Geese Be Gone Hurricane & American Crafter

I hadn't announced it yet, but I was chosen to participate in the American Crafter competition over at Nap Time Crafters! It was my first time entering one of these, so I was very excited. But now I need your help! I have some tough competition over there. The first challenge was Trash to Treasure.







I had this hideous, 1980's goose candlestick. Complete with dusty blue paint & ruffled glass. I think there is a piece of this stuff in every thrift store in America!

But instead of donating or trashing it, I decided to try & give it a makeover. I found this piece of glass in the lighting section at the thrift store for $.25.

A bit of sunny yellow paint made quite a difference.

A little bit of E6000 and it was done! Simple, but I think it looks great.

Now it can be used as decorative storage or still as a candle. Here I put some vintage spools in it.

Or how about some mossy rocks from the Dollar Tree?

Or even paint brushes in your craft area!

Now I need your help. PLEASE visit Nap Time crafters and vote for me here. You have to choose 3 projects to vote for. Mine is #12. I know this was a fairly simple makeover compared to some, but I know I can do better & I'd love the chance to! THANK YOU!

Doily Art

When I saw this post by Meg at Whatever, I knew I wanted to have the kids do this project. But we never got around to it. Then when it came time for Layla's art party, I knew it would be perfect!




All you need is watercolor paint (mine werent as vibrant as I'd like)...

And a stack of paper doilies. Oh, and a sewing machine.

And just let the kids have at it. Although I admit I painted a few myself!

Of course Miss Morgie had to help.

Then just lay them out to dry. I did end up putting them under a heavy book to flatten them out (after they were dry).

Then just stitch them together. After the party, I took this down and still have it with my craft stuff. I don't want to trash it, but I'm not sure yet what to do with it either. I might save it and use some pieces in her scrapbook. If I ever start scrapping again!

Linked to:
Weekend Bloggy Reading at Serenity Now, Catch-As-Catch-Can at My Repurposed Life, Frugal Friday at The Shabby Nest, Friday Favorites at Inspiring Creations, Friday Favorites at Simply Sweet Home, Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table & Dreaming, Sundae Scoop at I ♥ Naptime, Market Yourself Monday at Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Too Cute Tuesday at Funky Polkadot Giraffe, Talent Tuesday at Vintage Wanna Bee, Show Me What Ya Got at Not Just a Housewife, Show & Share Day at Just a Girl

Doodlebug Design Winner

Thank you to everyone who entered the Doodlebug Design giveaway!! The lucky winner is...

#17 - MaryJanes and Galoshes! CONGRATS!!

Remember, if you didn't win, you can still save 10% by entering SUNSHINE10 at checkout! Code is good until 6/1.

Painted Pencils

When trying to decide what to put in the goody bags for Layla's art party, I knew I wanted some sort of pencil. They are inexpensive & duh, you use them to draw! :). Usually I would grab a pack at the Dollar Tree, but I decided to try something different this time. And FREE. (Free as in, I already had everything!).


The pencils were picked up during back to school sales for very cheap. I had the acrylic paints & saran wrap as well.


We squirted each color of paint in random places in the box. (we actually had to switch boxes because the pencils were getting stuck in the middle of that box).


Then Layla dropped the pencils in and shook them!




I laid them on saran wrap to dry since they would be easy to remove if they stuck.




And there you have it! Simple, inexpensive and fun. And the possibilities are endless! You could do red & green for Christmas, black & orange for Halloween, pastels for Easter, pink & red for Valentine's Day... I just the basics since it was an art theme.

And don't forget to enter the Doodlebug Design giveaway!

Linked to:
Market Yourself Monday at Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Made By Little Hands Monday at delicateCONSTRUCTION, Get Your Craft On at Today's Creative Blog, Too Cute Tuesday at Funky Polkadot Giraffe, Talent Tuesday at Vintage Wanna Bee, Show Me What Ya Got at Not Just a Housewife, Link Party #52 at Tea Rose Home, Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts, Whassup Wednesday at Elements Interiors, What's Up Wednesday at Sew Woodsy, Inspired By You Wednesday at Eisy Morgan, Show & Tell at Blue Cricket Design, Look What I Made at Creations by Kara, Hookin Up With HoH at House of Hepworths, Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic Cottage, Friday Favs at Nap Time Crafters

Doodlebug Designs Giveaway

Judging by how popular buntings are these days, I think you're really going to like my next giveaway. It's from an awesome little Etsy shop called Doodlebug Design. How cute is that hedgehog? Or those robots? The shop is owned by Lauren, and she hand carves all of these stamps! And guess what? She has graciously offered a 10% coupon for my readers! Just enter SUNSHINE10 at checkout to save 10% until 6/1.


You can see how wonderfully my stamp came packaged. And it's a great way to store it afterwards, too!


Here it is! A bunting! Isn't it great?





I was very pleased with the quality of the stamp. It's mounted on nice, solid wood, and the stamp itself is very smooth.





I used it to make signs for all the goodies at Layla's art birthday party. I'd never made them for a party before this, and I was very happy with how they came out.



Here's a close-up of the stamped image so you can see the quality of the stamp.







And there they are in action.

Now how would you like to win your very own bunting stamp? Here's how you can. (Please remember to leave one comment for each entry, and make sure there is a way for me to contact you).

MANDATORY:
Visit Doodlebug Design on Etsy. Come back & leave me a comment with your favorite stamp.

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:
Like Doodlebug Design on Facebook. Please leave a comment on her wall saying I sent you!
Become a follower of my blog, or let me know that you already are.

Giveaway will remain open until 5/2. Good luck!!

Oh - and the winner of the Chippy Design giveaway is comment #17 - Kelly. Congrats!!