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Denim Wrapped Wreath with a Message

Jan 20, 2012
1 min

Denim Wrapped Wreath with a Message

I don’t know why I torment myself. I’m new when it comes to making wreaths, and I drive myself to drink insane whenever I attempt one. To make matters worse, I’m the Valentine’s Day equivalent to a Grinch, so red hearts and cupids don’t really do it for me. I am, however, perfectly content with anything chocolate, and grocery store flowers…just saying. I gave it away before when I said no red hearts and cupids. This wreath is soooo me. Even the sentiment works. Oh, and I

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Baby’s First Christmas Ornament {Chipboard and Resin}

Dec 15, 2011
1 min

Baby’s First Christmas Ornament {Chipboard and Resin}

How many days left? Can you say denial? As in queen of…? A good friend of mine had a baby boy, and I wanted to make her something special. A baby quilt would be out of the question since said child would be finishing college by the time I figured it out. This is what I came up with… I have to say, this is one of my new favorites. I started with a chipboard “P” and painted it this baby blue color. I cut the phrase and the year from black vinyl with my Silhouette (Rocco!).

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What’s your canvas?

Aug 7, 2011
2 min

What’s your canvas?

Today, mine was the bottom of an old dresser drawer. We had to put one to rest about a year ago, but I couldn’t bear to throw these clean blank slates away. I’ve had my eye on this label from The Graphics Fairy for a bit, so I used it in this mixed media plaque. This project required a lot of stash busting, which you know I live for. I printed out the image on white card stock and cut it out. I aged the paper by wiping it with brown ink on a damp paper towel. I always ink t

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Chipboard and Resin Monogram Keychains

Jun 1, 2011
2 min

Chipboard and Resin Monogram Keychains

I don’t want to shock you or anything, but this is the first time I have tried this particular product. Yes I know… it’s true. I made these very cool key chains or if you prefer, bag “bling.” Want to see them? Hubba. Hubba. This new-to-me product is ETI EnvironTex Lite. I was given the opportunity to try this stuff out, and report back to you about what I did. Sweet! It’s caught my eye in the craft stores before, but has always intimidated me. That will be enough of that n

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Mixed Media–focus on numbers

May 19, 2011
1 min

Mixed Media–focus on numbers

As you may or may not know, my “day” job is at a preschool. It is a place that holds constant sources of inspiration for me. This week, we concentrated on numbers, and it reminded me of a piece I created with my math savvy kiddos (both at home and school) in mind. This was a stash busting project for sure. I’ve had the chipboard and numbers for a very long time. I painted the chipboard rectangle with white acrylic gesso, and dressed it up with eyelets. I love this paper–i

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Monogrammed Birthday Card

Apr 27, 2011
1 min

Monogrammed Birthday Card

Earlier this week I shared my gift of breakfast. Today, I wanted to show the birthday card that went with it. Oooh glitter! I haven’t used glitter since the “big guy” was coming to town. So yes, it’s been a while. If you’ve been coming here to visit for any amount of time (thank you!), you might recall that I love playing mad scientist with my different adhesives. I knew I wanted to cover the “D” in glitter, but it occurred to me that I could make things easier than the ba

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Cute Baby Girl Card

Apr 21, 2011
2 min

Cute Baby Girl Card

…for one of the cutest little baby girls I’ve ever seen! A few months ago, I made this for her bedroom door. We finally got to meet her, so I wanted to make a pretty card for her sweet folks. I used a lot of different stuff for this, but I wanted to share how I made the hanger and dress. Ready for another favorite product of mine? I love this permanent colored copper wire from Artistic Wire Ltd. They come in two feet long pieces in a variety color pack. I chose the color

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How to decorate chip board letters

Mar 29, 2011
1 min

How to decorate chip board letters

That’s right my friends, it’s time for installment two on my recycled wood box. Let’s take a look at this side of the container… Before I begin, I have to tell you about my deal on these chipboard letters. All paper crafting paraphenalia was on sale at Joann’s. Add in a 25% off your entire purchase coupon, and how could you pass up 366 monograms for $3.50?! If you can, I’m very impressed! Obviously, I can’t exhibit any restraint. I set to work jazzing them up. The “a” was

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It has dawned on me

Dec 10, 2010
1 min

It has dawned on me

…that I have a quite few friends whose names start with A! I did a post on those chipboard, self-adhesive, and all-around fabulous ornaments yesterday. Ready for another? Ooh! I wanted so much to take pictures of the process, but my camera is going through batteries like crazy. That issue will be resolved today, so stay with me, okay? You rock. This paper is one of my new favorites. I cut it to fit the ornament, and peeled off the adhesive backing. I smoothed it on, an

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Quick post, quicker project

Dec 9, 2010
1 min

Quick post, quicker project

I don’t know about you, but I am feeling a little scattered these days. As I was driving home yesterday, my car automatically drove itself to my favorite store. I love when it does that! I could just spend hours (and countless dollars) there, roaming through the aisles. One of the things I purchased was this package of BasicGrey’s chipboard ornaments. There are twenty-one of these babies, and they are self-adhesive! Last night I peeled off the wrapping on a snowflake and s

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Hello Monday…

Aug 2, 2010
1 min

Hello Monday…

The rollers have been put away, and furniture has been placed in the bedrooms. I think it’s safe to say that the “heavy lifting” portion of our painting program is complete. There is still a lot to do. While I take a brief moment to breathe, I will leave you with a calming bit of work inspired by this postcard image from The Graphics Fairy. I love this Melody Ross paper, and the pretty brad too. It’s as if they were meant to go along with this postcard. I think my subcon

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There’s nothing like a good book…cover

Jul 19, 2010
1 min

There’s nothing like a good book…cover

Good day! I wanted to share my latest project, which was inspired by a couple of wonderful pictures from The Graphics Fairy. I was also inspired because I went shopping to find the elements for my project…in my craft table! I love projects like this, when I actually go through my stockpile of findings, and come across things I love, and maybe forgot about. To start, I have these chip art pieces. I chose the top two pieces to work with, and painted them with black (shockin

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