let the holiday crafting begin

holiday magnets! love them. i think they turned out so cute.

christmas pillowcases! super simple to make and i just love them so much.

these are for my niece and nephews. i'll post the ones for my kids later.

thanks again, jenn. you're the sweetest!

cards for marriott

okay so b's boss wants to hire me to make 12 cards a month to give to different associates inviting them to brunch. so here are my two options. gender friendly, has to be the kind of card when opened you know immediately what it is and for, simple yet creative. nothing over the top because...well men are boring and don't like a whole lot of...fluff! i like them both. can't decide which one is better. i'll let the men decide that one.

conference weekend project

this is what i am spending my conference weekend doing.

b asked me to make a invite card for his manager's outing in november. he said that i needs to be done by sunday so he can get it to his boss for next week. and since he will be in utah next week...he has given me 3 days to make 30 cards. no problem, i thought.

so i sat him down with a binder with sample cards and my cards box that i keep all my card swap cards in...that's a lot of 'cards' in one sentence....anyway....and he chose...i think it's ashley's 'pull' card with all the flaps. great. so i went out yesterday to find some paper...i wasn't sold on that card yet so i played with other options. i mean come on...30 of those flap cards? anyway i chose a piece of paper at michael's, $0.25 sale on all paper, and went home to play. i ended up doing that card...because b really liked that one...and really there's not a whole lot i won't do for my cute husband...

after typing all the info into computer,

printing it in the right dimensions,

a TON of custom cutting, thanks b,

stamping and antiquing around the edges...

i created an assembly line for production.

step ONE

step TWO

step THREE

and here is the FINISHED product. only 25 more to go. hurray for me.

christmas/winter card swap

i love these cards!

FREEDOM

here are my FREEDOM blocks from heartland. i love them. they only took me a week and a half to complete because of time and schedules. i love them. i wanted to hang them above my americana frames but because we're trying to move i can't put anymore holes in the walls. so they will sit in my window sill. i love them.

SUNFLOWER

so last night i attempted to make a paper flower on my own. i had an idea for a sunflower. and when i slide all the paper i cut out into the styrofoam ball this is what i ended up with. sure i could have made more petals but i kind of like it this was. using the styrofoam ball was so much easier and faster than not. i love it and put it in my family room. i can't wait to make more.

CARD SWAP

there is no theme for this months card swap. so i went to heartland paper and my girl was not there to help me. lucky for her i found a cute one off the shelf and...here it is. love it. it's completely simple. i inked the edges, glued the paper on, and embossed my signature mark on the back. i love them. i can't wait to see what everyone else has created too.

ARUBA SCRAPBOOK

i bought this mini coffee table book of aruba...in aruba and loved all the pictures. many where of places we had visited so i thought...why don't i use this book as a base and add my own photos where i want. then i can be a personalized scrapbook for b and i to look at over and over. love it. now i just have to get all the pics in it. and call it good!

so i am finished. i have added all the pics i wanted and used staples and paperclips along with some fun colored ribbons. i also journaled in places about the places and things we did. so from now on whenever we go on vacation...i will try to find a book like this and insert my own pics...and walah...instant scrapbook.



love it, love it, love it.

No More Crafting...For Awhile

this is sad. i have to keep my house clean for realtors to show it so there will be no crafting for a long while. i am so sad.

Theme: WEDDING

well since i have missed the last...card swap i thought i would get ready for the next one. i went to heartland right after i dropped m off at a friends and when i got there f was sound asleep. i carried him on my shoulder and boy is he heavy. when i got inside i started making circles...i always do this because there is so much to see and i love all their projects. they have wood letters that spell TOGETHER and i love them so i was looking for the kit and they don't have one. they just have the letters. bummer. anyway one of the employees, kelly, asked me if i needed help with anything in particular. i told her why i came to heartland in the first place and she was super nice. she drew me a sketch of what she would do with wedding theme and took into account my simplistic desires and came up with this.

she didn't stop there. she asked me if i had any colors in mind. then she took me to some paper, which i loved instantly, and matched colors. she told me how much i would need of each paper and showed me some rub-ons that i could print up myself if i wanted. i was so impressed. f woke up and i was able buy the paper, take mental note of a saying, and find some ribbon. i was at the counter and spent under $4 for everything. and i love my card. isn't it pretty.

Curtains

these are my curtains. i love them. i went to home fabrics on 7200S. and found a beautiful gold material. i don't really like gold but it looks really pretty next to my DEEP brown almost purple wall. i love them. and they were, of course, super easy to make. a couple of hours was all it took. i think one day i will change the curtains in my kitchen. but anyway...i am way excited to have curtains in my bedroom. b and i have never done anything with our bedroom and now we have a painted wall and curtains. next is to find some lanterns to hang above our heads on the wall. i am looking forward to that part a lot.

For Everything Else...There's VISA

okay i will admit this right off the bat. i am NOT the crafty person you all believe i am. i am the BIGGEST copycat there is. all my ideas come from other people, pottery barn magazines, scrapbookers, etc. i love to copy. so when i was finishing up the last of my family room i called my good friend and work out buddy, danielle to help. she gave me the idea for the vases on the entertainment center and hanging the lanterns, with help from lynette too, and how to arrange my frames on the wall. thanks to my friends and pottery barn, i love my family room. i finally have pics of my family in my house. it's wonderful. i love danielle's idea for the vases. she said you can fill one with sticks, one with fabric balls, and one with pebbles and a big candle. i took her advise about all but the candle and pebbles. and only because i found the cutest rustic american flag. i still want the idea of candle in the hurricane because i think it would look totally stunning in the big on i bought. i just love how everything flows and i couldn't have done it without help. thanks friends.

styrofoam balls $2.49.

twigs found at a local park.

one flag at half price $6.00.

3 vases half price at michaels with the coupon $20.00, thanks missy!

white frames 2 for $5 at micheals any size.

3 lanterns $2.00.

bringing a family room together...

so our family can spend quality time there....PRICELESS.

Crafting

this is where it all happens. and this is where i will be posting it. pics of my latest projects so i can post more pics of my kids on my home blog. i need to do that. so visit me often and find out all the new and exciting things i am creating.