Making soap

My newest adventure is going to be making soap. I've made it before with a friend of mine but I want to attempt it again. I bought a soap making kit and now I'm just waiting until I have more time... So I'm really looking forward to it. With the soap kit I got you use wooden stamps to decorate the soap molds. So when I get around to it I'll let you know how it goes. If you have any tips for me please pass it on. Looks easy enough (Famous last words). Come back soon for pics of how it goes.

Free online papercrafting magazine

Click on this link for an online paper crafting magazine. It has some great ideas in here for all you paper crafters out there. So check it out.

http://www.scrapbookandcards.com/current-issue

Beaded bobby pin

I have a million beads. Ok, Maybe not a million but I love a ton of beads. So I'm always trying to think of new ways to use them. At some point I came up with the idea to bead bobby pins. I guess it's because you can put them in your hair and show them off. I experimented and this is what I have so far. So far I only have this blue one but I'm sure I'll eventually add more to it. I'm not sure if I should add more beads or just change the colors. So if you have any ideas let me know.

This was pretty easy actually. I just took beading wire and wrapped it & the beads around the bobby pin. The ends were a little tricky but I just wrapped it around a few times.

Wedding card box

My sister asked me to make a card box for her wedding for her wedding over labor day weekend. When she first asked me I had no clue what to do or how to even start. I found a friend of mine that had a used & handmade card box that she passed around. The bottom was two circles with white satin fabric over it. Well I had to coordinate her wedding colors so I knew I had to change the color. First, I went to the fabric store and looked around for about 2 hours. I finally settled on the black satin fabric, hot pink/ teal shear fabric. I had no clue how I would use the fabric at first... After I experimented I finally I settled on putting the black satin fabric on the bottom layers, I added a rectangle square on top with the teal fabric, and then put the hot pink fabric inside. Lots of hot glue... Then I added the hot pink flowers and added color coordinating embellishments. I don't think the pictures do it justice but I was quite proud of my first card box. So heres a pic of the front & the back.

A few cards I made

I like to make cards on occasion and have them on hand in case I need them. Here's a few I made recently and how I made them.

This first one was quite easy. I used red card stock for the card, and cut out some white page. I just tore it by hand to get the distressed edge look. I then put a shear red ribbon across the middle and added the embellishment in the middle. I then used glossy accents to create the bubble affect.

The next card was also quite simple. I used a brown card and then put a blue background on it. the phrase was actually a sticker and then I put brown brads around the sticker. Then on the bottom I stuck some ribbon to it. Easy...

I love making birthday cards because I am always giving them away. On this I used a yellow sideways card and put the green striped paper across half of it. The center has the cake in it(which is a sticker). It doesn't come across in the picture but I used glossy accents on some of the stars to give them a little pop. I then used a Happy birthday tag and ribbon on the bottom. 

On the next card I used a green card and put white card stock on top. I used a piercing tool and used green twine around the edge. The middle is a sticker. The bottom has green grass that I used from a cricut cartridge. In the very middle I used a small green button. I'm not sure what I will give this card for but I'll know when that time comes.

The last card is a friendship card. I'm undecided if i'm happy with it or not. The top phrase came from some paper I had and then I just cut that out and attached it. The flowers are 3 layered flowers with a button in the middle. To the right is a Friend embellishment that I had on hand. I think I'll hold onto this one for a little while and I'll eventually change it in to something I like better. 

You'll find that I love making cards and i love giving them away. I love sharing my craftmanship with others!!

I just had a catalog party with the scrap booking company, Close to my heart. I am so excited because I was able to get oodles of free things for being a host and I got their Art Philosphy cricut cartridge at half price (Plus, It comes with 3 pages of coordinating stamps & 3 punch outs). I am so excited to work with this cartridge because there are so many things you can do with it. When I get it I'll post some cute things that it can do. Should be about a week or so. Can't wait!