Finished Altered Box

I handmade the flower on the top of it

I love the look the metal gave it!

Hey Crafty Friends!

I woke up extra early today so I could head over to the post office before work to mail my (altered wooden box to it's new home. I never mail anything (btw) so I  kept asking the post office lady questions ( because I like to be informed) lol..she looked like she was getting annoyed! (Oh well)
In the end I spent close to ten dollars mailing out my box,  because I bought a box from them ,plus packaging supplies ( That's what happens when you go some place unprepared I guess lol). Most important things to me were, that I get it mailed out on time and that my swap partner (Carolyn) ,just loves her box! I can't wait to show you guys the box she created for me and I'll be posting pictures of my finished box . I'm so happy to be involved with this swap and getting to know such nice crafters!

Altered Box

Hi Crafty Friends!

I decided to do a video showing my first altered wooden box as well as more fun stuff! So please enjoy and feel free to let me know what you think at my first attempt at it.I will have pictures of the box up very soon so stay tuned for that and I hope everyone is having a great weekend!


Paper stack :DCWV "Once upon a time"

Brown Arylic paint (generic)

Golden :Soft gel medium matte

Tim holtz distress inks :Walnut stain,Vintage photograph
Tim Holtz :alcohol inks (stream,Butterscotch)
Metal Sheet

Handmade Flowers

Rolled Flower Made from Felt

 I had a little time and wanted to experiment working with some of the random things I just had lying around my craft corner. Decided I'd show ya'll what I made, just to inspire you to make something random with things you might not normally use. In my case I tend not to work with fabric very much but I really want to use it in more area's of my paper crafts, because I really feel like it adds a lot to a project. Hope you guys like them!  Remember to keep stopping by, to see pictures of my finished altered box which will be up in very soon.

Trinket Box

Hello , My crafty Friends
I  did actually get to craft this weekend so yay! Sometimes I get in craft funks where I can't seem to really craft much a all. I find that the best remedy for a craft funk is simply join a swap or just challenge yourself to think outside the box. This weekend I got to work on a trinket box for the swap I've joined.Since I've never done a swap before I was kinda nervous and over thinking the whole process.Finally I just told myself if you love what you make than so will your swap partner ! ( LOL)
Anyways I'm so exited to show you guys how the box is coming along but it's no quite finished yet so you will have to wait a few more days to see it! I will also be showing you the box I get from my swap partner but thats later.I'm posting a picture of the box I started off with ( which I already had in my craft stash) so you can see the before.

Hop over in a few Days to see  my altered version of this box.

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My Mixed Media Art Jornal

Hey Crafters!

 I didn't have any time to craft on the weekend but it was still pretty fun because I got to visit with family I had not seen for a while. I did however get to do a page in my art journal on Halloween so its kinda of mix of what I was feeling that day ( Oh and a tribute to how much I happen to love Tim Burton movies).Anyways I hope you guys enjoy it and decide to start some crazy crafty Journal just for fun ,and by the way I will be using a good camera and posting a new tutorial on my( YouTube: Starsinpalm) hopefully by the end of this week.I have my very first swap coming up and I'm excited to be starting a new project! I hope ya'll are finding  time to craft just to let you unwind after work because for me its my zen time.. see ya soon and remember to follow My blog! thanks

Products I used :

Golden ( gesso)
Neenah Card stock (solar white)
Tim holtz Distress inks (Peeled Paint,Wild Honey,Shabby shutter,Spiced Marmalade, Black soot)
Liquid Pearls (Emerald)
Distress stickles
Zig pen ( For my Doodles)
PPA
Martha Stewart (Fence punch)
Recycled Materials (cereal Box)
Stampotique Stamps
Fiskars Punch

Craft Storage Idea's

Hello My Crafty Friends!
I will be hopefully posting some more things this saturday.Meanwhile I came across this cool idea for an inexpensive way of arranging my craft tools! If your like me and have limited space, you need to come up with best way to utilize your space. Let me know if you guys decide to use this Idea.   ( Enjoy)

Metal Knife rack from Ikea ( about $6.00 Dollars)

You could Also create Somthing Similair using peg Board which is also very affordable.

(My First) Art Journal Page

Some of the products I was using to get crafty!

Still a work in progress but I thought I'd share.

I'm all about small details and texture

Hey Crafters!
Today I started work on My first Art journal page. Since I've been getting more into mixed media, it seems only natural that I would progress into art journaling. I was really inspired By the fall season coming up and of course Halloween! For My first Art journal I choose a (Strathmore) Brand journal which is actually called a mixed media journal. You could choose any brand journal , including maybe an old book you have lying around, but I wanted one made for art journaling because I wanted the pages to hold up well to various mediums. Most important thing to remember when art journaling is just have Fun with it! (Oh and put Gesso on you pages) I would list all the benefits of (Gesso) but I'm sure you guys have heard them a million times..If your just starting to art journal like me and have any questions please feel free to ask and I'll do my best to answer , because it can be a little hard to figure out where to start sometimes. Anyways I hope you guys Feel inspired By my first page and that it makes you wanna start you own! ( It's really fun I promise :-P)