Halloween Is Coming..

YES it is! While you might not know that by today's temperatures in the 90's, Fall will soon have us in it's grip. I love Fall and Halloween, so right NOW is the right time to create all of my Fall and Halloween decor.

This year I wanted something cool to hang on my door. I was thinking of a wreath, but soon found a great broom that fit the bill instead. Check it out..



These brooms are easy to decorate. All I needed was some ribbons and a wooden plaque to alter. I used lime green paint on a wooden plaque for this broom.



I tied ribbon onto the broom and then adhered the finished wooden plaque with a bit of help from a glue gun. It was easy-peasy!




What do you think, will you make one?

All Hallow's Eve Witch Hat

I'm a Halloween girl. Halloween is my favorite holiday, yes I love it even more than Christmas! I adore dark and spooky nights, scary movies, falling leaves, glowing pumpkins, and all things witchy. The new All Hallow's Eve collection from Moxxie is my current paper crush.



Once I saw it I couldn't wait to dive into it and create like mad. I had several ideas for this collection, and I started with a show stopper. I have seen headbands with little fabric witch hats sewn onto the tops of them. Just throw on a headband, and you can get your "witchy kicks". It's the "easy button" of Halloween costuming! Well, seeing the prices on these made me decide that I could easily make one up for myself. All I needed to buy was a foam cone and a thick headband, I had plenty of feathers, tulle, ribbons, and of course, the PERFECT papers. Here's my witch hat using All Hallow's Eve:






Wearing this hat has a way of making one feel like casting a spell, lol!



What do you think, would you make one? I have a sneaking suspicion that my daughter and I will be fighting over who gets to wear it this year!

Very Merry Unbirthday Moxxie Blog Hop!

Welcome to the first Moxxie Blog Hop!


Join the Moxxie Muses the first Friday of every month to be inspired and have a chance to win a complete collection of the line we are featuring!

Starting off our series of Blog Hops is the Super Duper Fun Very Merry Unbirthday!



All you have to do to be entered to win this awesome prize is become a follower of each of the Moxxie Muse's blogs, leave a comment saying so, or that you already are a follower. That's it...super easy! Earn an extra entry by liking the Moxxie Facebook Page. Just leave a comment there too and double your chances of winning.

READY, SET, HOP!

Got Moxxie
Susie Bentz
Patti Hamil
Cathy Harper
Michelle James
Rebecca Price (you are here!)
Misty Rushlow
Mary Pat Siehl
Dana Tatar
Rhonda Van Ginkel
Ange Weisbeck

Today I'm sharing a layout I made with Very Merry Unbirthday and the Mini Diecut Stacks. I found the colors of the Bright Mini Stack perfectly accent the Unbirthday papers and make layering a breeze.






Comment deadline for the prize will be Monday August 6th at midnight CST. The winner will be announced Tuesday August 7th on the Moxxie blog.

Thank you for hopping with us today, I hope you enjoyed seeing all of the beautiful Very Merry Unbirthday projects!

Moxxie Projects!

Today I'm sharing the projects I sent to Moxxie for their CHA release party. I made a fun banner with the "Happy Camper" collection:







I also made a mini album with the "Hole In One" collection:

Another Homework Inspired Layout!

Recently I shared this post about a layout that was inspired by my daughter's summer homework assignments. Some homework pages have very cool designs that can be used for scrapbooking. Today I want to share another one!

This one is based on multiple choice Q & A problems. There is usually a question, sometimes accompanied by a picture, and then underneath are several answers. You simply need to circle the right one. I thought this was a cute idea for a layout. Have a look at the finished page:





Just to add to the whole homework theme, I went ahead and "graded" the page like a teacher would. I think it's a pretty cool page, what do you think? Will you try this?

Trash To Treasure Post!

You know I love saving things from the trash right? LOL! I've done several posts like this. It all starts with me finding something that someone else tossed away. This time it was a big wooden frame. Here's how she looked to begin with:



I thought it was lovely and deserved to be given a new life. I started by painting the frame with a dry brush lightly dipped in pink and white paint. I wanted the weathered shabby look so I allowed some of the original color to show through. While that was drying, I took some pretty fabric and placed it in a bowl. I got it wet with water, ringing out the excess, and poured on some Tattered Angels Coffee Stain glimmer mist. I worked quickly, ringing it out and wetting it down again. This gave a pretty, mottled stain effect to the fabric. I let this dry too.

Now, once everything was dry, I pulled out the trusty old glue gun. Applying it to the back of the frame where the glass would set, I adhered the fabric a little bit at a time, pulling it as taut as I could. In progress, it looked like this:



Once the fabric was completely in place, I had fun decorating. I used photos of my neighbor's daughter and used a clothesline theme to hang them on the frame. I finished with some pretty flower clusters. I gave this to my neighbor as a gift. This weekend her daughter turns four and I thought photos from her recent photo shoot (Photo Credits to Pixelhopper Photography) deserved to be shown off. Here's the final piece, looks pretty good coming from an unloved, unwanted frame right?

CHA is here and I have new Basically Bare to share!

It's CHA week! Today I'm going to share the new Basically Bare shapes and some of my exciting news too.. Ready? Here we go..........

First lets look at "Oh So Mini" mix and match mixed media albums:



Available in six shapes these albums are perfect to mix and match to create one of a kind pieces perfect for your memories. Check here for more information and design team inspiration!


Now have a look at "Fanciful Frames II":



These beauties are inspired by antique photo frames, and the possibilites are endless when creating with them. Check them out here!

Moving along, we find a fun new member of the Basically Bare family: "Hats & 'Stashes":



Imagine the fun you can have with these! The Basically Bare design team had fun making samples which you can see here.

Our last stop is a special one to me. My big news is that Basically Bare has again decided to produce one of my designs! I thought up these jailer's keys after being inspired by the actual thing. There is something I just love about a big old ring of jangly keys. I thought it would be great to make some that wouldn't be as bulky and heavy as actual metal keys. They could be customized to suit specific projects and they would lay flat in completed albums. Here they are:



How do you feel about these new Basically Bare releases, which is your favorite?