12 February 2011

Six Word Saturday

Six Word Saturday is hosted by Cate @ Show My Face. 
This is one of my favorite Memes! Be sure to check out
Cate's blog and link up to SWS! 
  I can't wait
for Valentine's Day!

I've been working extremely hard
on Valentine's for my family and my
pen-pal, Joey of Big Teeth & Clouds.

I really hope everyone likes them. It
takes me about an hour to make each "Valentine".
But somehow I found the time to make two extras!
And later this coming week, (after V-Day) I'll
be having a giveaway! Be sure to watch out for 
it and enter to win! You're gonna love it.
{I hope!}

Happy Six Word Saturday y'all!

09 February 2011

Wooden Picture Frame Makeover

I was feeling a little sluggish yesterday, but had promised myself that I was going to do something with all the stuff I have been buying. So here is a short tutorial with horrible pictures.  {I need an assistant to help me take pictures. The lighting is horrible in the room I craft in and so this is what you get.}
{I got these cute XOXOs at Hobby Lobby for $2 each. Cute huh?}
Supplies I used:
1. wooden frame (from Michael's)
2. felt in any colors you like
3. red paint, white paint
4. small paint brush and sponge brush and 
something to put paint in.
5. thread to match felt
6. pins to hold roses together before sewing
7. glue-gun
First I painted the frame red, using the sponge brush.
(I started the project several days in advance 
before I started taking pictures. So, the paint had a lot 
of time to dry.) Don't forget the sides of the frame!
Also, I painted the stand on the  back. Don't forget it   
if you used the same kind of frame I did. I used a 
clothespin to hold it, so I wouldn't get paint
all over my hands. {I did anyway.} You don't
have to necessarily paint the part under the 
clothespin, since it will be inside the peg-hole.

After the red paint dries, mix your white
with water to make it go on more smoothly. Then,
using quick strokes, brush the white on with your 
small brush, to make the frame look weathered. 
{Around the edges and on the inside edge where the frame
would get the most wear.} If you mess up, you can
just cover it up with another coat of red.

While the paint is drying, you can make your
roses. Cut your felt into a strip about 6 inches long
and 1-2 inches wide. Depending on how large you want
the rose to be. Then fold your felt strip in half
lengthwise. (hotdog style!)
Start at one end and roll the felt around into a coil.
On the larger roses, you can twist the felt 
periodically to make extra petals.
 When you get to the end, use a pin to hold 
the rose together in a few places. Then, thread 
your needle with the thread that matches the 
felt the best.
{I doubled my thread to make sure it didn't break
through the felt easily when tugged.}
 After pushing the needle through the rose
a few times in different locations, tie off
the end of your thread and remove the pins.
Your rose is done! 

After making several roses {if you plan to use more
than one.}, your paint should be dried. Using your
glue-gun, attach the roses in one corner of the frame.

Your frame is done! {Be sure to attach the dowel
in the back to help it stand up.} Stick in a picture
and add it to your Valentine's Day decorations! 

{If you have any questions about this project
or anything else, feel free to email me!}

While making this frame, I had a little helper 
come to visit. You might recognize her as The Princess.
  ♥

Giveaways @ Night Owl Crafting!

If you're looking for a great 
Giveaway, check out Night Owl Crafting! 
She's doing several giveaways this week up until
Valentine's Day! You have until Feb. 11th to enter
this contest:

There are lots of cute goodies to win this week!
Be sure to enter as many times as possible for
more chances to win! Be sure to follow the blogs
as well! These ladies are awesome!

Wordless Wednesday

08 February 2011

Mullets: Fashionable or NOT?: Random Tuesday Thoughts

*sigh* I love Tuesdays. :) Tuesdays mean I can be as random as I want to be and no one will think I've gone off my rocker... maybe. Especially not Keely, the host of Random Tuesday Thoughts. When she's not out saving the world, you can find her at The Un Mom.


Last Tuesday I took my sister and niece and nephew 
to a few doctor appointments. The Princess had to
have her 4-month check-up that she missed by a
few weeks couple of months. Turns out, she's a very 
happy, healthy and smiley baby girl! 
See for yourself here and here:

 Wednesday I went with my Mom to Wally World
and she bought some dog food and chew sticks.
See José enjoying one here. I also bought a few craft
supplies for a project I'm working on. (Tutorial
later this week!)

Thursday I did some crafting and posted 
a tutorial here. I really love how it turned
out and plan on making a few more this week,
along with my Valentine's Day cards. :)

Friday I didn't really do much of anything,
except make a Facebook Fan Page for my blog!!
(Be sure to become a fan if you follow my blog!
I'll love you forever!! And possibly make
something for you! ;))

Friday night I couldn't sleep, so I stayed up 
all night entering pictures into contests on
Photobucket. You can read about my entries here. I
also watched Khloe snore for about 4 hours. 

Saturday I watched the most beautiful sunrise,
 blogged my Six Word Saturday and praised God
{still praising Him} because Jeremy got a job
interview!!! His interview was Sunday at noon
and it sounds really promising, because he has 
a drug test this Friday!! YAY! Total Excitement!

We also went out to eat at our local Waffle House:
 (I had chili...too many onions though.)

and then we went shopping; J let me buy
a LOT of scrapbooking/ crafting supplies. (Watch
for the tutorial later this week to see how I used my 
supplies!) I saw these:

 They were almost $3 for only two!! So I bought
some ribbon and tried to make my own...here is what
mine looks like:
Not bad if I do say so myself. (Look
for them in future projects! :)

Sunday, I slept in super-late because I felt
absolutely awful. When I did get up, I found 
out J's interview had gone well. I pre-ordered pizza 
and then watched The Princess so my sister
could take Boog to the park. After The Princess
fell asleep, (we left her with Mom)
J and I went to town to pick up the
pizzas and get Mom some Subway. (How annoying 
are those 5-dollar-foot-long commercials?) 
Then, we came back home, picked up The Princess
and headed to my sister's house to watch the game.
(I'm bummed the Steelers didn't win; there's
always next year!)

Oh yeah... when we were in town picking
up the pizzas, I noticed the temperature gauge in
my car:
 It's broken again. Sometimes it works,
but most of the time it doesn't. It looks
like my car might explode at any minute! 

 Monday I went with Mama to Nana's. I did Nana's nails
and then we went to Wally World (where I got a few 
more supplies I needed for a project for V-Day.)
Saw this lady at the checkout:
 (Do people really think mullets look cool?)

 On the way home, Mama stopped by Hobby Lobby
so I could check out the clearance section. I only
spent $25, but got some great deals! I plan
on crafting all day tomorrow. :)

That's pretty much my week. I can't wait to see what randomness Keely comes up with. Be sure to check out her blog at The Un Mom. Don't forget to link up and check out some other random people too! Happy Random Tuesday! 

 

05 February 2011

Vote For My Photos

I couldn't sleep last night, so I was 
surfing Photobucket and saw some 
contests that looked like fun. 
I entered these photos:

Contest #1: Lazy Pets

Contest #2: Pretty Babies

Contest #3: Best You in a Winter Wonderland

Contest #4: Best Vintage Picture

Contest #5: Best PEEEWWWWW Face!

Contest #6: Embarrassing Family Photos

If you get a chance to vote for mine,
or if you just want to
check out the other entries, please do!
There are some really great entries!

Here are my ranks as of right now:
Contest #1: 33/280
Contest #2: 52/1069
Contest #3: 4/117
Contest #4: 52/1490
Contest #5: 45/412
Contest #6: 214/1065

If you vote for my photo, leave a comment on the 
photo so I can thank you! :) 
P.S. If I win the Embarrassing Family Photo Contest,
I could win an iPad or Flip cam! Help me out y'all! :)
P.P.S. If you have a better photo, please
enter the contest! I don't mind at all! Let me
know so I can check out your pics too!

Six Word Saturday

No one's following
my other blog. :( 


Do y'all know that I have
another blog? LOL.
I take a photo every day 
and post it on my other blog,

I started the blog after
my Hubby deployed in 2009 and 
kept up with until Day 143 (I think).
Then, it got closer to the time J
was coming home and I lost track of it.
So, I restarted it at the first of the year.

Y'all don't have to follow,
I'm just sayin'...
;)

Be sure to visit Cate at Show My Face,
describe your day/week in Six Words, link up
and leave some comments on others' posts. :)
I hope everyone has a great weekend! 
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