My last Christmas Card ???

Hi all, I love making x-mas cards, but I get tired of it rather quickly. Anyone else like that ? Anyhow, this may be my last x-mas card for this year ; looking forward to moving on to other things...

The Flying Unicorn blog is honoring and thanking their CT, and asking us members to lift one of their projects. I choose to lift Hélène, 2amscrapper who's work I love....

I am linking this to The ribbon Girl blog, who's challenge is simply to make a x-mas themed project.

Thanks for looking...have a fabulous week-end !!!

Purple Snow....

This started as a card, but turned into a wall hanging for a x-mas gift...I am linking to Flying Unicorn.

Beautiful Mica powders on the chipboard

Homemade Flower

Gorgeous Velour border...

Thanks for looking...off to make more x-mas cards !!!   xoxooxo

White on White...

Hi all, another Bella Challenge; use the colour white, and only white, on any project. I have long wanted to do this, but never had the courage, so when I saw this challenge, I knew right away this was the moment !!!
Yikes, I knew it would be hard, but it was really hard; probably the hardest challenge ever for me, but oh so satisfying !!!
And you know how I love to recycle, so I did and am doing my last entry for the Let's Craft and Create challenge...

I created my background using a recycled cereal box; glued some japanese paper , a bit of paint, and some embossing. Then lace and feathers...

Recycled a poinsettia from a card by fussy cutting, added different size pearls in the middle, popped it up on fabric, recycled an embossed frame from another card ( I am usually happy with the few supplies I have, but I must admit for this project I would have loved an embossing and or cutting machine).
I don't know why there are red spots in my pics ???

Used the reverse of a K and Co. border and applied glitter; added a bit of white paint to my off white flowers...painted the curly cues...

Weaved a strand of pearls through my lace, made a bow, added my button...finished it off with some lace...

And there you have it !!! xoxooxoxox

Chiming in the Holidays

Hi friends, Lets Craft and Create has a challenge called Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Bella Creations asks us to take something in our home, alter it for use in our home during the holidays.

I kept this wooden porto crate for ever, knowing I would one day alter it. Well, the day has come !
Here is the pic of it before I got my dirty little hands on it :

And this is how it looks today:

I rubbed it with inka-gold, added some gold glitter here and there, music paper to cover the old labels...

X-mas cluster, x-mas ball, made a big double bow...

And these ( they are straight IRL, they were just dangling from me moving it) are glass ornaments that chime when gently clicked...Cool huh !!!

I will put candles around it come x-mas time; I think it will look beautiful

TFL...xoxoxooxox

Flying Unicorn gives back...

A very special time at Flying Unicorn

Many of us know women who have had to live with the fear and reality of abuse. Flying Unicorn needs your help to empower these women to find the courage to take control of their lives and leave the nightmares they are living.

You can help and here’s how. For each purchase that you make during the month of November, Flying Unicorn will donate 5% of the sales proceeds to Women in Distress. In addition, you can help by uploading your projects to the Flying Unicorn gallery. A donation of $1 will go to Women in Distress for each and every project that you upload to a maximum of $1,000.

If you would like to make a cash contribution to Women in Distress, Flying Unicorn is collecting donations on behalf of Women in Distress from November 1 through November 30, 2011. Your PAYPAL donation can be made by simply sending money to cs@flyingunicornllc.com. Please add WID In the note section. You can also mail a check, made payable to WOMAN IN DISTRESS, to:

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Please help Flying Unicorn empower these women to change their lives. We can all help our sisters by offering our prayers and financial support.

Fabric ornament...

Hello there bloggers, today I made a fabric christmas tree ornament. I don't sew, so it's out of my range of comfort, but I wanted to enter Starr's challenge over at Bella Creations which is to make something out of fabric for the holidays, and also Let's craft and create, which it to recycle.

 The fabric is from an old shoe bag (not sure why, but we have about 8 shoe bags;I don't even have that many shoes..), the gold edging is from an old dress, and the ribbon is from a chocolate box....

It is the same of both sides, and it is stuffed to give it a 3D dimension...

Thanks for stopping by ....xoxooxo

Tye-Die Grooviness...

Hi there, my SIL is turning 50, a child of the 60's. I altered this bag; applied this really cool tye-die tissue paper, made a big bold flower from various flower parts, weaved some ribbon, a few bows and buttons, name tag, and it's done !!! Do you find it groovy man    LOL....

I am linking this into these challenges..

The pretty little ribbon ; use bows and buttons
Bella Creations ; creat in any style; I choose Funky
Flying Unicorn; lift something from the artist of the week; I choose her love of colors

Thanks for peeking...

Christmas Fashion...

Would'nt it be fun to have a red feather dress for Christmas time ?

Linking to Flying Unicorn Red, Green and Yellow challenge...

Bella's Challenge Crimson, White and Gold....

What a lovely color combo for Christmas; why don't you come and join us in this challenge ? If this one does not speak to you, there are many other month long challenges you can enter....and they all have random gifts involved...LOL...come on, come over and take a look....Bella Creations...

Chow, Thanks for peeking...xoxoxoo

Staying with the Gold...

Hi all, I am having so much fun making my Christmas Cards; it is a bit of a challenge for me since I like my cards chunky, but I have to keep them very thin or else the shipping charges will bankrupt me !!!

I am linking this up to Flying Unicorn Challenge; use yellow, red and green...

Going for the Gold...

I love x-mas cards using ivory's and golds....I made an envelope style card, tag and envelope....
lots of inka-gold, gold glimmer mist, gold paper...love it...


Enjoy...and thanks for stopping by, I always appreciate it..

Linking up to Flying Unicorn...

Origami x-mas tree

Sandi , over at the Flying Unicorn, has challenged us to use the colors Red, Green And Yellow, and you must use this  photo as inspiration. So I thought : Quirky, fun, tall and slim, a definite sense of whimsy..

And I still need LOTS of x-mas cards, and I guess the trees influenced me, so this is what I made.

My quirky origami x-mas tree !!! thanks for stopping by xoxoox

And we have a winner...

Hello, yes, today is winner reveal day. I want to thank everyone who participated. I really enjoyed myself, meeting new bloggers and visiting lots of beautiful blogs. I want to take a few moments to thank the ones who take the time to leave me comments and some loving !!! Your comments really encourage me and mean a lot to me.  I never thought this blogging world would become such an important part of my life, but it certainly has. There is so much incredible talent out there, and I have many people that I follow and get inspired from.

I welcome all my new followers and hope to form new friendships...

So, without any further ado....

My winner is a new follower :

Susan from Art of mine...

Congrats Susan, I so hope you enjoy your gifts.

Big hugs and kisses to you all,   G