Month: August 2011

Subway Art:  The Joys of Scrapbooking

Subway Art: The Joys of Scrapbooking

  I recently entered a challenge in the Silhouette Plus forum, and the theme was Subway Art.  My submission won in a three-way tie for first place.  What I’m really excited about is that I made my first piece of subway art, and it will 

Birthday #2

Birthday #2

(Continued from my previous post) As I mentioned, I had three parties this weekend. Fortunately the second (the family party) required no decorations. But the party for my daughter and her friends needed something more than cake and ice cream. So I made these little 

Birthday Party #1

Birthday Party #1

A while back I decided that since I’m such a crafty guru now (*wink*), I should let my kids have “friend” birthday parties this year, and make something cute. The problem–my son’s and daughter’s birthdays are only a week apart, and we would be gone 

Haunted House Kids Craft

Haunted House Kids Craft

I thought I had posted this last fall but apparently I didn’t.  We made these houses about the time I created my blog. These are Halloween houses cut by the Silhouette (purchased from the Silhouette store but no longer available). I made them bigger than 

Where I’ve Been

Where I’ve Been

I haven’t had much chance to make anything this week because I’ve been with my family on vacation. We’re nearing the end of our trip to Oregon to visit my family, and we’ve had a great time. I have pictures to prove it!  Both of