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Happy Spring Button Greeting Card

I love Spring and I love Buttons! I created this adorable Happy Spring greeting card using Laura Kelly’s Buttons and Lady Bug Buttons from Buttons Galore & More!

Materials used:
Laura Kelly Buttons from Buttons Galore & More
Lady Bug Buttons from Buttons Galore & More
Card stock from Core-dination from Darice
Card/Envelope from Core-dination from Darice
Fabric Tag
Tulip Fabric Markers from ILoveToCreate
Hot glue gun and hot glue
Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue
Aleene’s Paper Glaze
I started by making paper rosette flowers. I cut 3/4″ and 1/2″ paper strips with cute card stock. Bending the paper back and forth, I created a zigzag strip. Once I had them all folded, I used a hot glut gun to glue the strips to each other, connecting two strips together on each end. Once they were connected and formed a circle, I positioned the sides together to form the rosette and hot glued the center and let it dry.
I cut my stems and leaves from a green striped card stock and glued them to a card using my Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue. I added buttons to the paper rosette flowers! I used green buttons for the grass!

Buttons Galore & More has adorable little lady bug buttons, so I attached them to my card using Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue. I added them to the paper rosette flowers, the stem and the grass!
Using a fabric tag and Tulip Fabric Markers, I wrote Happy Spring and added lines and dots! I applied it to the card using Aleene’s Paper Glaze and added a little ladybug to cover the hole on the tag.
I love this adorable little Happy Spring card and someone special will be receiving it soon!

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Once I completed my card, I used my Laura Kelly personalized self-inking stamp from Expressionery.com to stamp the back showing that I created this card with love!

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Hope you like this adorable card as much as I do! You can make one yourself!

Until next time……

Quick and Easy Felt St. Patrick’s Day Jewelry

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Worried about getting pinched on St. Patrick’s Day? This quick and easy felt jewelry can help keep you from getting that unfriendly pinch!
Using my Sizzix Eclips2 and a free shamrock template included in the software, I cut different size shamrocks for templates. Once they were cut, I pinned them to my green felt and then cut them out.
Using Tulip Slick Fabric Paint, I drew along the edges of the shamrocks just give it a little something extra!

Once the fabric paint was dried, I glued some of Laura Kelly’s green buttons from Buttons Galore & More to the middles using Aleene’s Tacky Glue.
I knew that I wanted to make a necklace, a hair clip, a broach type pin and some earrings, so I gathered the materials needed for those pieces.
Using a jump ring, I opened it and stuck it through the top of my largest shamrock. I used pliers to close the jump ring and then threaded the necklace through.
Using hot glue, I attached the alligator clip to the back of one of the middle sized shamrocks.
And I did the same with the pin back….
Using earrings that I had in my jewelry making stash, I poked a hole through the felt with the end. No jump rings necessary! Now, I know that I won’t be pinched on St. Patty’s Day! Hope you like my quick and easy St. Patrick’s Day Jewelry!

Until next time…..

Button Christmas Tree Earrings

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Check out these adorable Button Christmas Tree Earrings that I made using Laura Kelly’s collection of buttons from Buttons Galore and More! I have a great love for buttons and Laura’s are awesome!

Materials used:
Laura Kelly Buttons from Buttons Galore & More
Head Pins
Earring Hooks
Round Nose Pliers

First, I started out by picking out my buttons. I made sure that the green ones were somewhat graduated, so that they made a tree shape. Then, I chose some brown ones for the trunk and then yellow to represent the star. Once I laid them out the way I wanted them, I placed them on the head pin.
When all of my buttons were on the head pin, I used my round nose pliers to create a loop. I then opened up the end of the earring hook and placed it on the head pin loop and then closed it using the pliers. Then I did the other one the same way!
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy! And they turned out super cute! I plan to wear them a lot during the month of December! Hope you liked my Button Christmas Tree Earrings! Now you can make your own!

Until next time……….

Kunin Felt Advent Calendar

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No December is complete without an Advent Calendar! This year, I created my Advent Calendar using Felt from The Kunin Group! My kids are super excited for December to arrive so that we can start opening them!

Materials used:
Felt from The Kunin Group (red, green, glitter white)
Sewing Machine with coordinating thread (green and red)
Envelope Patterns that I created using Adobe Illustrator
Letters that were reflected vertically that I created using Adobe Illustrator
Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue
Velcro
Laura Kelly Buttons from Buttons Galore & More
Heat & Bond
Pinking Shears
Scissors
Small clothes pins
Rope purchased from ACMoore

Using my envelope patterns, I cut out 24 envelopes. I used both my regular scissors and my pinking shears just to change up the look. Once I had them all cut out, I folded and pinned the sides to get them ready for sewing.
My sewing machine does all kinds of cute little patterns, so I chose a couple of designs and sewed up the sides only to the top of the sides.
Once they were all sewn up, I used my iron to help the flap on my envelopes to stay down.
I didn’t think that a whole piece of velcro was needed, so I cut them into quarters and applied them to the inside of the flap. Keeping the velcro pieces together, I closed my envelope so that they would line up.

Next, I was ready to cut out my numbers! Using Heat & Bond, I ironed it to the back of my sheet of numbers, removed the backing and then ironed it to the back of the sheet of glitter white felt. And then they were ready to cut out! Once they were all cut out, I used an Excel knife to cut out the inside pieces of the numbers.

I really love Laura Kelly’s buttons from Buttons Galore & More and she has a great set of Christmas colors. I chose a read and green for each envelope, glued them using Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue and then glued them to the flap of the envelope. I also glued the numbers to the envelopes.

After all of my envelopes were done, I decided to make a felt bow to attach to the string where I was going to clip my envelopes.

Once I was done, I attached the envelopes to the rope and hung it up!

Ready for December! And until next time…..

Halloween Popcorn Box Blog Hop

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A year ago, my friend Laura Kelly started this Halloween Popcorn Box Blog Hop and then decided to do it again this year. I was so excited to get my box of goodies to do this project! It’s so much fun and exciting to see what everyone comes up with! This year, I decided to make a Cat!

Items I used:
Popcorn Box
Black Felt from Kunin
Phoomph for Fabric from Coats & Clark
Tulip Soft Black Fabric Paint
Scribbles 3D Fabric Paint
Laura Kelly Buttons from Buttons Galore & More
Floral Wire
Paint Brush
Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue

First, I painted my box using the Tulip Soft Black Fabric Paint. Yes, I know it’s fabric paint, but it still worked great on my box! I let it dry and then painted on another coat.

Next, I made my cats tail. I thought about this for a little while! I took a piece of floral wire and folded it in half and manipulated it to look a little like how a real cats tail would look. I placed black Phoomph onto some felt, placed the wire onto the Phoomph and then folded my felt in half. Then, I cut around the wire making the felt the same shape as the wire. Then i manipulated the wire with the felt again to make the tail curved.

Next was my cats ears. Again, I used black felt and Phoomph. I placed the Phoomph onto a black piece of felt. When I folded the felt over, I made sure that it didn’t completely cover the Phoomph because I knew that I wanted to use the exposed part of the Phoomph to attach the ears to the popcorn box. I used the orange Scribbles Fabric Paint to make the inside of the cats ears.

Using Laura Kelly’s buttons, I fold some orange, yellow and black beads to use for the eye and then an orange one to use for the nose. Using Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue, I attached them to the box.

Using the end of the wire from the tail, I inserted it into the back of the box and bent it upward helping it stay in place. I then used the Aleene’s tacky glue to glue the tail in place, to give it an extra hold.

Once everything was dry, I used White Scribbles Fabric Paint to create the mouth and the whiskers of my cat!

And then he was complete!

I hope you liked my Halloween Cat Popcorn Box!
Until next time…….

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Buttons Galore & More Creations Pendant Kit

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Buttons Galore & More has these really convenient Do it yourself jewelry making kits that are simple and fun! This particular kit makes up to ten pendants for necklaces. Everything is included except for the adhesive! And the kit comes in a clear reusable box.

We are gearing up to go to Disney in the fall and I used that as my inspiration for the pendants that I created!

The adhesive that I used was Beacon’s Dazzle-Tac Jewelry Glue.

First, I came us with the pendants that I wanted to create.

Using the adhesive, I attached the silver bail to the back of the buttons. For this pendant, I added two buttons to the front of the big button to make it look like Mickey Mouse!!!

Check out the pendants that I came up with! Two Mickey Mouse inspired pendants and two simple pendants! Then I added them to the black cords that were included!

Until next time……..

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!

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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!

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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!

Ahoy there Matey! iPad Mini Travel Cases

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So, in preparing for a trip to New York, I knew we’d be taking the boys iPad Minis with us. Since they were going to be going into their backpacks to carry on the plane, I wanted to make sure that they weren’t going to get all scratched up. So, I put together these super cute little iPad covers. As some of you may know, my friend Laura Kelly Walters has an awesome array of different products, including a few different fabric designs and buttons. I just happen to love her Tossed Pirate fabric! It’s so fun and so boy!!! She is such a creative person and I truly admire her! But here is how I made these awesome iPad Mini travel cases!!!

Materials used:

Laura Kelly’s Tossed Pirate on Blue Cotton Fabric, available online at Hancock Fabrics

Black Quilt Material

Guterman thread

A metal-less Hair rubberband

Laura Kelly Mix Buttons, from Buttons Galore & More

First, I measured the iPad mini itself and the cut my fabrics (8.5×11 inches). I then pinned the quilted fabric together. And since these are the same on both sides, it doesn’t matter which way you pin them.

I then sewed them together using the sewing machine, leaving the top open.

I wanted to make sure the iPads themselves would fit and of course they did, just right!!

Then it was on to sewing the fabric together. For the pirate fabric, I put the sides together with the right sides facing together.

And then I sewed those together, again leaving the top open.

Then, taking my metal-less hair rubberband, I pinned it in place and sewed it to the outside of the fabric.

With the pirate fabric the turned right side out, I placed it inside the quilted pocket, making sure that the rubberband was tucked down in between the pockets.

Then, I pinned the pockets together and began to sew around the top, leaving about two inches open so that I could turn the pirate fabric right side out and then stuff the quilted fabric into the pirate fabric, creating a quilted pocket!

Lastly, I sewed on a big button from Laura Kelly’s Mix Button collection and then hot glued a coordinating button on top so that the thread was hidden.

And Voila! After inserting the iPad Mini, you can fold over the top just enough to cover the iPad Mini and hook the rubberband onto the button!

And there you have it!!! And there you have it!!!

Hope you like my iPad Mini Travel Covers! They were fun to make and were quite easy! I love them and so do the boys!!

Until next time…….

Tooth Fairy Pillow

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Waiting for the Tooth Fairy!

My six year old, Landon is to the age where it’s time for those good old baby teeth to start falling out. Luckily for him, the dentist had to pull his very first baby tooth because his new adult teeth were coming in behind his baby teeth. After some x-rays, the great Dr. Dan said that the baby tooth would not come loose, so it would have to be pulled. Landon was actually excited because this meant that the tooth fairy was going to come!

I have had the idea of making a Tooth Fairy Pillow on my mind for quite a while. And now the time is here!!!

Materials I used:

An embroidery machine

Felt, purchased from JoAnn Fabrics

Planet Applique’s Tooth Applique

Coats & Clark Thread

Fiskars Rotary Cutter and Cutting Mat/Ruler

Blue Ribbon

Laura Kelly Mix Buttons from Buttons Galore & More

First, using white felt, I appliqued the tooth. I then cut it out right at the edge of the applique. Next, I embroidered Landon’s name onto the blue felt.

After his name was done, I lined up the tooth cutout and then using my sewing machine, I sewed it on, leaving the top unsewn so that it would create a pocket!

The it was time to cut it to the exact size I wanted it. I cut it at 8×6 inches.

fiskars and trimmed I used ribbon to hang it, so I pinned the ribbon to the right side of the pillow and stitched it back and forth a couple of times at the top of the pillow so that it would stay in place once I began to sew it.

Before sewing the actual pillow together, I put the right sides of the felt together. I guess the back doesn’t really matter since it is plain, but both the tooth and the ribbon needed to be on the inside of the two pieces.

right sides together Then, I sewed the edges together leaving about a 2 inch opening on the side, so that I could flip it right side out and stuff it.

sew together Once it was flipped right side out, it was ready for some stuffing!

ready to be stuffed I used Poly-fil, which you can get from any fabric store, even Wal-mart carries it. I used Poly-fil, which you can get from any fabric store, even Wal-mart carries it.

I stuffed the pillow to my liking. I didn’t want it too thick, but I didn’t want it too thin. stuffed

I wanted to add something to the ribbon so that it didn’t look so bare,…. time to emblish

So, I added some of Laura Kelly’s Mix Buttons from Buttons Galore. emblish with buttons

All Done, with a cute little tooth pocket!!! a tooth pocket In went the tooth in a little baggie that the dentist put it in.

And guess what the tooth fairy left?!?!?! tooth stuffed with money

$5 for the Big Boy that did an awesome job at the dentist getting his shots to numb it up and then to have it pulled!!!! wahoo money

Hope you enjoyed my little Tooth Fairy Pillow. It beats the tooth fairy having to go searching under those pillows for the tooth, in which she could accidently wake the child!!!

Until next time……

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