A Wedding Card
My best friend Chelsea is getting married and had her second shower this past Sunday. I was in the card making mood, so I thought I'd make her a wedding card to go along with her gift! Her new last name will be Sadler, hence the "S" on the front of the card. :)
Materials used:
- 5.5 x 5.5 black card & envelope
- Light silver glitter cardstock
- Cuttlebug
- Swiss Dot embossing folder
- Yellow cardstock
- White cardstock
- Cursive "S" stamp
- Floral corner stamp
- Black Stampabilities pigment ink
- Bow embellishment
- Rhinestone embellishments
Would you guys like to see some card making tutorials?
Monday Pinspirations: Spring Fever
I don't know about you guys, but it's definitely looking and feeling like spring here in Tennessee. When I think of spring, I think of bright colors, lots of flowers, and warm weather. What reminds you of spring?
Here are my spring themed Monday Pinspirations!
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Crafting on St. Patrick's Day!
My nephew Zak loves to do "arts and craps" when I'm working on my own projects. A few days ago he found some pipe cleaners and beads and started making jewelry. I always want to encourage creativity, so I let him choose some new pipe cleaners and beads today on a quick trip to Joann. Zak worked for quite a while making necklaces and bracelets for himself and his stuffed animals.
The cutest thing was that he kept asking "Lolly, am I artistic? Do you think I am a good artist?" Of course my response was a big "yes!"
I hope that you all have a safe, happy Saint Patrick's Day!
Happy crafting!
Lauren
Treasury Thursday
'Dreamy Bedroom Colors' by fabrics4you
 Mini Wallet Card Holder - Fa... $16.00 |  Blue and White Girls Party D... $58.00 |
 Bird pocket organiser buntin... $16.90 |  Bird Wedding Cake Topper Pal... $29.50 |
 Handpainted canvas shoes. BL... $35.00 |  Bread basket bistro style in... $22.00 |
 Classic Blues Quilted Table ... $60.00 |  Brooch: Here Comes the Sun $12.00 |
 Patchouli Grapefruit Orange ... $5.00 |  Kitchen Scrubbies - Hand Cro... $9.00 |
 Nesting Bird in Vintage Dish... $65.00 |  Sailboats Modern Nautical Pr... $75.00 |
 Pillow.Blue and White Swirl.... $18.00 |  lemon jasper and amazonite n... $36.00 |
 Nautical Baby Block Letters ... $6.00 |  Blue, Lemon and White Pearl ... $28.00 |
Cardigan Refashion
I found a cute white cardigan from the Limited at Marshalls several months ago. I bought it for about $3.00, but it had a pretty big stain on the right shoulder that wouldn't come out. I told myself that I'd find a fix for it that week, but finally got around to doing it about six months later. Woops!
Lucky for me, my mom was tired of these beautiful green rosettes being on one of her shirts, so she gave them to me to use on future projects. They were already attached in a large section, so I just had to sew the section onto the cardigan. Easy peasy!
Here's how you can do it:
1. Find an old cardigan that needs sprucing up
2. Find or make rosettes or flowers to attach to the cardigan.
3. Pin the flowers in the desired location. I am a fan of the asymmetrical shoulders, but they would look nice placed nearly anywhere on the cardigan.
4. Sew the flowers to the cardigan. I used a longer stitch on my machine because mine were attached to mesh and I didn't want it to pucker.
5. Enjoy your sweater! When people compliment you on it, make sure to tell them you did it yourself. That's always a great feeling. :)
5 Easy Ways to Overcome A Creative Block
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All crafters have been here. You sit down to work on a project and it's almost as if all of your creative juices have left you. This, my friends, can be referred to as a creative block. Even some of the most creative people experience this feeling. When this happens to me, I often try to make myself be creative, which generally results in creative fails. Luckily there are several ways to trick yourself into being creative.
Here are a few ways that I inspire creativity within myself:
2. Watch crafting videos. Whenever I feel especially uncreative, I like to get on YouTube and watch videos on how to make specific things. I'm a visual person, so I like to see the technique rather than read instructions.
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4. Get out and go to a craft store. Sometimes when I'm in a creative rut I like to go to craft stores and look around. Even if I don't purchase anything or need any supplies, sometimes it helps just to look at supplies and imagine how I could make the piece unique!
I hope that these ideas help to get you out of creative ruts. What do you do to overcome crafter's block? I'd love to hear your ideas!
Wedding Pinspirations
I am the maid of honor in my best friend's wedding! The shower is quickly approaching (as in 6 days from today) and I'm working on putting the finishing touches on decorations. Here are some of my Pinspirations (Pinterest inspirations! Clever, eh?)
Fingers crossed that I get them all done by Sunday! :)
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