I have had this angel for YEARS… actually for so long I cannot even remember not having her. This little beauty has rested on top of an old clock looking as though she was watching over the family. Well today I walked past her as I have for at least a thousand times and BAM… I thought man she would look so cute in my scraproom watching over all my wonderful vintage rhinestone finds… so now she sits on a shelf in my scraproom and she makes me pretty happy. I attached some of my favorite vintage rhinestone buttons to her skirt using straight pins. The buttons run all the way down the front of her skirt and look so pretty when the light hits them. Now I just look up, pick what I want and replace the one used with another button… no more digging in a box. I think the little bird resting on some mother of pearl buttons looks as though she is telling a few of our family secrets.

While I was in Beaumont Alan and Ansley switched my scraproom and Ansley’s bedroom. I got a bigger scraproom and Ansley got the room with the polka dots painted on the walls (Terri’s old room). Ansley loves anything with polka dots. This was a huge task and I am so thankful I did not have to do it!!! I still cannot believe they got it completed before I came home. I think the 170 pounds of scrapping products all over the living room was a great motivator. I received a huge box of supplies from Fiskars while I was gone. So this on top of my MMM prizes I was in serious trouble. As soon as I got home Saturday started working on getting organized so I could fit all this product in my scraproom. Here are a few photos showing my storage solutions.

Vintage buttons stored in a glass jar I bought for .59 cents at a resale shop.

My basic supplies stored in old glass vases/planters. I found these at a resale shop for $1 each. They are the perfect size for my work area.

This little dish used to hold my Mom’s bubble bath when she was a little girl but now it holds my rhinestones and gems.

The plastic storage containers are from Target. The metal buckets I found at JoAnns on clearance.

These clear over the door shoe holders are perfect for my paints, embossing powders and punches.

Also… I have started blogging on the Memory Makers Masters Blog. You need to check it out. Each MMM will post off and on during the week. Lots of fun stuff to see, learn and read… layouts, techniques and ideas. I hope you visit and post to say hi.

I just had to show you what I created using Maya Road products of course! I thought a bracelet made from some Maya Road sheer flowers, stamps, twills and a big bottlecap would be so fun to wear while at CHA. So I hurried to get this ready and dried before tomorrow and just had to share it with you. I think this is a great way to show off their products while checking out all the other vendors. What do you think?

I think it came out pretty cute. If you want to create a bracelet here are the supplies needed…

• Charm bracelet
• 1 MR Bottlecap
• 5 MR Sheer Flowers
• MR Stamps (stamp onto Sheer Flowers)
• MR Twill (Journey East Brown)
• Ledger paper
• Silver Pipe Cleaner (to use for Monogram)
• Prima Flower
• Rhinestone (flower center)
• Making Memories Glitter (to cover front and back of Sheer Flowers)
• 10 Buttons (front and back of Sheer Flowers)
• Floss
• Whale of a Punch (circle) (Punch 2 circles and adhere one to the bottlecap then using deco scissors trim the second circle then bend edges upward and attach to top of first circle)
• 5 White Brads
• 10 jump rings (2 for each Sheer Flower)
• Crop-a-dile (used to punch a hole into the bottlecap and sheer flowers as well as set brads)
• Staz On (Timber Brown)
• Crystal Lacquer (used to adhere glitter to Sheer Flowers)
• Hot Glue Gun (used to adhere buttons to Sheer Flowers)
• Deco Scissors (Pinking)

Okay I really am off to finish my packing and then to bed.