Year In Review ~ Jewelry

Jan 5, 2012

I had lots of fun cre­at­ing neck­laces and bracelets using bro­ken pieces of jew­elry found at flea mar­kets or thrift stores....

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Charm Inspiration…

Jun 23, 2011

I’ve really had fun mak­ing charms for Terri and Ans­ley as well as friends and fam­ily. I like to col­lect lit­tle things here...

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Wall Art

Jun 16, 2011

This is a great way to use your scraps. I cre­ated this piece years ago but love how it’s still some­thing I can dis­played to...

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Make Art!

Jan 4, 2011

I love these two lit­tle words. I have a won­der­ful cheer­leader for a friend. She always sends me email filled with words like...

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I’m focused… Promise!

Jan 3, 2011

While sit­ting here wait­ing for my Dis­tress Crackle Paint — Rock Candy to dry I remem­bered I for­got to show you the...

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A Christmas Mouse

Dec 22, 2010

Mom and I love all the lit­tle fig­urines of Christ­mas mice that can be seen dur­ing the hol­i­days. My grand­mother on the...

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For a great cause…

Aug 30, 2010

I was asked by Cheryl Dar­row to alter a can­vas how­ever I wished for a very good cause… this can­vas will be up for auc­tion...

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Altered Prima Bottle

Mar 29, 2010

This looks so much pret­tier in per­son. I wish you could see all the sparkle. It is hard to pho­to­graph it well so that you can...

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Snow Day Tag

Dec 12, 2009

With all the snow lots of my friends seem to be hav­ing as of late I thought this might be a fun project to doc­u­ment their snow...

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12 Day Advent Pocket Calendar Pocket #1

Nov 16, 2009

Instruc­tions: Stamp image onto heavy weight white card­stock, ink on top of stamped image using Dis­tress Ink, lightly color...

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12 Day Advent Pocket Calendar Pocket #11

Nov 11, 2009

For the next sev­eral weeks I will be post­ing 12 altered pock­ets that when fin­ished and put together will cre­ate a 12 Day...

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This Holiday Season…

Nov 9, 2008

My favorite col­ors are Red and Cream any­thing accented with Sil­ver Glit­ter, Rhine­stones and Jin­gle Bells… yep as you can...

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Rhinestones and Glitter…

Nov 7, 2008

As many of you know I love that com­bi­na­tion.… sparkly things make me so happy. Espe­cially around the hol­i­days. I love...

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What a fun weekend…

Oct 13, 2008

This week­end I stayed in Wax­a­hachie with some of the Maya Road girls… Car­o­line, Jes­sica, Aubrey and Wendy. I gotta tell...

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“Time Flies”

Sep 14, 2008

Class Length: 1.5 Hours Skill: All Levels In this class you will create an adorable whimsical home using templates I created as well as decorative scissors, buttons and embroidery floss. A few family facts can be kept behind the front door or written along the inner portion of the house.

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Faux Mosaic Name Tag

Aug 27, 2008

To recreate this tag you will need Webster's Pages patterned papers, Tera Leigh's Faux Mosaic Kit, 1 page from a Maya Road Butterfly Coaster, Maya Road Jonathan Alphabet Rubons, approx 15 small Rhinestones and enough White Seam Binding to tie a bow.

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MM Scrapbooking Idea Gallery…

Jul 10, 2008

I really like how this layout of my grandparents turned out and feel the little vintage rhinestone button placed in the center of the flower is the icing on the cake.

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Sprucin’ up the place…

Jul 5, 2008

The buttons run all the way down the front of her skirt and look so pretty when the light hits them. I think the little bird resting on some mother of pearl buttons looks as though she is telling a few of our family secrets.

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WOW… I am shocked!!!

Apr 8, 2008

Family Banner/Mini Album ($40) 1 – Maya Road Triangle Banner 1 – Maya Road Philadelphia - Uppercase 1 ½ Yards Maya Road Scallop Ric Rac (Chocolate Brown) 1 Yard Maya Road Velvet Ric Rac (Cream) 1 Yard Vintage Seam Binding 1 Yard Tulle (Light Blue) 1 – Dream Street Enchanted – Once Upon A Time 1 – Dream Street Enchanted – Wish Upon A Star 1 – Dream Street Enchanted – Story Time 1 – Dream Street Enchanted - Happily Ever After 1 – Cream Felt 2 – Large Vintage Cabochons (Cream) 8 – 12” Strips of Crepe Paper 1 – Embroidery Floss #543 Pom Pom Trim (white) Additional Supplies needed to Complete this kit: Ranger Distress Crackle Paint and Ink (Brushed Corduroy), Ranger Stickles (Platinum, Diamond), ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink (Chestnut Roan) Stories Told by Me ($45) Maya Road 4” Binder Book 3 - Maya Road Scrolls II (my choice) 4 – Maya Road Velvet Sparkle Blossoms 1 – Maya Road Buttons (Grass) (complete tin) 1 – Maya Road Buttons (Rain) (Complete tin) 1 – Maya Road Rubons (Border Scrolls) (complete sheet) 1 – Maya Road Rubon (Scrolls) (complete sheet) 1 – Maya Road Rubon Alphabet (Jonathan) (complete sheet) 1 Yd.

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Finished Message Board

Aug 3, 2007

Here is the finished project I created using papers and rhinestones from Cocoa Daisy's.Aug. kit. I used the front page of the album for this project. Lots going on here at my house. This project will be in the Feb/Mar 2008 issue of Paper Trends.

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Super easy project…

Dec 6, 2006

Here is a very simple project using a Bazzill Mini Mono Album. Supplies needed are as follows: Bazzill Mini Mono Album Silver Pipe Cleaner (I'm addicted to these) Heidi Swapp Bling (I cut up the rectangles) Rhinestones Pattern Paper White Cardstock Jump Rings Metal Eyelets (numbers or letters) FYI...

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