Quick & Simple Magnets

One of my best sellers at last year's craft show was magnets. I had made a whole bunch of little glass pebble and binder clip magnets. I even had little boys coming up and buying magnets. It was the funniest thing to see them debating over which ones they wanted. LOL Needless to say I don't think little boys will want these being that they are flowers, but I am sure they'll sell quickly! I had these glittered chipboard flowers in my stash and they've been there for what seems like forever. I think they are from Making Memories if I remember correctly. I simply used a little E-6000 to layer the flowers and put a magnet on the back. I used liquid glass or a clear sparkle to give a bit of dimension to the centers.

Composition Book Gift Set

Here's another gift set for next week's craft show. I decided to make up a few of these because at my last craft show people kept picking up different notebooks and what not that were made out of the same papers, thereby creating their own gift sets. Let's hope they sell! :)






Supplies Used:
Papers: DCWV 12x12 Sorbet Paper Stack
Stamps: Pea Pickin' from TAC
Inks: CTMH Juniper, Staz-On Jet Black
Misc: Ribbon from The Ribbon Retreat, Prima & Bazzill Flowers, misc buttons, self adhesive sparkles, liquid glass.

Altered Composition Books

I created these two books as gifts. The first one I gave to a dear sweet woman who took time out of her busy schedule to teach me and two of my friends how to make homemade lotions and soaps. She wouldn't let us pay her anything for her time or the supplies used, so I made this notebook for her.


Supplies Used:
Papers: SU Tempting Turquoise CS, SU Kaleidoscope DSP
Stamps: House Mouse
Inks: Staz-On Jet Black, SU Tempting Turquoise
Misc: Ribbon from The Ribbon Retreat, Prismacolor markers, Self adhesive sparkles, liquid glass

This next notebook I created for one of my daughter's friends for her birthday.


Supplies Used:
Papers: CTMH Daydream Paper Pack, Lilac Mist CS
Stamps: CMTH Heartthrob, Doodle Alpha
Inks: CTMH Spring Iris
Misc: ribbon, buttons, sparkles, liquid glass

More Altered Junior Legal Pads

Are you tired of these yet? These are the last of them for now. :)

Altered Junior Legal Pads

Yet another idea I got from SCS. These are quick to make up and of course very fun! I like keeping one handy on my desk to make out my shopping list or plan menus, etc. Because of their size, they are really great to decorate up much like a card. The nice thing about decorating them like a card is that there are so many sketches out there to use, and the ideas are endless. At the craft shows I do, people pick them up thinking they are a card of some sort and are always pleasantly surprised to find a notepad inside!








The picture doesn't do this one justice. I kept it simple, not wanting to detract from the paper. I really liked the paper, but DH absolutely hated it saying it was too busy and he just didn't like it. Not more than five minutes later, two of my DD's walked in and exclaimed how pretty it was and where did I get that cool paper?!?! LOL I guess beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. ;)

Christmas Fudge

I wanted to make "Christmas Fudge" bars to sell at my last craft show, but couldn't find the large candy bars on sale. Wouldn't you know, the week AFTER I bought six of them for Boo kits at $2 each, they went on sale for $1.50 each and this week they are $1.25 each. Ugh! What I ended up doing was making up just this one as an example and then created kits that included the matted poem, the scalloped circle stamped embellishment, the paper, and ribbon, all coordinating of course. I put them in a gallon ziploc bag (enough to do 3 bars) and sold them as Christmas Fudge kits. Wouldn't you know it, I sold all four kits that I made in the first hour (along with the Boo kits). LOL I will definitely be making some more of these for the upcoming craft show.

Mojo Monday Week 111

Two posts in one day....what a rarity! I've made a few of these gift sets for next week's craft show (as you will see in upcoming posts). I had one set left to make and decided to go back to the Mojo Monday blog for a bit of inspiration. I really like how this turned out and especially love the bright colors. As you can see I rotated the sketch to make it work. The crocheted flower is one that I made using Senso white metallic yarn. It is a white yarn with glints of a metallic sheen to it. I found the directions for the flowers on SCS and have fallen in love with them. More to come on those later though. :) I used liquid glass on the flowers on the composition book and crystal ice stickles on the mini-notebook.








Supplies Used:
Papers: American Crafts Tea Party Papers, SU Tempting Turquoise CS, CTMH Tulip CS
Inks: CTMH Tulip, SU Tempting Turquoise
Stamps: Floral Friends(Unity)
Misc: Corduroy brad from MM, misc. brads, self adhesive gems (round and flower shaped), Liquid Glass, Prismacolor markers, Crystal Ice Stickles, Prima Flowers.