TONS of new things! Been busy with shells, beachy wedding stuff, etc....

Check out my new stuff! I have the wedding stuff listed on Etsy.com (look up Blingcrafts store) as of today, and will be having an open house pretty soon - like sometime in May. I'm also in a craft fair set-up, BBQ, in June. Hope you can make it when I set a date!

  Giant shell and twig wreath

 wedding cake topper

                     2 views of natural shell bouquet

                    shell boutonnierre                                                         ring bearer shell holder

 wedding cake topper

                ring bearer ring holder                                              wedding cake topper

 wedding cake topper

                                                               boutonnierre sets

boutonierre / corsage set of 3

 Handmade shell candles using deep dish shells, PartyLite French Vanilla super-scent candle wax and PartyLite wicks.

 holiday boutonnierre

 Simple, Hydrangea bouquet

 Sand unity holder for beachy wedding

 Shell boutonniere

 Small feather and shell bridal bouquet, or maid of honor bouquet

2 different view of my large bridal bouquet - bamboo handle, handmade shell picks, white feathers, and glass pearl picks. It is so beautiful in person!

Thanks for letting me share my craft! More shell, driftwood, wine cork crafts, as well as some hilarious wine themed greeting card sets. Can't wait to complete and share them!

4 New Cards - kinda enjoying my days off!!

This hilarious image is from Art Impressions, and is my entry for August "It's Hot" contest. I followed an old Verve sketch - it might be one of my new favorite sketches.
recipe:
1 1/4" and 1 1/2" circle punches, corner punch, mini brads, ribbon, Fiskars edger, nestabilities, dsp, Bazzil CS, paper piercer, colored pencils blended with Goo Gone and blending stumps, typed sentiments

This is my other submission for the Art Impression's August contest with the theme "It's Hot!" I followed an old Verve sketch.

Recipe: Art Impression stamp, colored pencils blended with Goo Gone and blending stumps
1/4" circle punch, brads, swirls embossing folder and Big Shot, typed sentiment, trimmers
clear rhinestone and orange rubber embellishments, Fiskars edger, blush marker from SU!, glitter

This card is my submission for CC337 (using real red, night of navy and daffodil yellow) with a back to school theme and Viva la verve sketch for week 4 of August, VLVAUG2011.
Recipe: Mo's Digital Pencil image, colored pencils blended with Goo Gone and blending stumps, Sizzex star die and Big Shot, corner punch, Fiskar scalloped edger, twine, square lattice folder, grass die - precut
glue dots                                         "It's off to school I go" is the inside message.





This card is for Teapot Tuesday MMTPT147, and Viva La Verve week 3, VLVAUG2011. Recipe: matching dsp from a mat stack paper pieced the fish and the starfish, ribbon, nestabilities - reverse masked the sentiment image, google eyes and glue stick, The final card is a 5" square.

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