Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Valentine Crafting...

I always create something new for Valentine's Day each year... This year I was inspired by all the tufted beds on Pinterest and decided to tuft on a much smaller scale. So I tufted a vintage Valentine's Day candy box!
                     Then I decided to add a little Pink Valentine's surprise inside too!
                                   Happy Valentine's Day Decorating!

Friday, January 13, 2012

                 GIVEAWAY SWEET AND PINK AT NOUVEAUX-PORTMANTEAU

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Chef in Training: Cinnamon Roll Waffles

Chef in Training: Cinnamon Roll Waffles: To say these waffles were amazing would be an understatement. These waffles could easily be one of my new top favorite breakfasts! Every...

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Friday, September 9, 2011

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Monday, August 29, 2011

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

great giveaway underway!

A lovely, girly, beach inspired, gorgeous giveaway is underway HERE
Look at what is up for grabs!

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Have You Seen?!!!.....

Do you just Love to be in the presence of very talented gals? 
I DO!
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

What I've received back...

I again was so thrilled when I saw this beauty in my mailbox yesterday, My partner was Sharon Jankowicz, an author of books such as Greeting Cards in Stitches and she did a marvelous job!
I shared that two of my favorite things are sewing and my grandbaby Madison
and she created this for me!!!
Look at how she incorporated Madison into the piece close-up...

And I can remove it to wear too!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!
Thanks for such a sweet swap!

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Just sharing a few swaps I've made...

I hardly ever post anymore, but was inspired to after having SO MUCH FUN creating for two swaps I signed up to participate in...
the first was Amy Power's Birthday Treasury Swap and my partner didn't necessarily want a "birthday" theme, and my mind kept going to the thought "I wish for you..." and I thought I wish for you... flowers, dance, etc. and then it just kind of kicked into sparkle and glitter, tee-hee!! It was a great bit of fun using the new Tim Holtz shadowbox as my setting too! Here's what I made...
Then I also was part of a lovely swap hosted by Red Lead on their yahoo group. They have lovely swaps and I almost always cannot resist signing up for their swaps!
The swap was to make a Chotski Pin, and again, I must have still had glitter on my face from the above creation, as it spilled into this swap too!! Here is my swap Chotski pin...
                                  Love a little sparkly ballerina, don't you too?!!!
                                  I hope you're having some sparkly creations happening in your
                                  craft room also! Hugs....

Monday, June 13, 2011

Amazing Giveaway!

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Have you seen?!!!.....


I am so sure you will love FANCIFUL DESIGNS and will also be entranced by the beauty of her delicate creations in her Etsy store by the same name.  FANCIFUL DESIGNS
Visit both today! Plus right now she has a lovely giveaway going on too!

Monday, May 23, 2011

A bowl full of lemons.: May Silhouette Giveaway!!

A bowl full of lemons.: May Silhouette Giveaway!!: "Im so grateful to be able to give away Silhouette SD machines on my blog. This week, I am offering another chance at a giveaway! This set ..."

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Visit the Lovely Fairfield House...

For just as lovely and generous giveaway...
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ALSO, please visit this lovely blog... HERE ... to win some lovely gifts!!!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Kim & Kris!

It's the DIY Dish girls' birthday giveaway! Watch and visit HERE to enter to win presents from them!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Shirts for Japan

Here's my shirt!


I had quit blogging but feel inspired to come back to be sure to link up and say how awesome this project was with the shirts for Japan!
I'm thinking of beginning blogging again now that Spring has hit my doorstep too!
I truly loved sewing along with 3 Punk Mom to create my shirt!
A beautiful shirt for a great cause!



Friday, November 12, 2010

Still in the same place Pink Saturday

I'm a bit lazy this weekend and reminiscing too of where I was on 11/13/2009 and where I am this 11/13/2010 and my heart is still in the same pink place! So i thought I'd share last year's Pink Saturday post with you this year!
What a wonderful combination, don't you agree, Pink (Saturday) and the Holiday Season! So we need to have a PINK...

We don't need a lot of fancy supplies, and the directions can be simple, such as making this momento memory box for a mother or a grandmother, wouldn't it be lovely?!



You probably have all these supplies in your scrapbook drawer right now!







I am an old-fashioned soul at heart, I never tire of the beauty of the floral hankie look, it's just so beautiful! And this would be a special gift for any vintage soul!

And I've wanted to make this for over a YEAR, and am still in love with it! You can see this really would be simple to construct!



We're NOT finished crafting on this PINK Saturday, friends, but I want to give thanks and credit for the above crafty ideas where it's due...



Oh, no there's more beauties to craft today...

I love this sweet angel doll!

This little sweet fabric frame would be wonderful with a print inside, maybe even add a touch of glitter to set it off!



I know a little girl in my life that would LOVE this soft PINK crown!



And wouldn't these be wonderful on Christmas morning?!

Again, thanks for your beautiful inspiration...



We can't end our craft day without a little bit of sweets, could we?!

And these BEAUTIES fit right into the plan of having FUN!

And a bucket full of sweet cookies! Well, you shouldn't have.

I really should have this angel food cake, I am on a diet, after all!



THANKS...



And thank you to our lovely PINK host Beverly at How Sweet the Sound

and Happy Pink Saturday!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Holiday Crafting Frenzy!

Hi Friends! I am still dealing with the Reindeer I shared a week and a bit ago, but it's progressing...

Hopefully soon I'll have something pretty to show you finished in the deer catagory!
In the meantime, as the glue and glitter dries there, I've worked on my Red Lead garland swap and finished it up (can you say YIPPEE?!!) and plan to mail it off tomorrow!
I decided to use their Round archway chipboard as the background as I had a vision of doors opening on Christmasy scenes!
I was pleased with the results...


and open the windows...

I used images from my vintage Christmas cards to make all of these
I KNEW one day they'd come in handy!
Knock, Knock!

Who's there?

And my third was an ornament...




I'm now working on pure cuteness tags for Elizabeth's Creative Breathing
and a few other goodies that I'm hoping to accomplish too!
What are you making this year for the Holidays?


Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Is it Christmas Countdown yet?!!

I sure cannot handle to see the actual number of, not days before Christmas, but CRAFTING days left until Christmas at this point! Can you?!
There is never enough time to accomplish all our creative, crafty minds and hearts desire to create is there?
I've been seeing red, red glitter...
I had a vision of this reindeer, glitter and all, and when I have a craft as a vision, I don't fight it, I just make it.
So there are glittered reindeer and reindeer in different stages of metamorphism...

During the prepping for this project I came upon some treasured vintage wrapping paper, just a bit thinner than tissue paper and just delightful..

There's only one sheet, I'm not sure if I can get myself to use it!
Do you have the same issues?
While the reindeer dry, consider the next steps of their journey, I decided to start looking
through some of my vintage cards in preparation for CUTENESS for a holiday swap and I came across
a scrapbook I inherited from my mother-in-law from HER childhood...

My much loved mother-in-law.
It began with her birth cards in 1938 and ended in 1951.
I treasure it!
Full of birth, birthday, valentine's day, and Christmas cards.
I just adored her.
Of course that set off a few tears as my heart realized how much I still miss her,
oh, so much!
Here are a few beauties found within...

Look at the shine of the vintage glitter!
Adoration.

So sweet.

And another...

and to make this card extra special you only needed to open it!

3-D vintage style!
The best in my opinion!
Have a 'Terrific Tuesday' everyone!