A few items...

I did a trade with Debbie from the flea market and this is what I got!  A spoon necklace with a "J" that she made.  She hammers the spoon out flat and then stamps the letter...so cute! 

While going though my piles of stuff around the house, I found this mini album that I made years and years ago.  I passed it down to my sister-in-law that has two little guys for her to use.  The colors reminded me of her and her dudes.

 Okay...down to business. 

My birthday is in a couple of weeks and all I want is my ugly oak {builder's grade} kitchen cabinets to be painted.  They are just worn out and have water stains on them, not pretty!  I have been checking out on Pinterest all of the amazing kitchens and I keep coming back to white cabinets. They are timeless!  I can't decide if I want it glazed also.  My husband refuses to paint {he'd rather chew broken glass he always says to me} and so he said to hire someone.  I wish I felt confident enough to do it myself...

I love this kitchen!  I already have the beadboard backsplash.

{southernhospitalityblog}

 I found this picture on Pinterest also that I just adore!  What a great idea to paint the pantry door a color and that helps you not to have to commit to a wall color that bold.  It is subtle, yet striking.

{thehouseofsmiths.com}

Wish me luck!

Have a wonderful day!

Girl's Camp Crafts

Girl's Camp is over = Stress is over...for the moment!

I had 6 different crafts for the girls to work on.  The YW were all so good and most of all respectful, which is always nice when you are dealing with hot glue guns.

Here are two of the projects for you to see:

Satin Flowers

I taught them how to make the satin flowers that you "burn" the edges.

They had 6 colors of satin to choose from {red, yellow, orange, green, blue & purple, cut into 8x10 sheets for easy handling}.

I only had 2 candles going because I didn't want to burn down the lodge...

It was fun to watch them mix and match the colors to make their flowers.

This is a picture of a girl that really got into it...I thought it was cute that she put all of them in her hair.  She used the vintage buttons that I brought from my stash to embellish the middle.

Wooden Pendant Craft

 I just always think that you need at least one jewelry type craft.  This was a super, easy one for them to make and to show off their personality.  This is actually the one that my mom made.  I wish I would've gotten a picture of a girl that had made several of them and had them look like bangles on her necklace.

All you need: 

Wooden Disk {I got it at Hobby Lobby in their unfinished wood section}

Scrapbook Paper

Paint

Mod Podge {if they want to use paper}

Jump Rings {hot glued on back}

Embellishments

Ribbon/Twine

Beads

Stickers

At the last minute, I typed up some random words for them to cut up and paste on their pendant.

{like Faith, Love, Bloom, Be True, Create, Unique, Explore and so on...}

 There we are...my mom and I after the first day of crafts, we were pretty sweaty...my hair was sticking to my face.  That is the main reason why I hate camping is the humidity and instant sweat.  Thankfully the next day was cooler...

I would not have been able to do all of the crafts for the YW without my mom!

She is the biggest help and loves being at Girls Camp.

When my siblings and I were little, we always enjoyed mom being gone for a week to girls camp because my dad would feed us cake for breakfast, take us to amusement parks and play the whole time; party when momma is out of the house!

 So, last Tuesday I just got all comfortable in my bed, ready to go to sleep and then all of the sudden it sounded like our roof was about to tear off!  The rain and wind was so bad that I couldn't see outside...it doesn't help my anixety of bad weather that lightning struck in our backyard.  The first thing I thought about were the girls & leaders at camp and also my oldest son at Scout Camp.  Bill and I got on our knees to pray for protection for all of those out in the elements.  We knew this crazy storm was headed their way.

The next day was when my mom and I were heading up to camp, there were tons of trees down and debris all over.  We get to camp {an hour away} and found out that a tree fell on a tent from my ward.  The leaders heard that a bad storm was coming and gathered the whole stake in the lodge.  It was a good thing because 3 of our YW would've not made it if they were in that tent.  Very humbling and also so grateful that our prayers were heard and answered!  In this picture they had already cleared a lot and pulled out the tent.

I will post my other projects later...

Have a wonderful weekend!

Burlap Bracelet!!

You have to go to

Magnolia Junk

to see this beauty that Leslie made using

Canvas Corp products!!

Have a delightful day!

A Present for my Sweet Friend...

I'm not quite sure if my friend, Rachelle, reads this blog or not...but if so, pretend like it is a surprise when you get it in the mail!  Rachelle and I met each other our freshman year at Utah State back in '92.  My southern accent was so thick that she thought my name was "Jenae" not "Jenny" {like how Forrest Gump says it}.  We had a good laugh when I finally told her months later that my name was "Jenny"...not "Jenae". :)

I thought it would be fun to make her a bracelet/brooch for her birthday {a 2 in 1 present}!  The pictures really do not do it justice...it is very elegant in person.  It was one of those presents that I was tempted to keep it myself  {that is when you know it is a really good present to give, right? :)}

I started out with a bracelet that I found at Walmart...

This is how the brooch attaches to the bracelet {I'm sure that you already figured that out!}

I just had to try it on...

Happy Birthday Rachelle!

Linked to:

Mommas Kinda Crafty

Girl's Camp Pendants and Rosettes

I spent two days at YW Camp as the Crafts Lady.

This is one of the projects that we did.

The girls loved it!

I was inspired by Ana Paula over at Get Craftin' to do this pendant.

Super easy!

I printed out inspirational words that they could put in their pendant.

This was the example for them to see.

I have pictures of the other projects that I will post soon.

It was stinkin' hot at camp and we were under the pavillion, too!

The lake water was closed to swimming because of a bad sample of water that was taken by the rangers.

So, the dad helpers at the camp decided to make a "Redneck Hot Tub" in the back of their trucks and drive the girls around the campground.  I wish I had a picture of it...priceless!  It kept them cooled off.

My brother-in-law, Steven, came by the other day.  He is in town a lot on business but too busy to stop by, so we were glad to see him.  I whipped these rosettes up really quick for my nieces and I figured that Grant wouldn't want one so he got a tag. 

We did rosettes as a project at Girl's Camp too!

My mom and I went shopping the other day and found some fabulous deals!  She found this darlin' shirt to give to my niece, Audrey.  I thought she needed a rosette also to match.  This rosette only took me 5 min. to complete!

Have a great weekend!

My Mother's Day Necklace***made by Crimson Clover***

I am in LOVE with my Mother's Necklace.  I had it custom made by Tia from Crimson Clover.

{click here to her Etsy link}

She was so wonderful to work with!  I wanted birthstones of my 4 kiddos on it and she made these "baubles" to dangle from the chain {also bought through her}.

Here is a link to her blog:  Two Junk Chix

I just found these beauties on her etsy site...on my wish list:

I hope that all you Mothers and future Mothers had a wonderful day yesterday! 

I sure did, I was very spoiled!! :) I even had what I call a "Mother's Day Miracle" at church. My husband got special permission from the Bishop to come and sit with me and the kids!  {he is a counselor in the Bishopric} You know, especially if you have ever been a "Sacrament Widow", how wonderful that was! :) Of course the boys were perfect and Kate fell asleep for him!

**Grammie L. Don't Look!!!** I am posting your Mother's Day Gift!!

If by chance Grammie L. sees this post before Mother's Day...it won't be much of a surprise or at least act surprised when you open your present! :)

  But, I had to share what we had made for her by the gals at Lily Lane {http://www.lilylane.com/}.

I actually had them ship it directly to Grammie and then send me a picture of how it turned out.

I sent them a regular size picture via email of the grandkids and then they changed it to black and white.

This is the other side that you can have custom made also!

I thought that Lily Lane did a fabulous job and for a really great price!

I would love to hear from you what you are getting or giving for Mother's Day!!

Linked to:

The Creative Crate

Brown Rosette Pendant

This rosette is made out of taffeta, it is hard to really get a good picture of it so I really had to lighten the picture {yes, I do need a tan!}

I attached the rosette to a flat square pendant that I got at HobLob!

Simple & Easy...that's the way I work!

Have a splendid weekend!

Spring Ring

I made this ring a couple of weeks ago and now just getting around to posting it!

I bought a cheap-o ring that had a bling-brooch thing on it and I pulled it off to use on a necklace I made {click here to see it}.  So, I had the ring base left over.  I just hot glued this little rose on it and that was it!

A fun Spring Ring!!

The rose came in a little bunch found in the craft section of a department store.

The Girl Creative is having a fun linky party called "New Friend Friday" as a way to have us meet fellow bloggers and leave comments on their blogs.  I thought that was a fun idea.  Here is the button link to it for you to check out:

A Spring Inspired Brooch

I made this little thing today to put on my bright pink sweater tomorrow at church {I have to give a talk in Sacrament Meeting and I thought it would be fun to wear}. 

I just cut out the fabrics that I wanted to use.  I also used 3 layers of Tulle, even though it is a hard to see it in the finished picture.

I did my hairspray treatment again to get the fabric to stiffen up and make it more durable.  {see previous post}

With the pink strip, I just hot glued it as I went around to give it a ruffle look.

At this point, I went around the bottom piece of fabric and trimmed it down a bit with pinking shears.

The back:

Enjoy your weekend!!
Go check out the Giveaway over at LarsenLoves, she has fabulous projects on her blog!!

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Jewelry Day 1

This is the first necklace that I altered today.  I think I spent less than $3.25 to make it.  The bling in the center was from a cheap adjustable ring was taken off to make it an embellishment.  It is removable so I can wear it as a "brooch" or even attach it to one of Baby K's headbands for her to wear.

Up close look.  In between the bottom layer and flowers is some tulle.  Easy...fast!!!

This pin that I added was from when I was a part of a scrapbook kit of the month from Scarlet Lime.  I miss not doing that anymore...one of these days I will sign up again.  So, there was no work or thought put into this one completely simple.

One thing that I did do to the fabric bottom piece was stiffen the fabric so that it was more sturdy.  I didn't have any official stiffener spray or starch...so, Leslie recommended using hairspray...it worked {I also dried it faster with a blow dryer}.  I pretty much soaked it, on a couple of pieces I did this process twice!

Here is Leslie at work.  Her necklace turned out FABULOUS!!!  If you notice in the bottom of this picture, she is using a clothes pin to keep the little rosette together while it was drying.

She added a little bit of tulle behind the rosettes...it looks amazing on!!!

I have more coming, so watch for it!!!

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Things to do...

My friend, Leslie {aka the Maestro}, is coming over tomorrow for us to alter these $1.00 necklaces.  Yes, I bought these necklaces & bracelets all for a $1.00 each at a new little store in town {My hands felt really dirty when I left...you know that kind of store...I lysol-ed them down just in case}

I went to HobLob last night and got a selection of fabric & some tulle to make the fabric rose necklaces like you can find on http://www.etsy.com/:  {search under fabric rose necklaces}

I want to do something bright & funky...so hopefully I will have something to show tomorrow!

While at the HobLob, I always have to go down the 66% off isles, now they are marked down to 80% off.

I found this paper towel holder for $1.60 that I thought would be perfect to keep my ribbons that are still on a roll {I got 4 of them!}  That ribbon 50% and soooo cute!  I have matching fabric too!

Enjoy!