School Day's.......

My older son started back to school today! I thought it would be fun to make a sign for him to help remember this special day. :) What kind of things did you make or do to start of the new school year?

Looking For A New Great Show To Watch?

UP-CYCLE!

I don't know about you but since I was a little girl I have always been into Antiques or as my friends like to say "OLD PEOPLES STUFF"! Well I have been noticing more & more lately how the things that I have always loved to decorate with & what my friends laughed at me about is now starting to become popular/trendy & now a bit pricey! I have always been into the LOVE of the hunt for that UNIQUE item & AMAZING deal! I LOVE mixing old with new & adding in different textures & I LOVE the story behind a piece. Last summer I fell in LOVE with a BEAUTIFUL old buffet from the early 1900's at Merchant Square in Chandler, AZ. It was totally out of my price range, but a girl can dream can't she? Well last December I got a call from my mom telling me I had to be home & couldn't leave! A few hours later I got a knock at my door & received a WONDERFUL early CHRSTmas present..........& here she is! They just don't make stuff like this anymore! Watch for more Up-Cycle ideas & how I decorated with my new piece!

                                                              Front view! Sorry little blurry!

                                                                One of the side doors!

              Look at the BEAUTIFUL AQUA BLUE color inside! Great place to hide away the X-Box!

                                   LOVING the fabric! Great place to store/hide all my remotes!
                                                   The second drawer is perfect for DVD'S!

Look at the details!

May The Force Be With You .........D-Backs!

My family & I got to got a Star Wars themed D-Backs game  a few weeks back & I thought I would share some pic's......enjoy! We got to do everything from meeting Star Wars characters, being in a special parade on the field, getting to meet Senator John Mccain, my youngest sons photo getting on the marquee & running the bases at the end! It was an AWESOME time!

Love a Good Quote!

4th of July T-Shirts!

I made these 4th of July T-shirts with my boys & I must say they are the cutest thing hands down! I used Plaid Paint for both the hands & stripes! I also used Freezer Paper to do my stripes. Make sure that when using Freezer Paper that the shiny side is down on fabric & dull side is up or you will have a sticky mess & on cotton setting!It is up to you how many stripes you choose to do. I chose to do more stripes with my older son's shirt since his hand is larger it made it balance better & few with my younger boys hand! Happy T-shirt making!

Blue Jean Pocket Banner!

I made this super cute Blue Jean Pocket Banner using old pockets form my kids & their friends blue jeans! What an AWESOME way to recycle those old jeans. You will never want to throw them out again! You can add as many or as few pockets as you want. I would love to make more for other seasons/holidays. It would be fun to add letter's to the front to spell out names or saying,add buttons, paint,small found objects, fabric, beads, ect. I would like to do some in some girly colored jeans!
Super fun & super easy to make! The longest part is undoing the seams to remove the pocket's, but once that is done it took me less than 20 min. to put together! I suggest using kids pockets adults are too big & don't look as cute!

Father's Day Gift Idea Using Sharpie Markers For Under $5.00!

Are you looking for something fun & unique to make for DAD? Well let me help! I picked up a plane white plate from the dollar store for a $1.00 & a pack of Sharpie markers from Walmart for $3.97. I cleaned the plate first & then traced out my older sons hand & let him color it in how he wanted. Next I did my younger sons hand & helped him color it in so that he wouldn't smear into his brothers hand. If you do make a mistake you can use a little hairspray on a napkin or Q-Tip (depending on size of mistake) & wipe off. Also we did yellow & red together & yellow didn't come out very btight, but my youngest still LOVED it!I then wrote the words/numbers on myself. I put my oven on bake to 350 (I put plate in while oven was pre-heating) & put the plate on a cookie sheet & cooked for 30 min.. Once it was done cooking I turned off the oven & let cool down for 1 hr. FYI: DO NOT PUT IN THE DISHWASHER, WASH BY HAND ONLY!
I have so many other ideas/projects now that I want to do! This would be fun to do for a kids b-day party, camp, grandparent gifts, teacher apprecation gift, Christmas, ect.! You could do this on mugs & small tiles for coatsers!

Now we just gotta add dads favorite cookies!

Marvel Comic Scrapbook

10 Spiderman & 10 Superman pages. I made this for my sons teacher as a baby shower gift. I chose to do a comic book theme, because both of her boys are named after these charecters! It was hard to find anything really for scrapbooking besid...e stickers. I had 1 Super Hero stamp set from CTMH & some stickers form the local craft stores. I decided to do red, yellow, blue, wht., grey & blck to bring out the true comic colors. I also picked up some old comics from an antique store & used book store & used them to do my words. I used Halloween stamp sets for the webs from CTMH, embossit folders for the webs from Stamp In Up, Tim Holtz Mask "Haunted". I even found a Superman luggage tag in the dollar section at Target!

To see the complete book go Face Book & look up Project Scrapbook 09

CRAFT WARS!

Premieres Tues. June 26 @ 10|9c  on TLC

TLC is about to turn crafting on its head. Long gone are the days where crafting solely referred to a world of quaint tea cozies and popsicle stick bird houses. Today, there is a strong movement of crafters taking this beloved hobby and transforming it into an extreme art form. Now, for the first time ever, TLC has assembled these craft virtuosos for a knock-down, drag-out fight for supremacy. Craft Wars premieres June 26 @ 10/9 c. Hosted by Tori Spelling.

NEW SEASON!

Premieres Thursday, July 19 at 9/8c on LIFETIME

SEE YOU ON THE RUNWAY!

Scrapbook/Stamping Stores in Arizona:

1. SCRAPBOOK BARN 949 N. Val Vista Drive, Suite 115A Gilbert, AZ 85234 [480] 503-2475 
2. SCRAPBOOKS ECT. 2820 E. University Dr. #111 Mesa, AZ 85213 (480) 854-2303
3. STAMP WORKS 238 S. Wall St. Chandler, AZ 85225 (480) 899-5958
4. CRAFT FUSION 2986 N Alma School Suite Number 4 Chandler, AZ 85224 480-821-3758
5. PAPER VINEYARD 590 North Alma School Rd Ste 31 Chandler, AZ 85224 (480) 656-2058
6. MELROSE VINTAGE 4238 N. Seventh Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85013 Phone: (602) 636-0300 PHOENIX SCRAPBOOK STORE 2 VALLEY LOCATIONS: 
7. PHOENIX Location: 12419 N. 28th Dr. (602) 942-0030 NW of Cactus and I-17. Visit BOOTH 117
8. GOODYEAR Location: SW Corner of Dysart & McDowell Rd, next to Lowe's. Showroom #143 inside the Brass Armadillo Antique Mall
9.  THE OCCASIONAL ARTIST 7450 N. 57th St. Glendale, AZ 85301 Phone: (623) 847-2215
10. SCRAP HAPPY SISTERS 6525 W. Happy Valley Rd. C106 Glendale, AZ 85310 Phone: (623) 376-8257
11.  SCRAPBOOKS TO REMEMBER 42323 N Vision Way Ste. 106 Anthem, AZ 85086 Phone: (623) 551-9322
12. ABOUT MEMORIES & MORE 1500 E. Cedar Ave. Ste # 66 Flagstaff, AZ 86004 Phone: (928) 526-9292
13. PAPER AND METAL SCRAPPERS 201 W. Main St., Ste. C Payson, AZ 85201 Phone: (928) 468-1188
14. EMBELLISH BOUTIQUE 1355 W. White Mtn Blvd Lakeside, AZ 85929 (928) 242-0434 If you know of any stores that I have left out please let me know here or on the fb page! Please help in visiting & supporting these stores! I myself have been to all of these stores & they are AWESOME! This is even a GREAT time to do a small road trip with some girl friends to visit some of the farther destinations. Have fun & I will see you on the runway!

CHALLENGE #7: THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.....

I have been trying to think of a fun Spring challenge but, didn't want to do the expected. So this is what I came up with. Challenge #7: THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.... What are your favorite things? It can be anything: your favorite shoes, purse, food, hobby, holiday, ect. YES! You can pick more than one thing to be your FAVORITE.

You have until May 24, 2011 to complete your layout.
This months prize will be some fun vinyl from Uppercase Living!

P.S. As you noticed I didn't post a pic of Becca getting her prize. She was under the weather & was not up to having her pic taken. She is however going to be sending us a pic soon.

See you on the runway!

AND THE WINNER IS.....DRUM ROLL PLEASE!

Congrats to Becca for winning this last weeks challenge SMITTEN! I will be in your neck of the woods this next week to give you your PRIZE! So make sure to have your hair & makeup done because I will be taking a photo of you for the blog.

We will be posting info about the next challenge soon. I am thinkingg something Spring/Easter. More info & details to follow.

I WILL SEE YOU ON THE RUNWAY!

Smitten Challenge

Hello everyone!

Here are the entries for the Smitten Challenge. Vote for your favorite on the sidebar - you have until Wednesday 3/2/11 at midnight!

You can click here to see the layouts bigger.

Lucinda :)

Introducing Maximus Laine Fish

Here's Lucinda's addition to her family:

Challenge #6: Always Smitten...Forever

So I have been trying clean my scrapbook room (a never ending project) & yes I did make some progress. I have not scrapbooked in close to 3 months (busy with the holidays, working at Christian's Pre-k & 2 sick kiddo's) & I have really missed it! I have been really in the mood lately to do a Love/Valentines layout & this is what I came up with.





So I thought I would turn it into a little challenge for all of you. You need to complete a Love or Valentines theme layout but, that is not the challenging part. I want to see you come up with some differnt color combinatins hince the CREME BRULEE background color I used in my layout. I want to see more than just red/black or pink/brown. Do something different. As long as it is about Love or Valentines it counts. If you are wondering if I have a prize, YES I do & lets just say it will be LOVELY! You need to have your layout completed & sent back to me by February 14, 2011at midnight.

xoxoxoxoxo

Winner for Challenge #4!

Lauren was our winner for Challenge #4! Hurray Lauren - Beth will get you your prize!

#4 - FALLing into Love ( Poll Closed )
#1 - Henrietta 6.67% (2 votes)

#2 - Becka 10% (3 votes)

#3 - Wendy 26.67% (8 votes)

#4 - Marlies 0% (0 votes)

#5 - Lauren 56.67% (17 votes)


Total Votes: 30


Lucinda :)

I' M BACK.........

Hi Everyone! I have been out of the state for almost 2 weeks visiting family in Michigan. I am back now & I have a ton of pic.'s to post, stories to tell, things to share, ect.. I will be getting out the prize to our latest winner Lauren (something BOOLICIOUS)! I will also post pic.'s of my project that I got done, but never got posted.
I am also getting together the prizes for our upcoming fundraiser/bra challenge & I will be posting pic.'s of the items as they come in. So far we have donations coming in from: Creative Memories (Wendy Schrank), Close To My Heart(Myself), Stamp'n Up (Lucinda Fish), Upper Case Living (Myself), Bling It On Purse (Ladonna), Stephanie Ackerman, SRM Stickers (Susan McShirley), Melody Ross Designs (Melody Ross)& Mary Kay (Jessica Dodds). I am working on a few others & will post anything new. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE get your bra's done you don't want to miss out on all the fun!


P.S. I thought we could do something fun this year for HALLOWEEN! Please send me past or current pic's of you & your family dressed up & how you like to decorate inside/outside for this SPOOKY holiday!

Challenge deadline extended

The challenge deadline for decorating a bra for cancer awareness has been extended until Oct. 15th - so if you want to still participate, please feel free!

Lucinda :)