I Haven't Fallen Off The Face of The Earth, Yet...

I am getting this posted later than I wanted but life has just been SO crazy lately. I have been SLAMMED with my Craft Fairs and preparing for those and now that the kids are out of school this week I am the Mom and entertainer... But on to more important things!

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Long Time, No See...

I know it has been SEVERAL days since my last post, and I am so sorry to stay away for so long...but I have eye candy to make up for it. **grin** I have been super busy getting re-stocked for another craft fair I have this weekend. If you are interested in coming to see me and getting any of the cool items I will have available I would LOVE to see you. I will be at James Madison High School from 10-5 both Sat. & Sun. 11/14-15. Here is the details and location.

Now on to the goodies!!! This is a version I have created of SANTA SWEETS, which has married my ideas with my cousins recipe for this CUTE project. You can see her recipe and her cute version by clicking HERE. So I had these paint pails decorated so that people could fill them with their own goodies and give as a cute gift item, but for some reason they were not selling??? I just think that sometime people can't think of what kind of items you would put in them to give to someone, therefore they continued to sit on my shelves. So my answer was to repackage and include some great goodies to eat inside.

Each pail has a SANTA tag attached to it, on one side there is a SANTA punch made from all types of dies and punches. I made mine bigger then the one made in this tutorial. I mounted the SANTA onto a die cut TOP NOTE shape and then on the other side...

I printed the preparation directions for the SANTA SWEETS inside. I saw this tutorial about how to line up your pre-printed items onto the TOP NOTE die, BUT I can't remember what blog I saw it on. I will look for it and if I can't find it I will post the tutorial myself later next week.

Here is the pail lid that i decorated with a non-Stampin' Up! stamp, I embellished it with Crystal Effects and Cosmo Glitter. I attached the card stock piece to the top of the pail.

Here are the goodies the I included inside. I got the recipe from my cousin and you can see it here on her blog. She has some ADORABLE items on her blog also, take a look see!

Here are better pictures of the candy bar covers that I have made more of. I sold out of these SUPER FAST at my last show. I ran out of Creamy Caramel card stock so I had to improvise...I used window sheets to make the back of Thomas the Turkey. *grin* I kind of like that people can see the candy bar, since when people would pick these up they would look at it like, "Cute, BUT what is it..." This way they know right away what the items is.

I will tell you that this little guy takes FOREVER to make. I only made 20 of them and man are there a lot of steps to get this guy to come to life. But he is cute, huh.?

I include a full Hershey's Bar, I get them in bulk at Costco and these openings might even hold the kind with almonds...I am just nervous about people and their nut allergies these days. So I stick to the good old standby- PURE CHOCOLATE!!!

Here is what the sleeve looks like with nothing in it. I hope you can see it since it is clear, didn't quite think about that when I took this photo.

Here is the other cover I made, good old Saint Nick. I tried to make him look happier but I was only able to make him look totally angry, which is not the look that I wanted to give him. So he just ends up looking exhausted and fed-up...some Christmas spirit, huh?

Here is a close up of him, he was a much faster cover to make!

Of course, what post would be complete with out a picture of Saint Nick's backside?? Definitely not mine! **grin** I moved his sleeve up a little higher so it wouldn't look like he is bodiless, but I should have covered the hat part in Real Red card stock instead of using Blush Blossom all the way up.

I wanted to show you the sleeve up close, this one will only fit the plain Hershey's bar, not the one with Almonds.

Well I hope you enjoyed the items I shared with you today, but I would LOVE to see your comments and for you to become a follower as well. Please leave me a note about your thoughts on this post or any other post you have seen here on my blog. If you would like to join and become a follower please see the wijit on the right side bar near the bottom. Thanks for stopping by and we will see you next week and until then TTFN~

Naked Chocolate- NEVER!

I apologize in advance for the poor quality of these pictures. Again...I took it at one of the shows that I am a vendor for this weekend. I meant to take pictures of these guys this morning but time got away from me so here is what I am left with. On any account, this is what I have been feverishly trying to finish over the last few days...I don't know why I wait until the last minuet to get things done, I hate the anxiety I feel and I really need to prepare better. **grin**

So here is my friend Thomas the Turkey. I was inspired to make him when I saw something similar on another blog. I don't remember the name of it, but found here by doing a search in the SCS gallery for "Top Note Turkey", hers was the cutest there, FO SHO!!

I made the face almost identical to hers but instead of making it into a box, I made it a BODY-LESS turkey. He is concealing a chocolate candy bar in the neck and brain of his...I don't know what that makes me laugh but it does.

Here the companion I made for Thomas, his name is Chris Kringle but we just call him Santa...

Man the look on his face just say, "What NOW" to me...I guess if you were having someone pull chocolate out of your neck you would probably have the same expression- huh?

I will be offering these guys as Crafty Kits, I will add them later on this weekend once the show is over. I hope you enjoyed this post and check back in next week, I have had some COOL ideas stirring in me head. I have some Definitely Decorative things in mind for some new things, you will have to check back with me to see what is in store. Thanks for stopping in and until next time~ TTFN.

Soup, It's Good for the Soul

My kids are finally in bed and I can post my newest project. I stayed up late AGAIN last night trying to finish these for Saturday. I completed the finishing touches this morning and they are FINALLY done! Here is my attempt at Snowman Soup...

I have 2 different color mugs a real pretty olive green color and a cream/bone color. I had already adhered the Decor Elements Bulk Buy flowers to these mugs and filled with candy for another show, and thought I would reuse the un-sold ones for the holidays. Rather than peeling off ALL the flowers I took my crystal effects and some Cosmo glitter and made (what hopefully looks like) snow flakes on them.

I color coordinated the snowmen to their perspective mugs. So for some of the mugs I used Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, and Dusty Durango to color in the snowmen. For the other mugs I used Real Red, Old Olive, and Pumpkin Pie.

In each of the mugs I included 1 package of Hot Coco Mix, (in the cello bag) Mini Chocolate Chip Morsels, Mini Marshmallows, 2 Mini Candy Canes, and a Snowman Soup Poem to complete the project. I think these turned out pretty well...I just don't know how to package them for transportation. I am going to have to figure something out.

I think my favorite color combo is the Melon Mambo, I remember a few years ago Stampin' Up! had some Christmas paper that was not your traditional Christmas colors. That package of Designer Series Paper was more along the lines of pinks, aqua's, limes and so on. I love those colors and it gives a twist to the traditional Holiday feel for me. Plus they are just fun uplifting colors, where for me the more traditional Christmas colors are just cozier and warmer feeling to me. Some times I want cozy, and sometimes I want unruly and FUN!

Here is a up close look at the poem itself. Can you tell I really LOVE this font. Yep, it is the same one I used on the Reindeer POOP Poem. I couldn't find the scallop square the PERFECT size for this project, so I took the Scallop Square Die (115950) and cut a straight line in between one of the scallops and made it smaller/shorter by overlapping some of the scallops and gluing it down onto itself. It was easy and you cant even tell that is what I did.

I hope you enjoyed tonight's project and please LEAVE ME A COMMENT letting me know what you think. I am really hoping that I can complete my project for you tomorrow in time to post it tomorrow. I can't do a late night tonight as my Hubby is home from travel and I really want some time with him...so we will see how fast I can work tomorrow. So until then ~TTFN

POOP for Brains...

I about wet myself when I came up with this title. For those of you who know me well totally understand why I think this is funny- basically toilet humor is the funniest thing to me which probably isn't the best since I have kids that I am responsible for. **hehe**

The reason for the title- my newly finished project. I didn't get to post yesterday because I was feverishly trying to finish these. I made 22 of them for my show this weekend. I was trying to find something I could make for a reindeer, since I have NO stamp set with a reindeer in it- GASP! I know, I thought the same thing, how is that possible?! I have been eyeing what I think is THE MOST adorable reindeer in a set called Sparkly & Bright (#115346) from the Idea Book & Catalog, MAN is that set CUTE!!!!!! But like I said I don't have one RIGHT NOW, so I was blurfing the other day and came across another demo that made a triangle box that looked like a reindeer- GENIUS!!! I thought I can do that, and I changed it a bit- I gave it a red nose and made antlers...

Here is what it looks like from the front and the back. I made his face look a little "droopy" since the poem has a bit of sarcasm in it. **grin** I made the boxes themselves from window sheets so you could see what was inside, but here is my dilemma- How disgusting do you think it is that the "reindeer poop" is being house inside his head? I still laugh when I say that in my head. He has poop for brains, ok- I HAVE to stop. I can barley type I am laughing so hard. I am such a child! I hope that others will see the humor in it too or I am going to have a TON of Raisinetts to eat this month.

Here is a close up of the poem that goes with it. I have wanted to make these for a few years now, and honestly I had made something else that didn't sell well at all for me at my last show so I had all this candy left over. So I got to thinking of how to use it so I wouldn't eat it- well this is it and I hope they sell ok. Tell me what you think- leave a comment about your thoughts for this project- good, bad or otherwise.

I will see you all again tomorrow, I am trying to finish up on a few more items that I am trying to cram into Saturdays show. Don't forget to come see me at a show this month, check out my EVENTS page for details. Have a great night and until later- TTFN

POST Halloween and a WINNER!

HELLO friends,

I hate missing posts like I have this last week, but it did allow me the chance to get caught up (mostly) and get some much needed tweaking done to my blog. I am sure you have noticed some of the new changes, but more on that later. First, lets visit the FUN we had over the weekend for Halloween! Here is my daughter at our neighborhood Halloween Party. She was a Genie, and SO adorable at that! She had so much fun putting on makeup, you can't see it very well in the picture but she has a TON on and I told my friends that this would be the only time I allow her to wear that much. I mean I am an adult and I never wear close to that much, but come on- it's a costume and Halloween.

Here is a picture of both my kids together outside. We had a neighborhood party, stayed for a little bit- ran to our church party stayed for a while then ran home and trick or treated with my neighbors. What a whirlwind of a weekend! My son (who is infatuated by Bats) was a vampire this year and has already tagged his costume for next year. You guessed it, a Bat!

Here are my two gems inside trying to take decent pictures before the mayhem starts and makeup gets rubbed off and costume parts come undone, brake and go missing. My sons costume came apart I think within the first 20 min. which is why I was so relieved to get good pics before we set foot outside.

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Now- onto CRAFTY things. You may have noticed some new additions to my blog lately, and one in particular is the ability to purchase Crafty Kit's and Crafty Kit Bits. If you have seen ideas on here that you would love to make for yourself but don't own all the supplies to do it or don't know where to start, then this is for you! I am offering these projects in two different formats.

Crafty Kits are complete kits with ALL the supplies (excluding adhesive) to complete a particular project. The Kit will include all paper supplies, pre-stamped images, die-cut or punched items, embellishments, ribbons, step-by-step instructions, etc. You will be able to complete the entire project with everything in this Kit. Currently I am offering the Holiday Gift Tags as a Crafty Kit. You can also opt to JUST purchase the instructions for this project if you have all the punches and stamps needed to complete it.

Crafty Kit Bits are kits that include ALMOST everything you would need to complete the project featured. For example currently I am offering the Christmas Countdown Advent Calendar as a Craft Kit Bit, it includes everything needed to complete EXCEPT the mini muffin tin. You would simply supply your own tin and then you would have a completed project. With the Crafty Kit Bits I will always include any tips or websites for the missing item that would assist you in finding that item for as cheap as I can. I have created these Kit Bits as a way to offer you creative projects in an economical way that won't increase the shipping costs and therefore force the cost of the Kit to be higher, and of course you can always JUST purchase the (.pdf) instructions as well.

(example of the Advent Calendar Kit Bit Package)

I hope you check them out on the right sidebar of this blog. I will be adding new ones frequently so be sure to check them out often. If you ever find that the link to purchase is not functioning PLEASE email me. I had a bit of an issue with it over the weekend and hope that I have fixed it, but PLEASE let me know if you come across any trouble.

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Now, on to the NEW special Stampin' Up! is offering! What a great deal this is. You spend $50 from the Holiday Gift Giving Guide and you choose ANY item from the Definitely Decorative Brochure (of $16.95 value or less) for FREE!!!

There is NO LIMIT to the number of FREE $16.95 Definitely Decorative pieces you can receive. One PER $50 purchase from the Gift Giving Guide!!! Get your Holiday Shopping done NOW and get FREEBIES for You!!!!

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST...and you thought I forgot, shame on you. **grin** BLOG CANDY WINNER!!!!! I have not started to use the tool to choose a winner so far since there have not been many entries into the drawings yet. I simply write everyone's name on a slip of paper, place them in a mug and let my son choose the name. So the name he chose this time is....

MARGRET MOODY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations Margaret, email me your mailing info and I will get all your fun goodies out to you.

I hope you all had a FAB Halloween and I am SOOOO looking forward to the month of November. I have a TON of shows coming up and a few classes but the thing I love the most about this month is the spirit that is in the air this time of year. I have more to post on this tomorrow, and if I get started now I wont stop. I hope to see you again tomorrow and until then, TTFN~

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Ok, I did not anticipate life to be so crazy and promising to post on Friday the evening before Halloween was NOT so smart. **grin** I was slammed with preparations for our Ward Halloween party, taking pictures of Kids all done up with make-up and such, cooking for the party, finishing some craft fair items and such...it was crazy to say the least! So I will do a PROPER post on Sunday after church when I have some time, and once I can edit the pictures i have taken. I will also announce the Blog Candy Winner! So until then have a SPOOK-tacular Halloween!!!