AHOY!

I'm up at May Arts today- with some inspiration for the new Nautical Craft Challenge! Go check it out! :)

Teacher Appreciation Frame

I'm up at May Arts today sharing how I made this great teacher gift!

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day everyone! I hope you'll head over to May Arts & join the fun of the Earth day hop!

All the details are HERE- and look what you could win: 

Hurry over- the winner will be announced April 24th! :)

Ribbon Organization!

 

How can that NOT get your attention?

Lol.

So here's the peek-

And here's the expanded version:

 Yummy, right?

I've tried organizing by ribbon type (all grosgrain/satin/etc), by ribbon series (striped grosgrain), but I like to see it by color.

SO.PRETTY.

This is actually part of a rather large shelving unit- after I joined the May Arts team I needed to store that gorgeous ribbon, so I added 1x2" mdf boards to the shelving unit. I have an L-bracket on each end & in the middle for support.

Now what do you do when that isn't enough room?

You visit Ikea!

This wire basket cart holds a TON of ribbon! And you can even stack another unit on top for more storage. I love that I can sort it by color & see what color is in each before I even pull out the basket.

 And for ribbon that I don't have entire rolls of?

I keep them on cardstock & file them in drawers too. No rhyme or reason! The Ikea baskets would work for this system too, but I already had this 3 plastic drawer bin, so I put it to use.

 My baker's twine & silk are on my Ribbon Carousel!

Before I had such an amazing supply, I used to wrap my ribbon around clothes pins & put them in wide mouth jars. Also a super pretty way to store those smaller amounts of ribbon!

Hope I've given you some ideas for how to store your ribbon!

Now you're going to want to visit all the Ribbonistas for inspiration- but make sure you leave a comment too for a chance to win 3 spools of your choice!

Your next stop is the talented Jenifer Cowles' blog!

Here's the schedule so that you don't miss anyone!

Monday
Candy Rosenberg
Charlene Driggs
DeeDee Catron
Emily Lanham
Erika Taylor
Wednesday
Erin Thiem
Gini Williams Cagle
Jen Shears
Jenifer Cowles
Karen Baker
Friday
Lalo IK
Leah Farrar-White
Sandy Allnock
Virginia Fynes

 

May Arts Corsage

I'm up at May Arts today! Go see how simple it is to create your own corsage!

OWH Spring Training Blog Hop

I'm up at May Arts today- supporting OWH!

Go check out the hop- there's prizes involved- and hopefully you'll be inspired to make a card or two for OWH!

Spring Wrap

I'm up at May Arts today sharing the supplies for this bit of spring pretty!

Go check it out & let me know what you think! :)

Light It Up Blue!

I'm participating in the Light It Up Blue Blog Hop today!

We were asked to make something blue- it didn't need to be ASD related, but I had this idea in my head & was all in!

I used a canvas & painted it blue- slightly dry brushing. I inked around the edges & stamped text randomly & smudged it a bit.

I wanted a light bulb to symbolize 'lighting it up', so I free-handed a light bulb on vellum & cut it out to use it as a template. I painted the bulb with pearl paint & set it aside to dry.

 I outlined the bulb in the new white mini cording.

The base of the bulb has threads made from silver string.

The puzzle piece & the blue color are the 2 main symbols for ASD, so I knew I wanted to incorporate the puzzle piece somehow too. I painted the puzzle piece with white paint, and dimensional glaze is on top creating the shine. Some dimensional adhesive pops it up on the canvas.

So now it's time to hop along & leave some comments for a chance to win this:

 

Here's the list! Happy Hopping! 

 

Light it up Blue Blog Hop Order

Charlene Driggs

DeeDee Catron

Emily Lanham

Erin Thiem

Gini Williams Cagle

Jen Shears ---you're here!

Jenifer Cowles

Lalo Ik

Leah Farrar-White

Sandy Allnock

Virginia Fynes

March 2013 PTI blog hop

Hey there! It's the 25th, so time for the PTI blog hop!

I've been totally MIA! Getting ready for a special girl's birthday & skiing have taken every waking moment!

The challenge this month was sequins!

 I had picked up some sequins for an art docent project at Hadley's school & grabbed a couple of small bags for myself while I was at it!

I've put trendy trees & last year's anniversary set to work here inside of the polaroid frame- and if you look closely you'll see the polka dot basics in pale pink on the frame.

 I believe that's pink paislee's sweetness paper?

One more stitched to the outside of the frame/heart!

Here I am with that sweet girl on Saturday!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Hopping!

Bunk Bed Curtains

I'm up at May Arts today with bunk bed curtains! I've put some fabulous ribbon & Cosmo Cricket fabric to use- go check it out & let me know what you think!!

10 Minute Craft Dash

May Arts is sponsoring 10 Minute Craft Dash! This is my first time playing along- what fun- and admittedly- a CHALLENGE! I'm pretty CAS, so I was surprised how long it took when I was actually timing myself!

 It's a color challenge this round- and honestly, the ink looks like a closer match in person.... I'm also using the new mini poms in olive- LOVE! I machine stitched them on- should've used adhesive so they would have been straight. Lol. PTI stamps.

One part of the challenge is to post your time- considering I had to find the zipper foot for my machine, not bad.

 This was my first attempt- I didn't take a pic of the time-but it was just under 12 minutes. Now, I'm going to admit, that at LEAST 2+ minutes were spent finding a spot to work, and looking for my scissors. So if I would've turned the timer off for those things, or had made a spot for myself FIRST, this would've worked out fine. But I didn't. Fail.

 I do rather like the masculine look of it- funny since it has ribbon AND floral images to see it as masculine, right?

I've used the 5/8" satin scallop edge in brown, and the chenille dots in green. Yum.

So head over & play- because who doesn't want to win some May Arts ribbon? You KNOW you've got 10 minutes!

Head over to prettypinkposh for the challenge details and to see the DT's creations!

A few notes on how this challenge works:

Challenge runs for 10 days.

Post time it took to create project in blog post.

And when you head over to pretty pink posh, you'll see she says you can pull out your supplies BEFORE you start the timer!! Yes, I should've read that more thoroughly! ha.

Extra info: You may combine a total of three challenges with your entry. You may enter the challenge a maximum of two times.

February 2013 PTI Blog Hop

The PTI hop is all about monograms this month! I've used last year's anniversary set, lots of embossing powder, glitter & some pretty paper to play along.

The "T" is from A child's Year Cricut cartridge.

Stampendous white & clear embossing powders.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Hopping! :)

Ribbonista Valentine's Day Hop

Welcome to the Valentine Hop! :)

I've got a great way to add a lot of pretty to a gift plate of treats!

You guessed it!

RIBBON! 

:)

I simply used my crop-a-dile to hole punch a double layer of paper plates!

Thread any beautiful May Arts ribbon (I used 1/4" solid/check in red) through the holes, and VOILA!

Add some treats (Red Velvet cupcakes minus the red dye here!), and you're ready to treat someone to something special!

Ribbon Used:

Now be sure to leave comments at all the Ribbonista stops for a chance to win 

FOUR SPOOLS 

of May Arts Ribbon!

I've got all the links below!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Hopping!

Valentine Hop Schedule

Monday

• Virginia Fynes
• Karen Baker
• Lalo IK
• DeeDee Catron
• Vera Yates

Tuesday

Christina Colón

Emily Lanham Sandy Allnock Jenifer Cowles Johanna Descoins Wednesday Susan Lui Jen Shears----You're here! Candy Rosenberg Leah Farrar-White Nicole Martel Thursday Charlene Driggs Ashley N Newell Erin Thiem Marie Otake Gini Williams Cagle Friday Alexcia Patterson-Schroll Montina Burt Kendra Wiggins Jingle Monica Edwards

May Arts Animal Chic

I'm up today at May Arts!

Did you know they have lots of velvet animal print?

Rawrrr.

Head over & check it out- I'd love to hear what you think! :)

PTI January 2013 blog hop

It's time for the PTI hop!

Me posting 3 days in a row is nothing short of a miracle, but I'm skipping sleep to create something! :)

The challenge was black backgrounds- super fun- and the chalkboard craze is still going strong! So glad I was able to make something in this style before it passed! 
So here's my take:

 I used tag-it #11 on black with white embossing & vintage cream ink shadow. I also embossed a frame with a spellbinder die & added a bit of prisma pencil.

 Needed something, so I added May Arts Baker's twine.

 And then I added text. Did I go too far?

 Maybe. Owell. Still a fun Valentine! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Hopping!

Napkin Bling

Happy New Year!

Lol.

Seriously! Where has the last month gone?

I hope you got a chance to hop through the May Arts/CardMaker Hop- there's still time to leave comments on the way for your chance at some May Arts ribbon! I've got all the links in my post here. (winner will be drawn 1/25/13).

And you NEED, I repeat, NEED to check out the May Arts CHA post- so many amazing new ribbons AND a chance to win some! (winner will be drawn 1/28/13).

I had a post up at May Arts- last week! oy! Go over to see how easy it was to make these:

As far as what I've been up to....

Crazy proud of our daughter, Hadley, for her 3rd and GRAND PRIZE entries in our PTA's Reflection program for photography!

We've taken up skiing this season! Cory & I both used to ski a lot in our youth, but this is Hadley's first season and she LOVES it!!! We're having a great time, but it definitely cuts into the crafting!

Don't goggles make me look pretty? hee.

 And I received a surprise gift from my UBER talented friend, Kyle- of Blue Fish Studios! 

He's making these beautiful stained glass hearts! Go check them out- they would make a very unique & thoughtful gift! Be sure to look at his other creations while you are there- he is amazing!

I had someone tell me they would like to follow my blog, but didn't see where to do that- so I've added a 'subscribe to' button in the sidebar- but I'd like to know if that's helpful! I so appreciate those of you that stop by & leave sweet comments!

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

xoxo