And what a challenge it was! I had visions in my head. I knew what I wanted to do. There were words flying around my mind. Then, I started looking for stamps that were representative of these words. I started looking through my drawers for things that said the words – ribbons, envelopes, pictures. I… Continue reading Traditions – An October Altered Book Challenge
I am in a swap. The swap is abstract fabric postcards. I cannot seem to get unblocked. I had an idea. I wanted to use up all the various types of satin ribbon I have laying around. Trust me, there are spools of the stuff. I realized it was so narrow and was a problem… Continue reading Creation Block
I have written about plastic bag beads before here. I really enjoy this process – having taken a kabob skewer and making it a crafting item. I have made blue beads for my first attempt. The above is my second attempt. I wanted to make them look more like precious metals. I used a goldish… Continue reading More Plastic Bag Beads
I belong to a Yahoo! group that is called The Latest Trends in Mixed Media. The group is doing a Halloween ATC (artist trading card) swap and contest that is sponsored by TwistedPaper.com. TwistedPaper.com supplied the image and participants had to make an ATC from the image. Above is my entry. It is the third… Continue reading Halloween ATC for Swap
This is a digitally altered image. The original image is from TwistedPapers.com. It is a part of a Halloween swap in the Yahoo! Group – The Latest Trends in Mixed Media.
Well, I said there was more about my crush – pumpkin – and today I will get to it. Here are some of the recipes I have used to make things with pumpkin. These two do not have eggs in them. When I get to the gnocchi recipe, I believe that does have egg in… Continue reading More about my Crush – Pumpkin
I am crushing on … pumpkin. The GPP Street Team\’s Crusade #12 is what are you crushing on. Well, I am – as always at this time of the year – obsessing and crushing on pumpkin. I love the color – a true pumpkin, not a burnt orange but a pumpkin orange. I would easily… Continue reading Crushing on … Pumpkin
I was flipping through some blogs that friends write. I came across the most awesome idea at GPP Street Team. Crusade #12 is about crushing. Not crushing, necessarily, in that old-fashioned middle school or college way. Crushing as in what exactly is it you obsess over. What causes you to be filled with infatuation? I… Continue reading Crusade #12
I am not a big plastic grocery bag user for starters. I have this cool little and very durable bag for the grocery called a Chico Bag. Mine is a really pretty purple, but I digress. You are probably wondering what the title has to do with the picture. Well, I made beads for jewelry… Continue reading Plastic Grocery Bags
Several years ago – as my daughter started her junior year at college last month – I made three bamboo tile bracelets. These were made for my daughter and her two best friends just before their high school graduation. I stamped, colored, coated the tiles with various items that were each girl\’s interests. Then, I… Continue reading Bracelets
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