first of.. HOLY cow thank you friends!!! lol.. so many awesome wonderful words of kindness on my facebook page about last nights show, Craft Wars, on TLC. !
I have to tell you.. I had the most amazing time on that show! It was So fun.. win or lose. I knew going into it that my goal was just to have fun. And I have to be honest.. the part you didn't get to see.. when they asked me how I felt about Cheryl winning.. I said.. "her house was gorgeous! it looked liked it stepped right off a pottery barn page! and it truly was.. she did an awesome job. AND based on the outside and design.. I actually knew she had won.. and was so excited for her!. I truly was. Was it hard to lose? yes.. was it humbling.. yes.. but not upset about it at all. I would do the entire experience again in a heartbeat. and I have to say.. I had the BEST help on the show! Ben was awesome.. I was bummed because they cut out SO many funny things he did and said! lol.. he was constantly cracking me up and the producers up.. infact they said to me later they had never had someone so interesting on the show as him.. he was funny and lovey dovey.. and not afraid to show his "crafty skills".. Loved the part where they sang when the doors worked! lol.
All I can say is the show was great.. the judges were great and I loved the other crafters on the show. They were both seriously so sweet and nice. it was a great experience and I am so glad the show is finally over!!! lol.. I have been so nervous for months to watch it! I mean obviously they had 5 hours of footage to use.. so you never know what 5 hours they are going to show! lol.. wasn't sure if it would show me constantly talking to myself saying "oh christy that wasn't what you wanted to do.. or singing words like "love it!! " lol.. like I do in workshops when I get lost in my work lol.. So i am glad they got me mostly just intent on being creative and not the silly dorky me I actually am! lol actually I wouldn't have cared either way. I am who I am.. right? either love me or hate me.. but either way.. it's me.
anyhow. GREAT time and THANK YOU for everyone who watched and cheered me on! YOU ALL seriously TRULY rock!!
I also wanted to share with you a little bit of Muvazi love today..cause my sister is running a special again on her freaking amazing skin care line.
Last fall i did a blog post and about how her skin care line has seriously changed my skin for the better. I originally used it as a last resort because I had some major damage to my skin from proactive and then tried to fix it with all sorts of stuff. Proactive is an awesome product.. just So harsh on your skin. So after it fixed my problems areas I started to have at age 38 (um hello! i thought after 18 you have perfect skin?? lol).. anyhow it was pretty harsh on my skin and I needed something to bring it back from the dead. I tried So many different things.. and honestly one day my sister just said.. would you just TRY our products please? just try them.. I know they will help. So I did.. being TOTALLY skeptical at first.. and oh my heck.. I was in love after day one. After two weeks I was sold. So eventually about 6 months later I did THIS blog post on it.. because I had so many people ask me about my skin and why it was looking so good (in my workshop videos and when I traveled and taught).. Well they offered my blog readers a special deal and guess what.. THEY are doing it again.. same awesome deal. $59.00 for the entire SET and free shipping!! I was like..Tia .. are you crazy? and of course I know she is.. our entire family is. that's why I love us all.
anyhow.. so if you haven't tried it.. now is a GREAT time to! They also offer auto ship programs too.. but I suggest trying it first! see if you like it! I have had So many emails.. hundreds of emails from my blog readers who LOVED it.. that it did wonders for.. I was just in peurto Rico and Marion Smith (another awesome artist friend) started telling me she had started using it too because she read my blog post and she is IN LOVe with it! I had no idea she had!! lol.. another lady in one my classes was using it too and said it had changed her skin. It just made my heart happy.
anyhow.. so here is the code!
It is good for 2 weeks and it is almost 50% off the retail price. Plus free shipping. So Go get some Muvazi love too! Crazy awesome! Love you tia! mwah!
okay so onto my last piece of little something for the day.. a little bit of inspiration.. this is exaactly how I feel today.. (thank you my margie for the inspiration)..
Exhale..
thats it for today.. next week hope to have some fun new videos for you.. today I am heading to utah.. to visit some of my trues.. Margie, Jamie, Rhonna and Chrissy! having a girls day and night.. catching up.. and celebrating Jamie's birthday! No kids.. just us. Gonna be fun! Coming back tomorrow.. and have plans to spend some time friday in the studio making artsy messy stuff.
hope you are enjoying summer!!!!! Happy wednesday :) and seriously. Love you to you all!
great post!
I could tell on craft wars how humble you were and how happy you were for cheryl, even though they didn't show it! they should have shown it though! I loved your creative works on the show! You are extremely talented, fun and whimsical! What did you think of Tori Spelling? Her kids are so cute and her show HOme Sweet Hollywood is one of my faves! IS she as nice as she seems???
tara
Posted by: tara pollard pakosta | June 27, 2012 at 12:14 PM
You were aweso e on the show. So glad a fellow crafter from the net was on. Your bus was freakin awesome. My kids would kill for it. You inspired me tons. I might just start making more art now. Thank you for that. Hugs
Posted by: Latrice | June 27, 2012 at 12:21 PM
have fun with your trues!
Posted by: Kip | June 27, 2012 at 12:22 PM
I love Muvazi! It really is no joke, I had really horribly dry and oil skin, and since I started using Muvazi thanks to your sis my skin is so soft and smooth and less oily which is quite shocking. I also still had issues with acne believe it or not and now I rarely get anything. I'm completely hooked and so thankful to your sister for contacting me about it! I hope to catch the show soon so sad I missed it.
Posted by: Marion Smith | June 27, 2012 at 12:22 PM
I can't get the link to work for the skincare line! I really want to order some!
tara
Posted by: tara pollard pakosta | June 27, 2012 at 12:23 PM
LOVE THESE PRODUCTS! I've been using them for 1 year since you posted it on your blog. Okay, so now I've purchased some crafting things from your store, your brother's cd and your sisters skincare. Is there anyone else in your family I need to buy from?? Just kidding! Thanks Christy, DeAnn Bahr
Posted by: DeAnn Bahr | June 27, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Oh... I wish I would have known it was on.... so sad I missed it.
Posted by: Nathalie | June 27, 2012 at 12:41 PM
You are awesome and tell Ben he rocked our socks off too, he was so funny in the commercial. I still can't say I liked the little red schoolhouse....lol....the wheels on the bus go round and round and round and round... :)...I am going to try the skincare products, I have had really great skin up until a few years ago and well at age 57 I need a little help now and again, even though I am so vein I know I don't show my age...lol. Love you and your family, have fun on your trip.
Posted by: Francine | June 27, 2012 at 12:43 PM
What a beautiful post. Christy I was loving your bus, and "I got" your rooftop trim. :)
You and your art are such a true blessing in my life, and it came at the best time. I have taken several online classes, but you, Art, Junelle, and Donna downey have truly inspired me and I feel alive again thanks to the art I have learned, and the person I found inside.
You are truly an inspiration, and I thank you all
Posted by: Regina F | June 27, 2012 at 12:44 PM
You were awesome on the show. I didn't know beforehand that you would be on so imagine my surprise....I had to call my husband and daughter in and say "I know her" (well kinda). I rooted for you all the way.
Posted by: Linda Breshears | June 27, 2012 at 12:45 PM
I thought you were so amazing on the show. You were adorable and a natural!!!! I loved watching you do what you do. I was on your side up until the end and thought you should have won. Great job!
Posted by: jennifer Rizzo | June 27, 2012 at 01:01 PM
So fun to watch you last night on the show, you did a great job! Enjoy your time with your trues.
Posted by: Wendy Allen | June 27, 2012 at 01:02 PM
enjoyed watching the show last night~you are a natural!!!
Posted by: ConnieM | June 27, 2012 at 01:06 PM
I thought you rocked the school house challenge!! The kids would so love to play inside of yours!! It looked just like one of your canvases!!! I have learned so much from your art and just want to say thank yoU!!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | June 27, 2012 at 01:06 PM
love your post today, I love the silly you
Posted by: veronica johnson | June 27, 2012 at 01:16 PM
I was cheering you on last night! I found out about the show from Unity and felt like I was watching my "friend" since Angela always talks so highly of you :) You were awesome! I don't know how you and the other crafters did such amazing work, I was SO stressed out just watching it and imagining the pressure! I would have completely BLANKED! LOL!
I will have to check out this skin care line, I have been in need of something new!Thanks for the info and the code :)
Posted by: Nora Anne | June 27, 2012 at 01:30 PM
Sorry you didn't win. It was lots of fun to watch you in action. You had some tough competition!
Posted by: Janet Ghio | June 27, 2012 at 02:28 PM
How delightful to see you on TV. I was rooting for you throughout. I'd be honored to "play" with you anytime and I think you are truly a BRAVE GIRL. I loved seeing your personal style come through too.Yeah, Christy!
Posted by: jean keller | June 27, 2012 at 04:21 PM
Oh I love my Muvazi too, I was about to go on the Auto ship but I will have to take advantage of the special first. I just turned 38 and people have always thought I looked young but someone's mouth dropped open the other day when I told them I was 38, she thought I was only 30.
I hope I can watch Craftwars on the net.
Posted by: Bec Clarke | June 27, 2012 at 04:52 PM
You go girl. I kept waiting for the kids to run out of the red house(it was nicely crafted) to find something to do in yours! I knew you loved you some mod podge, but my goodness what you can do with it!, congratulations. You and Ben make a great team.
Posted by: Blair Donnelly | June 27, 2012 at 05:07 PM
loooove you! can't WAIT...& YOU, my sweets...are so truly amazing.
xoxx
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Posted by: Rhonna | June 27, 2012 at 05:09 PM
Got the chance to watch you in Craft Wars last night.
My daughter and I were rooting for you. Your bus was so awesome.
I hope you got to bring it home for your kids to play with for a while.
I am sure any child would like to own that wonderful piece of playful art.
I love all your art and creations and the way you are "YOU" in all your videos and online work shops.
I hope one of these days I will get to meet you in person!
Keep on being you......
Posted by: carol | June 27, 2012 at 05:22 PM
What a total surprise to see you on Craft Wars! I had taped it and saw no previews ... so seeing you was very exciting. I was hoping you'd win but you never know what the judges will decide. You did a great job on the sports bag and the bus (scalloped top and all).
Posted by: Barb Smith | June 27, 2012 at 06:32 PM
You and Ben are awesome. I have to laugh, at dinner tonight my 6 yr old daughter told me she watched Craft Wars at the sitters today. She new every detail, down to perfect description of your earrings. Madi even described how you did your hair. "Christy was beautiful, fun and just so cute." were her exact words. She said your bus looked so much funner than the house because of the chalk and magnet board. Madi went on and on about how wonderful you were.
Posted by: Lettie | June 27, 2012 at 07:03 PM
I've never heard of those skin care products. Although I don't get out much! Ha ha! I will have to give it a try. My skin has been behaving badly since I hit the big 4-0. I still look pretty young but I'm amazed that my skin is worse now than when I was a teen.
Posted by: Anna | June 27, 2012 at 08:11 PM