WE HAVE A WINNER...DRUMROLL PLEASE!

so...before i get to the winner...i'd first like to thank everyone for their participation!....i have such a blast doing this blog...and i'm honored to have all of you as followers who leave me so much love!...you really know how to make a bean feel special!...oh...and a huge thank you to robyn aka my pink stamper for adorable stamps!....wouldn't have had a giveaway with 'em!...lol...

ok....now for the real business...the winner is...

kraftychick said...

Awesome project - TFS!!! and thanks for the chance to win the stamps - I love Robyn's stamps!
jackie

i'll be getting in touch with you kraftychick....so i can send the goodies your way!...

AN OBSESSION REVISTED AND A GIVEAWAY!

so...not sure if you remember...but a while ago...i had a bit of a problem with making pint sized magnet boards...you know...if you take galvanized roof flashing...make sure it's galvanized and not aluminum...it won't work!...found out the hard way...add some patterned paper...round some corners with corner chompers...add a little ribbon...do up some magnets...and voila...instant cuteness...see...check out some of my older posts on the subject...well...seems that problem has resurfaced!...but luckily for me...i already have like 150 if those metal pieces lying around...yeah...you read that right...

if you're curious to know how the madness all started...i found this vid from chic 'n stratch on how to do up these little cuties...and it just took on a life of it's own...lol..

this time i mixed it up though...instead of doing the normal ribbon...i used a little tulle...pretty nifty, huh?...and...that's not your average patterned paper...i did that up myself on the cricut imagine using the better together cartridge...what a cool tool that thing is!...

 

i didn't stop using my imagine at the paper...oh no!...see these magnets?...yeppers...did those on there too!...with some printable shrinky dink material!...just printed and cut to the size....well...the machine did all the work...lol...and then shrinked 'em up in the oven for a couple of minutes!...

 

then slapped a magnet on the back!...cute and fast!...that's how i like my projects!...now can you understand how i developed a problem with these?...lol...

oh...and did you see the total cuteness of the sentiment that i had stamped?...well...that's from one of my pink stamper's newest sets...sweetest cupcakes...check 'em out...adorable...right?...

ok...here's where the giveaway part happens...robyn...aka...my pink stamper...sent me a set of these stamps...so that i could give 'em away to one of my lucky readers!...aka...you!...how's that sound?...and of course...i might have to throw a little something something in there too...but i'm not telling...it's a surprise!...

so...this is how it'll work...just leave a comment below...letting me know your contact info...and you'll be entered!...it's as simple as that!...i'll give you until friday april 15th at 8 pm eastern standard time to enter...your taxes should already be in by that time...lol...then i'll randomly choose the lucky winner!...all i ask is that you only leave one comment per person...i want to give everyone a fair shot!...

bestest of luck to ya!...

NOTE-WORTHY CLIPPIES

so...are you anything like me and need to have notes everywhere?...i mean...like notes for you notes?...yeah...it's that bad...well...then this is the project for you!...

these little guys are perfect...because...not only are they clippies...but they're magnetic too!...so...just slap these on the fridge and you'll never be noteless again!...

these are easy peasy to do!...just grab some clothespins...not even sure why i have any...it's not like i hang my clothes out to dry...some of those super strong teeny tiny magnets...i got mine at michaels'...super glue...and some washi or decorative paper tape...you know...that stuff that's basically purty masking tape...

just cover the clothespin front with the tape...trim off the excess...and plop a magnet on the back with some super glue...and that's it!...can't get much easier than that!...

you could also just have these hanging on the fridge to close chip bags or other snackies when needed...but if it's anything like in my house...the chips don't last long enough to be clipped!...lol...

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AN EGG-CELLENT CHALKBOARD IDEA

like many things that hibernated through the winter...it was time that my chalkboard paint was awoken from it's slumber...oh...how i have missed you!...

wasting no time...i put the paint straight to work!...got one of those big 'ol craft eggs from michaels and slapped two coats on there...then got to drawing!...nothing too fancy...but enough to give you the idea...

how cool would it be to use colored chalk?...i didn't have any on hand...or i so would've been using that!...

 

forgot to mention...this particular egg is 9" inches high...but they do have ones that are much smaller...i'm thinking the little guys would be great placecards for easter din din!....you know...give your table some eggs-tra holiday flair!...

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HAVE PERFUME...WILL TRAVEL

ok...i love me some solid perfumes!...i just adore how you can tuck 'em in your purse...and get all smelly at anytime!...well...i got to rootin' through my soaping supplies...and realized that i could totally be making this stuff on my own!...

so...here's one all packaged up!...cute, huh?...the scent of this one is juicy couture...so i tried to get that "look" when decorating...

 

see all that perfumy goodness in there?...

 

it's easy peasy to make!...so let's get started!...

your going to need a lip balm base...you can use beeswax...but i get this pre-made vegan base online....fragrance oil...small slide top metal tins or any kind container you want the finished perfume in...plastic cups...i like using something that i can throw away to mix my batches in...because when it cools...it's waxy...and it's a pain to clean out...

 

take the metal lid of the lip solutions and pop into microwave...heat for about 4 minutes...until it all melts...

 

will your waiting for the microwave to beep...take all your lids off your tins...

 

all melted!...be careful taking it out...that jar's hot!...

 

i take a spoon...and put some of the melted base in a smaller cup...then add your fragrance oil and mix 'er up!...do a fair amount...you're wanting it to smell!...

 

now transfer to your container!...

 

fill 'er up to the top!...now leave alone to cool!...doesn't take too long...

 

here's it all done!...

 

all that's left is the decorating!...i cut some patterend paper 2" inches x 1" inches....then rounded the edges and adhered down...wrapped some twine around and added a charm!...

 

slip this tin into your handbag and now smelly goodness can be on the go!...

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LEPRECHAUN LATHER

so...what do leprechauns lather up with?......shamrock soap of course!...with a little hidden secret in each!...yeppers...there's gold in them there soaps!...gold dollar coins to be exact!...

 

those sneaky little irish dudes are hiding money everywhere!...

 

after the soap is all gone...this is what you're left with!...see...hygiene does pay!...you get some loot and smell good to boot!...

 

easy peasy to do...following most of the steps here for the how to on soaping....when it comes to the part about pouring in the mold...you'll only fill half way up...let that cool...then plop coin in and fill to the top with more soap!...

now your little leprechauns will be nice and clean with a little green...well...more like gold!...

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sham - ROCK!

when i say shamrock...i seem to put emphasis on the rock part...even have been known to do a little air guitar along with it!...so... when thinking up a little st paddy's day crafty...had the idea to get out some old records again!...and how awesome was it to find i had a green one in my stash!...

with some tracing, melting, and snipping...i ended up with this adorable little guy!...but wasn't done there...drilled a hole and added some ball chain...instant keychain!...or you could use one of those keyring thingies ...sorry for the technical term...lol...

 

the quick how to...i cut the shamrock shape from my cricut paper doll dress up and cartridge at 2 1/4" inches...using a pencil...traced onto the record...heated the oven to 200 degrees...put record on a silicon baking sheet...heated for like a minute or two...it'll start to "ruffle" up...then using my tim holtz scissors...started cutting away...when the record starts hardening up...just pop back in and reheat...keep doing this until the shamrock's all cut out!...put back in oven one final time... take out and curl up the edges a bit...you're done!...

but don't panic...no green record?...it's still just as cute with a black one!...this one has a pin slapped on the back!...

 

packaged all up for gifting!...

 

now this is for sure...one sham-ROCKING paddy's day craft!...

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