Monday, August 8, 2011

HELMAR LOVE

Woooo hoooooo love when Helmar Adhesives offer great chances to win their wonderful adhesive!!! If your not already a fan PLEASE head on over here http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1401555979#!/HelmarUSA and tell them on their wall Craft Donkey sent YOU!!! and loves Helmar !!!


Thanks ladies!!!

Motivation Monday

So, this last week hasn't been nearly as motivational as I had originally anticipated. I had hopes that I would get all settled, and I was within a matter of 3 days, and booming to sit and craft away. Alas, no motivation hit me until Friday!!! But, when it did, I was booming with little things to do.. lol

I'm going to be sharing with you, all those mini things I did. A few will be tutorials in the upcoming weeks. You all are going to love them! That hidden journaling tutorial I was planning on doing before the move.. I"VE IMPROVED!!! It's not more fun and better than ever!!

I can't wait to show them all to you this week. Stay tuned this afternoon for the announcement of the JULY GIVEAWAY!!!

Envie I made from scratch.

Vintage book pages, some I self aged more and then all stmaped.

Deminisional birdcage
Pin holder!


Altered metal plate I found in yard upon moving.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Busy Day

Ok, so wanted to update everyone, craft area is just about complete!!!! YAY!!! I hope to begin our regular schedule of sharing and creation sharing as of Monday for Motivation Monday!

I will also be announcing the new Prize for August on Monday!!! I have some amazing ideas!!!

Please be sure to also check yesterdays posts to find out if you were the WINNER of the JULY giveaway!!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

JULY GIVEAWAY WINNER

Loved everyone sharing my blog with their crafty friends!!! I used a random number picker.

AND THE WINNER IS:

scrappinmomto2girls said...

I have had experiences where my stuff would fall apart too, it is very aggravating!! That is where my trial and error came in with which adhesives to use and what not to use...I have never tried Helmar though,it is now on my list though :)

I think that you did a GREAT job with altering the frame!!!

I also see that you are now up 2 65 followers!! U made it!! Congrats!

Wishing everyone good luck with the giveaways!!!!




CONGRATS!!! I will get your Tim Holtz configurations frame and your bottle of Helmar glue out to you! Be sure to email me at sayitsbyu@yahoo.com within the next two weeks to claim these!!

Well HELLO

Ahhhhhh I've missed posting and making videos soo much! This post is just to let you know that as of this weekend.. maybe a bit sooner I'm going to be back up and going. I have my house all put together.. the move this last Saturday went super well! I have some amazing friends who came down with me and helped me get everything moved.. I was ubber excited to show them my new downsized yet bigger benefits home. This home is much smaller than my last but, without running a daycare anymore, I really have no use for large amounts of space! I do however have a crafting room!!!!! woot woot.

So, last night I came to a stopping point on my house in general.. just about everything is done. I began my crafting room. I have been soo excited for the last month about having my own room FINALLY... space to move.. not just be able to sit and turn in a circle! lol I went to work.. it's def in progress!!! I spent a few hours working on it and became soo FRUSTRATED!!!! Why on earth could I be frustrated.. having a full room now, space to grow and organize and did I mention a NEW flat screen tv for in there!!!

Well, here's the issue I came upon. I've lived in a "nook" for about 5 years or so. An area that's 4x4.5 ft in size. Literally, I can turn around and everything was at my finger tips. Sooooo, now I have all of this SPACE.. and feel odd spacing things out within the room... It seems nuts right and those of you with smaller areas like I used to have are probably thinking of what you would give for a larger space. But, i became very frustrated trying to decide what needs to be within hands reach of me and what can be a bit further away!!! I ended up stopping, letting my head rest and will revisit it this evening. Here are a few pictures of how I ended it last night, I'll be sure to keep you all posted on the pic when I get everything in it's place.. by this weekend for sure because I need to get in there and get some crafty things done.. I have the itch badly!

It's still a HUGE mess but it's making its way! Tonight I will be working on hanging some shelves and clearing out all the boxes I have already emptied. I figure by tomorrow night it will be  in functioning order again!