It's already the middle of MAY! Mother's Day has come and gone. End of school and graduation season is upon us, not to mention Father's Day, wedding season, SUMMER! Let's jump right into the deep end of the pool and see what everyone's been up to. Can't wait to share some new Martha Stewart goodies from Plaid with you next week! It's a party. Grab something chocolatey and have fun!
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Turquoise and Toffee Multi Strand Necklace and Bracelet
I wear a LOT of black. I laughed when during one of the “Dark Knight” movies, Morgan Freeman’s character turned to Bruce Wayne and said “ Yes Mr. Wayne, it comes in black”. College Boy looked at me like “uh huh”. Consequently, I also wear a lot of black and silver jewelry. I guess that also means I'm Batman.
I decided to challenge myself both creatively and stylistically and reached into my stash of Blue Moon Beads from my Design Team supplies and my eye fell on some turquoise beads along with a bead mix of turquoise and toffee. Inspiration!
When that was done, I was staring at a big pile of turqoise seed beads and have been wanting to make a multi-strand bracelet so I did.
I cut five pieces of stringing wire the same length and put a crimp bead on one end of each strand.
Your cone bead will cover those ugly ends.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Mod Podged Mini Dress Form Photo Prop
For this project you will need:
- Mini Paper Mache Dress Form
- Mod Podge ( I used matte)
- Wood Spool
- Printed Tissue ( I used a damask print, 5 12x12 sheets to a pack by Recollections also at Michaels)
- Coordinating Trim and Paper Flowers
Monday, May 13, 2013
Tree of Life Sympathy Card
Another Sympathy card. I try to strike a balance recognizing the solemnity of the occasion, celebrating the life of the deceased, and honoring and comforting the living who mourn. This one is for a friend of mine who lost her brother after a long illness.
I decided to use a tree in this card, representing the Tree of Life. My Cricut “Wall Décor and More” cartridge has a great tree image so I used that to cut my image from a neutral cardstock. The cardstock is double sided so I ran another piece of it through my Cuttlebug using a honeycomb embossing folder.
I layered a gray panel across the middle, adhered the tree, bordered the gray panel with coordinating scrapbook borders and tied a black and white polka dot ribbon around the panel before adhering the embossed panel to the card.
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
Mothers Day Cards in Pink and Gray
I am not known for being a pink person but for some reason I just felt like using pink.Maybe it was the washi tape I found? OK it was the pink washi tape!
Wishing all the moms out there a very Happy Mother’s Day!
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Wrapping Up Blogiversary Week: Final Giveaway from DCWV/Blue Moon Beads
Happy Mother's Day eve everyone. I'm here with the last giveaway celebrating my blogiversary week. I'm on the design team for Blue Moon Beads which also owns the amazing paper line Die Cuts With a View. I'm super excited that they've offered one of my readers the chance to win a goodie box containing a mix of both! Trust me, you won't be disappointed.
I'm also behind on announcing the winners for the last two giveaways so here goes.
The winner of the $25 gift certificate to CutCardstock.com is LM. The winner of the bird's nest pendant and leaf charm bracelet is: Angela M. CONGRATS ! Both winners have been emailed. The DCWV / Blue Moon Beads giveaway winner will be announced on Tuesday.
Thanks again SO much for making my blogiversary week fun.
I'm also behind on announcing the winners for the last two giveaways so here goes.
The winner of the $25 gift certificate to CutCardstock.com is LM. The winner of the bird's nest pendant and leaf charm bracelet is: Angela M. CONGRATS ! Both winners have been emailed. The DCWV / Blue Moon Beads giveaway winner will be announced on Tuesday.
Thanks again SO much for making my blogiversary week fun.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
BFF Open House Link Party #104: Come Share What You've Been Working On!
It's Friday Eve and once again time to party! Thanks so much to you all for making my blogiversary week celebration so much fun. There will be one final giveaway starting on Saturday.
It's been a busy week around blogland. Lots of inspiring Mother's Day, Teacher Appreciation, Graduation, and Father's Day ideas popping up.
Ales from anportraits shared this gorgeous kusudama ball made from origami flowers. She has a step by step tutorial to show you how to make these flowers.
I am forever losing sunglasses or else breaking them because they're not in a case. Jeanie from create and babble has a stylish case makeover at a price that can't be beat. Embellish a case from the Dollar Store!
While there are no babies anywhere near on my horizon, I adore this yellow and gray nursery shared by Andrea from Arch. The color scheme works for any room.
Finally, if you're looking for a special dessert perfect for Mother's Day, Aimee from Twigg Studios shared this citrus cake complete with pineapple flowers! So pretty and I know...it's not chocolate !
OK on to this week's party!
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