So I have been a busy little monster (elf seems so obvious)… I have been painting, painting, painting and painting today. The pictures aren’t the best I took them with my cell phone – I am going to do everything at once tomorrow. Star Ornament – 50% goes to The Trevor Project. The ornament is … Continue reading
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More Progress on Santa (AKA: Dad or Santa Bill)
So the more I work on Santa the more it looks like my dad. It looks so much like my dad my husband thinks I should add a can of Busch Light and a cigar next to him. I also learned that working on something like this with my husband home on vacation is difficult … Continue reading
Mummy Eyeball Wreath Tutorial
Here it is the Eyeball Wreath now cleverly named the Mummy Eyeball Wreath because my ideas seem to morph into something new. The original idea has been bouncing around in my head for a while I had recently found an old sketchbook with a bunch of doodles, one was for an eyeball wreath. My original … Continue reading
To Do List (More of an idea list)
Since I have a tendency to forget really awesome ideas I have. I have been carrying a sketchbook (recently it has been everywhere with me) so I can write everything down. Today I decided to sit and write out some of the things I am working on this weekend or want to do this weekend.1. … Continue reading
Countdown to Halloween – Bates Style – Idea Stage
I love, love, love, love, love Halloween! It is my favorite holiday. Why is it my favorite there are several reasons (in no particular order): you get to dress in black and look cool, glow in the dark paint is readily available (this stuff is a rare find outside of Halloween), you can find black … Continue reading
Warhol Inspired Wall Art
Now that I am back to the land of the living after my battle with the Savannah Crud (yes, that is the technical name for it) I wanted to do a project with my son. I was looking back through some of my Arts & Activities Magazines and I came across a project in the … Continue reading
Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows…
Labor Day, today is officially my son’s 1st birthday and the MDA Telethon, which means no school and no hubby today (because of the telethon). My daughter has been talking about rainbows this week, so I thought it would be a prefect opportunity to share my knowledge on color. My idea originally was to just … Continue reading
Homemade Cake Stand… (Free for All Fridays)
I saw this idea somewhere. I apologize I don’t remember what site it was (I really need to start book marking these). Anyway they took a plastic plate and glued it to a candlestick. I really thought that was a neat idea but I don’t do plastic so I thought I would try a clear … Continue reading
Craft Stick Trinket Box
Last year for Christmas I wanted the Princess to make Jeff something really, really special but it had to be with stuff I had. I had craft sticks lots and lots of Craft Sticks. I did a Google Search for Craft Stick Projects and came up with a Craft Stick Trinket Box (Family Fun). This … Continue reading
Easy Magnet Frames
Every year we get cheap, ugly advertisement magnets on our phone books, I never want to throw them away because I always say I’m going to do something with them. This morning I got inspired, I was cleaning and I came across some of the PrincessE’s paintings and decided to stop what I was doing … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 