Who, Me, a Top 50 Craft Blogger?!?

Ya’ll.

{I used to live in the south, that earns the right to say ya’ll, right?  It’s such a great word.}  

When I opened my laptop a moment ago to post some sneak peeks of a few projects I’ve been working on, I saw an email congratulating me for making Babble’s Top 50 Mom Craft Blogs!  Sure enough, there was little ol’ Making Lemonade, #10 on the “Best for Moms” list, and #25 overall!

In a world of super bloggers who somehow manage to pull of at least one project a day– for under $10– that looks like it came out of a Pottery Barn catalog– while raising 5 kids– and updating their blog the minute the glue dries with professionally edited photos– it’s easy to feel totally out of my league.  I’m amazed by the talent and ingenuity out there every. single. day.

Which is why this teeny little nomination thing really means the world to me.

My mom’s first reaction was to ask if it was a scam.  Gotta love her, at least she’s web savvy!

Now I know what you are thinking: but Carrie, seriously, crafts?  Does wrapping rope around trash cans count as a true craft?

Normally I would totally agree with you, but it just so happens the past week has been one of much craftiness here in the Lemonade house.  Yes, my poor glue gun is exhausted and I think I just saw my Mod Podge shudder but it made me feel so happy to get my hands dirty and get a little messy while in the midst of Spring Cleaning!

Here are a few things I’ve been working on, to prove I’ve been busy:

A little bit of everything, including one for any Noodle fans out there.  She got her first haircut today!  And she did great.  I was a very proud mama.  As for the crafts, that’s not even all of them.  It’s just the things I had time to photograph.  I told you, I’ve been on a crafty streak!

I even get to display this nifty badge:

To the person who nominated me, please let me know who you are so I can send you a super squishy hug over the internet as my way of saying “thank you”.  I truly needed a pick-me-up this week, and this really made me smile.

As did this:

*It was a gum wrapper.  I promise I didn’t notice it until I took the photo.