Hi everyone,
I've been doing more videos than I have blog posts lately. If you want to see my videos you can find them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/kerles211?feature=mhee
My computer died last Wednesday night. I've been using family member's computers when I can. I'm hoping my computer will be fixed in a couple of days. I have a bunch of videos that I want to make and upload.
I was at Charlton Park Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The park is truly my favorite place in the world. Check it out at www.charltonpark.org.
Hopefully soon I will be able to post more pictures etc of various projects that I have completed or have in the works.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Yard sale haul
Hi everyone,
I hope you are having a fun 4th of July weekend! Yesterday I went to a mini golf place with my husband, son, and two brothers. We played mini golf, arcade games, had lunch, and the boys hit some balls on the driving range. It was fun but really really hot. It was 94 degrees yesterday. We are not used to that heat.
On our way home we stopped at a yard sale/rummage sale. A lot of the prices were high but they had some really interesting things. This is what we bought:
I didn't see a price tag on this box so I asked how much they wanted. The man said he had $10 on it but would take $5. So, I paid $5 for this box of goodies.
Some of the $5 box contents.
The basket has lots of buttons in it.
This was in the $5 box also.
All of this was in a box for $2
Container and hardware for $4
50 cents.
I'll use this stuff for all sorts of fun projects.
I hope you are having a fun 4th of July weekend! Yesterday I went to a mini golf place with my husband, son, and two brothers. We played mini golf, arcade games, had lunch, and the boys hit some balls on the driving range. It was fun but really really hot. It was 94 degrees yesterday. We are not used to that heat.
On our way home we stopped at a yard sale/rummage sale. A lot of the prices were high but they had some really interesting things. This is what we bought:
I didn't see a price tag on this box so I asked how much they wanted. The man said he had $10 on it but would take $5. So, I paid $5 for this box of goodies.
Some of the $5 box contents.
The basket has lots of buttons in it.
This was in the $5 box also.
All of this was in a box for $2
Container and hardware for $4
50 cents.
I'll use this stuff for all sorts of fun projects.
Friday, June 24, 2011
More garage sale finds!
Hi everyone,
I went to a yard sale this morning where everything was 50 cents! They had some great stuff. I bought a photo album, cake carrier, cupcake carrier, a shelf, butterflies, shutter, and stool for $3.50.
This little shelf was this color. I didn't do anything to it. The bottles are the ones that my Aunt gave to me during her yard sale. Another Aunt has a ton of embossing powder and let me take some of each color. I am using these bottles to store it.
My Aunt Sheila was at a yard sale where a lady was selling her cricut. I got the little cricut with one cartridge and the Design Studio software. She bought it a year ago for about $155. I got a good deal. It had never been opened. I opened all of the packaging and took the cardboard out etc. It is all brand new.
The same Aunt told me about a huge crafting sale. A lady's mother in law must have crafted constantly. They have a huge garage packed full of craft supplies. The prices were really good too. They had a ton of fabric, lace, and trim. They were selling the lace for 10 or 20 cents per yard depending on the width.
I got the red scrapbook and a deck of card for free. The clothes pins in this picture were 50 cents. I got twice as many regular clothes pins with the metal piece for 25 cents. The book in this picture is all about the year 1946. It's an encyclopedia Brittanica, Book of the Year. It was $1.
The lace/trim that I bought at that sale is on the right. It cost $3. The lace on the left came from Goodwill for $1.99. That's the only thing I bought at Goodwill today.
This melting pot was $1 at the crafty sale. It was marked $5.99 from Michaels.
I watch alot of craft, goodwill, and thrift store hauls on You Tube. A lot of those ladies would have gone NUTS over the lace at this sale. There was a ton of it and it was gorgeous. The price wasn't bad either.
I went to a yard sale this morning where everything was 50 cents! They had some great stuff. I bought a photo album, cake carrier, cupcake carrier, a shelf, butterflies, shutter, and stool for $3.50.
This little shelf was this color. I didn't do anything to it. The bottles are the ones that my Aunt gave to me during her yard sale. Another Aunt has a ton of embossing powder and let me take some of each color. I am using these bottles to store it.
My Aunt Sheila was at a yard sale where a lady was selling her cricut. I got the little cricut with one cartridge and the Design Studio software. She bought it a year ago for about $155. I got a good deal. It had never been opened. I opened all of the packaging and took the cardboard out etc. It is all brand new.
The same Aunt told me about a huge crafting sale. A lady's mother in law must have crafted constantly. They have a huge garage packed full of craft supplies. The prices were really good too. They had a ton of fabric, lace, and trim. They were selling the lace for 10 or 20 cents per yard depending on the width.
I got the red scrapbook and a deck of card for free. The clothes pins in this picture were 50 cents. I got twice as many regular clothes pins with the metal piece for 25 cents. The book in this picture is all about the year 1946. It's an encyclopedia Brittanica, Book of the Year. It was $1.
The lace/trim that I bought at that sale is on the right. It cost $3. The lace on the left came from Goodwill for $1.99. That's the only thing I bought at Goodwill today.
This melting pot was $1 at the crafty sale. It was marked $5.99 from Michaels.
I watch alot of craft, goodwill, and thrift store hauls on You Tube. A lot of those ladies would have gone NUTS over the lace at this sale. There was a ton of it and it was gorgeous. The price wasn't bad either.
Garage sale finds and mini scrapbook
I bought these things from a rummage sale at COA (commission on aging).
Shadow box: $1.50
Mirror: 10 cents
Necklace: $1
The necklace has 10 chains and 11 charms that I will use for all sorts of projects.
I bought this at a garage sale for 50 cents. I took the dried plants out of it. I'm going to use it for storage of craft supplies or in my bedroom. Haven't decided yet.
I made this mini with items sent to me by Stephanie (scrappinmomof2 on You Tube).
Friday, June 17, 2011
Garage sale finds
There was a garage sale advertised in the paper for today only. They opened at 8:30 and had some craft stuff. I had to be to work at 8:30 this morning so I asked my husband to go check it out for me. He did and said that they didn't have much. When I got home I asked him if he bought any thing and he did! He picked out perfect things for perfect prices! He did such a good job. Love my hubby!
Brand new acrylic paint set: 50 cents
Brand new stamp pad: 25 cents
Brand new set of four stamps: $1
The cardboard in the background is from the back of notebooks. It was free. The 1971 & 1972 diaries/calendars were also free. He also bought me a cream and sugar white/milk glass set for $1.
Then we went to a neighboring town that was having community yard sales.
Large stack of Stampin' Up 8 1/2 x 11 paper for $5 at a garage sale
Wooden dominos: $0.79 at Goodwill
Box for altering: $0.79 at Goodwill
Books: 10 cents each
Bag of lace, trims, & ribbon: 25 cents
Snowflakes: 5 cents
Two tape measures: 10 cents each
I can use everything for all sorts of different projects.
Brand new acrylic paint set: 50 cents
Brand new stamp pad: 25 cents
Brand new set of four stamps: $1
The cardboard in the background is from the back of notebooks. It was free. The 1971 & 1972 diaries/calendars were also free. He also bought me a cream and sugar white/milk glass set for $1.
Then we went to a neighboring town that was having community yard sales.
Large stack of Stampin' Up 8 1/2 x 11 paper for $5 at a garage sale
Wooden dominos: $0.79 at Goodwill
Box for altering: $0.79 at Goodwill
Books: 10 cents each
Bag of lace, trims, & ribbon: 25 cents
Snowflakes: 5 cents
Two tape measures: 10 cents each
I can use everything for all sorts of different projects.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Garage sale find
Hi everyone,
This is the thing I forgot to get a picture of for the last post. I bought this at the yard sale I went to this morning. It cost 10 cents. The lady said "Oh, you're buying Grandma and Grandpa". I asked her if she was sure she wanted to sell her Grandparents. She was sure. I'll use them in some sort of collage shadow box sort of thing.
This is the thing I forgot to get a picture of for the last post. I bought this at the yard sale I went to this morning. It cost 10 cents. The lady said "Oh, you're buying Grandma and Grandpa". I asked her if she was sure she wanted to sell her Grandparents. She was sure. I'll use them in some sort of collage shadow box sort of thing.
Garage sale finds!
Hi everyone,
There was an ad in the paper for a garage sale with craft items. I never find garage sales with much in the way of craft supplies. I hit the jackpot.
Books (25 cents each):
Tim Allen, Don't Stand Too Close To A Naked Man
Something of Value, Ruark
Agatha Christies Detectives, Five Complete Novels
I watch videos on You Tube by Heather at The Paper Castle. She shows all sorts of things that she buys at yard sales and sells on E-bay. She always buys playing cards. When I was a kid Dad and Mom had a set of Kem cards that we were only allowed to play with when we played with an adult. Now Les and I have a set of Kem cards that he won a few years ago. I bought these two sets today for $1 each. The other two decks were $0.50 each. The Canasta deck has an original price tag of $0.89!
There are all sorts of good things in these tubs. The tub of elastic was only 25 cents. The other two were $1.50 each.
The bag that is marked $1 is full of old sewing items with great advertising etc. Lots of sewing needles in paper sleeves.
I got one other thing that I want to show but I forgot to get a picture of it. I'll do that and add it later.
There was an ad in the paper for a garage sale with craft items. I never find garage sales with much in the way of craft supplies. I hit the jackpot.
Books (25 cents each):
Tim Allen, Don't Stand Too Close To A Naked Man
Something of Value, Ruark
Agatha Christies Detectives, Five Complete Novels
I watch videos on You Tube by Heather at The Paper Castle. She shows all sorts of things that she buys at yard sales and sells on E-bay. She always buys playing cards. When I was a kid Dad and Mom had a set of Kem cards that we were only allowed to play with when we played with an adult. Now Les and I have a set of Kem cards that he won a few years ago. I bought these two sets today for $1 each. The other two decks were $0.50 each. The Canasta deck has an original price tag of $0.89!
There are all sorts of good things in these tubs. The tub of elastic was only 25 cents. The other two were $1.50 each.
The bag that is marked $1 is full of old sewing items with great advertising etc. Lots of sewing needles in paper sleeves.
I got one other thing that I want to show but I forgot to get a picture of it. I'll do that and add it later.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
ATCs
I am hosting an ATC swap on Ravelry (Playshop group). I've really had trouble getting inspired to do these cards. Finally, I've gotten some done.
I painted watercolor paper with different color watercolor paints and cut a bunch of ATCs out of it.
Left: The paper is covered with a piece of a lace curtain then I cut a bird out of some scrapbook paper and framed it with a shell jewelry finding. The flowers are a pair of broken earrings. One stone was missing from one of the earrings so I broke the petal off and fit the two flowers together where the petal is missing. I like it.
Middle: I bought some winding stems for watch making. I colored some of them with alcohol inks and glued them onto this card. I filled the square in with glossy accents.
Right: Wide trim in the middle and narrow trim on both sides. I glued some beads of the trim on the edges.
The flower earrings and beads came from boxes that I bought from Alex, MrsMcCabeScraps on You Tube. She has an Ebay store. I got lots of awesome goodies from her!
Left: I cut the cards out of some folder I bought from Goodwill. Then I glued a rectangle of old sand paper to the card. The lady is from G45 Steampunk Debutante. The burlap came in a box I bought from Alex. The button came from my stash.
Middle: Brown card stock with some printed paper glued over top. I printed a collage sheet that I found online and cut out a bunch of images from it. Then I inked around the image. I glued snap parts on and just bent the clip thing on the edge. The trim I bought at Goodwill several months ago.
Right: brown paper, patterned paper, burlap I bought from Alex, and an image from the collage sheet I mentioned before.
Left: I glued winding stems over the hair and gears of the steam punk lady. I love how this turned out!
Middle: More winding stems glued with glossy accents over the wings.
Right: I took parts of a pair of broken earrings (from Alex again) to make the necklace for this dress form.
Left: I took a piece of one of my file folders and scraped gesso around on it. Then I inked over the gesso once it was dry. After that I glued the bottom of the flower to the paper and glued the top part of the flower with the button on a transparency. I alcohol inked the back of the transparency. Finally, I used my new Big Bite to attach the eyelets.
Middle: Brown paper, gesso, ink, and sewing pattern paper make the background. The clocks and lady are from the collage sheet I mentioned before. The crown on the lady is a hoop earring with some missing stones. I just cut the post off. I really like the way this turned out.
Right: File folder, gesso, blue, and brown ink for the background. The blue fabric that says original is a tag from a pair of jeans my Mom bought. She gave me the tags. I cut the word fit off the end and glued the tag to this card. Then I glued snap parts, a button, and a zipper pull around the card.
Left: Brown paper, burlap, and black trim are in the background. There was a huge roll of this burlap in my second package from Alex. The feather came from her too.
Right: The feather is just part of the feather I used for the one on the left. I only used one feather between the two cards.
I hope you like my cards. I've been trying to make videos but I am having trouble. Hopefully I can have them up soon.
I painted watercolor paper with different color watercolor paints and cut a bunch of ATCs out of it.
Left: The paper is covered with a piece of a lace curtain then I cut a bird out of some scrapbook paper and framed it with a shell jewelry finding. The flowers are a pair of broken earrings. One stone was missing from one of the earrings so I broke the petal off and fit the two flowers together where the petal is missing. I like it.
Middle: I bought some winding stems for watch making. I colored some of them with alcohol inks and glued them onto this card. I filled the square in with glossy accents.
Right: Wide trim in the middle and narrow trim on both sides. I glued some beads of the trim on the edges.
The flower earrings and beads came from boxes that I bought from Alex, MrsMcCabeScraps on You Tube. She has an Ebay store. I got lots of awesome goodies from her!
Left: I cut the cards out of some folder I bought from Goodwill. Then I glued a rectangle of old sand paper to the card. The lady is from G45 Steampunk Debutante. The burlap came in a box I bought from Alex. The button came from my stash.
Middle: Brown card stock with some printed paper glued over top. I printed a collage sheet that I found online and cut out a bunch of images from it. Then I inked around the image. I glued snap parts on and just bent the clip thing on the edge. The trim I bought at Goodwill several months ago.
Right: brown paper, patterned paper, burlap I bought from Alex, and an image from the collage sheet I mentioned before.
Left: I glued winding stems over the hair and gears of the steam punk lady. I love how this turned out!
Middle: More winding stems glued with glossy accents over the wings.
Right: I took parts of a pair of broken earrings (from Alex again) to make the necklace for this dress form.
Left: I took a piece of one of my file folders and scraped gesso around on it. Then I inked over the gesso once it was dry. After that I glued the bottom of the flower to the paper and glued the top part of the flower with the button on a transparency. I alcohol inked the back of the transparency. Finally, I used my new Big Bite to attach the eyelets.
Middle: Brown paper, gesso, ink, and sewing pattern paper make the background. The clocks and lady are from the collage sheet I mentioned before. The crown on the lady is a hoop earring with some missing stones. I just cut the post off. I really like the way this turned out.
Right: File folder, gesso, blue, and brown ink for the background. The blue fabric that says original is a tag from a pair of jeans my Mom bought. She gave me the tags. I cut the word fit off the end and glued the tag to this card. Then I glued snap parts, a button, and a zipper pull around the card.
Left: Brown paper, burlap, and black trim are in the background. There was a huge roll of this burlap in my second package from Alex. The feather came from her too.
Right: The feather is just part of the feather I used for the one on the left. I only used one feather between the two cards.
I hope you like my cards. I've been trying to make videos but I am having trouble. Hopefully I can have them up soon.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Finished scrapbook and haul
Hi everyone,
I have several videos on You Tube now. There are several more for me to upload but it takes me a while to get them uploaded. So, keep an eye out for more over the next week or so.
There were several good yard sales this weekend. I have also been to Goodwill and a couple of antique malls recently.
Today I went to Goodwill and bought four books along with the items in the picture below.
Books (4 for $0.99):
The Fifties by David Halberstam (1993)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Russell Freedman (1990)
Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Tunnell of Lost Toys (1980)
Ford, The Men and the Machine by Robert Lacey (1986)
Scrapbook (Me & My Big Ideas): $1.99
Furniture feet: $0.99
Party supplies (16 invites, 16 napkins, & a table cover): $0.99
Binder with storage box: $0.99
These are great deals! I'm surprised some of the prices were so low.
This weekend I got these four door plates for $0.25 each! We went to a couple of antique malls after I found these. They wanted $3 to $80 for a door plate. The one I saw for $80 had one door knob with it. I'm going to use these for altered box projects.
I made this mini scrapbook cover to mimic the basic design of the one I made for my projects. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. I used biscuits and other hardware/tools from Les' workshop including some sand paper.
I hope you like my finds and my projects.
I have several videos on You Tube now. There are several more for me to upload but it takes me a while to get them uploaded. So, keep an eye out for more over the next week or so.
There were several good yard sales this weekend. I have also been to Goodwill and a couple of antique malls recently.
Today I went to Goodwill and bought four books along with the items in the picture below.
Books (4 for $0.99):
The Fifties by David Halberstam (1993)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Russell Freedman (1990)
Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Tunnell of Lost Toys (1980)
Ford, The Men and the Machine by Robert Lacey (1986)
Scrapbook (Me & My Big Ideas): $1.99
Furniture feet: $0.99
Party supplies (16 invites, 16 napkins, & a table cover): $0.99
Binder with storage box: $0.99
These are great deals! I'm surprised some of the prices were so low.
This weekend I got these four door plates for $0.25 each! We went to a couple of antique malls after I found these. They wanted $3 to $80 for a door plate. The one I saw for $80 had one door knob with it. I'm going to use these for altered box projects.
I made this mini scrapbook cover to mimic the basic design of the one I made for my projects. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. I used biscuits and other hardware/tools from Les' workshop including some sand paper.
I hope you like my finds and my projects.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
You Tube videos
Hi everyone,
My sister in law let me borrow her Flip Camera so I made a few videos. It takes a long time for me to upload them so I'll be doing that for the next few days. I have two up so far.
I want to buy a camera of my own but I wanted to try one out first. I'm glad I did because I can't plug this one into my computer. It has the USB plug attached to the side of it. The plug is too short to reach my USB port on the front of my computer because of the way my computer is made. Other than that the camera is very easy to use and has really clear picture. Thank you for letter me borrow it! I really appreciate it.
I showed this project in a previous post but you can see the details much better in the video. I'm really happy with the way it turned out.
My sister in law let me borrow her Flip Camera so I made a few videos. It takes a long time for me to upload them so I'll be doing that for the next few days. I have two up so far.
I want to buy a camera of my own but I wanted to try one out first. I'm glad I did because I can't plug this one into my computer. It has the USB plug attached to the side of it. The plug is too short to reach my USB port on the front of my computer because of the way my computer is made. Other than that the camera is very easy to use and has really clear picture. Thank you for letter me borrow it! I really appreciate it.
I showed this project in a previous post but you can see the details much better in the video. I'm really happy with the way it turned out.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Finished Projects
Hi everyone,
Here are some projects that I recently finished.
Before. I bought this at Goodwill for $0.39
After.
This project was inspired by my great Aunt Helen. She was actually my Great Grandma's Aunt. I was privileged to know her. He passed away around the time I graduated from High School. She was a fantastic lady. She helped her husband build and run two successful businesses then she became a nurse. She loved furs, pearls, and diamonds. But she also loved dogs, camping, and swimming. When I knew her she had trouble seeing well so she had to wear both contacts and eye glasses in order to read the books she loved so much. She was extremely nice, smart, funny, and sharp tongued! She didn't hesitate to tell you if you were doing something she didn't like. I loved that about her. You always knew just were you stood. No guessing necessary. I admire that.
I made this out of any old book cover for my beautiful cousin, Stephanie.
I painted it with some red paint and then gesso once the paint dried. Then I decoupaged the butterflied from a napkin over the gesso. Once all of that was dry I painted it with several colors of water color paint. Then I decoupaged yellow tissue paper and her name. The letters were cut with my Aunt's cricut. The two pieces of flower jewelry that hold the 4x6 picture came from the box of jewelry that Janet gave me. The napkin came from a swap with Hazel. I also decoupaged squares of the white part of the napkin in a random pattern over the book before painting it with the water color. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. She is going to display pictures in it at her open house.
I bought two of these clipboards from Goodwill a while ago. I paid $0.99 each. I've had a plan for them since shortly after I bought them. Now I have finally started those projects.
This isn't the greatest picture. I need to take my pics outside during the day but I never remember to do that.
I recently got an 8x10 picture. It came in a large envelope with a piece of light weight chipboard. I cut the chip board to size for the cover of this scrapbook. It will be a book of my craft projects. My husband will have one for his projects too. I started mine first because I need his help with the cover of his book. He was busy today.
I covered the chip board with some scrapbook paper that I have had forever. Then I wrote all over the paper with a black sharpie marker. I painted white gesso over the writing. I also scraped the gesso around so there would be thick and thin spots. After the gesso was dry I lightly sanded it and decoupaged a piece of a sewing pattern over everything. Again, I sanded it a little once everything was dry. I inked the edges with some Tim Holtz distress ink. After all of that, the base was finished. Now the embellishing started.
My husband cut a wooden spool in half for me. I inked it and wrapped some crochet thread around it. I just bought the flowers at Michaels this weekend. The key has been in my husband's workshop and then in my craft room for a while. The buttons are from my stash. The letters that are a little difficult to see in the pic have been in my stash for probably 8 years. I've used several of them but I still have a bunch left. I think they look great on the cover. The dress form is from the Tim Holtz cling stamp, Seamless Experience. I stamped it, cut it out and inked the edges. The cameo that I glued over the dress form came from a package I bought from VintageInspireCreate on Ebay. She is also MrsMcCabeScraps on You Tube. I love her videos. I bought a box of various craft supplies from her. She goes to Goodwill and a flea market alot and gets great deals on really interesting things.
That's just he cover now I need to make all of the pages.
I hope you enjoy my projects. I'm happy with the way they turned out.
Here are some projects that I recently finished.
Before. I bought this at Goodwill for $0.39
After.
This project was inspired by my great Aunt Helen. She was actually my Great Grandma's Aunt. I was privileged to know her. He passed away around the time I graduated from High School. She was a fantastic lady. She helped her husband build and run two successful businesses then she became a nurse. She loved furs, pearls, and diamonds. But she also loved dogs, camping, and swimming. When I knew her she had trouble seeing well so she had to wear both contacts and eye glasses in order to read the books she loved so much. She was extremely nice, smart, funny, and sharp tongued! She didn't hesitate to tell you if you were doing something she didn't like. I loved that about her. You always knew just were you stood. No guessing necessary. I admire that.
I made this out of any old book cover for my beautiful cousin, Stephanie.
I painted it with some red paint and then gesso once the paint dried. Then I decoupaged the butterflied from a napkin over the gesso. Once all of that was dry I painted it with several colors of water color paint. Then I decoupaged yellow tissue paper and her name. The letters were cut with my Aunt's cricut. The two pieces of flower jewelry that hold the 4x6 picture came from the box of jewelry that Janet gave me. The napkin came from a swap with Hazel. I also decoupaged squares of the white part of the napkin in a random pattern over the book before painting it with the water color. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. She is going to display pictures in it at her open house.
I bought two of these clipboards from Goodwill a while ago. I paid $0.99 each. I've had a plan for them since shortly after I bought them. Now I have finally started those projects.
This isn't the greatest picture. I need to take my pics outside during the day but I never remember to do that.
I recently got an 8x10 picture. It came in a large envelope with a piece of light weight chipboard. I cut the chip board to size for the cover of this scrapbook. It will be a book of my craft projects. My husband will have one for his projects too. I started mine first because I need his help with the cover of his book. He was busy today.
I covered the chip board with some scrapbook paper that I have had forever. Then I wrote all over the paper with a black sharpie marker. I painted white gesso over the writing. I also scraped the gesso around so there would be thick and thin spots. After the gesso was dry I lightly sanded it and decoupaged a piece of a sewing pattern over everything. Again, I sanded it a little once everything was dry. I inked the edges with some Tim Holtz distress ink. After all of that, the base was finished. Now the embellishing started.
My husband cut a wooden spool in half for me. I inked it and wrapped some crochet thread around it. I just bought the flowers at Michaels this weekend. The key has been in my husband's workshop and then in my craft room for a while. The buttons are from my stash. The letters that are a little difficult to see in the pic have been in my stash for probably 8 years. I've used several of them but I still have a bunch left. I think they look great on the cover. The dress form is from the Tim Holtz cling stamp, Seamless Experience. I stamped it, cut it out and inked the edges. The cameo that I glued over the dress form came from a package I bought from VintageInspireCreate on Ebay. She is also MrsMcCabeScraps on You Tube. I love her videos. I bought a box of various craft supplies from her. She goes to Goodwill and a flea market alot and gets great deals on really interesting things.
That's just he cover now I need to make all of the pages.
I hope you enjoy my projects. I'm happy with the way they turned out.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
The wild life is conspiring against me
Hello everyone,
If you know me personally then you probably already know at least part of the story I am about to tell. Whether you know me or not I hope you sit back and get a good chuckle.
My husband and I got married in May 2000. We went to Mackinac Island for our honeymoon. We drove for about four hours, waited for an hour for the ferry, took a horse and buggy to our hotel, and then spent another hour trying to get checked in and find out room. Then we waited for our luggage to be delivered. After all of that we finally went outside to walk to town and officially start our honeymoon.
A bird pooped on my head.
Les thought that was hilarious and wanted me to reenact my reaction so he could get a picture. I refused. We wiped the poop off my head and kept walking. I WAS NOT going back to the room to start all over again.
A few years later I went to Massachusetts with my parents and siblings. We went on a whale watch in Boston. There was a large group of kids on the boat for a school field trip. The chaperones allowed the kids to eat as much candy and run as much as they wanted. As soon as we actually started moving the kids started throwing up. They all had bags of vomit. My little sister started to turn green. I'd never actually seen anyone turn green before that but I swear to you she was a pale shade of green. I didn't want to watch her throw up so went outside and leaned against the windows in order to enjoy the view and the breeze without the vomit smell. My parents and sisters were on the other side of the window. After a few minutes I looked to my left toward the front of the boat and saw a man getting sick off the side. I turned to the woman on my right to say something like "Oh, poor guy" and she was covering her head. So, I thought I better do the same. It's a good thing I did because I ended up with puke from my shoulder to my shoes. My lovely family was falling on the floor laughing. I went to the lower deck to wash my hands but of course the bathroom was not working! So I wiped up as best as I could and went back to sit with my family. The wife of the man that threw up was sitting next to my parents the whole time and everyone saw the whole thing as it happened. He came in and apologized. He also said "I guess I shouldn't have had those three donuts this morning". Nice. I didn't need to know what was sprayed all over my clothes. This was all before we even got to the whales. I took pictures of the whales with puke on my hands. After we got back to shore we walked several blocks to a restaurant where I could wash up better. I had to walk the city for the rest of the day with my jacket turned inside out and wrapped around my waist.
A couple of years after that I was on a March of Dimes walk with my sister and step-mom. This is the same sister that looked like she was going to throw up in the last story. (No throw up this time). About 10 minutes into the walk a bird flew out of a bush and scared us half to death. I yelled "poop!" (language cleaned up for the kiddies). Karen laughed and said something like "That's right" and pointed at my shirt. I had bird poop on my shirt for the rest of the walk!
When there are a lot of birds flying around now I often here "Watch out Kerri!!"
Yesterday at Charlton Park I was talking to a Mom and felt something on my neck. I asked her if there was a bug on me. She said no but about a minute later I looked down and saw a huge spider on my sleeve. I swatted it off and the Mom stomped on it. I looked down at my sleeve and saw bird poop that I hadn't noticed before. What in the world!!!!!????
Somehow I have offended the animal kingdom or something. I realize the vomit story didn't necessarily have anything to do with animals. But then again we were going to watch whales! Coincidence, I think not!!
Hopefully I didn't make you sick. I hope you got a chuckle from my misfortune.
If you know me personally then you probably already know at least part of the story I am about to tell. Whether you know me or not I hope you sit back and get a good chuckle.
My husband and I got married in May 2000. We went to Mackinac Island for our honeymoon. We drove for about four hours, waited for an hour for the ferry, took a horse and buggy to our hotel, and then spent another hour trying to get checked in and find out room. Then we waited for our luggage to be delivered. After all of that we finally went outside to walk to town and officially start our honeymoon.
A bird pooped on my head.
Les thought that was hilarious and wanted me to reenact my reaction so he could get a picture. I refused. We wiped the poop off my head and kept walking. I WAS NOT going back to the room to start all over again.
A few years later I went to Massachusetts with my parents and siblings. We went on a whale watch in Boston. There was a large group of kids on the boat for a school field trip. The chaperones allowed the kids to eat as much candy and run as much as they wanted. As soon as we actually started moving the kids started throwing up. They all had bags of vomit. My little sister started to turn green. I'd never actually seen anyone turn green before that but I swear to you she was a pale shade of green. I didn't want to watch her throw up so went outside and leaned against the windows in order to enjoy the view and the breeze without the vomit smell. My parents and sisters were on the other side of the window. After a few minutes I looked to my left toward the front of the boat and saw a man getting sick off the side. I turned to the woman on my right to say something like "Oh, poor guy" and she was covering her head. So, I thought I better do the same. It's a good thing I did because I ended up with puke from my shoulder to my shoes. My lovely family was falling on the floor laughing. I went to the lower deck to wash my hands but of course the bathroom was not working! So I wiped up as best as I could and went back to sit with my family. The wife of the man that threw up was sitting next to my parents the whole time and everyone saw the whole thing as it happened. He came in and apologized. He also said "I guess I shouldn't have had those three donuts this morning". Nice. I didn't need to know what was sprayed all over my clothes. This was all before we even got to the whales. I took pictures of the whales with puke on my hands. After we got back to shore we walked several blocks to a restaurant where I could wash up better. I had to walk the city for the rest of the day with my jacket turned inside out and wrapped around my waist.
A couple of years after that I was on a March of Dimes walk with my sister and step-mom. This is the same sister that looked like she was going to throw up in the last story. (No throw up this time). About 10 minutes into the walk a bird flew out of a bush and scared us half to death. I yelled "poop!" (language cleaned up for the kiddies). Karen laughed and said something like "That's right" and pointed at my shirt. I had bird poop on my shirt for the rest of the walk!
When there are a lot of birds flying around now I often here "Watch out Kerri!!"
Yesterday at Charlton Park I was talking to a Mom and felt something on my neck. I asked her if there was a bug on me. She said no but about a minute later I looked down and saw a huge spider on my sleeve. I swatted it off and the Mom stomped on it. I looked down at my sleeve and saw bird poop that I hadn't noticed before. What in the world!!!!!????
Somehow I have offended the animal kingdom or something. I realize the vomit story didn't necessarily have anything to do with animals. But then again we were going to watch whales! Coincidence, I think not!!
Hopefully I didn't make you sick. I hope you got a chuckle from my misfortune.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
RAK & swap packages
Hi everyone,
I received some packages today.
This came from a fellow Raveler. It was a complete surprise. She sent me tons of ribbon, ribbon flowers, lots of tea, and a dark chocolate candy bar! Yum! Thank you so much Caitlin (Earthnut)!
These are the buttons I received from GardenLynn for our Ravelry Playshop button swap. Thanks Lynn!
I received some packages today.
This came from a fellow Raveler. It was a complete surprise. She sent me tons of ribbon, ribbon flowers, lots of tea, and a dark chocolate candy bar! Yum! Thank you so much Caitlin (Earthnut)!
These are the buttons I received from GardenLynn for our Ravelry Playshop button swap. Thanks Lynn!
Thank You Janet!!
Hello everyone,
I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.
My friend Janet spoiled me this weekend. She gave me two boxes of stuff that she had cleaned out of her crafting space. There was a gingerbread house kit box in one of the boxes. When I opened it I did not find gingerbread! I found tons of beads, bracelet slides, wire, jewelry findings etc. They will work great for my altered boxes etc. There was just too much in those boxes to list but I will be having tons of fun creating projects for a long time.
I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.
My friend Janet spoiled me this weekend. She gave me two boxes of stuff that she had cleaned out of her crafting space. There was a gingerbread house kit box in one of the boxes. When I opened it I did not find gingerbread! I found tons of beads, bracelet slides, wire, jewelry findings etc. They will work great for my altered boxes etc. There was just too much in those boxes to list but I will be having tons of fun creating projects for a long time.
THANK YOU JANET!!!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Pin cushion and shadow box
Hi everyone,
I hope you are having a fun Memorial Day weekend.
I started this shadow box yesterday and finished it this morning.
Supplies:
Shadow box from Goodwill: $0.39 or $0.59
Dress form, pattern, tape measure, and scissors from Goodwill: $0.79
Buttons from stash: Free
Flowers from garage sale: less than $0.10
Thimble from sister in law: Free
Wood pieces from Goodwill: maybe $0.25
Earring from Estate sale: $0.15
Paper from scrapbooking stash: Free
Sewing pattern from Aunt Michele: Free
I painted the shadow box black after lightly sanding it. Then I decoupaged pieces of a sewing pattern over the outside of the box. The background is scrapbook paper made to look like an old catalog page. I glued the buttons into a stack and then glued the stack onto the bottom of the box. The dowel that is the base of the table was a scrap from my husbands wood shop. I had a flower shaped wood cutout from Goodwill that I thought would work well as the table top. So I had Les cut it down for me. The chair was in the bag along with the flower cutout from Goodwill. The thimble came from my sister in law. I turned it upside down and glued in some garage sale flowers. I took the post off the back of the earring and glued it to the back ground. The picture in the center of the earring came from the G45 steampunk debutant paper.
I made this pin cushion this morning:
Supplies:
Candle holder from Goodwill: $0.59
Embroidered table runner from Aunt Michele: Free
White beads from necklace: Free
Small gold beads from swap: Free
Small amount crochet thread from stash: next to free
Polymer clay flat back pearls: small fraction of $2 block of clay
Button from stash
I did not paint the candle holder. I like the color so I used it as inspiration for the rest of the project. My Aunt gave me several table runners, table cloths etc. This one had some damage so I decided to use the prettiest part of the embroidery. I cut a large circle and made a running stitch around the edge. I stuffed it with batting and pulled the thread to make the cushion. It is hot glued to the bottom and around the inside edge of the candle holder.
Then I threaded some crochet thread through the holes of a button and then threaded the gold and white beads on that thread and tied at the bottom around another bead. Then I hot glued the button on the under side of the candle holder.
The flat back pearls were made by rolling small balls of polymer clay and cutting them in half with a craft knife. After baking I painted them with white and pearl colored paint.
I hope you are having a fun Memorial Day weekend.
I started this shadow box yesterday and finished it this morning.
Supplies:
Shadow box from Goodwill: $0.39 or $0.59
Dress form, pattern, tape measure, and scissors from Goodwill: $0.79
Buttons from stash: Free
Flowers from garage sale: less than $0.10
Thimble from sister in law: Free
Wood pieces from Goodwill: maybe $0.25
Earring from Estate sale: $0.15
Paper from scrapbooking stash: Free
Sewing pattern from Aunt Michele: Free
I painted the shadow box black after lightly sanding it. Then I decoupaged pieces of a sewing pattern over the outside of the box. The background is scrapbook paper made to look like an old catalog page. I glued the buttons into a stack and then glued the stack onto the bottom of the box. The dowel that is the base of the table was a scrap from my husbands wood shop. I had a flower shaped wood cutout from Goodwill that I thought would work well as the table top. So I had Les cut it down for me. The chair was in the bag along with the flower cutout from Goodwill. The thimble came from my sister in law. I turned it upside down and glued in some garage sale flowers. I took the post off the back of the earring and glued it to the back ground. The picture in the center of the earring came from the G45 steampunk debutant paper.
I made this pin cushion this morning:
Supplies:
Candle holder from Goodwill: $0.59
Embroidered table runner from Aunt Michele: Free
White beads from necklace: Free
Small gold beads from swap: Free
Small amount crochet thread from stash: next to free
Polymer clay flat back pearls: small fraction of $2 block of clay
Button from stash
I did not paint the candle holder. I like the color so I used it as inspiration for the rest of the project. My Aunt gave me several table runners, table cloths etc. This one had some damage so I decided to use the prettiest part of the embroidery. I cut a large circle and made a running stitch around the edge. I stuffed it with batting and pulled the thread to make the cushion. It is hot glued to the bottom and around the inside edge of the candle holder.
Then I threaded some crochet thread through the holes of a button and then threaded the gold and white beads on that thread and tied at the bottom around another bead. Then I hot glued the button on the under side of the candle holder.
The flat back pearls were made by rolling small balls of polymer clay and cutting them in half with a craft knife. After baking I painted them with white and pearl colored paint.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Best gift ever! and Goodwill haul
This might not look like much to you but it is so important to me! My Dad made this when he was a young kid. He was born in 1953 so he probably made this around 1963. When I was a kid it was in my bedroom. Over the years Dad has taken it with him each time he moved. Somewhere in those moves one of the drawers was lost. I told him that if he ever decided to get rid of it to give it to me. So he did! It makes me so happy. I washed it and oiled it. I will not paint or alter it but I will use it. The top and bottom shelf will be good places for pictures frames etc. I think I might keep some craft supplies in the drawer.
Dad made this out of old barn wood, nails, and glass knobs that they had around the house.
This is my haul:
Small antique inspired boxes (dated 1980) $0.79 each
Basket: Free from my Mom along with a neat looking pin. She knew I would use it in something
Small chest with three drawers: $0.99
Candle holder: $0.59
Glass Koeze's jar: $0.79
I'm using one of the small boxes for glue storage. I just put a piece of cereal box in the bottom to catch any drips. I've been thinking of making up gift baskets to sell and giveaway to friends etc. The basket might be used for that. The jar will probably end up with flower making supplies etc in it. The candle holder is going to be a pin cushion.
I've had a couple of ideas for the three drawer chest. I think it might end up holding tea in the kitchen. I'm not sure yet.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Possible Giveaway
Hi everyone,
I'm thinking about having a giveaway. If I do, what would you like to see me giveaway?
I having been thinking of giving away a couple of handmade items and some trims, buttons etc. What do you think?
The rules would be something like this:
1.) You need to leave a comment on your favorite of my posts
2.) Leave a comment on the giveaway post letting me know whether or not you would like me to start doing You Tube craft videos.
I would like more followers but I will not require people to become followers in order to enter the giveaway.
Please let me know what you think.
Thanks!
Kerri
I'm thinking about having a giveaway. If I do, what would you like to see me giveaway?
I having been thinking of giving away a couple of handmade items and some trims, buttons etc. What do you think?
The rules would be something like this:
1.) You need to leave a comment on your favorite of my posts
2.) Leave a comment on the giveaway post letting me know whether or not you would like me to start doing You Tube craft videos.
I would like more followers but I will not require people to become followers in order to enter the giveaway.
Please let me know what you think.
Thanks!
Kerri
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Altered box and goodwill haul
Hi everyone,
I really love cameos and own a few. Yesterday I bought a $2 block of polymer clay and made a couple of cameo molds. Then I made two different cameos out of those molds. I painted one and used it for this box.
Supplies I used:
Blue, brown and white acrylic paint
Crackle medium
Cameo that I made using a mold from another cameo I have but didn't want to glue to anything.
Beads from Goodwill
Beads from a garage sale necklace
Copy of image from garage sale ribbon art book
Flowers from garage sale
Two colors of perfect pearls for flowers.
Box for altering: $0.99
Black flat marbles: $0.99
Set of stamps: $0.79
Cameo pendant: $0.99
I really love cameos and own a few. Yesterday I bought a $2 block of polymer clay and made a couple of cameo molds. Then I made two different cameos out of those molds. I painted one and used it for this box.
Supplies I used:
Blue, brown and white acrylic paint
Crackle medium
Cameo that I made using a mold from another cameo I have but didn't want to glue to anything.
Beads from Goodwill
Beads from a garage sale necklace
Copy of image from garage sale ribbon art book
Flowers from garage sale
Two colors of perfect pearls for flowers.
Box for altering: $0.99
Black flat marbles: $0.99
Set of stamps: $0.79
Cameo pendant: $0.99
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Pin cushion and napkin art
Hi everyone,
This little rocking chair came in a back of wood cutouts at Goodwill. I paid $2.99 for the bag. I painted the chair with watered down brown paint and wiped off the excess. Then I sewed the little cushion and glued it on. I cut strips of paper to go around the edges of the seat and back and put a ribbon bow around the back of the chair. The girl is from some scrapbook paper. The clock is a button with a shank on the back. The flowers are glued into the shank.
I bought two packs of tissues at a garage sale over the weekend. They are Sniff brand. The pencil holder came together with a post-it note holder and a paper clip holder for $0.59 at Goodwill. I painted two sides of the pencil holder with white gesso then I decoupaged the napkins over the gesso. There was a white border around the napkin image so I pieced other bits of napkin around the edge. I painted black on the remaining white areas and wiped off the excess. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. The other side looks better because the printing of this part of the napkin was a little off. I'm too lazy to take more pics, upload them etc. :)
I'm really happy with both of these projects. I hope you like them too.
This little rocking chair came in a back of wood cutouts at Goodwill. I paid $2.99 for the bag. I painted the chair with watered down brown paint and wiped off the excess. Then I sewed the little cushion and glued it on. I cut strips of paper to go around the edges of the seat and back and put a ribbon bow around the back of the chair. The girl is from some scrapbook paper. The clock is a button with a shank on the back. The flowers are glued into the shank.
I bought two packs of tissues at a garage sale over the weekend. They are Sniff brand. The pencil holder came together with a post-it note holder and a paper clip holder for $0.59 at Goodwill. I painted two sides of the pencil holder with white gesso then I decoupaged the napkins over the gesso. There was a white border around the napkin image so I pieced other bits of napkin around the edge. I painted black on the remaining white areas and wiped off the excess. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. The other side looks better because the printing of this part of the napkin was a little off. I'm too lazy to take more pics, upload them etc. :)
I'm really happy with both of these projects. I hope you like them too.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Chair pin cushion
Hi everyone,
I started this last night and finished it this morning.
I bought the chair yesterday from Goodwill for $0.99. As soon as I saw it I knew it would make a great pin cushion! The lace on the back is actually a small pocket I sewed. It will hold a few buttons or beads.
Supplies:
Goodwill chair/candle holder
Pillow from a jewelry box for a watch or bracelet
Lace from Goodwill and from my Aunt
Small flowers from a yard sale
Pearl necklace from Estate sale (I've used it for at least three projects. It was a long necklace)
Earring from a garage sale. I cut the post off the back
I started this last night and finished it this morning.
I bought the chair yesterday from Goodwill for $0.99. As soon as I saw it I knew it would make a great pin cushion! The lace on the back is actually a small pocket I sewed. It will hold a few buttons or beads.
Supplies:
Goodwill chair/candle holder
Pillow from a jewelry box for a watch or bracelet
Lace from Goodwill and from my Aunt
Small flowers from a yard sale
Pearl necklace from Estate sale (I've used it for at least three projects. It was a long necklace)
Earring from a garage sale. I cut the post off the back
1940 ladies
Hi everyone,
In one of my recent posts I mentioned a book I got for free at a yard sale this weekend. It's the Modern Dressmaking Made Easy by Mary Brooks Picken from 1940. It has great illustrations. I copied some and printed them on watercolor paper. Then I painted them with my new water color crayons. I'm clearly not a great watercolor artist but for a first try I think it looks pretty nice. I'm really happy with the project as a whole.
I watch alot of crafting videos on You Tube. Lots of ladies love coloring with copic markers. I'm sure they could do a great job with images like these. This is the best I could do. I'm sure I will get better with practice.
In one of my recent posts I mentioned a book I got for free at a yard sale this weekend. It's the Modern Dressmaking Made Easy by Mary Brooks Picken from 1940. It has great illustrations. I copied some and printed them on watercolor paper. Then I painted them with my new water color crayons. I'm clearly not a great watercolor artist but for a first try I think it looks pretty nice. I'm really happy with the project as a whole.
I watch alot of crafting videos on You Tube. Lots of ladies love coloring with copic markers. I'm sure they could do a great job with images like these. This is the best I could do. I'm sure I will get better with practice.
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