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Welcome to my blog! Here I'll be occasionally showcasing some of my work and letting you know when & where I'll be at craft fairs. I hope to see you there!
This past weekend friends of ours got married, and I like to give personalized gifts, so this is what I made for them:
My Silhouette sure got a lot of attention this past week! I used it to print the Love hearts, and to cut them into stencils to use for the glass etching...which was my first attempt! I think the glasses came out pretty darn good for my first try at glass etching! The Love heart came from Rivka's Renditions found here. Isn't it so pretty?! I used it on the glasses as well as the heart on the frame. On the opposite side of the heart on the glass, I etching the couple's initials. For that I used a font called Tangerine. Both stencils I cut out using my Silhouette.
The lettering on the frame was also from Rivka's Renditions. It's a new font for her and it's called RR Rhapsody and can be found here. It cut out so beautifully! I typed out the letters and then welded them in Silhouette Studio. Gluing them to the frame was a little challenging since they are so delicate, but I think it was worth it!
The coasters were made using a stamp set from Stampin' Up that I don't believe is available anymore. I stamped and then colored in with Sharpies.
The card was made with Textile embossing folder from Cuttlebug and a Darice frame to make the oval opening for the sentiment. The sentiment was a clear stamp set and the inside sentiment is from SU.
Ok, this is my last coaster posting....for now tee hee. This was done by using one of the background stamps from SU that I have. So simple! (It's funny to watch people at craft fairs pick out the ones with the words they like - but they don't realize that they are looking at the same coaster but just from a different viewpoint. Too funny!)
For the wine enthusiast in your life....or just because they look nice :-) For this coaster I've colored in parts and I 'chalked' the edge of the coaster with purple Stazon ink.
The pics didn't come out that good for these little fellas - they are much brighter in real life. In any event, these are a popular sell at my craft fairs...but only during the winter months :-) I make these guys in a few different color schemes, but I've only shown two here. What I like about the snowmen is that you can use them all winter long - no matter what holidays you celebrate! And you don't have to put them away when your decorations go back into storage.
Two versions of the heart coaster - one plain, one with French script behind it. To do the layered one, I first stamped the heart onto a post-it note, then I cut it out. This was to cover the heart on the coaster to then layer the French script over it.
Similar to the Cheers to you set, this one has a different picture on each coaster. The stamp set used was Garden Whimsy by Stampin' Up.
Although my hubby doesn't find the humor in this one, I love it. I found this while looking for drink stamps - it's from Inkadinkado - don't you just love saying that?! LOL In any event... I thought this was a fun stamp to put on a coaster...no matter what you're drinking :-)
Another of my favorite sets! Cheers to You by Stampin' Up. I had fun coloring this one in with Sharpies. What I like about this set (aside from the cute little beverages) is that they are different so you can remember which drink is yours :-)
I made this coaster set for a friend who loves dragonflies. It was more difficult than I imagined to find a dragonfly stamp, but alas I found one that worked.
Here are more coasters from the Baroque Motifs set. I've done this in a bunch of colors, but only am showcasing a couple here....you can use your imagination for the other colors tee hee. The second one has French script behind the Baroque Motif center.
This week I'll be posting some of the coasters that I've made. This is one of my favs! I love this stamp set! It's Baroque Motifs by Stampin' Up. I've given lots of my coaster sets away and they are my number one seller at my craft fairs. Enjoy!
My first picture post! yay! I created these coasters for a bridal shower. The bride-to-be's mother-in-law-to-be's family is Irish and so she gave these out in pairs to all the guests. I've created many of these for my family as well as we are Irish too!
Created by Heather D. (c) 2009
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