11/30/2011

eBarn Sale just in time for the Holidays

Just a reminder that
my friend Eileen Hull has a fabulous
Barn Sale each November 
where there are HAND CRAFTED items
for sale just in time for the Holidays....

This year Eileen is doing it a bit differently
by having an e-Barn Sale....
which is great for everyone....
because if you were never able
to make it in person to her
Barn Sale in Virginia....
now you can check out some of the
HAND CRAFTED items
and have them shipped right to you.....

So far Eileen has sent out
three newsletters featuring products
created by some of the vendors! 
 Each week you can view what is available
and order from a selection of
specially designed products. 

To sign up for for Eileen's newsletter 
go to her blog and there is a link
on the sidebar. 

Here is what has been featured for this week:




 

















































Handmade Bookmark
These Bead & Wire Book Markers were one of the first designs I sold as a project to a magazine over 12 years ago and I have been making and selling them ever since.  Each one is One of a Kind and Hand Crafted by Designer Ann Butler (www.creativitystirsthesoul.com)  and come on a Hand Crafted Tag that says Merry Christmas (unless requested otherwise then it will be a tag with flourishes only).  Beads may vary from those shown in picture; you may select the main color of beads desired from: Green, Red, Black, Blue, Pink.  These make great teacher gifts, secret Santa gifts and stocking stuffers.

Price: $8.95 each or 2 for $15.00
Optional Shipping and Handling: $2.25 
      
Dog Paw Print Stocking  

Your favorite pooch will love having a stocking of his own. 
Made of cotton paw prints and bones printed fabrics, and fully lined. 
Stocking measures approximately 7 1/2" wide x 16" tall. 
Another fun creation by Connie Cook.
$15



















































      

Melted Glass Bottles
 Aren't these melted bottles cool? Great for serving wine and cheese complete with a unique glass grape cluster. A fun gift for the wine lovers in your life. See more unique products by Jeanne at the
 December 10th event in the Barn.

  

Melted Bottles- $10 each
Grape Clusters (5)  are sold as a set $24.95 













Christmas Ruffle Joy Skirt

A Bridget & Lucy pattern makes up this fun festive Christmas Ruffle Joy Skirt.  Funky Christmas trees in red & green, swirls of holly, sparkle stripes ,and cute mittens will delight any little girl. Green ribbon & green & red tulle & red flower button accents. One of a kind! Pattern size 4 ~ waist 18" ~ length 13.5'  with elastic waist. 

$28




Christmas Charms

Christmas Cheer Stocking Necklace:  Double sided stocking design between two pieces of glass, made with unleaded solder.  Finished with holiday beads.  Your choice of red & green or hot pink & lime green. 
(1" x 2")
Festive Red and Green Mirrored Glass Pendants, finished with holiday beads.  Your choice of round red (1.5" x 1.5")  or green square. 
(1.25" x 1.25")

More fun creations by Charms & Flourish
$18 

Handmade for You
Email your order to EileenHull@aol.com
Pick-up in the Barn on 12/10

11/29/2011

Decorating the outside with Velcro®

Yesterday I shared how easy it is
Velcro Holiday Garland Ties....
Now I want to show you
how easy it is to 
decorate the outside 
of your house with
 These clips are so cool 
because you can have....


A place for rope lights 
and a place for mini lights....
putting both up easily....

Now for the Curtain Lights
you can use the single


which work great...


Here is a picture of my son's
house after using
Velcro Brand Holiday Fasteners....

11/28/2011

Christmas Decorating Made Easy with VELCRO®

It's time to start decorating for
the Holidays and I found a
great way to put my Garland up
this year with the help of
Velcro Holiday Garland Tie....


Velcro Garland Tie wraps onto itself
for a quick and easy 
secure hold....


I wrapped it around the banister,
the garland and lights
which made it so quick and easy
to decorate for the Holidays....

11/25/2011

Beaded Book Markers

Beaded Book Markers
make a great GIFT
for anyone.....

Pictured below is what I will
have for sale at
Eileen Hull's e-Barn Sale

Be sure to sign up for
to see what other
items will be on sale!

11/24/2011

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing everyone a
"Happy
Thanksgiving"
filled with 
Family,
Friends &
Thankfulness!

11/23/2011

"Stash and Smash" Book by Cindy Shepard

Today in the mail arrived my copy 
(or should I say my copies....) of
"Stash and Smash"
a NEW Book by 


It is a book filled with over
120 of Cindy's Ideas for ART Journals....
Plus.....

An ART Journal by me....
using some of my favorite products....

11/22/2011

Beautiful "Thanksgiving Table Setting"

Pictured below is a 
Beautiful"Thanksgiving Table Setting"
Created by my dear friend


©2011  Lisa Rojas, Stampin’ Queen Creations

Check out Lisa's blog to get all of the
details on how to create!

11/21/2011

Check out the e-Barn Sale

My friend Eileen Hull has a fabulous
Barn Sale each November 
where there are HAND CRAFTED items
for sale just in time for the Holidays....
 
This year Eileen is doing it a bit differently
by having an e-Barn Sale....
which is great for everyone....
because if you were never able
to make it in person to her
Barn Sale in Virginia....
now you can check out some of the
HAND CRAFTED items
and have them shipped right to you.....

So far Eileen has sent out
two newsletters featuring products
created by some of the vendors! 
 Each week you can view what is available
and order from a selection of
specially designed products. 
 
To sign up for for Eileen's newsletter 
go to her blog and there is a link
on the sidebar. 
 
Here is what has been featured for sale so far:
Doorway Ornament by Lorine Mason- $18 
Can be personalized with your address!
 
Snowflake Ornament by Connie Cook $10 or 3 for $25
 
Soy Candles handmade by Teresa Balkin $12
available in 12 scents
 
God Bless America ornaments- $20
Hand soldered and designed by Charms & Flourish
 
Angelworks Mixed Media Collages by Ann Krier- small $20, large $25
Proceeds donated to charity for kinds
 
Kid's Apron by Angie Colwell- $15
 
Handpainted Santa Slate $30 only one left!
 
Christmas Dish Towels by Merry Stitches $8.50 
 
Assorted Magnets by Eileen Hull $4 each 3/$10

If you would like to order anything,
please email Eileen 
at EileenHull@aol.com.
If you are unable to come and 
pick up your order in person, 
shipping charges will apply.
 
If you live in the Virginia Area
Please join us in the Barn 
1127 Devon Street, Herndon, VA
on Dec. 10th 
from 10 AM till 2 PM 
to celebrate the 
10th Anniversary of the Barn Sale!
 
There will also be lots of additional items for sale
in our Cash and Carry area.
Please take a few minutes out of your busy holiday schedule 
to enjoy the company of your fellow shoppers  
while you snack on yummy treats and hot cider 
in the relaxing atmosphere of the barn. 
A NEW list of what will be available is coming soon!

11/16/2011

Your chance to WIN a Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner

Yesterday the Designer Crafts Connection
shared ideas for using the
and the makers of the
have a challenge for you....
How would you use a Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner?  
Share your creative ideas and 
you could win a Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner!!!!!   
 

To submit your Scan & Share ideas, click here.  
The blog hop follower who comes up with the most creative and 
productive ideas using a Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner 
will WIN their very own Flip-Pal™.  
The winner will be announced on December 15th.  
 
My project is posted below (dated November 15)
if you want to check it out....then
click on the Designer Crafts Connection button
on the left of my blog
to see what others have done or would do with the 

11/15/2011

Designer Craft Connection featuring Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner

The Designer Craft Connection Blog Hop
is showcasing the

arrived I was impressed by the 
small sleek size and how 
lightweight it was.

If you have not heard of the
check out their web site to learn more....
you will be amazed!

Also if you hop round the Designer Crafts Connection
you'll see there are a number of projects that were created using the
and ideas for even more projects.  
So here's a challenge for you - 
How would you use a Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner?  
Share your creative ideas and you could win a Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner!!!!!   
 

To submit your Scan & Share ideas, click here.  
The blog hop follower who comes up with the most creative and 
productive ideas using a Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner 
will WIN their very own Flip-Pal™.  
The winner will be announced on December 15th

Now for my project....
I wanted to see how easily
scan directly from an album
and knew I wanted to do something
with a picture of my sister as a child....
she passed away a few years ago and I 
wanted to do a Mixed Media Canvas
so this was a great time to try it...

I took the cover off the scanner and placed
it upside down directly on the photo album
over the picture I wanted to scan....the
comes with an SD Memory Card
so I was able to take it out and download
the photo right to my computer...
where I re-sized it and printed it out
onto muslin (that I had ironed onto
freezer paper to feed through my printer).

 I covered a 12 x 12 canvas with decorative tissue paper
which I crumpled up before applying to give it extra texture.
to give depth and get a color I liked.

I used Gel Medium to adhere the
muslin photo to the canvas.

 I knew I wanted the piece to say:
"Remember TIME waits for No One"
and that I wanted it to be a clock....
so I die cut "Remember",
"ime" for Time and the number "4"
I used a wood "T" for Time,
metal letters for "waits" and
plastic letters for "No One"
I gathered my letters and words, 
found some beautiful lace to use and
paper charms for photo corners....
I arranged everything before gluing anything
down to be sure of placement....
to put it all together.

I love how it turned out and that it was
so easy to get the image with the
Be sure click the Designer Crafts Connection button 
on the left of my blog 
to see other projects have been created using the

11/11/2011

Veteran's Day

A time to say 
"Thank You to all who Serve and
to those who have Served"
to make our country a safer place....

On a personal note:
My youngest son is currently serving 
in the Air Force and we are
so proud of him...

My dear friend Lorine Mason
was able to donate her time today
to help our military by sewing
Adaptive Clothing for wounded servicemen
at a Vertern's Day Sewing Workshop

Picture here is Lorine (wearing the yellow ribbon)
with three members from her local 
that went with her to Fairfax, Virginia
for the workshop.

An instructor and coordinator for Sew Much Comfort 
explained the process to adapt simple boxer shorts
to fit over the bulky medical equipment necessary 
for the proper healing of broken or missing limbs.

Velcro is an amazing product and 
is used for Adapting the clothing
making it easy to get clothing on and off.
donated three boxes of product
for use in this work shop!

11/09/2011

Texture Magic...see how easy it is!

Texture Magic is Amazing....
you can check out the project pictured below
along with instructions at
to see how truly easy it is to use....


11/08/2011

Designer Craft Connection Facebook Page

Do you like Prizes, Giveaways and Craft Projects?
LIKE our NEW Designer Craft Connection Page on Facebook 
where you will learn about our 
challenges, giveaways, and announcements.
Be sure to share our Designer Craft Connection Page 
with your Facebook friends so that they can join in the fun too!
 
Here is our NEW Facebook Page address:
Check it out!

11/07/2011

Designer Craft Connection Blog Hop Fall Holiday Project

It is the First Monday of the month and time for
the Designer's Connection Blog Hop...
the theme is Holiday project
and since Thanksgiving is coming up
I wanted to share something simple
that I made....

 I wanted to use the glittered pumpkin 
I made a couple weeks ago
to decorate for Thanksgiving....

So one day while shopping at 
(one of my favorite craft stores; 
an hour away but worth the drive....)
I saw these cool jars used for candles...
they had them displayed with three jars on a tray
with vinyl words added
and I thought it would be perfect for two jars,
some fall leaves....
I love how it turned out....
just quick and easy!

Be sure click the Designer Crafts Connection button 
on the left of my blog 
to see the rest of the 
Designer Crafts Connection bloghop
which features autumn-inspired projects.
Alsobe sure to go to Julie McGuffee's blog 
to get details on how you can win a 
Sizzix Sidekick two sets of Sizzlets alphabet dies!

11/02/2011

Sizzix Fresh Vintage Blog Hop: Flower Petal Power

Welcome to the Sizzix Fresh Vintage blog hop
this is the 12th hop of 12.
We have been showcasing Eileen Hull's 
 new collection of 
every Tuesday and Thursday for the last 6 weeks!
If you missed any of the hops go to
Eileen Hull's blog and you can find them there.
It has been an honor to help showcase
these new Sizzix dies for Eileen.....
but wait the fun will continue monthly
Eileen will have more information on
her blog shortly about that....

there are a lot of possibilities with this one

and I choose to make a Christmas Tree....



I die cut the petals out of several prints of
DCWV Tis the Season Paper
then I used 
Earth Safe Finishes Eco Epoxy 
to give them shine 
(in this picture you can see where 
I have the Eco Epoxy on a couple petals)

When the petals were dry I 
used ESF Eco Epoxy
to glue wrong sides together
so they were double sided;
then I used a paint handle to
roll them and give them shape.

Then I pinned them to a Styrofoam Brand Cone
to get the spacing right...
then I glued them to the cone
with the Eco Epoxy


I placed it in a ceramic pot....
and there you go....
quick and easy!

To view the hop you can click on the
Fresh Vintage blinkie on the left of my sidebar.
This will take you around to all of the designers on the hop. 

Be sure to stop by and visit the
 Oh MY Craft blog 
 and leave a comment for a chance to win a die!