I found this pretty green gift bag on my recent travels, and I knew I could make it into something special with my Eyelet Outlet Brads & Bling. I started with the gorgeous jewel blue swirl bling and then added coordinating flower jewels. And since it's going to hold a Christmas gift, … Read more
Since I'm evacuated from my studio, I thought it would be fun to share some of the projects I made during my time as a member of the Dirty Dozen at SplitcoastStampers. I saw these cute little tiny Shower Puffs in the Target $1 Spot, and I thought they would make fun slumber party favors. … Read more
Today I had fun meeting-up with Miss Iowa for lunch and some creative time taking a Mixed Media class at the library taught by Dori from The Dreaming Bear Studio. We started with recycled book covers and we used Modge Podge to cover them with pieces of paper. Of course, I forgot to take a … Read more
Today I did a quick an easy project to make some magnet sets. I started with fantastic flair from the Etsy Store A Flair for Buttons (I love being able to support another creative soul in Iowa). The flair comes in pre-selected sets, or you can create your own from the hundreds of designs in … Read more
The June Challenge at Crafter's Companion is to create Tags, Bags or Boxes using at least one Crafter's Companion product. For me it was the perfect opportunity to break out the new Sweet Treat Papercraft Collection CD-ROM and the accompanying Sweet Treat Boards for the Ultimate Tool (which can all be purchased together in … Read more
I'm excited to be Guest Designing for Dear Santa Week 3 at A Blog Named Hero. The theme this week is Holiday Decor. I found this fabric colored wooden word in the $1 Bin at Michael's, and I knew I could add some stamping to create a perfect piece of holiday decor. I used Hero … Read more
Crafter's Companion & Xyron are joining together to celebrate 30 Days of Holiday Gifts. Xyron graciously provided the Crafter's Companion Design Team with some of their great products to use for our projects. Make sure you check out the Crafter's Companion Blog on Friday for a chance to win some goodies. I was so excited … Read more
I'm guest designing again today at A Blog Named Hero for their Dear Santa event. Today's project is a Christmas Gift … a set of magnets made from chipboard coasters. I started by stamping images from Hero Arts Four Framed Snowflakes in three colors of RangerArchival Ink – Cornflower Blue, Orange Blossom & Vermillion on a chipboard … Read more
I was so excited when I saw these some fabric covered wooden words in the $1 Bin at Michaels (I think I may have actually squeeled outloud … I'm easily excited by artsy possibility). I immediately thought how fun it would be to personalize them with some stamping. I have a friend who loves patriotic … Read more
It's the 200th Sketch at Unscripted Sketches today & we're celebrating with a Piggy Back Challenge to use this week's Sketch to make something other than a card or scrapbook page. I decided to take this advertising magnet that I picked-up on one of my trips and recycle it into something much more lovely. First … Read more