I've been featured!

I've been featured on Wickedly Chic!! Hooray! What is Wickedly Chic's Daily Ditties? This about sums it up. Needless to say, big smile on my face today!
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Chatting with the 'Chica'!

Today the girls and I had such a wonderful opportunity to sit down and talk crafts with Kathy Cano-Murillo - aka the Crafty Chica! We meandered through various topics like starting our own groups, various projects we have worked on, motherhood, funny stories of crafting mishaps, and ideas for future shows and events. Lots of fun and laughter was had by all and we even exchanged ornaments for the holidays. And "yum" - the Duck and Decanter food was delicious! I will definately have to go there again.



Me, Tressa (PackratStash), Kathy, and Astrid (RunzwithScissors).

We all ended up giving our ornaments to Kathy since she made 3 ornaments herself - one for each one of us. :)

Tressa made an adorable Santa hat that was too cute for words. I can't wait to commission one for myself. It was so soft, cuddly and cute. (Ack, forgot to take photos of the other ornaments - sorry guys!)

Astrid made a beautiful, paper heart with woven elements that is a Norwegian tradition from her childhood.

I made one of my signature Butterfly Dreams designs in red wire and hung it with some fabric ribbon.



Kathy made 3 beautiful ornaments for us that were all very special and unique - and of course with her trademark glitter! The other girls took theirs home, but here's my adorable ornament from Kathy below. I love it! I have a tattoo of a cherub on my ankle (for my daughter) - and so this little cutie will fit right in!



I enjoyed myself thoroughly and I hope that we get to do it again soon. It is so nice to talk with fellow crafters, and especially ones as talented and nice as the Crafty Chica! Once again thank you Kathy for all your support and friendship. I look forward to another "girls day out"!

- Mary
aka Blue's Creative Outlet from the Phoenix Craft Mafia

Huge Holiday Sale!!

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HOLIDAY SALE!
25% off EVERYTHING in my store! Just put in SALE during checkout and wait for my revised invoice.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
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New Times BEST OF PHOENIX 2007 - The Phoenix Craft Mafia

It's official...the Phoenix Craft Mafia has been awarded a New Times BEST OF PHOENIX Award for 2007!! I have taken a photo of the super shiny, awesome plaque and can't wait to have it added to our website and bring it to our shows! Congratulations ladies, you have all done a super job!! Keep up the good work!

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Mary - Blue's Creative Outlet
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Missing In Action

Hey All,
I have been MIA for quite some time so thought I would fill everyone in. Over the past couple of months we have been going through classes and finishing up our paperwork so that we can hopefully adopt a baby and add to our family! It has been exciting and stressful and I'm glad the worst is over. Now all we have to do is wait, and wait....and wait some more. So that of course is not always the easiest thing to do but we have been managing. I really need to update my shop and get going on some new things, but until then I will post some uber-cute photos of my daughter's recent Halloween photos. Fun!


Ooo, what a scary witch she makes, haha.


Ready to get some CANDY!


Maren gets a faceful of icky pumpkin mess courtesy of Dad.


Myself (Blue's Creative Outlet), my daughter Maren, and my husband Johnny

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BIRTHSTONE Bracelets Are Here!

Completely customizable, wearable tributes to your loved ones!



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New Babies, Texting, Child Rearing, Scrapbooking, Insanity

Hey All,

Today I've been busy hanging out with my best friend who is scheduled to deliver her 3rd child tomorrow. We had a blast getting some last minute girl time in before all heck breaks loose tomorrow, haha. I can't wait to see what the new baby looks like compared to her other two - who I have babysat many a time and who play with my daughter all the time.

So in between that, having my husband texting me from work all day, my daughter demanding food and drink, to play in her pool, to jump on the trampoline, the piled up dishes in the sink, her disastrous tornado-hit bedroom, and my desire to finally get caught up on a year's worth of scrap booking I'm behind on today as well as blogging here and ten more things I need to get done by this First Fridays - I feel like my multi-tasking abilities are getting stretched beyond their limits. So that's about it for now...I'll go head back and try to get a few more things accomplished by tonight without going crazy hopefully. WHEW!

bluembrownlee - BLUE'S CREATIVE OUTLET