Say Cheese!

Here is an idea for a Mother's Day gift. I'm going to show you how to make a tin picture magnet. 

First re-size the photo to fit the tin. Then trace the outline of the tin onto the picture and cut out the picture. Tape the picture to the inside of the tin.  You might need to glue the lid on.  They tend to fall off. 

Embellish by wrapping wire around the tin and stringing beads onto the wire.

Glue the magnet to the back.  Now it is ready to hang on your fridge.

Mini Scrapbook

I made a pocket scrapbook for my mom and my mother in-law for Mother's Day a couple years ago.  Everyone loved it so much that the our dads wanted one for Father's Day too.  You can tell the scrapbooks have been well loved. 

Here is how I made the scrapbook.  First I cut cardstock pages to the size of 3"x4".  Then I went ahead and punched two holes on the left hand side of the paper.  This allowed me to see how much room I had to work with on the page.  I found some quotes to go with the pictures and mounted them to the cardstock.  For the cover I cut a square out in the center for a picture to be mounted and then put the cover on a piece of cardstock.  After I completed all the pages I threaded a ribbon through the holes and added some metal charms.  I think any mother would love to have a little pocket scrapbook for Mother's Day. 

 

Can't grow it then fake it

Happy Earth Day!  I'm going to share with you what sits on my kitchen table.  My own little patch of grass.

My husband built me the wooden tray for it to sit in.  The great thing about it is I can't kill it.  Shhhh.  Don't tell anyone it's fake. 

Owen Painting

I just finished a painting that is a baby present for a cousin who had a baby.  I was a little nervous doing farm animals.  I'm not great at painting these type of animals, but feel comfortable painting jungle animals.  Go figure.

Framing labels

When we added a new half bath to the house I scoured the internet to come up with something to hang on the wall. I came up with the idea of framing perfume labels. I bought some old perfume labels and mounted them to matboard to give it a little bit of depth before I framed them. I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out.

Baby Book

I have really fallen behind on my scrapbooking. My daughter will be 4 very soon and the last pictures I put in her scrapbook were from her 2nd birthday. Now that we have our 2nd child I haven't done a thing as far as scrapbooking. I was starting to feel bad about it and went out and bought him a scrapbook. Now he has a scrapbook and I personalized it as well. I've never painted on a scrapbook before, but I think it turned out great. It isa fabric scrapbook and I figured it couldn't be much different than the canvases I paint, so I went ahead and used acrylic paint. I love it and think this might be something that I'll start giving as baby gifts to my friends.

Modern Chair

I wanted to share this cool chair by Damian Velasquez. I first saw Damian's work at the Art Festival in Fort Worth. I instantly knew I had to own these chairs for my dining room. I couldn't just pick one color and decided to have them in all different colors. I absolutely love them. They are so sleek and modern. You can see more of his wonderful furniture here.