Altered Projects Galore!

So, since my craft room is under renovation. I thought I'd share some of my projects from this last year! Hope everyone had a great New Years. I'm not one for making any resolutions past remembering to write and type 2013 instead of 2012. Did you make any this year? Do you have any crafting goals this year?

Up first is an altered dress form that I just adored making!

Next is an altered toilet paper roll mini album that I made!

Next is an altered book. Love taking books and turning them into a new piece! I did a few classes on how to make these. 

This is another mixed media book that I created for a class online. I adore this book with all of it's bits and pieces and elements and textures. 

Dog Days of Winter Link Up

Artificial Christmas Tree turns Advent Calendar Christmas Tree

Here's another Advent Calendar Christmas Tree I created this past weekend. I love doing them on these mini artificial Christmas trees. This one is going into my Etsy shop. This one stands on 11 inches tall and is just adorable! See my past posts for more details about how to make one or what I did to make mine anyways. As always, thanks for taking the time to stop by. 

Be sure to check back tomorrow for WOYWW and some great card that anyone can make in no time. 

Collage Tags

I know everyone has that something special they do with scraps and bits and pieces. I for one love to collage them. I take whatever is handy, an envelope, chipboard piece or in this case a manila folder piece and just begin putting my scraps or odds and ends on it as I collect them. When it gets semi full I then do some misting, stamping, bubble wrap texture prints or whatever floats my board at the time to tie it all in together. I then give it some healthy layers of mod podge.  

This was the most recent piece that was completed and ready for something to be done with it.

For the sake of showing you how you can also just make this yourself I pulled out some "junk" goodies to show you just how easy it is. 

Gather a collection of "stuff" that you want to play with. I have boxes and boxes of scraps, empheria, and little things I've picked up here or there. I then pulled out a large envelope to play on. 

Add a little misting. 

Some stencil work. 

Do both sides. 

Layer on the "stuff". You could also do these collage tags themed. Say for Christmas, Halloween, travel etc. 

Layer stuff on the other side. 

Add a little ink and misting. 

A good healthy layer of mod podge. To each side and let dry thoroughly.

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Then i ran mine through my Big Shot with a Sizzix tag die that cuts out 3 different sizes. These tags are form the manila folder collage. I added a bit of jute twine and their all done. 

February Giveaways!!!! The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Okay, so in honor of the month all about love. I thought I'd show some love to all of you wonderful ladies that follow me. Frickin exciting right!?!?! Right! If you're not you will be soon! I'd love to gain another 29 followers, one per day this month!! That's not too hard right, just share wherever you like, send your craft friends over.

 I've been blessed with some amazing winnings  from other blogs and companies and cleaning out of my own stash and could think of nothing better than to share it.  Please remember you must be a follower of the blog so, I can click on your name in the comments section and match them with you being a follower.  As if you have a crafting blog as well, I'd love to also be able to find and follow you!

So throughout the month I have some amazing things to give away. There are of course a few catches!

Below is a list of each way you can be entered to win. There will be more than one giveaway and lots of ways to win yourself some goodies. The more participation, the more entries you get into the BIG drawing.

HOW DO YOU WIN GOODIES and what goodies you win!

1. Link your pictures of your scrap space on the left hand side of the sidebar here! Now while talking with an online friend she's gasped "I don't want people to see what a mess it is!" Have no fear. the giveaways this month are all about embracing the good, the bad and the ugly. Which means I want to see the prettiest and the most unorganized spaces you have!!! I want to see where you scrap, no matter how ugly or bad or cluttered to hell it may be. I dont care if you scrap in a closet, on a table or in a room, show me!

 I've shared many times with you all how bad off my space can get! Let me see it! Show all those wonderful crafters their not the only one with a messy room! I also want to see the pretty rooms, the women who have the room of every ones or just their dreams! Submit your photos on the left hand side of the blog, super easy to load them there.  All rooms and blogs will be shared throughout the month. Which is great exposure for your blog! I'll pick one winner between the WORST AND BEST rooms and they will win...............

A BRAND NEW 36 INCH CLIP IT UP RIBBON ORGANIZER!!!!!!!  How flippin cool is that!

2.  Follow the blog, write a post on your blog about the giveaways, post my blinkie on your blog, tell your friends about the giveaways, share on facebook, pin it to pinterest and follow me on pinterest under craft donkey, post to  twitter or follow me under sayitsbyu and anywhere else you can think of. When your friends come over and join the fun, have them reference you. For each new follower you sent over, you'll receive an additional entry!!!  The person/business/blog that recruits the most new followers will receive...............

 A $25.00 gift card to Hobby Lobby or Michaels. It's your choice!

3. Be a follower (not just via emails) Comment below and tell me what you'd most like to win from these goodies and what you would do with them!!! Easy enough right. Below is only a portion of what you will recieve.

here is some of the loot of the large lot!

*******I will then draw a name at random from all the names who were entered from any of the above options to win a LARGE LOT of scrappin goodies! To include but not limited to: (I'm still putting together this all and will post a pic this weekend!)

A. One 'naked gypsy' albums - each measures measures approx 6.5" x 10.75" - 'naked journal' by 7 Gypsies...spiral bound, each contains 20 pages, also one 7-gypsies envelope album and super mini album. That's 3 ALBUMS!

B. 1 spiral bound pads of 'Paper Girl' stickers from the 'The Girls' Paperie' line. Each contain 952 stickers including 3 sheets of 'block alpha' (similar to stencils), 1 sheet newsprint alpha, 1 sheet border stickers, and 2 sheets word stickers. Each pad measures 6" x 13".

C. 1    7-Gypsies Match Box includes 1 box, 1 cover, 12 cards you assemble. (Match box are perfect size for storage and gift boxes. This one holds 12 Artist Trading Cards. Use them for trade, as a gift or keep them all for yourself.
Decorate as desired.)

D. Suprise Item!!

E.  4 Helmar USA Adhesives! If you are following my blog you know I'm obsessed about this glue.. amazing!!!! If your new and haven't heard of them, once you try them you'll never go back! I promise!

F. 5 New in package surprise Jolees dimensional stickers.

G. Vintage grab bag: a bag packed full of amazing vintage book pages, music sheets, and wonderful this and that tid bits to add to your pages!

H.  4 packages of American Crafts Thickers!

I.  4 packages of Prima flowers

J. 1 K&Company Smash Book

L. Tim Holtz grab bag of goodies including but not limited to glassine, grungboard, charms, clasps, corners charms and so much more, Tattered angel's cards

Okay so now your excited right?? Start sharing the great news! So many ways to win! Get out there and share this news! Be sure to post a comment/link when you have posted to your blog or facebook or any other forums.