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I’m a Daisy Scouts™ Leader!

I’m a Daisy Scouts™ Leader!

I wanted to explain why I have been M.I.A. recently I have been working on Daisy Scouts™ Projects.  I will be showing Daisy Scouts™ Projects on the blog (I even created a Page for the projects) none of these projects are officially endorsed by the Girl Scouts™ Organization.  For that reason I will not be … Continue reading

Back to School – “Glitter” Personalization

Back to School – “Glitter” Personalization

Every year I go through the same thing personalizing school supplies.  Our school has a pretty strict dress code including clear or mesh backpacks which are really hard to personalize.  I always have visions of my daughter coming home with another child’s backpack because they all look the same.  I know the teachers really appreciate … Continue reading

Sakura Hobby Craft – Wedding Card

Sakura Hobby Craft – Wedding Card

Welcome to my last post for Sakura Hobby Craft Design Team I would like to thank Terri Sproul and Sakura for this wonderful opportunity.  For my last project I created a wedding card for my brother and his new bride Materials: Polka Dot Paper from Freebie from A.J.’s Digi Shoppe™ Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer Terri Sproul … Continue reading

Personalizing a Clear Backpack

Personalizing a Clear Backpack

We have several clear backpacks around our house because it is a requirement of our school district.  One of the ones we got when the Princess entered into Pre-K was a “Thomas Blue” trim backpack.  I love to personalize items for my kids for several reasons.  One it makes it easier to find when in … Continue reading

Sakura Hobby Craft – Butterfly Box

Sakura Hobby Craft – Butterfly Box

Materials: Wooden Box Terri Sproul Mixers:  Tanzanite Shimmer and Pearl, Garnet Pearl, Copper and Violet Shimmer 3D Crystal Lacquer Ultra Fine Glitter HOTP 3D Flower Template Mini Bottle Cap Fiskars® Butterfly Punch Ultra Fine Bic® Mark-It – Purple Tissue Paper Stencil Stamps Staz-On Black Ink 1.  Mix lacquer and Tanzanite Mixer together.  Take brush and apply the tissue paper to … Continue reading

What I did this weekend…

What I did this weekend…

My desk (old drafting table) has been leaning quite a bit so I decided that I needed a “new” desk for my computer.  The changing table that we used for Booga was getting a tad too small for him and really needed to come out of his room.  The table was my first drawing table … Continue reading

Bottle Cap Wind Chimes for Sakura Design Team

Bottle Cap Wind Chimes for Sakura Design Team

For this Design Team Project for Sakura we had to take  bottle caps from The Bottle Cap Company to create an object.  I decided to create a wind chime with the Princess’s help.  She love the fact she got to use the Mixers and her new butterfly punch.  I am happy I created a wind chime that actually … Continue reading

Freezer Paper Stencil Chuck Close T-Shirt

Freezer Paper Stencil Chuck Close T-Shirt

Booga has a small obsession – okay a HUGE obsession with the artist Chuck Close.  It started Tuesday when we visited the local library and I grabbed a NEW book on Chuck Close – Chuck Close Facebook.  Little did I know this book would start an obsession.  I looked through the book (relaxing on the … Continue reading

How to Paint Faux Jade on a Wooden Box

How to Paint Faux Jade on a Wooden Box

Monday’s post was how to make resin embellishments that looked like faux Jade.  This is how I painted the wooden box.  Painting faux stone is a speciality of mine, I love the fact you can create the illusion of stone with paint. If you want to see how I made the Resin Heads check out … Continue reading