Cookie Sheet Calendar Finally Done!!!!!

I finally finished my cookie sheet calendar and it's hung on the wall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay I'm still doing a few updates to it but its on the wall :0) 

I placed two mini envelopes at the bottom entitled "birthdays" and  "special occasions" to place a list of family and friend events.  I was going to place them with in the match boxes but I figured that would be too much work opening each match box monthly to see who is having a birthday or occasion.  Guess I'm getting lazy in my old age :-)

Next big project is the altered book!

June Unusual Shape Card Class

Yesterday was such a fun class; thanks everyone that joined in on the fun.

We made a variety of cards and fun shaped items in class: corset, shoe, wallet and bra & panty cards.  Below are photos of what we made in class.

Next month will be a variety of flowers to place on cards and other items on July 10th along with a class on Altered Books on July 17th.

Enjoy your week and take care...

Shoes

This Saturday is the unusual shape card class were we will be making a corset card, faux leather wallet, a surprise set of cards and this adorable gift holder, a shoe.  These shoes are adorable and perfect to hold small gifts.

I found the template online and the artist, Pam Curtis had two designs so I made them both.

Have a great week...

New Bracelets

Since it was Memorial Day weekend and all kinds of sales were going on I went to Michael's to pick up some craft goodies. While I was there I wanted to make a bracelet using bottle caps so I picked up a couple of bracelet chains and cool charms to add to my bracelets.


I flatten the bottle caps first than used alcohol inks in latte and copper to paint the caps to match the chain. I took some of my vintage belly dance photos, pages from an old book, some rhinestones and pieces from a watch to decorate the bottle caps. I used crystal lacquer to adhere the photos and embellishments to the bottle caps. Using jump rings I attached the bottle caps and charms to the bracelet chain and presto a beautiful piece of wearable art!

Cookie Sheet Calendar

I finally finished my cookie sheet calendar!!!

I learned so much from creating this 1st one I know what I will change on the next one! 

I'm changing the background to a solid paper since the retro ads are taking away from all the goodies on the match boxes.  I will also choose a few papers for the match boxes instead of so many different patterns.  The last thing I'm going to change is the size of the month plaques to be a bit smaller.

Cookie sheet covered with retro ads

Cookie sheet with background, month plaque and days of the week on flatten bottle caps

Month plaques

Finished cookie sheet calendar

Plain background, still need work!



Ladies bring all your collectibles with you on Saturday and lets get creative!

Corset Card

A friend send me a photo of a corset card and I loved it!!!  Here is the link to the creator of this fabulous card so you can get inspired or purchase her work.

I searched the Internet for instructions on how to fold a corset and found them so I will be teaching this card in my June card class along with several other fun and unusual shaped cards.

I used a 12 X 12 sheet of designer paper for this card.  You can make them any size the smallest so for that I have made is with a 5 X 5 piece of paper to fit on the outside of a card. 

Till my next blog take care and have fun crafting...

Catching up with card classes

Wow I haven't blogged since March!!!  Where does time fly??? :-)

I have held 2 card classes since my last post so I'm combining April and May's classes.

April we did more techniques: Crinkle Chalk, Emerging Color, Fauz Bleach, Tri-shutter card and Spotted Background.

Crinkle chalk

Emerging color

Faux bleach

Spotted background

Tri-shutter card

May was another class of techniques: Faux Cloisonne, Drunken Chalk, Rubber Cement Resist, Acrylic Distress and a Double Pocket Card.

Faux cloisonne and Drunken chalk

Double pocket card

Rubber cement resist

Acrylic distress