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Rainbow Blog Hop 2014 – Little Blue Dude

Laura Kelly invited me to participate in the Rainbow Blog Hop 2014 and of course I RSVP’d “yes”!

The color I got was blue and the material I received were random. I sorted through them and chose these to work with. I LOVE the Tulip Slick Fabric Paint and will be buying a full set of colors on my next crafty shopping spree!

I made a large pompom ball with the yarn then added felt feet embellished with Tulip Slick Paint in Blue and glued on the google eyes with Aleene’s Tacky Glue.

Cute, don’t you think?!

There are lots of bright fun projects in this blog hop that create the colors to make a DIY rainbow of creativity. Check them out!

An InLinkz Link-up

And if you want to enter to win a prize, go for it. a Rafflecopter giveaway

Until I blog again (which might not be until May when I FINALLY graduate from college),

Katie

Adorable Little Ornaments Blog Hop!!!!

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I have to say that after making ornaments with Sculpey Clay, I am in love!!!! So, what better way to have some fun than to add buttons from Laura Kelly’s collection from Buttons Galore & More?!?! I had fun creating and so did my six year old son, Landon!!! I created some traditional style ornaments with the clay and added buttons to embellish!!

Materials Needed:

Sculpey Clay

Laura Kelly Buttons

Felt (for the scarf)

A straw (to make a hole for the hook)

Pipe Cleaner

While I was making my ornaments with Sculpey clay, Landon wanted to make some too! I love his creative ideas!

One of my favorite ornaments is a snowman. Who doesn’t love a snowman?!?! They are simple and just too cute!

After I was all done with my snowman and he was baked at the recommended baking time and temperature, I decided to give him some earmuffs!!

Here are two other cute ornaments I made:

I always have fun participating in blog hops! They are so much fun and it’s great to see how creative others are! I hope you like my ornaments!

Hop over to Laura Kelly’s blog to check out other ornaments for the Adorable Little Ornament Blog Hop!!!

ENTER this RaffleCopter for a chance to win Scupley Clay and Buttons for Kids!!!

Halloween Popcorn Blog Hop

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Halloween is just around the corner and will be here before we know it!

My friend, Laura Kelly put together this cute and creative blog hop, sending out an envelope of goodies which included a popcorn box and some embellishments to go with it.
In our directions for this blog hop, it said:

“The objective is to create in whatever way you like best with whatever products you like to feature and simply be a part of something fun…something that connects your passion to those passions of others.”

So, with that being said, I decided to use some things I had lying around in my craft area.

I decided to make a Frankenstein Popcorn Box!

Materials used:

The Popcorn box, provided by Laura

Black Buttons from Laura Kelly’s mix buttons from Buttons Galore & More

Apple Barrel Spring Green Acrylic Paint by Plaid

Googly eyes

Black felt, purchased from JoAnn Stores

Beacon’s 527 Multi-use Glue

Mini Glue Dots

Fiskars Scissors

Black Sharpie Marker

a paint brush

Instructions:

1. I painted the popcorn box green. I did three coats (letting it dry between coats) to make sure everything on the box was covered up.

2. I cut two strips from the black felt and then cut triangles out of one side of the strips to make it look like hair. Then I glued it on to the top of the box using the Beacon’s 527 multi-use glue.

3. Using glue dots, I glued the black buttons together to make them look like bolts. I used about 6 small buttons and three larger ones for the bolt heads. I then used glue dots to attach the bolts to the sides of the box.

4. Using a black Sharpie marker, I drew on the mouth and the stitches.

5. Then I glued the googly eyes on.

Super easy and so much fun! And he got filled with yummy goodness of popcorn, marshmallows and Pumpkin Spice flavored Hershey kisses! 🙂

My children love Halloween just as much as I do! And they love popcorn too! So when I got to making my Halloween Popcorn Box for this blog hop, they were loving it! And since I only made one, I now have to go buy the contents to make another one, unless Laura has any extra boxes lying around!!!! 🙂

This past week, Laura sent out a special little thanks for being a part of this blog hop! She is super sweet! Thanks my friend! 🙂

There were quite a few other blog hoppers that joined in on this blog hop, so hop over to Laura Kelly’s blog to check out the rest of the participants!! A special thanks to Cre8time for supporting the Halloween Popcorn Box Blog Hop! And to Laura Kelly for allowing me the chance to participate!

Be sure to click on the picture below for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Disney (park, store, or online)!!

I hope you like my Frankenstein Popcorn Box! I’d love to hear what you think in my comments section!!

And until next time……

Halloween Blog Hop Preview!

Halloween is just around the corner.

What’s more fun than getting in the spirit than a Halloween Blog Hop?!?!

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, so when Laura Kelly asked me to join this blog hop, I quickly agreed!

My package arrived and inside was a Popcorn Box and some other craft materials!

The object of this blog hop is to decorate the popcorn box however we want to with any medium that we want!

So, check back on September 30th to see what I came up with! And feel free to hop along to the other participants pages! 🙂

And oh yeah, once the Blog Hop starts, enter the giveaway, with the chance to win a $100 Disney gift card!

Happy Fall Everyone!

Me and My Peeps Blog Hop

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I feel so honored to have been chosen to participate in the Me and My Peeps Blog Hop! While a few sponsors helped support this blog hop, two ladies, my friend Laura Kelly and a fellow blogger Niki Meiners from 365 Days of Crafts were gracious enough to put this blog hop together.

So, a package arrived with lots of goodies…..a great selection of Me and My Peeps Decals, brightly colored ribbon and some buttons!!

Me and My Peeps Little Boy Frames

For my project, I made these awesome frames that were created for each of my boys!!

Materials used:

2 Me and My Peeps Little Boy Decals from Plaid Enterprises, available at A.C. Moore

Wooden frames, purchased at JoAnn’s Store

Wooden letters, purchased at JoAnn’s Store

Burlap

Laura Kelly Mix of Buttons from Buttons Galore & More

Blue Krylon paint

Hot Glue Gun and Glue

What I did:

1. I took the glass out of the frames and then spray painted the frames with Krylon spray paint. I also spray painted the wooden letters.

While doing my spray painting, I realized that I need a little more practice on spray painting! I got some bubbles in the paint. But oh well, I made it work!

2. I covered the letters with the awesome Laura Kelly Mix of buttons using hot glue.

3. I then transferred the Peep decal onto a blue piece of card stock that was very similar to the spray paint and then cut them out.

4. I cut some pieces of burlap and attached them to the frames with hot glue. I then attached the button covered letters and the Little Boy Peeps to the frames using hot glue!

After a critique from a friend, in the end, I ended up adding burlap to all four sides. And this is how it turned out!!!

I love these frames and they are currently sitting in my family room!

Special thanks to our Sponsors and Promoting Partners

Laura Kelly Designs + Niki Meiners + Laura Kelly Buttons + Plaid Enterprises + A.C. Moore + Cre8time

Now, jump over to some of the other designers sites to check them out!

Carla Schaufer

Laura Kelly, Me and My Peeps

Laura Kelly

Tanner Bell

Buttons Galore

Aunesty Janssen – Homeketeers

Doll Diaries

An InLinkz Link-up

Click here to enter to win an awesome prize pack!

Me and My Peeps Blog Hop ~ Info

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Yay! So, I have been asked to participate in another blog hop! This time, it’s the “Me and My Peeps Blog Hop”, put together by Laura Kelly of Laura Kelly Designs and Niki Meiner of 365 Days of Crafts! And I can’t wait! I’ve been thinking about what I plan to do!!!

Here’s what all was included in the Blog Hop package:

Me and My Peeps Family Decals from Plaid Enterpises

Laura Kelly Mix Buttons from Buttons Galore & More

Colorful Polka Dotted Ribbon

Me and my Peeps Button

Laura Kelly is the creator of the Me and My Peeps Decal Collection. You may have seen them on the back windows of cars, but they can truly be used on pretty much anything! You can also find them at ACMoore! Our goal is to create something fun from at least one of the decals and the buttons!

The actual Blog Hop is July 16-18, so be on the look out!!!

Also, Laura is so creative, she used Shrinky Dinks plastic to design a Peep for everyone participating in the Blog Hop! She left them colorless so that everyone could color their own!!