Vinyl Giveaway

Today I am sharing a give-away with Wonderfully Wordy. I just ordered the vinyl owl

for my Halloween mantel (coming soon!) and would love some more vinyl. Who doesn't love vinyl? I have several around my home, but my favorite is the front door. It says "No solicitors or flyers". I might as well said, "LET LOST!" But it totally works. I don't get junk or salesman at my door.

So if you would like some vinyl, go to Sweet November and join the giveaway.

I totally need/love the pantry canisters. Don't you think I need those?

Enjoy!

Halloween Banner

Sweet Pea lives in the college dorms, complete with white cinder blocks. I made a Halloween banner to add a little color to that sparce, blank space. I did a lot of cutting and folding during a recent Sunday while watching church on t.v.

(BEST ever!).

I printed out each letter onto bright green cardstock using a "Lord of the Rings" font. Who knew...never mind. Geeks and nerds know that stuff.

(It doesn't look like green in the above photo, see below)

Next up, punched out 3" scallops out of eggplant and glue letters on top.

Then, I used 2 different designer papers, a black stripe and orange polka dot. Cut each into 2" x 12" in strips. Glued 2 strips together (2" x 24"), folded every 1/2 inch to form the medallions.

Finally, I sent all of the pieces to Sweet Pea and she glued them together on a 3/4" ribbon. I wasn't sure about the length of the room, so she did it herself.

Here is it....Tah-dah!

Needless to say, this wall needs a lot, LOT more color.

I am looking forward to making another one for myself....this time with yellow or cream centers (oohhh...That sounds like a cookie!)

I've got a ton of other Halloween/Fall projects that are midway to completion.

Working a lot has put some money in my pocket, but a cramp in my crafting time. Can't win!

What is your newest decor addition this fall?

Enjoy!

Autumn, wishful thinking

Today's post is a wish for fall to come. Summer decided to extend it's stay like an old, stinky ...I don't know, but you get the picture.

I have been decorating my front door in the hopes of some kind of cooler weather arriving.

That didn't work. What did happen was crazy lightening and thunder storms and big fluffy clouds and humidity. Huh. Well, at least it isn't 110 degrees.

Oh yeah....these were live flowers... almost dead now. What the heck, Summer. Go away!

Next week, pumpkins make their appearance. Maybe that will invite cooler weather.

Ciao!

Banana Bread

Check out my post for banana bread.

You'll wish there was smell-o-vision here.

Chalkboard Paint....some more

Hi ya!

So with school starting, crafting has been on hold.

With my new love of chalkboard paint, I have moved on to pottery.

The first pot is painted with red trim on the top and chalkboard paint on the pot. This is a perfect year-round pot....Back-to-School, Fall, Christmas, Valentine's, etc. Write in your favorite phrase and switch out the flowers. This season....mums.

Also, a great idea for treats. This pot is fill with my favs, tootsie rolls.

It says "Here's to you, Toots!"

What else can I do with chalkboard paint? Stay tuned!

School Girl Birthday

Happy Back to School!

Today's card is a birthday card for a teacher buddy. Actually, I have a lot of teacher buddies, so I may put this card into assembly line mode to crank a bunch out.

I used one of my favorite stamps by Pure Innocence, along with my favorite Cosmo Cricket paper, "Early Bird".

As you can see, I added an old school black board. I love, LOVE chalkboards. See previous post for my blackboard message center in my kitchen.

I have gotten a little chalkboard crazy. Stay tuned for some projects with that nifty paint.

Hey!
How's it going? Enjoying your summer?
Today's card is a simple one I created after I saw something like it at Target.
Super easy get well card.
I punched a square for the tissue box, cut a little corner of tissue and glued it on.
Then, I cut out some little slipper.
The sentiment is from a Pure Innocence set...Umbrella.



Stay Fabulous!

Hola!
Today's card is a simple birthday card. I was trying to use up the last of my sticky ribbon. It didn't fold into a bow nicely, but with a couple of sticky dots, I got it done.

Summer is coming to a close. It went too fast this year. The kids start school on the 11th. Unbelievable!
I saw Thanksgiving items for sale at Joann's the other day.
I'm so not ready for fall. Not yet. Still enjoying the great weather.
Stay Fabulous!

Sweet Fruit

Hello!
Today's card is a quick card for a friend I never get to see.

Used some $1 g studio stamps from Joann's and a layout borrowed by Mary Fish.

Stay Fabulous!

Birthday cake

Hello!

Today's card is a sweet birthday card.

This is the first card with a crotchet flower on it. Whatcha think? It took me a couple of days of You Tube to figure out how to make that little sucker. I hope to pop out a couple of more soon.

The inspiration from this card is from a site called Paisley and Polka Dots.
Last spring they had a min album kit that had a cake page that inspired this card. So props to them!