Happy New Year

The year is almost over (like in 15 minutes)

I have been reflecting lots on what my GOALS

are for the new year 2011...

I know many are sharing their fqavorite posts or pieces of art for 2010

but I wanted to do something different and share

pieces of ME...

jan-pondering my resolutions

feb-date night with the hubby 

march - thinking...always thinking 

april-casino fun with the MAN 

may-mothers day 

june-enjoying the rides at knott's 

july-happy and in love in a short do 

aug-water park fun with the kiddos 

aug-the big "40" 

sept-happy being his mom

oct-visiting my brother and mom at the cemetary 

nov-re-evaluating myself 

dec-my last and final show for the season with my two little helpers...

(start of my month long illness adventure ugh!!!) 

Feeling a bit bold for sharing so much with you but it's the NEW me (lol)

Thanks for visiting me here on my blog and for being a friend

Have a blessed night - be safe and wishes for a prosperous and creatively productive

2011.

xo

tina

Feeling...

kind of like my head fell off the past week or so.

I have been dealing with some serious headaches and have been going back and forth on what could be causing them...all the worst scenarios of course. Made a doctors appt. for Friday and I guess we'll see what happens.

Anyway, I found these cool doll heads in my stash of unopened boxes and put them up on a shelf in my studio...and I love them. They are a little bit creepy and a little bit coooool. dont'cha think?

I want to figure out what to do with these cool heads...but it's got to be something really amazing....what cool things are you finding in your studio lately???

Have you started working on your New Year's resolutions, yet?

I am getting things started and will share more soon.

Sleep tight.

xo tina

Seasons greetings

My sweet wonderful bloggin buddies...I sure hope your holiday is filled with precious Holiday decor both bought and handmade

I hope you are preparing your little heart out to share the festivities with your families and friends.

I hope you have have gotten your Martha Stewart on this season...

in the kitchen and in your home. 

Most of all I hope you know that I feel blessed to have you as a cyber buddy and appreciate your visits to my blog and look forward to getting to know more of you in the New Year.

Much love and blessings to you and your families this Christmas.

xo

tina

banner art

Here is something new.

If you need a new idea on what to make art on...like YOU need any new ideas.

anyway,

I had planned to make some fun bannersout of this heavy chipboard - you know with words on them but ran out of time...

I decided to use the banner shapes to make individual pieces of art for my pottery buddies ( love those guys)

gathered a bunch of fun papers, scrapbooking papers (jenni bowlin), doilies, clip art images of the madonna, ribbon (seam binding), chipboard birds (meoldy ross) word stickers, vintage piano papers

just go to town...

I used matte medium to glue down the papers and such in pretty ways...whatever appeals to you. once the banners dried I sanded the edges with an emory?board and inked the entire banner with a sponge and some distress inks by tim holtz.

I added the image of Mary and inked the edges and used the medium to glue it down then added the bird chipboard element (after I inked it with distress inks in red) and I used hot glue for that...

punched holes in the corners of the banners and used seam binding for the ribbon hanger.

What do you think?

My buddies loved them

and I wrote them a small silly message on the back...

A sweet and quick Christmas gift for some special peeps... you should try it.

Have you gotten all your shopping done and wrapped - hey why not try handmade...its cheaper and more meaningful I think...

have a great night.

xo

tina

Never to young

to craft!

Here is a super simple project you can do with your kids.

all you need are strips of fabric scraps (just long enough to tie a knot in the middle)

a wreath shape - this is a green floral styrofoam wreath, ribbon and glue.

1st: tie fabric scraps into knots - then begin to glue them to the wreath

you could use white tacky glue and it would take a little longer to dry but we used hot glue

She's 8 and she wanted to use the glue gun by herself ( I was right next to her) she did burn her fingers a little but not enough to stop...perhaps using a skewer would be helpful when pushing the fabric into the glue (less burns?)

Let me say that she wanted to continue and I offered to squirt the glue for her but she said she could do it. (yeah for her)

She was so proud of herself...

Here are the supplies we used.

here is the wreath all done.

Cute eh?

I added the bow and the ribbon.

I hung it on her door to her room...now she'll have a small heirloom

that she made.

Love that.

Linking this up to:

MAD SKILLS (mad craft)

too cute tuesday (click on side bar link)

What are you making?

xo

tina

Playing with Tim!

Gasp! I finally got to sit down and play with Tim Holtz' 12 days of tags and

I have to tell you that I tried quite a few times to make something I really

LOVED!

Before you say anything...I know this is not one of his tags but I

was dead set on creating a TIM "inspired" tag...on my own.

It was alot harder than I thought.

I used his ink, grungeboard and trinkets.

This was a take on his day 2 or 3 tag. Didn't have all the right stuff but still

was able to get it close. I like the way these tags came out.

Have to say that I don't think I could part with these. I think these are a small

labor of love. What do you think?

I hope you are getting your craft on...

Have a swell day.

xo

tina

Christmas decorating

Amist all the decorating in our house I wanted to share a really simple

Christmas time banner you can make up and place in anywhere in your house.

I think this would make a really cute gift for friends too.

All you need is some circular tags ( they come white)

some glmmer mist or ink and some alphabet stamps

and either some jute or ribbon to hang it from.

Ready: Ink up your tags in any shade you want...

If you have a mister thingy than it happens really quick.

Next stamp out your MERRY CHRISTMAS saying...

cute eh?

this was a ransom font style stamp set

The best part about using these cute little tags is that you can use the string they came with to tie them to the ribbon or juste you will hang the banner up with.

I told you really simple.

And here she is above my t.v.

What do you think?

Any simple Christmas ideas you have to share? 

I am oh so very interested.

Have a splendid day!

xo

tina 

I am linking this up to TODAYS CREATIVE BLOG #34

and too cute tuesdays link up party AND

TOPSY TURVY TUESDAYS