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Sunday, January 15, 2012

January SOM Blog Hop

I know this is way late but I still wanted to post it so you can see all the great ideas these consultants have created using the January Stamp of the Month, Little Reminders. It's a great set for making cards or using for scrapbook pages. You can purchase it from my website for just $17.95 or only $5.00 with a $50.00 purchase.

Kathleen Androlewicz http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/
Helen Onulak http://www.hookedonstamping.com/
Gina Brandstetter http://gmbscrapper.blogspot.com/
Georgia Hauglid http://inkygeorgia.blogspot.com/
LeAnne Dudley http://www.dudleychickdesigns.blogspot.com/
Pamela O’Connor http://cherishyourmemories.blogspot.com/
Traci Pasqualone http://scrapitraci.blogspot.com/
Haley Dyer http://inkyscrapper.blogspot.com/
Sarita Schraeder http://www.blessedscrapper.com/
Angela Tutton http://www.tuttonstreasures.blogspot.com/
Melissa Laverty http://www.fancymelissa.com/blog
Krista Ritskes http://simplycreatingtogether.blogspot.com/
Traci Godbee http://www.createwithtraci.com/
Shannon Beck http://www.cardsfromthefarm.blogspot.com/
Cindy Leek http://www.paperspadsandpictures.blogspot.com/
Wanda Riley http://creatingwithwanda.blogspot.com/
Jill Lucas http://scrapwench.blogspot.com/
Mary Eisen http://mestamp2.blogspot.com/
Tamytha Jenkins http://www.paperheartist.com/
Wendy Coffman http://www.stampingrules.blogspot.com/
Katy Donaldson http://www.scrappinkaty.blogspot.com/
Beth Naumann http://www.bethscreativeblock.blogspot.com/
Lori Brown http://www.savingmine.blogspot.com/
Brae Montgomery http://thebrae-er.blogspot.com/
Shirley Ross http://www.momnmescrap.blogspot.com/
Sheila Bennett http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com/
Wendy Fording http://papercreationsbywendy.blogspot.com/
Jen Rubio http://jenrubio.blogspot.com/
Amy McVey http://www.clearlystamping.blogspot.com/
Debra Van Patten http://memoriesoftheheartbydeb.blogspot.com/
Jen Patrick http://roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com/
Doreen Guilfoyle http://whereisyourhappyplace.blogspot.com/
Dawn Ross http://iamahappystamper.blogspot.com/
Susan Brooks http://stampingintheopen.blogspot.com/
Annette Green http://annettescreativejourney.blogspot.com/
Teresa Scrivens http://www.creatingwithinkypaw.com/
Lisa Sargent http://www.lisasargent.net/
Judy Burger http://www.makingtimeformemories.blogspot.com/
Adeline Brill http://www.adeline-brill.blogspot.com/
Michelle Loncar http://michelleloncar.blogspot.com/
Paige Dolecki http://paigespaperparadise.blogspot.com/
Angel Sawyer http://runningwithscissorsdesignco.blogspot.com/
Nicole Griggs http://www.nicolescreativezone.blogspot.com/
Dawn Heuft http://stamptildawn.blogspot.com/
Vicki Price http://priceofpaper.blogspot.com/
Krista Hershberger http://kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com/
Karen Fullam http://www.enrichingmemories.com/
Casandra Bennett http://casandra-scrappinbliss.blogspot.com/
Heather Jane Schmuckal http://heatherjanedesign.blogspot.com/
Nikka geers http://www.nikkageers.blogspot.com/
Judy Faye Garner http://judyfaye.blogspot.com/
Tamra Pope http://www.tamrascraftypapercreations.blogspot.com/
Jean McNutly http://stampinmaui.blogspot.com/
Lalia Harris http://craftylalia.blogspot.com/

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Hey everyone. I just wanted to let you know that I'm still kicking! My computer however has been in "ICU" for a long time but I've finally got it back. Yep, my hard drive crashed but my wonderful son-in-law has installed a new one for me and I'm back in business.

Anyways, a LOT has been going on since my last post so be prepared for a lot of updates.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

I made something I pinned on Pinterest!

It’s no secret…I am addicted to Pinterest! I just love it! But aside from the fact that I can “shopping” for all kinds of expensive things without spending any money, it has also renewed my home decorating “bug”. My house is in need of some home improvement but I have a hard time getting Tony on board with some of my projects I would like to have done. And then there’s the money aspect…we don’t have any extra at this time in our life.

So, I have gotten very excited about some decorating posts I have seen on Pinterest that are very “frugal”. And by frugal, I mean cheap! I saw a beautiful wreath made using shatterproof ornaments bought at the dollar store and I knew this was right up my alley..

Here is what I got from The Dollar Tree. I bought about 5 sleeves of large sized ornaments, 3 sleeves of medium sized ornaments and 2 sleeves of small sized ornaments. I kept them all in the red, green and gold color scheme but varied the finish on them. Some were shine, some were matte and some were glittery.

The next step was to actually hot glue all the tops to the ornaments so they wouldn’t pop off. Gabrielle helped and it didn’t take hardly any time at all once we got in the rhythm of it. Once that was completed, I had Tony undo a wire clothes hanger so I could thread the ornaments onto it. He didn’t get the concept so I ended up having to get another hanger and undo it and form a circle with it. Then Gabrielle started threading different sizes and colors onto the hanger using the smallest ornaments to fill in gaps.

I had to let Gabrielle do that part because I had a little problem with dong it randomly. It would have taken me all night to finish it since I had started over two times before I decided to let her do it.

This is what it will start to look like as you are working on it…

Once you have the hanger full, connect the ends back together. This part was tricky for me because I had mine very full. Hang it with a ribbon or bow and you are done.

Here’s the finished product hanging on the wall above the hurricane globes I made from the dollar store.

I didn’t use all the ornaments (mostly the smallest size was left) so I used them in my globes along with some gold jingle bells I also got from The Dollar Tree. I love how they look!

These were also inspired by a pin on Pinterest and they are so easy to make. Just get a 3 large glass vases from The Dollar Tree and 3 glass candlesticks, some sticker remover and an adhesive that works with glass and dries clear.

If you didn’t understand my precise (lol) directions, you can click here for complete detailed instructions to make the wreath and here to make the hurricane globes.

Monday, December 19, 2011

It’s beginning to look alot like Christmas…

and it has been since Black Friday at my house but I haven’t stopped long enough to blog about it. Wow! I can’t believe Christmas is less than a week away. I have so much to blog about…I hope you don’t get tired of the posts.

We put on Christmas music to set the mood. Gabrielle and Cassidy was already hyped up as you can see from these photos.

Every year it’s the same thing…they start out with a bang ooohing and aaaahing over their favorite ornaments from the past but then too quickly get tired of doing it. I end up having to keep after them to finish what they started.

Cassidy is always on the lookout for a good photo op… LOL!

They get side-tracked and poor ole Bruiser puts up with them decorating him also. He’s a good sport about it.

Don’t you just feel sorry for him? At least, he acts like it’s no big deal.

Finally, it is completely finished and the angel topper is placed on top. They like to take turns getting to put it on each year.

It’s not a professionally decorated theme tree but it is full of our memories and we think it’s beautiful!

Stay tuned for more Christmas related posts. We have been busy, busy, busy.

Rock The Block Blog Hop

The Rock the Block campaigns starts on December 19th. Order $25.00 worth of CTMH products from the Autumn/Winter Idea Book and get this GREAT My Creations Collage Cubes (a sneak peek at what’s going to be in the Spring/Summer Idea Book) and an exclusive E-size stamp for only $15.00,

Here’s a special Blog Hop showcasing this special set. I hope it gives you lots of ideas.

Helen Onulak
http://www.hookedonstamping.com

Kathleen Androlewicz
http://BowlOfStamps.blogspot.com

Traci Godbee
http://www.createwithtraci.com

Georgia Hauglid
http://inkygeorgia.blogspot.com

Lori Brown
http://savingmine.blogspot.com/

Sheila Bennett
http://www.sheila-bennett.blogspot.com

Susan Brooks
http://www.stampingintheopen.blogspot.com

Mary Eisen
http://mestamp2.blogspot.com

Gina Brandstetter
http://www.gmbscrapper.blogspot.com

Krista Hershberger
http://kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Rubio
http://www.JenRubio.blogspot.com

Jean McNulty
http://stampinmaui.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth Mindemann
http://www.ejoym.blogspot.com

Teresa Scrivens
http://www.creatingwithinkypaw.com

Diana Soling
http://mystampingspot.blogspot.com

Wendy Kessler
http://www.MyScrapbookingBlog.com

Michelle Loncar
http://www.michelleloncar.blogspot.com

Amy McVey
http://www.clearlystamping.blogspot.com

Angela Garcia
http://www.angelascraftcloset.blogspot.com/

Wendy Coffman
http://www.stampingrules.com/

Karen Fullam
http://www.enrichingmemories.com

Allisa Chilton
http://rockymtnpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Katy Taylor
http://www.scrappinkaty.blogspot.com

Heather Schmuckal
http://www.heatherjanedesign.blogspot.com

Nikka geers
http://www.nikkageers.blogspot.com

Kristine Ponte
http://kponte.blogspot.com

Angel Sawyer
http://runningwithscissorsdesignco.blogspot.com

Vicki Price
http://priceofpaper.blogspot.com/

Rachel Ventura
http://thehappyscrappinsquad.blogspot.com

Jen Patrick
http://www.roxybonds.com

Lalia Harris
http://craftylalia.blogspot.com

Cecilia Marsh
http://www.dirttrackwidow.blogspot.com

Shirley Ross
http://www.momnmescrap.blogspot.com/

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Rock the Block Promotion

Join the craze! When you place a minimum order of $25 from the Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book between December 19, 2011 and January 31, 2012, you can get two new products for just $15: the My Creations® Collage Cubes (a Spring/Summer 2012 sneak-peek product!) and the exclusive My Acrylix® Rock the Block E-size stamp set (available only during this promotion). That’s a retail savings of almost $30!

You’re going to love the way the collage cubes and the Rock the Block stamp set work together for interactive, 3-D fun. Watch this video to get more details from Kristine Widtfeldt, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

December SOM Blog Hop

I can’t believe it’s December already! Christmas is in 4 weeks! Are you ready? I have only bought 1 gift so far this year. I gotta get hopping!

This month’s Stamp of the month Blog Hop features S1112 Mad About You, a 14 piece stamp set to get you ready for Valentine’s Day. You can use this set on your scrapbook layouts or on your personalized Valentines.

As always, there are plenty of talented CTMH consultants on this blog hop. You can start anywhere during the hop…it’s a complete circle. But if you get lost just come back here to get back on track.

Enjoy!

Helen Onulak
http://www.hookedonstamping.com

Kathleen Androlewicz

http://BowlOfStamps.blogspot.com

Adeline Brill
http://www.adeline-brill.blogspot.com

Brae Montgomery
http://thebrae-er.blogspot.com

Shannon Beck
http://www.cardsfromthefarm.blogspot.com

Doreen Guilfoyle
http://whereisyourhappyplace.blogspot.com

Wendy Coffman
http://www.stampingrules.blogspot.com/

Paige Dolecki
http://PaigesPaperParadise.blogspot.com

Jen Rubio
http://JenRubio.blogspot.com

Katy Donaldson
http://www.scrappinkaty.blogspot.com