Summer is slipping by too quickly! I don’t like reminders of fall’s approach to creep into the summer months of July and August, yet the kids are heading back to school already, and fall decorations are out in craft stores. I like to extend summer – my favorite season – as long as possible, so today I’m sharing my fairy gardens I planted in May and have been enjoying ever since. There is still a lot of summer to look forward to – warm weather, late season garden blooms and the State Fair in…
I’m back with another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop challenge. I had to skip June’s challenge since I was out of town for work when it took place, but I’m jumping back in for July. The blog hop is a day-long event held each month for crafters to share their creative projects made using Papertrey Ink products on their blogs. Each month there is a different image presented by Papertrey Ink which serves as the inspiration for the project. July Challenge Description and Image: “We have been so inspired by the ocean themed products that Papertrey Ink…
This is my first time participating in a monthly challenge for Where Creativity Meets C9, a blog that hosts challenges featuring products from the stamp company Concord & 9th. My friend Wendie first introduced me to Concord & 9th products a few years ago. I like the clean, modern style and graphic design look of their products, plus the way they can be used in multiple ways – some even have 3D options. Wendie recently joined the Design Team for this blog, plus she was a guest designer for Concord & 9th during the month of June. So I was definitely…
Fairy gardens are like miniature playgrounds, so naturally they’re ideal for kids as well as adults. I thought it would be fun to make a fairy garden for my friend Rebecca’s daughter Abbie, because she loves fairies and has enjoyed looking at fairy gardens since she was just over a year old. Most fairy garden figures are made of breakable resin or other fragile materials though, or contain sharp metal pieces. So I was really excited to find a line of figures designed for young children at my local garden center called the Flower Fairies Secret Garden collection…