Craft Party - HEARTS of LOVE

Supplies 'Before'

(Not all of course!)

Supplies "During"

(Not all of course, again...)

Made from napkins, white embossed wallpaper and glitter

A few of us creating some beauty!

... One must retain one's strength while creating ....

Oops - showed this twice.

Oh well, they are worth seeing again : )

We used glue sticks to attach white embossed wallpaper to white cardstock, then glued the top layer of a napkin over the top. The wallpaper can be used alone (which I did earlier on some) but it also adds interesting texture under the thin napkin. I then sprinkled prism glitter onto the napkin since the glue seeps thru a bit, then covered with waxed paper and used a brayer to flatted it. When dry, cut out the heart shapes.... added more glitter (of course!), jewels, ribbon, etc. Using pretty scrapbook papers was an option, but it was fun to create our own from napkins!

For my friend Jeanne's "Paris" themed room

Even prettier in real life

where you can see the glitter better!

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These make wonderful valentines of various sizes

but are also wonderful to receive as a reminder of being loved

any day of the week. If you can part with them that is!

(I had to keep a few for myself...)

Handmade Gifts

This year I made many of the birthday and Christmas gifts I gave to friends.

This scarf was a December birthday gift for Sue. We met in junior high and have been forever friends since. How thankful I am for friends old and new!

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I purchased a small amount of creamy sweater knit fabric and the ecru lace from a fabric store and the crocheted lace is from a vintage doily found at a thrift store. I love to search out the linens and lace someone lovingly made years ago.

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I made the flower pin from felted wool made from thrift store sweaters. Doesn't 'felted' sound so much nicer than 'shrunken'? : )

I added the center of a small doily and a button,

and velvet ribbon to add some flair.

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For anyone who is wondering where the organized closet photos and post went, well, I did say I was regretting posting those. Yikes! Baring my closet to the world? Had second thoughts : )

And have you noticed how something looks so nice to you personally and then you look at photos and realize they lost something in translation? After seeing the photos of our master bedroom all I could think of was, 'it looks clean but boring'. Needs more decor or a new paint color and definately some window coverings. I think taking photos of our home decor is a great way to see what it really looks like and helps with decorating ideas! I now have the 'before' pictures, but you all will have to wait to see the 'after' because I still don't know what to do in there. We've just lived here a year and a half and each room takes time, for me anyway!