Give a child a glue-gun and popcicle sticks!

I'm so lucky, my children LOVE a craft store. No begging and pleading not to go, they actually ask to go! Makes this mama proud. So, the other day we made a trip to Joann's. My DD purchased T'shirts and iron on bling designs. My son chose a hot glue gun, a package of 100 glue sticks, and a box of 1,000 popcicle sticks. It always amazes me what he can create. After an hour or so in his room, this is what he bring out to share. (I didn't get a picture yet, but he also created a trailer for transporting his planes. It is complete with wheels!)

Project this week..

My mom is helping with a cousin's kids while she is in Iraq. Due to it being a short stay, they are homeschooling . Of course working at home also brings with it many distractions. To help cut down on these distractions, I made this sign for her door. The kids loved it, and felt special that it was made just for them...
I used my your story laminator on the top part of the sign, but the bottom would not fit due to the thick embellishments.  Either way, it still turned out really cute.....I used make-the-cut software and my cricut to cut the letters....Cardstock was mounted on chipboard to make it a sturdy sign. (another quick..easy project)

Happy Valentine's Day

Hope everyone is having an awesome Valentine's Day...Here we are having a quiet day. I have one sick and the other getting over being sick. How fun!
Today I wanted to share these cute little frames that I made for some friends of mine. They were so easy to make. I used the $1.00 unfinished frames from Michaels, painted them, covered the front with pattern paper, and decorated with cuts made from the cricut using cricut cartridges and make the cut software.

Altered Art

Today I want to share a couple of altered frames that I made for a gift for my father-in-law. I love how they turned out. These are plain wooden frames that you can purchase at Michael's arts and craft store. First I  painted the frames. Then a piece of decorative cardstock was added to the front of the frame. After doing this I just embellished away!! I added chipboard pieces, rubons, and of course a little bling. I took a black ink pad and inked the edges for a more worn look on the wild thing frame. They are very easy to make and they make wonderful gifts.