Anglican Prayer Beads and Rosaries

Recently I went to a workshop on anglican prayer beads.  Kristen Vincent led the workshop.  She talked about the history of rosaries and prayer beads.  She also let us make our own prayer beads.  I really enjoyed making them!  Here are some of my prayer beads:

Christ the King Anglican prayer beads (made with re-purposed thrift store find!)

Chaplet

a batch of prayer beads

love this color!

One of my other hobbies...

I also love to sew.  My little granddaughter, Aubrey, will be one in October.  We stopped at Schoolhouse Fabrics in Floyd, Virginia and I picked up two cute pin whale corduroy fabrics.  I thought this colorful owl fabric would make a cute jumper for her to wear to her birthday party.  Now to find a pattern...

scrap challenge to self results

Back among the blogging

It's been a long time since my last post. No excuses. I just didn't do it. Sooooo, anywho, I'm back. Still paper crafting like crazy. I issued a challenge to my self last week to see how many scraps of paper I could use up by making note pad holders. I was pretty happy with the results. Thanks to my trusty Organize It stamp set from Gina K. Designs and my Spellbinders Dies, my Scor-pal, Scor-tape, Glue Glider Pro, and an assortment of ink. Challenging myself really helped me focus in on the task at hand. I'll post the pics tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Gift topper

Check out this cool gift topper.  It's simply made from some diecuts (Nestabilities), a fan-fold flower and a button.  Super simple to make but lots of bang for the buck!

Here's another variation.

Valentine's Day card workshop

Wow!  This month is more than half over.  I still have Christmas wrapping paper in the dining room!  But here comes Valentine's Day!  Here's a sneak peak at an easel card I'll be teaching next month at Blissful Memories in North Wilkesboro, NC.  On the red, white and pink card I used the new stamp kit from Gina K. Designs and colored the image with Copic markers.  I also used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to add texture.  I love the easel style card.  It's a nice switch from ordinary greeting cards.

Enjoy this season of love!

Challenges:

Woodware USA

Tuesday Throwdown

Paper Playtime

Halloween Party invitations by special request

 I colored all the pumpkins using Copic markers.  The stamp I used is from Gina K Designs.  I stamped them on plain kraft paper.  Then I distressed them with ink and crumpled up the paper and curled up the corners.  I printed the words with the "Black Adder" font and tore around them and distressed the edges.  The black background was cut to size then run through the cuttlebug using an embossing folder.  I used the black magic paper and sanded it with an emery board.  Finally I added the little orange dots in the bottom left corner.  I think they turned out nice!

Apples and pumkins and beignets, OH MY!

Ahhh, fall!  I LOVE it!  All the colors of nature really make me stop and reflect on the One who created it all.  The official start to Autumn for me is the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival.  It is held on the first Saturday in October in downtown North Wilkesboro.  It's literally a block from my house.  I HAD to go.  There were stacks and stacks of apple crates with every variety imaginable.  (My fav is Honeycrisp....yum!)  Craft vendors and food vendors lined the streets.  I found a new vendor this year selling New Orleans beignets that were to die for!  I spent the day with my hubby and our dog, Sam perusing the vendor stalls and visiting with old friends and making some new friends.  Yes, I love Autumn and everything it brings!

Happy Fall, Ya'll!

It's here!  It's here!  My favorite season of the year.  Autumn brings us colorful leaves, pumkins, indian corn, crisp apples and new ideas to craft!  I love the stamps for autumn.  There are so many available.  So, get out your stamps and get to work!

Autumn is (almost) in the air!

My favorite season is almost upon us.  I love Autumn.  I love everything about it!  The warm sunshine, the changing colors of the leaves, the windy days, the cool mornings, apples, pumpkins....you name it!  In my town we have an apple festival on the first Saturday in October.  Since I live only a block from all the action, my friends and family like to park at my house and walk down to the festival.  I've already started making cards that reflect my love of the season.  The leaf stamps are from Gina K. Designs.  I colored them using Copic markers.  So fun!