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Giveaway: Photo Jewelry Kits

Marie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:24:12 +0000

I’m happy to have one of Make and Takes sponsors Photo Jewelry Making offering a fabulous giveaway today. These jewelry kits are the perfect “make and take”, creating fun memories you can wear all year long, and they’re giving away 3 kits to 3 winners!

These kits are the perfect way to preserve your cherished photos. Whether you have something old or new, they can be placed in a photo necklace and worn all around. There are all kinds of styles: dog tags, glass charms, circle bracelets and more. Or you can even purchase a home business kit to make multiple photo charms.

The 3 kits available to win today are a Mega Photo Circle Ornament, Twin Memories Photo, and Glass Pewter Pendant. They’re the perfect gift to make for the Holidays, and 3 are going home to 3 of you.

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Giveaway Entries: For your chance to win one of 3 Photo Jewelry Making kits, leave a comment on this post by Monday November 23rd @ midnight. I’ll announce the winner chosen from random on Tuesday morning November 24th. Good Luck!

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Twilight: Enough Already or Bring It On?

Marie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:27:37 +0000

Whether you are a fan of the Twilight Saga or now tired of seeing Bella pine over Edward for the 100th time, the movie is still coming… in just 3 days!! I’ve gathered a few craft related articles for your enjoyment, helping to celebrate the movie release if you happen to be throwing a party.

New Moon Printable Iron-ons by All Things Thrifty (pictured above)
Alice Wrist Warmers by Craftzine
Twilight Zone Wall Hanging by Super Flash Photo
Twilight Fans Stop Making Crafts by Craftastrophe
Twilight Flickr Group
Utah Twilight Giveaway by Tom and Lucy’s Art Shoppe

Have you had enough of the Cullens or are you counting down the minutes until movie time? Team Edward or Team Jacob?

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Giveaway: My Printies Animal Pets

Marie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:37:37 +0000

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. Congrats to #10 Wendy, #73 Carrie Lim, #90 Margo, #102 Hilary S., #108 Pepper. I’ll be emailing you to get you your prize. Have fun with My Printies!

My Printies is here today sponsoring a fabulous giveaway. They sent me a sample of these fun printable toys to try on my kids, and we’re hooked. If you’re looking for “something different” to give this Holiday season, My Printies are it. And happily they are offering a giveaway to 5 lucky readers today!

My son loved designing his pet. And yes, those are groucho eye glasses his puppy is wearing, with accompanying microphone. His dog is a rock star… in disguise! My kids have been talking in high pitched animal voices for days. My daughter’s Pony Printie goes with her everywhere!

So happily, they are giving away a My Printies package to 5 winners. Each set comes with everything you need to make 6 totally unique Printies. You get to design them, print them (on pre-sewn fabric paper), stuff them, and enjoy!

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Giveaway Entries: For your chance to win one of 5 My Printies packages, leave a comment on this post by Monday November 16th @ midnight. I’ll announce the winner chosen from random on Tuesday morning November 17th. Good Luck!

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Hot or Not, the Baby Decides

Marie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:38:46 +0000

I had to share! Kami from No Biggie put together this hilarious video of her little guy learning a new word. I’m still laughing.

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Gobbling Turkey Apples

Marie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:08 +0000

This is a fun classic craft, perfect for Thanksgiving Day. These Turkey Apples can be “gobbled” up as a snack while they wait for the turkey to be done or saved as part of Thanksgiving dinner.

Supplies for Turkey Apples:

whole apples, any color, washed and dried
toothpicks
stick pretzels
marshmallows
raisins, craisins
popcorn

Set out your supplies. Use your toothpicks to attach some of them together in a line. Then press them into the back part of the apple. We also tried to make some turkey faces. I used chocolate kisses for one and a craisin on a toothpick for another, making the waddle. You could use a grape or olive too.

Now these turkeys are ready for Gobbling!! Have fun with Turkey Dinner!

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Happy 40th Anniversary Sesame Street!

Marie — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:57:49 +0000

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, I’m sharing a few of my favorite classic TV memories.

Here’s my tribute to 40 years of Sesame Street! What’s your favorite memory?

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Brushing Up On Your Art and Design Skills

Marie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:41:17 +0000

You may not need skills for learning nunchucks, bow hunting, or computer hacking like Napoleon Dynamite, but you may need these art and design skills taught at The Art Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 5-7th.

The Art Weekend is a weekend set out to help you learn and grow in what you already love to do. It’s brought to you by the talented hosts, Nicole from A Little Sussy and Alma and Mike from Loveland Misc. If you’ve been wanting to learn how to take better photos, photoshop your photos, or illustrate your own photos, then you’ll want to make sure you’re there. There’s also classes on flower arranging, starting an etsy shop, book binding, paper cutting (or the correct and fancy name Scherenschnitte), and many more. Each class is ala carte, so you can just take one or two, whatever fits your time frame and needs.

Click here to learn more and click here to sign up. Make sure you don’t miss out on this chance to learn some great skills from the best.

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Giveaway: Dillon Rogers Jewelry

Marie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:16:12 +0000

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. The winner of the Dillon Rogers giveaway is #63 Nicole. Congrats, I’ll email you the winner’s information. Have fun shopping!

I’m so excited that Dillon Rogers is here today with a really fabulous giveaway. They specialize in personalized jewelry, of the beautiful kind. Here’s a sneak peek of what you’ll find.

Dillon Rogers is here to giveaway a $125 gift certificate to their shop, yes I said $125. You can get something fun for yourself or even get some Holiday shopping done early. I know a few Grandmas who would love a beautiful charm of their grandchildren!

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Giveaway Entries: For your chance to win a $125 Gift Certificate to Dillon Rogers, leave a comment on this post by Monday October 26th @ midnight. I’ll announce the winner chosen from random on Tuesday morning October 27th. Good Luck!

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Interview & Giveaway by Patricia Zapata

Marie — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:08:39 +0000

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for entering. The winners of the 3 books are: Christy D, Maureen, and Ashley F. I’ll email you paper crafting winners and get you your books! Congrats!

Patricia Zapata from A Little Hut has just come out with a fabulous new craft book called, Home, Paper, Scissors: Decorative Paper Accessories for the Home. It’s full of creative paper craft tutorials to help decorate your home. This book shares ideas from paper tubes to shredded paper, all to make your house more beautiful. She has a fabulous blog where she shares even more great ideas with paper like these alphabet flash cards, recycled yarn gift tags, and tea light decorations. What Patricia can do with a toilet paper roll is ingenious. She has such simple and original ideas for crafts, she’s an inspiration to me!

I was able to ask Patricia a few questions about her love of paper and how she finds inspiration. Here’s what she had to say:

MT: When did you find you had a passion for paper?
PT: It sounds cliché but I’ve loved working with paper since I was a child. I got away from it for a while but my relatively recent crafty endeavors guided me back towards it.

MT: What materials, other than paper, are you creative with?
PT: Not many people may know this but I do enjoy knitting and crocheting. Embroidery is something that comes and goes. I don’t really sew but I enjoy using fabric for some of my projects too.

MT: Do your children craft with you? What kinds of fun things are your children coming up with?
PT: Our family crafting time comes about in a spontaneous way. Our kids enjoy drawing a lot. I make sure to carry a tote bag with drawing supplies whenever we leave the house for an extended period of time. The kids also like turning any box they come across into a house, building, car, or whatever strikes their fancy at that particular moment. My paper stash is a prime target too. (See Packaging Turned Toys!)

MT: What motivates you to craft?
PT: Working with my hands relaxes me. I get antsy if I haven’t made anything in a few days. Crafting also gives me time away from my graphic design and computer related work which further enhances my two-dimensional projects.

MT: What blogs do you go to find inspiration?
PT: There are so many! It’s really impossible to list any without thinking others should be included. The one that comes to mind right now is Inside Out. I think the variety of work that is featured, that still speaks to me in creativity and style, is what keeps me going back for more.

Thanks, Patricia, for sharing your love of crafts with us. Now on to the good part… We’re giving away 3 copies of this fabulous paper craft book! 3 books = 3 winners, wahoo! So get out your scissors and glue, as you’ll need them for all the amazing projects loaded in this crafty book.

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Giveaway Entries: For your chance to win one of three Home, Paper, Scissors books, leave a comment on this post by Monday October 19th @ midnight, telling which material is your favorite to craft with! I’ll announce the winner chosen from random on Tuesday morning October 20th. Good Luck!

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Piddix Clip Art for Crafts

Marie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:38:24 +0000

I’m excited to share with you one of Make and Takes sponsors, Piddix. This fun etsy shop sells clip art images with many designs to buy, perfect for your crafting needs.

Whether you’re making a scrabble tile pendant, bottle cap art, or glass marbles, these images are the perfect size and shape. They offer sheets and CDs of images, and even postcard size designs. With one of a kind original designs, these images are ready to print out and add to your craft. They’re “high quality, royalty free images”!

Many of Piddix’s designs are given a vintage feel to make your crafts look timeless. I love these vintage Santas above, and those classic Wizard of Oz images bring back childhood memories.

So head on over to Piddix’s etsy shop and see what other fabulous designs they have to offer for your crafting needs!

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