Indianapolis Colts

Calling all you Peyton Manning fans of the Indianapolis Colts...

This ones for the guys, (or girls?), my nephew Bryce loves Peyton Manning and since football season has officially started, so has all the bantering of teams who are going to the Super Bowel this year...We ALL know Greenbay is taking it again this year...GO PACK GO! Sorry, I couldn't help myself. (8

So, with football season here, I thought what a great birthday card, right?

Simple, easy, and done the old fashion way...by hand and with love!

Happy football watching! (8

Enjoy!

Christmas Stocking Stuffers

Getting started on those Christmas Stocking Stuffers? These Christmas themed Binder Clips

and Clothes Pins are great for stocking stuffers 

and are useful clips for all your holiday baking supplies. 

They make great chip clips, (I always have a supply on hand). 

Personalize them with the recipients initial.

Decorate them to whatever the occasion, birthdays, weddings and holidays.

 Add a name and add on and clip it to a napkin as a place setting name holder. Make sets and give them as party favors.

Decorate them with add ons like tags, flowers or ribbon and attach them to all your 

holiday baked goodies for your neighbors and friends. 

Add a name then add them to your gift wrapped packages to make a beautiful package 

presentation. Please, if you decide to make some, link back to this post and share your pictures, I would love to see what you come up with.

ENJOY!

The Diva Birthday Card

The Diva Birthday Card!

...and gift card holder makeover. I rarely buy greeting cards anymore unless I am in a pinch. I always try to have a stock of cards on hand that I can pull out when needed and personalize.  

I made matching Binder Clips and Clothespin clips to match. Check them out in my side bar under the label Mod Podge.

Outside had the best lighting today...

...so, while I was in the backyard taking pictures...

...I ran into a local sunbather, just chillin' by the pool and waterfalls, and he looked oh so relaxed...

...at least until I came along with my camera! TE HE HE Sorry Lou!

Have a great  day &

ENJOY!

Multipurpose Binder Clips & Clothes Pins

I love Mod Podge! I simply can not get enough of it lately. These cute Mickey Mouse

Binder Clips and Clothes Pins are so useful around the house, I use them for EVERYTHING!

Now, I have CUTE and USEFUL...that makes me (8 (smile)! With that said, I just came across a saying today that I love... "I just want to make BEAUTIFUL things, who cares if anyone understands"...love it! 

I made a pen and notebook too. Here is the pen the notebook if your curious will be coming soon in another post under the label Mod Podge in my side bar. They make great gift sets

for teachers and students or anybody on your list who likes to stay organized. The notebook and pen I use for shopping lists. I use the large Binder Clips for chip clips while the medium Binder Clips work well for smaller less bulky items.

To make them a little more personable I added the receivers initial, it can also stand for Mickey. LOL

I can never have too many of these around my house.

The large Clothes Pins are great chip clips too, I also find them helpful when sewing instead of straight pins or saving my page when reading (the mini Clothes Pins are great for both of these things as well), or add a magnet to the back to make a useful reminder clip on the refrigerator door. 

I sometimes even use them to keep my clothes on their hangers so I don't find a blouse or two on the closet floor. They are useful for the end of the toothpaste tube as well. 

I made a matching birthday card and gift card holder to go with these pretties, watch for the post coming soon under the label cards in my side bar.

another view.

and another.

Are these just not the cutes, you can also use these on gift bags or plants with a note anywhere 

that you can use a cute little clip. Make them even cuter with add ons like a little flower and a piece of ribbon or maybe a tag with a name on it. The possibilities are endless!

I have decided I am keeping these ones for myself! I may use add ons later.

OK! OK! Remember earlier I said I have been Mod Podging anything I can get my hands on? I bet 

you thought I was kidding huh? I wasn't kidding!...Let's get one thing straight I do not smoke or condone it in anyway, I just couldn't help myself and wanted to see if would work and... know plenty of yep "Smokers" YUK!  Making these even surprised me! But hey, personalize them and they make great stocking stuffers! 

ENJOY!

mmmm chocolates!

mmmmmm chocolates! These cute little chocolates were a FREE cut file I found on 

SVG Cuts...

but I decided I wanted to cut them out by hand...

...who needs a cut file when you can do it the old fashion way!

No really these were super easy to cut out by hand, but if you wanted to make lots of 

chocolates then I would go download the file. 

I just wanted a simple card to go with a real box of chocolates,

and look how cute they turned out!

                       A simple yummy chocolate bithday greeting. Sometimes its just easier to DIY it.
                                       http://svgcuts.com/blog/2011/01/03/valentine-truffles/

                                                                             ENJOY!
                     

                   

Personalized Hair Clip Holder

I made this Personalized Hair Clip Holder for my niece Dana awhile ago because every time I saw her she had those  plastic baby barrettes in her hair LOL she's 19.  At first it was going to be as a joke (because I'm a jokester) (8 ...that is where the lips and crown also come into play...but then I thought these are far better than those ugly plastic barrettes and maybe even I would wear these...I definitely would wear the black flower bobby pins, but of course I ran out of the fabric. (8 oh well next time, right? 

I love making felt hair clips they are so much fun and easy to make, (you can check other felt clips I have made in my side bar under PROJECTS, then click on HAIR STUFF). These are simple but very cute and I thought could replace those ugly plastic barrettes she always wears. 

I love these black satin flower bobby pins...I actually saw some for $24. dollars the other day...WOWSER!! These were my first try and I only had a small scrap of black satin. I  also had enough to make a big flower that I attached to a headband (really cute!) I forgot to take a picture before I gave it away to my niece Heather...darn it! I also gave her some really cute felt Hello Kitty clips I forgot to take pictures of...its such a bummer when I do that, I have made some really cute items that I do not have pictures of wha! wha! 

LOVE these!

These are mini fabric covered button bobby pins...they are really cute when they are placed in your hair.

This is the whole thing minus the really cute flower headband and Hello Kitty Clips. These are really cute gifts for all the little girls you know and the big ones too...they seem to love them! 

        It is super easy and cheap to make your own hair clips, just in case you need a little help making them or just a little more inspiration, there are lots of tutorials out on the net so go look around!

ENJOY!

Christmas in July!

Mop & Glow Glitter Balls. Handmade Christmas: Glittered Christmas Bauble Ornament Tutorial

YUP! I said Mop & Glow Glitter Balls...these are the coolest! So easy to make just a little glitter (I used martha stewart), Mop & Glow, vinyl, your cricut cutter and a piece of ribbon turns an ordinary glass ball into a beautiful, personalized, sparkle ornament on your tree.

These make great gifts too, I plan to make lots more!!

ENJOY!