I demonstrated how to make this on In the Paint Box on Thursday. The original idea came from Ann Butler’s calender post on The Hive. I didn’t have one of those binding things but I thought the use of coasters was brilliant! I decided a tutorial would be in order so I typed up a … Continue reading
Well I have been under the weather lately (yesterday I felt like I got hit by a Mac Truck) but I promised my daughter that she could be on my show today. It is Spring Break and I have been really too sick to do anything (I feel absolutely terrible about this fact) but my … Continue reading
Our weekend was filled Fairies and Gnomes with help from Oatland Island’s Fairy and Gnome Fest. My daughter built a Fairy House and the Booga, well was the Booga. I love this picture of her… I see some Photoshopping in my future with this photo Our Fairy Princess with the Fairy House she built Booga … Continue reading
This week’s Come 2 Chat Challenge was to take an old CD or CD Case and make something for a birthday party. I decided to make a picture frame. I know it isn’t birthday themed but I thought it would make a really nice present for someone. I also had my Faux Wood demo piece … Continue reading
Well I had planned on typing this post this weekend but I find my self typing it on a Monday morning sipping my coffee. I am once again taking the Come 2 Chat Challenge, this weeks challenge is Cardboard Classic. You take any type of cardboard (cereal box, old shipping box, etc.) and reuse it … Continue reading
The Come 2 Chat Facebook Group had its first “Crafty Challenge” last week the Deadline was today March 14th. The rules were it had to use TP rolls and the theme was Spring. I seriously started this on Sunday because I didn’t know what to do. I also got my days mixed up I thought … Continue reading
A couple weeks ago I tried an experimentation by filling a beer bottle with water and shoving it into a couple of my sad looking plants. After a little over a week of experimentation my report is A++! This works fantastic and I am so excited because I kill my indoor plants every thing that … Continue reading
I have always had a fascination with faux finishes whether it was stone, wood, leather or brick. There was just something about it that always fascinated me. My earliest recollections of this fascination was in Middle School (Junior High) I started building doll houses. I called it my secret shame – lol, not many people … Continue reading
I love to garden it is relaxing and makes me feel good that I can grow food for my family (and flowers for myself). The flip side is I kill every plant I bring inside my house. Seriously my house is a DEAD ZONE, I have killed so many house plants and I have no … Continue reading
I have noticed in the past couple weeks that book binding is the “IT” thing. Since I try to be really cool in everything I do I am hopping on this band wagon (and no I could not type this without laughing). I was taught how to bind books by my good friend Lidia. She … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 