Baby Picture Frame

Hello friends and family and followers!

Can you believe LIFE got in the way of me blogging about MY life??
It is sooo true...Just got busy and remember,
I am creative, but not very organized!

Here is a project I did as a present for my little sis and her one year old baby.
Happy B-Day little leprechaun!

Each compartment/opening can hold a 4x6 photo.
I decided to decorate only 3 of the openings.
(This way she can put in whatever pics she wants!)

I used a variety of stamps, punches and papers to fill each opening. Lots of embellishments, too! I bought this frame @ Hobby Lobby.



And here is the full view...



And now the final project!



BTW, I think she did a great job coordinating the
picture colors to the frame!

(It really looked way better than I could have imagined!)

Enjoy!

Gingerbread Man

Business stuff: Our display includes wooden shelving units, plastic tables and plenty of baskets and wooden crates. We only use black table coverings because it really makes your product stand out!

We also wear matching, monogrammed shirts with black aprons. It was fairly easy to switch our display from selling wood crafts to selling paper crafts. We just needed to purchase 4" metal hooks and clear front shelves to hold our pre-made albums. 

All of our items are stored in hanging cello bags. And when we run out of metal hooks we just use the good 'ol clothespins! They are strong enough to hold up the albums and can spread wide enough to fit on the slats. On to the crafting...

  

 Remember the post about the gingerbread men I made using the new punch I bought.

Here is the finished product!

Isn't he adorable? Dimensional paint is used for the icing and I did hid eyes with a stylus dipped in paint...He is mounted onto a covered clothespin. Maybe I will clip him to a candle or use him as a fridge magnet OR maybe I will string him and some friends along some red bakers twine to hold our Christmas cards!! We'll see...

Test Tube Goodies!

Since most of my craft fairs are held at schools, I always try to do a few "home team" crafts. My next show is home to the Fighting Eagles!

I took empty plastic test tubes and filled them with yummy Jelly Bellys and then decorated the outside. How cute and easy is that...Now, I just happen to live 10 minutes from a candy factory, yes a candy factory, where I can buy almost any color of anything I want. I have put Skittles in these tubes, but M&Ms are too big. Oh, and Sixlets & Nerds also fit...

Here are the tubes empty and boring...

Just waiting for some crafty lady to decorate them up! I can't resist making these, 

and they do sell nicely, too!

More PUNCH goodies

I have been going punch crazy here at the house! I have combined different brands and sizes to create colorful gift tags. How cute are these? ( And pretty easy to make as well.)

 The stamps are from PTI, and the inks I used are from the dollar bin @ Michaels. 

Here is my assembly line process.

I stamped the images on an 8 1/2 x 11 paper. I didn't measure, just eyeballed it! That's how I craft...I tried to fit 20 images on the page.

I went through my punches and found a Paper Shapers circle punch that was just right!  Turn the punch over, line up the image within the opening and punch away!! It really takes no time at all!

For the scalloped edge, I used a Paper Studio punch (Hobby Lobby brand). The size is 1 7/8. I matched the ink color to the cardstock to make it very easy. Glued the two papers together and punched a small hole with the crop-a-dile and its done! Now for the packaging...more on that later!!