisin-Bran Muffins. The house smelled amazing! It was a great day to have the Letter 'R' on the brain.

After Little Miss ate her raisin-bran muffin, she was done with the letter R. All she wanted was something yummy to eat. It was a fun experience. I can't wait until she has a fun letter like "P" for peas, potatoes, and pineapples or "I" for ice cream sundaes!!! ☺

 

When coffee...meets Lion

First...coffee...Coffee and I have a tight, serious relationship. I craft, I drink coffee, and see socks speak. Oh yes, coffee helps me create!

 

Second...lions...come out of nowhere. And try to drink MY COFFEE!!

This is what happens...coffee curls a lion's mane, causes them to not sleep, and they have to touch their nose at random.

It is all very unique and strange. I have heard, "Drinking coffee will put hair on your chest." Well I have been drinking coffee for my whole life, I think, and still have NO hair on my chest. But it does effect the lion's mane.

I don't know about you, but I am worried I may have to hide my coffee!!! I'm not sure the lions in my house can handle it being in the house!!!

At least I know this little lady, Kona, loves her coffee. She even went to "tea" with Little Miss today and drank her cup of coffee during tea time. Kona has some special features: curled mane and jointed/movable arms. Coffee really helped me while I designed this pretty lady. Happy cup of joe!! ☺

Epic Buys!

Hi! I want to share with you a few purchases I bought over the last couple months. I was very impressed with the items as well as their timely arrival and presentations. 

 First, I would like to share with you the one who encouraged me to follow my crafting shop dreams, Cody Nations of Lu & Ed (Alist member). She seriously took my little sock animal dreams and helped make them a reality. She truly is an inspiration! Her shop is a child’s dream! Storage Mon-sters and plushies are above reproach! They are all handmade, up-cycled/re-cycled, unique one of a kind creations. Cody’s vision for EPIC Mon-sters is so impressive!! Each new monster I want!! They just keep getting cuter! I bought two monsters from her and they were sent out to me only a day after my purchase! I was so excited to have them arrive. Crieglan arrived in her recycled box (which this mom was excited about as it had coupons on it I could use). And it was a joy to watch as my daughter pulled her from her box. She carried her around for the rest of the day! Toys are fed to the monster each night! And the other is a small monster that holds my WIP (work in progress) out of reach of little hands. And he is mine – love, love, love him! He does a great job of protecting my work and my knitting needles. 

Second, Amazing shop: Little Green Guy run by Brittany Rae Martin. So very impressed!! I ordered a new traveling buddy. I got to put two cents in as to what “little green guy” I wanted to travel with me. I wanted a Little Green Gal. And I received the most perfect adorable Little Green Gal ever! Her name is Dorothy Green and she has ruby sparkly slippers!!! EEEK!!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!! I am so excited to take her with me wherever I go!! I live in Kansas…hence the ruby slippers and the name…so cheeky – it makes it that much more fun! Her customer service was wonderful and delivery was fast, considering she had to give my new buddy a tan and get her through the Little Green Guy Army. Thankfully, Dorothy Green came with an updated passport and map to get through all that “red-tape”.  She is really fitting in with our family, drinking coffee, playing with our bunny, and having fun with our Daughter.  If you need a new friend, Little Green Guy has the friend for you!

I am so happy with my purchases, I must share the "good" with all of you!!! I do hope you give them a visit and see all the many wonderful handmade items in their shops. 

AList!!!

Kiser Krafts has been accepted on to the AList!!! Whoop Whoop!!!

The Alist is a wonderful group of shops that are customer focused and provide quality services/products. AND it is a list for YOU to go and buy from!!! Convenient, isn't it?!? A list with EPIC shops ready for you to look through! 

On the blog she shares things about her life as well as features all those on the AList. The group and all the benefits are so impressive!!!

This past Tuesday, I was totally at the #tsualist twitter chat for the first time! It was great fun to learn more about the ladies and shops included in the AList. Kristina, the genius behind the list, works really hard for those who are included on the list. She and I have a small thing in common: babies. Yep, she has a small tyke just like me!!! She impresses me so much! I wish I were better at time management! She gets so much stuff done while keeping track of her tykes! 

Through the chat a few new ideas were brought up for changes to the site and the list. I tell you - exciting things are happening for the AList!! So I wanted to share my excitement about this new adventure for Kiser Krafts with you!!!

Now head over to the Alist...and browse the awesomeness on the AList . I can guarantee you will find things you'll need!!!  (*note* click on the categories on sidebar to take you to the desired shops)