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Family Canvas Home Decor

Working on a Family Canvas Home Decor piece has been on my "to do list". Well I finally decided who I would make it for and made the time to create it! I used the Silhouette Portrait again to cut out the crab shape as well as all of the text. I love that machine. It is so precise and excellent. I first began by mixing a bit of my own custom color of paint.... Read more →

Let The Summer Fun Begin Card

Happy Summer!!! I am so glad we are finally into the HOT summer weather. I love it! And so with this fun weather I thought it would be fun to share a fun "Let the Summer Fun Begin" card! First off I must point out - The flip flops are made from Oly-Fun by Fairfield. I cut the Oly-Fun on the Silhouette Portrait. It cuts BEAUTIFULLY!! I set my Silhouette cut settings to "Printable Cotton... Read more →

How to make a handmade gift bag

I don't know about you but I sure hate spending $4.00-$5.00 on gift wrap. A nice gift bag and tissue will EASILY run you that much. Well today, I am going to share with you how to make a handmade gift bag. We will begin with a small brown handled bag and just embellish it! I like to start by picking out the papers, ribbons and embellishments I am going to work with. Plug in... Read more →

Sweet Friends Card - SO SIMPLE!

I guess I have needed a break from all the jewelry making as of late and have been getting crafty in other ways! Today I have card to share - I know right? A miracle! LOL This card is so simple but it still is eye catching and I am sure anyone would love to get a card in the mail, right? I love to use hot glue when applying my larger embellishments, or textiles... Read more →

Simple S'more Pop Valentine Recipe & Tutorial

Today I have a super tasty Valentine treat you will L-O-V-E! I have named them my S'more Pop Valentine and I have both the recipe and the tutorial showing you how I have made them! First what you will need ~ Supplies Needed: Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips, Campfire Marshmallow Hearts, Honey Maid Graham Crackers (crunched up), American Crafts Paper Straws, Queen & Co Paper Straws & Rhinestones, AdTech Adhesives Dot Glue Runner, Double Boiler, Wax... Read more →

thanks for being my friend

There are days where I sit around and think of all the fabulous people in my life and I realize I am a pretty blessed girl. So in November rather than posting 30 Days of Thankfulness like I have in the past, I am going to send a few cards. I am going to PURPOSELY create AND send cards to some friends and thank them for their friendship. Today's card, though simple looking, took way... Read more →

Quick 'n Simple Happy Birthday Cutie Card

Howdy All! I have a quick n simple card to share with you today that you can EASILY use any sort of stamps to recreate! For this card I used two new Stampin' Up! stamp sets, some fabulous DCWV patterned paper, Bazzil & Stampin' Up! cardstock, a bit of ribbon and boom - done! I think I may just make up about a half dozen girly cards and a half dozen more masculine cards. One... Read more →

Thoughts....

Revamping the blog.... Read more →

Quick & Easy Holiday Gifts....

We all need them, don't we??? Well I know you think those "holiday gift giving times" are far off in the future...I mean, come on, Thanksgiving isn't even here yet, RIGHT?? Right, however, taking the time to start prepping cute little QUICK & EASY handmade gifts NOW will save you so much frustration later!! I thought I would share with one of my "go to, quick & easy" gift ideas. : A Double Chocolate Mint... Read more →

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

Hi there and welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Monthly Blog Hop! I am thrilled to be a part of it this month as I am guest designing for RRR for the month of October. The Monthly Ribbon Club pack is JAM PACKED FULL of beautiful ribbons that look very "Christmasey" to me. :) Each so pretty and FUN to play with! If you are just joining the hop, here's a link to the Really... Read more →