Little Night Owl

My sister mailed me an adorable punch ! She loves to quilt and paper crafts also , she got this punch & loved it so much she sent one to me !!! So I had to make a family of them !! Some are a bit off , but I was just "playing" !! Punch is by Stampin Up , and so easy to use !

On another note ................................ woke up this morning to a whole new world ! Winter Wonderland ! Opened my garage door , big big giant drift ! And I still have all of my pots outside yet to put away and my patio furniture is still out ! I guess I was living in denial , thinking if I left everything as is the bad weather wouldn't come !! ha ha , was I wrong ! Super windy also , so that is why there are fall leaves intermingled with the snow ! This is really early for us to get snow , just hope it is not a preview of the up-coming winter !!!

I know what I will be doing today !!! Shoveling !!!

Sweet Package !!

Ever go to your mail box and to your surprise there is a parcel waiting for you that is nothing but fun !!! I was on Facebook a few days ago and I saw one of my sisters "friends" and the post had a photo of Amy Butler fabric , well anyone that likes Amy Butler fabric has got to be a friend of mine too , so I clicked on like for Four Winds Quilting , a great little quilt shop in Billings , Montana !!! So if you are ever going through you will need to stop or visit there web site !!! Little did I know , when I "liked" there shop on Facebook I was also there 100 th "like" , so I was the super lucky one to get this adorable bundle of Amy Butler fabrics !!! How fun is that ?

I have been adding more things to my Etsy shop , this morning I posted a pillow that has DREAM spelled out in vintage white / cream buttons. A smaller size pillow to tuck into a nook or in with some other little treasures to add interest or softness !!

Book Addiction!

Need I say more ? Yes , I have a book addiction and I realized the other day the I really need to do something about it ! I love fabric , paper and books ( magazines to , are they considered in the book category?) !! I am sure some of you can relate , being able to have that adorable piece of fabric to have on hand to enjoy or that new line of paper that just came out !!! Anyone else ??? Or am I the only one?

I decided that I need to part with some books so I will list some on Etsy , and if any one out there & you see a book you would love to have just email me !! There is a link on my sidebar . Contact me through my blog and they are $5.00 each plus shipping. Will do book rate if you would like to keep costs down or if they can fit in a flat rate box for several , will do that !!

Have a fabulous and creative day !!

Garden Goodness !!

Days go by so fast , or is it me ? Trying to accomplish way too many things !! My youngest daughter & I made some salsa .... we may have to make more , it is just toooo good ! I am sad that we did get a frost a few days ago , and most of my garden froze , yes I live way up north , and I was hoping my buttercup squash would have a chance to grow, guess not ! I covered everything with sheets , but to no avail it all got bit ! It got down to 23 degrees ! So we are going to make chow chow with the green tomatoes ( you add to pinto beans , very yummy ) !!

Have been also trying to get things listed on Lollishops and Etsy ! Listed one of my altered wire dress forms , the one that was in SomersetHome .

Trying to finish up a dresser that I have had stored in my garage for awhile !! So I better get back to projects...... have a wonderful weekend !

Back Home !

Back home again from the Junk Fest ! Was a lot of fun and sold lots of things , saw tons of fun things , met some wonderful vendors ! So glad the weather was great ! Above photos are from my booth! If you wee looking for some junk.... there was a lot to be had !! Just a few photos of some of the vendors , I didn't even get a chance to get photos of all of the places! A definite JUNK bonanza !

Now I am off to get my house back in order !! Have a fabulous day !

Creative Girl

Just checked out the blog party over at Creative Girl.... a lot of blogs to check out !!!!! Click here!

This could take some time ! But is always fun to come across some great blogs out there !!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend ! Flowers above is what I was working on today !

Distress and Grunge

In one of my recent posts several comments were wondering about the Zutter Distressing tool and also grunge board. So I thought I would answer those inquires . I purchased the Zutter Distressing tool ( Distrezzer ) a few months ago, make distressing things go a lot faster when you are making a lot of things . They cost around $35 to $40. Has a little button on the side , hold it in and away it goes as you slide your papers through. Mine has little black scuffs on the top , it was like that when it arrived, made me sad , but I didn't want to send it back and wait ! I guess I am impatient !

I have to apologize for the really really bad example for distressed tags, just could not get a good photo, but has a tag before and after , it does a great job in distressing edges on any kind of paper. Makes it look thicker ! Grunge board has been around for quite awhile , by Tim Holtz. You can buy pre- cut shapes or cut your own , I cut a lot of mine in my cuttlebug. A package is usually around $8.00 if I remember right !!!

It is very flexible and you can do just about anything to it, sand it ,paint it & whatever your little heart desires, it can take it ! A great embellishment on so many projects.So it is a lot of fun to work with ! I cut out some flower shapes from the Tim Holtz Alterations die , I then stamped each flower with a french text stamp,

To add color I just used a stamp pad ( I used Tim Holtz stamp pad) , your fingers will get messy , but that's half of the fun !

When done with that I also used a little glimmer mist for some sparkle ! When done you just curl the edges with a pencil or dowel to give them some shape. Just have fun creating !!