Saturday, October 29, 2011

Today's litle project



I have recently begun couponing, and thus visit the coupon websites frequently.  After Thursday's find on A Thrifty Mom's website, I will be visiting even more frequently!  She found this link from a follower's post, but I fell in love with these pom poms!  The tutorial is found at:
 http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/2011/01/t-shirt-pom-poms-tutorial.html

I decided that I needed something to add to my Thanksgiving decor, so I found an old gold, brown and red shirt.  I didn't cut my strips as thin as hers, so my pom poms aren't as tight, but I love them nevertheless!

I am most impressed that it didn't take long, didn't cost me a dime and I reused tshirts that otherwise would've met their demise in the garbage can once I got around to cleaning out my closet in the spring! 

Now I'm thinking I need to make some light blue and white ones for Christmas...to match the wreath that I'll be making from paper fans!

Holiday Extravaganza pics

 The 300+ paper flower Christmas tree.  Flowers cut from the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  Tree was designed by Mandy Leahy, fellow CTMH consultant.  Love her stuff.  Love this tree, but what a labor of love it was!!

 My 6x6 2012 desktop calendar.  It is in a dispay album so it stands up, rather than needing to be pinned up on the wall.

 A notecard set and holder that I made, perfect for gift giving.
 The notecards that fit inside the holder.
 The inside of the holder with the notecards.

 Sorry, it won't let me rotate this, or delete it now.  My 12x12 calendar for 2012.  This page is January.

A set of thank you cards cut by the Cricut.  The envelopes and liners are also cut by the Cricut, the Art Philosophy cartridge again!  And then a cute little holder that easily holds 5 cards and 5 envelopes.

I'm head over heels in love with the wonderland paper pack, and these fun easel cards this year!  They stand up to display and fold flat to mail!  The snowflake and the Happy Holiday tag were cut from my Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.

Saw a similar design at CTMH convention in July, and did my best to duplicate the top/main part of the card.

Totally stole this one right out of the catalog, and then put the easel card twist on it!  LOVE the little banners, which were of course cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge.

Got the present idea off the bulletin boards last season, so I don't remember the consultant's name to give her credit!  But I love the idea for using up scraps of paper.

Imagine that...more wonderland paper, and more snowflakes!!!

Tags that were cut from AP cartridge on kraft cardstock.

My spooky banner, once again cut from the AP cartridge (banner shapes and letters).

This is just a small sample of the goodies I had at the open house!  I had entirely too much fun creating them.  Not enough time to do them all as workshops, but hopefully they will inspire your creativity as well!

If you have any questions, or need any supplies, let me know!  My website is available 24/7  www.ctmh.com/rhondac

Friday, October 28, 2011

I'm baaaaaack, again!

Oh what a busy several months it has been since I've visited my dear blog! I'm back to being a consultant, and the times they are a changing. They will be getting rid of our CTMH websites soon, so the hubby is working hard to develop my own website, and my blog will be a big part of my lil business! So I've updated my background, and soon I'll post pictures of my Holiday Extravaganza/Open House. Just a lil inspiration for the holidays that are going to be here quicker than I care to admit!
Have a great weekend, and hopefully I'll get the pics posted this weekend! Until next time!