tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778715239594105752024-03-06T19:35:01.251-08:00Calla Lily Studio BlogChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.comBlogger408125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-69763737397255192532024-02-14T05:35:00.000-08:002024-02-14T05:35:43.747-08:00Happy Valentine's Day 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyW8SLJji077r4QNOmiruFyxTyGHG8mzWGR2x4q9mjAehtV9p6voUOTkmAzpUYJBb-0Pyx4stmCX1qLM_GnqvB8wB84oZmlHpU7607-VaxVzYT_v0BESsgbyFfuqBGEI_0eSD6COp_Aq7-uaCck18vi5nTNw6HKxXtG3Z1MJIxtnfTDPLi82EgzEmXjGv/s4080/20240129_074107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyW8SLJji077r4QNOmiruFyxTyGHG8mzWGR2x4q9mjAehtV9p6voUOTkmAzpUYJBb-0Pyx4stmCX1qLM_GnqvB8wB84oZmlHpU7607-VaxVzYT_v0BESsgbyFfuqBGEI_0eSD6COp_Aq7-uaCck18vi5nTNw6HKxXtG3Z1MJIxtnfTDPLi82EgzEmXjGv/w300-h400/20240129_074107.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had such fun making these LOVE BUG lollipop holders! I purchased the SVG file from Spot of Tea Designs over on Etsy. You can find them here-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1119721214/love-bug-lollipop-holder-svg-cut-file?ref=yr_purchases">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1119721214/love-bug-lollipop-holder-svg-cut-file?ref=yr_purchases</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are really easy to make and such fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE-EVbqh5K_ypedKN9QrpiJCO-x33lWj1NEiYCjUVO3LO4Q0ipz_AUUNWKvJnZKfTf9rF5fGx6N3WItThqApMF19MchwGVARwhLrm6h4UjljD3eJClsZy-M78_oFrDW5zWpZyGPtS54i2BPRJq9Veb4Ql4HQEWF3ydo2wTca8PRWvLQXD0EO5Ry0ZZnZ4/s4080/20240130_112603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE-EVbqh5K_ypedKN9QrpiJCO-x33lWj1NEiYCjUVO3LO4Q0ipz_AUUNWKvJnZKfTf9rF5fGx6N3WItThqApMF19MchwGVARwhLrm6h4UjljD3eJClsZy-M78_oFrDW5zWpZyGPtS54i2BPRJq9Veb4Ql4HQEWF3ydo2wTca8PRWvLQXD0EO5Ry0ZZnZ4/w300-h400/20240130_112603.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made them for our Women's Golf League called Diamonds in the Ruff. This group of women are so much fun! I am not the greatest golfer in the world but it doesn't matter when you play with good company. I love them all!! I think I made about 25 of them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBTK5Rn-tufCh6ZIb58dsCXPDMN1ZeCdCJZ83d8zSBT-PD1Ic8kpP13r10vuAfyDbuorDSz07dv6jnI4PydalkKZdfUlRsmQW_8zTtc0IXA1v7v4hl5ln5nRXCz9IYCwjHTFGnsGC2rHU2Pz2tW_eqlFCWhj_8h0gTrmviok8z0aQB0YWkolyY3VdyQKT/s4080/20240130_112609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBTK5Rn-tufCh6ZIb58dsCXPDMN1ZeCdCJZ83d8zSBT-PD1Ic8kpP13r10vuAfyDbuorDSz07dv6jnI4PydalkKZdfUlRsmQW_8zTtc0IXA1v7v4hl5ln5nRXCz9IYCwjHTFGnsGC2rHU2Pz2tW_eqlFCWhj_8h0gTrmviok8z0aQB0YWkolyY3VdyQKT/w300-h400/20240130_112609.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did add the wording and embellishments myself. We were all bitten by the LOVE BUG!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISfB4LmXTGbuyNzo0u6r1EWSl8AF9QJO1P1KMEBc0Io5x__4K4-WUwMpnrhOzSXg4Nt__LxdcdfxjB01SzpCtx_VL7k7gJV98c-gxrx8tC0QY43xgrH-cERJ20CPEe3RKGBwIdwGnYgT07m2b93KvDYJkg6lpkZkxVlxCGcfh_l5jFAAV0ux_5KYncCps/s4080/20240119_085226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISfB4LmXTGbuyNzo0u6r1EWSl8AF9QJO1P1KMEBc0Io5x__4K4-WUwMpnrhOzSXg4Nt__LxdcdfxjB01SzpCtx_VL7k7gJV98c-gxrx8tC0QY43xgrH-cERJ20CPEe3RKGBwIdwGnYgT07m2b93KvDYJkg6lpkZkxVlxCGcfh_l5jFAAV0ux_5KYncCps/w300-h400/20240119_085226.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just to share a couple of pictures with you- the above picture is a puzzle I did </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">recently. Isn't it beautiful!! I think puzzles have come a long way. This was a</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">little more difficult since it does not have a square border. I loved it!! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49_cfLYc2X_nCu4uty9VjYiaBYjBw-tPP8iYXvCeVCiqbkkqEbT9vNTcY1tbnu0n6CdmvcUkjJDM8-OX7Mv1Oq4kw43ljgvXMQbcBMh3xyzjjgdxHnAO7zZRXJb0NFLD58-KsEvgbqb53OdS-ZiIyCEeGGZJShvTaA933q-7kwxfq2veu3UXfMBS9EHvq/s1599/IMG_20240119_091413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1599" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49_cfLYc2X_nCu4uty9VjYiaBYjBw-tPP8iYXvCeVCiqbkkqEbT9vNTcY1tbnu0n6CdmvcUkjJDM8-OX7Mv1Oq4kw43ljgvXMQbcBMh3xyzjjgdxHnAO7zZRXJb0NFLD58-KsEvgbqb53OdS-ZiIyCEeGGZJShvTaA933q-7kwxfq2veu3UXfMBS9EHvq/w400-h301/IMG_20240119_091413.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This picture was taken by a friend. She takes the best pictures! I am so grateful that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she shared this with me! It gives me a sense of peace and calm. I thought I would end my</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">post with it to pass that feeling of serenity on to you! Hope you have a fabulous day!!</div><br />Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-3153333491113583452023-12-24T10:07:00.000-08:002023-12-24T10:07:28.459-08:00Merry Christmas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWKv8p_2Y_z0euD8zg2-TlrY8k9VYJ2mwcG82Mm0s1hBJnvR8nrvyNDwi4RECFGvvtBrHOSKrpTK46o-7HZOPA3gOugxmFWrjOWY1oC7L1aLxE5WwB6KOGg4GUO2YZDGeng99USATQcgOKeHfNvBSY9t_HL13hEwnpuEKzfcYCywdiYYzteEw1OvbSb2H/s4080/20231217_112647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWKv8p_2Y_z0euD8zg2-TlrY8k9VYJ2mwcG82Mm0s1hBJnvR8nrvyNDwi4RECFGvvtBrHOSKrpTK46o-7HZOPA3gOugxmFWrjOWY1oC7L1aLxE5WwB6KOGg4GUO2YZDGeng99USATQcgOKeHfNvBSY9t_HL13hEwnpuEKzfcYCywdiYYzteEw1OvbSb2H/w300-h400/20231217_112647.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6Ne1vJ1bqROr2tDfJzXvZJVqv6yd_oXldlOo55mKsKTeykXlHwzhwb66C_67YuOcT11jXMtVRj0Oqp61YHIcbHJu6JQZpI5nHX8ll4FOlc0mu7u35OmkPPoVfxVRG3uUwboJOz8clTMmb_TqvFiAcaR17o7m1cT7VeN6tz4DzzK7t-UFXA0v2BhtHPpp/s4080/20231218_162336%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6Ne1vJ1bqROr2tDfJzXvZJVqv6yd_oXldlOo55mKsKTeykXlHwzhwb66C_67YuOcT11jXMtVRj0Oqp61YHIcbHJu6JQZpI5nHX8ll4FOlc0mu7u35OmkPPoVfxVRG3uUwboJOz8clTMmb_TqvFiAcaR17o7m1cT7VeN6tz4DzzK7t-UFXA0v2BhtHPpp/w300-h400/20231218_162336%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>It is hard to believe that Christmas is here! My hubby and I have been cooking today for tomorrow's Christmas meal. My BIL and SIL are coming over to celebrate. It should be fun.</p><p>The stars above are an SVG that I purchase on Etsy. They are only about 6 inche tall and easy to make.</p><p>These lighted stars and round ornaments are all over Etsy. I love making them!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_Ae0BcvulM6vORwOUSSUTzRDH6DNmREXb7HZJgqgo-_vt5lUKcmPWUUYAurmOHjF3H3NAPR82pdrCUfX3VyKBJeHQIsKRyQegOsvZ1T6iIMVY7qV7VpSPjhGLEuiXGVL2sHSVgqXAdTXhJam2QJ6vPlegB1WIM3ubG_YgGpI8E-csiAmE66dEExJIXlp/s4080/20231206_091431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_Ae0BcvulM6vORwOUSSUTzRDH6DNmREXb7HZJgqgo-_vt5lUKcmPWUUYAurmOHjF3H3NAPR82pdrCUfX3VyKBJeHQIsKRyQegOsvZ1T6iIMVY7qV7VpSPjhGLEuiXGVL2sHSVgqXAdTXhJam2QJ6vPlegB1WIM3ubG_YgGpI8E-csiAmE66dEExJIXlp/w300-h400/20231206_091431.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>The Gnome Santas are from another SVG that I purchased on Etsy. I made these for my Women's Golf League. The Gnome sits on a plastic dome that holds candy. I made two sizes to see which one I liked best. They are adorable!</p><p>This is going to be a short post because I need to do a little more cooking. My hubby wants to make Porcupine Ball - which are a dessert with dates and pecans. I did want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! God Bless you all!!</p><p><br /></p><br /> <p></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-7287804998989089742023-11-24T02:10:00.000-08:002023-11-24T02:10:48.892-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRENqtEQjd8n8tvT3urO5_qM1h539MbDDnAgLG-f0AdKSmP2t_Zx2Se4NJU2_2s-4RLRKFyl71kHIcUPxRbiu2pbW6xd4m_-4WtotV9NzWOC9t7Ih6Dv9zFwRGCMlBeAH0FGuYxVivHaEOkhxm-FGVNCmq9t0EWRuDtc9bq689EYv5Kv52xUlq1QBIYzK/s4128/20231123_080528.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRENqtEQjd8n8tvT3urO5_qM1h539MbDDnAgLG-f0AdKSmP2t_Zx2Se4NJU2_2s-4RLRKFyl71kHIcUPxRbiu2pbW6xd4m_-4WtotV9NzWOC9t7Ih6Dv9zFwRGCMlBeAH0FGuYxVivHaEOkhxm-FGVNCmq9t0EWRuDtc9bq689EYv5Kv52xUlq1QBIYzK/w300-h400/20231123_080528.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving! It goes by so fast!! It will be Christmas before we know it!! I am working on my Christmas cards now. Will post a picture once I have completed them! My turkey is an svg file from Dreaming Tree! I loved making this guy! Happy crafting!!<p></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-13323645044527338662023-11-13T05:57:00.000-08:002023-11-13T05:57:18.123-08:00Halloween is over!<p> Hard to believe how fast the time has gone. I haven't posted since before Halloween! We are already in Florida enjoying some pretty warm weather- in the high 80's. I know it is cold in Maine right now.!! I thought I would show some pictures of the items I made for Halloween.</p><p><br /></p><p>I went crazy with some of the svg's that Loris Whitlock offers at </p><p><a href="https://shop.loriwhitlock.com/">https://shop.loriwhitlock.com/</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>She has some fabulous designs for Halloween and for fall. The pumpkins are my favorite!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUBioZUpb1NIqSnioWsYzWz3X2s0Cw8VeqLIDpPiK10fHrJh0KcFJCOAy5pAHQWve73o9PMnIXmJVFL-yIKtxfPM4HgN4UD_sqoZUK_O5iN72OLLbuTyuvUYx8_wDhzP6cNzqUvFrQbd-kfMTH6zXh4wp-wyc2GNffOAUlS-cjhuHwV4yzNUGbPha2S11/s4128/20231016_102441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUBioZUpb1NIqSnioWsYzWz3X2s0Cw8VeqLIDpPiK10fHrJh0KcFJCOAy5pAHQWve73o9PMnIXmJVFL-yIKtxfPM4HgN4UD_sqoZUK_O5iN72OLLbuTyuvUYx8_wDhzP6cNzqUvFrQbd-kfMTH6zXh4wp-wyc2GNffOAUlS-cjhuHwV4yzNUGbPha2S11/w300-h400/20231016_102441.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I also purchase some of her Christmas ornaments. They are really easy to make! The one below has a tealight in it. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqudByfGLvPmcg5WE18oX_zU5EyioJV9R4HMaPs00t_WnJ-6OHckcXlylsrErzmBxmrSCnX-LeN-iexjQfFLOeLqYFARi3SHnRJ4b8uqRE6I_7JjBFM2xRqKader9UZ0NZy4NrkdMXwZZwxdHX1nxNMkHMHsydaURK0ol2o1-zB3XoNjJE-Dxe3Yj6tvu/s4128/20231016_111938.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqudByfGLvPmcg5WE18oX_zU5EyioJV9R4HMaPs00t_WnJ-6OHckcXlylsrErzmBxmrSCnX-LeN-iexjQfFLOeLqYFARi3SHnRJ4b8uqRE6I_7JjBFM2xRqKader9UZ0NZy4NrkdMXwZZwxdHX1nxNMkHMHsydaURK0ol2o1-zB3XoNjJE-Dxe3Yj6tvu/w208-h277/20231016_111938.jpg" width="208" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I tried using different colored card stock too!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1v3_LpozKi_3JUgiU1pLoAgA7GVlEi3tOWjiL1jlTjE6xuo6jO3FEl0MOTwi9lrxFmviYAxO3FJqpCLMbeF2w75-ADLQ1qYaavi05QmbM6WAGBPqeXpYPfM2E9EN9UojmjYuWtizMrmP1lP4jeW2H7gPU5EsqN17_hcOVeaeCmElvKOZgD4Lq92yjOAi/s4128/20231016_121002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1v3_LpozKi_3JUgiU1pLoAgA7GVlEi3tOWjiL1jlTjE6xuo6jO3FEl0MOTwi9lrxFmviYAxO3FJqpCLMbeF2w75-ADLQ1qYaavi05QmbM6WAGBPqeXpYPfM2E9EN9UojmjYuWtizMrmP1lP4jeW2H7gPU5EsqN17_hcOVeaeCmElvKOZgD4Lq92yjOAi/w400-h300/20231016_121002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also tried enlarging the file to make a slightly bigger pumpkin. I really like both sizes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8sHqQzHj-jd6ndagEK6hs-DfsA33dTzmno9vyANx3o29q9kgUu6ZRmZhD3XO5TP57Pxp3Ltopj8OKSl9IETQCsIJlWrBTQ2viyCT9lrGNKojOjghCB1Oce53QOtX4RovEPVvNNgrNpbrJJXF-IZSiv3-HbNiNBs4EQ6ZKDG2-5JdL-liYIVBkakoldEpD/s3992/20231017_075217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="3992" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8sHqQzHj-jd6ndagEK6hs-DfsA33dTzmno9vyANx3o29q9kgUu6ZRmZhD3XO5TP57Pxp3Ltopj8OKSl9IETQCsIJlWrBTQ2viyCT9lrGNKojOjghCB1Oce53QOtX4RovEPVvNNgrNpbrJJXF-IZSiv3-HbNiNBs4EQ6ZKDG2-5JdL-liYIVBkakoldEpD/w400-h233/20231017_075217.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put a tea light in this one too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCYTCQUEkdFSfTaXZkkUaUQ7m8oECWlQWWeL9fKKd-7TSjZ3VdMHrkcJGS9wKSOqTNNkm7xqkLrC4nWJfbRuYrdLIA4GvGTroEqDjY5Z8MLSsTfZXj9IHcFlUyrqnSg4VPxtHk9EvZunYbDdrbVLv08HZbhyphenhyphenODRyJ6sc0Hf7PyMvvhvz90ELWWWT2W8iQ/s4128/20231018_075041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCYTCQUEkdFSfTaXZkkUaUQ7m8oECWlQWWeL9fKKd-7TSjZ3VdMHrkcJGS9wKSOqTNNkm7xqkLrC4nWJfbRuYrdLIA4GvGTroEqDjY5Z8MLSsTfZXj9IHcFlUyrqnSg4VPxtHk9EvZunYbDdrbVLv08HZbhyphenhyphenODRyJ6sc0Hf7PyMvvhvz90ELWWWT2W8iQ/w300-h400/20231018_075041.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnlHLFnhysVcaz8VGswa-pC8WGEJWqAEnOkZoNIamY3vsYL-mBr5wU93z9QxOhauqp2SFDexFvSl6IVAKWUahxjG9FxRqOtDpZjuAs85AEdXZ_eFgBgfOT90pPvONttfgWvf-jilPPuZWt2NKAew_K7110zGF9v0KZ_-6AIQDDVPDNmAIdhnlyz6b4Qyv/s4128/20231023_102522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnlHLFnhysVcaz8VGswa-pC8WGEJWqAEnOkZoNIamY3vsYL-mBr5wU93z9QxOhauqp2SFDexFvSl6IVAKWUahxjG9FxRqOtDpZjuAs85AEdXZ_eFgBgfOT90pPvONttfgWvf-jilPPuZWt2NKAew_K7110zGF9v0KZ_-6AIQDDVPDNmAIdhnlyz6b4Qyv/w300-h400/20231023_102522.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This lovely shadow box is from Xuyen craft store on Esty. I purchased this file because I love how beautiful it looks with fairy lights in it. It isn't too had to make either. This seller has more files that I </div><div>may be tempted to purchase for Christmas decorations. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAWKIf5dQS2OoAkLmmYSztU8q43SpJaEdXPdzZtdpUinEybcPju3KQolqnf5SSRmfj7qs_SMjaXylvvxDQ3dh7ufvGU9x4qv_QO_DqgiZESUeeeoTiND2nXFxe3G16Yv0pNlvTWkpYx0OejgamKq3mnr-fqWdEU_qAJoWVBHHb9tdNh2t8duvTD9sBrmK/s3992/20231103_070354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3992" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAWKIf5dQS2OoAkLmmYSztU8q43SpJaEdXPdzZtdpUinEybcPju3KQolqnf5SSRmfj7qs_SMjaXylvvxDQ3dh7ufvGU9x4qv_QO_DqgiZESUeeeoTiND2nXFxe3G16Yv0pNlvTWkpYx0OejgamKq3mnr-fqWdEU_qAJoWVBHHb9tdNh2t8duvTD9sBrmK/w233-h400/20231103_070354.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRxaEiVx5aGE0KAXt2RCvKlFkdusIRfzNFBIroSovodKG_EILueEbfIAAxRVXOtzAwgF0NIq8_XOdDSFU5AeHJoY4_5SnXnk46Gjo1ba610-XE5AxSgVK7ayb0jd27ULs5t58Hb7pvXvOAW6ho4b63gR4xPRcZRkTne5jBoc6OvHO9dfEtYxpVyq1kM3G/s3992/20231103_070410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3992" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRxaEiVx5aGE0KAXt2RCvKlFkdusIRfzNFBIroSovodKG_EILueEbfIAAxRVXOtzAwgF0NIq8_XOdDSFU5AeHJoY4_5SnXnk46Gjo1ba610-XE5AxSgVK7ayb0jd27ULs5t58Hb7pvXvOAW6ho4b63gR4xPRcZRkTne5jBoc6OvHO9dfEtYxpVyq1kM3G/w233-h400/20231103_070410.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><p>My sisters and I did a Christmas craft show just before we headed south. We had a great turnout and did very well. But the most fun at these events are the people that you meet. It was fun! Can you believe Christmas is just around the corner? I am thinking my next post will be centered around some Christmas projects! Talk soon!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-31236347350683792742023-09-17T07:05:00.004-07:002023-09-17T07:07:27.035-07:00Getting excited for Halloween!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13oK6dwL1n0jaGYS1IUhkhq4498fGf9csHyA3dQACuOzkuHcUvL5s3uIdog1Vh2tgMIms00qDQpuhAc5HKmKS6MmoKGlS7YHPxLG_VIMxFts_B571hf8DH2U7huLrlomliqTzVLU6uHRCtQqiFfoyGo0kjDlp3pYOMHenD_1P8iz-5JBhdfI8XGXLIRkT/s4128/20230917_095244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13oK6dwL1n0jaGYS1IUhkhq4498fGf9csHyA3dQACuOzkuHcUvL5s3uIdog1Vh2tgMIms00qDQpuhAc5HKmKS6MmoKGlS7YHPxLG_VIMxFts_B571hf8DH2U7huLrlomliqTzVLU6uHRCtQqiFfoyGo0kjDlp3pYOMHenD_1P8iz-5JBhdfI8XGXLIRkT/w300-h400/20230917_095244.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't help it! I love this time of year! Now that the threat of a hurricane has passed- (it took the humidity with it )- it is time to put out the pumpkins!! It is sad to say</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">goodbye to summer but I do love the cooler weather!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sisters and I have been busy making Halloween goodies. I have used mostly the SVG</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">files from My Scrap Chick. I just love the stuff they have over there! The Frankenstein and Dracula</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Popcorn Wraps are new! I love those guys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaLrqDqsHgNrqGUi90fF4cnThIKKOFWR9VFCgAejq_637GwVzqwOd8Hbcdi1e3CrJH8NH35BasHDqHdbyB9F8Jk8yOjkygfe9yZIY6iG3istuICoG-rrUciCbX4FTbxkQuLy5ldNk5w78ox64spy4KcEFDiLJz2yjOMfeyB7HOG9EwvyGiKOBSolyhig3/s3992/20230913_112448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3992" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaLrqDqsHgNrqGUi90fF4cnThIKKOFWR9VFCgAejq_637GwVzqwOd8Hbcdi1e3CrJH8NH35BasHDqHdbyB9F8Jk8yOjkygfe9yZIY6iG3istuICoG-rrUciCbX4FTbxkQuLy5ldNk5w78ox64spy4KcEFDiLJz2yjOMfeyB7HOG9EwvyGiKOBSolyhig3/w233-h400/20230913_112448.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have made so many of them- I find them easy to put together. I use Popcorn Secret from the Dollar Store. They are just a little smaller than the grocery store version. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHS3KTHDwEfEy__aU6T6B9IGuHkg_RQaS7HIkkMsYP32xg4Q5irawiOyCwm87AICHDBV8mmM3XUQe3JXXMBq-uEgeZwc6ZBmQBXERyiLs6SDJwxIz5H2h8meRN5n8Kl8FsuEvF_g1-QO_Yvlkrok8a7mcSaNpdsVHSLDYPLbh16uMU4PkLn0KPJQtEWNyn/s4128/20230911_134020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHS3KTHDwEfEy__aU6T6B9IGuHkg_RQaS7HIkkMsYP32xg4Q5irawiOyCwm87AICHDBV8mmM3XUQe3JXXMBq-uEgeZwc6ZBmQBXERyiLs6SDJwxIz5H2h8meRN5n8Kl8FsuEvF_g1-QO_Yvlkrok8a7mcSaNpdsVHSLDYPLbh16uMU4PkLn0KPJQtEWNyn/w300-h400/20230911_134020.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe these Bats are from Dreaming Tree. I made the stand for them so they could stand up. I also</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">brushed the creases with a little silver ink.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWz5O4-dk5YHgVctoKSvf17ZdLTmUk2Xb00I_QI2vlvRZGuIGZZ40jdZL-nm-v5lrHBBJ78slS0Zi9_8CsES-nMHqltSBpMqFwhQ8BTC8mpgfUfA4vKljd7KXiKqiHH-AfMlizvzM5SX5V08dMruyipNpn0ICSxUF8QsAXpMqy7x_8keSoraVr1t6rG0Zt/s4128/20230911_133925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWz5O4-dk5YHgVctoKSvf17ZdLTmUk2Xb00I_QI2vlvRZGuIGZZ40jdZL-nm-v5lrHBBJ78slS0Zi9_8CsES-nMHqltSBpMqFwhQ8BTC8mpgfUfA4vKljd7KXiKqiHH-AfMlizvzM5SX5V08dMruyipNpn0ICSxUF8QsAXpMqy7x_8keSoraVr1t6rG0Zt/w300-h400/20230911_133925.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Dracula candy bar wraps are from My Scrap Chick too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fwoHYrUy7AvurxsWz5H73kXrrfCXuYpDwpybZBKB1WM9hISHYqJAVRPgNTRzZY0jqZn8TVvPU_Pg4bnAAsbTOaUyvNCgmjJgcBtSbt2kP1M833Pe1JJml9EuGImBL4NVFXCH9Lu7O9C9hciRipmAvcc86w4AyOBGrMQt3hDNkG1YqwF2txSv8-qQHldt/s4128/20230911_133919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fwoHYrUy7AvurxsWz5H73kXrrfCXuYpDwpybZBKB1WM9hISHYqJAVRPgNTRzZY0jqZn8TVvPU_Pg4bnAAsbTOaUyvNCgmjJgcBtSbt2kP1M833Pe1JJml9EuGImBL4NVFXCH9Lu7O9C9hciRipmAvcc86w4AyOBGrMQt3hDNkG1YqwF2txSv8-qQHldt/w300-h400/20230911_133919.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am in love with making these Dome Candy bar holders. My Scrap Chick has an assortment of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SVGs for that too! I added googly eyes to this skeleton. The eyeballs in the cups are added fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxF4CNwj4aHw_hIqgtxA0W5V7kEpvgxWQ3tW0nCesec2EwG0mGsMSJ5O4VbUPXwYRtorYvmdRlGSqIrKT3U7dgfApHzvdjFCjbLYAnouQPRX_h4nnZaDT68B6dduMHTiAgaNaCH42N4EUxAkOHaqYaT8Wua2mJgP35kdzYnx8YLDtStIzD2ngIw81z9lXx/s4128/20230911_133913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxF4CNwj4aHw_hIqgtxA0W5V7kEpvgxWQ3tW0nCesec2EwG0mGsMSJ5O4VbUPXwYRtorYvmdRlGSqIrKT3U7dgfApHzvdjFCjbLYAnouQPRX_h4nnZaDT68B6dduMHTiAgaNaCH42N4EUxAkOHaqYaT8Wua2mJgP35kdzYnx8YLDtStIzD2ngIw81z9lXx/w400-h300/20230911_133913.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lastly, I used My Scrap Chick for the Spiders! I did add a mouth and some googly eyes to the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">spiders as well. Usually, we have a bunch of kids come for Halloween! It should be a fun night!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope your Halloween in spooky and fun too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-52634787811914624662023-07-10T07:31:00.001-07:002023-07-10T09:26:31.241-07:00Christmas In July!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPVcHTt5swVQBPMAhRdq7-my_sCcUv2DTT7AXgvTK-sR3UrkEcVTEifyyjVW9Ni5jTck45Jjft1NqSidmhP75S5q9inmVmObMNgPsgPCycGqarJJMxKvxr_BDuXTonQzVZebfYF5LZ_7tdRSCcFqCm5MMIQFsTnZqo7jKTRYnl4nTGQIz1O7el9urgg13/s4128/20230710_092427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPVcHTt5swVQBPMAhRdq7-my_sCcUv2DTT7AXgvTK-sR3UrkEcVTEifyyjVW9Ni5jTck45Jjft1NqSidmhP75S5q9inmVmObMNgPsgPCycGqarJJMxKvxr_BDuXTonQzVZebfYF5LZ_7tdRSCcFqCm5MMIQFsTnZqo7jKTRYnl4nTGQIz1O7el9urgg13/w300-h400/20230710_092427.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love this Christmas Angel Luminary from Dreaming Tree! I don't believe I have posted a picture of this project that I made on my Cricut. I love how you can decorate the angel anyway you want. I used a lot of glitter paper on her. You can find this svg here-</div><div><a href="https://www.3dsvg.com/angel-luminary-svg">www.3dsvg.com/angel-luminary-svg</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1UtlGBNdOTxH39rB-PUp_kapf-VXh_ldTFqVtGz4b6PYqn1EaOjcqPVg4ViwabmwMMkL7vXLL99qckbiXS-84r8hZl6L0gH1uUwxx20EkqRRdhEVN-r8Ce3J9CENhXl0HyyR1olbTBUbIbveU5X19yeDQVyH-SMmU93lEvuUDMrlCQ4tPeZz_WaEOpN9/s4128/20230710_092348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1UtlGBNdOTxH39rB-PUp_kapf-VXh_ldTFqVtGz4b6PYqn1EaOjcqPVg4ViwabmwMMkL7vXLL99qckbiXS-84r8hZl6L0gH1uUwxx20EkqRRdhEVN-r8Ce3J9CENhXl0HyyR1olbTBUbIbveU5X19yeDQVyH-SMmU93lEvuUDMrlCQ4tPeZz_WaEOpN9/w300-h400/20230710_092348.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>The picture above is what the Angel looks like with the lights I put inside. She is really fabulous! My sisters and I will love making these Angels. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have been a reseller on Ebay now for a couple of years. I started out selling some things that I have had in our home that I never used or don't use anymore and discovered I loved doing that! But now, I really enjoy hunting for things that I love at Thrift Stores and Yard Sales and hope that others might love too! You can find my store on Ebay here-</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/lakemadawaska?_trksid=p2047675.m145687.l151931">www.ebay.com/usr/lakemadawaska?_trksid=p2047675.m145687.l151931</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I am planning on having a <i>Christmas In July</i> sale soon. My intention is to sell some of my stamp sets and dies that I no longer use. If you have any interest you can visit my store on Ebay! I should have those items added in about a week! I will also be adding some Christmas mugs and dishes that you can use at Christmas! </div><div><br /></div><div>We have had alot of rain here lately.... I mean alot! I read where in June we had 23 days of rain! Our plants and our lawn look fabulous but I think it is getting old. We need some more sunshine!! Hope it is shining where you are!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-25209548688109597942023-05-22T09:17:00.001-07:002023-05-22T09:17:10.513-07:00Back in Maine May 2023<p> Where has the time gone? We arrived back in Maine the end of April. Now, it's almost Memorial Day. Wow- It's hard to believe how fast time does fly!! My niece has had a baby girl!! I had to make her a Congratulations card. So I haven't been making many cards since I got home - This was a good excuse to get back to making some cards!</p><p><br /></p><p>I made this from an SVG file from The Dreaming Tree! There cards are really fun to make! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_-YqSDsRCrP1NOSG0RooJ0sWYljTqjWB0grPCeuI4juTIavppTqaEq6SsGDMD44sX8f-g7R9ATwx6BeQsa4-brGwhmJlpkwuxN6SDfIiKHoPEp5f-_4X7jVFfBZnbeJ7CQGecCGfOSM3R8W2r19Wk3xUK4jxTv8f2O0Swjv-Bn-KF0rNlhJr2P5T4g/s4128/20230522_071928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_-YqSDsRCrP1NOSG0RooJ0sWYljTqjWB0grPCeuI4juTIavppTqaEq6SsGDMD44sX8f-g7R9ATwx6BeQsa4-brGwhmJlpkwuxN6SDfIiKHoPEp5f-_4X7jVFfBZnbeJ7CQGecCGfOSM3R8W2r19Wk3xUK4jxTv8f2O0Swjv-Bn-KF0rNlhJr2P5T4g/w300-h400/20230522_071928.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrL1NJH0h-5D8uMAgM8O2OXB2QehDIxly6OKwYsz_M4ML4RwtVfQbI1DscXHGLsKUGWjermi2jO65sOTfjgkK6XJ_RSp0cpiDkbe1IlIIHv7bTCVNX_PGGek8dKSUMO3HQtEhs0xcl8JhSBn_5pisXx-D_HpGyofAkkmyLkSJxKbSc7Ogib8lM2KaaQ/s4128/20230522_071936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrL1NJH0h-5D8uMAgM8O2OXB2QehDIxly6OKwYsz_M4ML4RwtVfQbI1DscXHGLsKUGWjermi2jO65sOTfjgkK6XJ_RSp0cpiDkbe1IlIIHv7bTCVNX_PGGek8dKSUMO3HQtEhs0xcl8JhSBn_5pisXx-D_HpGyofAkkmyLkSJxKbSc7Ogib8lM2KaaQ/w300-h400/20230522_071936.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3G--UVQsKQJHncRqSNwqHyEIUIJ7Z9hk2g225FUox5i6NXb46fOz9WMR0JtcnEfUKaqIUB0xjcYWo5q0AeSgPIKCWJkB305UKwvQczZWFFUXp9l4k_6MvruRX0uVKLt9Pq6-3vyU05MuaGUSpxXN942yMKzv2SlwrEPAW7zHMOla8tr60rXZNe-SjQw/s4128/20230522_071946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3G--UVQsKQJHncRqSNwqHyEIUIJ7Z9hk2g225FUox5i6NXb46fOz9WMR0JtcnEfUKaqIUB0xjcYWo5q0AeSgPIKCWJkB305UKwvQczZWFFUXp9l4k_6MvruRX0uVKLt9Pq6-3vyU05MuaGUSpxXN942yMKzv2SlwrEPAW7zHMOla8tr60rXZNe-SjQw/w300-h400/20230522_071946.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVB0OK72eDMGXHZOVTFHVD-1T1BIsEQCVe4kxnnhg9uSowFKIOoRFYecot0fZOUOwAAjK2M_j_1KBauEywlJgYbjOlIgfLQ0fYY_zsE7S4MuWUUaDxpSvN6i9dCK-a5ZOZzGoee95lZHRwSzPzmtsuwPlOgGoB7LE93BLHO8ejxp_m13BocweCajdDw/s4128/20230522_072020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVB0OK72eDMGXHZOVTFHVD-1T1BIsEQCVe4kxnnhg9uSowFKIOoRFYecot0fZOUOwAAjK2M_j_1KBauEywlJgYbjOlIgfLQ0fYY_zsE7S4MuWUUaDxpSvN6i9dCK-a5ZOZzGoee95lZHRwSzPzmtsuwPlOgGoB7LE93BLHO8ejxp_m13BocweCajdDw/w300-h400/20230522_072020.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>You even get the envelope to mail it in! Fabulous! They were having a sale so I bought a few files-When I make them I will be sure to post pictures!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is all for now! I am off to play some golf this afternoon- even though it is a little chilly. I do</p><p>miss Florida weather for sure! I will try and post a little more often since I am now home and caught</p><p>up to date. Take care all!</p><p><br /></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-69112482945713499612023-03-15T09:37:00.009-07:002023-03-15T09:39:01.072-07:00Happy St. Patrick's Day 2023<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XsUgCfZIjF23SbC8LIYU4E3gk98hXXGmg60rVyQul0NPnbcCoPCS-neL_5PlzCKvLsWd_rnyOZD5BG8YYT0zIeEmSUuSNR2LylLqqgh-OdbOG_DJp8sisASVuasfxeTlDwEUmOJkvV22z8ONEV9cPaTDgHAoF-tzwnEEztfdakmgczVrwUJRviOsGQ/s4128/20230315_120448.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XsUgCfZIjF23SbC8LIYU4E3gk98hXXGmg60rVyQul0NPnbcCoPCS-neL_5PlzCKvLsWd_rnyOZD5BG8YYT0zIeEmSUuSNR2LylLqqgh-OdbOG_DJp8sisASVuasfxeTlDwEUmOJkvV22z8ONEV9cPaTDgHAoF-tzwnEEztfdakmgczVrwUJRviOsGQ/w300-h400/20230315_120448.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> I love celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Must be because I am part Irish!! I had fun making these popcorn wraps for our Women's Golf League! We go by the name "Diamonds in the Ruff"!</p><p>I made my own Popcorn Wrap using the Gnome from Cricut Access. But the basic part of the wrap was from My Scrap Chick ! She has an adorable Bunny Popcorn Wrap for Easter that I purchased! Just love her stuff!</p><p>Here are a few more pictures of the cute St. Patrick's Day wrap!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Jz-g40RgRrT7CJXOtatedAc2xArBArePaRJXzAZNYxyKph7-7z34BY0xxiqIkCVAuwrke-L9FoY-qb4WkUGuT_8sNcaeJQaYFgggP_Ar2Uqv62jhblGP2GSFjyBAdtfPDCdBOHYjsEnEsqp3yXKH5jhJ0Q7R01sZ41R8EtWNqGyCWmpdRAUZ-IfpOg/s4128/20230315_120514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Jz-g40RgRrT7CJXOtatedAc2xArBArePaRJXzAZNYxyKph7-7z34BY0xxiqIkCVAuwrke-L9FoY-qb4WkUGuT_8sNcaeJQaYFgggP_Ar2Uqv62jhblGP2GSFjyBAdtfPDCdBOHYjsEnEsqp3yXKH5jhJ0Q7R01sZ41R8EtWNqGyCWmpdRAUZ-IfpOg/s320/20230315_120514.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtAfqUgcdFR1meaCtB-YkxoFgNWpi7O5-J3SJmOeZpmCeoIYjk6Gq7aQNU1xOBjgfhB5kH942xlKE9ZbOtDYIThW6SvhUIgi45GTQO4EmTOJdmN_Tn4CLrzCpPJl-A6fh_BCfjagaCNBfMl0rNy32z89wtz-O-4lf9N_49LNhdmptFPiJVBRX91aaQQ/s4128/20230315_120506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtAfqUgcdFR1meaCtB-YkxoFgNWpi7O5-J3SJmOeZpmCeoIYjk6Gq7aQNU1xOBjgfhB5kH942xlKE9ZbOtDYIThW6SvhUIgi45GTQO4EmTOJdmN_Tn4CLrzCpPJl-A6fh_BCfjagaCNBfMl0rNy32z89wtz-O-4lf9N_49LNhdmptFPiJVBRX91aaQQ/s320/20230315_120506.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had alot of fun making these guys! I have also been trying my hand at making Beadable ink pens and Garden Stakes. They have been popping up at some of the Craft Fairs I have attended and I just love them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few pictures of my attempts at making them-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmINU3hpyLWwjgHB8pzn3LQvwSmObE6toHrdBX1u63UQAaDg1DQrjVUEnsTF-vMKGzNpcDQPsjjOCRpEMFGZPuzPcVqrpzVkboAuXaqxs8goMqk7uUIPt5GzoL393KgEK5Lsm-02T1vruDkahBb6vkdhucspd0dqrbUjFCpxCYUEE8dAQuwK2d2mqTg/s4128/20230315_120530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmINU3hpyLWwjgHB8pzn3LQvwSmObE6toHrdBX1u63UQAaDg1DQrjVUEnsTF-vMKGzNpcDQPsjjOCRpEMFGZPuzPcVqrpzVkboAuXaqxs8goMqk7uUIPt5GzoL393KgEK5Lsm-02T1vruDkahBb6vkdhucspd0dqrbUjFCpxCYUEE8dAQuwK2d2mqTg/w300-h400/20230315_120530.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2AHhhWzvFtXkkT82OLULUXG-ITzq0cCnE21GwG0pmMF0Z3yT7klmhrGU-Dz_EJFcHItpPnQRlUTWyf0sux5CYHY3MEHqISnn_22UzGvudLDmJajhYjN-DiqX7PEmYsX3ZCKL3osOdBvfWlQ6TUsfwRL4Rf_6rJH4TFrGRNg8qWm76x0C8jHigYfkKQ/s4128/20230315_120557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2AHhhWzvFtXkkT82OLULUXG-ITzq0cCnE21GwG0pmMF0Z3yT7klmhrGU-Dz_EJFcHItpPnQRlUTWyf0sux5CYHY3MEHqISnn_22UzGvudLDmJajhYjN-DiqX7PEmYsX3ZCKL3osOdBvfWlQ6TUsfwRL4Rf_6rJH4TFrGRNg8qWm76x0C8jHigYfkKQ/w300-h400/20230315_120557.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7akLaImI8xJjBsziRxgJvXav2RJS6RSD33bHKwAAv5TkWzc78lpk7UAYS-8T8S1EawLd9-my4iS_nkOt_9GNyxObMM-6LJLYnoVICsmuyon3dLp-oN-ePKAI67Y5OCIHSOWm04yaAw7Skjuy-qWh8TtigbRY6joDSy2kbVI8OR9LBB1zDgTmOKkrZ4w/s4128/20230315_120617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7akLaImI8xJjBsziRxgJvXav2RJS6RSD33bHKwAAv5TkWzc78lpk7UAYS-8T8S1EawLd9-my4iS_nkOt_9GNyxObMM-6LJLYnoVICsmuyon3dLp-oN-ePKAI67Y5OCIHSOWm04yaAw7Skjuy-qWh8TtigbRY6joDSy2kbVI8OR9LBB1zDgTmOKkrZ4w/w300-h400/20230315_120617.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am thinking I may be making more of these pretty little things! I have been having a great time here<div>in Florida! The weather has been lovely-especially when I hear about the snow storms that New England has been getting. I am so thankful to be here in Paradise!! Hope you have a fabulous St. Patrick's Day!! May luck be with you!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-73677177934019447282023-02-01T10:34:00.002-08:002023-02-01T10:37:41.906-08:00Happy Valentine's Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmml34vfcXRTkMNNU9qTb_w7pHw1FgqjRJbQdH1W_KQF6Qx--dGde61eq0AXMsK-VtdlRuKqNpvz25aXB8l0bj14PcUgTdG98izOgvIEkhocJ7_B55Ku5c3YvfJfH54hbLh_9K2phUb7MhC9oUxyT4I6XPSdBLw2M5rOZFzPe7ZjYwZozzdmwG_vRnQ/s3992/20230121_101954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3992" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmml34vfcXRTkMNNU9qTb_w7pHw1FgqjRJbQdH1W_KQF6Qx--dGde61eq0AXMsK-VtdlRuKqNpvz25aXB8l0bj14PcUgTdG98izOgvIEkhocJ7_B55Ku5c3YvfJfH54hbLh_9K2phUb7MhC9oUxyT4I6XPSdBLw2M5rOZFzPe7ZjYwZozzdmwG_vRnQ/w233-h400/20230121_101954.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><p>I know it has been awhile since I have posted anything! That is because I am having so much fun and</p><p>are so busy here in Florida. That is my excuse and I am sticking to it!! I made this cute card for a friend's Mom who is turning 96! I love this SVG from My Scrap Chick. I have the male version of this card too. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT8xpRJaRHUAe6Jd0cMFrgPNqA9Rw9UmjQo3LrhcQ4Jt3qN6l83AmCcVU2epkkuzlOMeMm5Moo0xn2mMTc0fJ4bchKOc2EixleGJz-UIEdea3pi_HjXx7xO-j7xZmodDcnpmRzxy608OTHEE3pa2J5O5QeGCeH0jU4xF8PaZoPE2ICVBUGUKZk2AEtA/s4128/20230110_071132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT8xpRJaRHUAe6Jd0cMFrgPNqA9Rw9UmjQo3LrhcQ4Jt3qN6l83AmCcVU2epkkuzlOMeMm5Moo0xn2mMTc0fJ4bchKOc2EixleGJz-UIEdea3pi_HjXx7xO-j7xZmodDcnpmRzxy608OTHEE3pa2J5O5QeGCeH0jU4xF8PaZoPE2ICVBUGUKZk2AEtA/w300-h400/20230110_071132.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I was also busy making some bag tags for my new Women's League group! We are called </p><p><i>Diamonds in the Ruff</i>!! It is really a fun bunch of women that I feel honored to be able to play with</p><p> every week! I just realized that I took this picture before I changed the flowers to diamonds- but you </p><p>get the idea. I made 16 of these tags- that kept me busy and out of trouble for a while. It was fun using my Cricut to cut out this design and then transfer the vinyl to the wooden tag. I painted them all with</p><p>Mod Podge to keep them on securely. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmdzEm0g9wWOQ-gEqhAX-d3pA1FDUCJfbAwGZL3xY2W0uRwT1EkyErcqPNddiyFA5yoK8l41QZcM4P3oZlwJph34kbg6YYeGXLzTOqmtyLpbu50YrTjip1qNeUpTV-ew2x75_XkpfKUM3XiJenTGHt2GwthVi-bKh1Lu8Zx1Ktft1bThMU_pmCiLctw/s3992/20221116_131148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3992" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmdzEm0g9wWOQ-gEqhAX-d3pA1FDUCJfbAwGZL3xY2W0uRwT1EkyErcqPNddiyFA5yoK8l41QZcM4P3oZlwJph34kbg6YYeGXLzTOqmtyLpbu50YrTjip1qNeUpTV-ew2x75_XkpfKUM3XiJenTGHt2GwthVi-bKh1Lu8Zx1Ktft1bThMU_pmCiLctw/w233-h400/20221116_131148.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwDoym4AXGrg_8oUgrjMTuNE4NmwAFhnMT82jMi6eOoGrkyKlmAodY4-gkSBY5kWP01Gtz2k7-E4FKBAFQzn-jSovNboDL3yiAGcipiS_Cp_iWSp5WeAqgtPlWt79nIMbdzwrV2Q5k_03ckd_EP75R1gD9vdZid7DdZSrumc9uaoCOEMKbNcTzM2VcA/s3992/20221116_131157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3992" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwDoym4AXGrg_8oUgrjMTuNE4NmwAFhnMT82jMi6eOoGrkyKlmAodY4-gkSBY5kWP01Gtz2k7-E4FKBAFQzn-jSovNboDL3yiAGcipiS_Cp_iWSp5WeAqgtPlWt79nIMbdzwrV2Q5k_03ckd_EP75R1gD9vdZid7DdZSrumc9uaoCOEMKbNcTzM2VcA/w233-h400/20221116_131157.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I wanted to share with you these adorable SVG files that I got from Sarah from Crafting with Sarah.</p><p>Check out her blog here- <a href="https://www.craftwithsarah.com/">https://www.craftwithsarah.com/</a></p><p>She has the most adorable dogs and cats that I have ever seen! I did download the free files that she offers but I went back and bought a couple more breeds of dogs and cats. She shows you how to resize them to work on the free file. I love them!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-kNkkisbMf4TIn0zzRfoqtk0pb-64ksB6mmcB0t0FdbacedHzhTvMw77bWp809rX3Y217bapVixRivYPL_vJP1yGnTuoFjXpfzfUcsn98cXbdZGoSjRVMMm9MWmsIQJqgPSaBGojRHQ6Y2qHOht1yO3aDTIYkfFQn_C1FbwfRXuCKB9vccynKWMiJQ/s4128/20230123_093122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-kNkkisbMf4TIn0zzRfoqtk0pb-64ksB6mmcB0t0FdbacedHzhTvMw77bWp809rX3Y217bapVixRivYPL_vJP1yGnTuoFjXpfzfUcsn98cXbdZGoSjRVMMm9MWmsIQJqgPSaBGojRHQ6Y2qHOht1yO3aDTIYkfFQn_C1FbwfRXuCKB9vccynKWMiJQ/s320/20230123_093122.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62Qc7kGv0_ZQQ0R5jJSQNVT7sMmbrSIV3o-OLSfOuDP-vWZdCxwlJSld5xNRrFFWRbtRepYJCH6CPIKhX1UyQW94FvVuMl1x4dlm4GAkQasbn-2q1FDb9hM_jwl_ClPvV4ynAAGt7ofnrk6lMdWpizqPZwaLoclr_Ow86ltjBot3-hlDUXIk_1kMdLA/s4128/20230123_093116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62Qc7kGv0_ZQQ0R5jJSQNVT7sMmbrSIV3o-OLSfOuDP-vWZdCxwlJSld5xNRrFFWRbtRepYJCH6CPIKhX1UyQW94FvVuMl1x4dlm4GAkQasbn-2q1FDb9hM_jwl_ClPvV4ynAAGt7ofnrk6lMdWpizqPZwaLoclr_Ow86ltjBot3-hlDUXIk_1kMdLA/w300-h400/20230123_093116.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroYRfzEYIBeM8qW8rbXShsP4eTnMbrBXXgns6bGNHAHdvygOpxxVAL6o1aD7QMk4J2oLvzf9ElsqHS7RzVfC39BN3DJ2NLP-NWLIZYyataKPDW22wnH_Cfg4JHTjPTd1Eenno1Zrg0OyIfwILcX-FwbkAfdZcjflpx-zz_BAGx-uWtcMFqY4QX0QexA/s4128/20230128_111509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroYRfzEYIBeM8qW8rbXShsP4eTnMbrBXXgns6bGNHAHdvygOpxxVAL6o1aD7QMk4J2oLvzf9ElsqHS7RzVfC39BN3DJ2NLP-NWLIZYyataKPDW22wnH_Cfg4JHTjPTd1Eenno1Zrg0OyIfwILcX-FwbkAfdZcjflpx-zz_BAGx-uWtcMFqY4QX0QexA/w400-h300/20230128_111509.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I am still working on the new cat breed I purchased. I bought the St. Bernard- don't you love him!!</p><p>I better run - we are getting ready to go to the beach and watch the sunset tonight with friends. I feel bad typing that because I know my friends and relatives in Maine are in a cold snap. Brrr...</p><p>So glad to be in Florida! Take care my friends!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-77055521759738026022022-11-23T06:51:00.001-08:002022-11-23T06:51:56.257-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglW2X3gWRRYh95ZKLLdrUUy88MaGAzAKo7GhufCbFgdZGO0ZD_Mi2GYlZ-qNLcVx0UVPzFjezYcdEr_xMFkNMZAs9Be2_p-jV5jKpbrlqjbP84VyuKg2kU-z_x9zVskkMV8gb_r2PTCRUhIFYJ8awJ-ILnx_JZrTtufNc6dw4w1uUivfrHrjh5HvHBAw/s4128/20221121_183512.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglW2X3gWRRYh95ZKLLdrUUy88MaGAzAKo7GhufCbFgdZGO0ZD_Mi2GYlZ-qNLcVx0UVPzFjezYcdEr_xMFkNMZAs9Be2_p-jV5jKpbrlqjbP84VyuKg2kU-z_x9zVskkMV8gb_r2PTCRUhIFYJ8awJ-ILnx_JZrTtufNc6dw4w1uUivfrHrjh5HvHBAw/w400-h300/20221121_183512.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Turkey Day</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I have been working on some turkeys for the table on Thanksgiving Day. These are from The Dreaming Tree! I love how these came together- it is really paper piecing- really fun. I used googly eyes. It really gives them some personality! <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK_rw1M9w_ETyZrFdAK9Zvn1wAUyUl7xIE2fijNECHISsUO3GHvtVcLrw7arGB8Pjsa9T6u3kZk1wrbPXvwECt90wJU2ui0YhS4r11Fq0q89Ll45l-rP55DsxP4Va7Mz3vXYwtms950GojoFQRpfpvseJ-nF4iaucPNQLr7EljrCDUHH-8SNxA6PvLw/s4128/20221120_093720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK_rw1M9w_ETyZrFdAK9Zvn1wAUyUl7xIE2fijNECHISsUO3GHvtVcLrw7arGB8Pjsa9T6u3kZk1wrbPXvwECt90wJU2ui0YhS4r11Fq0q89Ll45l-rP55DsxP4Va7Mz3vXYwtms950GojoFQRpfpvseJ-nF4iaucPNQLr7EljrCDUHH-8SNxA6PvLw/w400-h300/20221120_093720.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are supposed to be glued to a wine bottle but I decided since they stand up on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">their own- it would be cute beside the plate. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRREubzvCCOGR5jGENSks34MHVUUYD0rqBVM7O93Sww_5P3lAmBMyTcMSpSNmpdHtLOBD-WBUfjPbMTzq9tluPIZ6g-IQBtBVUe2CzpBMIg87AxmU1O9Q0XdCnHvIFDT-4l1JT_jtMN3h_6nzzyMEtcCQkyOqc_k_EOYeGBi3dOYdXdkptWxTKenjXg/s3992/20221120_092656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3992" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRREubzvCCOGR5jGENSks34MHVUUYD0rqBVM7O93Sww_5P3lAmBMyTcMSpSNmpdHtLOBD-WBUfjPbMTzq9tluPIZ6g-IQBtBVUe2CzpBMIg87AxmU1O9Q0XdCnHvIFDT-4l1JT_jtMN3h_6nzzyMEtcCQkyOqc_k_EOYeGBi3dOYdXdkptWxTKenjXg/w233-h400/20221120_092656.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have also been working on some Candy Dome holder cards. I did end up resizing the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">file to see if I liked the smaller size. The "dome" is one half of a plastic Christmas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ornament. The bigger ornament is 3.15 inches and the smaller one is 2.15 inches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think the smaller one worked just fine. The SVG file came from </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Scrap Chick. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-rMNXBa7N4UeXdW29eRA33lgwmi8qSl4oUb7-waNT51He56fwBw8knyUhm_X2CVLiUmwoA_au0YhSgN8N-CaADJm6Lx1Ur13hbVchFCJ5PXWHNPN1na3tYdtLIn-nmCokaKUY50aYhx1csxn8Xc5MbIKFF9kLyKF1bmF24JwLPSYPTsyYFVOb5mD6Q/s4128/20221118_081610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-rMNXBa7N4UeXdW29eRA33lgwmi8qSl4oUb7-waNT51He56fwBw8knyUhm_X2CVLiUmwoA_au0YhSgN8N-CaADJm6Lx1Ur13hbVchFCJ5PXWHNPN1na3tYdtLIn-nmCokaKUY50aYhx1csxn8Xc5MbIKFF9kLyKF1bmF24JwLPSYPTsyYFVOb5mD6Q/w400-h313/20221118_081610.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We have been here 3 weeks and the weather has gone from hot to cool! I am not complaining - it is still<div>warmer than home is right now. We didn't have much damage from Hurricane Ian compared to other people here. We are really grateful for that. People seem to be coping very well and you can see roofs being repaired everywhere. We had a broken window and some shingles missing on the roof. Our lanai had some windows that blew in but they are vinyl and we were able to just pop them back in. We certainly have alot to be grateful for this Thanksgiving! Hope everyone has a warm and wonderful Holiday!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-46037332107986737422022-10-11T12:01:00.001-07:002022-10-11T12:01:51.084-07:00Where did summer go?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWUDAxxays4L61zLRF_ykSEU8XMFgmcEV5fpAd427J8-08ZpHK3YeMoQIT6hPMcgAYGvg9bErDIZdSC7Az0SpbqIhHqgWDNZKMMbfUJi4nUjcA3aaCBDMgjZAMwE--ImC28b7Em-CmjegHCPv4bglopRN5Yj-Hh-Tg1CNmjl5ynpieZLNhzzMwHpNkQ/s4128/20220917_160639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWUDAxxays4L61zLRF_ykSEU8XMFgmcEV5fpAd427J8-08ZpHK3YeMoQIT6hPMcgAYGvg9bErDIZdSC7Az0SpbqIhHqgWDNZKMMbfUJi4nUjcA3aaCBDMgjZAMwE--ImC28b7Em-CmjegHCPv4bglopRN5Yj-Hh-Tg1CNmjl5ynpieZLNhzzMwHpNkQ/s320/20220917_160639.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am amazed at how fast summer has disappeared! And it happens every year!! You would think I wouldn't be so surprised! I have had a very productive summer -at least! The picture above I have made before but this one is for the Italian Heritage craft Fair coming November 6th. I did add the red sunset in the picture below to give it a little more pizzazz!! I like how it turned out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3ymwFNHnsiO5NQz-DENg8-hweL7R8NoLmm6tuogeFqD_5540RGrW--aXqzQ4vSHZBVkijBtDTYQRFzbAcffDGwPqIo70YgFfFRACfbMqM4fSgEs-V4RB7RI_ZK27PC6PcQLvNy58pb70W4KkwEd0DV4-vBAwjHDyuf-PolII-p1sBx1znPG8au2spg/s4128/20220919_082439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3ymwFNHnsiO5NQz-DENg8-hweL7R8NoLmm6tuogeFqD_5540RGrW--aXqzQ4vSHZBVkijBtDTYQRFzbAcffDGwPqIo70YgFfFRACfbMqM4fSgEs-V4RB7RI_ZK27PC6PcQLvNy58pb70W4KkwEd0DV4-vBAwjHDyuf-PolII-p1sBx1znPG8au2spg/s320/20220919_082439.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I also made this lovely beach scene for the fair! Both of these pictures are 9 x 9 in size. They are SVG files from 3dcuts.com. I just love her fabulous site- she has wonderful<div>files that you can purchase.<br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlNpUxZqj4pPFXwhmoNbSjGcKoyctfvyojZtz_oLKuusRBZqBt97TrrRvmlKKbGJEa5uzHkuJ0IqkTmJL2ZCKPDW_IY7q2J2tkXLS3nMcd9cR6HhDSMZtaWb0W2utvPX13eFrfJlSZm28B_coGnOULHZSj10SsYjVdV9TUUFgA20KBm1jBwXnDqahXw/s3992/20220925_112052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3992" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlNpUxZqj4pPFXwhmoNbSjGcKoyctfvyojZtz_oLKuusRBZqBt97TrrRvmlKKbGJEa5uzHkuJ0IqkTmJL2ZCKPDW_IY7q2J2tkXLS3nMcd9cR6HhDSMZtaWb0W2utvPX13eFrfJlSZm28B_coGnOULHZSj10SsYjVdV9TUUFgA20KBm1jBwXnDqahXw/w233-h400/20220925_112052.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have also been busy making cards!! You name it - Birthday cards and Wedding cards!! All such fun to make.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMoDw-62O4qrAOKp5hmO0dn5Oo7-xd89Txl6DnTznWh61z8fsruPZoBhJNwFKKv3i0vLhzSqhoUYcP7tJmFnac1psIf_SyHOD35a9dM6dtAZUwYUBTKTsK-dOHcDYVYJLjhNBLGTneCI7JHSwvFME09HqGC4acH9BoFjiUp9NqGuwYFKJIgOqq_kI_A/s4128/20220913_093229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMoDw-62O4qrAOKp5hmO0dn5Oo7-xd89Txl6DnTznWh61z8fsruPZoBhJNwFKKv3i0vLhzSqhoUYcP7tJmFnac1psIf_SyHOD35a9dM6dtAZUwYUBTKTsK-dOHcDYVYJLjhNBLGTneCI7JHSwvFME09HqGC4acH9BoFjiUp9NqGuwYFKJIgOqq_kI_A/s320/20220913_093229.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This card was for my brother's anniversary!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJWHsxQqMDopp2gn60ZaK_-dhZKlvnevAos77uRpaOMBRHstKEIN08NFNphPZ_XjKObBavzw-9DMeQhlxishoRpnw36uMBG6qI4_oi56cA4BEZqHbWiJjLotAWYtIp97166pVHs7rXql-vjdTv2xJ3lNLBoTd028N0JLbiHqr7mm9hn1OZqzJ41Td2Q/s4128/20221005_110253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJWHsxQqMDopp2gn60ZaK_-dhZKlvnevAos77uRpaOMBRHstKEIN08NFNphPZ_XjKObBavzw-9DMeQhlxishoRpnw36uMBG6qI4_oi56cA4BEZqHbWiJjLotAWYtIp97166pVHs7rXql-vjdTv2xJ3lNLBoTd028N0JLbiHqr7mm9hn1OZqzJ41Td2Q/s320/20221005_110253.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This card is from Dreaming Tree. It was for our grandson who turned 8!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Tk6EDd5D2mxZ7L5FCOI_ardNwjmu1wBve4DOmLNbzufK8CMyQpIPDqBOFjRUBmda_GlDPI15d-S8Y9wwocrXUA_fEC7h70D_mxOg37ZE2AdA-MFbsa_J98EeiLhz9mWQfwnTui_vFecDEzissl4GDK2MwlS2HDGJcW7FiOx8WExYYqUHaDHyupvjVA/s4128/20221005_145330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Tk6EDd5D2mxZ7L5FCOI_ardNwjmu1wBve4DOmLNbzufK8CMyQpIPDqBOFjRUBmda_GlDPI15d-S8Y9wwocrXUA_fEC7h70D_mxOg37ZE2AdA-MFbsa_J98EeiLhz9mWQfwnTui_vFecDEzissl4GDK2MwlS2HDGJcW7FiOx8WExYYqUHaDHyupvjVA/s320/20221005_145330.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This card was for my nephew who just got married in California!! So happy for Eric and Sabrina!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lastly, my sister's and I have started selling some items on Etsy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8n0aFaUhH0mIsbnhLhUFDAxA-kDiesAaxjIUR2P0bGStGUXvGGKlkx-UFAfVz0BzfAgLZu6Nxi-8ZxMKaXHglnHJiZ-nOMJW1jIxnIgZzT_jxiUKAHUDvRCLMPguw_O3Iw7su-SGHQ1dJbE7_Gif2MNfEvJZY-BIwRAbwxfxe-rdt7Lk7_DHuwDhpg/s4128/20221011_144722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8n0aFaUhH0mIsbnhLhUFDAxA-kDiesAaxjIUR2P0bGStGUXvGGKlkx-UFAfVz0BzfAgLZu6Nxi-8ZxMKaXHglnHJiZ-nOMJW1jIxnIgZzT_jxiUKAHUDvRCLMPguw_O3Iw7su-SGHQ1dJbE7_Gif2MNfEvJZY-BIwRAbwxfxe-rdt7Lk7_DHuwDhpg/w300-h400/20221011_144722.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a photo album box! It opens up to reveal lots of space to add photos and do journaling. Here are a couple of pictures of the inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlo5tj1jTuMFigOsGbCEe3shbubbxFi7fO2ImXIowpKfnDrL0tkaQR8J6J-8YljkfKawupjjYG6OQkuFhmg7hoOIuxpqqUX3jOgqPdGpwlMif-qfW1-yIvltTa3jcuNAVb7AqIbZgt3w-dcChiAC6JdHkk9FeLg6K3jnAQImp4EtFr6HsS-eSeiBhOQ/s4128/20221011_144744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlo5tj1jTuMFigOsGbCEe3shbubbxFi7fO2ImXIowpKfnDrL0tkaQR8J6J-8YljkfKawupjjYG6OQkuFhmg7hoOIuxpqqUX3jOgqPdGpwlMif-qfW1-yIvltTa3jcuNAVb7AqIbZgt3w-dcChiAC6JdHkk9FeLg6K3jnAQImp4EtFr6HsS-eSeiBhOQ/w400-h300/20221011_144744.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cgs7G6lssSyxFoskHCjcJaXWjXHvJwrtDnlFG6Rh40RETMKK3byTU8XeMt3vH9ovk9mTBtRSTsGK5LqYwGITPO0mCpgHWBiEOSMSgUaDDCByBdvcphaj6ifn4OOturaz5PB7kfN1_MD8caOG13WuZp1MZZRQ0-zHgDEGh8arH-irPGq7K08Z7bcliw/s4128/20221011_144757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cgs7G6lssSyxFoskHCjcJaXWjXHvJwrtDnlFG6Rh40RETMKK3byTU8XeMt3vH9ovk9mTBtRSTsGK5LqYwGITPO0mCpgHWBiEOSMSgUaDDCByBdvcphaj6ifn4OOturaz5PB7kfN1_MD8caOG13WuZp1MZZRQ0-zHgDEGh8arH-irPGq7K08Z7bcliw/w400-h300/20221011_144757.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is you want to check out our Etsy store you can go to -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Cooksistersdesigns">www.etsy.com/shop/Cooksistersdesigns</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So you can see I wasn't lazy all summer long! We will be headed to Florida in a few short weeks. Our condo is in Northport- hurricane Ian went right thru our city! Luckily, we only lost a few shingles and a broken window. We are feeling very blessed since others lost so much! We are so very grateful! I will keep you posted once we get there. I know it will take some time for the area to recover! Hope everyone is well - enjoy your fall!!</div><br /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-74774746404360105572022-07-23T05:03:00.003-07:002022-07-23T05:08:42.869-07:00Garden Angel<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpOKbbVVqBYXueAa08WXMr7TsIOvy-JZNcY1LA_ZWkBCiidX1pAXkwDYyWMy2h2QXyqhAxkKEtSISduUmUgEbH35IstLd1OlAZ6EFyCj0TKejCzfVXxXvqQq4tRfuE6wckje0C0r8f0r9Hj4TurdY_2ttG8vWu_l3uQNMtvodfIZGkCzlUF_uWCexIw/s4128/20220518_085106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpOKbbVVqBYXueAa08WXMr7TsIOvy-JZNcY1LA_ZWkBCiidX1pAXkwDYyWMy2h2QXyqhAxkKEtSISduUmUgEbH35IstLd1OlAZ6EFyCj0TKejCzfVXxXvqQq4tRfuE6wckje0C0r8f0r9Hj4TurdY_2ttG8vWu_l3uQNMtvodfIZGkCzlUF_uWCexIw/w300-h400/20220518_085106.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where has the time gone!! I haven't posted on my blog since forever. It doesn't mean I </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">haven't been busy! I got caught up in all the summer activities. One is working in my garden. I had some old shutters in the basement that I wanted to do something fun with. I really do need a Garden Angel since I don't have a green thumb </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMf6X38eVg8aCn7gkLv1PlxBsZi0yfLcOkUixS6DdzfkFZICQWxXcQ7oYjCs88YLSg0sbIYgVYil3juTy9-GxiqG9T2_0a9MXcoUXdBg8LgB3hrQnZcyvbSGjY7HEdnhvsHU2shqbMXxwgQmMZpQ1WrTVgY-wo7u5McHYBt4f0pXw7i_Zy0_1WljlTDA/s4128/20220520_073102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMf6X38eVg8aCn7gkLv1PlxBsZi0yfLcOkUixS6DdzfkFZICQWxXcQ7oYjCs88YLSg0sbIYgVYil3juTy9-GxiqG9T2_0a9MXcoUXdBg8LgB3hrQnZcyvbSGjY7HEdnhvsHU2shqbMXxwgQmMZpQ1WrTVgY-wo7u5McHYBt4f0pXw7i_Zy0_1WljlTDA/w300-h400/20220520_073102.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My hubby helped me put this together. The wings are made from some old boards and the Dollar Store has some garden gate things that you can cut apart. They worked perfectly to add some interest to the wings. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcRUNc_fMVf_dcxgnxf0U_Tq2WeRMtlVEerzwiPP0xLTEd9wdRQe8VDfanmRIAPA1lxZ3UEYqiWPWtZLjjsIwBSPd3ADCZBSudCs_L8de0az7P5luS2V-4Az2AHS5C_CdrW-qSOuwvi_y45PVk-3JhGy-GXEbk-yXbbHhDFbnIZmSEgV1NMhXb0eHwQ/s4128/20220520_174122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcRUNc_fMVf_dcxgnxf0U_Tq2WeRMtlVEerzwiPP0xLTEd9wdRQe8VDfanmRIAPA1lxZ3UEYqiWPWtZLjjsIwBSPd3ADCZBSudCs_L8de0az7P5luS2V-4Az2AHS5C_CdrW-qSOuwvi_y45PVk-3JhGy-GXEbk-yXbbHhDFbnIZmSEgV1NMhXb0eHwQ/w300-h400/20220520_174122.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I went to the Christmas Tree Shop and bought the little bird house and the bird. I love</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how it came together. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvA0cKI8nXK6vMs5EkAeKHIvP9Nw-lSW5p92K9OnYpzV9rwVaNd6sTVIF-oULl_48RUV72Oj-P75INeY6nZ9mCt-cnAEUAZsFDAkw08cD6mWh0-D7Pz2r2AehQUnwDEQFj-uSLm6qT8nqWewlDKCJNsgvFjFLUgzIbXScBqh1IWQLXt_ZnoCUG7Pbhg/s4128/20220522_145051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvA0cKI8nXK6vMs5EkAeKHIvP9Nw-lSW5p92K9OnYpzV9rwVaNd6sTVIF-oULl_48RUV72Oj-P75INeY6nZ9mCt-cnAEUAZsFDAkw08cD6mWh0-D7Pz2r2AehQUnwDEQFj-uSLm6qT8nqWewlDKCJNsgvFjFLUgzIbXScBqh1IWQLXt_ZnoCUG7Pbhg/w300-h400/20220522_145051.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had an old grapevine wreath that I let soak in the bathtub overnight so I could shape it </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">around the circle of wood that I found at Hobby Lobby. I do really like how she came out!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I have also been making some birthday cards for family. The one below is for my youngest sister! Her birthday is today! This card is an SVG file from Dreaming Tree. I used some feathers I had in my stash for her hat. Don't you love her earrings!<br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5VRtcwI7VfXE9MxX0nK-H6ACV1kcQkW8l8rmo69QYB9s2vKfQYDAACJE57m6Kz2ElTamAbw-hw1JXY6e5Z5eAJNbDA3R2BGbBKCd8GtayrKh3nkDyXadlKstQAbPN8QK4n24uy-uMeNt7KHfqG5xnQSWPlgzVdSOJz2fAqTS69lR4Wr56H_OgpWJTA/s4128/20220715_085106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5VRtcwI7VfXE9MxX0nK-H6ACV1kcQkW8l8rmo69QYB9s2vKfQYDAACJE57m6Kz2ElTamAbw-hw1JXY6e5Z5eAJNbDA3R2BGbBKCd8GtayrKh3nkDyXadlKstQAbPN8QK4n24uy-uMeNt7KHfqG5xnQSWPlgzVdSOJz2fAqTS69lR4Wr56H_OgpWJTA/w300-h400/20220715_085106.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The cards below are made from a 3D Papercraft kit that I ordered from Amazon. It is by Mabel Lucie Attwell and comes with all the layers ready to assemble. There are several different designs but the kissing kids are my favorite. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX4u_4JPC0fcsvWiEgOtqzpilKQEcfAA_AQ0nWS2ozU5YvS8O4WtBgfvTyr1TTpH-7GNMJPDLmpQH_zrdM_JizmNsyxwo-8Qjv_jyfencnYDXeEL0H4jrRALshs_PcCdMxKUx1MnICAQP2432XmrAWFrOx1ZLh1p125E2Og7fVXcSLbPNwKzx68NfRg/s4128/20220530_075634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX4u_4JPC0fcsvWiEgOtqzpilKQEcfAA_AQ0nWS2ozU5YvS8O4WtBgfvTyr1TTpH-7GNMJPDLmpQH_zrdM_JizmNsyxwo-8Qjv_jyfencnYDXeEL0H4jrRALshs_PcCdMxKUx1MnICAQP2432XmrAWFrOx1ZLh1p125E2Og7fVXcSLbPNwKzx68NfRg/s320/20220530_075634.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The side view shows the 3D look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiSd6a-kFSb8i7H9WMmpZRt54kIVYpgarVTZK9-TPAhBgwYB25sD9AP-tmKWwxI3-wJi-JU8a-tCoqT2x8yeZms1ubUXm3qZycnjzjxbvbDMfju5SVkuUriKpGA2vsn4jFztci3Ewa-RCh-2bJLFsZeHHMHOxqyNyjW9ejyb56XcGsLgsRx1J0uEVBg/s4128/20220530_075646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiSd6a-kFSb8i7H9WMmpZRt54kIVYpgarVTZK9-TPAhBgwYB25sD9AP-tmKWwxI3-wJi-JU8a-tCoqT2x8yeZms1ubUXm3qZycnjzjxbvbDMfju5SVkuUriKpGA2vsn4jFztci3Ewa-RCh-2bJLFsZeHHMHOxqyNyjW9ejyb56XcGsLgsRx1J0uEVBg/s320/20220530_075646.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also made the card below from that kit. My Daughter turned 40 this year ( hard to believe)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I thought this card would be cute for her. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgZdgCNqnMyFbPyN3BiQ7HHeC19AKlEh2sW8onFPurTOmB_c8H4xF5MmHOacGiXhjI-R_cFJ-3_8mpJPXDloF7Y6s22mPnDSZmGtp9YU81i0J2ddAJ-k50QomV6C2uk-qhfaJM1cB5ebDbX8NKTg-a2piuLDQ5-QJjJXYyP2SdZwLZNEWmt4QjG_opQ/s4128/20220529_095545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgZdgCNqnMyFbPyN3BiQ7HHeC19AKlEh2sW8onFPurTOmB_c8H4xF5MmHOacGiXhjI-R_cFJ-3_8mpJPXDloF7Y6s22mPnDSZmGtp9YU81i0J2ddAJ-k50QomV6C2uk-qhfaJM1cB5ebDbX8NKTg-a2piuLDQ5-QJjJXYyP2SdZwLZNEWmt4QjG_opQ/w300-h400/20220529_095545.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry this post is so long but I wanted to get back into the groove of posting to my blog again. One of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the things keeping me busy is - My sisters and I have started a new blog store! We have several of our repurposed and handmade items in the store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can check it out here-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Cooksistersdesigns">www.etsy.com/shop/Cooksistersdesigns</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope everyone is happy and healthy and having a fabulous summer! I know I am!</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-85238231202748742352022-05-04T05:41:00.001-07:002022-05-04T05:41:13.337-07:00March update<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiKh8oSILE_T7aEOfjMRELSUBthSC3aSPaSrpZHVHKs1yRI3T5dGrzoJvCmgJ2w2KsaGcaH1HTpcSbvvgCieXRT6Cs3Wxro1QVfkvxzxQ5m7KNp7lp0BR_Du4fMvQ_Y1worq4n11QGur7o00VVTQMsREttBxRmxHotxyNvgLDXC8oruLrzs5kX_tlJg/s4128/20220323_075436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiKh8oSILE_T7aEOfjMRELSUBthSC3aSPaSrpZHVHKs1yRI3T5dGrzoJvCmgJ2w2KsaGcaH1HTpcSbvvgCieXRT6Cs3Wxro1QVfkvxzxQ5m7KNp7lp0BR_Du4fMvQ_Y1worq4n11QGur7o00VVTQMsREttBxRmxHotxyNvgLDXC8oruLrzs5kX_tlJg/w400-h300/20220323_075436.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wow! It has been awhile since I posted here! The time has just flown by</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in Florida. Hubby and I have been playing alot of golf! I have also been </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">doing a lot of repurposing too! I got some glass candlesticks at Goodwill and used them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as the base for the birdhouses pictured above. The birdhouses themselves were on a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">chandelier I had made and used here in Florida. But the wasps down here decided they</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">liked making their hives in these little houses so I had to change them out. I used</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the birdhouses to make these cute candlestick homes. I did have fun decorating them with some moss</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from Hobby Lobby.</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gEdS2FqjoJecg86gG9oUIR6BpJJnJVYoJnDN7ECYuQ6RjzRloNUCbuDwCrwWhrpwz7CToFwQMvPzmFrYADpxau3T5ydECwu9eTaMnyR3PFG7JvT4SjnI6xi0nP4DlbxNCVFIivUdwXoNkF5_bkuQ-QR2fyb6dlS9Piw1OnLi4tmPMtQ3kvY24locaA/s4128/20220228_173830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gEdS2FqjoJecg86gG9oUIR6BpJJnJVYoJnDN7ECYuQ6RjzRloNUCbuDwCrwWhrpwz7CToFwQMvPzmFrYADpxau3T5ydECwu9eTaMnyR3PFG7JvT4SjnI6xi0nP4DlbxNCVFIivUdwXoNkF5_bkuQ-QR2fyb6dlS9Piw1OnLi4tmPMtQ3kvY24locaA/w300-h400/20220228_173830.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did jump on the bandwagon and make a tin can pocket. I used the canned</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brown Bread can and then decoupaged the cute bird paper from Tim Holtz. I love</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how it came out. The plus is my hubby loves Brown Bread!!</div><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0DZR4hO5dxQAHSM-S6GGKD_t_aUUBMQ_NbCJhEZTDYXxu-U6noJZ9_ZgE7iRzxI2qCnnwlXKzE279CjJltoD67gmHw4VPSJvO-ZO2cNYoq-nTeDBixYEVKkUJSSTtAXms7-R5pGQ2kJvmXP3T1uNDs88VFDUhrKj8vWJRTCS0uKQS40KXS6R3ttlPQ/s4128/20220305_175337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0DZR4hO5dxQAHSM-S6GGKD_t_aUUBMQ_NbCJhEZTDYXxu-U6noJZ9_ZgE7iRzxI2qCnnwlXKzE279CjJltoD67gmHw4VPSJvO-ZO2cNYoq-nTeDBixYEVKkUJSSTtAXms7-R5pGQ2kJvmXP3T1uNDs88VFDUhrKj8vWJRTCS0uKQS40KXS6R3ttlPQ/s320/20220305_175337.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister in law got a new chandelier for her dining area. They gave me what they</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">took out!! I spray painted it pink- looks very Floridian. The picture below shows what</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it looked like before I made changes to it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzqTFlZOkVIbiOxZOss7wzRtIwasSdQfVcZ5P0xwv-_kpWNAiroU0pbCG95_PXBgZHzBuarntZcgTA86rAOZAIfEPPDJnTlKKh3vM4rmvH_W4tUyF64o9FminLeQZ9TB13WmObjfxCLPhwlpN4nmk6E5jQZGfRgZ-9pmL5QGRfoSDk_yEQeQuhwN3nA/s3992/20220304_165140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3992" data-original-width="2322" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzqTFlZOkVIbiOxZOss7wzRtIwasSdQfVcZ5P0xwv-_kpWNAiroU0pbCG95_PXBgZHzBuarntZcgTA86rAOZAIfEPPDJnTlKKh3vM4rmvH_W4tUyF64o9FminLeQZ9TB13WmObjfxCLPhwlpN4nmk6E5jQZGfRgZ-9pmL5QGRfoSDk_yEQeQuhwN3nA/s320/20220304_165140.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May Update: Wow! I had this post ready to go in March and didn't post it !! We</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are now home in Maine. What a shock - the weather had been cold. But this coming week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it should be in the 60's!! I will have a new post soon!!</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-68512628589619595882022-02-02T05:35:00.002-08:002022-02-02T05:35:44.638-08:00Happy New Year! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtu80wdGYFFvr-4w1a2LGu7J6HDbuL9ce3w2Q2-P1egglTC3nrV3exg0LZ3Rj-Bsovo6TGhsWMUSi7a0p0uhZzyCn3EkeqNeUTR457leBWoZJNQdRE-G3o3Kx9EQ3rZJlwuYTZY_C7K4ImiO7jpu2Aawo-L3yh9KwqBWbQFts2grBtoROvmSMcZrv9UQ=s320" width="240" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am a little late with my Happy New Year but not that late. The card above was an SVG file from My Scrap Chick. I love this card and it is so easy to put together. I think it screams Florida too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8tpziYgN2wBRrHJBYl3BZL_5rkCH5PZuvmRYJRgYnC0aWrbEP_8uShyRBFz2wIeHVr0hK9ZuTiFd7HELnKm7sch0Ls4BjzX8Zt2lFTmFTOd8ni723yNnoUX_GoxYSN1lAWAomTb0cSJGW-PnDk8k8P0qzs0XNqxFoPqAS0sLsYWhmr8yxI4MM9Xjt7A=s4128" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8tpziYgN2wBRrHJBYl3BZL_5rkCH5PZuvmRYJRgYnC0aWrbEP_8uShyRBFz2wIeHVr0hK9ZuTiFd7HELnKm7sch0Ls4BjzX8Zt2lFTmFTOd8ni723yNnoUX_GoxYSN1lAWAomTb0cSJGW-PnDk8k8P0qzs0XNqxFoPqAS0sLsYWhmr8yxI4MM9Xjt7A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been busy stenciling out outdoor patio. I wanted to put and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">outdoor rug out there but it doesn't get alot of sun so I didn't think I</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">would ever dry out. So decided to stencil it! I do love how it came out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My knees are grateful that I finished it!! Had to paint the cement with a</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">light gray first then stencil it. </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHIqK_sVzJCrnb3mu5FW1xvul2r54IVVQsnCBk1aFJMwAfiJGGh4NOCri3toisYZO956EGTVAxwNOFMSwr3LaN6gN-EhjBC29pTS9qkYo6og9PKQY-YkSorPcLe0JzpEe26A2dvsu68CMdtl2tl0RSCJydrARirOwJNLFAAeU6rVrV37sMF3r_afQJGw=s4128" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHIqK_sVzJCrnb3mu5FW1xvul2r54IVVQsnCBk1aFJMwAfiJGGh4NOCri3toisYZO956EGTVAxwNOFMSwr3LaN6gN-EhjBC29pTS9qkYo6og9PKQY-YkSorPcLe0JzpEe26A2dvsu68CMdtl2tl0RSCJydrARirOwJNLFAAeU6rVrV37sMF3r_afQJGw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to try my hand at making gnomes again. I used to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">use rice in making the bodies but I used polyfil on these and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I find it a bit easier. These are my Valentine Gnome girls. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP6Vir2SlIkeKkTRS0BxFCIhdze24iJ7LJLGa_g4Ej3wTrEX6bN3xl_PuBE-qYvrLcWlX1DiQm4GmJ_7WtWZ3eLV_glmnCwGYS1BpDY8_TSAHbxKkWuVAygHtEffBRzIJrkXLEogz8aaxQzx5PK2qFEahfHbkOrGABEm90RQscWsfvczXv9mRWt-pxfQ=s4128" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP6Vir2SlIkeKkTRS0BxFCIhdze24iJ7LJLGa_g4Ej3wTrEX6bN3xl_PuBE-qYvrLcWlX1DiQm4GmJ_7WtWZ3eLV_glmnCwGYS1BpDY8_TSAHbxKkWuVAygHtEffBRzIJrkXLEogz8aaxQzx5PK2qFEahfHbkOrGABEm90RQscWsfvczXv9mRWt-pxfQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The nose is a tennis ball that is covered in panty hose. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu3-I51g4TjIND88kbyi__G1IW03cv0aTnpx9ghmNntpR8TnWvUvNmH6glTiHzUcCx2KhMU6l6qO2P8_p0_8yPjAPe_5W3rqXqwnKJvGgxtmtvx5RDS0_olwcCxIABCs3R_DLApUDmZdJ3nOYT3ODQr5fXr_4mPjfWGgC0IWNwL66-QtqQwINGj4UERw=s3992" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3992" data-original-width="2322" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu3-I51g4TjIND88kbyi__G1IW03cv0aTnpx9ghmNntpR8TnWvUvNmH6glTiHzUcCx2KhMU6l6qO2P8_p0_8yPjAPe_5W3rqXqwnKJvGgxtmtvx5RDS0_olwcCxIABCs3R_DLApUDmZdJ3nOYT3ODQr5fXr_4mPjfWGgC0IWNwL66-QtqQwINGj4UERw=s320" width="186" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One girl has pig tails and the other has braided pig tails. The hair</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is from a Dollar Tree mop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will post again soon to show you the Gentlemen gnomes my</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sister and I made while Connie was here visiting. We had a fun visit ! While</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they were here we went to Disney World for a week. I will post some pictures </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of our trip too! Take care and stay healthy!</div><br /><p></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-15876847054202374182021-12-11T17:44:00.002-08:002021-12-11T17:44:44.072-08:00Christmas 2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie_koXsbBqmFyRxYRsXHf4I7WmJFjbwAOCOuW2du45AM9gbP-loMqt_mgPlgNLv0PAtNkDyzgKu3UKoyLr17Xsu0wcQutn2a5xvFEjfI2sUKeEkzkqk2tfkFIySuKUAq_AYIZg-Cab2rQ0GIE8Ss7jY_RUR4p2Wi4dFa_EElsF2mIp_L3ZOmKsCc_RvQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1191" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie_koXsbBqmFyRxYRsXHf4I7WmJFjbwAOCOuW2du45AM9gbP-loMqt_mgPlgNLv0PAtNkDyzgKu3UKoyLr17Xsu0wcQutn2a5xvFEjfI2sUKeEkzkqk2tfkFIySuKUAq_AYIZg-Cab2rQ0GIE8Ss7jY_RUR4p2Wi4dFa_EElsF2mIp_L3ZOmKsCc_RvQ=w233-h400" width="233" /></a></div>I have been busy getting ready for Christmas and working on some home decor items! The above picture is an old steamer basket that I took apart and fashioned into a Christmas tree!! I plan to spray paint it white and add a ribbon. I am not sure what I am going to attach it to but will update you with a picture when it's completed. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyAchtSTE613IoZjERZ0enra3XDiwHDB4IdgHyFDUjQc6fS7bNxqdlrZg2dL1cQ65i00c98gGXJ7fME-Z-3e9pnxi3pxEAWZCGDbkoAxPXUgeiDGU-HhOzsmgYEGT0PmiCnhO9rdfegrWa9ka115J7D64yHa6L3FheJbl8FWIuhX39bwghXrgO6_pCjA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyAchtSTE613IoZjERZ0enra3XDiwHDB4IdgHyFDUjQc6fS7bNxqdlrZg2dL1cQ65i00c98gGXJ7fME-Z-3e9pnxi3pxEAWZCGDbkoAxPXUgeiDGU-HhOzsmgYEGT0PmiCnhO9rdfegrWa9ka115J7D64yHa6L3FheJbl8FWIuhX39bwghXrgO6_pCjA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used Dollar Tree wine glasses to make this candlestick. We went to the beach and collected shells for the base. The candle is from Dollar Tree too!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8-kYq-7_IGrro-89Vf3k81aAJV_xjZi5RmXC9QRJ4uEb2Us652oL7RJPS6IAju3HypHwAT7XBc-Ci3BGBcknvQIqsYz807osSWNvUdMWRz-DDr9B6ZAM9-s058JAnpdVHKpeUQHp9N3JF6qvPGaDYH9fmCvbTycGzq9Rd4ODGO-IHALlozE5XQUD19g=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8-kYq-7_IGrro-89Vf3k81aAJV_xjZi5RmXC9QRJ4uEb2Us652oL7RJPS6IAju3HypHwAT7XBc-Ci3BGBcknvQIqsYz807osSWNvUdMWRz-DDr9B6ZAM9-s058JAnpdVHKpeUQHp9N3JF6qvPGaDYH9fmCvbTycGzq9Rd4ODGO-IHALlozE5XQUD19g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did make a birthday card for our son in law this month too!! Masculine cards are tough for me but this truck seem to work well!! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnvgBxMi3xaqYRXlYPkFo4fIiFOtETdS-5MWOs2nzaH2-uT2fO8o47hHoO6tJWWKStEq8ALTVZMQgheMb51-V_qZS2FlwgJeaLdeeXWhYprz-jpWlLOCkC2E_rZZivVWOY311XQ1ZN-7M7IXcY1rFPUlbngRl1M29Zf36YiKpZIGd8hc-KgmLpgaptNQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnvgBxMi3xaqYRXlYPkFo4fIiFOtETdS-5MWOs2nzaH2-uT2fO8o47hHoO6tJWWKStEq8ALTVZMQgheMb51-V_qZS2FlwgJeaLdeeXWhYprz-jpWlLOCkC2E_rZZivVWOY311XQ1ZN-7M7IXcY1rFPUlbngRl1M29Zf36YiKpZIGd8hc-KgmLpgaptNQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, I wanted to brighten our patio just a bit. So we painted it a light gray! Next, I am going to stencil a rug for it! I will post pictures once I have finished it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixzh0ip_P6CKGvFWStHMLOP03_HJhLCNYGfxJ1WYdFkTxK5cIM9F14_5eZaO8scQeEQBCo1FOhN7DasWCGZ944PtfV0jpLpejW8ZY-vdJ44sZ42KXXqcYwdkNwUsq7vN3c1-S2IClOBsZDgkUS_rd0bFb3bDv9Imqh6RzqBIIPHmpVwQ4xqLBPhAYnZQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixzh0ip_P6CKGvFWStHMLOP03_HJhLCNYGfxJ1WYdFkTxK5cIM9F14_5eZaO8scQeEQBCo1FOhN7DasWCGZ944PtfV0jpLpejW8ZY-vdJ44sZ42KXXqcYwdkNwUsq7vN3c1-S2IClOBsZDgkUS_rd0bFb3bDv9Imqh6RzqBIIPHmpVwQ4xqLBPhAYnZQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjECK0V_3HYYfI_w1YPSF9GjncaJ8hcMluoxvqTBUVMdGE0Ro0amDH1DDx462xD11u8K2VvReUQEmD9hsIC-Mq5GmgNs1ZAwhMsOmowG_8B6ipF0sDaY7NRQRgLk8fSYUEX0puaVR_-7QLJWWse9I44fRj-WlksVM_r-dG1HQrlfeTNYAqQnJGJXo4ctQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjECK0V_3HYYfI_w1YPSF9GjncaJ8hcMluoxvqTBUVMdGE0Ro0amDH1DDx462xD11u8K2VvReUQEmD9hsIC-Mq5GmgNs1ZAwhMsOmowG_8B6ipF0sDaY7NRQRgLk8fSYUEX0puaVR_-7QLJWWse9I44fRj-WlksVM_r-dG1HQrlfeTNYAqQnJGJXo4ctQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I wanted to make sure I got the chance to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!!</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-9754238616255391492021-11-05T06:10:00.001-07:002021-11-05T06:10:50.559-07:00Craft Fair<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02XmsoOCNipU57s_2Vk3lcrgrFOqOI-_wQUF2ksSQa_bcpfOECyGowgf1titwAJdRgyMSU1TPvaElywc-mXs1SzWsTVBX9oJMU-wFa_EeG3MEIoh2x-1eb7zw-K9RadZ8GE-avhADfIFL/s2048/20211031_094101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02XmsoOCNipU57s_2Vk3lcrgrFOqOI-_wQUF2ksSQa_bcpfOECyGowgf1titwAJdRgyMSU1TPvaElywc-mXs1SzWsTVBX9oJMU-wFa_EeG3MEIoh2x-1eb7zw-K9RadZ8GE-avhADfIFL/w300-h400/20211031_094101.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love making this embroidery hoop wreath! My hubby attaches it to a base and then I have fun decorating it! I used Tim Holtz lights all around it!! My sister's and I are busy getting for a Holiday Craft Fair for November 6th! I am excited to see how busy the fair will be. It's at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland- they have a lot of vendors and they also sell some great pastries during the event. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtKyICVB8f836eIV_K8WgO_OTfyPn5pkb_dWjc2DFAAh7rsOS7FG6d402RN9wN6rWsiGPraqT0YrV8fsdqzPBwYGSzf3BoMxog0RHw6K8-NYF61a4V5rLK9BJWs9KqnZRqy_TIOj_cMVJ/s2048/20211023_104929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtKyICVB8f836eIV_K8WgO_OTfyPn5pkb_dWjc2DFAAh7rsOS7FG6d402RN9wN6rWsiGPraqT0YrV8fsdqzPBwYGSzf3BoMxog0RHw6K8-NYF61a4V5rLK9BJWs9KqnZRqy_TIOj_cMVJ/w300-h400/20211023_104929.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This lighted Nativity Star is from 3D Cuts! I purchased an SVG from 3Dcuts and it comes with a great tutorial! I have made 4 of these in different colors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3dcuts.com/illuminated-shadow-boxes/star-nativity-shadow-box">https://3dcuts.com/illuminated-shadow-boxes/star-nativity-shadow-box</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS60__8kfMJLRm87vxK9yJ4gqnUwJDdfSaswsBm0eGmkkEID3K0fhXNf7fNR0Z2raVTJAScDFOuAOYMFUMeQbKQy2ul5bJoiRLF94WRp3yw9IlrinoFowBkvygzIvJX4iZCdBdLhnrSHUf/s2048/20211101_062215.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS60__8kfMJLRm87vxK9yJ4gqnUwJDdfSaswsBm0eGmkkEID3K0fhXNf7fNR0Z2raVTJAScDFOuAOYMFUMeQbKQy2ul5bJoiRLF94WRp3yw9IlrinoFowBkvygzIvJX4iZCdBdLhnrSHUf/w300-h400/20211101_062215.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> This candlestick holder is made from a wine glass turned upside down. I added a pretty glass vase on top to hold a tea light. You can put anything you want in the base of the glass. <div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmiyNna4kE8El7tGMX3KZMnD_5lkzs7uTBnWTMQ9hqXRDcHlPQiYqHM6SCqV6r-yK-6q5EsUc3BRN53yS5xIXaF5h-J83pjmigFqRbD0umzCtbfwYKjXImHhLLnV29jr58OBgv9IrDT-H/s2048/20211025_100515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmiyNna4kE8El7tGMX3KZMnD_5lkzs7uTBnWTMQ9hqXRDcHlPQiYqHM6SCqV6r-yK-6q5EsUc3BRN53yS5xIXaF5h-J83pjmigFqRbD0umzCtbfwYKjXImHhLLnV29jr58OBgv9IrDT-H/w254-h400/20211025_100515.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few more Wine Glass Candlesticks. It is fun coming up with </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ideas to fill the base of the glass. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuhL15FvXQAUvH_cnFwKIct6SQkJD07X7AL9KZFWfp0HE__v3mKL3DYAD_CncPyXL1v5Nn26acg_QomCrBs2rWfJ-_N7-142iba5bzbK3RsBKMnxBFjx40mT01B2nm0zRA1t3rg4x73wS/s2048/16361173432251492334785.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuhL15FvXQAUvH_cnFwKIct6SQkJD07X7AL9KZFWfp0HE__v3mKL3DYAD_CncPyXL1v5Nn26acg_QomCrBs2rWfJ-_N7-142iba5bzbK3RsBKMnxBFjx40mT01B2nm0zRA1t3rg4x73wS/w300-h400/16361173432251492334785.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The picture above has a pine cone and some greenery with berries in the base. I am planning</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on selling these at the craft fair tomorrow but if they don't sell ...those are coming home with me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to use for the holidays. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASuyU0HZbq_7jGVHLw-3En-KdHJJLa4OHqE0tDk77mop4qTMdWA_IRXr_uscWh_LEHxObrurDuahfGlPDBRSjuTZHIT5jk62SvfSe8BX0Bvn8uxTtGiXzyj9lz3wKNFBRTJRuJ-fGdTUW/s2048/16361173885211025814489.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASuyU0HZbq_7jGVHLw-3En-KdHJJLa4OHqE0tDk77mop4qTMdWA_IRXr_uscWh_LEHxObrurDuahfGlPDBRSjuTZHIT5jk62SvfSe8BX0Bvn8uxTtGiXzyj9lz3wKNFBRTJRuJ-fGdTUW/w300-h400/16361173885211025814489.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My last picture depicts the Nutcracker Suite story. The base is made from train tracks that I attached</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wooden half circles to the tracks. I spray painted the whole thing white. I love how it turned out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have the craft fair tomorrow and I will be packing for our trip to Florida!! I am excited for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this new adventure!! It takes us about 3 days to drive to North Port but I love the stops we make along</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the way. My next post will be coming from sunny Florida!! Take care!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-57915260187581165542021-09-13T05:04:00.002-07:002021-09-14T05:54:13.894-07:00Home Decor items<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZONjbeJBEpTKlazjVQf2zzb-CXKlzmJa6yDy3tDO9PRF_yRl4oevy6wqcnf47yGiLfsSHOKFki9FJSYfLESbbSywfO8lmDMTKfEwatJkZeplsHsjw8aSfhDLo6hj14AhI50MnNA8dzl9r/s2048/20210913_071645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZONjbeJBEpTKlazjVQf2zzb-CXKlzmJa6yDy3tDO9PRF_yRl4oevy6wqcnf47yGiLfsSHOKFki9FJSYfLESbbSywfO8lmDMTKfEwatJkZeplsHsjw8aSfhDLo6hj14AhI50MnNA8dzl9r/w300-h400/20210913_071645.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been working on Home Decor items this month! My sisters and I are going to have a booth at the Italian Heritage craft fair in November! Time to think of Christmas projects!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should mention that I got the Lighted Angel in the picture above from</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Special Heart Studio! It was a free SVG and Gjoa has instructions too! You can check it out here-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://specialheartstudio.com/layered-christmas-angel/">https://specialheartstudio.com/layered-christmas-angel/</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzXbZyjHWeZasEdziFq6UtGhHSLeclRZGH13yeM-XX3bByK2QvBpmRU9qPPqSKsqE-MiuNydl-Irkdvyna2oWXvEqqz67tcLOtPOnVJrSdkDNOAg7t-E6GCHo77or1FSuskoqaHhis9WO/s2048/20210913_071542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzXbZyjHWeZasEdziFq6UtGhHSLeclRZGH13yeM-XX3bByK2QvBpmRU9qPPqSKsqE-MiuNydl-Irkdvyna2oWXvEqqz67tcLOtPOnVJrSdkDNOAg7t-E6GCHo77or1FSuskoqaHhis9WO/s320/20210913_071542.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lantern above was purchased at a yard sale. I removed the glass and painted it red! Just added some greenery to it and done!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYkKZWQnPZk2QVVXOLBJrHG_WYJravHwvTBSbmejmpASTaHMq3rjf6uXtxw-SbfmkQc0ydflRejUn88nLlaJSclKoS8UgUiWqVl3ClozTQNX5wFUQ0xQFGklqKcDwCLS2lZ1zyoAttj4A/s2048/20210908_181657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYkKZWQnPZk2QVVXOLBJrHG_WYJravHwvTBSbmejmpASTaHMq3rjf6uXtxw-SbfmkQc0ydflRejUn88nLlaJSclKoS8UgUiWqVl3ClozTQNX5wFUQ0xQFGklqKcDwCLS2lZ1zyoAttj4A/s320/20210908_181657.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have had this bird cage forever! I painted it black and added some candles and greenery. You can't tell but I have fairy lights in it too!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIMe7CggL_P-1ACgjNpPrqB4ncnbP6kQ7mT02uJYrtWSM-rBhYtvYv_VCUlRzBnzfpHFB7V9Y3Shs61yrQoBzj9eI38hBt5NZ_h_CIqNDz3wfzWpZwjSks5OWEMrMoO4SGcGhyhggxetV/s2048/20210910_084413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIMe7CggL_P-1ACgjNpPrqB4ncnbP6kQ7mT02uJYrtWSM-rBhYtvYv_VCUlRzBnzfpHFB7V9Y3Shs61yrQoBzj9eI38hBt5NZ_h_CIqNDz3wfzWpZwjSks5OWEMrMoO4SGcGhyhggxetV/w254-h400/20210910_084413.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a wooden plate I bought at Goodwill. I painted this black and used my Cricut to cut out the saying in Vinyl. I love how it came out!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGi9TbTYy_SEqy6smwHtLGkrjyrXoGLVN5wZ9NDe0E8Ea3hXpOtDfLwHsGNb38OASvIToaB1tSeEfVxaeForbZX2i983ajjMLR6Lnu1qaToOQw2nxR7wmb5JQRT9beqQaLC3mUS-1n81k/s2048/20210910_111852.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGi9TbTYy_SEqy6smwHtLGkrjyrXoGLVN5wZ9NDe0E8Ea3hXpOtDfLwHsGNb38OASvIToaB1tSeEfVxaeForbZX2i983ajjMLR6Lnu1qaToOQw2nxR7wmb5JQRT9beqQaLC3mUS-1n81k/s320/20210910_111852.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw this idea on Pinterest. Embroidery hoops were used to make wedding centerpieces. Why not use them for Christmas! My hubby screwed the bottom to a block of wood and I stained them. I just added Christmas decorations to them! I will add ribbon to them too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDcIu9pTfRNi0lIeI4IhhKYnC3Iyozhj3w1Wr9BG-2oVhjazgNt5IYGH8UgyGFcfKzz-Zhccil7tayCtohiQ6xcPWcNZ2mbucK69Du2HJEw27CXhb_iwuz2RsG_J1a0UrNFpf4wdq-4CA/s2048/20210910_112823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDcIu9pTfRNi0lIeI4IhhKYnC3Iyozhj3w1Wr9BG-2oVhjazgNt5IYGH8UgyGFcfKzz-Zhccil7tayCtohiQ6xcPWcNZ2mbucK69Du2HJEw27CXhb_iwuz2RsG_J1a0UrNFpf4wdq-4CA/w254-h400/20210910_112823.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXE6t4Yv79UoP6czeMFBM-EbkY_t2wKetMnMVbtuewCeycfA9cjcLqgyX-lBfQiBaI1TqrndpoIkePCGjw4LxERIz-j-rKqdStL6rQ3F9-Qk_lb7-LM31RQrxaVfh2DWxXdXEANdp3iQp/s2048/20210910_111749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXE6t4Yv79UoP6czeMFBM-EbkY_t2wKetMnMVbtuewCeycfA9cjcLqgyX-lBfQiBaI1TqrndpoIkePCGjw4LxERIz-j-rKqdStL6rQ3F9-Qk_lb7-LM31RQrxaVfh2DWxXdXEANdp3iQp/w254-h400/20210910_111749.jpg" width="254" /></a></div>I think this one is my favorite! I plan on making a few more! <div>It's hard to believe the summer is over although the weather is nice here! I am playing golf today with friends! Hope your day is full of fun too! Talk soon!!!<br /><div><br /></div></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-11786923089756425402021-09-02T12:36:00.002-07:002021-09-02T12:36:23.361-07:00September already!!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixO3aOhnJ08zJvJWeb9ySKoFxn6zjhhS3Pme6EIQFHvZeRnoORM4h5uuOo7f57qomU_V9ZiDEjZNJMDRt1kc4-GAmPppjViGom5OfjQTomoGhqtH20QS1dEJGs6Jr59RWvgwheVmATesF-/s2548/20210824_142354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="2548" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixO3aOhnJ08zJvJWeb9ySKoFxn6zjhhS3Pme6EIQFHvZeRnoORM4h5uuOo7f57qomU_V9ZiDEjZNJMDRt1kc4-GAmPppjViGom5OfjQTomoGhqtH20QS1dEJGs6Jr59RWvgwheVmATesF-/w400-h194/20210824_142354.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintFYLBtyTGzqbqaFQRwJxgIMwAcxo2rpx5SHtXz5IXNxQiu5yVGY5-Sdbdi40DNjtpf-7KimlC8plzRWcN-mszRRFwsagMzpxun3EOf_stxCYuqibVH5y9IweCvVK1zipyh-Mhg1bc0qk/s2048/20210824_092203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintFYLBtyTGzqbqaFQRwJxgIMwAcxo2rpx5SHtXz5IXNxQiu5yVGY5-Sdbdi40DNjtpf-7KimlC8plzRWcN-mszRRFwsagMzpxun3EOf_stxCYuqibVH5y9IweCvVK1zipyh-Mhg1bc0qk/s320/20210824_092203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few Halloween projects that I worked on for our upcoming craft show in Kennebunk!! The Santa and Frankenstein are candy bar wrappers! I purchased the digital file from Laurie Furnell on Etsy! Her artwork is fabulous!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCuPOcfC13ndL_quChccfe452C90iqFPM16gLZ2v-kuHRvli2OnC3zxkVN6ZHQFUwRzFySMkepn0Vcgv0wdgV4YixueibRD0xPKaeYhBLT45Q3YmKMpntTsabqYCjEuM_KbawdSyeiWWw/s2048/20210823_092113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCuPOcfC13ndL_quChccfe452C90iqFPM16gLZ2v-kuHRvli2OnC3zxkVN6ZHQFUwRzFySMkepn0Vcgv0wdgV4YixueibRD0xPKaeYhBLT45Q3YmKMpntTsabqYCjEuM_KbawdSyeiWWw/s320/20210823_092113.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Bat and Count Dracula are also candy bar wrappers! They are both SVG files that I purchased from My Scrap Chick! That is alao a wonderful site to browse for great products! So creative!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElO2oTyBDisIHLA55rJbFuehCLOGpq4zuUjNYu_c74B_K70eh-DaaKTGhx7Q4Viz-JoGkESapVVouSoi472-eGSihfCAMS_FO7STbS7W1pwsBwV2Jk6v4gMck0rDQFbKr5KnXmZWCz0gl/s2048/20210822_182127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElO2oTyBDisIHLA55rJbFuehCLOGpq4zuUjNYu_c74B_K70eh-DaaKTGhx7Q4Viz-JoGkESapVVouSoi472-eGSihfCAMS_FO7STbS7W1pwsBwV2Jk6v4gMck0rDQFbKr5KnXmZWCz0gl/s320/20210822_182127.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't you love this little turkey! I have put a tealight in the back that makes this guy just glow! This was a free svg file from Dreaming Tree! My favorite site for awesome files!! You can use this as a card or as a placeholder!! It will look great on my Thanksgiving table!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope everyone is safe! It is hard to see all the heartbreak and damage from hurricane Ida! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My prayers are with those who have been affected! I have been busy papercrafting but also working on home decor items! I will share photos of those in my next post! Stay safe!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-29033688929549409662021-08-18T04:56:00.002-07:002021-08-18T04:57:56.736-07:00August Birthdays<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiap07RiYOBmg6BkTkiTjeoi-ydgPntLPM4FHPfJCBY9hzEHuu-5157tcp0KDVAUzV6hgc7gMQ0Gcij5BChfH-9JykJo6VmLWJa2OmDsLAYZsdrNGF7JcAETp-45TgbRAZd45d9tXPqsaTq/s2048/20210816_094120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiap07RiYOBmg6BkTkiTjeoi-ydgPntLPM4FHPfJCBY9hzEHuu-5157tcp0KDVAUzV6hgc7gMQ0Gcij5BChfH-9JykJo6VmLWJa2OmDsLAYZsdrNGF7JcAETp-45TgbRAZd45d9tXPqsaTq/w300-h400/20210816_094120.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>August is the month for birthdays in my family! This card is for my hubby! He is big on golfing but it seems I give him a golfing card every year! He is also a great cook so when I saw this on Lori Whitlock's svg site- I thought this is the perfect card for Tom!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyWBQWxpfI-1Y8ElzMUJ3ulPXi8sZKfTgfg5qE41dRZxs-0UAeIYqRIh1cS_uvOsBKWrryDPiiahsPFd7yI13sm3b-2zNArTJmAcriLmHiQY8yntEOdt7HdA4cDt1vuxYPX5ntLdcx6VA/s2048/20210816_094128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyWBQWxpfI-1Y8ElzMUJ3ulPXi8sZKfTgfg5qE41dRZxs-0UAeIYqRIh1cS_uvOsBKWrryDPiiahsPFd7yI13sm3b-2zNArTJmAcriLmHiQY8yntEOdt7HdA4cDt1vuxYPX5ntLdcx6VA/w300-h400/20210816_094128.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sentiment says it all!! He also loves lobster so that was his birthday supper!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdQc9KdzhTnKcyL90C1bZyMZBbjZ-ohPWf0joLQCdeuEao8UUp-F4UIVKBmEykg9vWUy36Tpx7F7sHLch_jjuj-kze2jptSOio06Zy0R6rBHDMRW8ConRkXDn64NqeyD5JWIiC5He-Rkr/s2048/20210803_095929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdQc9KdzhTnKcyL90C1bZyMZBbjZ-ohPWf0joLQCdeuEao8UUp-F4UIVKBmEykg9vWUy36Tpx7F7sHLch_jjuj-kze2jptSOio06Zy0R6rBHDMRW8ConRkXDn64NqeyD5JWIiC5He-Rkr/w300-h400/20210803_095929.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I thought this strawberry box card was adorable! I used this card for my sister, Rochelle's birthday!! I bought the svg from Mary at SVG Cuts. I love that I can make it any size I want!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVmemRSbvjPB6-xbcl2wyX_ZIX1zUR_1Zr3W-HVh39dsclMT4-VFaCi3jNX7XtoE2bzDEbvYrhUi3K4DR3OAL4ZdAO5_qqjjUTyjF5MIV2md4mxgVRmnqpAE29PIb-_vQmW0nUC5hlEmA/s2048/20210803_095944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVmemRSbvjPB6-xbcl2wyX_ZIX1zUR_1Zr3W-HVh39dsclMT4-VFaCi3jNX7XtoE2bzDEbvYrhUi3K4DR3OAL4ZdAO5_qqjjUTyjF5MIV2md4mxgVRmnqpAE29PIb-_vQmW0nUC5hlEmA/w300-h400/20210803_095944.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It even has room for a birthday sentiment!! <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY7FGsKJfWLxwRCO4t1OWRpBXuFT7h_YCQwsMB2uR_hg0KnxmDBzyfXetXHfBU1CFWUL5z-30jTV0yg5QRGKn90GVNV0sKunVMEXDfcUTxGhFtOjx1XuO4YngRR9dIpwbYlD6IGJvmT-4/s2048/20210803_100109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY7FGsKJfWLxwRCO4t1OWRpBXuFT7h_YCQwsMB2uR_hg0KnxmDBzyfXetXHfBU1CFWUL5z-30jTV0yg5QRGKn90GVNV0sKunVMEXDfcUTxGhFtOjx1XuO4YngRR9dIpwbYlD6IGJvmT-4/w300-h400/20210803_100109.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I made these 2 cards with my Cricut. They are Slimline cards that have 3 flaps that open.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHfkEo_EtDh_5oa2oG8jz7a3CCqgm7pWFll9KRDYcKW4YSwUpBl3Vfmot_vm35DQsdHMAbgGxLMcTP_pY2SbZa5HRg2zLJ51BII_CQlYvrWf7eDKyg0hrdgCW86_rtc8IkIuswKDH103_/s2048/20210803_100128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHfkEo_EtDh_5oa2oG8jz7a3CCqgm7pWFll9KRDYcKW4YSwUpBl3Vfmot_vm35DQsdHMAbgGxLMcTP_pY2SbZa5HRg2zLJ51BII_CQlYvrWf7eDKyg0hrdgCW86_rtc8IkIuswKDH103_/w300-h400/20210803_100128.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>You can put a funny sentiment in them- like I did and then have a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More serious one on the inside! I think these are fun cards to make!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't believe August is going so fast! I hope everyone is well and enjoying their summer! It will be over before you know it! Gotta run - playing golf this morning! Have to take advantage of the nice weather we are having!! Take care!!<br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /> </p></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-32201053391427190072021-07-26T16:13:00.002-07:002021-07-26T16:15:16.857-07:00Hot, hot July!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmC7UJA0_zmX0rdbLSduV0474wS8d-ZBw4oI7uDwEIDmGWRSvBG7yv6S9Kb5FymtbCvwuGwGE-AFAY5b98k9RTTrcKrXEK7vU7OmuW_j80EMdHU1n8ffBPpI781AJ2Id5RfsHvPWUyhzz/s2048/20210726_184908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmC7UJA0_zmX0rdbLSduV0474wS8d-ZBw4oI7uDwEIDmGWRSvBG7yv6S9Kb5FymtbCvwuGwGE-AFAY5b98k9RTTrcKrXEK7vU7OmuW_j80EMdHU1n8ffBPpI781AJ2Id5RfsHvPWUyhzz/w300-h400/20210726_184908.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54USIBOAzxJu9iGqrYjO7M9GNrv-huwWtcWJGgdCEuUWOSwiMv-rzv5Y093JSuxNVz-gX5468k6Z76S5Xi7l7IN2dglH1ZJOGSni65kjIrPscNvOMx1eWv3pAsVidIAu7YM_XVQ7gE70w/s2048/20210726_184901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54USIBOAzxJu9iGqrYjO7M9GNrv-huwWtcWJGgdCEuUWOSwiMv-rzv5Y093JSuxNVz-gX5468k6Z76S5Xi7l7IN2dglH1ZJOGSni65kjIrPscNvOMx1eWv3pAsVidIAu7YM_XVQ7gE70w/w300-h400/20210726_184901.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I have been working on several birthday cards this month! But this card I just made for fun! It really has been a hot July! Thank goodness my craft room has an air conditioner!! <p></p><p>I am saving this card for a little girl since I only have 2 Grandsons!! I may decorate it a little more! It is an svg file from My Scrap Chick! Love this site!!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRni0dat4Wl_y5hyphenhyphen7Ux3EoeaDJsrEZP5qiY6ca9GTbxQb1tGi2qIT8vNn60Dywn_VTu6223MJHsg0BjoSspsq9P-wWNihbBiI9tPxlGMqGu_2Yc_xDCHZtgqtoDDY_McN1Z6xvyWPRq5oV/s2048/20210726_185040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRni0dat4Wl_y5hyphenhyphen7Ux3EoeaDJsrEZP5qiY6ca9GTbxQb1tGi2qIT8vNn60Dywn_VTu6223MJHsg0BjoSspsq9P-wWNihbBiI9tPxlGMqGu_2Yc_xDCHZtgqtoDDY_McN1Z6xvyWPRq5oV/w400-h300/20210726_185040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Gt9tf2HMRSM6zu2xOOeZ_RJ4oG_f0uMOZoGpiZG7YeMhvVi4_ukOmI4vrLLESK8JvqN72Xyb_bj9b-tDY3tUlHfbXkzrF2QwOdMDxl3BHHXoDgOLHgrm2v0dsSHvr5MKPreDgtR07TDm/s2048/20210726_184946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Gt9tf2HMRSM6zu2xOOeZ_RJ4oG_f0uMOZoGpiZG7YeMhvVi4_ukOmI4vrLLESK8JvqN72Xyb_bj9b-tDY3tUlHfbXkzrF2QwOdMDxl3BHHXoDgOLHgrm2v0dsSHvr5MKPreDgtR07TDm/w300-h400/20210726_184946.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also purchased the Lattice Picnic Basket from My Scrap Chick. This is a fun svg! I Love the Beach basket. It makes a great gift box!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9TYydmfiqSitaJmaxt8RA2uygAbKgKCnR9IdLSJETZjhDcgUWOV3uwmKwxuHSxOMmVXI0KXjAkFRFbaRUd2kPo1xEQVEMNxb4xT8IZZYqVPhSYjntKnSU3l46RsT4UttfjaSU1bFwCLJ/s2048/20210726_185116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9TYydmfiqSitaJmaxt8RA2uygAbKgKCnR9IdLSJETZjhDcgUWOV3uwmKwxuHSxOMmVXI0KXjAkFRFbaRUd2kPo1xEQVEMNxb4xT8IZZYqVPhSYjntKnSU3l46RsT4UttfjaSU1bFwCLJ/w300-h400/20210726_185116.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have also been working on some home decor pieces! My sister's and I will be at the Kennebunk Artisans Marketplace on August 14th! We will be selling some of the items we have been working on the last several months! I am so excited for our 1st craft fair in quite sometime!!! Hope everyone stays cool!! I am praying August won't be so humid!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-71711884102924885942021-07-04T06:40:00.000-07:002021-07-04T06:40:24.407-07:00Summer Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpT8iO3_kU0_ja0Fw2jVsLVc6LoRs6SdxFzcTPHkz5EEaC-RN1tnboNBBWp4znwpaF-gOsngM63TXStQcsOk4rDcH4LTi9ght3fLEBo9gRAbnbvlQO0OQrjdVzED7mlMCdsTxtD1xjT85r/s2048/20210703_180717_-_Copy%255B1%255D.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpT8iO3_kU0_ja0Fw2jVsLVc6LoRs6SdxFzcTPHkz5EEaC-RN1tnboNBBWp4znwpaF-gOsngM63TXStQcsOk4rDcH4LTi9ght3fLEBo9gRAbnbvlQO0OQrjdVzED7mlMCdsTxtD1xjT85r/s400/20210703_180717_-_Copy%255B1%255D.jpg"/></a></div>
I have been having fun working in my craft room lately! I made a Hershey bar wrap from an SVG file from My Scrap Chick. It is actually the
Dracula candy wrap but I used yellow paper and cut off Dracula's ears. I love how it came out!
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This card is also from My Scrap Chick's site. What a cute card to make! There is a video on how to put it together too! It's a Freebie too!
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These next cards are from Sam at Mixed Up Craft! She has fabulous card designs and great tutorials that help you put them together! I don't have the dies
she used since they were all sold out but I used my Cricut to make the stars and the hearts-
Here are a few more pictures of those cards-
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I haven't decorated all of them as yet. They are such fun to make!!
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Lastly,I haven't stopped working on Home Decor projects! This picture is of a tray I am working on. I used IOD transfers to add some interest.
I am going to add the handles to it as well!
Hope your summer is going well! It is nice to see things opening up again! Take card and talk soon!!
Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-37944999997796722962021-06-15T06:20:00.004-07:002021-06-15T06:20:39.115-07:00Summer Update<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirfC4zPy4lWKkGKdczokyHZtqYUD8uO3SBuuQFL1QJRjHk7vA-wUdFZARGfvrgQylMKLQ67_z7Uj89h6rXAevUPWQVjzhkoOJ4EyMjjFiqZ9NRGeKtZqYar0fEOe_rHvZYo1neOo-2n5L/s2048/20210603_065135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirfC4zPy4lWKkGKdczokyHZtqYUD8uO3SBuuQFL1QJRjHk7vA-wUdFZARGfvrgQylMKLQ67_z7Uj89h6rXAevUPWQVjzhkoOJ4EyMjjFiqZ9NRGeKtZqYar0fEOe_rHvZYo1neOo-2n5L/w300-h400/20210603_065135.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <div>I am sorry to have been so long in updating my blog! We have been home for a couple of months from Florida but I have been very busy! I have been gardening and playing golf and crafting!! The bird house above was built by my hubby for our house in Topsham. We had it hanging from a tree for the summer. He actually made 3 of them. One had a bird family in it for a while. I decided to upcycle this bird house for an indoor planter. I added the base it is sitting on to give it some height. Since I seem to kill any indoor plants - I used artificial plants for my planter. The artificial ones look so real!!</div><div>I used<u> Iron Orchid Designs</u> molds and stamp to decorate my bird house. I just love the way it came out!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZ_viabk_FrDQ0-wtEx2tspRoj7L65mFZjQ8zyY9nnO5vP-QNA_I1rxkIl7fGmpXgjKjPxYVci3iUC3CoTd8lVpT5liq15uLTjw1-Xsble07u6FsKbpdKey9KRmFTYcEFJPvnwvO4vT5V/s2048/20210527_140855+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZ_viabk_FrDQ0-wtEx2tspRoj7L65mFZjQ8zyY9nnO5vP-QNA_I1rxkIl7fGmpXgjKjPxYVci3iUC3CoTd8lVpT5liq15uLTjw1-Xsble07u6FsKbpdKey9KRmFTYcEFJPvnwvO4vT5V/w253-h400/20210527_140855+-+Copy.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Iron Orchid Designs (IOD) makes beautiful molds you can use on most anything. The above Bird is one of there designs. The detail is just fabulous. I used air drying clay in the mold. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgHJ7CGq4Mf3yaU1EB4mr0Jg1AxfSM1HBr3vXSWQNTTZUasKcc6lZFNkCkHSRbXCl8DIB2eBEmdW0_PIm5JKlrnN1gnuYRgvlnk7fiZNRcmSJAuX6H_SRQzBbncgOsrdyX26NxHhPWWr_/s2548/20210529_084711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="2548" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgHJ7CGq4Mf3yaU1EB4mr0Jg1AxfSM1HBr3vXSWQNTTZUasKcc6lZFNkCkHSRbXCl8DIB2eBEmdW0_PIm5JKlrnN1gnuYRgvlnk7fiZNRcmSJAuX6H_SRQzBbncgOsrdyX26NxHhPWWr_/w400-h194/20210529_084711.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The also make transfers! The riser above was made from one of their transfers called WildFlower Botanicals. They are so easy to use! They provide the tool to just rub them on. I then sealed it so it would not come off! Really alot of fun to add to anything- even furniture!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljD3xXcu8ohPNPbo7bKbITnwKWMtaj1mlf5B5vYPRiGVR5IxXiGdWSOexVsyP6V2I7COEq7Y7fkkf13BVEHJnMYiRrLCqyPDBzo_qi-CmEXqCRTxpjBMutHIVeAUbv7hOoNj-1TOYFzsR/s2048/20210601_155639+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljD3xXcu8ohPNPbo7bKbITnwKWMtaj1mlf5B5vYPRiGVR5IxXiGdWSOexVsyP6V2I7COEq7Y7fkkf13BVEHJnMYiRrLCqyPDBzo_qi-CmEXqCRTxpjBMutHIVeAUbv7hOoNj-1TOYFzsR/w253-h400/20210601_155639+-+Copy.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am getting used to a much smaller craft room but I felt I didn't have enough drawers to all my stash. I had purchased a couple of these units from Michaels in Florida and I really liked them. So I decided to get some for my craft room here in Maine. Hubby helped and put them together. Love, love how they look and how much room they give me!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fLVV6uTa_JTqpeGnwqB6qz4M8EWRROqU41Ld4-MBiHWXDvdLNf7ixjFlHAcao0y6eO9F62KNDBc_5m4-ZRhwAg9V-DQStZJp59L-zTeAdrpMpstL_rZAHcA3o7zU1RquOguJnHGFefiU/s2048/20210611_141007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fLVV6uTa_JTqpeGnwqB6qz4M8EWRROqU41Ld4-MBiHWXDvdLNf7ixjFlHAcao0y6eO9F62KNDBc_5m4-ZRhwAg9V-DQStZJp59L-zTeAdrpMpstL_rZAHcA3o7zU1RquOguJnHGFefiU/w253-h400/20210611_141007.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a picture of the most recent IOD Mold I purchased. I haven't even used it yet but I can't wait!! If you are not familiar with this company - you can go to Youtube or Pinterest and see lots of videos on how to use their fabulous products. Now, I didn't post any of the cards I made this month but I am still doing card making for sure! Next month I will share some of my cards along with more upcycled items!! Hope everyone is happy and healthy!</div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><p><br /> </p></div></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-25249491243252260242021-04-22T08:44:00.002-07:002021-04-22T15:30:12.848-07:00Trash to Treasure <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5r1-iNnZoTuGsVtKw40UnNgDNGrNu0mtyMU_3F5YSe65K_qxvJqCon_sj6k319tWwXrYSmHwmzWVIq3lRcqFxX_AcZTs57j9PALoW3TZ5yoT0zk2Z5oCPXlqV5xU4GBLrpxHLFSvc-RhB/s2048/20210324_115408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5r1-iNnZoTuGsVtKw40UnNgDNGrNu0mtyMU_3F5YSe65K_qxvJqCon_sj6k319tWwXrYSmHwmzWVIq3lRcqFxX_AcZTs57j9PALoW3TZ5yoT0zk2Z5oCPXlqV5xU4GBLrpxHLFSvc-RhB/w300-h400/20210324_115408.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally finished by 2nd Easter card and thought I would show it today. I sent this one to our</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">13 year old Grandson and I thought he would appreciate a little Easter humor. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVQkPeAV5Cjb7eB17fYZpv_nI7w7QKkXfnQ1QmbOP3ZRCnotGOqxo0-Tc77DiUSUI_G8LvNNSaLjBNv_cXMOMGOEp8xMHeq-2MI0paAXgoLUH7XfAoN0B_Oq8F4Y4Yui_UNCIJzQyNIqm/s2048/20210324_115425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVQkPeAV5Cjb7eB17fYZpv_nI7w7QKkXfnQ1QmbOP3ZRCnotGOqxo0-Tc77DiUSUI_G8LvNNSaLjBNv_cXMOMGOEp8xMHeq-2MI0paAXgoLUH7XfAoN0B_Oq8F4Y4Yui_UNCIJzQyNIqm/w300-h400/20210324_115425.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Karen Burniston does a fabulous job in her tutorial to show you how to make this type of Slimline card-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">check it out here-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrM4V-obSKY&t=1s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrM4V-obSKY&t=1s</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have spent most of my type working on making items from TRASH to TREASURES! I thought I would share a few pictures of my projects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJdipms7pg3KIrXvmw55a_P2uwucKi2I_8MoK0LJ-_cdA5-kkOhR-tS9S4ut6K4EA5eiUMYfs1kFXGP8AYEHQUYCWaqnoY1Z1aT4aYlVmp5dwxrQoz3HudFFHbkBjN0SaQhaGrU9A2h8n/s2548/20210320_095948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="2548" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJdipms7pg3KIrXvmw55a_P2uwucKi2I_8MoK0LJ-_cdA5-kkOhR-tS9S4ut6K4EA5eiUMYfs1kFXGP8AYEHQUYCWaqnoY1Z1aT4aYlVmp5dwxrQoz3HudFFHbkBjN0SaQhaGrU9A2h8n/w400-h194/20210320_095948.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my haul from a shopping trip to Goodwill! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6aahKsFTMTT0otLLzRCzNo2j77XVKPCsXZ2yU2xPB6zLx_L1KKooXCNYhR-r4rNKbxy9pXUxle-98SWAssiVHv4BcGwLauDZv0CTEErP-oEHkTu4ruv79kDuzXevt9Iiuw73HoeU4od5/s2048/20210321_180045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6aahKsFTMTT0otLLzRCzNo2j77XVKPCsXZ2yU2xPB6zLx_L1KKooXCNYhR-r4rNKbxy9pXUxle-98SWAssiVHv4BcGwLauDZv0CTEErP-oEHkTu4ruv79kDuzXevt9Iiuw73HoeU4od5/w300-h400/20210321_180045.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I painted this beer carrier white - distressed it a little and then used my Iron Orchid Designs Crockery stamp on both sides! I love how it came out!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBV7Ngt6_tHe-dSOM6I0aAev3ANfQgs75i519sUSnlMbpJR_eBhYBVUlelXAINisszaJFPZTrZ5IXYvjKauXIsFKf_FMioYG0jc9GQNa2ViJ3B4f4b-1x2xGqdc4PvnlsBL0Qkf-nwsYr/s2048/20210324_135948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBV7Ngt6_tHe-dSOM6I0aAev3ANfQgs75i519sUSnlMbpJR_eBhYBVUlelXAINisszaJFPZTrZ5IXYvjKauXIsFKf_FMioYG0jc9GQNa2ViJ3B4f4b-1x2xGqdc4PvnlsBL0Qkf-nwsYr/w253-h400/20210324_135948.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put a little burlap in the bottom and will use it for the 2 bottles below that I painted white and decoupaged the labels that you see below! Don't you love that bee!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWvyno-41NC2Rdh9yqPS9a071q-S2PZuk1iLSC1hfDMAKvujLMMKRZ5uO4Gj1btVPE_GfuN9DUUArChaZQM-KOT2z2mNZx0-ASOwz0v8aynOB3l9iFadc2GskQHSrafo5F5UuRWKbU0p8/s2548/20210327_104950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="2548" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWvyno-41NC2Rdh9yqPS9a071q-S2PZuk1iLSC1hfDMAKvujLMMKRZ5uO4Gj1btVPE_GfuN9DUUArChaZQM-KOT2z2mNZx0-ASOwz0v8aynOB3l9iFadc2GskQHSrafo5F5UuRWKbU0p8/w400-h194/20210327_104950.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1S-ZaAirFbCY3Vugm7whuX4_a4mq4qoKGj8A0p18LsMZHuhkVt1hExsclTccCuiGqWNG6_PU5mPJS70Aaf1c8gZjHsGtVeDCiOhi6mi2CCV4HJn46ErD67N1g3_7fhzfS3k-SYE9kjki/s2048/20210325_100016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1S-ZaAirFbCY3Vugm7whuX4_a4mq4qoKGj8A0p18LsMZHuhkVt1hExsclTccCuiGqWNG6_PU5mPJS70Aaf1c8gZjHsGtVeDCiOhi6mi2CCV4HJn46ErD67N1g3_7fhzfS3k-SYE9kjki/w400-h300/20210325_100016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a frame that was gold and I have painted it white for a French Country or farmhouse look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-GhXytJ1hyUd4ECZuEfbu4WkAKkS-qOf-ECC8xIZqQ6MZHR79-A4Nsv8XM-qItQh_zb6vNDtzrskuLEYle9T2K66eh6h6PEBAzX_Thu7Rk4ucZTmTnBfg0xHUm2Ezo-xcO2q5zWRHisQ/s2048/20210325_122819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="2048" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-GhXytJ1hyUd4ECZuEfbu4WkAKkS-qOf-ECC8xIZqQ6MZHR79-A4Nsv8XM-qItQh_zb6vNDtzrskuLEYle9T2K66eh6h6PEBAzX_Thu7Rk4ucZTmTnBfg0xHUm2Ezo-xcO2q5zWRHisQ/w400-h253/20210325_122819.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sanded down the detail on the frame and used a wet wipe to bring out more detail. I</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">haven't decided what I will put in the frame but will be sure to post a picture once I have finished it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBQWKuoV2LGBhptUjUgKUpFxsqeRs21dytgsqi4yE88CbybBkG5P6P4Q3Z-sspbOqW18aLPzDy3gPw7rCoJ5JsDmwBo3BL7kITN6RmrCCascnXWilTji-jHtBCiru4nXdJpwhYeEe9RVu/s2048/Shabby+chic+%25281%2529+%252840%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="2048" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBQWKuoV2LGBhptUjUgKUpFxsqeRs21dytgsqi4yE88CbybBkG5P6P4Q3Z-sspbOqW18aLPzDy3gPw7rCoJ5JsDmwBo3BL7kITN6RmrCCascnXWilTji-jHtBCiru4nXdJpwhYeEe9RVu/w400-h253/Shabby+chic+%25281%2529+%252840%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of my favorite projects! I took a silver plated tray and painted it with white Chalk paint. Then I decoupaged it with a print I found on line.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpNI2GlwDKx46vNd2esxo7j6hUSAMH8uUPNknhyDfJcxAqLKUxCVSrSA1PXXIWEpAHg7jY-2SRIKi3wnOLzRKxMtPxa5QxJSBo3raAgb0TtYdr7LMu_mZT0qoSFgH5x3C5hmfD-Bi4rZP/s2048/Shabby+chic+%25281%2529+%252845%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpNI2GlwDKx46vNd2esxo7j6hUSAMH8uUPNknhyDfJcxAqLKUxCVSrSA1PXXIWEpAHg7jY-2SRIKi3wnOLzRKxMtPxa5QxJSBo3raAgb0TtYdr7LMu_mZT0qoSFgH5x3C5hmfD-Bi4rZP/w400-h300/Shabby+chic+%25281%2529+%252845%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinROi_yffxTSmCo4AFfBqMri0aWYc-W_2BZhzqIjTfRftQmz0-MXXMfcQr5ogRBJh60V8mWnqPWEZiEz439rlg4GYjjYxQi6GiI5IJ9Wc6QTTju3JxG03iqadLFsMCFbzbcXK1bMSbPtdS/s2048/Shabby+chic+%25281%2529+%252848%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinROi_yffxTSmCo4AFfBqMri0aWYc-W_2BZhzqIjTfRftQmz0-MXXMfcQr5ogRBJh60V8mWnqPWEZiEz439rlg4GYjjYxQi6GiI5IJ9Wc6QTTju3JxG03iqadLFsMCFbzbcXK1bMSbPtdS/w253-h400/Shabby+chic+%25281%2529+%252848%2529.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1V6m4-f7XNaDFnfKy6oPnVU8y9bjVuSIcY01CG7QE8OW8Br19md8YVAiduRX0mwt_5HJnVRGPWpoY6qcdMjSjG8XP0PkCQJ151fcU8N99YQfSV41D5tSEz52Xcr69Lx03tWaYzYQbyg5/s2048/Shabby+chic+%25281%2529+%252849%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1V6m4-f7XNaDFnfKy6oPnVU8y9bjVuSIcY01CG7QE8OW8Br19md8YVAiduRX0mwt_5HJnVRGPWpoY6qcdMjSjG8XP0PkCQJ151fcU8N99YQfSV41D5tSEz52Xcr69Lx03tWaYzYQbyg5/w253-h400/Shabby+chic+%25281%2529+%252849%2529.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lastly, I worked on this cute metal plant holder. I painted it white and used a little bit of color to highlight the cut outs. I have loved working on these "treasures"!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We are preparing to move back to Maine in the next couple of weeks. I have had a really fun time here in Florida! Even though I was sick with Co-Vid and ended up with pneumonia too! I am grateful that I am fully recovered and that both hubby and I have gotten our shots!! I pray that all of you are healthy and safe too!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-40817936368349216512021-03-28T10:16:00.001-07:002021-03-28T10:18:57.566-07:00Happy Easter 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgm19VBDAyMcyw_GfXACLb2itFCDCf3fs5PwGqR_YvQ-0nNnPHLC8Z7MUpLNJzBVSqsv3F1Kdfvpl6DGphVKgiGbg3HeCeLZeetIJZ_09hJBCrClqYESWz0f05JrEMJmdYbTGSeRiPpr0O/s2048/20210324_115244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgm19VBDAyMcyw_GfXACLb2itFCDCf3fs5PwGqR_YvQ-0nNnPHLC8Z7MUpLNJzBVSqsv3F1Kdfvpl6DGphVKgiGbg3HeCeLZeetIJZ_09hJBCrClqYESWz0f05JrEMJmdYbTGSeRiPpr0O/w400-h300/20210324_115244.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have finally finished this Easter Card! I want to send it to our 6 year old Grandson! It is called a Flip Flap card. I just love making them! You can find the tutorial that Ann did here-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.positivelypapercraft.co.uk/2019/02/gorgeous-flip-flapshutter-card-tutorial.html">http://www.positivelypapercraft.co.uk/2019/02/gorgeous-flip-flapshutter-card-tutorial.html</a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P16ladI7lt9I5Cl-OHxjqk6R7ByLt1BnbPNlGuwgk8XkO-ifC4b3Jp8-ebD84Aq8YbQLOUqwZnu58mLkgcRv_tSC-ix2Hi8wpEnFLzAwvyEoaj8Ob2L4BDwsZnk6XEs-NsEC7mEPaaWQ/s2048/20210324_115254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P16ladI7lt9I5Cl-OHxjqk6R7ByLt1BnbPNlGuwgk8XkO-ifC4b3Jp8-ebD84Aq8YbQLOUqwZnu58mLkgcRv_tSC-ix2Hi8wpEnFLzAwvyEoaj8Ob2L4BDwsZnk6XEs-NsEC7mEPaaWQ/w400-h300/20210324_115254.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I must have had an upgrade to my computer and I feel like I have to learn how to download pics from my camera to my computer - all over again. Also, just posting to my blog is a whole new </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">experience. I think I am too old for all these updates!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNiA8Ijp4q1sdw6zdwxdW3KMotTbE7xu6oRiXpipajdn2_ufB2EZmmlsE3ZqclWi9XYXrP3uvqXRaizunr1ncZRtahjuqPnypZ6IUOM4ghGIoBuTqrahtADK5niTRN66aIuCa5Ce3QPnQ/s2048/20210324_115300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNiA8Ijp4q1sdw6zdwxdW3KMotTbE7xu6oRiXpipajdn2_ufB2EZmmlsE3ZqclWi9XYXrP3uvqXRaizunr1ncZRtahjuqPnypZ6IUOM4ghGIoBuTqrahtADK5niTRN66aIuCa5Ce3QPnQ/w400-h300/20210324_115300.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The picture above is the inside of the card- I put funny Easter type jokes inside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do hope he likes them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFYB_1BRJ7lztr9n_DKON_bIHdJoEOlMCKz_OTrpPGWxnAFZO2vS-OHOaIjpW2QltHVn2zKGumfhELsGoFGiGCkFIecR-IkohTd-mezkyrLwyyxQD9Efx20PlBbalJTsXLpIqUYeuwFfu/s2048/20210324_115207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFYB_1BRJ7lztr9n_DKON_bIHdJoEOlMCKz_OTrpPGWxnAFZO2vS-OHOaIjpW2QltHVn2zKGumfhELsGoFGiGCkFIecR-IkohTd-mezkyrLwyyxQD9Efx20PlBbalJTsXLpIqUYeuwFfu/w400-h300/20210324_115207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made this card for my sister and her husband's wedding anniversary! It's another Flip Flap card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxDrbQgHxszBCOltxjrJKaKTQtY4vHKWt0QpyWglPwak_ZV1j8JYfQfmfCInlv1RG-pAySD68oz9Cp-qYEB3CQJw2CX54OpEAFIBUodtlsupx8Fh05YqKYN4-ffgT9HRwOCfd5-tIaoQh/s2048/20210324_115225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxDrbQgHxszBCOltxjrJKaKTQtY4vHKWt0QpyWglPwak_ZV1j8JYfQfmfCInlv1RG-pAySD68oz9Cp-qYEB3CQJw2CX54OpEAFIBUodtlsupx8Fh05YqKYN4-ffgT9HRwOCfd5-tIaoQh/w400-h300/20210324_115225.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put the sentiment across the inside of the card. It is hard to see in these pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love this different type of card for sure!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlQ9kLynLo6ZDZC1AmlHTMkSvtyKehdxkbcD2okK_QA7dRC2U9_TacoyYxn7Bk8uRckqYVMOe7K4SZqim7yRporym0TI8PbrQwyhd9UbS8i0AbtMuc5S87uEAMZCyppmAaJkTUBpjCFV3/s2048/20210324_115230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlQ9kLynLo6ZDZC1AmlHTMkSvtyKehdxkbcD2okK_QA7dRC2U9_TacoyYxn7Bk8uRckqYVMOe7K4SZqim7yRporym0TI8PbrQwyhd9UbS8i0AbtMuc5S87uEAMZCyppmAaJkTUBpjCFV3/w400-h300/20210324_115230.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have continued to turn items I have purchased at Goodwill into very chic </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">farmhouse styled items. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh-OjuEr4NsoGSstSIOcACLL8wB2DCJqaFHnt7VfXX75G_zXeNCkihS1fKyLbBK2wX6PyTjdi7XOUU0uIAv4rNNmhG1oZeFZt78MSJBJzqYnIHrEiMbMjc6wv9azVQvCyAhu0dPxJYrTT/s2048/20210308_160234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh-OjuEr4NsoGSstSIOcACLL8wB2DCJqaFHnt7VfXX75G_zXeNCkihS1fKyLbBK2wX6PyTjdi7XOUU0uIAv4rNNmhG1oZeFZt78MSJBJzqYnIHrEiMbMjc6wv9azVQvCyAhu0dPxJYrTT/w300-h400/20210308_160234.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used chalk paint on the above jar - it took 2 coats of paint and I made sure it dried completely </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in between coats. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7LekBcRLHkbJg-bCSKRKVOyRlSCWl-2UEJ3QfPSLQeFSI-kcNl80lhQv72oaMccX648Tf5bIlTGz_3eksGnlp69VObmVyI6OKwKjYgXzOPhG96dAMOCyBZARct_oUCCEvchK4coXIaI4/s2048/20210310_103557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7LekBcRLHkbJg-bCSKRKVOyRlSCWl-2UEJ3QfPSLQeFSI-kcNl80lhQv72oaMccX648Tf5bIlTGz_3eksGnlp69VObmVyI6OKwKjYgXzOPhG96dAMOCyBZARct_oUCCEvchK4coXIaI4/w253-h400/20210310_103557.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once dried- I sprayed it with Rust-oleum's Clear Matte Enamel to protect it. Then I used</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">IOD's ( Iron Orchid Designs) wonderful stamps with Staz on Ink. I love how it turned out!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a challenge to stamp in a rounded surface but I don't think it has to be perfect since I was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">going for a vintage look. These stamps are made very well! Love, love, love - this company!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuahDdV0u3DsJyYQk9SYdfZAvfoqnXuQeRQPc3J5jdrI38FYkUyHZciSphEHjSuenkxrHKZvOjUeURPmr5hJT3skrkgbSf-HuJr14VjRQnItUh7NqvQEOGOjrUo9XmGrJSl0SDI13EXYiA/s2048/20210324_082004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuahDdV0u3DsJyYQk9SYdfZAvfoqnXuQeRQPc3J5jdrI38FYkUyHZciSphEHjSuenkxrHKZvOjUeURPmr5hJT3skrkgbSf-HuJr14VjRQnItUh7NqvQEOGOjrUo9XmGrJSl0SDI13EXYiA/w253-h400/20210324_082004.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a picture of a few more items I turned from "Cheap to Chic"!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of the items were less than $3.00. It is fun bringing something back to life!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiU4HZqMhGE2IWKiPfgPVyFPPtdWqbEXi4lXBLI65FuONz_EHnvOv850f6Do1H2Yg2OXnMlvz5xtvnIdQh82__omlpel_pN8ZluPQbq5d-dPMX5rhJZKTEHepPhrHo_PkHAFm9r8X4Vkn/s2548/20210328_103410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="2548" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiU4HZqMhGE2IWKiPfgPVyFPPtdWqbEXi4lXBLI65FuONz_EHnvOv850f6Do1H2Yg2OXnMlvz5xtvnIdQh82__omlpel_pN8ZluPQbq5d-dPMX5rhJZKTEHepPhrHo_PkHAFm9r8X4Vkn/w400-h194/20210328_103410.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is just a couple more things! I am in love with artificial flowers! Since I do not</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have a green thumb, I am using them to fill these planters! It really does brighten our little condo!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTI6hRWx-HIVmPbPDiTgc0CI0iW0mJb_03e3SKYDSaqRx5uPrg14zGD-15ID5wNyUmvHp87XhAzkr2ClmvTCL4pE1SeynetD17Xuj9xheaQkr-vCGB0IAkcaMoQ0X0Co-sT34I4U3zGAIO/s2048/20210328_103425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTI6hRWx-HIVmPbPDiTgc0CI0iW0mJb_03e3SKYDSaqRx5uPrg14zGD-15ID5wNyUmvHp87XhAzkr2ClmvTCL4pE1SeynetD17Xuj9xheaQkr-vCGB0IAkcaMoQ0X0Co-sT34I4U3zGAIO/w253-h400/20210328_103425.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will end my post with the little duckie below. I painted it with gray chalk paint. Just love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather here in Florida is Hot, Hot, Hot! We have about a little over a month left here. We are getting out 2nd vaccine on Monday. I am a little nervous about that since I did have a mild reaction with the first. I have my fingers crossed!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Easter is almost upon us and I wanted to be sure and wish everyone a wonderful Easter and a safe one! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBpJVGIUrKf0n3zKXM1qUcbO0jE_eNEupPoU2gVNJQ76B7Unfw3RNam6Y5gQB4WdZfkdxm8turRVipHxSvL4yE-t2iqL5rQuClhJwvoy8ChoaacRzuBBrgLX-z2fljMC5HdkRJS8MX-xV/s2048/20210322_145104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBpJVGIUrKf0n3zKXM1qUcbO0jE_eNEupPoU2gVNJQ76B7Unfw3RNam6Y5gQB4WdZfkdxm8turRVipHxSvL4yE-t2iqL5rQuClhJwvoy8ChoaacRzuBBrgLX-z2fljMC5HdkRJS8MX-xV/w253-h400/20210322_145104.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /> <p></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577871523959410575.post-72821160253826025752021-03-06T14:52:00.001-08:002021-03-06T14:53:45.894-08:00Update for March<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zO0-SKV1Aa85K99fGD4_sd_kXJBxcS7a7pqlw86_v0qzoU3SMwH3x3oOQgfWXKpKoSLRCDLyFx6NpIjyjS6HwjHV0MweqkqRkErTfcbff0nzYUTGB67MkN76H2U2BhnFUf_sxQjIbaAW/s2048/1615064593697791201607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zO0-SKV1Aa85K99fGD4_sd_kXJBxcS7a7pqlw86_v0qzoU3SMwH3x3oOQgfWXKpKoSLRCDLyFx6NpIjyjS6HwjHV0MweqkqRkErTfcbff0nzYUTGB67MkN76H2U2BhnFUf_sxQjIbaAW/w300-h400/1615064593697791201607.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It feels like forever since I last posted!! I have been recovering from pneumonia that I believe was a result of my immune system being weakened by Co-Vid. My husband and I had it last Thanksgiving. I am happy to say we were able to get our 1st shot of the vaccine this past week!! It seems like there are more vaccines available now!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The picture above was a project that I was inspired to do because I was watching some videos by Julie of Julie's design and Signs on You Tube. She has some great ideas on how to take items that she purchased at Goodwill or Thrift shops or yard sales and make them into items that are upscale and very saleable! I purchased the box above at Goodwill for 1.99 and painted it with chalk paint and sanded it down to distress it! I added a label that I Mod Podged to the front of the box! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ssqlc5wyFpfGU8ZTa-_ueAaRI02P2VvqKasUPpah0pXP2yN0VYmfz3hfe7fvl1dh9i6xLHdP476PPnfueeip-_epV1X36hClzzQIQSpcLekB_DWP6pHJKe8CkIb1D92zSIrJ1698kMwY/s2048/16150649582272051877532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ssqlc5wyFpfGU8ZTa-_ueAaRI02P2VvqKasUPpah0pXP2yN0VYmfz3hfe7fvl1dh9i6xLHdP476PPnfueeip-_epV1X36hClzzQIQSpcLekB_DWP6pHJKe8CkIb1D92zSIrJ1698kMwY/w300-h400/16150649582272051877532.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just love the project! It was made with old paperback books from Goodwill- 1.00 each. I Mod Podged a picture to the front after I had hot glued the books together and then decorated it with flowers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQFyRupEzQcortXPPSZWUGvwKcpQsAfb0Web4-gakn1SnjAIs6gz2Qn8PCqtpAjkWXPaxNGJCcyeDws1XS_9bhcCU9mOYXeNC8kSWsswJXDDXa5qQy38nC_L5W20gK8JYohDTO0OQzZFV/s2048/1615065253413778402433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQFyRupEzQcortXPPSZWUGvwKcpQsAfb0Web4-gakn1SnjAIs6gz2Qn8PCqtpAjkWXPaxNGJCcyeDws1XS_9bhcCU9mOYXeNC8kSWsswJXDDXa5qQy38nC_L5W20gK8JYohDTO0OQzZFV/w300-h400/1615065253413778402433.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You do have to remove the spine and front and back covers. Julie has a video that shows you how to do it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would provide the link but I can't seem to make it work....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have also been working on making cards! I love the card below from an Etsy file I purchased and made on my Cricut. Too cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhta9b69X12bqcCKXk1Nff09r_VzWmne4G_D3AHgnwDqokokg9Ng9NNYriXTypiJt7IG8_fHTowtvIlOWfOWJGgsjJYFAQmMCjc_OACh1U8HcTKpZkF7NmJ94cx6Snp5OFHjLII0pAQsQRC/s2048/Xfile2+339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhta9b69X12bqcCKXk1Nff09r_VzWmne4G_D3AHgnwDqokokg9Ng9NNYriXTypiJt7IG8_fHTowtvIlOWfOWJGgsjJYFAQmMCjc_OACh1U8HcTKpZkF7NmJ94cx6Snp5OFHjLII0pAQsQRC/w253-h400/Xfile2+339.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBP-eABsPzr-l_CXBetzMcBDpQPEDeZrjqgCFAOzKU5kBJkKlc-bdDpJ22BPj29iA7Taur9-UOzxGlKuXl6W3J6V3HE62HD_2dN4A0N0DLaNUp3v-ANFrYH5bp1ylZtNQJp21TtiTw1GIP/s2048/Xfile2+346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBP-eABsPzr-l_CXBetzMcBDpQPEDeZrjqgCFAOzKU5kBJkKlc-bdDpJ22BPj29iA7Taur9-UOzxGlKuXl6W3J6V3HE62HD_2dN4A0N0DLaNUp3v-ANFrYH5bp1ylZtNQJp21TtiTw1GIP/w253-h400/Xfile2+346.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will end my post with a picture of the organizational cubes I bought from Michael's. My Cricut sits on just fine! It also gave me a place to put my 12 x12 paper. I love it! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBF3yKQshEy2uNZ7uoQTJ9RNFPtF3UNx_YxWIqjQG3DfbfveH3P1Y6gYDScexl9R43WqbA1L67vrb8JUB1tz9wdavwhh-4skj8VzQbuKaMwF3Im6eEyurkXntfk9ocQ-cQenwKHBCwsck/s2048/Xfile2+315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBF3yKQshEy2uNZ7uoQTJ9RNFPtF3UNx_YxWIqjQG3DfbfveH3P1Y6gYDScexl9R43WqbA1L67vrb8JUB1tz9wdavwhh-4skj8VzQbuKaMwF3Im6eEyurkXntfk9ocQ-cQenwKHBCwsck/w253-h400/Xfile2+315.jpg" width="253" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Our time here in Florida is coming close to an end. We plan on heading back to Maine the end of April. Still more than a month away! We have had great weather while we have been here and have played lots of golf!! I pray everyone is healthy and happy and stays that way!!<br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349114127440042634noreply@blogger.com0