Cookie Sheet Calendars

I fell in love with the Cookie Sheet Calendars that Amy at "Then She Made" blogged about a while back. They were SO cute and looked so fun to make. I decided they would

make great gifts for my daughters-in-law! Megan happened upon them and mention

ed that she would love one. I knew I had to make them! So, Katie and I worked on them together and they really were a fun project!

Nearly all of the papers we used were from Die Cuts With a View 12x12 paper stacks. We tried to make Alli's calendar "teacherish" so she could use it in her classroom if she so desired. That paper pack is called "Hittin' the Books".

The papers we used for Megan's calendar are called "Songbird".

Initially I had intended to have a friend diecut the months of the year with her Cricut. But, I ran out of time and had to stamp them instead. The SU alphabets we used are called "Headline Alphabet" and "Bold Alpha". The squares are punched using a 1 3/8" square punch. All sorts of rub-ons, stamps, stickers and punches were used.

Here are a couple of close-ups of the squares.

(Megan's Calendar)

(Alli's Calendar)

We just had fun! Binder clips were embellished with cute ribbons and clipped to the top ridge of the pan for hanging. It's quite sturdy!

Nearly everything has a magnet on the back and the actual calendar is on the backside of the pan. The extra months are stored in a "box" I adhered to the inside of the pan.

There are also extra squares for birthdays, anniversaries and holidays.

(Megan's Calendar)

(Alli's Calendar)

Aren't they FUN?

I know you'll want to make one too! Let me know if you do!
Have a great day!
Blessings~
Angel

A Wrist Pin Cushion

I am adding a new label to my posts! Sewing Projects! This is my first sewing project that I did all by myself on the sewing machine my friend Paula gave me. And I made it for her! I used the tutorial found here on Tea Rose Home. But I originally found the idea at Delia's blog here.

Paula is a teacher and the mascot at the school where she works is the Jaguar. So I chose Jaguar fabric for the cushion and matched it to a black scrap from a box of fabric scraps from a yard sale. It wasn't perfect for sure, but I think Paula liked it!
I hope to share more sewing projects soon!
Blessings~
Angel

Year in Review

I saw this idea on Rose Ann and Sharon's blogs and decided to browse through my own year of projects.
Here are my personal favorites of the year 2009.

January

I love the crocheted flowers and paper piercing on this ODBD card.

February

Sellabration.....I used the heck out of this SAB set and matching DP. SO springy!

March

*sigh* This framed art piece with FlowerSoft bouquet was so pretty IRL. I knew it had to go to a good home.

AprilAnother ODBD card. I love layering flowers like this and the SU DP is so pretty!

MayI do like my butterflies! This was my May Divine Design project. It makes me happy to know it's in a book full of amazing scriptures that I can look at again and again.


June There was so much detail in this card. I really like how the sunset turned out.

July Again...layering flowers. But this was SO sparkly and the CAS design became my favorite stamping style this year for sure!

August Layering again, but this time with Spellbinder dies and pearls. One of my all time favorite cards. This one went to my son and his wife for their 2nd anniversary.

September More butterflies and pairing them with K & Company DP "Urban Rhapsody" was like magic.

October My Top Note die saw it's share of action in 2009. I really liked this Halloween card. Funny thing...I am not sure how I feel about Halloween, but I enjoy making cards for the occasion. LOL

November I made a few cards with a small scrap of this shimmery brown cardstock and stickers from the clearance section at Walmart. The pic is dark, but the cards were SO pretty. And I fell in love with that shimmery paper. I am thinking it will be what I use for my son's wedding invitations!

December

I know it isn't a card! But there is paper wrapped around the TP roll so I can call it a paper craft project. Seriously, I had so much fun making these little party favors and wish I would have had one left for me.

There you have it... time for a new year and a new batch of cards!
Happy Stamping!
~Angel

Red Birds on Logs

I recently began subscribing to Martha Stewart's magazine (due to a great offer). My very first magazine to arrive was the Christmas edition. I LOVE it. Full of some practical (and some unpractical) ideas. One of which was these adorable Yule Log Favor Boxes.

They came together pretty easily. The only thing that tripped me up a bit was the nests. Of course, the "log" is an empty toilet paper roll. I painted it brown inside and out. Not really necessary, but I think it gives it a finished look. Then it is covered in the clip art paper found here on Martha's site. I made my nests out of spanish moss instead of buying them as they were kinda pricey to buy as many as I wanted. I used the glue gun to glue it onto the "log" and the bird was glued on as well. A sprig of pine needles cut from a floral pick and tipped in a white paint/glue mix was added. I also touched the log with the white paint and glue and sprinkled glitter to the "snow". I did not add the wood discs to cover the ends as Martha did, but instead filled a cello tube with peppermint candy kisses and tied off the ends with curling ribbon.

For stability I added some twigs to the bottom so the logs wouldn't tip over. It keeps with the woodsy look and was Katie's idea.

After the candy is gone, it will still make a nice decoration. Don't you think?

I gave these to the girls at Bunco who didn't "win" so everyone went home with a prize. We made 6 total. I wanted to make a few more, but Michaels was out of the birds went we stopped by today on the way home from taking Katie to the airport.
Merry Christmas!!!
~Angel