Oh So Very Lucky Plaque

My Bestie, saw this cute decoration idea on Pinterest. The wheels started turning.  How can we do this?  Well.... My girlfriend runs a trucking company, and has plenty of pallets.  We just had to cut them, sand them a little, drill some holes, hook them together.  Seemed like a very fun project, so we shared the idea with the girls.  Everyone was on board, and it became craft night.  First we painted white all over the boards, used a stencil to draw on the phrase. I used my Cricut to cut the stencil, details below.  We used acrylic paint to add some color.  The shamrock is simply made of paper.  I cut out 3 per board, and used decoupage to glue them each other,  add a top coat, punch a couple holes in it...voila a button.  I added a brad to minion the shamrock, some hemp to the bottom, and a metal tag.  Then coated the whole plaque with a clear coat.  I am so happy with this project.  It was fun to hang out, and make such a cute decoration.  It also happened to be national wine day, of course we celebrated that too.

Cartridges:  Storybook LCK
Create a Critter: Horse Shoe
Paper Doll Dress Up: Shamrock
Cake Basics: Oh so very
Shamrock: Celebrate with Flourish

Thanks for stopping by today!!!!  Have a wonderful day.

The boards

 

 

 

 

Birthday Train

I've been trying to think of a clever way to display the children's birthday in our classroom. This is cute. Next time I do it (or redo it, because that's how anal I can be) I will laminate it before adding the eyes, and other 3D accents. DUH! Oh well, it serves it's purpose and looks adorable in the classroom.
The kids think it's super cute.  It will also match this years general them of woodland animals!  

The entire train measures 58" x 16"

This is my favorite little guy!

and they have their cute balloons to show the dates of the kids birthdays!

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Flannel Weather Board

I've had my iMac for over a year now. Today I decided open up iMovie. I have some older clips that I want to make into tutorials.....but, why start there? I started with I made just a couple weeks ago, and admittedly there was pretty corny stuff on there, so I re-recorded some of it. It's not professional, but honestly I don't have the time to commit to that. Here are pictures of my project I made, and the Youtube video I put together. I love my Cricut, and the fact that I am still learning new things to do with it. Truly is a valuable asset, we have made many a school project with it. Not to mention all the
Preschool projects I have made and will make.  Circuit cutting felt Tutorial 


I started by making my felt board.   Using a piece of canvas, I hot glued a large piece of felt to it. Then punched holes in the top, and pulled a piece of hemp through.  It can easily be taken down to allow the kids to set up the weather everyday!

I didn't even cut it very straight. 

So plain right now!  

I don't think I like the leaves that color for summer.  I am out of dark green, 

I think I'll get some more and remake the summer leaves. 

Autumn looks fun, maybe some jack o lanterns when it gets closer to Halloween.  

Loving the flurries...

The bee, ladybug, and flowers, came in a preschool kit.  

They are still cute, and I could cut them out, I just didn't this time.  

House, Rain, Sun:  Create a Critter
Leaves: Cupcake Wrappers
Snowflake: Pooh & Friends also  Accents 1
Spider: Paper doll dress up
Lettering: Basis Shapes
Tree: Stretch you imagination

Monster Monkey

For my monster monkey!! His aunt nick named

him that, when he was born. He is 18 years old

today, holy….I thought we'd celebrate the  nickname!  

We love you ever so much, Sheldon.  

Hope you have a wonderful 18th birthday!  

That is the beginning of an amazing life.  

Used some retro colors on this one.

Recipe:

Monster Monkey 18th (Sheldon) 11/4/14 41
Technique: Cricut, emboss folder
Image: Peachy Keen ~monkey face
Cartridge: "Create a Critter"
   "Sweet Treats"Cake 5 3/8", Monkey 2"
Paper: Only Orange, Green Galore, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Accessories: SU Dazzling Details

 

 

Alphabet Flash Cards FCCB #217

 I made this for a cute little girl that I tend.  She is turning 2 next month.  I had to make sure the cards had a ladybug in them, so she'll never forget me.  This is a great project to use a lot of cartridges.   Also used up some retired paper.  The letters on the front are stamped, and the words on the back are computer generated.  I then made a template to cut the tags out with  my Cricut.  After finishing the cards and the container, I laminated everything, to help make it last a long time.  I should have kept track of how many hours I have into this project, but I think it would devastate me.  So, I'll just look at how cute it is, how fun it was to make, and the little smile I am sure it will receive.  

Cartridges Used:

 

Whoooo's having a baby

I love this cake and matching card!  

Shanice is one of my first customers.  She ordered this cake for her little sis.  

All she said was a cake to match this phrase "look whooo's having a baby!!!"  

I am entering this project in Fantabulous Cricut challenge me Monday #211 May Flowers

For the Crafters:
'Create a Critter' - owls
'Child's Yr'- Baby
'Cake Basics' -Look
'Animal Kingdom'-Whoo
'Holiday Cakes'- Flowers

Welcome Spring Bee!

I was feeling super springy today!  The first sign of spring is always the bees.  I'll admit they are not my favorite.  They pester, and sting.  However, they make beautiful flowers, and I love honey!  The Cricut cuts I used are from Create a Critter cut at 3".  I got the ribbon and brads from Eyelet Outlet

Please check out the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge me Monday!  My card is for challenge  #211 May Flowers. You can see many other outstanding projects, as well as plenty of tips and hints.


Cricut Cartridge: "Create a Critter cut at  3"
Paper: Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Daffodil,
Ribbon: Misc ribbon
Accessories:  Misc bee brads

 

 

 

 

Wise Owl Grad Cards

Since I have a son graduating this year, that means he has a lot of friends that

are also graduating. I am trying to get a little bit of head start on these.

Not too bad I guess…… I have a month until graduation. The wise owl is so

cute, and I really like the paper that looks like a chalk board behind him.

Stamp Sets: "tassel time"
Cricut: "create a critter
Ink Colors: versa mark w/white embossing powder
Paper Colors: DSP, early espresso, so saffron, tempting turquoise
accessories: bling