Friday, September 26, 2008
A Few Fun Things
Here's a few fun pics. The first two are of a Christmas album I'll be teaching. The third is a ginormous pair of scissors I found at Target and they really open. I love them! The last is a pretty crocheted light fixture I bought at the Shabby Chic store in SF. I finally had an electrician come out and hardwire it last night. It's bigger than it appears in the picture and really pretty. Sunday I'm off to a Sally Jean class in Portland, I can't wait!! 
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Travel Album Class
This is a picture of the travel album class I'll be teaching soon. "NY" won't be on the cover if you're taking the class, that will be blank for whatever you want to put there. The hub and I are going to NY in December sans kids and I'm SO looking forward to it!!! How cool am I? I have the album done before the trip?? All I need now are the pics.
I have to give a shout out to the ladies that took my class at Scrapbook Island last Saturday. What a great bunch of girls! It was alot of fun and it was my largest class to date. We actually only ran over by 15 minutes so you know they rocked it!
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
"Slipping Through My Fingers" Shadowbox
Originally I was going to teach this class titled, "Slipping Through My Fingers" but decided later to save these shadow boxes for something else. This project was inspired by a new collage sheet of dresses and the never ending pile of dresses Grace seems to outgrow everyday. Around the edges of the box I wrote a verse from one of my favorite Abba songs. Check out the teeny tiny books, they are so cute!!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
10 Things I Love Most About Me Class
Here are a few sneak peeks of the class I'll be teaching at Scrapbook Island on September 13th. It's going to have a funky vintage vibe and the theme is "10 Things I Love Most About Me". I'm using vintage celluloid roses from 1940 and I tea stained some new lace to give it an aged look and feel. Come check it out if you're in the area!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Yeah! I'm a Primadonna!
SO...I made the book below to send to Prima in hopes of being selected to be one of their Primadonnas. I have heard back from them and they have welcomed me to the team!! Anyone who knows me knows that I love their paper, flowers, bling...I'm really excited to schedule my first "official" class. I've been teaching classes for awhile now with their products, it seems like everything I do has some of their Iron Orchid Design papers in it or on it!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Prima Album
Here are pictures of an album I made with mainly Prima products. I went crazy with the flowers and I love it!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Pocket Watch Collaged Necklace Class
I had some time to think about what I wanted to put inside the old pocket watch I picked up at the Alameda Flea Market. I had to tamp down the urge to fill it full of stuff as is my way most of the time. I'm new to beading and it's fun and frustrating at the same time. I think the key is finding jump rings that you can open and close easily. Making the loops with the head pins is something you get the hang of at the tail end of the project! I was worried that the necklace would be too heavy to hang around your neck but it's not thankfully.
I ordered some Shiva paintstiks and they came yesterday. I'm so excited to begin working with them. They look like frosty ice cream to me.
I took my birthday, Wednesday, and Thursday and Friday off. It's been SO nice. My husband took the days off too and every morning we've shipped the kids off to their day cares/camps and done some things we don't normally get to do and caught up on some things we've been needing to do. Tonight we're taking the kids to the circus and today I'm off to have lunch at Left Bank with my friend Valerie at Santana Row. I'm looking forward to both!!
If you're local and free on Saturday come see me at MDW for the Little Black Dress Altered Book class.
Have a great weekend!