4th of July...Already!?!

Just a quick post....I'm trying to get some layouts done but in between I've started to make some 4th of July items...I know...it seems Early...but really its not...its right around the corner!

I put these I Dig the USA shovels in my etsy shop last week! They are packed with fun things, like bubbles and star necklaces!! I love them!! I've got some ideas for some tags too!! I really want to make a flag bunting too....Is there ever enough hours in the day????? I need to make something for the Kids Teachers today too...Okay...I seem to be procrastinating, do you ever do that? I've got to get off this computer and get something done!!!
Hope your are having a great Day!

A Fun Blog Party!!

I happen to be on Facebook tonight and noticed Jamie Lane Designs had a link to the Smart and Trendy Moms blog where they are having a Social Parade! Kinda like a blog hop....every Wednesday! A new linky is posted with that weeks exchange info! I decided to hop over and try it!! Sounds like fun!!

So hop over there and check it out!!

A Girl Can Never Have Too Many Shoes Challenge!

P K Glitz has a fun challenge going on right now and you could win a prize package for participating! You just need to create a shoe from the pattern provided and make sure to put some yummy glitter on it!! Easy and Fun! Here is my take on this months challenge:

Hop over to the P K Glitz blog to get the pattern, all the details and to see all the other Design Team's shoes!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all you Mommas out there!! I hope you are having a fabulous day!!! We are heading over to a Friends house for a yummy brunch and then later we are going to go see a sneak preview of Letters to Juliet...should be fun!!
Hugs,

Sticky Tape Letters?! and a little Peter Pan Love!

Good Morning! On the Wish Big card I showed you on Monday, I made two of the letters stand out, today, I wanted to show you how I made those letters but first I want to talk about Peter Pan.....We went into the City this week to see Peter Pan!! Plays make me Happy...they always have and we try to see as many as we can....but this one...."was an awfully big adventure"!! I loved it!!! The whole thing! From taking BART into the City with the Kids to watching this fun show which was unlike any other I have seen, to intermission when they went into a candy tent and packed colorful Chinese take out boxes with candy to seeing the Kids expressions and excitement to even hoping back on BART afterwards....I loved it all!! If you are in the Bay Area...I highly recommend taking your Kids or seeing it yourself! This was the US premiere so I have no doubt it will be making its way around the US soon...GO...you so wont be disappointed!!!

Okay...now back to Our regularly scheduled crafting adventures....
On to the letters.....You may have seen this technique before but in case you haven't..it's pretty neat! Its kinda like when you were in Elementary School and you would write something down on a piece of construction paper, in glue, and then you would take a piece of string and follow your “glue word” by laying the string right on top! Its the same principle but with no glue!!! All you really need is Sticky Tape and Glitter!!

First take your Sticky Tape…I used 1/4″ for my letters…if you want bigger or wider letters you can use larger tape, ect. and peel off the protective layer….It gets pretty sticky…try to keep it from getting loops… While holding it in both hands take each end and start twisting….twist until its all twisted tight. Once you have your tape twisted, you can start “writing with it”! Here I followed along the stamped sentiment….

The Sticky Tape stays where you put it and also acts as your “glue” for the glitter! When you have the letters like you like them…pour your glitter over them…...make sure to remove any “stray” fabric strands from your glitter pile =:O) I used P K Glitz's Glitter Glitz in Ginger which is quickly becoming a favorite!

Pour off the extra glitter, add more if you need…and then brush off……Now you have dimensional letters that are like “string” letters and add an extra “pop” to your projects…and its fun to do! =:O)

I hope you have a GREAT day and remember...."All you need is trust and a little Pixie Dust!!"....

Wish Big....I am!!!

Happy Monday!!!! It's a beautiful Sunshiney morning here and the Birds are outside singing pretty!!
I wanted to show you a card I made for the P K Glitz blog! You can get all the details about this card there!! You'll have to check out their website tomorrow to see how I made those glittery letters pop out!! Fun!!! Their glitter Rocks!!

That was my first attempt at making a fabric butterfly! I have since made a couple of dozen and they have turned out so much more cuter...I'll pop a few in my etsy store later...You'll see the difference!! Love them!!!
It's Weigh-In Monday......I lost 3.2 lbs this last week and that's pretty happy!!! More to go but I'm liking that number! Too bad I don't have Bob or Jillian around here to help me get to 10 lbs a week! Wouldn't that be fun!!
Whats for dinner? We are having Turkey Burgers....I made them on Friday for just Honey and I and they were so tasty and yummy....I'm making them again!
Its a busy week around here! Hope yours is Wonderful!!
Have a FABULOUS Day!!!

Crazy Quilt Like Fabric Flowers.....

I know, I know...MORE flowers....MORE sewing?!!!! I've always loved to sew...but I've been seriously into it this week....free style sewing....not following the line sewing....I made a bunch of these hand cut flowers (Okay...a lot!) I'm putting some on a layout I'm working on....too cute...I put a few in the shop too! =:O)

You know when you make something...whatever it is....and you look at it and it makes you feel happy? These makes me happy, they are silly, small and they are just so colorful!! Love them!!!
What exciting plans do you have for this weekend? Not a whole lot around here....hopefully we will paint the square on the faux headboard Honey made....he talked me out of Teal =:O( he thought a neutral color would be better...that way I could use any sheets I wanted and it would always match...Doesn't Teal match everything? Isn't it the New neutral? Oh Well...neutral is...well, I wont say...
Off to make bun less, Turkey Burgers and corn on the cob, YUM!
Have a blast....

Yo-Yo Crazy??!!

It was a pretty quiet weekend around here. I even got to sleep in on Saturday!!! We rented a couple of movies...Avatar (loved it, wish I had seen it on the big screen now!) and The Bad Lieutenant (Hated it, no really Hated it!) and while we watched....I sewed and sewed these little yo-yo's. At one point my Honey said..."How many of those things do you need?" A lot...I'm sure of it! How many? I don't know...just lots and lots!! What am I gonna make with them? Flowers, for sure...maybe hair clips...maybe scrapbook embellishments...who knows..I just had to make them. My Daughter wanted to learn too...and she did and then made several herself!

I also started Weight Watchers! I definitely need to get this extra weight off me. Its so boring being over-weight. I hate it. So....I'm gonna work it...I planned the meals, I went grocery shopping! With me, if I plan...Its easy, peasy...If I don't....well, not so much. Tonight for Dinner...London Broil that's been marinating since yesterday and oven-roasted Beets and Garlic..YUM! I'll have to make another veggie too, since I'm not sure the Kiddos will like Beets, then again...ya never know! What exciting thing did you do or was your weekend quiet too!?
Hope your Monday is happy!!

More Than Enough!!

It’s been a while since I made an ATC or ACEO….its even been a longer time since I’ve made a Fairy Tear Bear!! I decided to make one this week and boy…did it take me longer than expected...I'd forgotten how much effort these little bears take!!
I think the end result turned out pretty cute thou...

The title for this Fairy Bear ATC is a little reminder that I think We ALL forget sometimes... the knowledge and belief that we are, already, More Than Enough...remember that...
You can get all the details for this card on the P K Glitz blog and a close up of all that sparkle!!!!
If you would like to see some of my other Tear Bear Fairy ATCs / ACEOs click here, here and here!
I hope you have a "beary" spectacular day and a fabulous weekend! Do you have any plans? Something fun????????

I love Your Face!!

I love Photo Booths! I do, I admit it! I don't think you can ever go into a Photo Booth and come out...not Smiling! They just make you happy! Five of us crammed into one recently in San Francisco...this is the result:

I did this layout for the P K Glitz blog and you can find all the information for it over there!!
Its been raining here and cold. Its suppose to rain until Friday I think...ick...the rain makes me sleepy...Where is the warmer weather? I want some!!
Hope you have a great Day!!
xoxo

I've been sewing!!!!

I feel like I've neglected you my dear blog friends, I haven't meant to but I've been keeping busy and it seems the week is gone before it starts! I thought I'd give you a little sneak peek into what I've been working on! =:O) I've been sewing all sorts of things! I love sewing...I love the completed project at the end too! No matter how small!

Like these adorable little pillows! They are only about 8" x 5" but they pack a BIG punch of color and make me feel happy!

My Girls keep coming in the "craft shack" and try to steal them. They said they would be perfect in their rooms....I've been making some more flowers too! Pretty yummy flowers and I've cut a ton of circles from pretty fabric to make some yo-yo flowers!

See, I've just been busy...Starting in May...I'm going to load up my etsy store and keep it stocked up on new projects and interesting bits of goodness! That's my New goal! So be sure to come back and check it out!! We're also trying to re-vamp the house, on a serious budget...Okay a tiny, tiny, barely there at all budget...to start Honey is working on this headboard that was shown on the blog, Be Different...Act Normal (one of my favorite blogs!) as we speak! My Kids bought us a HUGE, de-lish-ish, bed for Christmas but with funds a little tight right now we cant afford to buy a new headboard...have no fear...Honey is near!!! I'm super excited and can't wait till he is done. We are going to paint inside the square...Teal...*swoon*!
Well, I'm off...I need to make a scrapbook page with some happy glitter....
Hugs,

It's Sketch Challenge Time!!!

Its time for April's Sketch Challenge over at the P K Glitz blog!! I played along...using this month's card sketch...

and here is my take on it, a happy little spring card...

Glitter: Glitter Glitz, Orchird (P K Glitz)
Tape: Sticky Tape 1/4" (P K Glitz)
Scrapbook Paper: Bunny Collection (Unknown)
Embellishments: Bunny in Box, Craft Essentials (JoAnns)
Cardstock: Cream (PTI) Avacodo (Unknown)
Rubber Stamp: Happy Spring (Memory Box)
Ribbon: Martha Stewart (EK Success)
Glue: Quick-Dry (3M)

Play along this month and don't forget you can even Win a prize!! Go check it out!!! Sketch Challenge
Have Fun,

1st Day of School!

Wow...it is still hard to believe that this year I have a High School Senior, a new Middle Schooler and 1 still in Elementary at home...where did all the time go???? My picture is not that good, as always, its my biggest complaint...I hate my point and shoot! The colors in real life are vibrant and the sparkle from the yummy glitter is amazing...I did ask Honey for a new camera for my birthday....so hopefully he's saving his pennies! =:O)

Spring Break is over. The Kids had sleepovers, here and there. We saw Alice in Wonderland. Played in the park. Went into the City one day and hung out at the Wharf and the Pier. Ate too much junk. Went to bed too late and slept in too long and now to its time to get them back into schedule....and the rain is back. How great is that it waited till the end of the break....
I did this page for the P K Glitz blog and you can find all the details over there!! =:O)
I hope you had a fabulous week and next week is nothing but better!
Hugs,

Tin Transformation!

I did this tutorial for the P K Glitz blog and thought I'd share it here too!!

We've all had something that came in a little tin, mints, buttons, ect., don't throw away those tins, reuse them but make them prettier!! (You can also buy brand new tins online or I've seen them at Michaels) Today I'm using a small round tin.

First gather up your supplies: Glitter, Sticky tape, I'm using 1/4" (both of those items you can get at P K Glitz!) =:O). Tin, scrapbook paper, ribbon and small embellishment.

Run the sticky tape along the outside rim of the top lid going all the way around and peel away the protective layer.

Glitter up the sticky tape by pouring generous amounts of glitter on it. Brush off any excess glitter to save.

Next you'll want to cut a piece of scrapbook paper to fit the bottom side of the tin and run all the way around. Apply it to the tin using the sticky tape.

Now you're almost done! Fill the tin with a little treat (I used M&M's) or somethin' somethin' and tie a pretty ribbon around it. Add a little embellishment on top, I used my vintage dictionary buttons found here but you can use a tag, a flower, whatever suits you and viola...an adorable little treat tin, perfect for a million reasons!!

Here is another view!

Fun Huh?! I would love to see any tins you decorate!!!!
The Kids are going to be tie-dying some shirts today and hopefully we will then head off to the park for some swinging....Hope your day is fabulous!!
Hugs,

Thank You and a Winner!!

Wow! What a great Blog Hop! I hope you all had fun!! I just wanted to say Thank You to everyone who stopped by my blog and left such Wonderful comments! I appreciate the nice thoughts!!! So....Thank You!!

I loved making this card...I punched out a little hole a popped one of these vintage dictionary buttons into the space....I think it turned out so cute! Oh...you don't want to talk about the card today? You want to see who won! Well Okay.....The person that won a set of my embellishments is:

Ruth,
who said: "beautiful flowers, I so love using the old vintage printed pages
and glitter is like my favorite...."
Ruth! Please sent me your address so I can get these out to you!!

If I don't hear from Ruth by Wednesday, I will pick another winner! I hope you all had a great Easter weekend...its spring break around here so the Kiddos are home...so I need to find something fun to do with them.....Any fun thoughts?
Have a Great Week!!
Hugs,

Welcome to The P K Glitz Bunny Blog Hop!!!!

edited to add: Contest is now closed! Thank you for all your wonderful comments!

So glad you decided to "Hop" in...

If you started here....there are lots of blogs to visit and you will see some great eye candy using P K Glitz products. You may even win some Blog Candy...so leave some comments along the way! All of the projects will have a Spring, bunny or flower theme just in time for the warmer weather! Here is my project for the Hop...I decided to make a bunch of these adorable Flowers...because I can never have enough flowers it seems and these embellishments just make everything Pop!


These flowers are made with vintage dictionary paper and tons of yummy glitter!! Here I used the embellishments on a couple of spring tags.... I will be attaching these tags to some last minute Easter Gifts! Very fun!

Supplies Used:
Glitter: Glitz in Lagoon, Chartreuse, Ginger, Sunset, Orchid, Sand (P K Glitz)
Sticker Paper (P K Glitz)
Sticky Tape: 1/4" (P K Glitz)
Wonder Film (P K Glitz)
Scrapbook Paper: Home (My Mind's Eye)
Misc. Vintage Dictionary pages, buttons, thread, tags, twine (PTI), ribbon, leaves (Prima)

I'll have some of these adorable flower sets in my etsy store later today...but lucky for you, you hopped in this way...just leave me a comment and you might Win your own set of 12 little flowers(buttons will vary!)! The Winner of my blog candy will be announced on Tues here and on the P K Glitz blog....


Now continue hopping around to see some wonderful things....and don't forget to comment...
P K Glitz Blog
Tammy, Not Just Paper and Glue
Colleen, HappyLittleArt (You're Here)
Bettina, My Stamp Box
Deborah, Country Heart and Home
Janet, Janet's Joy
Wendy, Dazzling Reflections
Jamie,Bits of Paper
Andrea, Andrea's Scraps

(P.S. The deadline for entering all blog candy giveaways is midnight Central time on Sunday night, April 4th for all prizes!)
Have Fun!!!
Hugs,