Quick & Easy Gift Idea

 It is time again to replenish my

Handmade Gifts

to have on hand for

a small birthday gift, a thank you

or just because gift....

Tonight I decided to use the

Memo Holder Scoreboard Die 

that my friend Eileen Hull

designed for Sizzix

and Velcro Brand Press & Close Fasteners

to make this a Quick & Easy Project!

I chose some fabric and decoupaged it

onto the front and back of mat board

before die cutting.

I placed two Press and Close Fasteners

on the inside of the memo holder...

Then placed a post it note pad on top

of the Press & Close Fasteners

which will help to hold it in place.

I used Velcro Brand Mini Fasteners 

to stack the flower pieces...

Then attached a Press and Close Fastener

to the back of the flower...

and placed in onto the front of the memo holder...

which makes it easy to open and close....

Here is a side view of the memo holder....

Quick and Easy!

I LOVE My Job...

For those of you who know me
or have followed my blog for awhile; 

you know that I have a Day Job (24/7)

as the Director of Operations for a Shopping Mall....

while I do love that job....

it is not the job I am talking about.....

The job I am talking about is being a

Freelance Designer and Instructor

for the Creative Industries....

While I am busy preparing for the 

Summer CHA Trade Show in Rosemont, IL next month....

working on projects for various manufacturer's

and my Designer Showcase....

I am also part of a Designer Challenge...

I recieved three boxes this past week from the sponsors 

of the Designer Challenge which included the products shown below....

The sponsors include: Westcott,

Velcro Brand Fasteners  and

Duck Brand Duck Tape .

Each designer will create a project using the 

products & tools received from the sponsors along with

3 other items to create a 

Mixed Media project which will be

showcased at the Westcott Booth during the show

this is also a fundraiser where the projects

will be auctioned off in an effort to 

raise funds for CharityWings.org

a non profit foundation and

"place for creative minds who want to give".

Be sure to check back as

I will take pictures of the display while at the show!

Changeable Purse Quick and Easy

Make a Changeable Purse Quick & Easy

with Velcro and great Trims from Expo International!

To make this super easy start with a pre-made purse;

I used a denim one.
Expo International has some great trims,

Press and Close Fasteners by Velcro make this project no-sew.

I used Non- Stick Scissors by Wescott
to cut the 3/4" Press and Close Fasteners
that I had in half since some of the trims

I was using was narrower than 3/4". 

I placed one side of the Press and Close Fasteners

onto the purse around the edge where I wanted

the trim to be.

I placed the other side of the
Press and Close Fasteners

onto the trim

and pressed the trim in place on the purse.

I cut more of my 3/4" Press and Close Fasteners

in half and placed one side on this white trim

so I am able to change out the purse

Quick and Easy.

This purse can now be changed

Quick and Easy

with an assortment of trims 

and Press and Close Fasteners by Velcro.

How cool is that.....

Makin's Memory Frame with Velcro

Makin's Clay has these great Memory Frames

which I knew would be a perfect gift

to make for my daughter...

and my new Grandson!

While this project is not complete....

I want to show you how the process

and how Velcro Brand Adhesive makes it easy to finish

when the time is right!

There are several Memory Frames to choose from

I choose the Double Turning Frame

Each kit comes with a package of 

Makin No Bake Polymer Clay

so that you are able to capture

a foot print, hand print or 

to create something for the frame.

I rolled out the clay.

I used footprint rubber stamps

to create temporary footprints

for the Memory Frame,

as Jaxson is only a month old;

I will take his foot impressions

when he is about 3 months old

and his beet are  a bit stonger

to be pressed for a good impression.

These are small so there is enough left over clay

to use for the real foot impressions,

just be sure to keep the left over clay in a 

zip lock bag to keep it from drying out. 

Let these dry completely 

which can take about 48 hours 

depending upon thickness.

Once dry I used Velcro Brand Press and Close Fasteners

on the back of the clay impressions.

and also on the fabric which I used as a backdrop

in the frame.   By using the Velcro Brand Adhesive

it will be easy to change out the 

rubber stamped impressions for 

the real ones once they are made!

Here are two sides of the frame,

if you follow my blog you may recognize

that the lettering and background

match the curtains and boarder

I made for the nursery ...

The letters here were made from left over

Donald Duck pictures I had.

Here is another way the frame can look,

the picture side is not finished yet,

since it in a shadow box, I want to find

a small Donald Duck to put in there at the

bottom to go with the theme of 

the nursery.

Here is another way the frame can go,

of course the real footprints

will take up a bit more room than these

which will fill up this side of the shadow box better.

Here is another way the frame can go.

This photo shows how easy it is

for the frame to turn.

These make great gifts....

check them out!

Simply Spray Tie Die Tee Shirt

Callie (my 17 year old daughter) did a Tie Die Tee Shirt demonstration

at our local JoAnn's using Simply Spray

and liked it so much that she bought some to 

bring home and do some shirts for herself.

Here is how she did one of the shirts.

First of all she laid out plastic to cover her work surface with newspaper on top.

She twisted her tee and sprayed yellow first.

Then she opened it and twisted again....

to spray pink.

Then she opened it up and twisted in the opposite direction

and sprayed the yellow and did the same for the pink.

The shirt turned out great!

She repeated the same for the back side of the shirt.

Designers Craft Blog Connection: Patriotic

The Designers Craft Connection Blog Hop theme for this month is "Patriotic" 

So I created this Quick and Easy Candle Sleeve....

To make one you will need:

Makin's No Bake Polymer Clay Blue and White

Makin's Texture Sheet (your choice)
Makin's Star Cutters
Makin's Clay Roller
Beacon's Quick Grip Glue
Red Pillar Candle

Instructions:
Roll out blue clay with the clay roller to about 1/8" place texture sheet on top and roll with clay roller to create texture.  Use star cutter and cut out 8 stars; let dry.  Repeat with white clay.  Overlap blue stars over white stars gluing in place with Beacon's Quick Grip Glue; hold for just a few seconds for it to bond.  I used 16 stars for a 3" pillar candle you may have to use more or less depending upon the size of your candle.

Check out other Patriotic Ideas by clicking hop forward or hop back on the Designers Connection Blog Hop Logo on the left side of my post.