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Quick and Easy Gift Bag – Using Your Stash
I’m all about using my stash and during the holidays, your stash can come in very handy. A couple of things I keep on hand regularly is plain kraft-colored bags, tulle, and small gifts. Pair these things together with Sizzix dies and the possibilities are endless. I wanted to share a quick tutorial for a cute handcrafted gift bag. You can take this same concept and make a matching card as well. I used a Sizzix Tim Holtz Bigz Die titled Reindeer Flight which someone gifted me a couple years ago. It was used but I loved it. Here’s the how to to make a stamp and quick and cute…
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Art, Artsy Adventures (Outings, Flea Marketing and More), Creative, Life, Mixed Media, Thoughts, Uncategorized
The Gift of Presence
Around the holidays we can get caught up in getting and giving the perfect or enough gifts. The reality is that often we can’t remember what gifts we’ve gotten in years past but we do remember the memories of being together. The most important gift is, the gift of presence. A few friends and I celebrated just that on Monday. We met when I was a lead Fiskateer and we met through the lovely fun wide world of crafting. What a blessing these ladies have been in my life. Through paper and scissors, I have gained a group of lifelong friends. While crafting brought us together, and I’m so grateful…
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Easy Holiday Hostess Gift
The holidays include many gatherings. If you’re like me, I don’t want to go empty handed. Here is a blast from the past and quick and easy hostess gift idea. Find more HERE.
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Holiday Decor Ideas from the Archives
The holidays are right around the corner. Creating during the holidays can connect you with family, add something new to your decor, and even start a seasonal tradition. Looking for some new holiday DIY infusions? Here are a few offerings from years past. Feel free to check out more HERE. Warmest Creative Wishes,
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We Are Better Together
Art Journaling the importance of reaching out and connecting with others. I want to encourage you to reach out and risk if you feel like you need to connect. We are better together. So grateful for you and the support of family and friends. Thank you. Warmest creative wishes,
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Open Market OC
A relative shared with mom and I about Open Market OC located in the former Macy’s space of Laguna Hills Mall. I had the day off so Mom and I decided to check it out. Bonus, there was a Farmer’s Market as well in the parking lot. Fresh produce, a hat vendor (score), fresh flowers, food, cheese, pasta, avocado oil and more. Oh the cheese! We split a Berry Something Crepe. It was an infusion of berries, a little lemon topped with graham crackers. It was amazing! The vendors were really nice. The Farmer’s Market is there every Friday. Check out some photos below. We went into Open Market OC.…
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Breast Cancer Awareness
As a survivor of Breast Cancer, I want to thank you each for the role you’ve played in my life. Thank you for the way you supported me when I was in the thick of fighting. Thank you for the love and support you’ve shown me. I always hold you close to my heart, and as I think back at all the ways then and now that you’ve touched my life, my heart explodes with gratitude. Because I care, I want to encourage you to please take steps to detecting cancer early. Do those self-exams and make those mammogram appointments. Don’t delay. Do it for those that love you, and…
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Heart Layers
The Illustrated Faith Heart Layers Kit had so many beautiful hearts in it. The word stamps and washi tape were absolutely precious and I’ve only begun to scratch the surface on using the kits contents. The study is rich and really personal so I’m taking my time to soak it in. It’s a great one if you’re looking for a devotional. I won’t be sharing my actual devotion/study book (as that’s between my King and I), but I hope to encourage through scripture and the journaling I do in my Bible. The below flips up to reveal a heart layer and the title of ‘The Wound.” We all have them…
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The Cutest Little Crocheted Pumpkin
Fall is here whether some of us feel it or not. Actually, it’s gotten a little cooler here in California which is a wonderful thing. Fall is my favorite season. Our daughter was home from college this weekend and she gifted me with the cutest little crocheted pumpkin. Isn’t it darling? She is a creative one and teaches herself patterns. I placed it in a cute vintage dish to display on a shelf. I call our girl pumpkin from time to time, so this little gift will be something I cherish for years to come. I hear in other parts of the states it’s cooling down and the leaves are…
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Art Journaling and Scripture
I’m finishing up an Illustrated Faith Revival Camp (New Testament) study. I’ve so enjoyed it and it really spoke to me. I thought I’d share a few more bible journal entries I put in my Bible. Warmest Creative Wishes and Blessings,
