thank you...

...to my fabulous August sponsors! Some are new and some have been with me through this entire journey of having sponsors on the blog. Regardless, they are all awesome and have something I know you'll enjoy. Come check them out!

Jessica is a Thirty One Consultant. I'm sure most (if not all) of you have heard of Thirty One - both for their wonderful mission statement as a company and also for their fabulous products!

Fairytale Journeys by Christopher Lingren is THE place to go if you're planning a Disney Vacation. In fact, we're planning one with our best friends and I went straight to Christoper first for a FREE quote. He showed us a ton of options to make our decision easier.

a Page of Creativity is a great Etsy shop with custom glass pendants, keychains, sports necklaces and more. She's got just about everything you'll need to celebrate your little sports star!

Lindsay Konduris is a wonderfully talented photographer in the Indianapolis area. But she's also an artist with an Etsy shop for her paintings. 

Cece's Boutique just started working on her business full time and she's got lots of great products. Jumbo paper clips, bows, felt flowers - so many things to choose from!

Berries & Brine features super cute flower headbands for little girls with a vintage look.

Want to be a sponsor on the blog for just $10 a month and grow your business? Email me at amy{at}amycornwell(dot)com!

WIWW- June Cleaver edition

This week for What I Wore Wednesday I'm in my Sunday outfit...Dave said it's a little "elegant" meaning June Cleaver (a.k.a. not sexy - matronly maybe??). But he said I looked pretty so that's what matters, right? Bless his heart, he's a good man. 
{{and I was having an outstanding hair day, if I do say so myself}}

necklace: 30" long link chain, oval, layers of my heart necklace || earrings

cardi: GAP || tank: NY&Co || skirt: made by ME! || shoes: Target
(cardi: free || skirt: free || shoes $3!!)

bloom ring || 4 hammered stack bands (not in shop)

Thanks to Lindsey at the Pleated Poppy for keeping us accountable with getting out of our jammies!

Tuesday Tutorial: Shrinky Dink Bracelet

This was a joint project with Big E - she did the art and I put it together. Big E LOVES doing Shrinky Dinks...I mean LOVE. She asks me every day if she can do them so I knew I needed to figure out a craft that she could enjoy more than just that day that she created it. Enter a flower punch & bracelet blank!

make sure your flower is about 2" in size so that when it shrinks you can still see the picture

punch holes with a standard hole punch, otherwise when it shrinks the hole will be too small

shrink according to package directions & seal with clear nail polish

gather the charms, jump rings & chain (or bracelet blank like I have shown)

twist open your jump rings, don't pull them open...this way they'll close tightly

add them at intervals that will make them even on your chain

the house charm is my favorite...I love it in miniature

E was so excited when I showed her the finished product

those of you who have been following me for a while know that I love multiple charms because of
the jingle...and I was happy to hear that even though these are plastic, they jingle too!

Shrinky Dinks & Permapaque markers purchased here.

New In Shop: LOVE Heirloom & Swarovski Earrings

I've been cleaning up the shop: deleting items, putting some on clearance and editing categories. Hopefully you'll still be able to find your favorites! In doing so I realized that I only had a couple of Heirloom pieces in the shop so I decided to make a new design. The Heirloom pieces are my favorites for a few reasons...the chime they make when the charms hit each other, the fact that all of your passions can be on one necklace and that you can remove the charms to give them to your loved ones as the years pass. This new necklace uses my brand-new large uppercase typewriter font on two different charms. Each are hammered along the edge to match the rustic feel of the letters and a single freshwater pearl is added to the center.

I also thought it was time to add some Swarovski earrings to the shop to match the add-on pendants for the necklaces. So now I have the standard birthstone, drop birthstone and briolette as earrings. Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was fantastic!

LOVE heirloom necklace | birth stone earrings | drop earrings | wrap earrings

{{ see all new items here }}

Friday Favorites

I'm going to attempt to get back on a blogging schedule (anyone miss the Tuesday Tutorials?? I DO!) so I've decided to share some of my favorites each week with you in addition to the other regular posts. They will be recipes, crafts, clothing - just about anything! So sit back, enjoy and have a great weekend!

I made these and they are DELICIOUS! Just as good as Starbucks and a fraction of the price!

Source: tasteofhome.com via amycornwell on Pinterest

This is just like the skirt I made for myself, except it has POCKETS!

Source: freshlypickedblog.com via amycornwell on Pinterest

I just think this is SO true. If it's too small to read, click on the link to see it full size.

Source: twitter.com via amycornwell on Pinterest

I'm loving the thought of using some of the pallets from our new patio to make a wall garden with.

Source: livingwallart.com via amycornwell on Pinterest

My hubby's a pilot of small aircraft like this and I think a photo shoot at the airport would be so cool.

Source: omgimgettingmarried.com via amycornwell on Pinterest

Freebie Friday: Bottlecap Magnets

Today only, free with any $25 purchase you will receive one set of bottlecap magnets. They are limited so get them while you can! Add the magnets that you want to your cart and use coupon code "bottlecap" to get them for free!

These magnets are fabulously strong and can hold 10+ pieces of paper on your refrigerator. Or you can use them for the new bottlecap changeable necklaces that are so popular with youth right now. There are so many uses for these!

He knows what we need...

Philippians 4:19 "And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus."

It never ceases to amaze me the way that God gives me exactly what I need at any given time. I have been blessed with a growing business that has kept me busy since I went full time as a WAHM. In fact, the weeks have come to the point where I'm working every day during Little E's naptime to keep caught up (and I am so grateful for that). Until this week. Sales have really slowed, and I have no doubt that God gave me this downtime to renew and refresh and remember creativity FOR MYSELF.

It's been so long since I've just created for me. Not to post a tutorial. Not to sell. Not to give to someone else. Just creating freely without taking pictures every step along the way. I have been so annoyed at myself lately for feeling like every craft I do I have to photograph instead of just enjoying the process.

So that's what I did a few days this week. Sure, there was some creative time where I made OOAK pieces for the website, but yesterday was entirely about being creative to bless my family and myself. I woke up and made the family cranberry-orange scones. While Little E was napping I made a bag for myself from vintage fabric that my grandma gave me.

I made banana bread and a skirt. It was an absolutely wonderful, relaxing, creative, somewhat selfish day. And I think that's exactly what I needed.

I'm refreshed and ready to create beautiful pieces again for friends & strangers to enjoy. I'm ready to bless others with the gift God has given me through creativity. I'm so grateful for the lack of business God gave me the past few days. But now I'm ready to work (and I'm going to TODAY)!

A few items of business:
~ I've posted a ton of new items this week, you can see them all here
~ I have sponsor spots left for September - sign up now and you'll get the last week of August for free!
~ I would LOVE to have some guest posters again on the blog - if you have a craft you'd like to share please contact me for a possible guest spot.
~ In order to make room for new items, I've clearanced out a bunch of stamped items. Some have just one left in stock so be sure to check on your favorites!

New In Shop: Layered Monogram & Initial

These are the last of the new stamped styles for this week, thanks for hanging with me!

The first is the Layered Initial necklace featuring two rounded squares, the largest being 14mm in size. The two squares are soldered together and the smaller one is stamped with my uppercase typewriter font in a single initial. Oh, how I'm loving this new typewriter font! It's such a great size.

The Layered Monogram has become my new favorite and one that I've been wearing every day since I made it (some of you even got a sneak peek at church on Sunday!!). The large square is 19mm in size and both are hammered along the edge. The large initial in the center is also my newest uppercase typewriter that is slightly rustic and it's surrounded by my standard lowercase typewriter font.

Thank you for joining me this week as I announced all of my new products. I can't wait to hear and see what you think of them! Thanks, as always, for continuing to spread the word about my business and it's only because of you guys that I've been able to work from home for the past three months. THANK YOU!! xo

easy one cup smoothie

My kids are constantly asking me to make them smoothies - we love them in our house! Soon I'll try a green smoothie and will let you know how they are. I just can't imagine that you can't taste the spinach, but I digress. I've come up with a super easy way to make a smoothie using just one cup and a smoothie. Yum-o, here we go!

fill your cup with berries, almost to the top.
I used strawberries, blueberries & raspberries.

fill it in halfway with juice and top it off with vanilla yogurt

throw it all in the blender...if you want it more frozen
throw in some ice cubes or use frozen fruit

enjoy! yum!

Do you have any fun smoothie recipes to share with us?

New In Shop: The Heidi & The Leslie

The two new necklaces I'm introducing today celebrate two of my sweet friends, Heidi and Leslie.  

The Heidi features a 22x10mm rectangle with rounded
edges and is stamped with a single initial. The initial is
stamped in my newest large uppercase typewriter font. 

The Leslie features the same rectangle,
but this one has a soldered 10mm flower on top of it. 

More tomorrow - see you then!

New In Shop: Cuff Links & Greek

I am so excited to announce the first of many new products this week (or, if you're an enews subscriber, you saw them ALL last night!!). I've had so much fun this past week getting new products and new stamps in. I had one setback that I'm going to attempt to still figure out, but for now I have a host of fabulous new lovelies for you all to enjoy. They will all be released this week, with the first three being released today. Let's get to it!

Sterling Silver Cuff Links
The first one's for the groom - personalized sterling silver cuff links to celebrate the wedding day. What makes these different from others on the market is the fact that they are ENTIRELY sterling silver. The stamped disc is 3/4" in size (the medium disc) and the cuff link is sterling as well.

There are so many ways to personalize this. Have it as shown with the couples names, wedding date and last initial in the center. Or stamp it with only the couples names and initial in the center. Or stamp it simply with the wedding date straight across. The options are endless and I'm happy to work with the couple to make this special keepsake exactly what they want. Custom sizes are also available if you want something smaller or larger. This personalized keepsake is $75 and you can get them here.

Greek
I'm so excited about this next new line! I will keep adding more Greek items, but these two are a great start to those of you who are entering a sorority or fraternity. I can also custom make items with the Greek alphabet using any of my charms, just ask!

The layered Greek necklace includes the mini disc soldered to a medium (3/4") disc. They are both hammered along the edge and stamped with 2-3 Greek letters of your choice. It's just $48!

The Sorority Sister necklace is simply the flat bar necklace with 2-3 Greek letters and "sister" in the typewriter font. Just $25!

If you need any of these in bulk for your entire sorority, let me know and I'll tell you the discounted rate for multiples. You can also add your colors by using the birthstones or custom ordering your specific color.