Altered Frame

Hello everyone! I thought that I would share with you a fun frame I made today. I got my inspiration from the cover of Scrapbook, Etc.

I love these frames with the banners going across them that are sooooo popular right now! I did change up some things though to make it more my own....

I decided to use a black frame, only because it matches my house better 

I added three fabric rolled flowers in the corner of the frame 

I decided to use twine and mini clothes pins instead of the wire 

And, last but not least...I left the glass insert in the frame and added a coordinating paper in the frame 

I think it is fun to see something that you like and use it as an inspiration to make something that you love!

Time for Father's Day!

Wow, have you ever had a few days where you just have so much going on that you can't sit down? That is exactly how it has been here for the past several days! So tonight I got to sit down and make up a Father's Day frame for my husband.

Yes, can you believe it! It is already time to start thinking about the great fathers, brothers, uncles or anyone that is a fatherly figure in our lives! Here is the frame that I made up tonight...

The frame itself is 12x12 

I know that I put a flower on the frame, but I really think it still looks manly! 

I really like the blues and browns together and I really like the vintage circus paper that is under the poem words. 

I loved this font! I also like how the two different size fonts look. 

I opted to use packing twine instead of ribbon. Maybe because I used a flower, I wanted to make sure I didn't use ribbon!  

This isn't the picture I am going to use for the frame. As you can tell, my printer is running out of ink and this picture is way to light. Once I get the right picture in the frame, it will be perfect!

Linking here: Yesterday on Tuesday

Skog-Nisse Forest Gnomes

Today I want to introduce you to Carole from Skog-Nisse Forest Gnomes.

 Carole is a self taught needle felting expert! She has combined her love of yarn, felting and gnomes to create Skog-Nisse. Carole hasn't really gone "public" yet, she is backed up with special orders, and while visiting Carole I wanted to get some pictures of the orders that she has done so far.

First up is Nick and Nellie Nisse. PERFECT for Christmas! The details in the eyes are unbelievable, and very realistic. 

Lars & Lillie. They have a love/hate relationship.  

Grampy Gnome & Nannie Nisse. Don't you love the mole on Nannie's chin!  

Hildie & Hans. Hans can't keep his hands or eyes off of Hildie! We should all be so lucky! 

Last but not least, Tilda & Thor. Crack me up! Small in stature, but big in personality!

To get the full extent of these cute gnomes, you really should see them in person! Or you can click on the picture and it will enlarge it enough so you can see the detail better! They are 100% hand made. Carole starts out with 100% wool roving and forms the roving until her creation is created! What talent! The clothes on the gnomes are made from felted 100% wool sweaters.

Carole can even take a picture of a couple and make gnomes to look like them! I just gave her a picture of David and I...I will keep you posted! :) Have you ever thought of yourself as a gnome? LOL!

And last but not least, Carole is not only a great Crafty Girl, but she is also my mother! :) Lucky me.

Happy Birthday to my Sweetheart!

Today is my husband's 42nd birthday....or as he would say, "Today is the 21st anniversary of my 21st birthday, on the 21st of April!" Cute, huh? Well...I have a dilemma, and I need some advice! Here is where I wish I was able to take my husband for his birthday...

On a cruise ship heading somewhere really warm...just the two of us! But, times are tight, and so I settled on something else. I have booked us a room here....

The Aliante Resort. Very nice.  

Rooms look beautiful. 

But the best part is the pool.

So, here is the deal that I got. Dinner, Movie and Room for $79. Locals deal. Love it! Had we just gone to dinner and movie, we would have spent that much. I secretly have scheduled David off at work for tomorrow (I can do this since I am his paralegal!) The entire office knows we will be off tomorrow, except for him! The plan is to lay on one of those beautiful orange lounge chairs all day long.

Now, are you ready for my dilemma? Here it is in a nutshell:

Sunday: Daughter has flu all day and all Sunday night.

Monday: Son No. 2 has flu all day and Monday night.

Tuesday: Son No. 3 has flu all day and Tuesday night.

Wednesday: Son No. 4 has flu all day and Wednesday night.

Today: Son No. 2 & Son No. 4 sick.

I could not make this stuff up. What do I do? The room had to be prepaid! No money back. Am I terrible if I still take David tonight? What if no one is hugging the porcelain throne anymore? David and I need this break more than I can tell you. (insert me stomping my feet here and acting like I am entitled to this!) And, here is my justification, it's not like the kids are babies! They are 8, 9, 10 and 18. And, one more thing, the Aliante is 4 miles from my home, so I am super close.

There will be adults with the kids tonight, just not their mom and dad. Should I give in and tell David the surprise and let him decide? UGH!

What would you do?

Happy Birthday Baby Sis...

I just wanted to say Happy Birthday to my little sis, Dee! Dee and I have been through a lot of adventures together...oh how I wish I could let some ghosts out of our closet - the stories I could tell would have you rolling! She is one of my best friends and I am so blessed to have her as my sister. I wish everyone could have a sister like Dee!

Dee & Irene - Swiss Days 09/04/10

No time for crafting!

I cannot believe that I have not put a post up since Friday night! I have been getting my oldest son ready to go on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Very emotional time around my house, very bitter sweet. I will not be able to sew or craft for the next few days, we are leaving in just a few minutes to drive to Provo, Utah to drop my new Elder off. I am a very proud mother today.

Because I will be in the crafting mecca of the United States, Utah, I will definitely be checking out the stores! If I find the "latest and greatest" I will post it on Friday!

November 1st!

First off...happy birthday to our beautiful daughter! She is 18 years old today. Whew, that is hard to admit. Why do our kids get older, and yet, as parents, we stay the same age. Weird.



Happy Birthday!

Well, I was in the mood to work on something crafty tonight. I looked around my scrap room and spotted in the corner a white plastic bag. I looked in and found these plaques and remembered a craft I wanted to do months ago. I have seen these jewelry boards around and wanted to try my hand at it. So, this is how they turned out...

 I am so not a picture taker...hence, the dowel rods off center! Oh well, you get the idea. I thought that I would share a super easy, super fast and super inexpensive gift that you could make for any girlfriend, sister, mother - just about anyone. And with Christmas coming, who couldn't use another idea for a great gift?

Snow!

For those of us that live in the desert, we don't always get the joy of the changing of seasons. Summer is 9 months long in Vegas. Well, the last couple of weeks has been very cool, by Vegas standards, with our temps hitting mid 70's. Well, just a short 35 minute drive from my home is Mr. Charleston. Mt. Charleston is place that we go to escape the desert. We decided to take our youngest three up to Mr. Charleston to escape for a bit, and there was SNOW! Yes, you read that right, snow, 45 minutes from the strip of Las Vegas.

So, if you ever visit Vegas...be sure to check out Mt. Charleston!