One Down.....

many more to go!

I am, of course, referring to my To-Do list. I keep so many lists, so many little scraps of paper, here, there, everywhere. I make a list, I lose it. I make a list, I forget I made it. I make a list, I'm just too tired to do anything. Anyway.....I got one thing checked off, something that's been on my list since Christmas: framing my Tollipop print! I had planned to take it to Michael's or Hobby Lobby and have it custom framed. Then I decided I would find a frame and do it myself.

Well, last week, frames and mats were on sale at Hobby Lobby, so I went in Friday intent on buying what I needed. I looked and looked without really seeing one I liked. I decided to look on the clearance aisle and found this frame marked down from it's original price of $30 to $6!!! YAY! It's way big and scuffed up, but I think the scuff marks add to the appeal of the print. I got two different sized mats in two different colors, and, thankfully they worked well!

I really like the way it turned out! Next step.....hang it high!

Wooden Elephant...Take 3

So...here's the wooden elephant...finished! I saw this tutorial a while back. My sister is expecting a baby girl {Haven} in the next few weeks. We gave her a baby shower this past Saturday. When we started planning the shower, I knew I wanted to make this elephant. It made the cutest cake topper! Thanks to Dad for all his help! Now Baby Haven will have her own unique push toy when she gets older, and hopefully she will cherish it for what it is...a gift from the ♥!


Baby Shower pictures to come...!!!

Wooden Elephant...Take 2

Well, I'm not completely done with my wooden elephant project. It will definitely be done by Saturday. Right now, I'm waiting on my Dad to help me out with some drilling!

Stay tuned!

Star Shaped Crayons

What do you get when you take star shaped foil baking cups...

old crayons...

broken into small pieces & put into said baking cups...

and placed into an oven for a few minutes?!?

?????


Well, star shaped crayons, of course!

And, YES! They really color!

Find the complete how-to here!

Wooden Elephant

I'm working on a project using this piece of paper...
this piece of paper...
and this wooden elephant my Dad cut out for me!

Stay tuned to see the finished product!
I should be done by the end of the week!

Pink Photo Album

I got this photo album at Big Lots the other day for $1.
The inside was falling out, and the front cover was bent.

So, I took this piece of scrapbook paper, cut it to size
and glued it to the album with some E6000 glue.

Now I have a pretty, one-of-a-kind album.
I'm going to use it to hold pictures of my cakes.

You've got to love a quick, cheap & easy project!

Flower Petal Cakes

My Mom has a collection of old wedding cake toppers.

They are on display in her kitchen

atop my Grandmother's buffet.

Also displayed are some "cakes" that she made.

Aren't they pretty?

Just don't try to eat them!

Flowers-2

Remember these flowers?

They ended up in some pretty hot water!

To be more specific, a pot of boiling hot water with a tea bag.

After a day and a 1/2 in the water,

this is what the flowers looked like:

After the flowers dry, the edges start to turn dark brown.Add some ribbon, some lace...maybe some pearls. Add a pin to the back. Pin it to a hat...or a jacket or shirt. Pin it to a lampshade for a quick decoration.

Go to this blog to get the frayed flowers tutorial.

Flowers

These flowers are not real.

They are pretty, though.

I'm using them for a project.

I hope to be finished by the end of the week.

They should be even prettier then!

Valentine Cards

I've been looking at all of the Valentine cards available out there. I thought I'd give you a short list of where you can find some of my favorites!

These sweetheart Valentines are a perfect way to let someone know you think they are cute or cool…or a QT Pie.

You can give someone this card to let them know you are WILD about them!

You can go here for a cute snail Valentine card.

Go here for some adorable free Valentines to download. If you want them black and white so the recipient can color the card, go here.

I love owls, so this owl valentine is my favorite.

Tricia Rennea’s blog is one of my favorites; she has the cutest drawings! Her
lollipop holder valentines are adorable!

These are perfect for little cowboys & cowgirls. They even have a tiny envelope that match!

All of these and more can be found here, here & here.

Valentine Envelopes

I found this cute template to make mini envelopes. You can make these for anything (mini birthday card, gift tags, etc.), but I think they are the perfect size for Valentine cards. You can print them on colored paper or paper with a design, or you can print them on white paper and decorate with markers and stickers. Whatever you decide, these are fun to make...and so cute! You can get the template for these envelopes here and an idea that uses them here.

The smitten hearts paper used to make the above envelope can be found on Tricia Rennea’s blog (one that I absolutely adore!).

Heart Shaped Paper Clips

Found this idea on stumbleupon. Of course, I had to pick up the nearest paper clip and try it for myself. The first few were kind of difficult, but I finally got it to go the right way! Cute! Now I just need to find some some more pink (and maybe red) paper clips. These would be cute attached to Valentine cards. You can find the stumbleupon article here, or you can click here for the original post over at How About Orange… (a Great blog I'm glad I discovered!).

My Font

Go here to make your handwriting into your own personal font.

Fun & simple. Anyone can do it!

This is my font-Antoinette:

Sprinkles

I LOVE sprinkles! My boyfriend doesn't understand why I love them so much; they just make me happy! I'm always buying more, even though it will probably take me forever to use what I have. The only problem with sprinkles is that they take up so much counter space. It must be the round bottles. Ever since I saw Bakerella spice up her kitchen, I've wanted to do something similar with mine. The other day I found these at Michael's:

They come 6 in a pack, so I bought me a couple to get started. I'm going to get my Dad to build me a rack/shelf to sit them on (the preacher is a carpentar). Right now they are just kind of stacked on top of each other. But, soon....there will be order!

Flower Headbands

I couple of weeks ago I discovered a blog called Design Mom. I enjoyed looking through all her past posts. She has so many great projects that you can do with your kids, or if you're like me, you can just do them because they seem fun and simple. (This is where I found the directions for McKenzie's tutu.) I really liked the headbands her daughter made for her sisters for Christmas.

These are the ones I made: