Seasonal Magnetic Sign Class

Here is what I'm doing for my latest

ongoing class down at Paper Cottage.

Remember how much fun I had making this

Seasonal Magnetic Sign

with switch out shapes for each month?

Well I loved it so much,

I'm turning it into a class!

Each month we'll be doing a new shape

that will be ready at the first of each month.

Keep tuned for June, we'll be doing a fun

star for the 4th of July!

The shapes are so easy to store and the sign you

can hang just about anywhere.

My little girl has loved being able to switch out the shapes!

This last month has been so hectic for me.

I've had so many irons in the fire that I am amazed

that I'm still standing.

Here's a fun gift my little girl and I did for her teacher

for Teacher Appreciation week.

Her teacher got married earlier this year

and my daughter has been disturbed that she doesn't

have a sign with her new name on it outside her door.

Problem solved.:)

Next I've been busy with my little Activities Day Girls from church.

Somehow I didn't plan our schedule too well

and was stuck doing 2 craft projects in one month.

There's 15 little girls, so I had my work cut out for me!

I was able to put together these really cute picture blocks

for an outing to the temple.

Ginger and her sister Christine are two gals I stumbled upon

at our Holiday House Boutique

and they have crazy talent!

Make sure to go and check out there great pictures on their new blog

Red Leaf Designs!

They can personalize any picture and do just about any size too!

Ginger saved my hide and even dropped them by my house.

I was sooooo happy with how they turned out!

I just mod podged them onto a piece of painted black MDF

and wrapped a ribbon around them.

They were so cute and simple!

I also some how found a little time to put together

a fun tool box for our online craft group

Wood You Like To Craft.

I used a couple of old cedar fence slats to make it.

I wanted you guys to see how I taped the two pieces together

before I made my angled cuts.

It took me a minute or two to figure it out

so that I would have the right angle for both pieces

and it worked like a dream. 

I think on the next box I'll use pine.  Cedar just splits too easily.

I was glad I was going for a rustic look and the splits

just looked like it had character, right?:)

Here's another fun banner I did for a little boy's birthday party.

I must admit I am a little challenged when it comes to doing boy stuff.

Give me pinks and some glitter and I go nuts.

My hubby helped me make sure I didn't mess it up.

Isn't it fun?! 

 What was great is that the "name" was done on a separate piece

so he can hang it up in his room and get some great use out of it!

I've still got some fun pictures on my camera to share

but this afternoon I'm headed outside to

get some plants in the ground.

It has been so rainy and cold here, that with

the sun out......I'm going to go out too!

Spring Chicks

Today the first little chicks hatched from their eggs

in my daughter's classroom

and I admit it gave me goosebumps to see them!

SOOOOOO Cute!

Also, what an AMAZING Teacher!

We never did cool stuff like that in school when I was a kid.

Thought I'd share a picture of the spring chicks I did up

for the Spring Boutique a week ago.

Can I just say I'm still exhausted.

I went back and calculated the hours of sleep

I got that week from Monday to Friday

and it was lucky if it was even 10 hours.

I have been a walking zombie

and after prepping for Teacher Appreciation week

here it is 6:30 and I'm already to crawl into bed.

(headed over to post some pictures on the CraftySisters blog)

I also wanted to give a big

THANKS!!!!

To all of you who came out to support our fun boutique!

There was lots of cute stuff there!

I'm an emotional person anyway

but when I hear from so many of you who have

become my friends through this unexpected business of mine,

it means a lot and

I just want you to know how much I appreciate you

and how blessed I am to be able to work with such amazing people.

Thank You!

On a funnier and more embarrassing note.....

I just realized last week that I've been spelling

Mod Podge as

Modge Podge.

Yup, turn me into the grammar police....

I'm sure someone already has.

Don't I feel like a dork!:)

A Spring Boutique

 I'm so exited for this weekend!

Holiday House is having their Spring Boutique

and I've been working as fast as I can to

get some fun goodies ready for it!

So if you haven't heard from me

it's because I'm out in the shed

working away.....

I'm pretty excited though because

I'll be doing a "signature piece" for them.

Remember my fun Seasonal Change Outs

that I did up for our Wood You Like To Craft project?

Well I'll be doing them, slightly different

for the boutique.

I'm so excited, so make sure to come stop by

and see some really amazing and fun stuff

by some very talented local gals!

Soda Pop!

I have to admit that there are some projects

I enjoy working on more than others....

although I pretty much love everything I do!

I was so happy with how a couple of projects lately had turned out!

First up is a set of fun Coca Cola letters!

These were so fun to do and I was so happy with how they turned out!

Here they are after Sheila has painted them.

They were for the amazing Sheila over at The Craftaholic Creations.

She makes the most amazing dolls and I am in sewing envy!:)

Cool huh?

Next was my spin on our Wood You Like To Craft project.

If you haven't gone over to check it out you gotta!

Each month we will be doing a craft with wood

and following it up with a linky party

so you can show off your take on the craft tutorial that month.

It's going to be so much fun to see how each person's interpretation turns out

plus you get to show off your wood working skills and get to know each other!

Here are all the fun shapes I put together for each month.

I love doing seasonal stuff and this was just up my alley!

I'll be doing a class with this in May down at Paper Cottage.

The papers will vary a bit since I just used all my scraps to put these together.

I've been busy getting all my spring stuff going for the

Holiday House Boutique's Spring Boutique

in a couple of weeks.

Last year was their first year doing it and it was great!

I have to admit I love making spring and Easter stuff.

I love the pastels, they just make me happy.

I'll make sure to post the details for them here soon!

Wedding Letters

I had to just give you guys a look at these fun

letters I did up for the sweetest gal for her wedding.

I love the black and white theme

and even more the touches of hot pink!

The hubby to be is Irish and they wanted a shamrock

added for a sweet personal touch.

I will admit I get nervous about weddings

since it's such an important day I want things to be just right!

Is there a thing as too many hot pink rhinestones?:)

They were a little tough since the font was a slanted thin cursive

which is hard to angle so that they will stand upright.

It was a fun challenge though and I'm happy with the result!

Tomorrow I'll be putting my finishing touches on my

Wood You Like To Craft project for this month.

If you guys haven't had a chance to check out

this fun online craft group head over.

I'm so excited to see what everyone does!

An Easter Basket

 

I've always wanted a real wood Easter Basket!

So I finally made one for my little girl

and will be offering them for a class down at Paper Cottage this month.

I was so happy with how it turned out

and loved the paper that's on it!

Remember the sneak peek I gave last week?

Well here's the pictures my sis sent over!

I love zebra print!

It just makes me happy!

I was pleasantly surprised with this cute

yellow, gray and white combo too!

Recognize the rolled felt rose scalloped heart?

My sis and I put together a red version over at Crafty Sisters which was to die for

but this one I'll admit had me giddy!

I found the perfect paper for these EAT letters

done in a fun watermelon theme!

Too fun!

I've got some other pictures I'll post too

of a fun set of letters for a wedding!

Sneak Peeks!

My sweet sister Candace came over this morning

and brought her new camera

to snag some great pictures of some of my recent projects

I've been working on.

Yup....

I'm trying to keep my New Year's resolution to be better at

taking pictures of the fun stuff I get to do to share with all of you!

Here's a sneak peek (taken with my camera)

of a really fun set of letters I just finished!

I was so happy with how they turned out!

I have to admit sometimes I get frustrated looking for

things in the stores to embellish them with

so this time I made my own flowers

because I had no idea how hard it would be

to actually find any truly purple stuff to match!

Also here's some fun letters I did

for a little girl who loves Tinkerbell.

Can you see how the L mimics the fun T in Tinkerbell?

I'm hoping to get the other pictures from my sis tomorrow

and get them posted!

Right now I'm trying to get an Easter basket made

for my upcoming class in March.

I love love love making Spring and Easter stuff!