Homemade Cards ~ Paper Crafting Thursday!

The winners of last week's paper crafting are Tami and Jules. Please email me your addresses and I'll get your prizes in the mail!


Welcome to this week's card making project! Remember you can use any paper, stickers or stamps on your own card.


Cover a 5 1/2" x 4" blank notecard with scrapbook paper.


Cut an approx 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" oval from scrapbook paper. Cut a slightly smaller oval from cardstock and add stickers or stamps of your choice. Glue ovals to card, as shown.


Glue length of lace to front of card. I used hot glue.


Thread a ribbon through middle of card (cut a slit with a craft knife), wrap around front and tie a knot.


Add additional stickers or stamps.


Send to a friend!

~More Homemade Cards~

A few more things I've made recently...

Another bird card.


The floral paper flips back to reveal a ~Happy Easter~ message on these tags.


Running bunny tags.


Items can be found in my Etsy Shop! Thank you for stopping by for a visit!


Paper Craft Fun: Post any kind of paper craft (card, bookmark, tag, banner, journal, etc.) on your blog between now and next week and come sign Mr. Linky. Next Thursday, I will draw two of the names and the winners will receive supplies for a homemade card: blank notecard, envelope, and an assortment of scrapbook paper, stickers (or stamped images), and ribbon. Link back here in your post, so that others will know where to join in the fun, too!

New Thrift Store Finds

Thank you for stopping by for a visit and your comments on our recent celebrations. Today, I am sharing some recent thrift store and estate sale finds. I got this silver cake server and small spoon for $3.00.


I still need to clean it, but the detail work is beautiful.




I am especially happy with this next find: 40 Martha Stewart Magazines, many of them dating back to 1995/1996.


I love looking through the back issues each month. I got each one for 59 cents.


I am officially out of room on my bookshelf now!


And lastly, some of you will remember these tea cups that I found last year.


They didn't have saucers, so I've slowly been collecting ones to match the soft green, blue and pink.




Most of them are around $1.00 each.


Only two more to go and my set will be complete.


Thank you for taking a look at my new treasures!

Monday This and That

Good morning! Thank you to all who participated in Show and Tell Friday and the comments on my fairy calendar. I hope you had a relaxing weekend, with a little Valentine's Day fun, too.


This past Thursday was Benjamin's 8th birthday. We went out to lunch and then had Nana and Papa over for a pizza dinner.


I think he liked his new Webkinz.


Just like last year, Benjamin asked me to make him a "dirt cake."


Layers of crushed oreos, vanilla pudding and gummy worms.


Valentine's Day was also fun. I left little surprises on the kitchen table.


And Benjamin wrote me a very special poem.


Now that we are finished with birthdays until May, I need to start weeding and cleaning up the yard. These daffodils just popped up in our neighbors garden. As you can see, spring comes very early in Texas!

Thank you for stopping by for a visit. I'll be back tomorrow with some recent thrift store finds!

Fairy Calendar~Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to “Show and Tell Friday!” Do you have something special to share with us? It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, or a treasured collection. Look around your home for something to share; dig through those boxes in your closet if you have to! Share photos and the story that goes with your special item.


Thank you so much for the birthday wishes for Benjamin! We had a fun day and I'll share pictures next week. For Show and Tell, I'm sharing a "Fairy Days" calendar that my sister-in-law made me a few years ago.


Even though it is out of date, I still keep it displayed in my kitchen.


Take a look at all the wonderful details...


January/February


March/April


May/June


July/August


September/October


November/December

What was your favorite page? It's so hard to pick just one!


Thank you for taking a look and Happy Valentine's Day!


Please read the Show and Tell Guidelines for step-by-step instructions on how to participate.

If you would like to join in, please leave your *permalink* below, along with your first name only (this makes the list easier to read). If your link has been removed from Mr. Linky, please re-read over the guidelines before re-posting. Have fun!

Homemade Cards ~ Paper Crafting Thursday!

The winners of last week's paper crafting are Emily and Jillian. Please email me your addresses and I'll get your prizes in the mail!


This week's card project is very simple and is perfect for large patterned scrapbook paper.


You will need:
-Blank 6 1/2" x 5" notecard
-6 1/4" x 4 3/4" rectangle of scrapbook paper
-Approx. 2" circle of scrapbook paper or cardstock. You can cut it with decorative scissors or use a paper punch.
-20" ribbon


Cover blank notecard with scrapbook paper.


I shaded the edges of the scalloped circle with a foam ink pad.


Just quickly rub the edges, as shown.


Cut a small slit in card fold with craft knife.


Stamp or add a sticker to scalloped circle and punch a small hole. Thread ribbon through slit and then through tag. Secure with knot.


I also added a tiny pearl gem.


Send to a friend!

~More Homemade Cards~


We have another birthday at our house today. Benjamin is now 8 years old and we have a fun day planned with new toys, pudding cups with neighborhood friends, pizza for dinner and a gummy worm and oreo cake. I'll share pictures soon!

A few more things I've made recently...







Items can be found in my Etsy Shop! Thank you for stopping by for a visit!

Paper Craft Fun: Post any kind of paper craft (card, bookmark, tag, banner, journal, etc.) on your blog between now and next week and come sign Mr. Linky. Next Thursday, I will draw two of the names and the winners will receive supplies for a homemade card: blank notecard, envelope, and an assortment of scrapbook paper, stickers (or stamped images), and ribbon. Link back here in your post, so that others will know where to join in the fun, too!