Ladybug Cupcakes

I made these cupcakes for my daughters Baby shower. This was my first time ever using fondant and it wasn't as hard to work with as I thought it would be. They were a big hit.  The other pics are the baby buggy diaper cake I made and her sign which I made using the New Arrival cricut cartridge.

Leaf Luminary

I made this leaf luminary from a file I got at papercompulsions.blogspot.com. Jani has some wonderful files on her site. This was my first try at this and I think it turned out well. I cut the file with my cricut, placed velum behind the squares and then added a color changing T-lite inside.

Ant cupcakes

We made these cupcakes for my step daughters baby shower. Her theme was Teddy Bears Picnic so how perfect were these little ants????? We used chocolate covered pomegranites and cake icing in a tube. Everyone thought they turned out just to cute.

Butterfly Baby

I saw these dolls displayed at Craft Warehouse that they had decorated with flowers and moss. I thought I could do that myself so I gave it a shot. My sister has the Anne Geddes dolls so I thought this would be a perfect additon for her birthday. I got a wood block from the dollar store and covered the block with these fall leaf picks from Michaels for .99 cents a piece. I found a pack of butterfly wings that I an using for our daughters wedding in September so I glued one of those on the back of the doll.

Remember the value of a gift may only be $10, but the value of a hand made gift from the heart is priceless.

My first diaper wreath

My daughter is having a baby shower this weekend and I made this with the diapers left over from the diaper baby. I used the New Arrival cricut cartridge for the bottle and onsie and the Create a Critter for the frog. Don't you just love the frogs big googly eyes? This is the very first diaper wreath I have made and I think it turned out fairly nice. It is great to have something you see in your head turn out the way you thought.

My Diaper Baby

I was looking online to find ideas for making a diaper wreath or diaper cake for our daughters baby shower. I saw someone had a picture of a "Diaper Baby." They had instructions but they were not easy to follow. So I kind of took what they said and winged it a little. It turned out so much cuter than I thought it would. It is made with rolled up diapers kept together with rubber bands then stuck together inside a baby outfit. I can't wait for her to see it at her baby shower. If you haven't heard of them before you really should check out the sites online. They are just the most adorable things and kind of remind me of those dolls that look like they are playing hide and seek. Hope you enjoy and maybe you'll want to give it a try yourself.

Panda Bear Cutie

I made this adorable Panda Bear with my cricut Pagoda cartridge. I thought he was just to cute. I used small googly eyes instead of the parts that were cut out with the face. I used distress inks to edge around the bamboo. This is the first item I made with this cart so come back and check out what I do next. I want to make a card using something from every page this coming month.

Baby boots

I crocheted these cowboy boots for my sons new baby boy. Keegan will look so cute in these little booties.

I made my husband a drink menu of sorts for his bar in our basement. One side of the page is a drink he makes and then on the back is a bunch of facts or trivia about football or the Dallas Cowboys. (my husbands favorite team). I laminated all the pages and then used ring clips to hold it together.

Here are some more embroidery work. I can't take credit for these though my husband did them. He used my embroidery machine and didn't need a lot of assisstance from me. I am so proud of him. Ha Ha

I made this for my mother using a real scrabble game and tiles. I cut the board to fit in a wooden tray I painted her favorite color. I found some wooden shapes at Michaels, layed out my words and placed the angels on the board. My mom loves to play scrabble and absolutely loved this tray.

Pillow boxes

These pillow boxes were made using my cricut, of course. They were Halloween treats for co-workers. The moon I got from SVGCuts.com. Filled them with candy and wrapped with a little raffia and walla... neat treats.

Thomas

Thought I would show you just how creative my dear hubby is. He made these from printing out a coloring book page. He traced the design on the back of the picture glass with a black paint pen and then filled in the deisgn with model paint. We put scrapbook paper ( see extra comes in handy for everyone) behind it. It has a great 3D effect.

Time to post something a little different. I printed out coloring book pages and then drew them on painted canvas. I then painted the design and outlined with black paint pen. They hang on the walls in the spare room for the grand kids. I think Eeyore is my favorite. Not to bad for hand drawn home decor. I painted the canvas with your basic acrylic paints.

Bunny Box

These are some little bunny boxes I made for my co-workers. My husband saw them and thought they were so cute I needed to make about 12 more for him to take to work. It truly looked like my little bunnies were multiplying all over the place. I filled them with easter grass and some bite size candies.

Glass Block

This is a glass block I made for my oldest sister for Christmas this past year. I used a vinyl saying that I got from the craft store and put it on the glass block. I filled it with metalic flaked angel hair and added a small string of lights. It looks great when it is lit.

Advent Calendar

This is a Christmas advent calendar I made for a gift this year. I wanted to count down the last 24 days before Christmas with the meaning behind many of our holiday symbols. Just click thge video screen to see a slide show of the pages.