A CARD FOR ME FROM MY NEW CRAFTING FRIEND!

Its me again!    After I got back from the CHA,  I had a story I forgot all about telling you and a card to show you.  I don't know if I mentioned it or not but I took one of my bff's with me to the craft convention.  She'd never before crafted but said she'd be interested in learning to craft and thought it would be fun to attend!!!  Naturally she had a great time!  And, yes, she did come back home and started crafting!  I gave her a few tips and she made one of her first cards for me.  Here it is:

Now every time I talk with her, she's making somebody a card!!!  What happened when I took her to the CHA?!!!  Well..., I think I created a MONSTER!!!  I love it!!!  My little protege'... LOL!!!

Anyway, I think her card is beautiful and to think she made it for me!!!

She'd like that I shared her card with all of you, and thanks for looking!!!

I'VE GOT ANOTHER "CHERRY ON TOP" BLOG AWARD!!!

Hello, all my friends and family!!!  As always, I pray all's well!!!

I feel so fortunate to have such wonderful friends as you in blog land!!!  It never ceases to amaze me how you miraculously seem to just come running just when it seems you're needed, and you've never let me down.  I just hope I am reciprocating!!!  I do love you all!!! 

Another very dear friend, Helen of http://www.longlivescissorsandpaper.blogspot.com/ was also there to cheer me up by passing on to me the Cherry on Top award.  Thank you so much, Helen:

  

Helen has been one of my followers almost from the first day I started my blog and I have been so inspired by following her as well.  If you haven't already, please visit her blog to see what I mean.   She's been real busy lately, so she has some really great projects!

So, in keeping with accepting this award, I must list 3 things about myself, (hopefully, a couple of them are different from those I've given previously), post a favorite picture, and pass the award on to 5 other followers:

About me:

1. 
   
   I love old classic movies
2. 
   
   I usually can't leave well-enough alone
3. 
   
   I just can't leave out my crafting/blogging -- love it!!!

My favorite picture, at the moment, is of my little Buster:

I'd like to now pass this award on to five friends that I've never passed an award on to before but who have, through their creativity, inspired me.  Please visit them:

Terry
Dawn
Enfy
Rose
Cropping Canuck

Ladies, in accepting this award, it's your turn thank the person who gave you this award; to list 3 things about yourself; post the award on your blog; post a favorite picture; and pass it on the 5 friends!

In conclusion, I hope to see you all at Sheila's tomorrow for my second project as a Sassy Designer. I think I have a project you'll all enjoy!  Well, off to finish my tutorial for my design project!!!

I'll be seeing you!

TREASURE PROJECT 4: The Buttons, Again!!!

Okay, everyone, I'm back with another project using the buttons!

As much as I tried and wanted to yesterday, I just couldn't get into my crafting (or anything for that matter) but I really did want to and so I made an attempt!  Unfortunately, I don't think my project came out anything like I'd planned and I also think it looks unfinished; maybe you can help me.  Here's the project:

My intent was to design a Christmas card ornament that could be hung from a tree or as a Christmas decoration.  Given the mood I was in, I'm surprised I even got this far...

Again, I used one of the buttons from my treasures and this time I used an image of a poinsetta in the center and filled it with resin that I'd mixed glitter into.  (It's difficult to see the poinsetta in the button because the glitter makes it look a bit cloudy in the picture.)  I then made a bow of gold mesh ribbon, centered the button on the bow, and added a gold cord for the hanger.  I added matching rub-on poinsetta's on the bottom sides of the card and covered them with Glossy Accents to give them some dimension, and finished the card off with the words and star accent rub-ons.  I don't recall the name of the paper but I do know it was from a paper pack from Big Lots.

In my thoughts this was to be a finished card but it's missing something; I'm just not feeling whatever the problem is with this card project so please provide me your suggestions!

I'll be seeing you!

 

THANK YOU!

Hello, all my wonderful friends!  I hope you're all well.

I would like to thank all of you that responded to my post on yesterday.  I hope I didn't alarm anyone because I'm actually fine, only going through what I think are some hormonal changes -- LOL!!!

I do, however, want you to know I appreciate you all being there for me, and offering your warm and soothing comments.  I feel so very honored to have such friends far and near  -- who are friends -- though I've never met many of you.  It meant so much to me to read your words and take comfort in them.

Thank you!

AN INSPIRATIONAL CARD FOR ME

Good Monday, everyone.  I trust you all had a wonderful weekend.

I spent some time blog-hopping and quietly visiting this weekend, and I love all the wonderful projects  you've done.  I might not have commented on every project, but I did get an opportunity to browse and look over some projects I'd previously missed.  So, in case you thought I wasn't around, I was lurking mainly in the background.

This card I'm featuring today is one that I haven't done in quite some time.  I think they're beautiful cards and I absolutely love making them.  I love the look in the eyes of people when they receive them because a look can often times say more than words:

However, I did this card more for myself because I've felt a bit out-of-sort and kind of melancholy this weekend; things just haven't gotten as back to normal as I'd like for them too -- little tiny things.  Although nothing I can actually pin-point, or enough to complain about or interfere with anything, I can feel them and can't shake the irritating feeling.  Well, I won't bore you further with that because like I said it just a "bit" out-of-sort feeling and, otherwise, there's nothing whatsoever wrong in my life at the moment.  Maybe I'm just having a senior moment.

I hope you like my card, and if you're feeling a little "odd" these days than maybe (I hope) my card can help boost you too!

I'll be seeing you!

Hugs!

CANDLE MAGIC!

Foreward to my followers:  I have, hopefully, caught-up with all your blogs; however, because the information is not available on your member log-ins , there are followers I have not been able to locate both recently and over time (altho I've searched for you).  If I have never, at any time, contacted you it is because I do not know how to reach you.  Therefore, if you have never received a post comment and/or email from me, please let me know whether you have a blog or website, or an email address available where I can contact you.  I love for all my followers to know, personally, I appreciate them being there for me!

Happy, happy Friday, friends!!!  Another weekend, hopefully filled with creative fun projects to come!!!

I have a project today that I'm calling candle magic, however, it's really just another recycled candle/card project.  I looked at an old candle and thought how I hadn't did a candle project in a while, so I did one and it was fun!  LOL!

I found these really pretty napkins, grabbed a glass square and the candle:

After I finished decoupaging the candle and card, I added the embellishments and here's what I got:

I get these glass squares from a friend of my DH who owns a glass company.  He often takes his scraps and cuts them into squares for me to use as coasters, but you can find plain glass candle holders usually in your dollar store.  The embellies are just some buttons, lots of brush-on glitter, and a large oval bead.

I think I can come up with someone who might like to receive this as a gift!

That's it for now, but I'll be back!!!  Which, of course, means...

I'll be seeing you!

TREASURE PROJECT 3: The Metal Buckles

Happy Thursday morning, everyone!!!  I hope everyone's doing well and awaiting a creative and fun fast approaching weekend!

Of course, I'm back with another project from my treasure find, this is number 3 in this series.  I don't know exactly what these are called so I'm going to refer to them as metal buckles:

This project took a bit of thought because I had several ideas but I decided on this project.   I think you will all like it; I love it!  Of course, I couldn't wait for it to dry completely or get it cleaned up before letting you see it, I'll do that later, so you might not want to do any close-ups!

First I gathered together a few materials:

 

These items are:  epoxy resin, small gold roses, a string of beads, and white buttons with gold trimmings(which are also from my treasure find), and this is what it became:

I slid my favorite Akoya pearl necklace through the back and viola!!!

Ummmm, I think I might do a pair of matching earrings and a pin!  Well..., I really hope you like it as much as I do!

I'll be back later using another of this button and resin for another project, so I'll see you then!