Art class Endevors

How could I resist not getting into the swing of things. I have a friend that likes seahorses at school so I put this together using some of the same elements and principles as the students. Additive and subtractive elements, construction - so I still need work here. Small pots are for small cactus that I will be purchasing .

Writing in the Florida sand

This past January we (all 4 of us) were able to travel south to Florida. Along out travels we stopped by the beaches of the Atlantic and then again on the beaches of the gulf. Several times we collected or wrote my nieces name in the sand with her new fiancés and made hearts with shells then took pictures, we knew we would bring print the photos frame them and gift them to Cyndal and Alex. I think it turned out great. I printed the photos at Walmart 1 hour printing, they did a decent job and so fast. This was suppose to be the main wedding gift but since I forgot this is going to be Keenan's gift to the couple since he will not be at the wedding :( classes, finals, moving and China in 12 days (for 8 months) will keep him home.

Life Events - notes for the Bride and Groom

Instead of just wedding advice, I saw somewhere that these were made for the happy couple a note is written for such events as birth of first child, loss of a parent, loss of a pet, child's graduation, empty nesters, (burning the dinner - good idea to include $ in that one, to order pizza), 1,5,10,15,20,25 and 50th Anniversaries etc..

I coordinated the paper to match the wedding, I will have guests select the event then seal the envelope with the coordinating seal, cards can be kept tidy in the cute little basket. How precious will this gift be years from now - when you open a card from your long past relative/or friend.

Catching up - We want to sing

I had been busy crafting all fall and winter however, some of the projects did not make it to the blog... Imagine that!

With both kids in college I find I have plenty of time to make things and craft, I should work on getting my blog updated frequently.  For now Enjoy.....

This wreath was made for a long term choir sub:  one of my favorite songs the kids sang: We want to sing.

Explosion Box

I used Cricut cart mini albums to cut box lid and flaps.
George and Basic shapes for note squares
I made the cake box on my own then added jewels, not quite done but well on way.

Baby Box

Wedding crafts Abound...

I have not got to the blog lately because I have been working on projects for my boss and my niece who are both getting married this May.

Wow is it stressful to work with white sculptey clay especially when someone wants the project for their wedding cake topper! Due to the handcrafted and nature of clay and white being a natural magnet to every piece of dust in my house, these do have some imperfections. They are very close to what was requested and that is the most important. The only problem and perhaps not really a problem is that they are getting more choices since I have crafted the birds in several mediums, some are still drying

More wedding stuff

Finished the shower invites, boxes for bridesmaid gifts, labels for jars and another couple of do-dads, I'd post but honestly I do not trust my niece anymore not to take a little peek. (Seems the confession of unwrapping her Christmas presents then taping them up again so her mom wouldn't know, implies that she would peek here too!)

Photos