Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Tattered Angels Christmas Snowflakes

Good afternoon...a quick share of three ornaments I created using Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and Glimmer Glam, inexpensive wood snowflakes from Michaels, Helmar Adhesives and I hit up the stash box {love when I'm busting out my stash!}These are projects that were suppose to be on the Tattered Angels blog for Nov 10th but due to some technical difficulties I wasn't able to post.



Colors used: Tattered Angels RIPTIDE Glimmer Mist & 
OCEAN SPRAY Glimmer Glam




Colors used: Tattered Angels VIVA PINK Glimmer Mist & 
HEFFALUMP Glimmer Glam





Colors used: Tattered Angels GARDEN FAIRY Glimmer Mist & 
PIXIE DUST Glimmer Glam



Easy peasy, break out your Tattered Angels, grab some wood ornaments and COMMIT TO THE MIST. Once dry attach all your fun embellies with HELMAR 450 Quick Dry Glue AND THERE YOU GO!

Thanks for stopping by...what have you created for your holiday festivities?




Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Helmar & May Arts Blog Hop ~ Day 2



Our team has been excited about this hop. We love playing with ribbon and May Arts always has gorgeous ribbon for us to play with. What is even more fun is that Helmar and May Arts are giving away TWO chances to win some great product on this TWO day Hop!

Helmar will be offering two Arts & Crafts Starter packs!

***Please note that picture above is a graphically representation. Actual products provided are listed on Helmar’s store websites***


May Arts will be offering two prize packages of winner’s choice of 2 spools of ribbon! So, how do you enter to win a chance at one of these grand prizes? Hop through with us and visit each designer’s blog and leave a comment on their Helmar and May Arts Blog Hop post. The first winners will be chosen on the 21st and the second winners will be chosen after the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend! So let’s get started!

Have you ever wanted to create a decorative ribbon pillow but not had the time or materials to sew one. I have the solution...Helmar 101 Quilt Basting Spray and HELMAR FABRIC GLUE! It dries crystal clear, creates a FLEXIBLE bond, is machine washable and is permanent. Now that the holidays are quickly approaching I wanted to create just such a pillow.

 Step #1: Grab a Canvas Corp canvas pillow cover and burlap flower, an assortment of MAY ARTS ribbon and Helmar.

Step #2: Create a pleasing arrangement of your ribbon. The middle ribbon I pleated partially using the Helmar Fabric Glue. I temporarily attached to pillow cover with the Helmar 101 Quilt Basting Spray. Once pleased with arrangement  I glued my ribbon permanently to the cover. I folded over & glued each ribbon to the back of the pillow cover. I don't have plans to actually wash this pillow cover, it is for decorative purposes only.

Step #3: Create a flower corsage using Helmar Fabric Glue...the flowers are vintage millinery roses from my collection.

Step #4: Attach the corsage and I also added a small piece of vintage sequin studded ribbon over the cream May Arts ribbon, again using Helmar Fabric Glue.


Finished pillow...looks expensive, fast, easy & no-sew with HELMAR & MAY ARTS!

Now on to the rest of the blog hop...follow here & if you need to go back to Day 1 the blogs are listed below.
Day 2 – November 20th


Monday, November 19, 2012

Helmar and May Arts Blog Hop ~ Day 1


Our team has been excited about this hop. We love playing with ribbon and May Arts always has gorgeous ribbon for us to play with. What is even more fun is that Helmar and May Arts are giving away TWO chances to win some great product on this TWO day Hop!




  
Helmar will be offering two Arts & Crafts Starter packs! 1st winner will be selected 11/21. Second winner will be selected after Thanksgiving weekend.
***Please note that picture above is a graphically representation. Actual products provided are listed on Helmar’s store websites***




May Arts will be offering two prize packages of winner’s choice of 2 spools of ribbon!  So, how do you enter to win a chance at one of these grand prizes? Hop through with us and visit each designer’s blog and leave a comment on their Helmar and May Arts Blog Hop post. The first winners will be chosen on the 21st and the second winners will be chosen after the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend! 

Make sure you come back tomorrow because that's when I'll be hopping and I have a great NO SEW decorative pillow to share ;)


Day 1 – November 19th
Day 2 – November 20th

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

7Gypsies & Core'dinations Rubber Band Tag Journal


Last week I was part of a cross promo with the Helmar & Core'dinations Design Teams. I had the best time as we blended Helmar and Core'dinations together. So make sure you check out the Helmar blog and the Core'dinations blog to see all the incredible projects created by design team members
Today I want to share with you the projected I created...a journal that I created for ME…my birthday is on Jan. 11 and we will not discuss the year:) I will be traveling on Jan. 10 from the East Coast to the West Coast for Winter 2013 CHA and celebrating it with all my artsy friends from all over the world so I’ve created this to help record my trip. Let me show you what I created.
COMPLETED JOURNAL

JOURNAL PAGES


On each tag of the journal I added 7 Gypsies tag that I attached at the top only so I can lift the tag for some hidden journaling.
Supplies Used:
HELMAR ADHESIVES CAN BE PURCHASED HERE
Red Carpet
Black Tie
String of Pearls
7 Gypsies Rubber Band Book Kit
Sizzix Embossing Folder ~ PAISLEY PALOOZA 
Spellbinders Nestabilities Hexagons

Thanks for stopping by. I have so much to share with you and will post about my adventures at The Queen's Ink in Savage, MD. and how I was "Dyanized" at classes with Dyan Reaveley...OH MY!


Saturday, November 3, 2012

{MO}TOGRAPHY Class...are you in???



I'm super excited because  this class starts soon. 

Are you in?

I take more pictures since Hipstamatic & Instagram {along with all the fun apps} has hit the scene.

Join in...

Friday, November 2, 2012

The Whatever's #4...Creative Storytelling

Creative Storytelling with The Whatever's is the brain child of these 3 incredible artists...Catherine Matthews-Scanlon, Nathalie Kalbach & Vicki Chrisman. If you haven't been following along you can go to their blogs to get all the details or to the Facebook page {links included}.

I'm catching up so here is my THE WHATEVER'S Challenge #4. 


Here is my story:


I keep finding little clues hoping to solve the mystery of who are the two children in the picture I found in the attic. Now here is another picture I found but no one will tell me anything about these strange people.

 Instead of any answers my Grandma just shakes her head, saying something in her native language of German, “shosshes” me away and says “Someday when you are older I will tell you who all these people are…now go to the beach and get some sun and fresh air.”

There is no sense in saying anymore. My Grandma is very stubborn and if you go to far she gives you a look that makes you stop dead in your tracks. No sense going any further but I wish I was Nancy Drew because I would solve this mystery and write a book called The Mystery of the Photographs. But I’m not so I’m going to try and find clues like I was a newspaper reporter!

Who are these people?

What is there relationship to my family?

Where are they from?

Why does my Grandmother have this picture?

How did the button, scissors and ribbon get in my box of photos?

There is still time to join in...it is sooooo much fun to see all the different twists and turns that everyone is coming up with! 

I'm going to work on Challenge #5 and be caught up...have a great weekend!