Zip Code Pillows!

Having  so much fun creating zip code pillows! Perfect for any couch, chair or bench! 

My pillows range in sizes, and are made with thick neutral fabric and gorgeous 

flocked letters/numbers. 

Please email me for more information on purchasing a personalized zip code pillow featuring your city and state. 

Sizes are approximately 8”x16” and are $40 plus shipping. USA orders only. 

Laundry Room Sign

I made a large laundry sign for my small, but organized laundry room. After buying a blank chalkboard at my local Hobby Lobby on clearance, I added a cute file from the silhouette store and added a new date. It’s so easy to ungroup the original file, take away what you don’t want, and add new things! I used a matte 651 white vinyl. Although considered permanent, it’s super easy to remove from the slick chalkboard with a tweezers. 

Hand Poured Candles

Hand poured candles are so much fun to make! My favorite base is all natural
organic beeswax, purchased online or in craft stores.  The candles below are scented
with grapefruit, sweet tea and basil mint sage essential oils.

When making candles you will need bees wax, candle wicks, essential oils
and a jar. Attach the wick to the bottom of your jar with hot glue or sticky tape.
Melt the base in the microwave in a glass container for 30 secondincrements until melted.
Stir in essential oils. If purchasing oils from an online candle making company, follow essential oil amount instructions. Stir oils in the wax. Pour wax into your jar. You can use clothes pins to hold the wick in place while the wax is hardening.
Let the candle sit for several hours to set. Wait 24-48 hours to light.

Have fun!

3D Pop Up Foldable Cards

There are so many amazing files in the silhouette design store. I’ve been playing with the 3D foldable cards lately. They’re just adorable and so easy to assemble and mail! This one I’m keeping for me. I always wanted to have a flower shop! 

These silhouette files are by Lori Whitlock. She has many options to choose from. 

A Woodlands Animal Baby Shower

Baby Shower Fun! 

I’m helping prepare for a really exciting baby shower. The theme is Woodland Animals! I used my trusty silhouette vinyl machine for most of the decorations! 

Golden Book Junk Journal

This Golden Book Junk Journal is for a very sweet baby about to be born! It’s actually a scrapbook and junk journal. There are lots places to pop phones and memorabilia. We used it for guests to sign in and a gift list. I hope it will look cute in baby Allison’s room! 

Heat Transfer Vinyl

In a hurry to make a special baby gift? Try a set of slightly "pre-decorated" onsies and add a personal touch using your Silhouette Cameo! These were a set of Carters' Onsies that had some printing on them already. I added the truck, the name and initials, and the pug as accents. I used heat transfer vinyl from Amazon.

I think they came out pretty cute!

Heat Transfer Vinyl was also used to make this cute little "KitKat" apron.

I used to use my heavy iron to transfer the vinyl on to fabric, but now I use my heat press.

Art Junk Journaling

Here’s one of my newest art junk journals. I used my gelli plate sheets alone with other stamps and stencils. I also added a few vintage flowers and collected ephemera. 

Gelli Plate Printing

Playing with the gelli plate today! Made some cool designs on scrap vintage music and dictionary pages that I tore out of books. Love using my favorite colors on them. I used my stencils on most pages. 

Paper Bag Book

Cute little art journal made from a paper gift bag! I used stencils and lots of fun stamps. 

When painted, the paper becomes leather-like. 

Vintage Birthday Party Journal Continues....My Book!

The Vintage Birthday Party Art Journal continues this week...with my book!

My good friend Lilia of Fleamarket Studios and I started books with the theme Vintage Birthday Party. Check out her fabulous book in my last blog entry. It was amazing! Her theme was Art Deco Girl's party. I had so much fun with my part in it!

Here is my book! I used the theme of 60's Birthday Party. I used photos of my own birthday party along with the 60's vibe additions.

Here is how I started the book...

I designed the cover with my own photo, and added the inserts. I included really fun "negative" tags that I found in a thrift store. I think they were for prescriptions. New York addresses were typed on each one. I stamped over them, "Texas Girls" and "California Girls." That way Lilia's friends from CA would be invited to my party!

I had to have a dress up party. They're the best! I included the lyrics one of my favorite Miranda Lambert songs, "Pink Sunglasses" just for fun!

I used my stash of vintage paper patterns and made a "Lilia & Friends" page.

I also had a stash of vintage birthday cards and made small copies of them to put in a paper pocket.

This is actually a dress up birthday party pic of my friends and me. I'm wearing the diamonds.
I used a fun set of lace stickable stencils by Bo Bunny on the opposite sides of my book. Lots of vintage flowers and trims decorated each page.


Now for Lilia's Additions!

Vintage Birthday Art Journal with Fleamarket Studios! "Lilia's Book"

I am so honored to have a part in a vintage art journal by my art friend, Lilia of Fleamarket Studios.
The two of us have completed group art journals before, but it's been a few years.

We decided on a topic of Vintage Birthday Party. Her beautiful book has the fabulous theme using Deco Art Girls, the jazz age, the colorful times of the 1920s. This is her book. She designed the cover and several pages inside.

 Her book included a precious page of "attendants" to her birthday party. Including me!

Lilia's artwork is so beautiful!


Now for my part!!

I continued with her cute hand written font and jewel tones. I designed with a topic for each page. Here you see a pop of black for my "evening dance" page.

Here are my Birthday Candy and Birthday Box pages.

Thank you Lilia! I had so much fun with your book!