It’s been a while …

It has been more than two weeks since my last post … I cannot believe how time has flown.

Although my blog may disagree, I have not been ignoring my job. Rather, I have been working day and night — or so it feels — creating things to sell.

I have been making garden fancies, altered cans and altered spoons for craft shows. This was a quick snap shot before packing them up last weekend.

And, I have been working on page kits …

I still have lots to do and more to make … fingers crossed I’ll be participating in a large craft show next month.

I’ve also been doing a bit of number crunching and soul searching … I’m changing things up a bit with my retail business. To make room for new stock, I’ll be doing grab bags during the crop this weekend at Holy Family in Grand Blanc. Stop by for some GREAT deals!!

And, I promise to get back to tutorials and ideas ASAP!

Altered Spring Spoons Class

I love making altered spoons. They are both fun and adorable.

I have a winter-themed spoon hanging in my kitchen, but I thought it was time to create a spring one. Then, I decided a trio might be better and I put this together:

I used Authentique paper, Glastique, sponges, Tim Holtz dies, KaiserCraft flowers, feathers, gems, wire and more to create this lovely trio.

I am teaching them in a class at Capture A Memory on Monday, March 18. And yes, the spoons are included in the price. Stop by the store to see these in person or call to register for the class today.

 

Altered Spoons

Claudia made this one as an ornament for her daughter.

I shared my latest obsession of altering spoons with my friends at Sunset Shores on a recent retreat. They loved them as much as I did!

Sandy made this one … I love the paper cut to fit the spoon and the Piccolos behind the berries.

I wanted to share their beautiful spoons so you can see how any style or theme can be incorporated. These are made with an antique store or Goodwill found spoon, Piccolos, Piccolo Enamel Powder, ribbon, Art Glitter and leftover charms, beads and other items.

Marty made this one. She was frustrated waiting for the Glastique to dry, but it was so worth the wait! Just look at that shine!

I apologize for the quality of the photos … I was taking pictures in a basement, rather than in my light studio.

Christina made this one with Breast Cancer as a theme.

Claudia made this one for her other daughter.

Christina made the grapes to match her kitchen. I love how the paper mimics the shape of the spoon. Lynnette made the butterfly one — although my photo is awful, you can see how the ribbon became almost a little dress on it. Love it!

Halloween Spoons

I love altered art. It is my favorite type of paper crafting. There is just something super special about turning an unused, unwanted or common item into something beautiful. In my time, I have altered frames, books, boxes, trays, cupcakes and even a window. Naturally, when I saw Vicki Chrisman’s post about altered spoons, I knew I had to try them.

Vicki’s original altered spoons were elegant antique ones topped with birds and nests and such lovely things. I wanted to try it, but never found elegant spoons to work with. This time, Vicki made Halloween spoons, covered in glitter and ribbon and enough stuff that it did not really matter what type of spoons were used.

So, I headed to my favorite store, Goodwill, and picked up several spoons for .25 each. I found some with little teeth at the end, that I thought would be perfect for Halloween, and some that were bent kind of like a ladle. And, I found some plain ones, too.

I asked my husband to bend the handle on each one so I would have a hook to tie a ribbon to so they would hang. During this process, Matt decided the plain ones were unbendable and, since they were far better than anything contained in our silverware drawer, he confiscated them. While I am still waiting for him to reimburse me the .75 cents he owes me, I went ahead and decorated a few of the spoons for a little home-decor resale shop in Argentine. (The owner asked me to make some Halloween items for her to sell.)

I covered the spoons with Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Adhesive and then glitter in orange. Then I cut out images from Graphic 45 and Reminisce paper and used dimensional foam tape to adhere them to the spoons.

I added twine to this one …

and tied a bow on this one …

 

And a little plastic flower from Maya Road to this one.

I love how they turned out — even if they are Halloween, my least favorite holiday.

One thing I can be sure of … there will be NO more Halloween crafts in my house this year! I am so over Halloween ….