Decor Elements Plate

A dear friend of mine shared these fabulous plates with me.  She thought that I might be able to find something to do with them......she does know me well!  I remembered that I had won this decor element at one of my upline meetings and wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it!  It fit almost perfectly onto the plate.  I only had to trim about a 1/4 inch off of the square for it to fit!  I love how it turned out, so I started digging through my stash of decor elements to see what I could find to fit onto the other 3 plates that she gave me!  Here they are ( I know that they are Christmas, but they are cute aren't they?).

 

Family Photo Blocks

This is one of the photo blocks that we will be making in a class later in April!  I found some old black and white photos of me as a baby.  The first one is my beloved Italian grandmom holding me.  She was the only grandparent that I ever knew growing up.  She lived to be 92 years young.  What a lady she was!  She lived in her own home and kept a yard that was unbelievable until she passed in 1997.  You name it and she grew it. Flowers, vegetables, fruit trees, walnut trees, fig trees!  It seemed like everything that Grandmom put into the ground flourished.  All of us grandkids were always loved by our teachers on Monday mornings when we showed up with gorgeous bouquets of flowers freshly picked after Sunday dinner at her house. They were better than any bouquet that you could buy in a flower shop.  My Grandmom came to the U.S. from Italy when she was 8 years old.  She loved everything about the U.S. and cherished her schooling.  She would recite poetry that she learned in her one room school house until her death.  Even though some recent memories were not as strong for her, her early years were still very clear to her.  I think because it was so important to her and she was so grateful to come here to live.  Grandmom soaked up everything that life in the U.S. could offer to her in the early 1900's.  Education and family were number one!  I miss her dearly.

The next photo is one of my brother and sister and my handsome dad holding me!  I assume that my mom was taking this picture.  That is somewhat ironic because my dad was the official photographer in the family.  We have soooo many slides and pictures from our childhood thanks to my dad.  I love this picture because it looks like everyone is so calm and happy.  I wonder what the house was like just before and after the photo was taken?  With a 10 year old, a 9 year old and a newborn I am sure that it was exciting!  My brother and sister look pretty happy despite the fact that they really wanted a puppy and ended up with a little sister! Happy Easter to all of you!  Enjoy your families and cherish your time spent with them. 

Terrific Tiles!

These tiles were a lot of fun to make!  They are tumbled tiles that you can pick up at any home store.  They are not coated and are rough to the touch.  Truly tumbled tiles.....  This is the same texture paint that I used on the glass candle holder yesterday.  It looks so rustic on the tiles.  Wouldn't these be cute displayed in a kitchen or bath?  Since they do have dimension, you would have to be careful if you wanted to use it as a coaster.  You would also want to seal it if you were planning to use it as a coaster or hot plate.  There are so many different mediums that you can use on the tiles.  I will share more soon!  Enjoy!

Spring Flowers!!!!

It is a beautiful spring day here in Pennsylvania. Everything seems to have grown so much over the past few days after all of the rain! So, I thought that I would share another flower project! When I go shopping now, I look at things differently. I look at them to see what I can do to alter the original look! This glass candle holder came from Dollar Tree and was only $1.00! The flower stencil is from Stampin' Up! The dimension in the flower was created with texture paint from Michael's. I am happy with how it turned out for a first try. This would make a great teacher gift for the end of the school year, a Mother's Day gift, or maybe for friend that needs a pick-me-up! It can be filled with candy, shredded designer paper, or even a candle! Enjoy all that spring brings!

Signs of Spring!

There are signs of Spring everywhere! The daffodils and hyacinths have opened, the trees are budding and my car is blooming! These are the Ginormous Flowers Decor Elements from SU! The sky was overcast today, getting ready for lots of rain the next few days. The colors are a little washed out from the glare. I will try another picture on a day with more sun! What a great way to say that Spring has arrived! The leftover flowers will be for my daughter's bedroom! Happy Spring!