She’s Crafty
Newspaper Dress?
As I do, I was randomly poking at my fiddle phone while killing time with baby having a snack, when Pinterest popped up with this page. O M G !!! There are other paper items equally as cool on this page but this is clearly a page devoted to a collection of paper dress pictures. I try to check out the people are who repin my stuff on Pinterest. And in this case, it was really worth it. The Pinner’s name is Homer J. And this is an example of taking this form of social media to a whole new cool level. Ooh La la. Can’t make this stuff...
read moreTrading Spaces
When we first moved to or house in the boonies, I discovered the Home and Garden Network on my new cable box/best friend. We were renovating the house on a “budget”, as in cheaply as possible without making any real progress that money would require. Channel 43 became my bestest friend outside of General Hospital which I maintained a relationship with far longer than is admittable here. So HGTV housed all the tips, inspiration, and TV personalities I could handle. My favorite shows were ones where a room would be redone in half hour and...
read moreHandmade Butterfly Thank You Cards
You may or may not know, I had a surprise baby shower a little while back. You may or may not know that I love to do paper crafting. And so I set myself to the task of hand creating thank you cards for the all the lovely people who bestowed gifts upon me and my belly baby. I continued with my paper butterfly theme from Christmas, added a dash of ripped whatever paper, and some old sheet music. It took me a very long time. And I was very pleased with them. And their imperfectness. And then I set them free in the...
read morePreview My Paper Christmas
My definition of Christmas is the Holy Spirit of Creativity. Every year I aspire to get lost and recover there. This year, my inspiration comes from what I’ve been pinning on my paper Pinterest board. My blog Moodboard begot the folded fan butterflies. The butterflies were then incorporated into the leaf wreaths and gifted to friends. I felt the theme needed a continuance in my holiday decorating. I prescribed myself a task. To create a white wreath and some white butterflies to go on the tree. Standing at the craft room table, I eyed...
read moreBall Jars
I am amused, tickled, and sometimes irked at the resurgence in popularity of the Ball jar. I have always had a ‘thing’ for these glass canning containers. As a shop owner of a gift and antiques store, they were a staple. I always scarfed up box loads full of ball jars when I came across them at flea markets or estate sales. And I’d refuse to pay more than a couple bucks for a box full. As we come to find out, their uses are many. Personally, I did the sand/candle/jar combo on my cocktail tables at my wedding 11...
read moreUnder A Design Spell
As you may know, my love of decorating, design, and DIY is deep. I’m a visual voyeur to more than a few design blogs. Whether I found her by Pinterest or by blogroll ( a ‘who I like’ list on the sidebar of a blog), there’s one gal who’s work and projects I like and respect a great deal. She has a young blog, like me, and she shines brightly. Sarah M. Dorsey Designs is the blog of Sarah M. Dorsey, a designer, artist, and DIY-er who means business when she plays around. And I pleasantly discovered recently, she comes...
read moreShadowbox Winerack
I was perusing Pinterest one day and saw the wine rack made from an old rake. I said cool. I don’t think I repinned it but plenty of people did. I have been trying to think up a cool wine rack concept for some time and that seemed like fun. Except, I didn’t have an old rake. Until that fateful day we decided to do yard work. Mark hit something turning over the garden. And I dared to rake what should not be raked. This was the outcome. Needless to say, I purchased new equipment. But I also nuked an old metal rake that I think...
read moreCrafty Birdcage Light from Hell
Originally inspired by Restoration Hardware’s chandeliers inside gigantic birdcages, oh my goodness, I began to see the birdcage light as a must try. And try I did. And try again. This is my step by step story. Found the birdcage at antiques mall for $5. Then I dug the shade and lamp kit out of closet/box/drawer. Put together. Something’s up. Fix loose rocker switch on cord. Light’s too bright. Take it all apart to put 40 watt appliance light bulb in. Still too white/bright. Fashion paper sleeve to go up inside in a parchment color...
read moreSelf Esteem Booster Jar
I followed through an idea today that I want to share. Sometimes people talk about artist’s dates. Or a day-cation. The initial idea is that you need a break, even a 15 minute respite, from the slave driving critical parent that’s usually at the helm. The trick, of course, is to decide your worthy of halting the protestant work ethic record to listen to your heart. Because your heart needs to play or dream or do something else other than focus on production constantly. My idea was a jar where I could put papers with happy tasks...
read moreShe’s Crafty
As promised, I brought the crafty. Wanted to give my friend’s sister something to celebrate her newborn. I love the keepsake box idea. Joanne’s had photo-boxes on sale. So I grabbed two, as I decided to make another for a pregnant woman at church. Grabbed ribbons and coordinating fabric and some batting. Supplies included scissors, exacto knife, roller knife, ruler, spray glue, hot glue, iron, and the cardboard backing off a used up paper tablet. And the screwdriver to pry off the metal box label thinger. The trick...
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