January Kit of the Month

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I was so excited when I went to the mail today. My January Kit of the Month had arrived from My Craft Channel, one of my favorite sites to buy all my scrapbook goodies. They will offer a new kit every month which includes an album and extra fun stuff. So the idea is to have 12 completed albums by the end of the year. That's a big elephant to eat but remember how to eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Actually, I love to scrapbook but it can become overwhelming. So I have stopped for a long time but really miss it. I think these new kits are the perfect compromise for me to get out some creativity but actually be able to finish a book. Let's take a look inside.

The kit contains:

An album
64 cards
60 pieces of ephemera (really cute cut outs)

The album includes 3 chipboard dividers, 8 scrapbook pages and 10 pocket pages.

Look at all these fun cards. There's over 64 of them. There is no way to get all of these in one album. There will be so many extras. I'm planning on using them to decorate for Valentines Day and also make Valentine cards.

This is ephemera. It's like scrapbook and card candy.

I can't stop saying how much I love this kit. They have done all the hard work and now all I have to do is put it together. I don't think I can go wrong.  Can't wait to see what next months looks like.  (I just checked and the kits are sold out for January but keep checking back if your interested. That's how I got mine.)

Another lemon dropped in the bucket!

Hawaiian Vintage Mirror

Have you ever been in love with a picture, mirror old frame of some sort and didn't want to get rid of it? But you knew it had seen better days and it no longer fit perfectly in your home. Well, that's the problem I had with this mirror. I love how it looks like you're looking through a window and it's a mirror. How could I get rid of it? The problem was it just no longer matched my decor. So a face lift it received.

I found this awesome vintage Hawaiian picture at the Frisco Mercantile and a dried coconut and knew this mirror would fit perfectly in my new Hawaiian inspired bathroom. It just needed to look like it fit by the ocean. So with a little paint, sanding, a board and some L brackets Voila! transformation.

Hawaiian Vintage Mirror

Supplies

sand paper and/or electric hand sander
paint (2 different colors)
paint brushes
1"x 4" board (Lowe's and Home Depot will cut your board for you if you can't at home)
screw driver
L brackets

1. Paint frame. I used the aqua first and then sanded the heck out of it. That's the fun part. If you have an electric sander, use it. It makes it go so much faster and boy is it fun. The simple things in life make me happy.
2. After it looked pretty weathered I applied small amounts of white paint here and there. And sanded again and again and again until I was happy with the outcome. There's no rhyme or reason to this just sand away.
3. Screw in L brackets. This was a little trickier. I had to make sure the bracket lined up on the frame and on the board but didn't hang over the side. Follow direction on package on how to screw in brackets.  That's it. 

I know you might not have this type of mirror to redo but it's the same concept with any frame. There are all kinds of paints to experiment with and fun thingys you can add to your frame. One of my next projects is to take an old window and turn it into a flower box. So instead of throwing your old picture away try and see it in a new light. Don't be afraid to go for it. The worst that can happened is you just don't like how it turned out and you can try something else.

Another lemon dropped in the bucket. 

Fabric Flower Bookmarks

I love making these fabric flowers because they are very simple and I like simple. One of my favorite sites is Little Birdie Secrets and they had these wonderful flower bookmarks. So I thought I would give it a try. 
The hardest part was trying to figure out my sewing machine. It's been awhile. But once I figured it out they didn't take very long.

The flowers are pretty heavy and fall towards the back of the book so I turned my bookmark around so the flower would fall forward. 

Supplies:

Material
buttons
thread
needle
glue gun
sewing machine

Little Birdie Secrets has the step-by-step directions if you would like to give it a try.

I think the ladies in my book club deserve a little treat. These would also make great teacher gifts. I love to make little "treats" for people, these are great little treats.

Another lemon dropped in the bucket.

The Winner is...

Just a lemon drop in the bucket!

My first blog. I was looking for a great and catchy title for my blog so I posted a contest on FB for some great title names and low and behold my HUSBAND is the winner. I promise his title wasn't given any special treatment. I loved his play on words, he's good at that. 


This blog is dedicated to my friends who requested I share with them how I make my cards, crafts, sewing projects, etc. Hope you enjoy!!!