Wall Christmas Tree: Great idea for apartments, small spaces, and dorms. Just space saving in general :)

Opened up one of those "suggested" craft Christmas idea articles on Facebook and this particular one caught my eye (inspiration photo included). Seemed easy enough, and cheap too (mostly because I had the bulbs sitting in a box begging to be used for the last 3 years, I'm xmas tree picky). 

Located my bulbs (kinda mermaid obsessed here)

, grabbed wooden dowels from Walmart (the craft store prices on these things were mortifying), measured where to cut each rod on both ends, and put it all together with some macrame-knot-know-how. Bought a few more bulbs, garland, and fairy lights to add my own flair. 

I need another set of fairy lights for the top, but I'm actually loving how it came out. I'd love to to more of these in dif themes. 

Macra-made

Because I always have to go all in and go big, my 2nd macrame project was easier, but time consuming. Didn't come out exact, but I financed a few things and made it work. Next pair of angel wings will be spot on. Practice makes improvement. Gifted this to a friend for a housewarming gift :)

Macra-made

Recently taking up a new craft, macrame. Kicked it off with something simple for the first go, mermaid tail key chains. Took way longer than anticipated to get it down, but things got much faster once I had the right knot. 

Duck....Duck....TAPE!

For sooooo long, I was OBSESSED with duct tape creations! I made several for friends and haven't done one in a loooong time. It's sticky (obviously), a LOT of measuring and remeasuring, and definitely time consuming (especially Hello Kitty) because I had to watch so many you tube videos LOL. Overall I'm pleased with the ones I've made :) I cannot tell you how people do prom dresses out of duct tape for contests, I feel like it would take months! It's fun, and I tried it  so I'm good with that. My friend has had hers a few years, the flower did fall off, but it's still completely in tact, which surprises me. Women put their wallets through a lot LOL.  The best part about this was learning to make flowers and bows. So cute and fun, some girls in the videos were making them as hair accessories! How creative! I made each one with pockets for cards, full sleeves for money, and even a clear window for the License. So they are FULLY functional wallets and when you get a chance please you tube some other peoples duct tape creations, they get pretty wild :)

Mmm mmm More Yummy Art

More edible art cupcakes :) These were just one of the many done for a tea party themed bridal shower. My mom is really the mastermind behind a lot of the baking I do. I started helping her and I've learned to do it on my own now. So this is one of her creations, I just helped to pretty it up with the tye dye effect :) The chocolate butterflies were surprisingly easy and one of my favorites to do. Although, time consuming these were a crowd pleaser. Wish I had a better picture, thanks for stopping by :)

Bridesmaids Charicatures on Wine Glasses

I thought I shared this already (excuse the background, I apparently didn't take any other pictures), guess not. These were done for my best friend's wedding (I believe I posted the giant wine glass I did for the bride already), one for each girl that stood up, and each with their name painted on the base of the stem. These were my very FIRST go at painting wine glasses and took 3 hours each! It's very time consuming, especially when the paint is thin and 3-4 coats need to be done. These are now 3 years old and mine has not chipped AT ALL. Not bad for my first attempt :) Of course I don't use it, I display it. However, each glass I do is dishwasher safe, but I recommend  hand washing still because it will most definitely last longer.

Chirp! Chirp! ....another hand painted Wine Glass.

Sold this set shortly after completing them :) This set was so much fun to do and one of my favorite pieces painted so far. Each glass has a different bird with little details (Don't ask me what kind of bird, I only know the Robin. I just googled images and try to paint the one I thought were pretty). Snow covered branches are always so serene to me, adding a bird was just a nice personal touch. I would love to do a set like this again. Stemless glasses are just as elegant as stemmed glasses :)

Art is fun when you can EAT it!

Gingerbread and Chocolate Mocha Peppermint (from scratch)

Fury Models

It's been a while since I've posted. I'm currently crafting x-mas gifts and working on projects in between. This happens to be an in between project I got from pinterest. Although, I don't condone dressing up pets, I do like accents. I feel it's more acceptable than an entire ensamble. Some people take dressing up their dogs a bit too far. Dont even get me started on the dog strollers/carriers, sheesh! Anyway, I've sewn a couple dog scarves in the past and I really like them. They make great gifts for dog lovers and it's really fun to have them double sided with different print so it can be switched up :) This time I decided a bow tie was more dabinar than a scarf for my old man puppy. Plus Bear has received some flak from the men in the past for wearing a scarf so I switched it up (people are so mean lol) For my first one, it came out perfect and it can be flipped for a different pattern! I'm very happy with it, plus it's thanksgiving themed. How fun! I made Charlotte's scarf to match (the other side is paw prints). It's not girly, but I've got some girly stuff in the works for her collar She actually likes wearing a scarf believe it or not, she gets excited. It's weird. However, bear takes more convincing, but hes used to it :) He's a really great sport, lets me put anything on him and just takes it like a champ. I can see lots of festive accents for my pups in the future :) Hope you've enjoyed this little project of mine. As always more to come and thanks for stopping by!

T-shirt Fun!

So this unique project I ended up finding on Pinterest (of course) and I just had to try it because I thought it was pretty amazing. It's a rug made from old T-shirts. How crazy right? Although I cannot take credit for coming up with this, I commend the unique person who did (tipping my hat to you mystery person). It is time consuming, but easy peasy for sure. You will love it if you like to sew (I only like easy sewing lol). All you do is cut some old t-shirts into one continuous strip (directions on pinterest) then braid 3 colors together, and lastly sew them in the shape you want (I chose oval). It really is so simple!! The braiding is the worst part only because the strips are so long they get tangled super easy...I started this out with certain colors in mind and decided to add whatever color I could find because I ran out of shirts really fast. So it's not the prettiest, but it's a fuctionable conversation piece for sure! I loved this project so much I decided to go big LOL soooo I'm still not finished. It's a little bigger than the pictures show now, but I def. have a ways to go. The other cool thing is you can even do this with old jeans and kids clothes for the parents who just can't let go (you know who you are haha). However, jeans is a different process. I love easy creative projects like this and am always looking for more. So if you have any, let me know. As always thanks for stopping by and spending time on my page :)

Shadow Box Memories

It was Hopes (another bestie) Surprise 40th and we went all out with the food, the cake, and a candy table :) So I took pieces of everything from the napkins to the cake toppers and made her a shadow box keep sake. It's 3-D scrap booking fun and she loved it. Now she'll be able to share the memories with those that couldn't make it and cherish the ones who could. These types of projects are time consuming with all the cutting and placement and gluing, but so totally worth the out come :)

The best Art is the kind you can eat :)

HELLO Kitty cake for my bff's wedding shower and 275 cupcakes for her Rockabilly themed wedding. So many cupcakes!!! We had tye dye, sundae topped with a cherry, marshmallow, brownie, raspberry cheesecake, blueberry cheesecake, lemon flavored, coconut and many many more! I also never want to bake that many again LOL. I didn't eat cake so long after that! Hahahaa. My Mom is a cake genius, but I'm close behind in cupcakes :) For the cake, I free handed the HELLO Kitties to match the style of my friend and her hubby for the wedding. Then my Mom took it to make an edible cake topper and voila! Yummy Art :)

Surprise 70th!!!

I think the title is pretty self explanatory so the only thing I can say is yes the wine glass says, "Happy Birtday." Also, yes I did correct the spelling lol which I rarely have to do when I paint because I am usually so VERY careful. Needless to say this is by far one of my favorite painted glass pieces that I've done. Customizing just one glass instead of doing a whole set is always much more fun to me. Personalization speaks to the heart and putting all my energy into one unique piece is so much more satisfying....Hope you enjoyed this, thanks for stopping by. If there is ever anything you'd like me to attempt feel free to leave a comment or a post. I will attempt it until I'm blue in the face :)

Beautiful Reunion ♡

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Because HAIR is ART Too

A huge part of having a creative mind for me is to have fun with my hair too. Anybody who knows me well knows my hair is NEVER the same style or color fpr more than a year. Art is everything and everything is art. So I'm always looking to funk up my style just a little bit more and this was a pinterest must DOO for a night out with the girls. I've tried a french braid mohawk a few times, but I think I finally got it right this time :) Now normally I wouldn't post something like this but I couldn't go anywhere Saturday night without being stopped by someone complimenting how much they LOVED it. So why not share it? If you can tease your hair and french braid it, all it takes is practice :)

Little Big Fan

Carmelina loved her custom painting for her bedroom. This was the first piece I have done that I have not given to family :) The finished product is not how I imagined it, but I will never complain when there is happy happy customer, as an artist I will always be critical of my work. Some things will never change I guess...

Fit For A Princess

Made this painting for a friend's daughter for her princess themed room. I was supposed to be done a looooong time ago but couldn't find the motivation and didn't like how it was coming along, so I painted over what I started and reworked it. The 2nd idea came out much better and the pictures don't do it justice, it looks much better in person. All of the prints in her room are in the painting, which makes it unique to her. They loved it and that's all that matters. I will post better pictures of it soon, just wanted to get it out there. Hope you enjoy. More projects to come :)

Community Garden

Please help us to grow our community garden in our home city by donating to the link below. All donations of any kind are appreciated. Visit our Facebook page to check it out and see how great it looked last year. Just type gathering garden in the search bar. Thanks for viewing!!

http://www.gofundme.com/ncqbos

More Coasters :)

These are the other two sets I made. Oldsmobile for my other brother and all four great grandchildren for my grandma :) FYI these are not finished, only cut out and placed, but this is what they look like. I always forget to take a picture once I finish a project LOL...I love this craft project because it's literally dirt cheap and so easy to do. Not only that but it's something your loved one will have forever, made from your ♡