Land that I Love Patriotic Wood Slice Art!

I was able to guest post at Sugar Bee Crafts as part of the fun Red, White and Blue last year. So it's been a year since I did this craft, but this was fun and easy! I love wood slices! Last year in May there was a huge windstorm here...hundreds of giant trees were downed in a couple of hours.  That meant weeks of work and cleanup...but we collected all the wood we could.  We made some new friends and bought a new chainsaw.  Haha.  We have all the wood slices we could handle.  If you don't have access to wood slices, any reclaimed wood or even new wood and make a fun sign.  We were fortunate, or unfortunate, to have a major windstorm a couple months  ago that toppled some very old trees in our neighborhood.  We saw it as an opportunity to acquire some inexpensive crafting medium. So, I'm painting on a wood slice...you can use pallet boards, pine, barn wood, old wood fence,  anything with a reclaimed look is fun! You could...

St. Patrick's Day Charm Necklace!

 St. Patrick's Day Charm Necklace!  I love this fun necklace filled with all sorts of "don't pinch me" charms!  I got my materials from Oriental Trading, They have everything you need for parties, holidays, weddings, crafts, novelty toys, kids, religious, and high quality art supplies! You will need: Silver chain Lucky Clover and Wish Charms Jewelry pliers jump rings Green crystal beads Tassels Vintage Shamrock charms Just use the jump rings and put charms all over as much of the necklace as you like! I did the tassel in the center because it is the heaviest and will likely shift that way anyway. Then filled in with different charms and beads. Slide a crystal bead or 2 on the rhinestone eyepin.  Cut it with the pliers and then curl the remaining part of the eyepin to make a loop for hanging on the chain. Not too tricky! I love it and it's perfect for anytime of year, but especially now! This post published on...

Merry & Bright Glossy Gold Vinyl

 Merry & Bright Glossy Gold Vinyl! I love glossy gold vinyl.  It is so shiny and mirrored!  It is perfect for all holiday decor!  This is from Scraft Artise They sell gorgeous vinyl sheets in metallic colors! They are also running a giveaway for a Silhouette Cameo 3 Like this gold! They have brush markers, washi tape, adult-colororing journals and books! I received this gold and matte mixed pack of vinyl in exchange for this post. I used a wood plaque from Plaid . I painted it with Milk Paint in Petticoat white. I used my Silhouette Cameo to make a cute phrase. I love my Silhouette Cameo. Don't forget to enter to win the newest and greatest version here. It's easy to use the software and import your own fonts for cutting. Then place my vinyl on the cutting mat and set the blade to the depth of 2. Let it cut. Weed out the excess vinyl with a hook tool. Place transfer tape over the top of the vinyl. Peel it off ...