Artsy Chaos

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It seems like it has been a very long time since I posted about scrapbooking, crafting or anything handmade by me.  So with that in mind, check out the wreath I made the other day! This is such an easy craft that turns out beautifully!  Pretty much all that is involved is cutting out circles of fabric to make flowers.  I used three different lids to trace the circles and then cut them out.  I chose to use four different coordinating fabrics and various brads to assemble my "flowers".  Stack up the three different sizes of fabric circles, stab a brad through the center and voila! you're ready to get the hot glue gun going. By the way, I like to do crafts while sitting on my bed watching tv... that part of the house is air-conditioned and I can watch what I want on tv. :) Once you have assembled your flowers (I'm not sure how many I made but I did use almost all of 1/4 yard each of the 4 fabrics) hot glue them onto a grapevine wreath.  I pushed the brads ...

This giveaway is part of the Back to School Giveaway Hop.  If you want to see all the prize packs, please read the main post HERE .   Prize #2 - For Kids - First Day Jitters! That first day, butterflies running around in your tummy, excited to meet some new classmates and wondering who you will be sitting by;  it's the back to school jitters!  Help them ramp up for a new school year with some fun prizes.

We just love unique furnishings and accessories for our kids.  There's just something cool about being unique with the things you choose to surround yourself with.  If you feel the same way, you really must go browse at   The Pepper Kids! Official sneak peek for next week's Back to School Giveaway Hop! We were thrilled and honored to be sent an Oopsy Daisy Art Nightlight to review.  I really wasn't sure what to expect but this small piece of nightlight art was mesmerizing when I first opened the box!  I'll share with you one thing I love adore die for.... neat packaging.  Y ep, this Nightlight for Kids was all packaged up in a unique sturdy little box with its own lid which I am sure I will use for paper crafting sooner or later .  But, I digress. This fine art nightlight is a little masterpiece on a little canvas, attached to the light source all ready to plug into any outlet.  It very much looks like a finely crafted handmade item....

Have you noticed that letters are all the rage these days?  We see them everywhere, in cards, scrapbooking and fun home decor.   Photographer Jodi Gerber of ArtisticLetters has created an entire catalog of black & white letter images throughout the past 3 years – all by taking photos of objects in nature that resembled letters of the alphabet . She recently decided to offer her ENTIRE catalog of 250+ letter images to the public on CD or Download so that anyone could create their own designs!   It’s a truly original way to make artwork for your home - or even for scrapbooking, greeting cards, and digital designs consisting of wedding invitations , baby’s birth, etc.).  Endless possibilities for whatever the mind can imagine! We decided to create a home decor project with ArtisticLetters and take advantage of these gorgeous images.  First, we picked up a wood sign at the local thrift store for $1.50.  We'll be covering up the e...

Soft, bright, happy, cheery, upbeat, perky, sweet and oh so pretty.... I am in love with the combo of PINK and YELLOW at the moment. Will Whipple Photo The color duet reminds me of my childhood and one particular yellow phase I lovingly embraced.   Not a washed out, baby Easter pastel pink and yellow but bold pink and sunny yellow.  Something that ignites a fire in the creative psyche.  From Rose Cottage Boutique 2 Let's EAT!!! (http://marytsrecipes.blogspot.com/) Hmmm... I'm thinking these cute cupcakes might be in order for Mother's Day!!

A little touch of Valentine's!  This was much needed at my house especially since we just took down the Christmas tree.  (I know, sadly pathetic.) I was so happy when I received this fun fun fun banner (or bunting) in the mail today.  Lacey at Stinkbug Designs sent this to me and I just love it!!  I immediately put it up in the entry way as it seemed the perfect place. Are you decorating for Valentine's?  What fun goodies have you put up to celebrate?

Today is a weird day.  Not because it's Super Bowl Sunday, either.  My poor husband woke me up this morning looking very frantic.  He'd eaten some pistachio nuts and had an allergic reaction to them (we think).  His lips were numb and they were swollen along with his face and throat.  He had a red rash and little welts all over his body.  And he was itching like a mad man.  Seriously, if it wasn't a potential medical emergency I could have made a video and gone viral on YouTube.  Ok, ok... really, he was in bad shape.  Luckily he'd taken some Benadryl and while we were considering running to the emergency room, his body started to calm.  Whew.  Poor Hubby. While Hubby was sleeping on the couch (knocked out by the Benadryl) I monitored his breathing and opened up the decals that I had received a little bit ago from Dezign with a Z .  I actually won a gift card in a giveaway at Mommy D's Kitchen . Sidenote: Dinell at Mommy D's K...