You may have noticed that my ribbon was curled on my “Functional Pumpkin Decoration” post found HERE. How would you like to know how to curl your fabric ribbon? First of all you will need either some Mod Podge or Fabric Stiffener. Here are the supplies I used: Mod Podge Foam … Read more Thursday Tip: Curling Fabric Ribbon
As soon as I saw CTMH’s *NEW* Tag the Occasion Stamp Set, I knew it was one I had to have. Not only will it be the perfect set for us to use in my annual Boxes, Bags & Tags Class next month, but it has images and sentiments for Birthdays, Halloweeen, Thank you, To/From, … Read more Tag the Occasion
Here’s your final Halloween “treat” for this year. Plus, it’s another great project using recycling! Happy Halloween!!
A couple more Halloween “treats” for you before the spooky holiday has passed. Here is my Witches Hat I whipped up. Supplies used: Cardboard cone from Michaels 1386 Black 12″ x 12″ Cardstock Black spray paint (or acrylic–whatever you have on hand) X7129B Hooligans Level 2 Paper Packet Z679 Liquid Glass Z1313 Stardust … Read more A Wicked Witch Hat
Today sort of got away from me. Between our Preschool Halloween Party and then another Halloween Party/Carnival this evening, it was a FULL day! I had intended on finishing up another project to share with you for Halloween, but didn’t quite get to it. Definitely tomorrow! So stay tuned. Instead, here is an … Read more Interactive Christmas Card
Today’s tip is a bit of a continuation of a tip I’ve posted previously. If you’re looking to take your ordinary supplies such as staples to the next level–beyond the ordinary, look no further than using some StazOn ink with them! Before placing your staples in your stapler, simply rub the top portion along your … Read more Thursday Tip–StazOn with Staples
Here’s a pumpkin project that I did last year with my Stamp Club: We simply stamped some Autumn Terracotta CS with the Creepy Cobwebs stamp set (tone on tone) and then cut into strips. We then layered one end of all the CS strips and fastened it together with a brad. Then repeated the same … Read more A Functional Pumpkin Decoration
This tag uses 2 stamp sets–Tropical Christmas (C1292) and My Game (D1433)–which together result in my vision for the tag! We added Liquid Glass (for the water), Liquid Applique (for Santa’s beard and mustache) and Stardust Glitz Gel (for the pom pom on his hat).
As promised, here’s another fabulous holiday card I received at our team meeting this weekend. card by Melanie B.
Since there were several great Christmas cards swapped at our team meeting yesterday, I can’t resist continuing to share them with you. Here’s another great one… card by Michelle S.I’ll be sharing a few more over the next couple of days. Hopefully you’ll find one that inspires you!
Time is definitely passing quickly. It’s hard to believe that next weekend is Halloween. And we all know how crazy the coming weeks can get, right?!? So now is the time to start thinking about your holiday cards (if you haven’t already that is). Today I thought I’d share a very nice and very … Read more Time to be thinking about Christmas cards!
Looking for a fun beverage to make for your Halloween activities? Today at preschool the kids made “Witches Brew” (a.k.a. homemade Root Beer). It was a BIG hit (even though my two refused to even taste test it!) Ingredients: Swamp Water (5 gallons water) Crushed Bones (5 lb white sugar) Bats’ Blood … Read more Witches Brew
Like anything one owns and values, you want to take good care of your stamps. It’s important to make sure you clean your stamps well after using them. Close To My Heart’s My Acrylix Spritz Cleaner partnered with our Double Scrubber, makes this a snap to do. While you may be aware of this … Read more Thursday Tip–Cleaning Your Stamps
If you’ve been a customer of mine for awhile, you’ve most likely seen and/or made one of these delightful treat holders. These are definitely a keeper! I’ve had many a person fall in love with the simplicity and creative nature of this project. Behold the Hershey Kiss Triangle Tent (for lack of a better … Read more A Perfect Spot for a Kiss (A Hershey Kiss That Is!)
Perfect for gift giving and completely easy to do! To learn how to make these triangle treat containers, check out my tutorial from earlier this year. And I have a different take on the candy corn holder here.