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These are some photos snapped at the Etsy Crafty Party that was held by my hometown. It was put on by the Hollywood Craft Mafia and it was at my favorite craft store Pearls . When I was little my mom would take us there and it always felt like Disney world. It is a huge craft store filled of treasures. This event was on June 18th ( Etsy's birthday) and was meant to get crafty folks together to celebrate and be crafty together with those in your town and around the world. It was a great idea that was promoted on Etsy's storque and using Meetup.com to track the different meetups around the world. The top 50 received a goodie box from Etsy/ Readymade/ and Meetup, and we made the top 50! Woot, that was exciting. We had tons of fun at this party, the craft projects were create your own stamp, or sew a wristlet purse. The crafting supplies were picked up at a neat place here called Trash to Treasure a creative re-use center. I made the party hats and my friend Hollie of Blueberr...

on may 1st the bubble (IWAN gallery) had a birthday party celebrating there 1st birthday. it turned one year old. it was a grand celebration with yummy treats, cupcakes, candy, music, art, and lots of fun. i made the birthday hats and decorated them w glitter. it was a fun time with a great group of people. i look forward to many more events and bubble birthdays. peace & love!

on valentines day i turned 25. so did my twin sister. we went and spent the day at the miami metro zoo. we even got to bring the little sis who is now 6. she is the cutest and funnest little bird ever. hope everyone had a lovely valentines day with the loves they love. peace & love!

the coolest 6 year old , originally uploaded by rachellovespeace . today my little sister turned 6. i keep telling her never grow up. but she is very excited to be older. wish we could trade places sometimes. when we (me and my twin sis) asked what she wanted for her bday she said a peace owl and doxie painting. so me and jessica collaborated on this one. :) i also drew her a peace owl bday card. she loves the peace owl and has gotten very good at drawing her own peace owl. she is very talented. have a lovely day! peace & love.

this is a painting i did for my bearded boyfriend marks birthday. it is him and me surfing some far away paradise island- someday we will find it. ♥