Time to get crafty for Hump Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks so much for my links last week! I really enjoyed looking at all of your projects!!!

If I had to pick just one favorite...it would be this...

Rachel over at Holy Craft blew me away with this PB knockoff...we all know how I luvvvvvvvvvv to knock off the PB.

But truth be told, I loved ALLLLLLLLLLL your projects :) Alright, lets kick this party off!!!!!!!!

My only "rule" (I've never been a fan of rules, so this is more of a pretty please with a cherry on top! ;) if you link up, please add my button to your blog, and please leave a comment. Also, please visit some of the other projects and spread some comment love :)

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Garden art.....

Years back I made a sign for my garden that has held up so well I had to share it...

It was made with a wood shingle. I made lots of them, but this is the only one I ever kept.

You can buy a package of wood shingles at any hardware store and they are quite inexpensive. After you pick out the shingle you want to use (in this case, I used one of the widest ones in the pack), start painting. Its really that simple.

Here's my finished design...

2 suggestions I would like to make (hindsight is always 20/20)

1) Paint your signs to hang vertically rather than horizontally. The shingles, are thicker on one end and thin on the other, so if you hang them horizontal (like this one), you'll have to bend your wire all kinds of wonky ways to get it to hang straight.

2) The thin end of the shingle (the right side of this example) is rather fragile and tends to break off a bit. I don't mind because I like the rustic look of it, but I would not recommend doing any real intricate detailing on that end if you will be mad when it breaks off :)

Like a beacon in the night...

Us crafter's we're a thrifty folk, and I don't know about you, but whenever I step foot in a store, I look for my beacon. It looks like this:

Not to be confused with this...this one is not NEARLY as useful for shoppers...

Unfortunately for me...stores are not the only place I see beacons...I also see them curbside, OFTEN. While driving down the road I spot a piece of furniture sitting by the curb...I IMMEDIATELY turn around...I'm not the only one right? I usually make my mom inspect it cuz I'm too embarrassed, but if its a treasure I quickly shove it into my truck, and by truck I mean my minivan that I have taken the back seats out of in order to cram stuff in there like its an F-150 :)

So, while driving around town one lovely day I spotted this......

Isn't she MAGNIFICENT?!?!?!??! I love her, tho I'm not sure what to do with her....

I'm looking for my lovely readers opinions...do I, make her back into a table, or how about a bench? Or, do I throw all caution to the wind, completely deconstruct her and use her for parts. Those spindles would make KILLER candlesticks!!!!!!!

So what would you do with her?

My first ever linky PAR-TAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

I am SOOOOO excited!!!!!! I hope to get lots of links, and loads of inspiration. And who knows...maybe even a few new friends ;)

My only "rule" (I've never been a fan of rules, so this is more of a pretty please with a cherry on top! ;) if you link up, please add my button to your blog, and please leave a comment. Also, please visit some of the other projects and spread some comment love :)

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Let the par-tay begin!!!!!!!!

From Santa to Spring...

Looky what I found at my favvvvvvvvv dollar store:

How could I pass that up for $1? It stands about 8" high, and I knew I'd find SOMETHING to do with it.

Then, I found the cutest bird, nest, and eggs, and, SOLD... I knew what to do!!!!!

Spray paint, hot glue and accessories can bring you from Santa....






To SPRING!!!!!! (PS-why yes that is a burlap roof on my cute little birdhouse...and why....because everything's better in burlap ;)




OH, and don't forget, this Wednesday.......my very first LINKY PARTAYYYYYYY :)

Come join me, bring your friends, lets get down with our bad selves.....

Wonder where I've been?

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry for my absense this week. I've spent the last few days like this:



NO FUN!!!!!!!!!!!! But this morning I woke up feeling human again, so hopefully I'll start cranking out the crafts again soon.

Please stay tuned :)

A NEW link party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sure it comes as no surprise to you all that I like to party, so I figured what better way than to host my own link party!!!!!!!

So, beginning next Wednesday, April 28th we'll be gettin' crafty on hump day!!!!!!!

Please join me, and share my button with all your friends, cuz I like to have BIG parties!

Here's a sneak peek at my button (its also already on my sidebar lol)