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Another February Birthday Card

Just a little crafty eye candy to get the day going!

I used another of the basic card forms that I had previously made (see here) and added the embellishments and the stamped image.

Have a great day!

Felt Bags

I periodically drop into to Michael's to see if they have any new fun stuff on sale or clearance and I hit the jackpot on Saturday.  I found these cute felt bag kits and they were on clearance too!

 I had been planning to make a couple little tote bags to carry my knitting stuff around with me so when I ran across these I was thrilled. They come with everything that you need and the holes are even premade.

 I was able to whip them up in no tim and I love how they came out.

I love how the Owl and the Butterfly are stuffed with poly fill to add that 3D effect to the front of the bags.

Michael's only had these two left but I hope to find some more at another store as these would make great gifts.  Thanks or looking!

 

 

Pinterest Inspired | Crab Cakes

I absolutely love Crab Cakes.  Whenever I see them on the menu when I eat out I just have to get them.  I have always wanted to try making them myself and I finally found a recipe through Pinterest that looked easy and painless to make.  So here are my very first crab cakes.

Of course I had to tweak the recipe to make it my own.  I used ranch dressing instead of mayonnaise, spicy honey mustard instead of dijon, seasoning salt from Barbados instead of Old Bay Seasoning, and my Panko was Italian style. I have to say that they came out wonderful and were very delicious.  Sheldon asked if I was making them again next weekend.  Now if that is not the seal of approval I don't know what is.

My New Knitted Cowl

My friend Marny and I are taking a collage knitting class and here is the first piece that I made.  It is a cowl that I then embellished with knitted pieces, fabric, and a button.

The class is more like a three hour social knitting circle and my instructor and classmates are a wonderful group of ladies. Here is a close up of the collage.

We have one more class left and I am currently working on a pair of fingerless gloves which I will share once they are finished.

Sister Sketch

Welcome to a new feature that Francine and I are starting on our blogs - Sister Sketch.  This is a modified version of our blog Sister Scrap that we started a few years ago.  Unfortunately due to other life commitments Sister Scrap fell by the wayside.  However, we are back with a new joint project.  Once a month we will be picking a sketch and posting our individual interpretations of it.

This month's sketch is by Becky Fleck and is from the February 2011 archives on Page Maps.

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 And here is my layout.  I used the basic placement of things from the sketch but used fewer embeliishments than the sketch seems to have.

 Everything but the letters and rhinestones are from my stash of Sassafras Lass that I got during their awesome grab box sale that they had last year.  Here are some close ups.

 

 Now head on over to Francine's blog to see her take of the sketch!

 

 

Pinterest Inspired | Gift Bag

I have been using Pinterest since about last March or April when my internet enabling sister (just kidding sis) pointed it out to me.  I have gone from 14 boards and 486 pins to 26 boards and 1666 pins in less than a year.  This year I have promised myself that not only will I just add things to my Pinterest boards but that I will actually start using some of the ideas that I have been collecting.  So join me over the course of the year as I share some of my Pinterest projects.

Sheldon's birthday was last Thursday and seeing that I was in bed with the cold from Monday evening until Wednesday I totally forgot to look to see if I had a gift bag to put his gift in.  Then I thought, I am sure that I have something pinned on Pinterest that I can use to whip up a quick one.  You can find the inspiration for my gift bag here, and here is what I came up with.

I used one sheet of scrapbook paper and the handles from a brown paper bag that I had and knew I would not need.

It was the perfect size for his gift and I was also able to get his card to fit in there as well.  Just gotta love Pinterest.

A Couple of New Cards

Sheldon and Marny celebrated birthdays on the first and second days of February.  The perfect way for me to start the month of right by getting crafty and making these cards.

I made them using these card bases I had put together a couple months ago to use up some of my scraps.  All I did was add the embellishments.  For the knitting card the ball of yarn, needles and banner shape were cut with my Silhouette machine, and the wooden knitting needles are toothpicks with beads adhered to the end.

Thanks for looking!

Pinterest Inspired

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My Very First Vision Boad

I was so inspired by Francine's post about her vision board that I had to make one of my own.  It is now hanging in my scraproom and is just the inspiration that I need to stick with my disconnect and reconnect plan for this year.

It felt so great to look though magazines and cut out images, words, and phrases that appealed to me.

I also have some small spaces left that I want to add some more phrases that I could not find in the magazines that I looked through but other than those it is pretty much all set.

I used Gel Medium to adhere the pieces to the canvas and then brushed a light layer of Paper Mod Podge onto to seal and protect it.

Have you ever made a vision board?

Capricorn and Proud of It

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