I Survived Christmas ...

now onto New Years.

Like many of you Christmas was very hectic.  Making goodies, wrapping many, many presents, cleaning the house, running last minute errands and greeting overnight guests.  Whew, can I interest anyone in the Bahamas right now?  Of course thrown into all this mess  was the weather.  Nashville got its first white Christmas in 17 years.  It really was beautiful, and very treacherous at the same time.  Too cold to go out and make a snowman.  Can you believe that?

We really enjoyed our time with family and friends and now reality is back on track.  

Diet (eating the right foods) is my main priority.  After loosing 55 lbs.  I am NOT gaining any of it back!  Actually I feel great when I eat right so I am looking forward to being on my plan.

I just thought I would share with you a few things from my heart and let you know that 2011 will be a great Crafty Year.  I can just feel it!  So rest up, and get ready cause when I return in the new year we are going to be going on a fabulous journey together.

Love to you all and have a safe and most happy New Year.

Sandra

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Hello fellow crafters and blog hoppers.  I want to take a moment to thank you for your participation in our very first blog hop.  I am sure we will be doing this again with lots more fun and prizes.  
After the holidays I will be posting projects on a regular basis.  If you have a particular project and/or technique I can do a video on, just email me and let me know.  I am upgrading my video camera and I will be very anxious to use it.
Thank you all again, and have a very happy and most of all safe time with family and friends. 
Sandra

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                      Hello Everyone!
This is just a quick note to let you know we are still hopping!!!!  The response was so profound that we thought we would extend the hop to involve more hoppers.  We are extending our time until Sunday evening.  So post on your blogs, facebook pages and twitter to let others know about the hop.
Thank you so much and I look forward to getting to know you'al better in 2011.  
Sandra

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Welcome Blog Hoppers ...

I would like to take a moment to welcome you to my blog.  The place where I display my projects and share techniques with you.

    Please be sure to become a follower and leave a comment in order to be eligible for prizes and lots of them.

  Below is my latest project made from a vintage book.  I was antiquing at a local store and she had this book for almost nothing.  The insides were in bad shape and it was the perfect title for what I wanted to make.  

For a while I have been in the mood to make a mini baby album to be given as a gift to new parents.  I wanted it to hold those first and most precious pictures of the baby.  

How I made the album was to take out the pages of the book, they were falling out anyway.  I then put pink netting on the bottom.  My next move was to line the interior and add accordion-like sides so the book could be opened for the album to be inserted.  I then made the mini album and it fit perfectly inside.

Here are the photos of the project:

Cover of book.  Helen's Babies by John Habberton

The colors on the cover are carried out throughout the mini album.

The handles I made with beads and stiff wire.

Inside of book/purse.  The mini fits so snugly.

The sides are accordion so it will be easy to insert the album or anything you choose.

The mini.  Live your dreams!

Inside page 1

Inside page 2

Inside page 3

Inside page 4

Thank you everyone for stopping by for our blog hop.  The Lime Light Design Team is such a fabulous organization and we love using our skills and passions for helping others in need.  

Your next  blog belongs to Samantha.  http://samanthajdesigns.blogspot.com

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Please be sure to become a follower and leave a comment in order to be eligible for prizes.  

Sandra

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Hi All My Scrappy Friends

Tomorrow - FRIDAY - is the blog hop for the Lime Light Design Team. It is going to be very exciting and there will be LOTS of prizes. It will start on Friday at 8pm eastern time.
Stay tuned for more information.

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Lime Light Design Team Blog Hop

As you can see by the title, the Lime Light Charitable Design Team (of which I am a card-carrying member) is having a blog hop this Friday at 8PM.  We want you to get to know us and what we do as a team, so we are having a blog hop so that you can visit the various team members' sites.  We also have a couple of the top Cricut bloggers on the net -- Everyday Cricut and Pink Cricut, that will be stops along the way.  The team came together a few years ago because of our love of Cricut, and we wanted to give you a couple of bonus's as these sites are top notch when it comes to Cricut creative inspiration. 
At 8 PM CST on Friday, we'll  be posting the instructions on how you get from blog to blog and what you need to do when you get to each blog (COME TO THE LIME LIGHT BLOG FIRST FOR INSTRUCTIONS).  All simple stuff.  Now, here's the fun part. We'll be giving away some very nifty prizes, including a grand prize stash worth over $150. And because I can't wait, I'm giving you a peek at the prizes. So sit down, take a look at the goodies, and then join us Friday at 8 CST for a fun time!



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Steampunk Classic Form/Corset

Steampunk Classic Form/Corset

This past November I attended the retreat at the Barron River Resort in Glasgow, KY.  I was a staff member teaching classes and helping with all the events.  What fun it was, I must say.  We had 125 ladies and 1 man in attendance.  You ask, what man would come to a retreat.  Well, it was Ken of Unibind products.  Fun, fun, and more fun.  He fit right in and added a certain degree of hysterical-arity.  Interesting word just like Ken.  A hoot and so much fun.  If anyone has a crop and wants info about the Unibind products, you have to invite Ken.  He is interesting and he gives away great gifts and teaches the use of the product.  We were so glad he was able to stay for 3 days.  We will be having another retreat in March and I hope he attends then also.

Now to the photographs above.  During the retreat I started a project I had been dreaming of for months and finally put it together.  I went to lots of tag and yard sales all summer long collecting the old jewelery and other embellishments used.  Quite eclectic.  It took me about 12 hours total to make the form/corset and I just love how it turned out.  I used Graphic45 papers, PK Glitz double sided adhesive sheets, G&G metal form and lots of ingenuity.  The dark looking lace at the waist is made of metal.  There are trims, gears, wings, clock fixtures, keys and hand designed flowers and paper curly-q's. 

I hope you enjoy looking at the photos.  Thanks for checking in and have wonderful holidays.

Sandra

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My Kitchen Stove From The 50's

 Stove From The 50's

Hi all my crafty friends.  Just thought I would take a minute and share a project with you that was sooo much fun.  I had an idea that I wanted to make a 50's era looking stove and came up with this pattern.  As you can see from the top photo I made each piece as I went along.   The pattern is from a memory I had of my grandmother's stove and let me tell you, some mighty good cooking came from that stove.  

The actual stove I made is about 8" x 10".  A nice size for display purposes.  The stove contains a clock, dials, handles, metal grid, hot plates, drawers, and an oven with window.  The pots, canisters and hanging towels are from stickers - Cookbookin'.  It helps to add a certain amount of authenticity to the project.

I hope you enjoy looking at the stove and if you would like a pattern, just let me know and I will share with you.

Thanks for looking and happy scrappin'.

Sandra

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Victorian Boot

Last November, when I was at retreat, I had this wild idea.  I want to make a Victorian era boot.  I knew I wanted it to be my own design from scratch and I wanted to use Graphic 45 papers.  At the top of this post is my original design.  You can see I had a problem with the toe.  First I wanted it rounded, then squared.  I settled for the squared.  I liked the look much better.  

The pieces/pattern was easy to cut out.  I had ideas how to put it together but didn't know exactly how until I actually tried.  Follow along with the photos and you can see how I did each section of the boot.  

I cannot say this was an easy project.  It was not.  I wanted finished edges and an authentic look.  I think I achieved that.

Let me know what you think and email me any questions and/or thoughts.  I would love to hear from you.

Happy scrappin' !

Sandra

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STEAMPUNK DEBUTANTE

by Graphic45

As many of you know I am a Graphic45 "follower and user".  I love every line and get so excited when I make a g-45 project.  Here is my latest.  

A friend of mine gave me cigar boxes she got from her step-father. They are black, Cervantes and all wood.  Love these boxes!  What I did was cover the box and decoupage'd it for some glisten.  I then distressed it and added the cover elements.  The flowers are 3-d.  It is hard to see but the flowers are built on each other.  What I did was this.  I cut out each flower, 2 each.  One I left as is and the other I followed some of the flower lines, inside, and cut them, without cutting it out.  When I finished I wet them and scrunched.  I let them dry a few minutes then very carefully I unscrunched them.  This gave me the dimension I wanted.  I then put them each on their matching flower and let them dry.  When dry I lifted each cut and it opened up the flower.  Very nice look.  

The inside of the box has an envelope to put special "things" and on the bottom inside I had a 4 squared wooden holder.  I painted it black and glued it on.  If I were to use this myself, I would not have glued it, but since this is for display at a LSS I went ahead and fixed it.

Thanks for the opportunity to share my project with you.  It was a true delight and I will be sharing more soon.

Have a great day and happy scrappin'.  Remember to try something new today.

Sandra

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Desk  Organizer

Kaisercraft has a desk organizer that will hold gobs of crafty products.  Paper, embellies, laces/ribbons, buttons or really anything you can think to put in all the slots and cubbies.  I thoroughly enjoyed making this organizer and cannot wait to use it.  On the sides and front drawers I used Zva flourishes and butterflies.  So cute and so easy to design as you put them on.  I just love how it all turned out and would suggest this as a great Christmas gift.  The kit is easy enough for you to make it your own design and decorate it to your taste.

Have fun and remember to try something new today.  Happy scrappin'.

Sandra

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Picture This!!

The above pictures are kits on canvas.  I made these for Scrapbook Village in KY.  They are so incredibly easy to put together and add pictures.  I had never done a kit before and was asked to do these 2 for demo purposes.  I followed the directions and it was just so nice to have everything right at my fingertips.  

I am not usually a kit person and I must say that these were a pleasure to make.  

I will be adding to my blog on a more regular basis.  I have so many project I have worked on and am anxious to share them with you.

Have a great day and happy scrappin'.

Sandra

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Amish Farm

Scottsville, KY

Today was my annual 'get everything I need for winter' from my favorite Amish Farm.  I usually go once a week all spring and summer long to get my fresh produce and fruit.  I just love this place.  So today I decided to capture a picture of the farm itself and if you look in the distance at the farm house you will see smoke coming out of the chimney.  I also went to the 'Jam House', and the dry goods store.  They were fully stocked and the wonderful smells are worth the trip.

This one of the most relaxing and enjoyable trips I make each week and I have learned to talk to the people and created a little relationship with them.  They also recognize me when I enter.  That is so nice. 

Lately, also, I have been reading a lot of books on Amish life, as seen through the eyes of Beverly Lewis.  I just love her books and she is spot on and truthful.

Thanks for letting me share my day with you and I have some fantastic photos of projects I will be sharing shortly.

Remember, try something new today and happy scrappin'.

Sandra

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Cover

Very colorful and inviting.  Jump in - take a look!

Pages 2 & 3

A cute flower frame is all set to hold a photo of the birthday girl.  Pull up the hat and it is a tag.  You can have a pic on each side.  Change it out when you want to.  

Page 4 & 5

Lots of gifts and a wooden little girl carrying a handful.  Page 5 is a waterfall page.  Each page lifts up for journaling and photos.  

So easy to make and it holds gobs of photos!

Pages 6 & 7

Page 6

A mirror of page 5.  Cute!

Page 7

Pull tags and booklets to open and add photos.  Lots of space.

Tags and booklet.

Back of book with a large booklet to add even more photos and journaling.

Back of book.

Happy Birthday

To You!

A beautiful 8x8 acrylic birthday book.  This book will hold lots of photos of the party and the birthday person.  It is a delightful way to show the pictures of a special day and a special birthday person.  In this book I have mixed the acrylic pages with wooden accents.  Each page also has a colorful yellow dotted ribbon on the left edge of the page.  

Take your time to look at the book and feel free to try one for yourself.  You will not be disappointed.  

Remember try something new today and happy scrappin'.

Sandra

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