Leather And Crystals Feature

There was a Leather & Crystals Bracelet feature in April...

and it just happened to be by me! LOL 

It was in the Scrap N' Art Online Magazine. 

Just look for April, fun project! :)

Our Home Acrylic Clipboard

Hey there friends, I am BACK FROM CALI! 

And back from CHA. Honestly I did not take too many photos it was a busy

whirlwind trip. My favorite part of my trip was hearing Jim tell me how he met 

Susan (Frase from Clear Scraps) and share their stories. 

Also meeting gals I had never met before and old friends of course. 

Angela and I- old buds from an icy hotel stay to warm CHA!

 Susan and I. 

 Here was the Beacon booth, you know I love Beacon! :) 

 And the restaurant we went to the last night! :) 

Anyways I had fun and met up with so many sweet uplifting spirits. 

And two sweet ladies who allowed me to bunk with them!

I have a new nickname  "Pink Angel" I will tell you about that later on. 

BUT in the meantime this is my project for the CME Kit Club and it's

one of the newest Clear Scraps Acrylic Clipboards that are actually in the kit!

I spray painted the back with Metallic Gold Krylon spray paint, then

I added pearls to the front edges. 

After that I spray painted the flowers in the kit to match in Metallic Gold

Krylon and Coral. 

Then I used a Clear Scraps Mascil to spray paint the front 

using Coral Krylon. 

And the edges of the BLESSED card 

Here is is all assembled. I love this one! :) 

You can paint anything to match and I love the versatility of the clipboard.
See you all tomorrow I have projects to share! :) Happy Monday. 

Handmade Gift Ideas

It's definitely that time of year, everyone gets busy and shops.

I love giving handmade gifts but finding the right handmade gift that will

be appreciated is not always easy. 

Sometimes it is nice to go simple and sweet. This gift was for my friends

little boy, I thought as he learned his letters and names that he would

enjoy a book that has his family names with photos. 

I made sure to use very strong adhesive and double checked every corner. 

You know Clear Scraps albums are not flimsy in any way so I knew with care

it would stand up to a 2 yr olds shenanigans. 

For this book I used the Clear Scraps Cassy Mixable Album.

Sturdy and easy to flip the pages. 

I used big bold letters and DCVW papers. 

I also used the Clear Scraps Mascils, with Gold Krylon spray paint. 

I love these mascils. 

I included the family dog of course. 

Hopefully it's a keepsake he can use years from now. 

Stay tuned this week for a sewing tutorial. Or maybe it's a what not to do tutorial?? LOL
Anyways happy Monday and Merry Christmas friends. 

**GIFT IDEAS** Don't Sew?? Easy Couture Apron For You!

Good morning my crafty friends, 

I have a fun little project to share today, you know I craft with paper

and everything else but I also sew...but this is for all my friends

who don't sew! Or who don't sew very much. :) 

These aprons make fantastic handmade gifts just in time for the holidays too!

All you need is 1 yard of fabric, a pre-made apron, ribbon, and embellishments. 

I used Blumenthal Lansing buttons, ribbons, and ric rac.

I just went to Walmart and bought 3.00 a yard fabric. 

Took my 2.99 apron. Take the apron and cut the ties off. 

KEEP THEM and keep them sorted! LOL The neck and the two sides.

Now lay the apron FACE DOWN onto the fabric. 

Trimmer the fabric around the apron, leaving about 1" all the way around. 

Then I folded the fabric over the edges- pinning it. Then just stitched around the apron. 

You could also use an iron on adhesive if you really don't sew at all. 

Then I drew a line in pencil where I wanted to ric rac to sit. 

I pinned the ric rac into it. I stitched it down but you could easily adhere

 it with fabric adhesive, or just hand tack it down. 

Take the ties you cut off earlier, cut ribbon to match the same lengths and

sew/tack the ribbons back on in the same spots as the ties. 

Add flowers or whatever embellishment your heart desires!

That's it! A handmade apron, beautiful and perfect for any cook or crafter!

I just thought it would be a fun project to share with you all in time

for the holidays and just for kicks! MUAH!