All About Keshia - August 13, 2015

Kayla and I got together to make bridal shower invitations for Keshia.  I love the finished product.  For shower favors we thought it would be fun to follow thru with the Fall In Love theme and make all attendees a fall ornament. 

 

I hope Dave and Keshia have a happy marriage and a happy life!

Chalkboard Poster

Chalkboard posters are all the rave right now, especially when chronicling your children's year in review.  I thought this would be fun to try and do for my grandson's birthday.  I downloaded a chalkboard background first and then went to work in my photo editing program.

And a picture of his cake and cupcakes.  Obviously I'm an amateur but it sure was fun putting it together!

Subway Art!?!???!?!?!!?!

Clearly this is a project that scares me to death or at least has always scared me.  I've only just begun and I know that Subway Art perfectionists would shudder at my method but it works for me.  I have no clear plan, only that I want it to reflect all the words and feelings one might have while sitting on the porch.  I am very random in my thoughts, typing out words, applying favorite fonts to those words and placing them on my board where I think they will fit.  I will continue to fill in until I have no spaces left and hopefully I'll end up with my very own personalized subway art.

added a little more on my lunch     

finished product, super happy with the way it turned out!

Spring Wreaths

It was time for a new spring wreath so I used an old grapevine wreath I had, purchased some new flowers and a few lemons (I just love lemons...their shape, their color, their smell, their taste, and what they make you think of when you see them, they are a happy little fruit). 

For my garage I decided to try something different.  15' of old garden hose, a few clear zip ties from my husband's tool box, a handful of artificial flowers, a new bright and cheery pair of garden gloves and an old trowel and the Garden Hose Wreath is born. 

Happy Spring!!!!!!

Accordion Cards

It's never thrilled me to make cards or to scrapbook, I'd rather make other paper crafts, however, I happened onto a tutorial for an accordion card and I love making them.

I'm going to make many more using all kinds of words, then I'm giving them away to friends.  I'm hoping they will all have a mantle, dresser, entertainment center of sorts or somewhere in their home to display them.

You start with 2- 12x12 sheets of cardstock.  I cut three strips that were 10.5" long by 5" tall.  then I scored them at the 3.5" mark and 7" mark.  I overlapped one entire panel on each strip and glued in to another strip to make one long piece.  Depending what word you want to use you may have to add or cut off additional panels. My WELCOME has 7 panels whereas my SMILE only has 5 panels. Then decorate however you like.  I like to add all different kinds of media (stamps, ribbon, embossed pieces, I even used stickles).

Pocket Change

I had the opportunity to make up 7 little gifts last week. I cut out what looked like a jean pocket, I then hand drew the stitching on it for a little flare, added 3-

100 grand bars and a $15 gas certificate with a  little paper shred.  The tag I attached said "a little pocket change for you".  They were a big hit.

Bedtime Prayer

I've been working on a special bedtime prayer for a friend.  Unfortunately, it's not turning out the way I had hoped.  I tried using spray adhesive to adhere the paper to the wood and let's just say when you're doing a print of any size it takes a least three people or 6 hands to make this work - failure!  So I tried using modge-podge but I couldn't get or stay ahead of the wrinkles - failure.  On the up side I did tea stain for the first time and I got the results I had hoped for.  The print you see below is an 11" x 16", I had hoped to be able to make a 24" x 36" but there's no way this girl is up for that. Sometimes you've just got to leave it to the professionals.

I did learn that Staples will blow up any print for you and it costs very little.  The 24" x 36" prints were only $1.98 each, I thought that was very reasonable. I might try cutting out vinyl letters, I'm a little nervous about the whole placing and spacing thing but I think I'll give it a try.