Crepe Paper Tag for St Patricks Day

I love making tags... I have been making tags for a few years and actually before I got so busy with our consignment shop I sold hundreds of them on Ebay

Now that the shop is closed I am making tags again... guess you always return to what you love!

WARNING... if you are a real crepe paper rosette maker 

STOP READING NOW

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Today I made a crepe paper tag... for St Patricks Day

To make a crepe paper tag you need 

• Crepe Paper
• A stapler
• A scissors
• A Tag
• An embellishment for the center
• Glue

I wanted a distressed look for my basket over my sink so I created mine this way 

 

First I took crepe paper from the dollar tree...  and tore off a piece about 10" long

I ripped mine but you can do either cut or rip

I then began folding the crepe paper in my hand accordion style

I then got to the end and the paper looked like this 

 

sorry for the blurry pic...

I fold this piece in half
 

like this  just to get a crease

I then unfold it and staple where the crease was 

 

Then carefully pull out the folds

Excuse my chubby hand!
 

  

So now all you do it attach the crepe paper rosette to the tag and the Happy St Patrick's Day  scallop to the center  with glue

 

Now go and make some crepe paper rosettes!

I am linking up with Linda for this and many more Irish crafts this month!

WHATEVER GOES WEDNESDAY

Inspiration Notebook!

I am making over my desk in a "pretty in pink" theme...

I share the office with my hubby and he has his space which is most of the converted bedroom and I have mine which is a small desk that he bought for me so that I could blog!

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I created this inspiration notebook for ideas and such that I write down when I am online or on the phone

I love to doodle too... I cannot wait to fill it all up!

I started with a typical college ruled notebook in red 

I started to make it and then I realized that you would want to see it!

 

I covered one side with polka dot paper and then the other with striped

I left a small opening  as you can see 

I decided to add some pink grosgrain ribbon and the image you can see from a vintage book

Here is the grosgrain ribbon attached with tacky glue

Here is the note book ready to be embellished

 

I ripped the sides of the image and then I distressed the  edges

I attached the image with tacky glue and rubbed the lid of the stamping pad over till smooth (yah I am super technical)

In addition to the image I also added a words from the book which read 

"yet even beyond the farthest star, God knows the way"

Totally what I need to read and heed every day

 

I then began to tie pieces of ribbon to the book

I added the scalloped scrapbook circle... 

with another circle and a vintage button and some fun fur!

I cannot wait to use this notebook!!!

Stay tuned for my coordinated desk makeover!

Oh and if you want you can enter my 200th post giveaway...  the link is at the top of my blog home page... you can enter until the 5th!

I am linking up with these gals on Thursday

Dollar Tree Candy Project...

I am linking up with one of my FAVORITE BLOGS 
Cottage Instincts with this project
.... And I am so honored to be added to this site
Oh and I am linking to this awesome blog too... 
oh and this one too

I decide this year to add a little candy to my decor and I REALLY wanted to do a project that was quick and easy and not a lot of mess !

I am STILL working on my craft room in the basement and after the holidays I plan to spend a lot of my time crafting the winter away but I had the need to do something NOW

I was inspired by our living room wreath which by using what I had on hand ended up with a candy theme

So ... I set out to fill in my tree with this easy and CHEAP project

I bought these styro disks at the dollar tree, had christmas red paint on hand and a cellophane basket bag

I laid the paper over the table and whimsically painted on the disks to make them resemble a peppermint candy

I painted the other side after this one dried and then wrapped each one in cellophane and tied the ends with vintage yarn (like the stuff we tied out hair up with in the late 70's)

I then stuck them inside the blankish spots on my tree...

The only thing is ... one by one I am giving these away from the tree whenever the kids (friends kids) come for a visit because they LOVE them!

I have another dollar tree candy goodie in the next few days to show you and that one too is being taken by the kids LOL

A welcome...

for our new home!

I have been designing wreaths for 10 years ~ in fact I had a wreath business that was very good to me
I was able to create and make money by doing it
I still pass by homes that have my wreaths on their doors and I smile

I loved making wreaths ~ but I stopped doing it about a year ago!
I am not even sure why I stopped!

So tonight I was thinking about decorating the new house even though I will be painting and cleaning for almost the whole month of October

What could I do that would make the house LOOK welcoming while I was making it welcoming

A WREATH

I had a grapevine wreath on hand and  3 ~ 4ft lengths of HUGE fall leaves and some green florist  wire

I made this

wreath for our new home

It will stay until Thanksgiving

I like the colors as the new house is brick and there are maple trees
I think it will look welcoming on our front door
I can't wait till Friday to see
It is really full and whimsical and best of all it was FREE
I am going to add a step plant stand with varying shades of mums to the porch as well!
I am so excited
We will close on FRIDAY!!!
Just not sure about the time yet!

Easy Peasy Project

Here is an Easy P ~easy Picture Frame Project for our new bathroom

I am not a blue person,

unless you count the blue of the ocean or the blue of my hubbys eyes or a baby blue blanket

 I don't have very much blue in our home at all ... but I will NOW because our new bathroom is mostly  BLUE TILE!

The tub and toilet and sink are cast iron baby blue

The floor and halfway up the wall is coordinating baby blue tile

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Our theme for the bathroom is BEACH!!

I plan on painting the walls a crisp white ~ and using  various shades of blue and lime with black cottage accents

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SNEAK PREVIEW

Here is a super quick, easy and cheap project I whipped up that will coordinate with the theme and the bathroom color

The hubby bought these license plates while we were at our favorite place... Virginia Beach!

One for me and one for him!

How cute I thought and instantly knew I would frame them for the bathroom

80% of the accents that will be going into the bathroom are from Virginia Beach so I though how fitting these were

Off to the dollar tree for a frame

I had striped green and blue paper

So all I did was cut the paper to fit the frame ~ and glue the two license plates on the paper and I had an instant and sweet reminder of our place... our blue place!

I will show you soon how this project coordinates with the theme as the bathroom is my very first project in our new house!