1 Favorite Things Party {Crafty Style}

I joined the First Annual Favorite Things Party {Crafty Style} - Swap; to exchange FIVE of my Favorite Things with another Crafty Person.

The party is hosted by Carrie from My Favorite Finds.

My swap partner is Tarah Hoover who blogs at Real {Cheap} Housewives of Texas.

Tarah enjoys paper crafts, painting, wreath making and other crafts projects.
I read Tarah's about information where she indicated her favorite color is Purple. I gathered ten of my Favorite Things I thought Tarah would like to received.

Her package included a clear stamp block, stamp set, purple stamp ink, purple acrylic paint, purple twine, a paper mache heart box, canvas panels, embroidery floss, foam brushes and a package of chipboard shapes.

I hope Tarah likes the Goodies I sent and find some creative ways to use them.

I received a wonderful package from Heather Warren who also blogs at Real {Cheap} Housewives of Texas.

I love the Color Scheme she chose when selecting her favorite things; from the beautiful Turquoise to the bright Burnt Orange. Heather's package included lots of cool and fun goodies.

The yarn, the 8" x 8" paper and note pads color scheme complement each other so well. I would be able to create new projects using all three. Heather also created two cute felt pins which are adorable. The washi-tape covered clothespins made my day. I love anything created with Washi-Tape. The scalloped edge Spring Banner is my favorite. Last but not least; her package also include adhesive gems, tattoos rub-ons and elastic ribbon hair ties.

Thanks Heather for all the goodies you sent me. I am looking forward to creating new projects with them; display the beautiful Spring Banner and wear the wonderful felted pins.

12 EASTER Subway Art

Happy EASTER to all my PEEPS. I love to create Subway Art for the Holidays and thought I share my Easter creation with all of you.

I created a 5 x 7 Easter Subway Art. My design was created using the awesome Photo Editor, PicMonkey; using a variety of fonts, phrases, graphics and colors.

If you use PicMonkey; you will need to create and upload a blank 5 x 7 white JPG. I created mine using PaintNet, a Free Software for Digital Photo Editing; or your could create it using Microsoft Paint.

Materials:

• White 5 x 7 picture frame, purchased at A.C. Moore
• Subway Art

Directions:
Create your 5 x 7 Subway Art. Once your design is completed, print it out and trim it to fit your frame. Instead of using plain copy paper; I printed my design on Ivory Stationary Paper. The design colors look much better against the Ivory paper.

If you wish to use my design to make your very own Subway Art Frame, scroll down to download and print the file.



PLEASE NOTE: this file is for Personal use only. Please do not claim or sell it as your own!!!

Your EASTER Themed frame is ready for display.

Wishing you a Happy Easter!!!

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11 St. Patrick's Day Garland

I love Crocheting Garlands. For St. Patrick's Day, I crocheted my Garland from a pattern I found on Crochet-Mania and modified it by Crocheting two Medium Shamrocks using two stands of yarn held together and crocheting the stems right on the Shamrock.

Materials:

• Size H Crochet Hook
• Size J Crochet Hook
• Worsted Weight Yarn in two Shades of Green

Instructions:

Small Shamrock:

1. Start with the small Crochet Hook and a Magic Ring or Chain 4 and join with a slip stitch to 1st chain to form a loop.
2. * Chain 3. Make 3 Triple Crochet, Chain 3, slip stitch into Loop **.
3. Repeat from * to ** 2 more times to make 3 leaves.
4. For Stem; Chain 5, slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook and into next 3 chains. Slip stitch into center of ring. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Medium Shamrock:

1. With Larger Hook, Crochet Medium Shamrock using two strands of yarn (one of each color) held together.

Garland:

1. With large crochet hook and 2 strands of yarns held together, Chain 8. Slip stitch in first chain to make first hanging loop.
2. * Chain 12. Make a single crochet on top of the Middle Leaf of the Shamrock. Continue from * across to attach all the Shamrocks. For my Garland, I alternated between light and dark green with the two-tone Shamrocks in between.
3. For the second hanging loop; Chain 20. Slip stitch into the 8th chain.
4. Fasten Off. Weave in ends.

Happy St. Patrick's Day...

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