HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

It is Thanksgiving here in Canada!  The leaves are vibrant in the hills, and the fall harvest is on the table.  It doesn't get any better than autumn in Canada.  I am very fortunate to live in a place with 4 full seasons, but fall is my favourite.  I did a little decorating on my back verandah...because we are renovating the front of the house.  It is far from perfect yet, and have more to add soon.  But, in light of the Holiday, here is what I have done so far.  Enjoy :)

 

I plan on making some burlap curtains for the washstand & the shoe bench.

 

 

 

My favourite item is the watering can...which has a fresh coat of bright yellow paint <3

& a burlap bow

 

 

We tiled our backsplash yesterday, and will be grouting that tomorrow...so come back in a couple of days to see what we did!

 

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

 

 

 

Wedding Card

 

I created this using various Close To My Heart stamp sets.  Enjoy :)

 

Thank-You Cards

Whipped these up recently.  I stamped with some Close To My Heart stamp sets I have had kickin' around.  Much prettier in person than on the scan.

 

Birthday Decorations & Loot Boxes

It seems I have really been "into" the papercrafts lately. 

It could be because of my recent purchase of a used 12" Cricut!  (<3 <3 <3)

For my Son's Birthday, I made a Birthday Banner (as described in a previous post)

and Matching Cupcake Wrappers with the Cupcake Toppers

from the Cricut "Cupcake Wrappers"  Cartridge.

It was the first time I used the cricut Cupcake Wrapper cartridge. 

I cut them at 3.5" and I now realize that 3" probably would have been big enough. 

 The wrappers were a bit large for regular size cupcakes.

I recycled some plastic carpet tile boxes from work, and made the loot boxes in a Halloween theme Using the Cricut "Phrases" cartridge:

Inside:  a deck of playing cards, a gel Halloween window cling, & a smoosh ball

The spines were decorated using the "Ribbons & Rosettes" cartridge. 

This cartridge has some really nice borders.

Blog HELP please!!

Can anyone tell me why my sidebar has been missing from this blog for over a week now? It is still in the layout & design...just does not load??

Today I Discovered Vinyl!!!

Well, I am hooked!  Today I discovered vinyl wall art made on my Cricut.  I always knew the abilities...but until recently I was the owner of a 6" Cricut only.  I just didn't bother to venture into wall art with such limitations.  My project today is a combination between repurposing an old window, & a Cricut project. 

Here is the before:



And here is the after:

This window was given to me from my Brother...who felt that I needed it!  (Thanks Bro)

I dry brushed some green paint on it to clean it up a bit.  

I spray-painted frosted glass spray-paint on the back side to make it opaque. 

 I added the vinyl (created from a Cricut) to the front side. 

The cartridges I used are:

 "Phrases" - for the "hello" & the "Friends"

"Potpourri Basket" - for the "WELCOME" & the "HOME"

& "Plantin Schoolbook" for the letters for "To Our"

Showin' off my gigs here:  

http://www.tipjunkie.com/all-crafts/handmade-projects/homemade-projects-9-25/


Love the weinies!!  <3 <3 <3

Thanksgiving Banner

I made this into the wee hours of the night last night.  I love fall, and mostly the colors of fall.  Thanksgiving is the second weekend in October for Canada, so I thought this would be a nice addition.

The Cricut cartridges used were: 

Old West - for the font

Potpourri Basket - for the leaves & some nuts

Tablescapes - Fall & Winter for the large acorn

Cardstock colors used were:

 olive green, deep red, dark brown, gold, and for the font a textured pumpkin orange

 

Life is a Party!