Christmas Crafting has begun!!

Well I have started my Christmas crafting thanks in part to pinterest! (WARNING: It’s ADDICTIVE!!!) Now, that I have done my PSA for today I continue with my newest project!

This is for my sister-in-law and I have Bromeliad Living to thank for it!

So CUTE!!!  And when I figured it up with the earrings it was only about $5.25!!!  Now that’s a green Christmas! And I have more supplies to make a lot more =)

Here are a few other shots of the necklace….if you can handle my amateur photography.

I used a wire gauze ribbon for these flowers and was pleasantly surprised how they turned out.  I did have to use a little more glue to hold them together but other than that I love the end result!

So until next time….

Happy Crafting!!

I’ve been a busy bee!

So if you haven’t heard of Pinterest I will warn you…… IT IS ADDICITIVE!  It’s like a virtual corkboard.  People pin things they like to their boards and then you can re-pin them to yours.  It’s like a sea of wonderful ideas organized!  So needless to say, I have been pinning like a crazy fiend!

I have come across some crazy beautiful ideas.  My goal this year is to make most of my presents for friends and family.  I have a lot of younger girls on my list so I decided to make some flower type hair decor.

I have seen these Yo-Yo flowers EVERYWHERE and they are adorable.  I actually bought a yo-yo maker at Hobby Lobby and it’s SUPER EASY! Plus they come out so cute.  I made a couple of Halloween ones and ones for Christmas gifts.

I also tried my hand at ribbon rosettes.  There are a ton of tutorials out there.  I particularly like the ones from Little Birdie Secrets. She makes some beautiful ones.  I am going to do some with beads on them next.  GORGEOUS!!!!

And finally I did some felt flowers using a tutorial from Mrs. Priss. Mine didn’t turn out as well as hers, but I like them nonetheless!

So as you can see you can find a gazillion things to craft your little heart out!  Now I need some ideas for the guys!  Why are they always the hardest ones to make something for???

Until next time,

Happy Scrapping and Crafting!

Crafting Goodness

So first of all, I owe you all an apology.  I have been MIA for awhile and it was only because I lost my mojo for awhile.  You see, I applied to be a designer at Scrap Orchard and didn’t make the cut.  Needless to say, I was a bit sad about that…well really A LOT sad about it, but I am quite sure I was up against some really great talent!  It was actually exciting just to have a shot.  So I have taken a little break from scrapping.  Although I do have a little freebie at the end of this post. In the meantime, I have become ADDICTED to stumbleupon which is this website that allows to stumble through other websites that match your interests.  LOVE IT!! There’s also an Iphone app (as if I need another time sucking app on my phone!)

So here are some things I am working on now:

Mandipidy has this ADORABLE book page necklace.

I am almost done with mine.  I bought the wrong size jump rings for the pearls I bought!  So I’ll post pics soon and let you know how it turned out.  I thought this would be such a great gift for our librarian at school (really its just for me, but I’m sure a librarian would love it! Super CUTE!!

Sarah Ortega has a great blog!  It’s one of my favorites!  She has a tutorial for fingerprint jewelry.

I have finished mine, but I wasn’t really impressed with how my first batch turned out so I am going to make another set.  I want to turn one into a necklace for my MIL and the other into a keychain for father’s day.  Oh, and I am going to, of course, make one for myself.  But since I don’t wear necklaces all that much, I thought I’d make myself a charm bracelets.

And lastly (for now!), I am sure you have seen the rolled fabric flowers all over the internet.  Well maybe you haven’t but trust me if you start looking you’ll find them EVERYWHERE!  I found some cute ones with feathers at The Mother Huddle.

These were SUPER easy to make.  I mean SUPER-DUPER easy!  And the results are stunning!  This is my kind of craft!  I wasn’t sure how I was going to do with this one so I just purchased some remnant fabric at the store and got to rolling. Here’s how mine turned out.

I will so be making more of these for all the little (and bigger) girls in my family. I know our little princesses will love them.  Especially with the feathers!

So now that I am getting my mojo back, you can expect some more digital scrapbooking goodies to come your way.  In the meantime, you can download a pack of stitched alphas below.  Hope you enjoy them!

DOWNLOAD HERE

Freebie Time!

Guess what time it is?! FREEBIE TIME!!
Yep!  Today is going to be a quick post.  I am EXHAUSTED! We spent the day with Thomas the Train!

Download the Elements HERE
Download the Papers HERE

New Kit Coming Soon!

Hello all!  I am slowly getting more time to design which has been GREAT!!  I have also gotten involved with my DD’s PTA and guess who gets the honor of designing the t-shirts! Yep Me!  Well hopefully anyhow.  I am not sure my program will save it in the proper format needed for the printer, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

I am really excited to be on the PTA.  I’ve meet a few of the moms so far and they all seem really great.  Plus, it’s a great way to learn about activities and happenings around town because mom’s know EVERYTHING!!

Okay, so now for what you really came here for!  The sneak peek!

I am still working on the name and will have it ready by Friday!  So don’t forget to come back and check it out!

And for stopping by today I have a little freebie for you.  It’s also in celebration that all my boxes are unpacked! YAY!!  I have a set of moving labels for you!

DOWNLOAD HERE

I’m Back and with a FREEBIE!!!

So I have had a CRAZY couple of months (hence being MIA since Christmas!)  We moved from South Florida to North Dallas for my DH’s job and it has been non-stop since!!

Luckily, I am able to stay at home now!  And now that things are starting to settle down and the boxes are slowly being unpacked, I hope to have more designing time!  Let’s keep our fingers crossed!!

So now on to your freebie!  It’s a mini kit with 10 papers, 22 elements, and an upper and lowercase alpha with punctuations.

Here’s the preview and here’s your DL LINK!!

Happy Scrapping!!!

25 Days of Christmas - Day 25

MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL!!  I hope you are having an amazing day!  I didn't know how I was going to find time to get online today, but my kids got toys that you have to hook up to the internet so here I am!  And here is the last download for this kit!  I hope you have enjoyed it!

DAY 25  <-Link has been fixed =)