2014 Easy Valentine's Day Card

I wanted to share with you a really easy Valentine's Day card using only a few items. I started out with a premade card base that I purchased from Michael's last year after Valentine's Day.  I already had the "hugs and kisses" 3D stickers in my stash but you could use a stamp instead.  All that I purchased were the multi heart sticker pack from a local dollar store.  I also used adhesive foam dots to the back of the two small pink hearts before I applied the powder to make them non sticky.  I plan to stamp my sentiment on the inside of the card.

Margaret

How To: Purse Charms

I wanted to share with you how I made my purse charms.  I am in no way an expert, this is just how I made mine.

Tools Needed:

     Chain Nose Pliers

     Round Nose Pliers

     Flush Cutters

     Micro Crimping (you don't need these just another tool to help twist the jump rings open) 

Supplies Needed:
     Jump Rings
     Head Pins
     Eye Pins
     Chain
     Lobster Clasps

This is the way to start off your purse charm.  I use one or three chains.  If you want more chains just add another jump ring with a chain.  Different length chains work best.

This is how I made each charm, then I used jump rings to add them to my chain.

Margaret

My Online Binder 2014

I just wanted to share with you how I am organizing my binder for my online activity.  My new inserts that I am adding are my "Monthly Task Tracker", "Monthly Goals", "Blog Post Planner", and my "Youtube Video Planner".  I am hoping that this will keep me a little more productive.  I got the idea for my Monthly Task Tracker from a sheet that I saw from "DIYfish".  Hers are different and so much more detailed I just used a part of it as a base for mine.  The new calendar pages are different from the ones I had in 2013, these have more space.  Decorating them are so much fun, I just have to remember to use flat embellishments, don't want to add any extra bulk.  Please feel free to use any of my ideas and please share anything exciting you come up with.




Margaret

Project Life Cards Giveaway Winner

I just wanted to thank all who played along.  I hope to do a destash giveaway monthly and I hope you all follow along.  The winner on my blog is: Denise!!!!!!!!!!  The winner on my youtube channel is: Teri Tullous!!!!!!!!!  Please PM me by Monday December 30th so that I can get your cards mailed out to you. Once again everyone thanks for playing along.



Margaret

Purse and Binder Charms

I have been having so much fun making these purse (chunky charms) and binder charms.  I had made the one for my binder earlier but while watching youtube I came across the purse charms or chunky charms and had to make them.  So I pulled out my beads, some old jewelry and got to work.  I had so much fun making them that I decided to make two as Christmas gifts.  I hope to soon do a video and share how I made them.



Margaret

Project Life Card Giveaway

I wanted to share with you the beginning of my destash that I am doing in my craftroom.  There are 2 chances to win.  Good luck.

Rules:
1- Must to over 18
2- Must have a US address
3- Must "Like" this video
4- Must subscribe to my Youtube Channel (to win here) or my blog - http://margaret-ilovecrafting.blogspo... (to win there)

• 
  

Margaret

Holiday Binders

I wanted to share with you my new Thanksgiving Organizer Binder.  I have used one for Christmas for the past 2 years and just love it.  So this year for Thanksgiving I made myself a note of what I wanted to do and when.  Boy did that work, I was so thrilled with how smoothly everything ran that day.  So off to Pinterest to see if there was anything out their, and there was plenty.  I just picked out things I thought would work for me and made up the rest.  I used a composition book covered with scrapbook paper on my cover, I made up the dividers on "MS Word" and a free image of the internet.  The tabs are just a 2x2 piece of cardstock folded in half, rounded the corners and used my label maker.  The paper that I used on the cover was so decorative that I only added a couple 3D embellishments.  Now I am off to transfer my worksheet to my new book.   

Margaret