More Snowflake Christmas decor

I found a few other snowflakes at the local dollar store and knew that I needed something to hang in the the front windows of our house for our house. I was inspired by this Pin: http://pinterest.com/pin/56576539040401717/

for my window decorations I made mirror images so one window will have the big blue snowflake on the bottom right and the next window will have the big blue snowflake on the bottom left.

I just used hot glue to attach all the snowflakes to the big clear snowflake.

Supper cute and cheap! The white snowflakes came 10 for $1.00 and the big blue ones came 2 for $1.00. The big clear ones are $1.00 each and the small dark blue ones where left over from the snowflake wreath that I made. I can't wait to see them in the windows with spot lights on them! :)

Love how fast this went together! I think I have to go to the dollar store more often!

inspired by: http://pinterest.com/pin/56576539040401717/

Brrrr it is cold outside- Snowflake Wreath

I have not been spending enough time in my craft room. Now, that it's cold I should have more time to enjoy my wonderful craft room. As you all might know I'm a big fan of Pinterest and I love to pick out one of my pins and try to make it :) This time I tackled something that I have been obsessed with for awhile. Every time is see the pin I keep thinking I MUST make that one!

One day I found myself at a local dollar store and there where white snowflakes (10 for $1.00- YES!) Then found blue snowflakes at Jo-Ann's. I know they where not as cheap but I love that combo of colors (Most of my Christmas decor is white/ blue snowflakes). I also got the tulle at Jo-Ann's. I wanted the glitter tulle so it had more sparkle but, they didn't have any...I came up with a way to make it sparkle!;)

I really enjoyed putting this wreath together and I LOVE, LOVE how it looks!!!! It makes me smile every time is see it!! I'm thinking about adding more to it but I'm not sure. If I change it I will post the updated pics.

I used White and Blue Tulle and added glitter to the tulle :) I SO, SO can't wait to hang it on our front door!!!

Pin: http://pinterest.com/pin/56576539039364689/
Blog: http://afishwholikesflowers.blogspot.com/2012/01/cure-for-post-christmas-blues.html

Halloween Decor for the fireplace

I needed something for over the fireplace for the halloween party I was hosting.  I had pinned this idea of faces on the wall that I was totally going put mine on a wall. Then I realized that was going to take a ton of mask for my walls and I didn't have that much time. I came up with the idea to cover the large space over the fireplace with the mask and it worked out great!

I got a bunch of mask from Michael's and found the Martha Stewart- Multi-surface Glow- in- dark Acrylic craft paint. It was fast to paint the mask. I think I ended up with two coasts for each mask.

The big issue was how to put them on the wall without actually having them stay forever. :) I had a very large sheet of foam insulation that I cut to just fit in the space over the fireplace. I covered with cheap black table cover and used straight pins in the mask to keep them on the foam insulation. I used the velcro command strips to hang the black lights on the side of the fire place... Loved it!

It would have been so good of me to take a photo of all the mask but it looks like I didn't do that :(

Pin that gave me the idea: http://pinterest.com/pin/56576539040240255/

Reindeer Thank you card or gift tags

Still feeling the need to make holiday themed cards :)! I have my Girl Friend crafting time coming up again and I wanted to use the Cricut for a project! The ladies are coming over to my house to craft so what better time to dive into the wonderful world of the Cricut and the Gypsy :)

* Dark brown/light brown and red card stock
* 2 big googly eyes
*  red ribbon
* Stampin' Up Tiny tag punch
* Stampin' Up Tiny tags stamp-Thanks (So much)
* white and black pen
* Reindeer from the Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge

itsy bitsy spider "spinner" card

For some reason I'm feeling the need to make holiday themed cards :) Think Halloween and a spinner card.....and you have to do a Spider!!!!! Ok, I have to do a spider :) This was inspired by my Pin: https://pinterest.com/pin/56576539039792465/ (in case the Pinterest link doesn't work I added to link to Julie's Stamping Spot at the bottom of this post.)


Materials I used:
* Black and orange card stock
* Halloween Ribbon
* Spider from the Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge
* Stampin' Up spider web embossing folder
* Stampin' Up word window punch
* Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Wishes- Happy Halloween stamp
* 2 pennies
* 1 foam dot
* White pen
* 4 Tiny googly eyes
* Stampin' Up Tiny tag punch
* Stampin' Up Tiny tags stamp- Boo!

Cuttlebug technique- Emboss Resist

Oh how I have missed crafting and blogging :) I have actually done some crafting but not had time to blog about it yet :) The first card I used a new technique called Emboss Resist.
I found it on Pinterest and I have wanted to try this technique for awhile!
This was the first thing I went to when designing my card for my Girl Friend crafting time!

This is the Pin: https://pinterest.com/pin/56576539038839813/ Just in case that doesn't work this is the link to the "Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog" and the great directions on how to do this technique http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2012/02/quick-tip-tuesday-embossing-folder.html

Materials I used:
embossing folder- Swiss Dots
Instead of putting multiple layers of  cardboard I used medium weight chipboard :)
White Card Stock
Pink Card Stock
Stampin' Up Embosslits Beautiful Wing
PaperTrey Ink Birthday Bash Sentiments stamp set
Pink and brown Ribbion


Here is my example that we made:

New Craft Room ready for crafts

I am sooooooo excited we got the craft room put together (for the most part). In order to push myself to get it done I had invited ladies over to do some crafting. It was something that I have been dying to do but have not had the time and what better way to push my craft room re-due but to get a dealing to craft and invite friends of for the reveal. (I didn't tell any of them just in case I didn't get it done).  Everyone brought a card for us to make and I loved them all!!!! I had such a great time to be around creative ladies and spend time doing some crafting!
Each shelf has it's on "section" Stamping/Paper crafts, embellishments, Scarpbooking, Cricut, Sewing...

OK, with out further ado photos of the room- Please keep in mind that I have some decorations to put up on the wall :) (I will be posting them as I create them! ) I love the room and best thing is that it will fit 5 ladies for crafting! :D

Craft room as you walk into the door

Craft room as you walk more into the room

Looking at the table from the window side of the room

The room looking from my work desk

The Table and room looking from the opposite  side of the doorway

The Sewing and Cricut section of the room