Make Professional Molds with Smooth On Silicone Mold Making Liquid Rubber

Just love my Fun Stampers Journey card stock storage system. I cleared out and hauled away most of my clear stamps that I housed in these wooden crates I picked up at Michael's last year I believe. These were perfect to house my 50 new packs of papers from Fun Stampers Journey. The line consists of Confectionery Days, Rich Sorbets, Mother Nature, Party Pop and the very bright Be Amazing.  Check out my new card stock storage as well as the entire line of card stock below. You can purchase the shop tickets from Amazon.  I am an Amazon affiliate and may receive a small financial incentive if you purchase from this link. https://goo.gl/nigIbs
Blessing....

Smooth on-Make professional molds

Smooth-On Silicone Mold Making, Liquid Rubber OOMOO 30, Easy to Use - Trial Size 2.8 lb

Monogram Sequin Frame - absolutely breathtaking

monogram sequin frame

monogram sequin frame

 One of a kind monogram frame using sequins and various small elements. Super gorgeous,  shabby and unique.  Now my go to projects for gifts for family and friends.  Be sure to check out my youtube video on this monogram and others. 

monogram sequin frame

How to make blingy beady donuts with the Anna Griffin Minc Machine

Die-namics donut Echo Park Sweet donut and Taylored Expression donut dies used with Anna Griffin Minc machine

 These donuts were made using various manufacturers dies including die-namics donuts, Echo park sweet donut die and Taylored Expressions donut die and guess what I used the Anna Griffin Minc machine in place of a heat gun. Really Cool Right

die-namics donut dies

Taylored Expressions donut dies

Echo Park Sweet donut dies

The name of this swap is Swap Word Art Pieces 

The available designs are 

1.  Live

2.  Embrace the journey

3. Live love laugh

4.  Live love laugh (bigger

5.  Create something new

6.  Choose joy

REQUIREMENTS 

1.  Must use a wet medium on items.  Must use at least 1 coat on the back as well.

2.  Must use spring colors. 

2. Main word must stand out or pop out from rest of the design.

3. Please strive to wrap each item with sewing pattern tissue paper. If you don’t have any sewing pattern tissue papers then use tissue of choice.

4.  Make a 3 by 3 inch card with identifying information (use coordinating sewing pattern paper if possible).   Identifying information includes YouTube, blog, Facebook name/address, swap name and so forth. 

5. Participants may make a charm, dangle or any type of DETACHABLE  hanging item which may serve as a gift or be used with the wood art piece.  This is optional not mandatory. 

The number of items to make will depend on the number of participants which could range from 2 to 5 items per participant.  Keep each design as similar as possible. Gifts are not mandatory but appreciated.  Packages should be postmarked by March 31^st.  Please use flat rate priority mail envelopes.  Please include a priority mail return self-addressed envelope as well.  

Please visit YouTube to see an example design via video presentation.   

https://youtu.be/PKtbaG5tpn8

DIY 32 inch Christmas Wreath

How to fry a turkey without a turkey fryer, stove and in your kitchen

A 18 by 18 inch Martha Stewart scrapbook layout using Cricut Explore

Family Tree Magnet Project using Accucut Tree Album

How I store wafer thin dies Cheap and with a twist

An Early Christmas Gift

Tim Holtz Saint Nick Die

Tim Holtz Saint Nick die, Holiday Greens and Sleigh Dies

Tim Holtz Saint NIck Die

Tim Holtz Sleigh Die

Tim Holtz Holiday Greenery Die

Bible Cards: A Christmas theme featuring Anna Griffin Bow Dies

Top Dog Die Mason Jar with personal touch: Plus Sizzix's jar dies

I was blessed last week.  I did my rounds checking on our boarded up childhood family home and discovered the peach tree - thought to be dead- was in fact alive. I was a kid in a candy store as I rushed to my car to find a grocery bag then return in haste to retrieve the last of the trees fruit for the season.  All kind of childhood memories returned as I gazed at the tree in amazement. I remember picking it's then freezing it with some sugar then later eating the best frozen sweet peaches on one of many hot lazy days of summer. How come I didn't know this tree was still bearing fruit? How come my younger brother failed to tell me last year that fruit was on the tree?  anyway i drove home in excitement anticipating vacuuming sealing some fruit for holiday cobblers which i did the next day. I also made peach maple bread which turned out delicious.  I was blessed by this experience because something actually was alive and growing from a place that represented death in a sense and a bunch of not so good memories (both my parents died while living in this home...).  Nonetheless I had fruit from a tree that my parents, siblings and i ate off of and that truth was priceless so in addition to making home made peach/maple bread I tried my hand for the first time at making jam, It turned out superb and I decided to commemorate  this entire experience using my newly arrived top dog mason jar die along with two of Sizzix jar dies. 

Sizzix Jar die and framelit set

Top Dog Mason Jar Die

Top Dog Mason Jar Die

This creation is unique in that the paper on the front of the die is the actual image of my poppy peach preserve.  I created this by spreading the jam on a clear storage cover, took pictures, printed the pictures out in 5 by 7 size (on different types of photo papers) then die cut the pictures with the jar dies. I also used a stamp on the back and wrote the recipe.  I will use this technique to make an album of all the goodies I will use in mason jars including holiday chocolate coco, bread, cookies and cake mixes.  One can also use this technique for candy, morsel, nut and fruit mixes. Isn't this technique absolutely wonderful!  If you use this technique please let me know so i can see what you put in your mason jars.....

We finally got rain....thank you Jesus

I am so glad. We got rain several days ago and some unexpected rain yesterday. Yesterday was actually snippy and I was in love. I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that the weatherman is unreliable but I don’t blame him. God is working with the weather in strange ways. Our poor meteorologist failed to forecast rain yesterday instead prognosticated sunshine. It’s not his fault – our seasons are just transforming before our very eyes. So what does this mean? We never know what tomorrow holds – just have to wait and see. And I’m okay with that. Just thankful to be alive. So yesterday I attended my first ever craft type class. It was a beading class at Michael s. Several weeks ago they had an “open house” where” sign upers” received a twenty buck coupon (our store allowed us to use it on anything) for purchasing a class. I signed up classes for myself and two children so I got 3 coupons, YEAAAAA. The class was small just 4 of us including the instructor but it was a lot of fun. Thank God for my neighbor who taught me how to read the illustration. I failed to complete the task at hand (heart earrings) but I did complete almost one earring (smile). The important thing was the fellowship with other crafters and learning something new. I did get the basics down and tried to recreate the other earring last night but I didn’t have the correct thread. I’m placing an order on Amazon today. I also went thrifting on Saturday and actually last week as well. I have to say it has been a while since I perused my old hang out spots. Oh yea, I also finally went antique shopping again. Can you believe that I stay just several miles away from an heirloom section of my city which is housed with many antiques shops. What took me so long? I found a wooden chest at one of the antique stores and all kinds of other goodies at the thrift stores including lace, wood buttons, clothes pins (old school kind), several new packs of stencil sheets (by Grafix) and some miscellaneous craft sponges and sheets - items I never heard of before. I checked out a new thrift store which happened to be a children’s second hand store and found all my crafting goodies. I was like thank you Lord because I was tired and ready to head home but decided to stop anyway. It was a small store but everything was a $1 or cheaper. I was so excited when I found the crafting supplies for some items I had never heard of like “almost leather” which are foam type sheets when stamped and heated turns into leather like material. I also did something new. I purchased a formal dress ($1) and tore it up and used the lace and other fabric to make a flower. I wish I hadn’t gotten the other dresses… I will surely return this weekend if the Lord willin….. But I was reminded when you find a deal snatch it up while you can. I purchased a bag of clothes pins for $2 bucks last week but when I returned on Saturday all 15 bags were gone. Shoot! I regret not getting at least 1 more bag since altered clothes pins are all the rage right now….. hoping it rains again....

P1050119, a photo by yfrh35 on Flickr.

P1050121, a photo by yfrh35 on Flickr.

I recycled a formal dress found at a thrift store ($1) and made this beautiful flower....Love that peachy color...

P1050129, a photo by yfrh35 on Flickr.

Look at my lace. Paid $2.50 for all of it. Really loving those buttons. Never seen those type before......

P1050132, a photo by yfrh35 on Flickr.

I love this box. Will store my "hoard items" in this...

P1050135, a photo by yfrh35 on Flickr.

Never seen these before. can't wait to try out

P1050138, a photo by yfrh35 on Flickr.

Got this for one buck. Can't wait to altar

P1050139, a photo by yfrh35 on Flickr.

3 packs of new stencils by Graftix for $1 a pack

theirs my box again...

P1050119, a photo by yfrh35 on Flickr.

From This

P1050108, a photo by yfrh35 on Flickr.

TO THIS

P1050121, a photo by yfrh35 on Flickr.

Recycled this dress into a flower