Frames

Let the way you display pictures tell a story. I couldn't find 3 vertical pictures that worked for this frame, but I did know what I wanted the pictures to convey...my love for my dog, Owen.

I bought this frame because I liked the bold green and the double photo mat. I knew it would work better to display something rather than a photo. I took out the glass and found some unused buttons and brads. It was fun to play around with layering embellishments and creating depth. Once I liked the placement and the combination of color, I used my favorite industrial strength E-6000 and waited for the glue to dry. 

P.S. Let me know if you see these frames anywhere, I have a surcee or two that need frames. :)

Leftovers part II

These ribbons were too short for most projects but just long enough to tie to a leftover strand of christmas lights. It took a while to tie them all, but I love how it turned out. The little scraps of ribbon remind me of certain projects and the color mixed with light make everyday feel like a party.

As I was trying to find a creative way to use Bible verses as encouragement, I happened upon a box of tongue depressors (I have no idea why I had an entire box of tongue depressors?) I punched a hole at one end and used some leftover rub-on letters to note specific verses. I added my favorite leftover ribbon scraps and memorizing God's word became not only good for the soul, but for the eye as well.

Leftovers

Some might call it an addiction, I prefer to say it is just a strong affinity. I just really like ribbon. To me, it's like jewelry, and I do love jewelry :) It is the final touch, the last piece of the puzzle, the completion of a "look."

So how can I possibly throw away those little leftovers, the short pieces and remnants of a roll left at the end of a project? Well, I don't.

Welcome!

It all started with buttons. I kept finding them everywhere. What a waste to throw them away I kept saying to myself, surely I can find something useful to do with them (I am sure this is how hoarders are born.) Cut to me leisurely flipping through design magazines and the audible gasp when I saw them. I wish I could remember the magazine so I could give them credit, but all I can remember is the adrenaline rush and the sprint to the nearest craft store. It was like a insane NEED to create!

On the page of that magazine, in the background, not even the focus of the shot....was a vase of buttons attached somehow to wire? I found some floral wire, borrowed my mother's wire clippers, and the rest, as they say, is history. I love the pop of color. I love to find new containers to put them in, the endless number of button & color combinations and I really love that no matter how brown my thumb is, I won't kill these flowers.