A mother's wall.....so sweet!!!!

Well I have decided lately that i seem to have a bunch of started but unfinished projects around my house. Since i hurt my foot yesterday at work there is no time like the present to craft and get things finished. I saw this idea on pinterest and fell in love with it so i bought the clocks and frames and that was as far as i got. I was a bit nervous about working with vinyl and my Cricut because i have never done it before. I think it worked out great and can't wait to get started on the next project with vinyl. I rustled up some nice baby pictures of my girls and grabbed my Cricut. I used the Jasmine cart for the numbers because i love the font. The transfer tape made it a breeze to get the date on the wall. The hardest part was waiting for my husband to return my phone call......i can't seem to ever remember which girl was born at which time.....i was a bit busy those days!!! I found the poem at the top many years ago and loved it. It hung in both the girls rooms when they were babies then rested for years in my closet. It had a natural wood frame which i spray painted with a black rust-oleum spray paint that has gold flex in it. I actually used this spray paint on all my picture frames one by one. I love the uniform black and gold color but each frame still has its unique shape and texture.....so pretty.  I added the bows to both frames and hung everything up.....so sweet!!! I'm glad i finally finished it....now on to the other 47 projects I have started.

Something new for my kitchen

So I decided I needed to replace my 3 knife blocks on my counter because they were taking up way too much room and I found this really cool one in my local kitchen store. It has no knife slots just small tubes that come up from the bottom so you can put any knife any where.....love it!!! I got all 3 blocks in 1. After having it for a few days I wanted to give my kitchen something special, so I decided to personalize my new knife block. Super simple and a 1 day project. I painted it red and cut a fancy 4 inch M using my jasmine cart and my cricut. I used mod podge to glue it on and protect it then added some gems for sparkle and sprayed the whole thing with a clear coat so it would just wipe clean. It makes a big statement for hardly and money and I love it!!!!!

"I Do..."

My best friend Lori got married on saturday so I made her this card and made sure it matched the colors of her wedding!! She has picked up my life pieces so many time it was now my turn to make her happy and cry all at the same time. Love ya Lori and T...i would never be me without the two of you....Congratulations!!! The card was such a joy to make i love to make things bling!! I used the Jasmine cart to make 2 diamond shapes one in rose and the other in grey vellum. The "I Do..." was just printed off my computer and then i rounded the edges. It came out great!!

papers: s.e.i and best occasions

7 and 6 inch diamond: jasmine cart

rhinestones: recollections

ribbon and flower: my stash

Entered In:

Crafty Card Galley- for someone special

Mother's Day card

This is the mother's day i made for either my mom or my mother-in-law....not sure yet, my hubby can't make up his mind. I am entering this in the Aud sentiments challenge #28 and the Phindy's place challenge #53 this week. I was easy to make and i know either mom will love it!!

"Mom's New Toy"

Well it's finally my turn to make a page for myself. My husband buys the best gifts ever!!! Besides crafting I love to cook so for Christmas I got a new kitchenaid stand mixer.....exactly what I wanted and I made sure he knew it. This page was so fun to make. I found some sweet baking accessories at my local craft store found some great papers in my stash and the page just fell together. My cricut again came in handy for the letters and my cousin Jeni for giving me a tip to help them sparkle....thank you Jeni!!! And I think it came out great.


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