Lucky Us - Pink Paislee

I am super excited to be sharing my first project as a design team member for Pink Paislee today!

This framed chicken wire piece is the newest addition to my St. Patrick's Day decor. I took the kids to the park a couple of weeks ago and gave them green, hairy mustaches and rainbow lollipops to pose with. Of course, the boys gave me the goofiest looks and Addie loved her first sucker!

Green has always been a favorite color of mine, so it was fun to pull all the green things I liked best from both the Citrus Bliss collection and the Atlas collection.

My favorite detail of the whole project is the rainbow (which does not have a pot of gold at the end). See the post on the Pink Paislee blog to read how I altered that fun chipboard element to create something perfect for the holiday.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a good one :). Tessa

Lucky Us Vase - SRM

I am so excited to share a new product being carried by SRM Stickers with you today! The chalkboard trend is not going away any time soon, and SRM is bringing you something that will make creating chalkboard surfaces so much easier than the typical bottle of paint and a brush.

This isn't a chalk marker. It's a chalkBOARD marker. Think of it like a paint pen, but instead of regular paint, it applies chalkboard paint. Once you have followed the directions, the surface can be used like a chalkboard, especially with the Bistro chalk markers that SRM is also now carrying.

I experimented with the marker on a glass vase. The marker is not recommended for glass because it isn't permanent on glass, but you can still have a lot of fun creating with it so long as you don't mind the chalkboard being fairly temporary. I have a list of tips for working on glass on the SRM Stickers blog today.

Next I am going to try turning a framed piece of glass into a chalkboard, or maybe a mirror. So many possibilities! And, of course, I'll be trying it out on a layout soon, too.

For more details about this amazing marker, head on over to the SRM blog. Thanks for visiting today! Have a good one! Tessa

Mini Monday - So Lucky

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I look forward to scrapping Adlyn's first St. Patrick's Day, but in the meantime, I thought it would be fun to visit a mini album I made over a year ago for the occasion.

If you took my friend Amanda Robinson's Silhouette Cameo class, you may have seen this. All papers used (cardstock, patterned paper, gold foil) are by DCWV. The cut files are Amanda's fabulous creations. The flair is by A Flair For Buttons. Our props were from the dollar store and made with my Silhouette.

We had a lot of fun at our leprechaun photo shoot! There's nothing quite like giving your kids some crazy props, some chocolate coins, and letting them go to town ;).

I hope you enjoyed my mini! I'm planning to host one Mini Monday per month here on the blog, so stay tuned for more mini albums. Thanks for stopping by today! Tessa

Lucky Green Necklace - Epiphany Crafts

I told you I had more St. Patrick's Day crafts coming! I was challenged by Epiphany Crafts to make something along the lines of green and/or lucky. I haven't made any jewelry with my Epiphany Crafts supplies lately, so I decided to make an accessory to wear on St. Patrick's Day. I wanted to be able to wear it for other occasions, too, so I designed this necklace with versatility in mind:

First, I spray painted the silver-toned charm gold. I made an epoxy with the Round 25 tool and a patterned paper by Websters Pages. I loved the yellow rose and deep green leaves! Right up my alley :).

I attached beads to a gold chain, graduating in size and switching up the colors, finishes, and shapes.

I know this necklace is going to get a lot of wear, on St. Patrick's Day and beyond. What will you be wearing to avoid pinches on St.Patrick's Day?

Have a good one! Tessa

Feeling lucky? - SRM Stickers

I am this year! I haven't always done a lot of crafting for St. Patrick's Day, but this year, I've got several projects to share. First up, these SRM tubes that I made for my boys:

I was in the checkout line at JoAnn's when I looked over at those bins they fill with seasonal things and little kid craft supplies. I saw a package of glittered leprechaun hats and instantly thought, "Those would look great on top of tubes!"

The day finally came when I was putting them together. It was after school one afternoon, before cub scouts. We bring home an extra cub scout with us to help get him to our den meetings. While the boys were working on their homework, I was working on these tubes. I was staring at the tubes with the hats on, thinking that they needed something else, when this precocious cub scout says, "You know what you should do? Add beards!" Genius! He also suggested googly eyes and pipe cleaner arms, but I didn't go quite that far :).

I cut the beards on my Silhouette Cameo, then added the "Lucky" sentiments from SRM's quick cards sticker sets. A little green bling and mint M&M's finished them off. Now my boys can't wait for St. Patrick's Day.

You can read the post about these tubes over at the SRM Stickers blog today. Have a great Tuesday! Tessa

Stitching and St. Patrick's Day

The prompt at The Paper Variety had me calling my mom for help.  You see, I don't sew.  I love to add hand-stitching to my layouts, but I don't know how to use a machine. So, when I saw that the challenge was to add stitching to a paper project, I had an idea that required a machine, and therefore a trip to Mom's house.

I mapped out where each ribbon piece would go, then my mom simply sewed a straight stitch across the center of each one.  I didn't iron the creased ones, and the screen printed ones didn't like the sewing machine as much as the others, but I love every little wrinkle and pucker.

I hope you'll join us for this challenge :).  Also, we have some exciting news at TPV to share!  Next week's challenge reveal will also be a blog hop!  The theme is "green", perfect to get you thinking about all your St. Patrick's Day projects.  I hope you'll join in the fun.  You can see the blinkie to your right :).

Speaking of St. Patrick's Day, I have a card up on the SRM blog today.

You have to see the inside for it to make complete sense:

I wanted to do something atypical for a St. Patrick's Day greeting, and this romantic one will be going to my hubby :).

I've really appreciated the response to my Etsy-versary celebration (details here).  Today's Daily Deal is a BOGO offer.  Buy one, get one half off.  For example, buy one pair of Fabric and Felt Flowers, get the second pair half off.  Buy one paper bag album, get the second half off.  There is no coupon function for this type of sale, so please request an invoice before making payment, or make full payment and a refund will be sent within 24 hours.  Shop here :).

Thanks for stopping by today!  Enjoy your Wednesday! Tessa