Saint Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day! The decorations in our home have increased just a bit and I LOVE it! :-) In all of my crafting over the past few months, I've turned what had been just ideas into real things for everyone to enjoy who enters our home ... Most of which included the use of my Cricut. Its an amazing crafting tool and I have already started on some really fun Easter/Spring decorations that I'll share they are finished ... Let me know what you think!


This fun little creation was made out of a 1x1 that I cut down into 1 inch blocks ... one side says "LUCKY" and the opposite side says "IRISH" ... it the centerpiece on our table this year!

 

I decorated the end blocks with Shamrocks on three sides ...

Here's how they look displayed on our table: 

The bucket was actually created about 3 years ago ... just a plain white bucket that I accessorized with ribbon and some foam shamrock stickers. I've used these as both a candle holder or a vase.

 

The "LUCK" block was created in Chelan during our "Chocolate, Wine, Cheese & Crafting" weekend with my sister and her hubby. Its a 2x4 that I cut down making the final dimensions 2x4x4. 

The "LUCK" banner was created over Super Bowl Weekend ... I had already made a "LOVE" banner for Valentine's Day and enjoyed it so much that I decided to create something similar for St. Patrick's Day. The letters were cut from tag board, then decoupaged with decorative paper and flower embellishments. I finished it off by wrapping the edges with hemp rope.

I think this last one is my personal favorite ... made from a 3x3 fence post cut down into 13 and 18 inch blocks. I really love the combination of the black and green colors, and the letters are so playful which is appropriate given the message :-)

Thanks for taking the time to check in and see what I've been up to. I'd love any comments if you'd like to leave one. Hope you have a very "Lucky" St. Patrick's Day ... Cheers!!!

Kiddo Craft

I planned the following craft for Sydney and her friend to work on during their play date last week ... keeping a fairly decent supply of numerous sizes of sanded-down blocks on hand really makes this project a breeze. Combine a 2x4 block, some paint, foam stickers, and Mod Podge (done by Momma at a later time) and this is what you get ...

The finished product - Pretty good for a 4 year old :-)

My Lil' Crafter working on her project: 

A few more pics of the finished product: 

 And the Artist signature: 

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Crafting in Chelan

Had an amazing weekend of "crafting inspiration" in Chelan Falls (which is below Lake Chelan on the Columbia River) over the weekend with the fam ... joined by my sister, Sabrina, and her Hubby. The Hubbies kind of did their own thing, taking the kiddos with, allowing Sabrina and I to go to a couple wineries, my favorite cheese store and craft!!! It was great!!! Here's some pics of the necessary "set-up" to have an amazing crafting afternoon :-)

 Vino, cheese, crackers, truffles, Mod Podge, paper, Cricut Expression, paint, 1x1, 2x4, ribbon, etc ...

 

 From another angle :-)

This photo is a bit dark, but it shows the amazing view of the river ... and the sunshine :-)

Check back in a couple days for pics of the creations ...

A Couple More Crafts from Valentine's Day ...

I had to wait to share these as I gave them as gifts for Valentine's Day ... Very fun and rather quick to make. Please enjoy and be inspired :-)

Up next ... some fun St. Patty's Day crafts that I've been working on ...

Some Valentine's Day Craftiness

Thought it would be fun to share some of the Valentine's Day Decorations I've made over the past 5 or so years for my next post to Kindred Spirits Creations!

I made the X&O combo for my sister Sabrina, for her birthday ... she's a New Years Eve Baby and we both really LOVE to celebrate/decorate for all the holidays and LOVE crafting so I found it appropriate to make this for her :-)  

The following candle holders where made just over 4 years ago while I was on maternity leave with our first daughter, Sydney. I worked up till my due date ... she was more than week past due ... needless to say I was a bit anxious while awaiting her arrival so I directed my attention to crafting ... surprise, surprise :-) Although, I'm thinking the crafting got me a bit relaxed cause she (Sydney) was still was content to stay in Momma's Oven come eviction time :-) Needless to say ... these candle holders I created will always hold a special place in my heart!!!

Mini candle holders ... inspired by the mini-me within :-) Although I've had a heck of a time finding candles this small (any suggestions would be appreciated)

This is a "LOVE" banner that I made for our fireplace ... just adds that simple touch that I love! I've included some close-ups of the letters that I made. My MIL made the hand-prints hearts with our girls last year ... Something I will always cherish!

Our table is one of the only things in our house that I can "control" how it looks through out the day (which is a stated accomplishment as we sit at the table for three meals a day and feel this is an important family tradition to maintain family values) and I find it very welcoming for our table to display the seasons/holidays ... I made these whimsical napkin holders about 5-6 years ago and I still love them!!! Simply stated yet beautiful!!!

The following XO is one of my new creations to add to this years display for Valentine's Day ... Hope you enjoy it as much as we have!

Hope you've enjoyed the stories behind my creations and may they bring you inspiration for your own crafty creations! Happy Valentine's Day!!!