Birdhouse Swap

Hi everyone.
So glad that you took the time out of your busy day to pop and see what I've been up to!

As you know, my friend Sharon S. and I have been having our very own monthly swaps.  We decide together what item we'd like to alter and then we create for each other.  And I just wanted to show everyone the birdhouse that Sharon S. created for me.

Isn't it the cutest darned  thing!?

There's so much detail to it.  Flowers, flowers, and more flowers! Made of fabric, paper, plastic, and ceramics.  What crafty girl do you know that doesn't like lots of flowers? The paper that she used mimics bricks for the roof.  And there's also paper that has words written on it.  Somehow she managed to put the paper so that it shows inspirational words; like talent, truth, and believe. There are tiny little butterflies and a picket fence.  A watering can.  There's even a bird bath and nest!

I love it. And so did my daughter (caught her just in time....Her words? "But ma, it would look great on that shelf in my kitchen.")

Momma loves her, but in the words of Hammer "...can't touch this!"

Until next time

Hugs+Kisses

Renee

Altered Muffin/Cupcake Tin

Hi lovelies:

I'd like to share a project with you all that I just completed recently.  As you may know, I have inadvertently become a Youtube junkie! Yes, me, a junkie for videos.  And not just "crafting or scrap booking" videos.  If something catches my interest; I'll take a look at it.  People playing pranks on each other, babies doing amazing things, animals that "talk," street fights, music, whatever.

My friend, Sharon S. (http://seraph1959.blogspot.com/) asked to do a one-on-one swap with me when   this idea got her bubbling over with excited energy after she had watched a video.  She sent a link to that video showing an altered muffin tin.  Sooooo dang ca-ute! You altered the muffin tin by painting and decorating the tin itself.  Which surprisingly was the hardest part; as I tried to paint it without leaving a lot of paint streaks.  And then you created "muffin/cupcake liners" to fit inside.  Although I'm sure you could use real liners.  Inside of those liners you were to add scrapping goodies.  The categories for us were: paper, lace, bling, wood, flowers and metal.  

How could I resist? Her excited energy over altering a muffin tin spilled over into me.  And so I watched video after video after video of altered muffin tins.  Frankly, I couldn't find an actual "how to" or "tutorial" on how to complete one. We decided to swap the tins that we did at the end of August.  Which would give both of us plenty of time to finish other projects and take care of life on both of our ends.  That decision was made less than a week ago. And guess what? We're both DONE.  I filled the "cupcakes" to the brim...and still wanted to add more LOL. Take that craftingADHD!!!!!  One project done without jumping on to some other project.

Below, I've added  pics of the tin that I created for Sharon, of how some of the cupcakes or muffins turned out along with the decorated muffin/cupcake tin: (OOOPS! forgot to take pics of the crafting goodies inside)

It truly was fun. And I've already got several ideas for the next one. Wink Wink!
So, thank you Sharon for suggesting this swap!

Again, I truly appreciate you stopping by and taking a peek....

Until next time
Hugs+Kisses
Renee

Lil PixieGurl

Hi fellow blogsters: Just wanted to take a moment to post a little card that I recently made. I can't say where I got the image (I think it was used in a Friday Nite Challenge over at Scraps of Color), but she sure is ca-ute! I wanted to make a card that was not cluttered; so as not to take away from the image itself. So I only added a few flowers and a sentiment.

Supplies used: white GeorgiaPacific cardstock as the card base, DCWV Luxury Stack, I am Roses Gardenias, Copic and Elementz markers and white flat-back pearls. Be sure to stop by again and leave comments. I'd like to hear from you! Until next time, Hugs+Kisses Renee