Recap of this week

I actually have gotten a few things done, LO -wise for myself. This FALL LO is for Matthew's album. I love the big apple...my Slice is wonderful!

Here is another LO for Matthew. This was a fun LO to do using my Studio Calico kit.

And one more for Matthew....although I didn't have much in the way of photos, I loved this shot of three little ones. We were on the hay ride out to the area where we could cut down our tree. I just love the new papers from My Minds Eye. Cute and whimsical!

Addie's birthday book

I had a great time making this little book for my friend's daughter.
This is for her 8th birthday. She loved it! And I loved making it for her!

Happy Halloween!

Michaela and her best friend Tiffany...
all dressed up and ready to go!
They were so cute!

Best friends forever!

Cupcake Plates

So after I spent an afternoon perusing through the endless supply of craft blogs available on the Internet...I came across The Crafty Nest. This is a great place for finding a "new" use for something "old". At Crafty Nest she calls it "re-purposing"....and now-a-days I am all about "re-purposing"!

To make a cupcake plate you need a small plate/saucer and something for the base. I found the cutest little cups and saucers and also various candlestick holders. But you could also use vases...vases work great for large plates, for a regular cake plate.

So I headed to my local thrift store and found all this:
(for under $25)



My favorite little find was the white plates and matching sugar bowl. My mom turned me on to yet another great website called Replacements LTD. This is a really cool site that helps you identify various pieces of china, crystal, silver and even some collectibles. I was able to find the plates and sugar bowl and found that they are from Chinex and are circa. late 1930's-early 1940's. Of course I had to look up a few other treasures i have...and was delighted to find the silverware that my Great Grandma had given me as a wedding gift. (She said it belonged to her mother) Let's just say I have quite the treasure with the silverware!
OK back to the cupcake plates....
So with a bottle of 5-minute Epoxy and my treasures ...this is the finished project:

(This is for me! The plate is pink and I matched it with a "milk glass" candlestick. It matches my Scraproom perfectly!)

These next ones are for Michaela's birthday party on Saturday. I will make jumbo cupcakes (instead of a regular cake) and each of the guests will get to take one home.

This next one is for Michaela...she LOVED the flower design and claimed this one:

I am really pleased with the end result and can't wait to show them off loaded with cupcakes.
So what other types of things do you like to "re-purpose"?

My new favorite place ....

....Crafty Nest.
I love it!!!
Go check it out....
I bet you'll
love
it too!

Christmas Crafts

I had such a great time making these fun Christmas trees. I plan to use them as part of my centerpiece for my dining room table. Amazing what a little felt and some buttons can do!
These were a great hit at Enrichment today....everyone thought they were cute.

After making the trees we made these cute little wire angels. These are super quick and easy. With a variety of beads the possibilities are endless....colored wire would be fun too!

And of course I made a couple cards. These are super quick and so easy. I pretty much cut everything beforehand...I even embossed the Santa and the kissing kids, so all the ladies had to do was glue them all together.

There were some great Halloween crafts and a really cute Thanksgiving craft....but being that I was teaching I wasn't able to complete mine yet...so when i get to them I will be sure to share them here. Meanwhile hope you are having a great weekend....we are staying inside in hopes to stay warm!!

Card making fun

I got to make some fun birthday cards this last week. I am blessed with 2 great pals...Jamie and Debbie, who just happen to have birthdays within a week of each other. I just knew I had to make them each a card...and this is what I did.

The card above was for Jamie. I just loved the October Afternoon papers...those little deer are so cute. I just loved the way it all came together!

And this one was for Debbie.
I had a wonderful time with the girls today and also with another friend...Melissa.
We had a lovely lunch celebration and dined on delicious homemade chili, corn casserole, spinach salad and yummy pumpkin treats...oh and carrot cake cupcakes for the birthday girls.
It was a lovely way to spend the first day of fall-like weather (rain mixed with snow). I love these girls so much and they are a great blessing to me. They listen when I need to vent and seem to know when I need a little pick-me-up!
Thanks girls for being such great friends to me...and of course
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!