That Time of Year...

It's that time of year, and we have a slew of nieces & nephews who have finished their stint in public school. Time to reward their efforts...

Another Mini in a Box

I've been fascinated by the ingenuity and creativity of some people - found this album on youtube, and had to try it for myself... I haven't embellished mine yet, and I don't think I got the mechanics quite right, but it sure was fun to do - and it will be perfect for a trip I just took with my sisters...

Each page is also a pocket, which will hold extra photos, post cards and brochures from the trip. I'll re-post when it's finished :) Fun!

Mod-Podge Mania

Still having fun with my little mod-podge projects - this time doing little purse boxes for the gran-girls, (who are not so little anymore!) Jeepers - come to think of it, I don't even know if they'll be into this stuff anymore... If not, next yard sale day. :-) Anyway, my girlie purse boxes:

Decorated the inside too...

Mini Album & Box

I have a lot of time to kill, so I spend a lot of time admiring pretty things on Pinterest, Tumblr, Etsy and various other fun sites where the crafty people hang out. Recently I found and fell in love with this mini album with matching box by Betriz Jennings:

I had lots of crafting time on my hands, and a little paper mache box in my stash, so why not try to do something similar? I searched through all my papers, and found something that rather astounded me - I love this style - most of the things I've saved on Pinterest are like this, but if that is the case, why don't I own any papers of this type? Really? So, I had to adjust my project to use what I had on hand, so I made mine in kind of a medieval fairy-tale style...

I wanted to add more embellishments, (and still might,) but these papers (DCWV Once Upon a Time series) are embossed with glitter, so they really didn't need much more.

Really fun and inexpensive project. :-) .

Spring Has Sprung

Hello again! I am still here, and still crafting - I have just been too lazy to take photos and post anything. Sorry. But I do have a few new projects to share;

I'm getting ready ahead of time for the next few family birthdays, I think these will go to the little girls... Been wanting to try some of these little button flowers for a while now...

...And my Ellie is such a fan of color - all colors! So this will be perfect for her. (I'll add some birthday rub-ons when the time comes...)

I don't do many masculine designs, and my friend sometimes asks for them, so...

Just playing with my butterfly die -

I do use my papers for other crafts too, like this little spring birdie house...

I'll try not to be such a slacker, but you know me - no promises >.< .

Blockage...

It's been a long time since I've posted here, mainly because I'm suffering from creative blockage... What do you do in such a case? The usual answers are; 1) Go out and do something different, let nature inspire you. 2) Listen to music 3) Seek other forms of creativity - bake, paint, etc., etc. I could go on and on, but what do you do if all those avenues fail? Take a break, I guess. :-) I did make some valentines for my grand-girls, to remind them that grandma loves them;

In the meantime, if you see my lost mojo wandering around out there - please send it home! .