tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45268862350257309512024-02-07T11:58:41.934-06:00 LifeSimply ... a creative journeyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-1410689654338423642014-12-24T11:29:00.000-06:002014-12-29T11:05:20.491-06:00Vintage Holiday Tablescape
I just Love the holiday season
Christmas lights twinkling on the tree
warm and cozy with my family...
A Vintage Christmas with the pretty patina
of ornaments from years past,
Fresh evergreen and hot chocolate.
This beautiful collection was created for Chairish, a terrific website devoted to vintage furniture, decor, jewelry and accessories. You can Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-86693991012519492012014-06-09T17:03:00.000-05:002014-06-09T17:03:18.883-05:00Patriotic Banner: Let's hear it for the red, white, and blue!
I love red, white, and blue!
I am reaching back a ways for these July 4th projects.
My Aunt Jane and I made these 2 summers ago,
on one of our craft days!
This single banner was fun to make,
I used scraps of red, white and blue paper from my
scrap pile, white ribbon gathered for the center;
The "Bless the USA" and American flag
are from a paper Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-65670511783298364592014-03-21T22:09:00.002-05:002014-03-21T22:09:52.879-05:00Happy Spring!
Hello!
Thanks for stopping by my crafty blog...
Please take a look around and enjoy my goodies...
I am taking a couple of weeks bloggy break...
I'll be back soon with new ideas and projects.
xoxo
PK
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-72591274153254416632014-02-14T08:29:00.001-06:002014-02-14T08:29:26.630-06:00Happy Valentines Day
xoxo
PK
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-21299752095640202182014-02-10T13:17:00.002-06:002014-02-12T13:39:32.965-06:00Book Print and Doily Valentine Banner
I love Dollar Tree, you can find
the most amazing things there to craft with.
Using Dollar Tree doilies and old book print
I created a Love Valentine banner...
I started with the collage paper hearts
{you can find them here}
trimmed with old book print ruffle...but they were too plain,
and rather too much like the original banner
so I added the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-39487451811642700782014-02-08T11:23:00.000-06:002014-02-13T11:01:52.260-06:00Sweet Valentine Felt Banner
Valentines Day is coming up fast!
I guess my boys will take store bought Valentines to school...
We usually make their Valentines, but...
I am totally stuck on making Valentine Banners...
This sweet valentine banner is made from cream and red felt...
I love the turquoise, cream, and red color scheme.
I simply cut out the pennant shapes with pinking shears,
stitched Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-85800967510679838112014-02-08T10:42:00.003-06:002014-02-13T11:02:40.576-06:00DIY Shabby Chic Valentine Banner
Hello everyone!
The weather is dismal in my neck of the woods...
Searching for something to inspire me
on this cold, rainy day...
I came across a box I had saved to use in some crafty way...
and decided to make a simple DIY banner.
The box was from an electric blanket, and had premade holes in it,
but the back was one piece of nice cardboard.
I cut out the pennant shapes, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-32211256990110393392014-02-03T15:32:00.002-06:002014-02-13T11:03:27.294-06:00My Valentine Roundup
Hello everyone!
Today I am showing off a few of my past
Valentine projects...
You may have seen them in older posts...
I gathered a few for my own favorite roundup!
I made this Valentine box for my mother,
using a chocolate box I had been saving for years!
This is a recycled project,
using Restoration Hardware catalog pages...
cause they are too expensive to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-33742181090403887922014-01-22T12:36:00.001-06:002014-01-26T15:06:41.915-06:00Easy Valentine Banner
Hello!
Today I am sharing a Valentine Banner that's easy-peasie!
I used bingo cards that I had been hoarding, sweet hand cut
red glitter hearts, and left over Christmas ribbon.
The red glitter paper is from Michael's,
the bingo card are from Tattered Angels...
I simply drew a slightly lopsided heart on the back
of the red glitter paper and cut it out,
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-22648276596521945672014-01-20T17:00:00.001-06:002014-01-25T12:04:32.671-06:00Valentine Frame Tutorial
School's in full swing, baseball season's starting soon,
our dog had puppies last night...it's about to get crazy here!
So lets get to this cute project I saw on Pinterest...
you can find it here at Michaels...
Supplies
Wooden Craft Frame...$1 at Michaels
Sponge craft paint brushes
White and Red acrylic paint
Optional: Heidi Swap sunburst stencil
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-53095485608166547172014-01-08T12:43:00.001-06:002014-01-26T15:08:19.279-06:00Sweet Scrap Paper Valentine
Today I am making Valentines with scrap paper
and the collage papers I made last week {see here}.
I simply cut out the heart shape from the collage paper
and a coordinating paper heart for the back...
Tear book print into approximately 1" strips...
Then fold the strip making a "ruffle"
The paper ruffle can be adjusted to the curve by the shape and
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-82826020141816987472014-01-06T10:49:00.000-06:002014-01-25T12:06:25.168-06:002013 Blogging Lessons
2013 has been a GREAT year!
I started this blog as a way to share my creations,
and connect with others that like to craft.
As I look back, I can see small gains in improving
my blogging abilities, and thought I might share them.
Along the way, I have admired others blogs,
and eventually began to scrutinize and compare,
identifying key elements to improve my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-80652052934977887462014-01-04T20:53:00.003-06:002014-01-26T15:09:08.526-06:00Valentine Collage Tutorial
I have had creative block for several weeks.
I just couldn't seem to get my creative mojo started.
Christmas projects were left unfinished,
and my craft table was a mess.
So, today I packed all my Christmas craft gear up...
cleaned my desk {a little bit}, and sifted through my stash for
Valentine papers and embellishments...
To get my crafty juices flowing again IAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-60287796820875189662013-12-27T17:40:00.000-06:002014-01-25T12:07:29.271-06:00Valentine Pinterest Roundup
To get our Valentine creative juices flowing I have rounded up some Valentine Pinsperation!
Christmas is pretty much the crafters optimal holiday...
with plenty of opportunities to display our talents...
ornaments, cards, tags, wrapping,
holiday decorating, baking, gifts to make and give...
But Valentines Day is a close second
...after all who doesn't like getting a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-31454818656327877252013-11-05T23:33:00.003-06:002014-01-25T12:08:03.017-06:00Shabby Chic Joy Banner
Today I created this cheerful banner for a sweet friend on her birthday.
Supplies
The Girls' Paperie scrapbooking paper
{Pink gingham and rosette print}
Coffee filter circles cut with pinking shears
Chipboard banner shapes for base
Vintage lace, linen, and burlap
Vintage french book pages
My Minds Eye brads
Flower shape punch
Vintage pink flower button
Vintage button
Letters Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-22960546189540655282013-10-18T18:28:00.000-05:002014-01-25T12:09:19.683-06:00Vintage Photo Christmas Ornament Tutorial
I love vintage pictures...old postcards...cabinet cards...
Vintage Photograph Christmas Ornament
I love vintage photographs, don't you? Recently, I found a few sweet old photos of my mother and grandmother...the picture above is of my grandmother and her two younger cousins....I decided they would make perfect vintage photo Christmas ornaments, and below I will share how simple the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-81342259538605072992013-09-09T23:41:00.000-05:002014-01-25T12:09:48.973-06:00Nevermore
I spied these cute black birds at the Dollar Store...
I knew at once I had to have a one or two...OK 6 of them, plus an owl...and a couple of pumpkins
to recreate the cute Halloween decorations I saw on Pinterest.
Super easy to create...and super cheap too...the birds are only one dollar,
I re-purposed christmas gift boxes as the base, covered with craft paper Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-26803230068705663132013-09-05T16:32:00.003-05:002014-01-25T12:11:21.298-06:00Halloween Hauntings
I love fall.
I especially love Halloween!
Candy, costumes, pumpkins to carve, pies to bake, leaves to rake...
I love it all!
I have started early creating Halloween themed banners and garlands.
Check out my Halloween inspired Pinterest Board
Happy Fall!
xoxo
PK
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-28266343016954920772013-07-04T20:49:00.000-05:002014-01-25T14:30:05.577-06:00Crafty Cards
I am having a great time playing with all my reorganized craft supplies...
Last week, I blogged about about paper and supplies I have hoarded {here}, waiting the perfect craft project to come along before I cut the paper, and use the supplies...because when you find a really cute paper or embellishment, once they're used that's it...they can't usually be found again because lines are Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-44749501115191229192013-06-29T12:15:00.000-05:002014-01-25T12:12:58.790-06:00Handmade Cards
Paper stash?
No, I don't have much scrapbook paper...that is until I reorganized my craft goodies. Then it became apparent I have a hoarding issue...more specifically, a scrapbook paper hoarding issue. And, maybe a teensy issue with letter stickers and rub-ons...
I simply hate cutting into the pretty paper..."I am saving it for just the right project"...and the letters always seem awkward Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-87671912310674033592013-01-09T11:35:00.003-06:002013-01-09T20:41:54.274-06:00Blackboard Valentines
I have been working on Teacher Valentine gifts...I first thought about making banners, but they take tons of product and time, so I decided to make just single heart hanging decorations...after I got started I thought the backsides were too plain {just chipboard} so while scrounging in my craft room I came across a can of blackboard paint!
What could be more Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-37964105820579954202013-01-05T14:31:00.002-06:002014-01-21T13:39:47.577-06:00Queen of Hearts
Today I completed two easy Pinterest Projects!
The first, Valentine bookmarks for my son's 4th grade class, was so easy...in the Pinterest project there were small hearts punched out along the side, however I don't have that size punch so I was going to stamp the hearts....but my ink just smears....maybe I will do a glitter heart instead.
My next project is the Heart Card BannerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-92154621276030622012013-01-03T21:43:00.000-06:002013-01-03T21:43:04.129-06:00Be Mine
Back in the fall I received a Restoration Hardware catalog in the mail...I love catalogs...and this one is gorgeous...and huge! However, the items are so pricey, that its not really even a good dream book...I don't dream of $20,000 couches, just regular ole Pottery Barn couches are good enough for my dreams. And even those are out of my reach, as every stick of furniture in my house is a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-73153386411694983032012-12-31T17:13:00.000-06:002013-10-18T18:50:53.739-05:00Happy Crafting
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Well, I have been happily crafting away while on break from school...my kids are running wild around the neighborhood, while I putter around in pj's pondering ribbon and paper combos!
I will post a few pictures of some things I've made...a few got away without being photographed!
This cute snowman was made for my sons extra credit math project,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526886235025730951.post-77706690749640157542012-11-09T10:31:00.001-06:002012-11-09T10:31:11.315-06:00Taking a break from Studying!!
Hello Blog Friends!
Busy semester, mid terms are over...so I took a craft break
Here is what I have been up to...
I created this soldered charm with my Grandmothers button collection.
I slid it on a simple leather cord, and wear it every day.
These charms show my learning progression, soldering is fun, but takes alot of practice!
The charm onAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16361105270176608773noreply@blogger.com1