Morin' Y'all,
Every year about this time we hear of lots of babies being born and there is a mad rush to get a gift for that new little one. Why not make a hand crafted gift? Every baby room has a baby lamp in it. That's so the new mom can come in and check on their precious gift,so why not make a lamp for that new mom or mom to be?
When I started thinking about his lamp I thought of my wild little grandsons and how they can really keep you hopping.
I used the small table lamp from Maison de Madeline to make this baby Lamp. I stretched the lamp post a bit to make it taller, then changed the cut outs to baby themed items. Since I like animals that is what I changed it to. Also I added a couple of turtles for good measure.( If you know a little about me you know I have real turtles.)
I used the Truck, Name decor and kites from Ryan's Play Date. The baby lamp would not be complete without baby shoes. I made the baby shoes by breaking apart the baby shoe and deleting the strap. Take the crescent shape that makes the cut out for the shoe out and move it to the toe then stretch it to fit the top of the toe. I used a 3/16 inch punch to make holes for the laces and put eyelets in then laced the shoe. I did this before I glued the top on. (I had a brilliant moment and did it that way. It does happen once in a while, lol.) I had to add a little fun to it by hot gluing the shoes to the side of the lamp and truck doing a wheelie. The pinwheels were added using the Breezy Lever Card Kit.I hot glued them to that back of the truck and onto a half of a toothpick. Then poke the toothpick through the top of the truck.
I will list the kits and collections I used at the bottom of this post and make a link to take you right to that sweet baby stuff. Mary made quite a few really cute kits and collections. There is an awesome fire truck in the new freebie this week. The kit is called Patriotic Parade. I will include a link to that as well.
I used a lot of print to cut on this as it is difficult for me to get up to date paper kits quickly. The two collections I used were Cartabella Cool Summer and My Minds Eye Summer Splash. Although they are not from the same company, they are both summer related and fun and that was my main goal behind using these. I also like to show that you can use paper collections that are not baby themed or whatever your making to achieve the same cute look.
For those of you wondering no I don't have a wide format printer with a continuous ink system. I really cut my 12x12 card stock down to fit in my printer. That is something I would love in the future.
I will include several pictures for you to get a good at my creation. Thanks so much for stopping by,
Y'all come back now ya hear? Have a super day everyone and Happy Crafting! Blessings, Sharalyn
http://www.svgcuts.com/affiliates/jrox.php?id=3561&jxURL=http://svgcuts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=25
Kits and Collections used:
Maison de Madeline kit
Ryan's Play Date kit
Bundle of Joy Kit (baby shoes)
Little Sweet Pea's Collection
Baby Elements Collection
Free baby elephant from the blog
Other items used were:
American Craft Card Stock
enamel Dots
Half of a toothpick
Twine from the Twinery
psst you can try the different twine colors by
purchasing a small sample kit. Then you'll know what
colors you use more and make a cost effective purchase.
Link for the Kit with the fire truck.
http://www.svgcuts.com/affiliates/jrox.php?id=3561&jxURL=http://svgcuts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=47&products_id=355
Hi everyone!!!
I finally got the flower Cart done. The paper came last week but we have had a few car issues.. grrr that have kept me away from my craft room. That being said when the paper came I couldn't get to making the flowers for the cart. When I think of beautiful scenery, I think of wagons in the front yard
or gardening tools that are old and grass and flowers growing up around
it. I love the old butter churns sitting out front or chairs made of branches from trees. That's the kind of gal I am.
So here are the specks. I made the cart sort of like Brigit's from the design team on SVG cuts. I wanted one wheel and more of a rustic falling apart sort of look so I didn't worry to much about making it look all neat. All the pieces for the cart and accent pieces for the umbrella were made using my Designer Software from Silhouette as I used the print and cut feature. So if you have that or are able to print and cut or you have wood look paper and the right paper for you accent pieces your good to go. I didn't so I had to do the print and cut feature. I hot glued those tiny brads to the centers of the wheels as my paper was not strong enough to push it through like Brigit did.
The mushroom Cap came from Cotton Tail Village and is what I used to make the umbrella and the accents for it were trimmed with a circle punch to the that look at the bottom of it. The pole for the umbrella is the pool cue from The Green Room on SVG cuts. I then cut thin strips of paper to made vines and curled them around a paint brush. The flowers are just one of Mary's many types of flowers she makes. Take a look at any Spring or Mother's day kit and your bound to find a flower you like. If you don't print the PDF's that is how I find the different shapes I want to make things. I think of the shape I want to use or flower I want to make, then pour over those PDF 's to find what I want. The box is from December Gifts and is just that little flat box. I filled it with beans to weight it down and then added the little pearls to the flower centers. All the flowers were inked on the edges and shaped with my McGill flower shaping tools. I really wouldn't know what to do with out those tools they have been invaluable.
What's that you say How did I get the umbrella to stand in the cart. I used a very huge and ugly brad in my opinion. I stuck that in the bottom of the pool cue and hot glued it to the cart. I had bought a steal on Scrapbooksteals.com and really wanted all of it except those brads and had no idea what in the world I would do with them. They are still there but you just don't see it.. Good to my thinking. YUCK.
So there you have it my flower cart. This creation and a few others I have and will make, will go to benefit women who have family members in prison. Just because they're family members have made a mistake doesn't mean those women aren't suffering as well. In fact many of them need the love of Christ in fellowship and crafting or whatever to let them know they are still loved.
I will post a link that will take you to one of the kits I used. Have a look around. There are so many amazing kits and collections I know it will be hard for you to decide. It always is for me as well.
Mary made a fire engine in the newest kit.. so cute and perfect for that little boy in your life or the fire fighter. Thanks for stopping by Y'all and Happy Crafting!!!
here is the link for one of the kits I used:)http://www.svgcuts.com/affiliates/jrox.php?id=3561&jxURL=http://svgcuts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=11&products_id=346
Kits I used were:
Cotton Tail Village
December Gifts
Carmel Apple Pie
The Green Room
Freebie with a 10.00 purchase this week is this one! so cute!!! http://www.svgcuts.com/affiliates/jrox.php?id=3561&jxURL=http://svgcuts.com/blog/2013/05/10/free-gift-patriotic-parade-svg-kit-6-99-value/
Morning all,
Well the paper still hasn't come yet so I didn't get that project I posted last done yet but when I comes and it is done I will post it.. I don't expect it will take me to long to finish maybe by next week I can post it for sure.. BUT... I haven't been idle..
Don't you just love the new kit!!! How fun is that!!! Fruity Fiesta is the name and I have made something using it and the tea box from Tea for you and me. Drum roll please....
A fruit Cart!!!!
yep a you read that right a fruit cart. I was inspired by the new kit and my longing as with everyone else of summer and sunny days. Even here it hasn't been our normal warm weather. Thienly inspired me more with her adding wheels to the ice cream truck. I thought how thoughtful and fun to add wheels. When the new kit came out with the lemon boxes I knew I had to turn those into wheels.
Make the box for the tea bags first that will give you a better idea of what size you'll want your wheels for the cart. You can size it smaller or leave it as it imports. I left it that size.
I had those straws remember that I was inspired by and thought I needed to use those up a bit more. I could just give them to my grand kids to use and they would have a great time with those and I still may when they are here but I love how they look like bamboo. Anyway I used those to make the frame under the tea box and a 3/16 in dowel fits perfectly inside to make the wheels move. I made the stick 6 inches to stick out a little on both sides then made the lemon box at a smaller size and poked a hole in the back of the box with a pencil to put the dowel through then hot glued the dowel into the box. I did of course glue the lid to the bottom of the box on the lemon box. I loved how Mary said a lime or a orange would be cute to so I made two lemons and two limes. I made the top of the pineapple at the size it imports and then hot glued the straws together to make the "pole".
I cut the straws at a angle like I did with the elephants trees and then made a lemon slice on the inside of the pineapple to have something to glue the straws to. To make the pole look a little more finished I loosely wrapped bakers twine around it. Then made the cute little sign for the pineapple and put it on the cart. I glued it onto the front of the cart and added a watermelon svg and the cute pear. The pear was a freebie on the freebie page.
That is all I did on it if I forgot to mention something make sure you let me know. I thought this would be so cute on the table with all the other stuff for a summer party. Add your forks,knives and spoons all wrapped up in cute little napkins for your guests and there you have it a summer fiesta!
This is the free kit with a purchase of 9.98 this week. Remember to make a purchase of 9.98 not including this free kit and then make sure you add it to your cart. When you see the page that has the discount make sure you type in that box"freegift" Then continue through with your payment. It is free with your purchase till Friday so hop to it! After that you'll have to pay for this awesome kit! Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting. Have a really great day ya'll and Happy crafting!
Here is the link to take you right to this awesome kit. The other kit I used is Tea for You and Me. http://www.svgcuts.com/affiliates/jrox.php?id=3561&jxURL=http://svgcuts.com/blog/2013/05/03/free-gift-fruity-fiesta-svg-kit-6-99-value/
Hi Everyone!!!
I am so sorry I have been working hard but not posting any pictures. I will give you a sneak peek and something I am working on to benefit an outreach at church. Remember though it isn't done yet and yes of course I will tell you how I did it. When I get it all done and figure out what on earth I did to make it..
Looking over at my desk it is a mess!!!! I have Mother's Day Cards and 3d roses and.. oh yeah the sneak peak ok ok sorry. So here it is. So just in case your looking at this and think what in the world is she doing???? It will be a garden wagon with the umbrella and flowers and vines and such. You know me I love stuff like that.
Anyway stay tuned I hope to have it up some time next week. Some of the kits I have used so far have been Carmel Apple Pie, Cotton Tail Village. I used the mushroom top to make the part of the umbrella.
The idea came from Brigit's wagon she made with the Carmel Apple pie kit. I loved it so much and wanted to do my own version of it. Brigit is on the design team at SVG CUTS and you can go to the blog and check out all the inspiration. There is a ton of it.
So that is it so far, as I said I hope to have it done by mid week next week. We have had some crazy days lately and when I plan to stay home and craft that goes out the window but you know how that is, that is life!
Thanks for stopping by I will put a link down below to one of the kits I have been using. If you make this anything be sure and post it on SVG Cuts Facebook page I would love to see it as do all the crafty guys and gals there. We are a friendly bunch and don't bite. Promise!!! There is tons of encouragement and help, give a shout out if ya need it someone is there to help. Be sure and check out the new freebie, with a purchase of 9.98 excluding the freebie. It will be up for a week then a new freebie will be up. How can you beat that??? Make sure you check the blog too there are all kinds of totally free stuff as well. Really, no cost at all. The new kit is simply delicious looking!!! really fun for your summer parties.. go check it out! Thanks so much for stopping by I will really try hard to get it done for ya by mid week. Have a really great weekend y'all and thanks so much for stopping by. Here is the link:http://www.svgcuts.com/affiliates/jrox.php?id=3561&jxURL=http://svgcuts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=279
Blessings, Sharalyn
Afternoon all,
In my last blog post I talked about making a fishing boat with a pole from the Picnic in the Park. Well, I made one and I am thinking about giving it to my very special dad for Father's Day. When we were kids I remember fishing with my dad and he would put the worm on the hook for us and clean our fish but mostly I remember how relaxed and happy he looked and spending time camping with he and my mom was the best.
I used The Picnic in the Park kit and a little used collection of Mary's called Forest Collection. I also used the pool cue from The Green Room another great kit and faboulus for Fathers Day as well. It has a super pool table box!
I made the box and the boat and used my print and cut feature quite a bit on this creation.
I used wood looking "paper" for the accents on the boat and pool cue. The pool cue was made using the cue and then I poked a pin in places to make the holes for the metal eyes then used thin wire and shaped them into loops. I used Linen Thread from Stampin up and tied that around the top, then threaded it through to the bottom,wrapped more linen thread around the "handle" and hot glued a brad at the bottom to make the bottom of the pole. I also used it to make a handle for the real. I used the same wire to make a hook. On the back of the boat is a wire loop holding two fish that say Gone Fishing.The real I made using a very small hole punch and then a 1/2 circle punch. I glued a piece of a toothpick in the middle of the two circles and wrapped linen thread around that for the fishing line. I sized the float, fishing hat, creel ( fishing basket) and lures to go with the box and the boat size. I used tiny pearls that I put a blue or a black dot on with a Copic marker to make the eyes. I used Cuttlebug's Tiny Mosaic for the creel texture and the Sizzix wood grain embossing folder for the lines for the rope. Turn your rope at an angle so it looks like one then ink it to add more texture to it. I think that is everything but as always just ask if I didn't include something you want to know how I did it.Thanks so much for stopping by and spending some quiet time with me. Below is the link that will take you to their page and the Forest collection which really needs more attention in my opinion. Don't forget tonight is a new Kit or Collection night! So exciting to see what Mary comes up with! Blessing all Sharalyn.
http://www.svgcuts.com/affiliates/jrox.php?id=3561&jxURL=http://svgcuts.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=Forest+Country&x=0&y=0 http://svgcuts.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=Forest+Country&x=0&y=0
Morning everyone!
Grab your deck shoes and your life jacket and go for a picnic!
Mary did it again with a wonderful new kit called Picnic in the Park. It has an adorable picnic basket which can be done soooo many ways and a wonderful boat box as well. Father's day, lunch with your mom a summer outing at the beach you can really let your imagination go wild. I have yet to play with the boat box but that may be what I do today!
I imported and cut the picnic box at the size it imports then cut several strips and played with the combos to get my "creative eye" going. Then I added the anchor and the fish from the boat and even when to my shapes menu and cut a life preserver out of the "donut" shape. I cut several layers and glued them together to give it a more 3d effect then wraped some ribbon around the edges to give it the life preserver effect. Then I found the Country forest collection from the SVG cuts page and made the float at the appropriate size for the basket. I can't wait to play with this kit some more... there is a wonderful card and a very roomy bag for gifts as well.
I can't help but think of all the dads out there that do duck hunting or fishing and with a little imagination you could take that pool cue from The Green room kit and make it into a fishing poll! add that to your boat box and put some fishing lures in the box for dad and there is your gift for that dad that loves to fish! Great moms day stuff too! Go check it out on their page. Super fun suff Y'all! Thanks for stopping by and vistin'. I will post a link below to take you right to this amazingly fun kit! Here is even better news, buy just 9.98 dollars with of other kits and get this kit for FREE!!!! Make sure you add it to your cart and that your total of 9.98 does not include the price of this kit. In the discounts box type in freegift then continue, and guess what they do that every week!!! How cool is that! Have a really super day everyone and Happy Crafting!!! Blessings Sharalyn
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Mornin y'all!
I hope your having a great morning! A few weeks ago Leo and Mary introduced their kit Maison de Madeline. The night before they had a contest to win the Graphic 45 paper collection French Country. I had entered but I didn't win, anyway that night was choir practice and I took something I made to show my choir director. One of the gals in the choir asked If I had ever made a bird... well no I hadn't. I hadn't even tried. My friend went from a bird to somehow a rooster. I told her let me think about it. As we started to practice the idea started to form so I thought OK I guess God wants me to try this. Well I did try and failed very badly. I think I needed to learn a few more techniques before I got it made. I also needed to realize that yep I cannot make this stuff on my own, It is with Gods help that I make this stuff. So I made Mary and Leo's gift and then also made the clock for my daughter where I learned a bit about moving nodes and such. On the Rooster I learned to add score lines to get the paper to bend the way I wanted it to. God of course helped me realize that the problem with the first Rooster was that the bend of the neck wasn't right and that I had to add score lines to make it bend right.. He was right of course. A few other things really bothered me about the first rooster as well. I am happy to say I have the rooster done and to quote a friend it is "nuts". That is what my post was all about the other day about not understanding how God has me make this stuff. So on to the rooster.
I must say I have never owned a rooster never been around them I grew up in a city. We had one dog, birds, lizards, toads, cats, rats, hamsters, rabbits and tortoises. NO Chickens or Roosters. So I knew nothing about them other than I am slightly afraid of them. I started by making the body shape and since I have never seen a live chicken body I thought about all the chickens I roasted.. ok I know that's wierd but that is what you do when you have no idea. Then I thought about the feathers, called my daughter and she messaged me three photos that were a big help. The feet well they are not there. I used two and half inch long dowels to make the legs cuz I just couldn't come up with the feet. I think I could have used the pool table cue but I am not going there now. This was a labor intense project and I can honestly say I don't think I will be doing another. I inked all the feathers. I will list the kits and collections I used below but the most important thing for you to get out of this is: If you have an idea don't limit yourself. Each kit and collection has certain shapes look at them study them get an idea of what you want to use then pour over those pdf Mary slaves over for us. Try really hard to imagine that shape to work for what you want it for. As an example the roosters comb is part of the primroses from Organic Spring Flowers collection.
That is all for now everyone Thanks for stopping by and take advantage of the wonderful kits and collections Mary has made, Use your imagination, if I can do this anyone can! Happy Crafting everyone! Here is a link to take you to One of the kits I used.
http://www.svgcuts.com/affiliates/jrox.php?id=3561&jxURL=http://svgcuts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=51
Kits and Collections I used to make the Rooster:
Acorn Autumn-thighs, tail bump and head
Tea for you and Me- neck
Poplar Street Tulips-main body
Happy Thanks- tail feathers
Toil and Trouble- small feathers
B is for Birthday- body feathers in front, around legs and red things around eyes and hanging down. (see I said I didn't know nothing about chickens)
Organic Spring Flowers- Comb and around beak
Carmel Apple Pie- base for Rooster to stand on
Beak is just scraps of paper and tongue is too.. yep there is even a tongue.
Morin' Y'all,
