The Cricut!

- Sunday, March 14, 2010

I love my new cricut!  It's the best Valentine's Day gift I have EVER gotten.  Thank you boyfriend! 

I had this old canvas that I had mod podged a bunch of black and white magazine cut-outs onto.  It had just been wasting away, waiting for something fun to happen to it and BAM!  Lightbulb!  I cut a flower out of contact paper, then used it as a stencil.  I had to peel all those little pieces off my matt and put them on the canvas, but it was worth it!  After the paint from the flower dried, I cut out a bird and painted it too.  I think it turned out really wonderful.  What do you think?


Pay It Forward!

- Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Seek and Find Design, one of the lovely blogs I follow, posted a Pay it Forward blog post and I thought it sounded like fun and decided to participate!!  Here are the rules:

1. I will make a hand-made gift for the first three people to comment here.



2. I have 365 days to send you that gift.


3. The gift will be a total surprise.


4. You keep this going by posting a Pay it Forward post on your blog.
 
Leave your email addy in your comment so I can contact you, how fun!

New York Photos

- Friday, March 5, 2010


These are some pictures I took while visiting my family in New York.

Met rooftop exhibit.



First pic I took.



Fun building.


Special place in my heart.



Cool church pic.



Another rooftop at the Met.


Enjoy, xoxo.   -clm

Baby Gage and Chandaliers

- Saturday, January 16, 2010

This one is my latest, very latest, finished it last night to be exact. The picture isn't the best, but you get the idea. It has Gage's monogram and his parents, Jordie and Jamie's, cattle brands. They had the idea for the star, I just put it on the canvas.

These two go together to make a chandalier.





Stepping Stools for little feet!!

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I did these for a friend with lots of nieces and nephews. I added dates of birth and initials on the sides, each one made to match their rooms or their tastes (camo or sports for example).



















Not So New Art!

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This is a canvas for little Lily that matches her nursery decor, including the mural of the bunny on her wall.


This one if for little Miss Shaffer. I haven't met her yet, but pictures prove that she is just as adorable as can be! I was lucky enough to get fabric swatches from the nursery on this one, so I was able to match the colors perfectly.




New Framed Mini Collages

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These new little collages are super fun and can go just about anywhere. They can have quotes, Bible verses, or your own personal sentiment. This first one I did for Gage Marshall Bailey, coming soon. :) I used the Bible verse, "Every good and perfect gift comes from above." I was lucky enough to see the bedding so I was able to use colors of fabric and paper that I knew would coordinate. I even stamped his initials on a piece of leather in the bottom corner, cowboy chic!




I did the second one for my mom for her birthday. I picked a classic quote and added a personal sentiment. "More than words" is something we've said to each other for years. Most of you have probably heard the song by Extreme, circa 1991, it's a classic and a personal favorite. I used fabric from items I had lying around, so most of it is from something I've owned. There's also a piece of fabric from a quilt my mom's grandmother made. Sentimental value just pouring out of this one, makes it extra special!

These are fun and can be personalized, which in my opinion always makes a gift just that much more special.



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