Ready for March? I am!

I am going to try and make 2011 my best year yet for crafting.  This includes my lucky clover door decoration that just got hung on the front door.  It started as a cut piece of plywood (thanks hubby Dan!) and the edges got a coat of shamrock green paint.  Then, a few different patterns of paper got modge podged onto the front, the edges got trimmed and it was time to embellish.  This one features beads on the the wire, a green silk carnation, a small ribbon bow, and a few buttons.  The finishing touch included gold glitter glue close to the edge of the front.  I can't wait to see it in the daylight tomorrow out on the front door!

More yarn fun

These are a first attempt at knitting.  It really is a challenge to learn how to knit after crocheting for so long, but I guess I can hold my own on basic things.  These are little hand cuffs, fingerless, but with a thumb hole.  The nice part about this project was that it went quick and I didn't have to do it in the round.  I will be attempting a hat that matches, we will see how that goes!

After a long time away...

A new post!!

I have been busy lately playing with different crafts, and have re-fallen in love with crocheting.  This is an ear warmer that I made complete with custom crochet flower and button embellishments.  I sure hope the runner in the family likes it once she gets it next weekend!

Wedding Album Pictures

Hello Everyone!

I recently finished the pages for my 18" x 18" wedding album and posted the pictures to my Scrapbook.com gallery.  You can enjoy them by clicking  here.  This picture is of the cover of the album.  I covered the original book with fabric, and then embellished it with feathers, beads, and my favorite flower, a gerbera daisy.  Enjoy!

Time to CREATE!

So one of my newest friends shares the creative spirit with me and I was more than happy to assist her in trying to be creative when I realized that we all need some inspiration from time to time.  I decided to gift her something I had made for Christmas, I just had to come up with what it would be.  I found a picture of some "springy" letters, and decided to make my own.  The word create kept coming to mind, so I used that and painted the letters first.  Then I embellished each one with a different material, and worked on bending some wire for the springs.  I enlisted the help of my husband and he cut the block for mounting and helped me decide what glue to use for the spring joints.  We settled on a two part epoxy and the result turned out amazing.  The only thing I am more proud of than the final outcome is the place it now resides.... :-)

Spring Wreath

Hello All...

Boy is this a cold winter in Minnesota... To spread a little "light at the end of the tunnel" cheer, here is a pic of my front door spring wreath.  I love gerbera daisies and thought the bird was too cute to not include.  The wreath is a wire form with a greenery bush that I separated out and attached, then with lots of gerbera daisies and the bird glued in.  I can't wait till it's seasonally appropriate to put it out!

Tag Bib

One of my best girl friends had a baby girl this year, and while I really enjoy spoiling her, sometimes I really like to spoil her with something handmade.  This was inspired by a holiday themed tag bib found at Kirklands and I decided to try it.  I had a kid theme shower curtain sample with the frog motif and thought that would be good for cleaning and durability.  The ribbons I had on hand in my room and I backed the motifs with a bit of sheet batting.  I thought it had turned out pretty well, and when it didn't even make it out of the box before M had it in her mouth, I knew I did a great job.