Flowers that won't wilt

I hate it when you get a great bouquet of flowers and a few days later they have wilted. Not any more. With a variety of ribbon, fabric, and paper you can create a long lasting flower bouquet.

I used an old bed spring as the vase, put some floral foam inside and covered it with floral moss. The stems of the flowers are wire and I stuck each flower into the foam. I tied a piece of ribbon around the foam to help hide it and hold the moss in.

Two flowers are made from paper. I made the lollipop flower and glued the wire to the back. Two flowers are from ribbon and the last is a yo yo flower from some scrap fabric.

I really enjoyed making the flowers and putting this together. I am going to have it as a project for the Hostess club coming up on Saturday, May 15th.

Father's Day cards for exchange

I am part of a card exchange and the category for May's exchange is "Father's Day". So I sat down a few minutes ago and finished my Father's Day cards.
I used Naturals Ivory card stock for the card and the Top Note Die. I stamped the Medallion Stamp on the Top Note die and cut it in half. The pattern paper is from the Pattern Paper 2 and 3 (hostess gift). I inked the edges of everything in Soft Suede and stamped One of a Kind in Soft Suede. All products except the buttons are from Stampin' Up.

"Reminder" Notebook

My Mom and I decided this year was the year to make a "life style" change. Instead of calling it a diet, it's a life style change. The word diet scares me and makes me feel like I have to give up all the yummy food I really love.
We decided to meet with a few people once a month and talk about healthy living, yummy new foods, and then we will take a walk. The notebook above is the one I created to keep my information. I went with a retro beach theme to help remind me of why I am going through this life style change. I got the paper at a local scrapbook store, I love it. It's from Graphics 45, called the Boardwalk Collection.

Detail from the side cover.

A closer picture of the front of my notebook. I cut up on of the 12 x 12 papers into all the smaller pieces and picked two to glue on the front. I used the Big Shot from Stampin' Up and the Top Note bigz die.

I love the way my notebook turned out. The retro beach theme is a great way to remind me of the goal I am trying to reach.

Candy Bar birthday and Hostess Thank you

I covered a large Symphony candy bar with a piece of Shades of Spring paper from Stampin' Up. I used the new builder wheels from the Summer Mini Catalog (Happy Birthday).

This little box I made from Acetate paper. I made the box for a hostess to thank her for hosting a party. I used the Shades of Spring designer paper to cover the box.

April Hostess projects

For the Hotess party we are making a recipe card for the make and take. The recipe is from my brother (who made up the recipe in Home Ec. class his Senior year of high school). It's a great milkshake recipe. I love it because you can make it any flavor you want. I really want my hostesses to enjoy their party, so to make it worth while for them, I had them fill out a survey and according to their answers I decide what to do as the make and take and my extra project. This month I chose the recipe card because the hostess does not like to make greeting cards.

For the extra project, we are making a covered binder clip, covered magnet, and jumbo paper clip. For all the projects I used the Throughly Modern paper and Rose Red ink. On the Recipe card I also used kraft cardstock and the top note die cut for the Big Shot.

I Love Black Spray Paint!!!

I just love how spray paint makes old items look new again. I have been spray painting a few items I have around my living room black. I love the way they have turned out. First picture is of a metal vase, originally silver (which I liked) but I changed it to black. I love how it looks now.

Then I have this shelf I bought in November of last year at a Craft fair. I loved the red but I did not have anything red in my room, so I took it down and look at it now!!!

March Hostess Project

The Milk Carton box is a project I picked out for March's Hostess club. I thought it would be fun and also a cute way to make something for Easter, instead of the everyday Easter basket. You could easily put chocolates inside and give it to someone special. I used the new roller from Stampin' Up, Very Vintage and inked it with Soft Suede. I inked the edges with Close to Cocoa and added the circle flower. I like that it is simple but very cute.
The card below is for a Party that is coming up soon. I used the Vintage Vogue stamp set from Stampin' Up. The cardstock is Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Kraft, and Whisper White. I also added lace. The card I saw actually made the lace from paper but I choose to use real lace. This card was really simple, it took me five minutes to make, I love easy cards. So I thought I would do this for the party because it was so easy to make.