Tag Archives: handmade

Sailboat “Work in Progress” Saga – The Propeller

Here it is, the first chapter in the “work-in-progress” sailboat saga! I found a “propeller” for my sailboat that I was going to paint with spray paint and then I was going to attach it to the boat “as is.” … Continue reading

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Fairy Plaques

This week my friend Hannah and I attended a class at the Scrapbook Cottage. In the class we created three charming fairy plaques using images from a sheet of Woodland Fantasy paper from Graphic 45. Each of us in the … Continue reading

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Birthday Cake Magnets

This year I made some birthday cake magnets to send as a gift to my sister, Ann, and to my friend, Danielle. I wanted to package the cakes in a mini version of a cake box with a see-through “window” … Continue reading

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A Valentine’s Make n’ Take

On Saturday my friend Hannah and I went to a Valentine’s make n’ take at the Scrapbook Cottage. They always have cute and fun projects to make. We made a card with an adorable bicycle rubber stamp image from Hero … Continue reading

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Some more hand-stitched hearts

I have enjoyed stitching felt hearts. There is something so warm and inviting about working with felt, maybe it’s the bright colors and softness of felt that makes it so appealing. And stitching them together is such a relaxing and … Continue reading

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Victorian Valentine’s Ornaments

There are some great ideas at the Art Glitter blog from their guest designers. When I was a guest designer last year, I found some creative glitter projects from previous designers. One project that really piqued my interest was an … Continue reading

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Hand-stitched felt hearts

This year I found so many delightful Valentine’s projects to create. There were simply too many for me to try this Valentine’s, so I selected a few to try this year.  One of the “inspiration” projects that I chose were … Continue reading

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Heart window decorations

The other week when I was looking for Valentine’s project ideas, I came across the blog, The Robin’s Nest, and they posted a photo of a project from the Martha Stewart website. It was a waxed paper/crayon heart project. After … Continue reading

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Kraft Paper Hearts

I love Valentine’s decorations. The other week I went Googling for some Valentine craft projects and I found a lot of fun projects, probably more than I can handle for one Valentine’s holiday in a year. One of the cute … Continue reading

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Gratitude Journal

Take a deep breath and think of the three things you are grateful for, right in this moment. ~ M.J. Ryan, author Awhile ago I took a class at the Scrapbook Cottage where we made a fantastic “gratitude” journal out … Continue reading

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