I was looking through my daughter’s “keepsake” box and I found her first barrette. It was missing the back but I kept it because I was going to add it to her scrapbook page some day. I counted the petals and realized that this is prefect for the Daisy Scout Logo. I decided to make … Continue reading
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Light Bulb Necklace – Amazing Crafting Products
Have you ever had an insanely awesome idea and started creating it and realize there is no way you would ever finish it? Yep meet the light bulb Necklace. My original idea was a wreath made with resin light bulbs but I quickly realized that was NEVER going to happen because I had one and … Continue reading
Making Charms
I am making charms I am pretty happy with how they turning out. They are tiny have a ton of detail and I have too many ideas to keep up with. I am torn if I should cast them in PMC or just do resin. I am thinking of doing a logo and coming up … Continue reading
Thursday… What I am working on –
I am making charms out of FIMO® that I will then mold and cast in resin. I do plan on selling some of them on Etsy but I haven’t figured out prices or anything.
Amazing Crafting Product Design Team – Dice Bracelet How To
The 50th day of Kindergarten was earlier this week and my daughter wor a poodle skirt and told me she wanted a dice bracelet to got with it.Please keep in mind children under 13 should not use resin so the pouring of the resin is not a family friendly project. If you pour the items, … Continue reading
Poppy Hair Comb – Paperclay
I had been thinking about this project ever since Memorial Day when I was given a “Buddy” Poppy for my donation to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. I remember growing up going to the local VFW with my grandma and helping make paper poppies for Memorial Day. Every year I try to go somewhere on … Continue reading
Homemade Gift Box
Many of you who read my blog at any great length know of my hate for origami. I really needed to make boxes for the Teacher’s Gifts. I Googled – how to make gift boxes and found an amazing website Printable Favors and Seals. They have an amazing printable PDF – my mom made the … Continue reading
Teacher Year End Gifts – Necklace and Earrings
My daughter had two wonderful teachers this year and I wanted to do something really special for them. A couple of the parents are going to get them some beautiful bracelets from Kay Jewelers but my daughter was really looking forward to helping me make their necklace and earrings. She also informed me that buying … Continue reading
Creative Paperclay Project 3 – Waffle Cone Earrings
My grandmother owns an ice cream shop in Michigan and loves earrings. For Christmas I made her a set of earrings out of polymer clay. They were really heavy (in my opinion, she loves them) so I decided to make her a new set out of the Paperclay. Materials Needed:Creative PaperclayFondant Roller1″ Square Clay CutterWater(2) … Continue reading
NFC Playoff Weekend, Skype and Zentangles
First I need to point out the following, I am a HUGE PACKERS FAN and every PACKERS and BEARS FAN have been waiting ions for this game. A NFC Championship Game the winner goes to the Superbowl (182 meetings between the two teams.) It was a sloppy, ugly game, I expected no less from … Continue reading
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