B.Krafty is back! (And OU still sucks)

Hey hey hey!

Hello blogging world, oh how I have missed you! There is so much to catch up on. First and foremost, I have reopened my etsy shop (hooray!) and am back in business. Thank you everyone for your patience! Only out of the game for a little over a month, and I got so many emails that I couldn't stay away any longer.

Next up, COOLERS! Last weekend was the famous Texas vs. Oklahoma Red River Rivalry football game (hook 'em horns!) and with OU weekend comes coolers. I had promised one friend a year in advance that I would paint her TX-OU cooler for her, and seven other girls reached out to me to design theirs as well. Many of them even sent me pictures of some of the coolers they loved that I painted last year, and a few requested similar designs. Let's take a look at these bad boys!

 

The eyes of Texas are upon you!

I hope y'all enjoyed a glimpse of the hard work I put into those beauties. I freehand everything, and I love working in new color schemes. I tend to be a perfectionist, so these coolers were a big time commitment. I am thrilled with the way they came out and even happier about the result of the game! Congratulations to all of the football players and to our coaching staff on the W. Thank you to all of the girls who reached out to me for painting over the past few weeks; I am so glad I could be a part of your OU weekend experience. Hopefully the coolers were a hit!

Love, Bethany

Have a cooler summer with Bkrafty!

Since summer is officially here, I thought I would share some of my coolers with y'all. They're perfect for all summer activities from going to those never ending baseball tournaments to having a backyard barbecue. My favorite ones to do are Houston Texans coolers! If you have any designs you want me to paint on one for you, send me a message and we can come up with one just for you.

Here is the Houston Texans themed cooler I did for the Hudson family. I personalized by writing their names and painting special sides dedicated to their favorite players. The part I liked the best was the picture of the stadium I painted! It's based on a picture taken of Reliant Stadium before the Texans played their first playoff game. 

Santa helped me deliver it to these cuties!!! I absolutely love this picture. How adorable are they?

This one is also a Houston Texans cooler, but with a girly twist! 

This cooler is perfect for a beach weekend!

This cooler is a combination of LSU and the New Orleans Saints. I loved incorporating traditions from each of the teams and combining them into one cooler.

 

More Texans coolers! What can I say? I love the Texans.

Geaux Tigers

Hey y'all!

I recently painted two coolers for LSU spring break! I've been getting more cooler orders lately, and I love it! Here are some pictures of the coolers: 

Cooler #2: For Stacee

death valley 

callin' baton rouge lyrics

Cooler #2: For Kenzie

floral pattern to match her boyfriend's favorite shirt!

let's geaux to the beach!

watercolor-esque beach houses 

the great state of Louisiana 

I painted a Houston Texans one this week, and I'm working on another LSU/Saints one right now so look back soon for more pictures!

Gig 'em

Last week I delivered my first A&M cooler! I also got to send an A&M themed canvas to Amanda for a gift! There was a whole lot of maroon going on around here. It was really fun to decorate those two items! Let's take a look at what I created this time:

Hope y'all like them!

Houston Texans!

Okay, so for some reason my iPhoto won't recognize my iPhone, so when I try to plug it in..nothing happens. Hence, importing photos has been a tad difficult. I decided today I would just upload them to Facebook, drag them into my iPhoto library, and go from there. Now...let's talk TEXANS!




Tomorrow is the first round of the playoffs for the Texans, and I really wish I was going to the game! In the spirit of the game, I am going to post the Texans cooler I painted for a friend's Christmas present. All of my friends and I are SO pumped for the game.  My favorite player is Brian Cushing, and Erika's is JJ Watt! Okay, so I definitely have more than one favorite player, but I doubt y'all want to hear me name the whole team.

Ps. SIDENOTE: I got like 4 new orders today!!!!! This is how I feel right now:

So FINALLY here is my favorite cooler that I have done so far!

Houston Texans Cooler!

scene I based my painting off of! 

My brother went to the playoff game last year (our first in franchise history) and took video footage on his GoPro camera. It was NUTS. The stadium was packed, and everyone was going crazyyy!! I don't know if any other stadium is as loud as Reliant is. The Texans have the best fans! So jealous of anyone going tomorrow, but I'll definitely be watching at home!

painting based off of last years home playoff game

bulls on parade, baby

Bulls on parade was a must for this cooler! Their favorite players are JJ Watt and Brian Cushing!! What a coincidence...!

this is the family I made the cooler for!

I threw in some Texas bluebonnets for a simpler affect! She LOVED them! Thank you Nicole!

I also painted wine glasses for them!

 I hope y'all like the cooler! I definitely wanted to keep it! That's all for now, but hopefully I can figure out what is going on with my phone so I can post more of my paintings! Xoxo

GO TEXANS!