Head over to Kiwi Lane and check out how I made this VERY spring inspired project I have cooked up for today’s post! This was made with many of my fellow crafters in mind that are in need of a bit of a thaw out as I constuct this blog post in shorts and a t-shirt here on the west coast.
Thanks for sharing a piece of “hoping Old Man Winter says adios to those on the East and hola to those of us on the West” pie with me.
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Oh my! I just realized it has been a WHOLE month since my last post! YIKES! The holiday season got the best of me this year. In my defense of neglecting all of you and my creative space I was one sick puppy, but now I am on the mend and kicking off the 2014 creative year with this Pinterest inspired project for Kiwi Lane Designs using the most wonderful line of paper I have seen in a long time Adornit – Crazy for Daisy collection. Head over to KLD and check out all the deets!
Tomorrow I am heading off to CHA Mega Show and joining up with one of my dearest and most talented blog buddies turned true friend, Holly from Ribbons and Glue. We met up last year for the first time and I am the equivalent of child in a candy store excited about all the crafty stimulation I am going to experience. I am super excited about meeting some pretty awesome peeps I have had a chance to work with this year and put names with faces AND to be a total crafty geek for a whole day with no one raising an eyebrow!
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Living in Southern California, and being a girl from Colorado, I miss the snow and all that is considered “snow play”, so having an obsession for snowmen and snow-ladies is not a far reach. Therefore, I put that obsession to some creative use thanks to my fun Designer Project for Craft Warehouse! I decided to reclaim a wooden puzzle box my kids had laying around and transform it into a winter wonderland of festive snowmen and snow-ladies that will adorn my snowman themed mantel. Head over to Craft Warehouse to see how I did it!
Oh what to do with all those “Santa visit” pictures that accumulate over the years?! Why not scrapbook them! See how me using Teresa Collins Santa’s List Collection and Kiwi Lane Designs templates made a quick and easy keepsake by clicking HERE!
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Paper Issues – It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas
Today is Veteran’s Day! It is a day where I think of my personal family and friends that have served this nation. Today when I raise my flag, I will be thinking of my father who served two tours of in Vietnam and came back with a a Purple Heart, my grandfather who served in WWII, and my friend who just got back from a year in Afghanistan leaving his son who was fighting his battle with leukemia (Click HERE for a sweet media press about this). The sacrifice our American brothers and sisters give to this nation, when they sign their name on the dotted line, is great and I respect that each day.
I am sharing with you a project I made with DecoArt paint products and an old weather pallet. I am a lucky crafter that has an opportunity to play with DecoArt products and blog about it and when I thought of projects I wanted to do with their paints, I wanted to make something I can hang outside that is a symbol of patriotism all year long. This was such a fun and easy project to pull together and having my Silhouette Cameo handy gave it additional character.
Here is how I did it:
For the stars and sentiments, I cut out on vinyl I scored from Pick Your Plum using the basic Silhouette fonts and a star is from the Silhouette store.
After breaking down an old pallet and cutting to the desired size, I painted each board with “Americana White Wash”.
Once dry, cut and burnish vinyl images onto the pallet and peel away transfer tape (leave the star block in place at this point). Then paint each pallet red or white.
Once stripes are dry, pull off transfer tape around the stars and paint. Then using a rag, dab “chocolate brown” in random spots along with over the sentiments that are on the white boards.
Once fully dry, pull off all vinyl and sand down using both a hand and electric sander to add more of a “distressed” feeling.
To set and secure the finished pallets, use wood glue and nail two strips of wood to secure each pallet into place (I used a nail gun, but using nails and a hammer will work just as well). Finish project by sealing it with a sealer. I used a stain finish.
There you have it! Whipping up a patriotic themed project can be fun and easy and having DecoArt be your right hand is a perfect pair in getting a creative job well done.
Hi all! If you came over from Lissa, from Mighty Crafty, you are in the right place. If you just joined me, be sure to check out this fun and amazing blog hop by starting HERE! Be sure to leave comments to get yourself in the running for a $25 gift certificate over at the Kiwi Shop and the lucky winner will be announced on November 7th over at the Kiwi Blog.
Oh my do I have a treat for you and there are no tricks for of those of you that are recovering from Halloween night! Making banners is my first love of crafting and having Kiwi Lane Design templates in my back pocket made this whole project super easy to pull together. I have been wanting to have something special to snaz up my Thanksgiving motif and this little crafty number really speaks on the season.
Here is how I did it!
Materials Needed:
All I did was design a layout using the actual templates and then I sprayed down some wooden letters with Color Shine and dusted with Glitter. I then traced and cut out templates, ran through the embosser and inked edges. I confirmed placement and then stated to build each pennant by layering burlap, tulle, cut, then letter. I added buttons to finish and then ran hemp cord through the pennants, linking them together. I finished by cutting down three different colored crinkle ribbon and tied in between each pennant..
There you have it! Easy peasy lemon squeezy! Now for a fun giveaway from me. All you need to do is LIKE me on Facebook and tell me what you are thankful for in a quick post on my PAGE for and you will be in the running for Tiny Holiday Template set so you can get your own holiday craftin’ on! I will announce the lucky winner on November 7th!
Next up is the fabulous Kerri from Craft Time and Cupcakes!
Just wanted to pop in and share what I have up over at Amelia & Me Crafts today! Who does not love pop-up cards? Head over and check out mine and a few other too cute to spook pop up cards!
Happy Monday!
It is almost here… the big day where kids get to live out their dreams and be whatever they want, get hopped up on candy and just relish in being a kid! Well now that I am finished talking about myself, let me share with you what I have up over at Amelia and Me Crafts sporting what you can do with Silhouette’s Magnetic Paper! Head OVER and check out the details of this fun game I made for some lucky kiddos!
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I know that I have said it time and time again that I absolutely LOVE fall, but I REALLY do. This weekend I whipped out this rustic meets sophisticated wreath that just oozes the essence of the season. What is better than embracing my wreath making obsession with my {love} for fall, burlap and bling?!
Using burlap I found at Michales, I wrapped a straw wreath and added some fun floral embellishments I found on clearance. The bow was layered with some burlap ribbon. I will have to say this is the first project I have ever done using hot glue where my fingerprints were spared!
Now that I still have my fingerprints intact, maybe I can cook up another festive fall wreath!
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Happy Sunday All!
Oh my is it starting to feel like fall and this week over at Kiwi Lane Designs I had my first official project up, which just oozes fall-festive-fun!
Pop over and check out all the details of how I used Kiwi Lane templates and American Crafts products to make this fun layout!
Thanks for sharing a piece of “gotta love that I am a Kiwi girl” pie with me.
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A Piece of Life's Pie 