tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117381969502881672024-03-04T20:33:16.735-08:00Altered to PerfectionMy place for all things creative!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-46649571743623911982015-01-12T22:19:00.000-08:002015-01-12T22:19:20.207-08:00Hand-lettered Chalkboard Art...I keep forgetting to share my work here...<br />
Will try to be more faithful about it. =)<br />
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Name Boards for a Graduation or Birthday</div>
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WEDDINGS!!</div>
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Seating at Reception</div>
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New Year: Best Year Yet!</div>
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Worship and Praise</div>
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If you have a vision or idea - I will try my very best to meet your needs!</div>
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All boards were hand-lettered with chalks, pastels and chalk markers.</div>
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This banner was lots of fun to make. My client wrote asking if I could come up with a western themed banner for a girl. She liked the others that I had done, but wanted a more girly feel. Well, this banner made its' way to Texas today and she was very happy with it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikf58n24S3GthqIGoYy-K5defce-atHYChvtlW3FNfAwxbHhylr6Kd-_xRChvltB8QjQcLjukoP_XUv0IR0JrhlYW_LHUY3D3eD7j3kkT4bD0Hv6gOn91upDNy0WNm12etbnjNMKMI2FI/s1600/emmaryleighsidewm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikf58n24S3GthqIGoYy-K5defce-atHYChvtlW3FNfAwxbHhylr6Kd-_xRChvltB8QjQcLjukoP_XUv0IR0JrhlYW_LHUY3D3eD7j3kkT4bD0Hv6gOn91upDNy0WNm12etbnjNMKMI2FI/s1600/emmaryleighsidewm.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
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Here at Altered to Perfection, every detail counts! I try my best to get the exact look the client has envisioned. Do you need a custom banner? You can contact me here on the blog by leaving a comment or by visiting our facebook page at: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlteredToPerfection">Altered to Perfection</a> or our Etsy page: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlteredToPerfection">Altered to Perfection</a>.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-90454729329817713612014-04-27T18:52:00.000-07:002014-04-27T18:52:49.061-07:00It's a Circus!Last year at this time, I had someone call me up to do a banner. I believe she found my name by searching the type of banner she wanted for a baby shower and one I had made popped up. Well, it's been a year now and her baby boy is turning ONE! She called me again and this time needed some CIRCUS themed items. I had a lot of fun with this one. It took me longer than usual to complete them due to working full-time outside the home now, but they are all complete and I can't wait to hear how she likes them.<div>
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This is a First Year Banner. A photo can be placed in each appropriate box for the first 12 months.</div>
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Just add photos!</div>
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Colorful pennant banner/garland. Great to add a pop of color to any event, photo shoot or space!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyK7W7RYr9iAJ40eEiCu4KEYzy5lINrwNZY55gzMjRxWJ6dQg3XlXv3kOrhZLpZNK5UanvEv0ceOle5nG6f0fj7BMc87y0DHyDUq_G5w5oyGPtbXN5YGY0vwzs3bFo2c2J0ZbQezL0BSk/s1600/circuspenantlong.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyK7W7RYr9iAJ40eEiCu4KEYzy5lINrwNZY55gzMjRxWJ6dQg3XlXv3kOrhZLpZNK5UanvEv0ceOle5nG6f0fj7BMc87y0DHyDUq_G5w5oyGPtbXN5YGY0vwzs3bFo2c2J0ZbQezL0BSk/s1600/circuspenantlong.JPG" height="204" width="320" /></a></div>
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"Rag" garland made of strips/scraps of fabric. This one is for a highchair, but would also be great as a photo back drop or mantel/headboard decor.</div>
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Happy 1st Birthday!!</div>
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"Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver." ~Brene Brown<br />
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My soul journal is filled with layers and layers of collage and mixed-media. I will sometimes journal and then gesso right over the words on the page and then create a whole other layer. I love texture and use text pages and dies and different media to create it -<br />
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and then sometimes I'll collage an inspiring magazine photo over it or maybe draw or stamp something that I think is beautiful and suits my mood...<br />
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but sometimes, I just want to write something simple, yet powerful and then leave some empty space so that the pages can answer back with a response. Whatever my heart needs at that moment.<br />
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And look!! Only a few pages left here and it's on to a brand new book!<br />
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<b>CHOOSE COURAGE my friend. Be gentle and kind to yourself. You will make this world a better place for it. </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-50686961044096939892013-08-05T12:36:00.000-07:002013-08-05T14:08:41.438-07:00Come one, come all!! Marco's Carnival Party was a blast!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So, I am going to tell you right now that this is a VERY heavy photo post. Lots and lots of pictures, but I wanted to be able to share all the ideas I used for the party. My little guy has been wanting a carnival party for a long time. We don't have the biggest space as we only have a patio and not really a "back yard", but we made it work! Come along and see what we came up! We had a great time on a very MINIMAL budget! Really! You can do it too!</div>
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This was the invite I made. Super simple mini banner. I added a balloon punch to the envelope. Super cute.</div>
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If you like doing really nice goody bags, I advise you to shop in advance, looking for the best deals and try to think outside the box. Make your items work for your theme. The one item I was set on (my splurge item) was the large carnival swirl lollipops. I got them at Smart n Final for a little less than a dollar each. They were the perfect touch!</div>
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This is my amazing husband and I. I am so thankful for such a supportive guy. He helped out with everything and was very involved with it all - as usual. I just love him so much!</div>
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The birthday boy... a little excited, yes? haha</div>
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Here is in the "Photo Booth" with his sister Naomi.</div>
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I am no baker, but was determined to keep costs down by making the cake/cupcakes. I wanted to stay with our carnival theme so I chose funfetti cake mix for all of it. I was not interested in trying to make a cake from scratch. lol I also picked up some <a href="http://duncanhines.com/frostingcreations">Duncan Hines Frosting Creations</a> frosting. It comes plain and white and you can buy a separate little packet of colored flavoring. I chose blue cotton candy. It was amazing. </div>
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These are chocolate dipped oreos that were meant to be dipped oreo lollipops. Well, I couldn't get the little sticks in the cookie filling without breaking them. Maybe Double Stuff would have worked. So I ended up just dipping them in the candy melts and sprinkles. There was not one left. =)</div>
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Another great thing about carnivals are the games!! Here we have the Tin Can Crash. I used old vegetable cans and covered them with scrapbook paper I had at home. One ball from Marco's toybox and we had a game!</div>
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Here was one of the more popular games - Ring Toss. We bought some diving rings in the seasonal section at Big Lots. These are the rings you can use in the pool for diving after. We had the cones in the garage already. Great game for all ages.</div>
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This was the Duck Pond. I had fish bowls already from a previous event. We bought a bag of rubber duckies for $3 at a party store. The idea is to throw or bounce the ping pong ball into a bowl. This game was really challenging, but lots of fun!</div>
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I wanted to make pinwheels for everyone, but didn't have the pins that I usually use to make them spin. So they were more of a decoration. I made them and then glued them to Pixi Stix, plopped them into some artichoke jars that a friend had saved for me and added popcorn for filler. Boom. Centerpieces are done. </div>
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I realized that even though I make banners all the time in my shop, I have never really made one like this for any of my own children. What on earth? lol So I decided I would only use papers I had on hand. I also made some larger pin wheels for the banner. I used Cricut Storybook cartridge for the letters. I was really happy with how it turned out. You can order your banner made by me right <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlteredToPerfection">HERE</a>. </div>
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I also saved frappucino bottles for a while knowing I wanted to use them for something. I also had some nice bottles from my Prima Flowers. I removed the labels from all of them and ran them through the dishwasher on high temp. Then I covered each with a strip of scrapbook paper and added a paper straw (bought at Marshall's) and voila! We had adorable little bottles for the lemonade. The kids loved drinking out of these. Some of them asked to take them home and of course, I let them.<br />
For food, I served grilled burgers, nachos, corn dogs and watermelon slices.</div>
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The whole family was involved in this party. Hannah my oldest daughter had a photo booth.</div>
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I don't have a Cricut cart that has any of the photo booth props, so I decided to search the internet. I found <a href="http://mckensiesmith.blogspot.com/2012/11/12-pages-of-free-printable-photobooth.html">THIS</a> site where she offers 12 pages of free printable props. She had three choices: black, color, or outlines. Since we were working on a budget, we decided to print out the outlines and then my girls got to work with some Crayola markers. We added a bit of bling and they were perfect. I hot glued them to some skewers and then placed them in clean pickle jars that I wrapped with scrapbook paper. Done and done. </div>
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We wanted to do some kind of face painting booth, but I found <a href="https://www.shimmerbodyart.com/?mid=2719048">this kit </a>at Ross for less than $7. These were a hit with the kids AND adults. My daughter, Taryn ran this booth. We called it Arm Art.</div>
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Marco taking a refreshing lemonade break. </div>
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For the Spray Away game I used a styrofoam block, 6 golf tees, 6 ping pong balls (99cent store), and a water gun. The idea is to see who can shoot the most ping pong balls off the tees in 15 seconds. Lots of concentration and a steady hand needed for this game.</div>
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Here's Mia having fun at the Ring Toss.</div>
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We called this game Duck Race. We wanted to find something that was long and narrow for the water, but we couldn't find anything within our budget. So my awesome husband went out on the hunt and found this Seed Starter for about $4. We added two rubber duckies and some straws and the kids lined up to race their ducks. Really cute and easy for all to play.</div>
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I wasn't going to have a pinata for the party and my son looked at my like I was nuts. haha. No pinata? Inconceivable. So yeah. We got a really nice one for $14. Can't beat that with a stick! hahahohohehehe. Oh, that was a good one... *sigh*</div>
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Make a wish!</div>
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More photo booth fun!</div>
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He got so many nice presents! Lots of school clothes and a few fun toys to balance it all out. </div>
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And this is how the high ended. He still had ketchup on his face along with some cotton candy on his neck. Perfect, right? </div>
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You don't have to spend lots of money to have a great party. Just a little creativity and imagination...and pinterest and you are good to go! ;)</div>
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Have you seen the cool Sharpie Tie Dye projects that have been all over pinterest? </div>
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Did you pin them, but never looked at them again?</div>
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Well, this is one you MUST try. </div>
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It was so easy and very inexpensive!</div>
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Sharpie markers (not the fabric kind - regular permanent Sharpie markers)</div>
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Rubber bands</div>
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Rubbing Alcohol - 91% is what I used</div>
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Different sized glasses/jars or plastic cups</div>
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Eye dropper (we used regular medicine droppers)</div>
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White T-shirt: You can find t-shirts at the dollar store and dollar tree</div>
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I happen to get mine on clearance at Kmart</div>
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You begin by placing a rubber band around a jar or glass that you've inserted between the layers of the shirt. One of the girls had a Minnie Mouse head design in mind when she started, but the others were very random with their design.<br />
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Those that know me know that I struggled a wee bit with them doing anything that didn't seem "orderly" haha! <br />
"Wait!! Why or you drawing THAT there?" I'd say in a little bit of a high pitched voice. And this is the look I would get from Naomi. haha. Classic. "Chill out Mom." That must be what she's thinking.<br />
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So, I just let them make any designs they wanted. Dots worked best, but squiggly lines and even pictures were good too!<br />
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Taryn helped her brother Marco and they decided to tie the sleeves up with the rubber bands "old school" style. Then he just colored each section.<br />
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Once you've drawn your design, you fill up your dropper with alcohol and "trace" your design with the alcohol. The more you add, the more it gets diluted and the larger your shape will get.<br />
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Then you want to heat dry your design with a blow dryer on high heat (be careful with this step! You can get burned!)<br />
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When it feels dry, remove the rubber bands and then do another design.<br />
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Teamwork!!<br />
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I ran a hot iron over each of the shirts when they were done, just for good measure. We were very happy with the results. Easy peezy - lemon squeezy!!<br />
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We wrote a name after we heat set the design and then heat set it again (without adding more alcohol)<br />
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Here's the sleeve where he tied the rubber bands old school style. Oh and see the circular squiggly design there? That was one that I panicked a little bit about but it turned out great!!<br />
I also saw on Pinterest that you could do this with hats, white canvas tennis shoes, aprons, etc.<br />
Have fun!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-33909282392727913372013-06-18T11:08:00.000-07:002013-06-18T11:08:44.613-07:00Let's Hit the Beach!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My Hannah loves the beach and always has... I decided to do a beach theme for her graduation party.</div>
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I saw the marshmallow pop idea somewhere on Pinterest and put my good friend Desiree to work on them. hehe. That kept her busy for a while. I made the centerpiece with a large glass platter, some sand and rocks and then some random shells that I've collected through the years.</div>
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I used the mason jars that Mandy gave me from her wedding. I added the blue/gray burlap and hot glued a shell to it. They held a small tea light candle and gave off a pretty nice glow.</div>
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I put out fish bowls with gold fish crackers in some and shark gummies in the others. Big hit.</div>
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The larger jars were even easier. I took some shells, added a dab of hot glue to the inside and then stuck some twine in the ends. I found some beach sand and sea glass pellets at Big Lots on clearance. Perfect!</div>
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This was the drink station. I added some fishing nets, more shells and jars and a chalkboard with a quote that I doodled. Chalk markers work best on these re-painted projects.</div>
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Our friend Rick has a friend that just started her own cookie business called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweet-Treats-by-Shamaine/424007207652324">Sweet Treats by Shamaine</a> and he ordered these for Hannah's party. Not only were these surfboard cookies perfectly decorated, but they were good too. Nothing worse than biting into a beautiful treat to find that the rest of it tastes horrible. </div>
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Now I've used some of the decor for my front entry way table "mantle". =) </div>
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Perfect for summer!</div>
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I love a good themed party! What will the next one be?? We shall see!</div>
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<li>Everyday brings a chance to start over.</li>
<li>Life - it goes on.</li>
<li>Being a mother is the hardest job on earth. I admit it.</li>
<li>The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.</li>
<li>I am loved unconditionally by my Savior, my husband and my children.</li>
<li>I never stop myself from doing something because I'm afraid of what people might think... Okay, yes I do - But I need to stop!</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;">I like salty and sweet. Like Dark chocolate caramel with sea salt. oh.my.word.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">I forgive easily, but I never forget.ever.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">I may cry, but it's not because I'm weak.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Potato skins will clog the garbage disposal. every time.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">I prefer being at home to going out - unless it's with my family. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Take this moment. Enjoy it.</li>
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<li>I can't stand bullies.</li>
<li>I am a loyal friend and believe in life-long relationships.</li>
<li>I will not let others write my life script - ever again.</li>
<li>Crayons (Crayola brand) make me happy.</li>
<li>Coffee is essential to life.</li>
<li>I am enough. Enough.</li>
<li>Everyone deserves to be safe.</li>
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I was obviously inspired to do this page by a page I saw in <i>O (Oprah) Magazine</i>. She has this section, I believe, in each monthly issue. I have always kept a list of thoughts and quotes that I've agreed on or thought were a revelation that I wanted to remember. I transferred them to these two pages and decided that I'd like to do this regularly. I chose just some of the ones I've written in my journals and I'm saving the rest for another time.</div>
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Gesso - covered both pages with gesso to give it some "tooth" and thickness.</div>
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Acrylic spray - I put some acrylic craft paint mixed with a bit of water in a spray bottle (travel size found at 99cent store), sprayed the background.</div>
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Magazine - torn out words, quotes and pictures</div>
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Rubber stamp - swirls for border</div>
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Black Staz On Ink - my favorite ink. Water proof and permanent</div>
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut stain color for edging</div>
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Black and White Faber Castel Gelato crayons - for shading - can be used dry or like water colors</div>
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Green fine tip Sharpie Marker - Journaling</div>
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Travestine tile coasters - Decoupaged and sealed, hand-stamped and hand-lettered</div>
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$5 each or $16 for FOUR + Shipping</div>
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Set of 4 Stone Tile coasters $16 + shipping</div>
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Just right!</div>
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Perfect gift for any occasion!! </div>
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For more information go to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlteredToPerfection">https://www.facebook.com/AlteredToPerfection</a> and send me a message!</div>
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This journal was created for a mother who miscarried/lost a child... When I get these type of requests, I'm immediately a little bit nervous, because I want it to be just right. It is my prayer that these little gifts from my shop will reflect the love and care that I've put into them. <br />
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I hope that it will somehow be a reminder that they are loved, that someone out there cares and I hope it's a place where they will feel safe to write down their thoughts and to maybe begin or continue their journey of healing.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-77308349905303388282013-04-13T16:20:00.003-07:002013-04-13T16:20:34.209-07:00Personalized Diaper Bag Tags<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Luggage and Diaper Bag Tags. Can be used for back packs too!<br />
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Name on one side...<br />
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Important contact information on the other side. Personalized in your favorite colors/themeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-78913186430448719242013-04-13T16:12:00.001-07:002013-04-13T16:12:40.906-07:00You "MUSTACHE" over to this baby shower!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Made for a "Mustache" themed baby shower. <br />
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Mustaches from the Billionaire Cricut Cartridge and letters are Don Juan font by Cricut.<br />
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Colors were bright blue and orange.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-7949554633625910842013-03-17T22:42:00.000-07:002013-03-17T22:42:30.662-07:00Minnie Mouse 1st Birthday Banner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cricut Cartridge Used: Mickey and Friends and Mickey Font</div>
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Each 6"x6" chipboard square was hand-painted and stamped with acrylic paints.</div>
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This was a mini-banner made as a bonus.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-14312473780066464892013-03-16T17:10:00.000-07:002013-03-16T17:10:21.763-07:00Western/Cowboy Themed Baby Shower Banner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I really enjoyed making this banner. It was a custom order for a baby shower. I was told that the expected baby boy's nursery was decorated western themed all the way down to having wagon wheels put on his crib! What a fun idea!</div>
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I panicked at first because I could not find brown cow print paper anywhere.</div>
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The buyer was specific about the brown cow print... </div>
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Then I realized I could just PAINT the pattern. Duh. </div>
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I used twine and barbed wire printed ribbon to add more to the look as well as red bandana scrapbook paper.</div>
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I love how it turned out.</div>
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I even found this adorable boot and star clip art already installed on my Cricut. Perfect.</div>
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I love making banners for all occasions! </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-20365827155681467162013-02-20T13:22:00.000-08:002013-02-20T13:22:04.223-08:00Post Card Swap with Artists in Blogland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I recently participated in a postcard swap with a community of artists at <a href="http://artistsinblogland.blogspot.com/">Artists in Blogland</a>.</div>
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I used a 12x12 piece of brown chipboard and cut it into 4 - 6x6 squares. </div>
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I painted/inked it with different Distress Inks and then mod podged pieces of homemade paper to it. </div>
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The swirl stamp was inked on with Staz On.</div>
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I added some vintage ephemera photos (copies) and then edged them with oil pastels.</div>
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The last thing I did was add the quotes. I used black Sharpie markers and white Signo pens.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I did my best and it was enough."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Believe you can."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Do what you love."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Sing your bravest song."</td></tr>
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I have received two post cards in return so far and will posts those soon. I had lots of fun and am always glad to do something fun and creative.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-89601611119300819642013-02-13T23:27:00.004-08:002013-02-20T13:22:46.952-08:00A Year in the Life of an Art Journal| two.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I've been trying to make sure that I make more time for my art/soul journaling. Even if it's a little doodle or just a bit of paint for a background, I know that I feel better and am happier if I can do something. So, I sat down and gesso'd two pages. </div>
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I then took my blue acrylic spray and just sprayed a bit here and there on the pages. Then a little bit of walnut ink spray found it's way onto the pages. I sat and looked at the paint and ink as it made little streams down both sides of the crisp white canvas. I decided to hit it with some water, so I sprayed just a bit to see it all start melding together. </div>
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At this point, I was so happy with what I had that I could've just left the pages like that.</div>
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Another process that I like to do when I don't have the energy to be super creative, but I want to push myself is look through magazines for useful images for my journals. There are a few different things that I look for. I like large bold images that pop with color or geometric shapes. I love circles, eyes and hands. I look for titles or words that stand out and can be used on my pages. I just flip through the magazines and tear pages. I keep the pages in a large ziploc baggie and then go through the bag and see if anything jumps out at me and "calls" to be used for that days spread. I don't always use a magazine image on my page though. It's good to have it there though when I need something more.</div>
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I had this picture of a hand holding a large pearl, and it was perfect for something I've been wanting to journal about. I recently took a personality quiz that a friend recommended to me. It's not even really a quiz, but more of a thing where you read each description of the different gems and decided which fits you best. It's even better when someone that knows you very well can read through them and then tell you what they think. I read through them and the decision was unanimous. I was a Pearl. No doubt about it.</div>
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You can find the quiz <a href="http://www.awaionline.com/2011/11/are-you-a-ruby-sapphire-pearl-or-emerald/">here</a>. I'd love to hear which personality type describes you best.</div>
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So, I cut out the picture of the hand and used my gel medium to paste it down. I did some doodling on the picture and added a red heart (my favorite) with Sharpie paint pens. I wanted to keep the background the way it was. I loved it so much when I first put it together.</div>
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Finally, I printed out the PEARL's description and marked it up with some personal notes. I then used some washit tape to secure it to the page. I love how this spread turned out.</div>
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I am almost done with this journal, but I've got a new one ready to go!! </div>
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Hope you enjoyed seeing a little bit of the process. Let me know if you take the quiz!!</div>
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I am happy to be taking part in <a href="http://oneyearartjournal.blogspot.com/" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration: initial;">A Year in the Life of an Art Journal</a> challenge again.</div>
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This year the prompts are for photographers as well as art journalers. </div>
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The challenges are given out on the 15th and 30th of every month.</div>
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Here is the challenge for January 30th, 2013.</div>
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<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">SHOOTERS: Shoot your mug near a rainy window</span></div>
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This was the shot I shared for my Monday Mugshot photo.</div>
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I was HOPING for rain to get a *perfect* mugshot, but our rain came a week early. </div>
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No worries here! Like Rachel says, you can do whatever you want with the prompts!</div>
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<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.984375px; text-align: start;">(Sharing on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MondayMugshots" style="color: #33aaff; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.984375px; text-align: start;">Monday Mugshots</a><span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.984375px; text-align: start;"> on fb also)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 17.982954025268555px;"><br style="color: #4c4c4c; text-align: start;" /></span></span><span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">BOOKERS: drip some paints on your page, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">and share a little bit about what the perfect rainy day looks like to you. </span></div>
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I think I will actually take pictures of the process of making my page next time, but for now, I will just share some of the materials I used to make my pages. </div>
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<li>acrylic paints</li>
<li>Faber-Casteel Gelatos</li>
<li>Random Alphabet Stickers</li>
<li>Tim Holtz Crackle paint</li>
<li>gesso</li>
<li>Glaze pen for journaling</li>
<li>ripped magazine pages</li>
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I wanted the background to look like a frosty window on a rainy day. </div>
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I must admit that it looks the way I want in real life, but in this picture -</div>
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Journaling Reads: When I think about rain, I think about how the water always seems to come just when we need it. Rain is soothing to me. The sound of it...the smell it brings. Even a good storm brings cleansing. RAIN is like ART to me. Soothing, cleansing and always right on time when I need it.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Janda Quirkygirl"; font-size: 18.0pt;">“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off
our souls.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Janda Quirkygirl"; font-size: 18.0pt;">~Pablo Picasso<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.984375px; text-align: justify;">Do you art journal or like taking photos? You can join in on the fun twice a month too! Just head over to </span><a href="http://oneyearartjournal.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #6699cc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.984375px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: initial;">Rachel Whetzel's page</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.984375px; text-align: justify;"> to play! </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-91650458420011122122013-01-22T19:26:00.001-08:002013-01-22T19:31:25.389-08:00A Year in the Life of an Art Journal|one<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am happy to be taking part in <a href="http://oneyearartjournal.blogspot.com/">A Year in the Life of an Art Journal </a>challenge again.</div>
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This year the prompts are for photographers as well as art journalers. </div>
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The challenges are given out on the 15th and 30th of every month.</div>
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Here is the challenge for January 15, 2013:</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Do you make New Year's resolutions, or take part in the ONE WORD project? </span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">SHOOTERS: Shoot your mug with your word or something that symbolizes your word.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">(Sharing on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MondayMugshots">Monday Mugshots</a> on fb also)</span></span><br />
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I have been choosing a word for my year for the last five years.</div>
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I tend to over-burden myself about unnecessary things </div>
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and this year, I've decided it's time to MINIMIZE.</div>
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For these pages I used a double spread in my almost complete (YAY) journal that was already gesso'd and started covering it with a layer of mod podge and then random pages of vintage text from dictionaries, old scouting book, vintage hymnal, worn copy of Pride and Prejudice, etc.</div>
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I just mod podge'd away and didn't worry if there were wrinkles or anything.</div>
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Then I started painting on a water color wash of orange...my favorite.</div>
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(Make sure your page dries in between each thing you do.)</div>
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I added two pictures that I printed off quickly on my regular printer. One is of my coffee mug that I wrote my One Little Word on. I used a Sharpie Marker and free-handed on the mug. Then I placed it directly on the oven rack at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or so. Won't wash off now. :)</div>
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The other picture is a little setting I made with some Scrabble tiles to spell out MINIMIZE.</div>
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I added scribbles of oil pastels and gelato here and there. Did some smudging. Then I took some Bahama Blue acrylic and just let it drip down my page. Just anything that made me smile and broke up the orange a bit.</div>
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I began to write random words that represented things I wanted to minimize. I used a Sharpie marker for the bold words. Then around the word I used a Glaze gel pen to write how I would MINIMIZE those areas. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">I have found that the Glaze pens work great on top of any type of medium - even the waxy oil pastels.</span></b></div>
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I may continue to add things to the pages that I want to MINIMIZE as I think of them, but this is it for now. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To MINIMIZE fear:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Psalm 56:3~<span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">Colossians 3:15a.~</span><span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,</span></span></div>
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"I did my BEST today and it was ENOUGH" ~Oil pastels</div>
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"Don't stumble over something behind you." ~acrylics</div>
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My One Little Word for 2013 "minimize" ~watercolors</div>
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My One Little Word cards for the last 5 years. (Click on photo to enlarge)</div>
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To read my post about my One Little Word - Go <a href="http://heartjournaling.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-year-new-one-little-word.html">HERE</a> to visit my other blog <a href="http://heartjournaling.blogspot.com/">HE{ART}</a></div>
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These altered composition books can be used for anything. These particular journals were made to be prayer journals. I usually get information such as favorite colors, styles, quotes, Scripture, hobbies, collections, etc. and then I go from there to try to make a special notebook for a special person.</div>
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We also carry MINI altered composition books in our Altered to Perfection store. </div>
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These mini-journals were made to be given to some special members of a book club. The buyer wanted something that her friends could use to keep track of what they read. </div>
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These little books measure 4.5" x 3.25" and are covered on the front and back.</div>
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I so enjoyed making this file organizer for a special music/piano teacher. The buyer asked me to make a music themed box.<br />
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This box measures 7"x5"x5" The handle is carefully embellished with the a beautiful array of red/black/white ribbon.<br />
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There are about 20 dividers that I made. Each with a tab and decorated differently.<br />
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No two dividers are ever the same.<br />
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You will definitely enjoy this unique and personalized gift!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-73480256088919813072012-11-20T16:22:00.000-08:002012-11-20T16:22:11.314-08:00Mini Altered Composition Notebooks/Journals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Measuring in at 4.5"x3.25", these little notebooks are sure to put a smile on somebody's face.<br />
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They are just the right size to put in your pocket or purse. They make great gifts, stocking stuffers, door prizes, party favors, etc.<br />
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I can design them in just about any theme, with 3D embellishments and possibly even a ribbon closure!<br />
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I never make two exact same items. Every item is unique and hand-crafted just for you! <br />
Click on my ETSY shop in the side bar to go to my shop and order as many as you'd like!<br />
You're going to love these so much, you'll want one or two for yourself!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-59289987031336773992012-11-06T12:20:00.000-08:002012-11-06T12:20:15.187-08:00Wooo Pig Sooie!! DIY Canvas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was a fun project that I did for a friend. I picked up a few canvases on sale at Michael's and had them put away for a while. I decided it was time to get busy with them!<br />
I used acrylic paint and gave the whole thing a layer of gray and let it dry. Then I randomly placed several round stickers all over the canvas. I then painted a layer of black over the whole thing. <br />
When that was dry, I carefully peeled the stickers off the canvas. I was a little disappointed that some of the paint bled through the edges, but I rolled with it.<br />
I then printed off a picture of the beloved Razorback Hog. You can trace this or draw it out on your own. I carefully cut it out and then Mod Podged it down.<br />
I used foam letter stamps and acrylic paint to add the Wooo Pig Sooie!!<br />
My final step was to sand the canvas a bit on the edges. I just prefer that look, but you don't have to do this.<br />
I am going to be working on another canvas this week where I do a photo transfer. I will try to remember to take pictures of the process as well.<br />
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Have fun and let me know if you try a canvas of your own!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511738196950288167.post-22785342079603104422012-10-17T14:20:00.000-07:002012-10-17T14:20:04.728-07:00My 100th Post on this blog!! A game day banner for you Razorback fans!!I just noticed that this is my 100th post on my Altered To Perfection blog. Yay! <br />
Today, I am sharing a banner with you. GO*HOGS*GO! for a dedicated Arkansas Razorback fan.<br />
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