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Chrisma"licous" Mini Art Event~ December 19th

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Christmalicous... A Girl's Christmas Art Day! Mom's get a little last minute shopping in!

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A girl's Christma"licous!" Art Day!
Join us on December 19, 2011 from 9:00am-noon!
We will be creating 3 Holiday Art Projects.
1. A Crown fitting for a Christmas Princess!
2. A Beaded bracelet perfect for the holiday season.
3. A mini Christmas tree adorned with faux pearls.. perfect for any girl's room!
We will end our morning with some cookie decorating~ what is better than frosting & sprinkles!
Each girl will receive a tote bag to carry her projects home filled with a few goodies.
Open to girls Kinder -5th grade. The projects are adaptable for each girls ability level!
$50.00 per girl. All supplies included. Just show up with a smile :)
I'll get the registration link posted tonight!!
Hope to see lots of girls ready to get their Holiday Craft on!! :)

Classes for Petticoats on the Prairie!!

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Join us at Petticoats on the Prairie~ October 21 & 22nd! It should be a kick up your heels great weekend of creating, shopping & fun!
We will be having a mini-project come & go in the afternoon on Friday from 2:00-4:00pm... Ladies will stop by during this time and create a Texas Mum! Stop by anytime for about 15-30 minutes and create a unique "Texas Mum on the Prairie!" We will use all things fit for a Prairie girl.... burlap, muslin, lace and more! You will alter a flower, create some burlap flowers with the Big Shot, add in some fun laces, burlap strips, muslin strips, a great prairie gal image, stamp the date, stamp your favorite saying or "Petticoats on the Praire" attach it all to a vintage flashcard and your off for more shopping with a great memory of the weekend to wear or attach to your favorite bag!! All supplies will be provided! Mini- project cost $15.00

Take a break from your shopping Saturday morning from 10:00-12:00 to unleash your creativity, socialize with other creativie ladies and create a fanciful crown fit for the finest Praire Girl. We will begin with a base crown, cover it with vintage inspired cream papers, vintage dictionary pages, & vintage hymnals. We will then embellish our crown with feathers, laces, ribbons, maribu, flowers, and agreat prairie girl image~ add a bit of bling and have a crown ready to display! All supplies will be provided! (feel free to bring your own picture to personalize.. if you wish) Crown project cost $35.00

I'd love to have you join us!!!

Register below to guarantee a seat in class or a make & take kit!! Quantities will be limited!!

So excited to be teaching at Petticoats on the Prairie!!

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Hey ladies!!! Saddle up and put your boots on and join me in West Texas on October 21 & 22nd! It's a weekend full of great shopping, making new friends & creating!!
I'll be teaching my crown class~ specially re-designed with the cutest cowgirls this side of the Mississippi!!I'll have all of the supplies on hand~ so just head on out and get ready to create!!
Your kit comes in a great Covered In Glitter bag adorned with a special "Prairie" inspired flower! All of the materials for your class and of course some special GLITTER for you to enjoy!I'll have the basic kit supplies out for us to share as well~ scissors, adhesive, etc!
Crown class is $35.00
Can't wait to create & shop with you!!
xoxo~ Happy Creating!
Jennifer

Some information to get you started and the link to Petticoats webpage!!
The Fall Show is October 21st and 22nd, 2011
Friday, Oct 21st: 12:00-6:00pm
Saturday, Oct 22nd: 9:00-5:00pm

We will be presenting "Brunch at the Barn"...an early-bird shopping event from 10:00am till 12:00 noon on Friday the 21st. More details to come..but you won't want to miss this special event, with delicious food, door prizes, shopping and more! Tickets will be limited, so check back often to reserve yours when they go up for grabs!

Show Location: Mitchell Country Fairgrounds in the Show Barn
1539 West I20 Business in Colorado City, Texas.

General Admission: $5.00 at the gate.
Children 12 and under are free!
FREE POTP Shoppers Tote for the first 50 shoppers through the
gate each day!

Check out Petticoats on the Prairie's blog for even more information!!

http://petticoatsontheprairie.blogspot.com/

Ghoultide Blog Hop~ October 1 & 2!!!

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Hey gals!
I'm over the top excited to take part of the Ghoultide Blog Hop ((ooh.. spooky!) If you made it here~ you are blog hopping right along!! I'm Jennifer and you are visiting my blog.. "Covered in Glitter"!I'm an altered artist that loves to create with any type of mixed media and design fun, whimsical, vintage inspired jewelry! Today is about Angela and her fabulous site Angela's Craft Corner!
I love Angela's blog and always find some great inspiration!
Don't forget to visit Angela's blog....

My ghoulish project is featured above...! I created this fun altered black/white german glass doll head~ one of my fav things right now!!! I added the head to a small black & white vase and added some fun doll parts to the mix! Love some of the new Halloween papers out! I just can't get enough of them!! It will look great sitting on my buffet during the ghoulish season!!

Thanks so much for stopping by~ I'll hope you will come back and visit me often! Become a follower!!! I'd love to have ya!

Next stop for you is...

http://www.papercraftpleasures.blogspot.com/
Don't forget to visit Angela's blog....
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Pocket Full of Memories Blog Hop

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Join in as I participate in the "Pocket Full of Memories Blog Hop!"

Here is my Fleur de Lis Pocket Mini Album! What fun library pockets are to create with! Love it..... I created this mini album as a Birthday Album for my Birthday Art Event and thought what fun it would be to add pockets to add little pieces of memories in! I really love how the pockets turned out using many pinks, creams and golds! Mini albums are one of my favorite things to create!
Thanks Jess for letting me join in on this fun blog hop!
You should have started the hop at Jess's blog~

http://www.kinderstampo.com

Did you see the great blog candy she is offering up???

How to enter to win:
Leave a comment here and on each of the blogs.
Stop by each of the sponsors Facebook pages (click on their name above to see link)
and thank them for sposoring the blog hop.
Become a friend of KinderStampO

Every comment counts as one entry. Enjoy the projects and Happy Hopping :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog...

Your next stop is:

Linda: www.myquillingnest.com

Last few pics of the event!!

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Happy, Happy Birthday ArT EveNT!

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Thank you to all the amazing talented women who joined me for my "Happy, Happy Birthday ArT EVenT!! We had such a fun day!!
Shopping at Antique Alley~ what fun! I found a few goodies.. quite a few of my regular & favorite vendors weren't there.. I think they had already headed down to Round Top :(But there was still lots of goodies!
Saturday was great! We created a Crown, Wand & Book! It was so exciting~ Jess from Kinderstampo stopped by to enjoy lunch with us and show us some of the new stamps & charms!! She made each of us the cutest tag~ loved it!! What a great treat!!
Julie, Laurie, Cami, Tammy, Nikki, Kathy, Lexi & I had a great day of creating! I can't wait until our next creative journey!
Some pictures of our fun day!!

Crop Paper Scissors Design Team Monthly Projects!

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I love creating for Crop, Paper, Scissors in Waco,TX~ they have wonderful products!!
Check out what I created with some of their newest products!! Love creating Halloween & Christmas.. it really gets me in the spirit!!!

Birthday Mini Art Event~~ September 16 & 17th !! Drawing for a a seat in class or kit!

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Happy Happy Birthday To Me!!!!!
To celebrate I'm having a give away!! I'm giving away one seat at my Birthday Art event next weekend (Saturday September 17, 2011) or a kit (if you can't make it to the event!)away tomorrow! So either leave a comment here, on my Facebook post, or email me (jennifer.babcock71@gmail.com) and I will put your name in the Birthday Hat!! I will hold the drawing tomorrow (Sunday evening around 10pm!)If you've already registered~ your name will automatically be entered into the hat!!
Good luck!!!
Look a few posts below for details!!

But to celebrate I have extended registration for Happy, Happy Birthday Event for 1more day! It will close at midnight tomorrow night ~ Sunday, September 11, 2011 at midnight!! We have a few seats left!

Hop onboard the Kinderstampo Blog Hop......

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So glad your here to meet the Kinderstampo New Design Team Members!!

If you arrived here from Celine Regnier's blog~

then you have arrived at the correct place!!

I'm so excited to be apart of this fabulous group that's motto is Live,Craft & Inspire!...

Live~
Hi Ya'll! I'm a mom/wife/teacher/artist/creator from a small town outside of Ft. Worth, Texas! I love to wear many hats!! I have been creating since I was a small girl with my mom & grandmother. Luckily my daughter Lexi has the same passion for creating! In real life~ I teach 1st grade! I love seeing the spark in a 6 year olds eyes when they realize they can read for the 1st time! It is very similiar to the spark I see in other ladies eyes when they realize they really are creative and enjoy the process of bringing something artistic to life! When I'm not being a mom, wife, daughter, teacher or artist you will find me enjoying my small towns Friday night Football Games and traveling to new and exciting Art Events!
Craft~
I would call my style of crafting as Shabby Chic! I love pinks, creames & anything Covered in Glitter! I love to create mixed media art, scrapbook & stamping projects & jewelry! I love Vintage~~ I enjoy the hunt of finding that something perfect as well as remaking it!! Anything that comes within my reach is subject to being altered!!! Creating makes me so happy~~~ I have to do something creative every day!
Inspire~
I love inspiring others with new techniques and ideas! It is so much fun to see someone get excited when they create something new and finish a project! I love to host Art Events and see women from all walks of life join together to create, giggle and just have a great time!

If you just fancied over to my blog then look around and hop on over to
Jess over at KinderstampO http://www.kinderstampo.com/and join us on this wonderful blog hop!!

And there is Blog Candy too : )
Stop by the KinderStampO Facebook page and
leave a comment letting them know I sent you.
Leave a comment here and/or on any of the design team member pages.
For those special ladies who leave a comment on my page... I'll be sending some "Covered In Glitter" fun to you!!! So leave a comment and I'll do a drawing this week~ I think I will draw on Saturday~ September 10... My Birthday.. I'll share in the gift giving fun!! xoxo

One lucky winner will receive a fun gift package from KinderStampo.

Next hop on over to Lilli Nikolaisen ~
http://www.crazycardmaker.blogspot.com/

xoxo,
Happy Creating~~
Jennifer

I'm so excited to be part of a Fabulous New Design Team!

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Hi Ya'll!
I'm so excited to be apart of Jess at Kinderstampo's 1st Design team! I am so anxious to begin creating with her amazing products! I have some designs in the works to show you soon! I've used the Happy Birthday Stamp set in our Happy Birthday book for my upcoming Happy, Happy Birthday Altered Art mini Retreat!http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
Please check out her blog at www.KinderStampO.com to see all of her fabulous products. I will be creating a weekly project so be sure to "like" my blog and check back frequently!
xoxo,
Happy Creating,
Jennifer

A Blog Hop will be going on tonight.. Stay tuned for more information!!
Can't wait for you to play along!!!

I love the State Fair of Texas!!!

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((My very favorite project... My Valentine Assemblage with a crown, dress form & gloves!! It was my favorite and it didn't even place!!! I guess my taste is a bit different than the judges!))
((My Halloween table decor~ won a Ribbon!!))
((My 4th of July decor~ won a Ribbon!!))
((My Vintage Wedding Scrapbook pages with Nanny & Daddy Jim ~ won a Ribbon!!))
((My Vintage School Assemblage with Gig's High School Picture & Bop's Report Card~ won a Ribbon!!)
((Snowy Cottage in the Woods Christmas Ornament~ didn't place!!))
((State Fair collage~ I love this project~ It has Bop's Fair Ticket from the 1930's, Tommy's Ticket from the 1950's & Lexi's ticket! It really went with this year's theme!~ It won a Ribbon!))
((Christmas Stocking~ It won a Ribbon!))
((Easter Collage~ It won a Ribbon!))
((Mardi Gras decor~ Totally not my color theme!! Didn't win!!))
((Bottle Doll~ No ribbon!))
((Thanksgiving decor item!))
((Happy New Years decor item~ Won a Ribbon!))
((Christmas Tree~ I created a vintage tree & put it into a baby shoe!!~ Won a Ribbon!))
It was fun creating all the fun stuff~ some of the categories.. I pulled from this years projects!!! So much fun! Can't wait until next year!!
xoxo,
Happy Creating!

Since I was a little girl~ I have loved going to the State Fair of Texas! I've passed this love on to Lexi!! My favorite part of the day is grazing... love the corny dogs, Texas shaped nachos & cotton candy! I also love the Creative Arts Building!
Last year I decided to enter a few Artsy Crafty items into the fair... I got 2 Honorable Mentions!
This year I decided to enter.. I think 15 items!! I actually placed with 9 items this year.. Very exciting!!! :)
It totally gives me an excuse to "Have" to go to the Fair!! Not that I really need an excuse... it is a yearly tradition!
Here are some of my projects.....

The Happy Birthday Memory Book!

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All the books will be created with a variety of papers to create unique on of a kind books, you will have choices in colors of papers, if you want it to complement your crown~ I will have creme papers out as well! You will be provided many embellishements for your book~ candles, ballerina, domino decor, and lots more. You will need to bring the bling for the cover (rhinestone crown not included.)

The Happy Birthday Crown!

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Happy Birthday Mini ARt EvEnt!

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September is a month of Birthday's in our home! It begins on the 4th with my Grandfather's, the 10th is MiNe (and this year is a biggie), the 19th Grandad's, the 29th Jake's & the 30th ((the most important of all....)) Lexi's!! September is a month to just CELEBRATE!!
So... I thought what better way to CELEBRATE than to have a day of creating and a day of shopping! My two favorite things to do!
A MiNi ARt EveNt for you to join in on!!
September 16th & 17th
On Friday we will meet … for some of the best outdoor scenic adventure filled shopping in Texas~ Where the motto is~ “Have fun~ Life if not a “Dress Rehearsal”~ This is it!! I have some great shopping spots picked out for us to visit and we will wander around the rest of the time! We will have Lunch together during the day! Price of lunch not included. ((Optional of course! But oh.. so fun!))

On Saturday We will create a Birthday Crown , Wand & Birthday memory book! The Crown is one of my favorites!! We will create with a gorgeous creme colored paper crown..., We will add layers of lace, a variety of trim, delicate creme vintage buttons, feathers, maribu, lace & paper flowers and a bit of bling. A simple but elegant wand to match and a fun filled eclectic vintage inspired Birthday memory book! You will create some wonderful birthday decor items to use for years to come and the book will hold all those special birthday memory photos.
((Photos of projects to follow beginning tomorrow morning!))

Price for the day:
$63.00 for Saturday’s 3 projects, a fun Covered In Glitter bag & lunch. Saturday's classes will be held in Aledo at my home decked out in Birthday decor.
Registration will be limited.

Christmas is still in the Air... creating for an upcoming project!

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I decided I simply must begin using my "Good Stuff!" I've been shopping and collecting lots of new laces, trims and embellishements lately! Now I will begin to use them! I'm also using my Gilded Stash that I have put up.... Love the result of using the good stuff :)
xoxo, Happy Creating! Remember use your good stuff... Life is the real deal...no dress rehearsal!

Jennifer's class...

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Next up... My two classes! We created the Little Cottage in the Snowy Woods with the cutie Charlotte doll!! Loved it! The ladies did a spectacular job and added their unique touch which I love!! We also created A Christmas mini-crown! I love crowns so our tree just had to have one!!
The day winded down with our final classes! It was a wonderful day and I can't wait to create with these ladies and more soon!!

Kathy's class!

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((a computer glitch... got me a bit delayed in my blog post :( ))

Kathy taught two fun classes...
The Christmas Shoe & Christmas Bottle!
We had a really great time focusing and creating our shoe!!! The kit Kathy created for us was filled to the brim with goodies!! Loved the vintage Christmas postcards! We had a wide array of unique bottles to choose from and lots of lace & trim!!! Loved all the bling! Her classes were amazing and the shoe is super cute on my tree!!

The ladies.... Loved them all.. they are Amazing!!

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next up... Mendy's classes....

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Mendy came all the way from Houston to join us and teach two amazing classes! I loved both of the classes... She taught her signature flower's class and an adorable mini canvas class!!

Christmas In July!

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Saturday morning finally arrived and the creating began!!! The Aledo Bake Shope opened up early for us to come in and set up!!

Loved getting to decorate for Christmas in July!!
The ladies arrived ready for a fun filled day of creating...
1st class..... "The Tree!"
It was great to see how each lady put a special twist on their tree.. lace, boas, trim was placed everywhere!!! Loved it.. The tree pictured doesn't have the boa skirt around the bottom... I don't know where it was hiding!!

Christmas in July!

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Saturday's fun will be posted tomorrow!!! Stay tuned!

Christmas In July. Day 1.. Shopping Adventures!

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Our weekend adventures began on Friday at Old South Pancake House! Love that place! Nothing beats a yummy German pancake soaked in lemon and butter!! We ate, chatted & enjoyed getting to know each other!
Blue... just seemed to be the color of choice for the day! 1st stop Anthropologie with a great blue topper... Love that store! So unique and provides great inspiration!
Next stop... a wonderful & eclectic mix of vintage goodies. Everything from vintage clothing, photographs, lamp shades, tables & chairs, luggage, pink everything... curlers, hair setters~ you name it! So much more.... anything you could want.. it was there behind the fabulous screen door!! The lady that hosts this wonderful warehouse was a delight and joy to visit with! We spent quite a bit of time in the wee bit hot warehouse.. but everyone stayed happy and enjoyed the hunt!
Off to find a Sonic next~ gotta have a water break on this 105+ day!!!!
Another blue door met us at our next destination.... The door opened and we all gasped in delight, surprise and bewilderment! The showroom was filled with beads, vintage goodies galore and more... then we were escorted to the warehouse of beads, beads & more beads... vintage jewelry, beads and a few more beads! Next~ the climate controlled room filled with "stuff!".... carnival trinkets, watch faces, keys, beads, rosary chains, more carnival trinkets, and more.... The supply of "stuff" was endless! It truly was an amazing shop with great stuff! We all had our arms loaded down with stuff at the end of our bead shopping! Julie found the best vintage aqua doggie that I just loved .... she was so sweet.. She gave it to me as a gift on Saturday! I can't wait to make a necklace out of it and post pics!! Thanks again!!! I LOVE it!!
Our day seemed to go by so quickly but it was getting late.. I had a few other places planned for those who wanted a bit more of an adventure...
A Vintage Fabric store that is going out of business and having a 60 percent off sale.. wonderful seam bindings, laces, buttons and more!! Kristi & Tammy loaded up on goodies...
We really had a great day shopping together, laughing and finding great stuff to create with!
The warehouses & shops were great to welcome us into their world and let us play for a few hours!!! Thanks so much!

Christmas In July~ Day 1... A Thank You!

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What an amazing weekend! Just to start I would like to thank all those who helped me achieve my goal of hosting an Art Event! It was amazing!!! My partners in fun & creativity~ Mom (Kathy) and Lexi! They sewed, mod podged & gathered supplies like crazy for me! The teachers~ Kathy, Lexi & Mendy were fabulous!! Mendy drove in from Houston for us!! The guests~ Julie, Kristi, Katherine, Kelli, Laurie & Tammy were wonderful! The Aledo Bake Shop was so welcoming, helpful and yummy! The local shops were great to provide goodies for our Welcome Bags~ Forte', Fal de Ral & Urban West... so spectacular!
The weekend met and surpassed all my goals and dreams for the day! It was the perfect size with the best mix of ladies for our first Event!!! Loved every single minute of it!!!
Can't wait for the next Event!!!!!
Thanks again :)
Jennifer

Register now for Christmas in July!!!!

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Registration Now Open!

"Christmas in July" Mini ARt EveNT!
July 30, 2011
9:00 - 5:00
Aledo Bake Shop
Aledo, Texas

Join us for a day of creating~~
*We will create a Unique Tree to hang our fun & whimsical ornaments. We will create 6 creative Christmas ornaments. Majority of Supplies for ornaments included. You may bring any special embellishements & bling that you might want to use to personalize your creations! Please bring basic tool kit. Supply list will be sent out with your registration packet.
*One of your treats for the day will be a unique, cute, whimisical Angel tree topper waiting for you at your seat when you arrive Saturday morning.
*You will have a fun filled gift bag with goodies for you to enjoy.
*Doorprize drawings will occur throughout the day!
*Plenty of Chocolate treats on your table!
*Lunch is provided!! Aledo Bake Shop has a wonderful lunch! They will be fixing sandwiches, chips, mini salad, cookie & tea. Yummy!!

We will also be having a shopping day on Friday for you to join in on! So a weekend of fun & creative"ness"!!

$100.00 Registration for the day! ((Paypal button on the sidebar!))

Contact me for questions or if you would like to register with check!
jennifer.babcock71@gmail.com

To Celebrate the Holiday... 4th of July project kits!

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To celebrate the 4th of July! I have 5 ~ 4th of July kits available!
$25.00 + shipping per kit. Email me if you would like one to display your favorite 4th of July or Military photos!

Christmas in July~ ARt EveNT~ July 30, 2011.... The PROJECTS!

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The Ornaments we will be creating to hang on our whimsical tree~~

Meet the teachers continued....

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Mendy is a mixed media artist from Houston, Texas. Mendy creates in a world of vintage and vintage inspired paper, fabric, and digital art! She is a wife, mother, and educator, living in the great state of Texas. Mendy has taught at Paper Cowgirl in Waxachie, TX for the past few years. To read more about Mendy check out her blog~
http://mendytexas.blogspot.com/

Mendy will be teaching:

Signature Shabby Flower
and
"Holiday Open House" Canvas Collage Ornament

Meet the Teachers continued.....

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Kathy is a mixed media artist from Dallas, Texas. She has been creating since she was a teen. Creating High School scrapbooks~ "before scrapbooking was even cool!" Kathy's choice of mediums have changed throughout the years: including macrame, painting, pottery, and has moved into paper art & mixed media in more recent years. Her style incorporates a shabby chic, romantic & vintage feel.
Kathy will be teaching....
"The Christmas Shoe!"
and
"Altered Christmas bottle!"

Meet the teachers!

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I’m a self-taught jewelry designer, altered artist, scrap-booker, mixed-media artist & paper addict from Texas, with a passion for creating and giving new life to antique, retro & vintage findings. I design my jewelry & altered art creations from combining the old with the new which results in unique one-of-a-kind pieces.
It all started at about age 5! Creating with my mother and grandmother. We altered, drew, colored, sewed and glued just about anything in the house. I always was on the lookout for anything vintage, shiny and made of paper. I collected random trinkets~ old keys, bits of bauble and bling, discarded jewelry pieces~ everything was fair game!
As an adult I begin my artistic adventure scrapbooking when my daughter was born and later moved into altering objects into pieces of our memories that could be displayed around the home and eventually into jewelry and vintage handbag design.
This love of teaching and seeing others eyes light up when they see their “Artistic Creation” after thinking they had no Artistic Flair in them led to the beginning of my endeavor of teaching adults Altered Art, Scrapbooking & Jewelry design

I'll be teaching:
"Little House in the Snowy Woods!"
and
"Christmas Crown!"

"Christmas In July" Mini ARt EveNT~ July 30, 2011

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Ornament~ "Little House in the Snowy Woods!"

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Ornament #1~~
We will create "Litte House in the Snowy Woods!"
We will decoupage, paint, glitter & embellish an adorable house in the woods!

Christmas In July MiNi ARt EveNT~ July 30, 2011

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Sneek peek of the topper each participant will receive as their Table gift!

"Christmas in July" Mini Art Event!

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I am so excited to announce "Christmas In July" MiNi ARt EveNT!
July 30, 2011
9:00am - 5:00pm
Aledo Bake Shop ~ Aledo, TX

We will be spending the day creating….
You will create a unique tree to display your Christmas Ornaments!
You will create 6 unique & fanciful ornaments to adorn your tree ~designed by creative & fun instructors!
You will enjoy a catered box lunch by The Aledo Bake Shoppe!
You will be given the opportunity to win door prizes throughout the day!
Each participant will receive a fanciful & filled goodie bag!
You will escape the heat and get into the Christmas Spirit in July!

Cost for the Event~ $100.00 per participant includes lunch.

After the event on Saturday~ a few local boutiques will be staying open for us to shop and then we will enjoy dinner at the local Mexican Restaurant in town (dinner will be on your own~ not included in the registration price.) After dinner we will meet for desserts & a swap or two!

((A little extra fun! On Friday July 29, 2011 for all the participants of “Christmas In July” I will be hosting a shopping experience! We will meet for breakfast before we head out on our shopping adventures. We will visit a Ft. Worth Bead Warehouse and other junkin warehouses & shops for vintage shopping at great prices! If your still in the shopping mood after all of that~ there are two antique malls close by!)) There is no cost for this… You will need to RSVP ahead of time so that I can let the Warehouse know how many ladies to expect.))
~~ For those of you who would like 3 days of fun rather than just 1 or 2~ I'm thinking we will take a group and head to Canton on Thursday for a day of Junkin in the Texas heat!!! ~ If you've never been to Canton~ it is a "junker's" paradise!~~

Look for a sneak peek photo of "The Tree" tomorrow! The ornaments will follow one by one or possibly two by two!!
Registration will open on Monday June 27th. We will limit registration to 22.
Feel free to email me with any questions ~ jennifer.babcock71@gmail.com

I look forward to getting a jump start on Christmas with you!!!
Happy Creating!
xoxo,
Jennifer

Summer 2011

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I've been away so long... Well my goal this summer is to blog at least three times a week! We shall see!!

Summer 2011~~ has been amazing so far!
I began the break by attending one day of Gilded's Art Event~ The Art of Spring! I loved the bracelet that we created! I met some wonderful ladies at my table!! It was sad to have missed the entire weekend but the day I was there~ was nice!
The next week was Paper Cowgirl! Loved it! Karla Nathan was there teaching her "Dressform" class!!! AMAZING!! I had met Karla at Silver Bella back in November and loved her & her work!! This class exceeded all my expectations! Loved meeting Shelley Massey~ wonderful journaling class~ can't wait to take her classes again in the future! "Through the Seasons" with Jennifer Stewart was great~ we always enjoy Jennifer's classes! Lisa McIlvain taught "Encaustic Memories"~~ I feel in love with the industrial heat gun!!! My project turned out great~ I "encausted" a great picture of Gig~ my grandmother!!! She loves it!! Mom, Lexi & I had a wonderful weekend creating together! Friday night ~ Cindy hosted a Prom!!! What fun~ I wore my Senior Homecoming dress (which also happened to be Mom's 20 year Reunion dress!) Loved it and it was Polka dot and the prom was held at "Polka Dots!" We had vendors night Saturday and I really enjoyed vending again this year!
This week Lexi and I have been having fun hanging out at home creating and shopping & lunching with Gig!! It's been great!
We have lots more fun to fit in this summer!! Hopefully I can keep up on the posts!
I'll be posting pics of "Art" stuff that I accomplish this summer as well!

May's Magnificent Art Afternoon

2011-04-26T11:01:00.002-05:00

May's Magnificent Art Afternoon
May 1st 2:00-4:30pmStart out the month great... Creating!!

Project #1:
Shadowbox HouseGirls will create a shadowbox dollhouse filled with memories of childhood & celebrating being a girl!
We will even leave a few of the openings empty for the girls to add in their own treasures and memorabilia later. The girls may even go back and add in their own favorite photos of themselves or their favorite "Mom & Me" pictures.
We will personalize with each girls name stamped on the hanging flags.

Project #2:
Mother's Day CardGirls will create a special and meaningful Mother's Day or Grandmother's Card. We will do a bit of "Paper Sewing" on the real sewing machine!

**I've had a few moms inquire about a Mom/Daughter Event.. This class will lend itself well for that. Moms may join us and create your own shadowbox and card. Mom's color palette will be creams~ a bit more Shabby chic! **

We will have a brief break with light snacks and lemonade to add into our fun!

Cost is $60.00 per girl. Moms can join their daughter for an additional $40.00.

I'd love for you to join us on Sunday. I will need to know if you are attending by Thursday so I can have materials ready. Call me or email to register (214) 926-1995 or jennifer.babcock71@gmail.com
We will have to have at least 6 girls for the class to make on this date!

Catching up on Swap Posts!

2011-04-25T22:58:00.003-05:00

I'm still waiting on a few pictures of the different swaps from this year but I thought I would go ahead and work on my blog posts!
January began with a bang with the Altered Bottle Swap~ so cute they were!! Loved them. ((1 to 1))
February the birds flew in! Love all the birds on my bird tree!! ((I have all these sweet birds on my tree~so I have all the pictures to post!)) ((Group Swap))
March ~ Tussie Mussie swap and I don't have all of the pictures yet! I'm working on gathering those now! ((1 to 1))
April~ Altered Shoe Swap.. (in the creating stage!) Can't wait to see what everyone came up with! ((Group Swap))
May... I'm late in posting the theme.... It will post later today!

Exciting news!

2011-03-29T20:54:00.002-05:00

This has been such a fabulous few weeks!
We had an amazing Spring Break~ We took a "Girl's" ((Gig, Mom, Lexi & me)trip to Waco & Austin! Shopping, Scrapbook shopping & Antiquing~ so fun!
Mom, Lexi and I had the opportunity to take a class from Teresa Collins in Frisco! It was amazing! While we were there she commented on my necklace & cuff that I had created using her "Posh" paper line! So.... I was featured on her blog last Saturday!
http://teresacollins.typepad.com/ Be sure to stop by and check it out!
Last week the book that I've been talking about "Crave~ Ft. Worth" had it's launch! I'm very excited about having a bit about Covered In Glitter~ my jewelry, belt buckles & altered vintage handbags in the book!
I changed the date of my Art Event~ I just simply didn't give everyone enough time to plan.. so I'm back on the horse running fast to get the date set and everything ready for it to take place! Hopefully I can post the new date next week!I'm thinking January! Everyone would have plenty of time to plan and what better Christmas present for the hubby to give you!
I'm planning a Trunk Show/Launch party for next week~ I'll post details tomorrow! I'm thinking Tuesday. I have quite a few new jewelry pieces, vintage handbags & cuffs! I'll also have the Crave book out for sale! It is a great read and you'll find some amazing new boutiques and businesses!
I'm also getting ready for a few Spring Girl's Art Camps before Girl's Summer Art Camp! I'll post details and project photos~ soon.. very soon!
Happy Creating!

More info on April's Altered Paper Shoe Swap!

2011-03-29T20:50:00.002-05:00

A few of you have asked for examples of what type of shoe I'm thinking about!
This is an altered paper shoe swap! Not a real altered shoe!!
You will create your shoe from paper or grungeboard~ just not a real shoe :)
Here is an example of one that I found on Artful Affirmations blog :)
You will create no more than 7! The swap will close at 7.
Check out her blog~ it is fabulous!!
http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/2010/01/elegant-shoe-tutorial.html
Happy Creating!

April 's Swap!

2011-03-24T21:56:00.002-05:00

Shoes, Shoes & More Shoes!!!
I am late posting this month's swap!!! But I'm not going to let the month go by and skip a swap!!! This is a swap a month for a year.... I'm so excited about this swap!!! ((The Bird Swap got me a bit behind.. we had some issues getting all the birds to me but the birds are leaving the coop so we can have that swap behind us and pictures will be posted this weekend!!! It was amazing!! Totally worth the wait!!))
So onto April's Swap!
This is a group swap.. ~ I'm going to limit us to 7!
I'm sure you all have seen all of the Altered Paper Shoes out there! I love them! If you haven't~ Google "Paper Shoes"~ there are even tons of video tutorials. I got my inspiration through thumbing through Stampington & Company's Marie's publication from April 2009. I loved Sherry Murphy, Rebecca Stohlman & Connie Stuart's altered paper shoes!
You can create your own pattern or use on on the web to create your paper shoe! If you need me to send you one~ I can do that to!
You will use your vintage papers, wallpapers. jewelry bits, buttons, baubles, lace, trims, mica, glitter, old photos and any other embellishements you can think of to create your shoes.Please punch hole in heel and thread with ribbon or seam binding. We are going to stick with vintage, shabby chic colors! You will create 7 shoes ( please make sure you sign your artwork.
Sign ups begin tonight March 24th~ and will run through March 31st or until we reach 7 Artists!
You will have until April 25th to complete and get your shoes mailed to me:Please try your very best to stick to the date~~ I know I look really forward to getting my swaps on time and it just stresses us all if we are late! I know situations arise.. but pretty please try!
I'm thinking this will be super fun!!!!
Leave a comment below or email me jennifer.babcock71@gmail.com and let me know if you would like to play!
xoxo,
Jennifer

Birds are flying in!

2011-02-26T23:28:00.002-06:00

How exciting!
The birds are beginning to fly in! I have received Heather B's birds and Jacie's! Both are adorable!! I can't wait to see the rest! As soon as I receive them all~ I'll get them sent to everyone ASAP! The boxes are all ready to go~ they are just waiting on the birds!
:)
I'll post pics after the boxes have been mailed out!

3 more sets of birds arrived today! They are gorgeous! I got Hope's, Jill's & Stephanie's!! Thank you ladies~ for all the extra goodies :)

January's Bottle Swap Pictures.

2011-02-24T23:18:00.006-06:00

The January Bottle Swap was amazing! I loved, loved, loved my bottle that I received from Hope Ellington! My bottle is amazing~ such a cute bottle with a darling frozen charlotte doll head on top! She is so me! I found it amazing that Hope and I both used frozen charlotte doll heads on our bottles :) So cool!
All of the bottles are amazing!

March Swap

2011-02-12T10:33:00.003-06:00

Swap a Month for 2011!
January's swap~ altered bottles was wonderful! I'm working on the post now of the amazing bottle pictures!!
February's swap~ Bird swap is in the creating phase now!
So....
It is time to announce and sign up for March's Swap~ This one is a Tussie Mussie swap! What is a Tussie Mussie you ask~ it is a delightful display cone that can be used to hold flowers, candies & trinkets.
You create your fanciful tussie mussie from a sturdy paper mache base and embellish it with a variety of vintage papers, ephemera, ribbons, rhinestones,dresden, vintage findings, crepe paper, tassels & fringe.
I would like ours to be quite fancy!! Remember less is just less~ so add tons of fun!
This will be a one for one swap~
You will create one Tussie Mussie and receive one in return.
You will add lots of embellishements to your creation! Make it something that you would want to display in your own home! Pull out your good stuff! You can go with a Vintage Easter theme, a Victorian theme, Shabby Chic ~ you can ask your partner what colors they enjoy or just create from the heart something that you would love! No bold colors though! Keep in vintage , victorian or shabby chic!
You will fill your Tussie Mussie with a bit of Vintage ephemera that can later be used in your buddies future projects.

Sign ups will open today February 12th and go through February 18th. I will send your your parters information on February 20th. You will have until March 20th to create your Tussie Mussie. Please mail the week of March 21st so that your buddy will have it in their hands by April 1st.
If you have any questions just drop me an email or comment below. jennifer.babcock71@gmail.com
I look forward to swapping with you!!!

A Vintage Dragonfly's Vintage Valentine Swap...

2011-02-06T23:12:00.002-06:00

I also participated in Danielle Mueller's Vintage Valentine Swap! We created one Vintage Valentine for a partner and 12 mini bundles of treasures! It was a very fun swap! I had so much fun creating the Valentine! I sewed..(my sewing machine does not like glitter paper), glued and more! Loved the circle punches rolled up and glued!!
We should be receiving our packages of love this week!!! I'll be sure to be stalking the postman! Danielle will be doing a blog post as well with all of the Valentines! She does great photography so be sure to check it out on her blog in the following weeks!!

Ruth Rae's Heart Swap!

2011-02-06T23:02:00.002-06:00

I had so much fun participating in Ruth Rae's Heart Swap a few weeks back! We all had to create 5 hearts~ not many rules!!! So it was amazing to see what creativity each artist brought to their hearts! Some were small.. some were large! Loved it!!!
Here are mine...

Old Hollywood Glam Art Event

2011-02-05T22:36:00.003-06:00

Old Hollywood Glam Art Event Registration is now Open!!!
Head on over and sign up to enjoy Hollywood under the Stars in Ft. Worth ~ April 15 & 16!
I would love for you to join us for all the glamour, glitz and dazzle!!!
http://oldhollywoodglam2011.blogspot.com/

A new page for Old Hollywood Glam Art Event!

2011-01-31T22:49:00.001-06:00

Check out my new page.... It's all about "Old Hollywood Glam" Art Event! Registration begins tomorrow! Head over to meet one of our dazzling teachers~ Jennifer Stewart and see a sneak peek of her project!!
Hope to see you under the stars ~ April 15 & 16th!

http://oldhollywoodglam2011.blogspot.com/

Old Hollywood Glam Event details.....

2011-01-25T07:46:00.003-06:00

Come join us as we step back into the time of glamour, glitz, intrigue & style!
"Old Hollywood Glam" style!

~Our Old Hollywood Glam Event will include 3 glamorous and glitzy classes taught by Jennifer Stewart, Cindy Gilstrap & Jennifer Babcock on Friday & Saturday.

~Red Carpet Opening Night Reception with heavy appetizers & dessert bar and an opening night chic project.

~Swap exchanges

~ Delicious luncheon on Saturday.

~ Opportunity to visit Ft.Worth's Main Street Art Festival.

~ Hollywood Under the Stars Finale dinner, exclusive project and shopping at our Vendor Market.

~ Dazzling Hollywood filled gift bags with products & more...

~ Discount room rate at the elegant Embassy Suites in downtown Ft. Worth which includes a daily continental breakfast & evening manager's reception. Large rooms~ 2 Queen beads & sleeper sofa in living area~ plenty of room for 3 or 4 ladies to share!
$159.00 night.

~ Optional shopping time on Friday to a Vintage Bead Warehouse & Fabric Warehouse.

~ Cost $375.00 Registration will open February 1st - March 1st.
Registration payments & deposits are pre-paid and non refundable. Event will be subject to cancellation with full refund if minumun number of attendees are not met by March 1st.

More details will be posting soon! Project photos and more!

Old Hollywood Glam....

2011-01-22T16:56:00.005-06:00

Join as at the Embassy Suites in Downtown Ft. Worth!!!
An Art Event filled with creating, friendships, fun, food & more!!!
3 classes + 2 mini projects!

Old Hollywood Glam coming to Ft. Worth this Spring~ Won't you join us??

2011-01-21T22:49:00.002-06:00

This is what I have in the works!! More details this weekend!! Can't wait for you to see the amazing projects and meet the ever so talented teachers!
To be continued......

February's Swap!

2011-01-11T23:52:00.003-06:00

Can you tell I'm catching up on blogging tonight?? It was a New Year's Resolution to blog regularly! So I'm determined! It just might take me a month or so to get it "right!"
If you've read my posts.. you know I'm hosting a monthly swap! Each month has a different theme! I'm rotating between 1 to 1 swaps and group swaps!
This month January~ is an Altered Bottle Swap~ I'm so excited to post pictures of all the wonderful bottles.. be on the lookout for a post around the 1st of February!
Since I'm hosting a swap a month... We will be in the middle of one swap when I announce and take sign ups for the next months. I hope it doesn't confuse anyone ( I know I confuse everyone :)) I really do have it organized though... my madness has an order.
Sooooo.... February's Swap will be a group swap. I totally am in love with Birds right now. I have a tree that lives in our bedroom and I have been wanting to decorate it with adorable birds for a while! So this is the time...
February's Swap will be a bird swap! You will create no more than 7 birds. This is a group swap but I am limiting it to the first 7 people who sign up. You can create your bird out of fabric, heavy cardstock, chipboard, grungeboard! It needs to have some dimension... If you create out of chipboard or something of the like~ make sure you add lots of "stuff" to keep it a bit dimensional and fun! Sewing it out of fabric or a combination of fabric, paper, cardstock~ is great as well. You need to have some way to hang your bird. The bird needs to be about 5-8 inches long and wide... You can also get a bird and alter it! Let's keep the colors to shabby chic~ vintage colors... pinks, creames, light blues, greens, gray.
Sign ups will run from January 12th -January 20th. (or if we fill up before then.) I will email you on or before the 21st with a list of participants so you will have an exact number of how many you will create (no more than 7.) Your birds will be due to me by the 21st (that will give you at least a month to create your bird and get it mailed off!) I will then get them packaged and mailed back out so you should receive your 7 birds before the 1st of March.
The birds will make a great Spring decor!
If you have any questions~ please email me~ jennifer.babcock71@gmail.com
I look forward to seeing who wants to play along this month!!!

A New Journey

2011-01-11T23:26:00.003-06:00

I've always wanted to take a class from Melody Ross~ so... I'm off on a journey! It looks a little deep~ but hmmm... It should be an eye-opener~ I love watching her videos! She puts her heart and soul into all she does. So much work has gone into this endeavor! I'm glad I'll get to enjoy it!!!

I'm totally stalking my front porch!

2011-01-11T23:18:00.002-06:00

If you haven't stopped by A Guilded Life's website lately... you need to run on over! You should see the "stash" of goodies that are coming my way! They mail out the goodies tomorrow~ I can't wait until Friday or so... the "stuff" looks amazing! I can't wait to play with it this weekend! I'm so excited I decided that this needed to be my special Christmas present from me... to me!!! A gift that just keeps on giving each month!!!
I'll be sure to post lots of pictures of all the fun stuff that gets made!

Vintage Valentine Swap!

2011-01-11T23:15:00.003-06:00

I'm so looking forward to participating in Danielle's Vintage Valentine Swap! Be on the lookout for pictures of the Vintage Valentine and sweet little packs that I create!! I was beyond thrilled to get into this swap~ I'm so excited to get to know some of the other swappers~ what a great group of ladies to create with!!

Happy New Years!

2011-01-02T23:21:00.002-06:00

Happy New Years! I hope everyone had an amazing New Years Eve!

For those of you participating in My Altered Bottle Swap~ check your email for your Altered Bottle Swap Buddy! I'm looking forward to this 1st swap of the New Year! I think the Altered Bottle will be fun and stressfree to accomplish!
I found lots of examples on Flickr but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to copy and post.. so if you are in need of examples to look at ~ I posted a few examples last week. Just go to Flickr and search~ Altered Bottles and there are quite a few really nice examples! I know we are all creative and really don't need much inspiration unless you have never done an altered bottle and you just want some clarification! Feel free to emai me if you have any questions!
Happy Creating.
Remember to mail out your bottle by January 24th! Please email me when you ship your bottle so I can mark your name off the list and please also email me when you receive your bottle!!!
Thanks for playing!
Jennifer

Happy New Year's Eve Eve!!!

2010-12-30T23:37:00.002-06:00

I hope everyone is having an amazing end to 2010!!!

If you need a creative outlet to ring in the New Year!! Sign up for my Altered Bottle Swap for January 2011!! I'd love to have you play along with us!
Please sign up before midnight tomorrow night!!

Enjoy your last few hours of 2010!

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T12:52:00.002-06:00

Merry Christmas! Have a wonderful day!!

Forgot to put my email address for Altered Bottle Swap!

2010-12-25T00:37:00.002-06:00

please email me at jennifer.babcock71@gmail.com
Thanks for playing along!!

Altered Bottle Swap!

2010-12-24T01:13:00.003-06:00

This will be January's Swap!
It is a one-for-one swap! You will create one bottle and mail it to your partner. You will receive one bottle back. You may use any size bottle and any theme. You may solder your bottle or not. The bottle needs to have some sort of creative topper, some design on the outside of the bottle, quality fitting of something you would give or display in your home!
Swap sign ups will begin today Christmas Eve and last until New Years Eve. I will end sign ups at that time (20 will be the maximum!) Your partner's name and information will be sent to you by January 2nd. You will have until January 24 to mail out your bottle! It needs to be postmarked by the 24th so it will arrive before February!
If you would like to participate~ please send me your name/physical address that you would like your buddy to send your bottle to/ email address/ phone #/ blog address if you have one/ colors that you would love incorporated into your bottle~ though it is always fun to have others just create for you without limiting their color selections & creativity!!
Thanks for playing along! I look forward to the fun!

My Creative Endeavors for 2011!

2010-12-24T00:10:00.002-06:00

My creative endeavors for 2011 are filling my mind! I really want to get my online store up and going.. it's almost there! I also want to take time each and every day to create! I am going to try to achieve this with a daily art journal similiar to Shimell's Christmas project! We will see how well I do! I will post about my adventures in daily creating/journaling!
My big online adventure is a monthly Swap! I will be hosting a monthly swap! You can participate each month (if the swap isn't full!) or just occassionally when the swap fits your fancy! Some months the swap will be one for one and other months the swap will be a group swap where you will create a multiple # of items. I will set number limits on the group swaps! I hope lots of my creative friends will want to play along!! The swaps will be high end swaps~ pull out your good "stuff" and create at a quality that you expect to receive and would want to display in your home!!
The big endeavor that I have had in the works for over 3 years hopefully will play out this year~ My Covered In Glitter weekend Art fun! The theme is set, the location is almost set ( I meet with them next week), the date is set (but I keep changing it :() I have my 2 teachers in mind~ I just need to contact them and see how things get going!!! This is big on my Dream Board!!! Hopefully it will work out like I want it to and 25 ladies will join me for a fun filled Creative weekend in Cowtown!
I have also challenged myself to actually post regularly on my blog!!! Which I really want to do! We will see.. This thing called "Life!" just keeps me super busy!!
Merry Christmas everyone on this Eve of Christmas Eve!!

Silver Bella Post ~~~ coming soon!!

2010-11-18T19:00:00.002-06:00

I'm trying to catch up with my life so I can download/upload pictures and post about my Silver Bella experience!!! It was amazing!!!! I loved every minute of my 5 days in Omaha!!! Especially when it snowed just for us... hee hee!!!
I will post my post soon!!! Stay tuned :)

6 more sleeps till we will be in Omaha!

2010-11-04T23:50:00.003-05:00

I'm so over the top excited about Silver Bella! I haven't posted in a while because I've been creating, creating and more creating to get ready for Silver Bella!
I was a little over zealous and signed up for eeeks... 6 swaps! My Beach Pages have been delivered, Scraps from the Past are sitting by the door waiting to go in the suitcase, Altered bottle~ almost finished, Charm Bracelet swap~ waiting and all ready to get into the suitcase, 12 days of Christmas ornaments~ almost there... & finally my swap.. Vintage Paper Doll~ covers are finished, pages are almost complete, bags are ready!! This has been so fun and exciting! I'm a little bit worried about the after effect! I've been looking forward to Silver Bella for so long... what will I do when it is over! I'd love to begin looking forward to Moulin... that is really where I want to spend my Spring Break!! Still hoping it will work out!
In between working on SB swaps... I've been working on my Paper Cowgirl submission for June 2011 Paper Cowgirl!! Soo excited about that event!
I attended my 2nd Guilded Life a few weeks ago~ I will post pics soon! It was over the top wonderful again~~ Shea & Debbie are truly the hostesses with the mostest :) Every detail is taken care of! Love it!!!
Also have some very exciting things coming up for "Covered In Glitter" my jewelery, belt buckles, vintage purses & home decor business!!! Can't wait to share!! Just let me get through Silver Bella!

29 sleeps.....

2010-10-14T00:38:00.003-05:00

Until Silver Bella 2010!!!
I've waited for so long to attend Silver Bella!It's been on my "Dream Board" for 2 years!! I am over the top excited! I was getting my supply list our and ready today! I can't wait to pack my supplies and goodies! Looking over our class list only got me more excited! Taking a Sally Jean Alexander soldering class... oh my! I simply can't wait :) The brooch is stunning! Meeting Teresa McFayden... how fun! I've loved her EZines for years!
I'll post updates weekly until we leave for Silver Bella with some sneak peeks of my Swaps that I'm working on! I'm working on everything from paper dolls to altered bottles!!! Eeeks... so exciting!

Not only am I looking forward to Silver Bella but I have a Guilded Life Event in about a week!!! I can't wait to return to the amazing church and create with Shae & Debbie!!! Such an amazing weekend I had in July! I'm so looking forward to a repeat! The projects this time are over the top stunning!!

Also in the works! I have recently put some of my accessories at a local boutique in town!!! So exciting! I'll do a more detailed post on that later with pics!!

My blog is about to be revamped a bit to include some of my new jewelry designs, belt buckles & vintage embellished handbags!!

Have a wonderful week!!!!!

I love summer creating!!!

2010-07-15T21:49:00.003-05:00

I love the freedom to create during the summer! So fun......
Here are a few jewelry pics... other media pics to follow...

more Paris swap pics!

2010-07-15T21:34:00.002-05:00

Here are my wonderful items from Tobi! I loved the vintage photo she used as a card~ she wrote that the date on the back was 100 years from the date she mailed!! wow!!
Loved all the sweet gifts~ the Paris hankie, the dish, all the embellishements! I loved the entire package!!

Paris Matchbox Swap!

2010-07-15T21:22:00.006-05:00

Loved the Paris Matchbox Swap!!! I got some amazing gifts from my fellow swappers! Tobi and Rhea~ they were great partners! My mom even made an extra box for me :) So I got three!!!
These are my gifts from Rhea!! Whatever fabric she used to cover the box is great!! I love it! The charm bracelet is so sweet~ I can't wait to wear it!!

Paper Cowgirl Art Retreat

2010-07-04T10:48:00.003-05:00

I have just now gotten to post about Paper Cowgirl! It was amazing!! It surpased all expectations of an Art Retreat!! I have never been around so many talented and creative ladies at one time! It is amazing how much talent Texas has~ we do everything bigger in Texas!!!
The weekend began with Welcome night on Thursday at the Dove's Nest~ the cutest store in town!!! We exchanged our swaps this night~ I received the most amazing sash, cuff, paper dolls, ATC cards, vintage hat, horses & memory book pages!!! All the swaps were amazing!!!
Friday morning we began our classes~ I loved my La Petite Boutique altered canvas with Cindy Gilstrap~~~ to cute! I already have mine and Lexi's displayed in our home! That afternoon we took Jennifer Stewart's 4th of July vintage banner~~ loved it! Her classes are always amazing! I still need to string it together and hang it on the mantle!!
Friday night was our dinner at Catfish Plantation~what a fun night! The restaurant~~ it really is haunted~ the picture on the wall~~ spooky!!! I met some wonderful and talented women during dinner! Loved meeting my new Houston, Austin & Mansfield friends! We then went shopping on the town square~~ I always love shopping!!!
Saturday morning began with Ann Denise's Vintage Muslin Boot class~~ so fun but I'm not even close to finishing~~ I need to get busy! I love Ann Denise and her crepe paper fun! The afternoon was my class ~ Altered Bird Box~ the ladies were delightful and we had a wonderful afternoon! All of the ladies were so sweet and most finished their projects~ it was a glittery afternoon of fun!
Saturday evening was the Vendor Fair~ oh my!!! Lexi had to practically run my booth all evening because I was so overwhelmed with the amount of wonderful shopping opportunites~ I loved buying crepe paper from Whim & Fancy, digi class kit from Mendy (can't wait to start playing with it!), tons of amazing vintage items from Lisa McIlvain~~ loved her booth!!!! Seam Binding and sheet music from Jennifer Stewart (her booth was adorable!) Some great chandelier pieces and vintage shoe forms from one booth~~ Cute, cute variety of items from Cindy G's booth and mom got an adorable apron from Joanna's booth~ it might technically be hers but it is hanging in my studio!! I also got an adorable necklace and cuff to make from Chantel's booth~~ another talented lady I enjoyed meeting!!!
We closed up the weekend with dinner at a yummy Mexican restaurant in town with mom, Lexi, Cindy G, Courtney and Vilma!!!!
What an amazing weekend! I can't wait for next year! I hope to keep in touch with all my new creative & talented friends!!!

Happy 4th of July!

2010-07-04T09:38:00.002-05:00

Howdy!!! Paper Cowgirl here we come!!! Yee-Haw!!!

2010-06-24T12:40:00.002-05:00

Summer Girl's Art Camp Projects~ Sneak peeks!

2010-06-08T15:04:00.002-05:00

The pictures above are a few of the projects we will be doing in ART Camp next week!
Registration is still open~ there are spots available! I will have to close registration on Saturday so I will have plenty of supplies on hand!!
The flowered bag, "Dream" book (art journal~ everyone's cover will differ!) and small jar "Inspiration/Creativity activities" are what all girls will be getting and creating during ART camp week!
The other images are the "Beezwax collage"~ each girl will choose their own papers and images so they will differ!! The "Altered Bird Trinket box!" The "Paper Mache house" which is shown undecorated~~ so you can be surprised at how each girl chooses to decorate theirs! Their paper dolls will go along with this activity! I will post more pictures later! This was a sneak peak for you!!

Summer Girls Art Camps!

2010-05-26T11:49:00.002-05:00

My Summer Girls Art Camps will be held once in June and once in July this summer!
I'm so looking forward to the daily creating with the girls!
Here goes the information!!
PINKalicious ARTalicious Art Camps
Summer Girls ART Camp
Ages: completed 1st - 4th grade
(Limited to 8-12 girls per session!)
Dates:
Session 1: June 14 - 17th 9:00am -12:00pm THEME: PINK
Session 2: June 14 - 17th 1:00pm - 4:00pm THEME: Let's Create!
Session 3: July 12 - 15th 9:00am - 12:00pm THEME: Alice in Wonderland!

Cost:
$ 120.00 per session
If your child would like to attend session 1 and 2 the crafts will be different in each session. They may stay for a Tea-party style lunch of sandwich/chips/fruit for lunch and video. This will be an additional $20.00 for the week!
Tea Party Menu:
M: turkey/cheese croissant, chips, fruit, cookie
T: ham pita pocket, chips, fruit, cookie
W: muffin tin fun (ham, cheese, fruits, crackers, cookies served in muffin tin)
Th: grilled cheese & ham, chips, fruit, cookie
(For the picky eaters I will have peanut butter on hand each day!)

About ART Camp:
* Each girl will be given an ART bag to carry their creations in each day. We will create a fun personality inspired name tag to attach to our bag!
* Each girl will be given a blank ART journal to creat art in all summer long and dream big in!
* Each girl will create a creativity/inspiration jar to help them stay inspired with art and being creative at home! This will provide tons of summer fun with at least 50 creative prompts!
*Each girl will be given a snack and water bottle during class.

Session 1: "PINK!"
Day 1: Altered Bird Trinket Box, Domino necklace and Bottle cap necklace! The girls will be given ribbons or faux pearls to hang their charms from!
Day 2: Altered paper-mache house with paper dolls!
Day 3: Surprise craft day!
Day 4: All About Me Fancy Tag book! (Please bring 7-8 pictures (or copies) of yourself!

Session 2: "LET'S CREATE!"
Day 1: Altered wooden birdhouse and soft fabric/felt bird. (Girls will learn some basic sewing techniques.)
Day 2: Treasure box~ Tissue paper, vintage paper covered treasure box to hold our fun necklaces. We will create a domino & wooden necklace to keep in our box. Girls will be given ribbons or faux pearls to hang their charms from!
Day 3: DREAM blocks! Altered wooden blocks that spell out "DREAM!"
Day 4: Beezwax collage! We will create a collage and cover it with beeswax~ a super fun technique!

Session 3: "Alice In Wonderland!"
Day 1: Tea Pot Altered Book. We will mix in Alice in Wonderland pictures as well as the girl's photos! Please bring 7-8 photos or copies to work with!
Day 2: Alice In Wonderland Beeswax collage.
Day 3: Wonderland keepsake box, Alice domino necklace, wooden or bottlecap necklace. Girls will get a ribbon or faux pearl necklace to wear their new creations from!
Day 4: Alice In Wonderland Theater~ with characters from Alice in Wonderland.

If your daughter would like to attend ARTalicious Art camp please email me at jennifer.babcock71@gmail.com and I will email you a registration form.
I will begin posting sneak peeks of the projects soon!
Registration is due by June 5th! Class is limited to 8-12 girls!

I would love to see your girl at ART camp this summer. These are just a few reasons why I think ART is important to children....
Art stimulates both sides of the brain.
The kids need a place to express themselves.
Art promotes self esteem.
Art nourishes the human soul. One feels good doing it!
Art is valuable all by itself.
Research provided by: Children's Art Museum in Oakland, CA.

Amazing Weekend!

2010-05-25T22:06:00.002-05:00

I had the absolute most AMAZING weekend!!! I'm so behind on posting for the Girls Art Camp (I did get my flyer postcards in the mail today!! Very exciting! I plan to drop them off at a few boutiques in town tomorrow!)Even though I'm behind I'm going to skip it for now and tell about the amazing weekend!!
On Friday night~ we went to the Ranger game! We enjoyed grazing throughout the game! The Rangers beat the Cubs! Fireworks were after the game!
Saturday~ family/work picnic~ very, very windy!
Saturday evening!!! The most amazing evening ever! The teachers from Paper Cowgirl met at Ann-Denise's home (lovely home!) ((I only thought I had a lot of apothocary jars!)) She had decorated so cute for the get together! The food was amazing! The gifts precious~ she made each teacher a decorated doll with a sash that reads "Paper Cowgirl Instructor 2010. We also received a yard stick tied with tulle~ because "Your help was unmeasurable!" Very creative! She has an amazing body form in her living room to hang vintage clothing on!! Love it! The ladies were just great! We chatted about past Paper Cowgirl events, other events they have attended, Silver Bella and our own crafting experiences! It is such an experience to sit around and chat with ladies that have the same interests as you and really "get you!" I love crafting with my monthly ladies group~ but I know sometimes they just don't "GET Me!" These ladies are on the save "ARTSY" wave length! Mom went with me to help~ she loved it too!! We got to know Cindy "Paper Cowgirl Guru" a bit better~ she is hysterical! I know she will make Paper Cowgirl a wonderful experience~ she is paying attention to every little detail! Ann-Denise~ a truly amazing artist! We got an up close and personal look at her PC project!! WOW! I was excited but know I'm estatic!! They are the most wonderful muslin vintage boots! She also shared stories of teaching in New Jersey~ she taught with Jenny of Everyday is a Holiday!! I was very impressed! I had to keep shutting my mouth so my tongue wouldn't hang out! Angela was great~ she creates wonderful beaded jewelry! She is also very funny! Sandra was another amazing lady! She is another true artist! I was looking at her project for PC~ amazing!!! I loved chatting with her and hearing her decorating stories! It was truly an amazing night!
Sunday~ I had a booth at a local shop's Grand Opening! I had created lots of new jewelry for the show! It was an interesting afternoon!
All in all a wonderful art filled weekend!
I will post pictures soon~ hopefully! I have ordered a portable photo shooting box! I'm hoping my pictures will turn out better for my jewelry and scrap/altered art pictures!
If you lasted through this very long, long post!
Happy Creating and Talk to you soon!!
:)

Pinkalicious! Spring Fling Art Day!!

2010-05-05T09:20:00.002-05:00

Girls ages 1st - 4th grade!!
Pinkalicious! Spring Fling Art Day is May 16th~ 3:00pm- 5:30pm!
We will be creating an altered tutu, altered crown, altered wand and memory book!
Join the fun!
Email me at jennifer.babcock71@gmail.com before May 12th to save your spot!

A little bit late :( Check my blog tomorrow tonight for a give-a-way!

2010-05-04T12:43:00.004-05:00

I got behind with Life in General!!! I have been meaning to post pics and just now got the chance!
Here are a few! I'll post more this evening!!
It has been a great but busy few weeks!
Lots of shopping and trying to find goodies for Silver Bella and Paper Cowgirl!
I'm working on Swaps galore for Paper Cowgirl~ an embellished horse, paper dolls, ATC cards, memory book, hat, sash.. just to name a few! I think I'll be busy for a while!
I did get my projects finished for Pinkalicious coming up on May 16!!! I will post pictures of those this evening!
Some things I've been working on and finished are included now!
I have been wanting to create an altered birdhouse for months now and finally completed it! I completed a fun page with Prima products! I completed the vintage hand mirror that I purchased last year~it turned out really well!! I love it!

Weekend fun!

2010-04-12T22:39:00.002-05:00

((Pictures will follow soon!))
We spent the weekend in the "almost" Hill country! Lake Whitney!! They were having a county wide rummage sale! I had never seen nor heard of such a thing! Almost every house in the county had a yard sale going on! I found some amazing antique items to alter or use in my classes and booths! Silver platters for $1.00~~ amazing!!
I have been on the ultimate search for box springs for a project!! We found my box springs~ I was wanting about 12! I have 66 springs :) I can create for days! Tommy and Stephanie took the box springs apart for me~ with Lexi's help! It was quite the chore... David and I would have never accomplished the task :)
I will post pictures of some of my fun finds soon!
I'm also working on getting pictures up for my Spring/Summer Girls Art Camp!
I'm perpetually behind schedule!! It doesn't help that we shop all day Saturday every weekend and I can't get everything done on Sunday!
This Saturday we are going to Antique Alley in Cleburne. I can't wait! 25 miles of antique and vendor fun... A smaller version of Round Top!
Pictures will post soon!

Tweet.. Tweet.. Paper Cowgirl Class

2010-04-06T22:42:00.004-05:00

Come fly with me.. Altered bird trinket box and domino necklace!
Come fly with me…. So cute and petite! This little altered bird trinket box is home to a shiny, glitzy altered bird! The bird is nesting atop two altered boxes covered in a variety of vintage & colored paper, vintage sewing pattern scraps and crepe paper.
Each person will start with the same resin bird….
And create a unique….
One of a kind… piece of art….
You will create the wings with grunge paper (a great flexible & fun paper.) You will embellish your sweet bird with faux pearls, a petite crown, crepe paper and vintage German glass glitter, white glitter and Stickles.
You’ll have Tons of papers to choose from….
You can’t leave with an empty trinket box…. So you will then create an altered vintage domino necklace. I will have an assortment of bird images to decorate your vintage domino with. I will have an assortment of images in black and white with some wonderful new Copic markers out to design a one of a kind pendant. You will choose a ribbon necklace to hang your newly created wearable work of art! Your trinket box will be the perfect place to store your creation.
My class comes with all the needed supplies (just bring your basic toolkit.) This is a class for all levels. If you’ve never worked with grunge paper~ now is the time to begin! Your art will be personalized to your personality!
Go to the Paper Cowgirl website to register for this fun class!! Hope to see you in June!

OH MY!!!!!!

2010-04-06T19:37:00.003-05:00

Oh my goodness!!!!!! I have been dreaming of attending Silver Bella in Omaha, Nebraska for THREE years!!!! This year my dream has become a reality!! Mom, Lexi and I are going! We just registered!! I am over the top excited!!!
I cancelled my hair appointment to get registered (those who know me.. I NEVER cancel or reschedule my hair!!) I was able to get us into the classes we wanted!!
We will be attending classes with Sally Jean Alexander~ the ultimate guru of soldering! I'm speechless!! Beth Quinn is another of my all time favorite artists~ she incorporates so many of the old german doll heads that I love! We will be creating with her! That just names a few of our teachers. We will also have an opening class with THE TERESA MCFAYDEN!!!! I love her work! I have taken many of her online classes!
Can you tell I'm excited.. just a bit!

((I know I promised pictures of projects for Summer ARt Camp! Hopefully I can now focus and get those up!))

Stay tuned~~~ I am posting a give a way this week!!! Waa Hooooo~~ A Paper Cowgirl Give a Way!!!

A "Prequel" to ARTalicous Summer ART Camp for Girls!

2010-04-03T22:30:00.001-05:00

((a prequel to ARTalicous Summer ART camp!))
*You do not need to be attending Summer Art Camp to attend a spring class.
(Limited to 10-12 girls currently in grades 1-3.)
April 18, 2010 3:00pm – 5:00pm
April Adventure~ “Mom’s Are Special!”
We will create a card, gift bag & special Art project (shh… it’s a surprise) for our mom’s for Mother’s Day.
$25.00
((Please bring a picture/copy of mom and daughter that we can work with.))
May 16, 2010 3:00-5:30
PINKalicious Rocks! ~ May Adventure!
This art day rocks with the color pink!
$35.00
We will embellish a pink tutu!
We will use paper embellishments, fabric, crepe paper tissue, tissue paper & tulle to create one of a kind tiaras and wands!
We will also create pink mini books to fill with pictures.
The afternoon will conclude with a fashion show to show off our new tutus, wands & tiaras. Pictures of each girl will be taken and mailed to you to add to your PINKalicious memory book!

If you would like to register for either Spring Fling Session please email me Jennifer.babcock71@gmail.com
before April 12th for the 1st session and May 3rd for the 2nd session. I will send you a registration form and payment will be due by April 12th and May 3rd.
I’d love to see your girls at either or both Spring Flings!

Coming soon...... Pinkalicious... ARTalicious....

2010-04-01T22:52:00.001-05:00

Information on my ARTalicious Summer Girls ART Camp!
It's going to be so fun......

Tomorrow.... Information on classes and dates!!

Grunge paper

2010-04-01T22:45:00.003-05:00

I was sifting through my scrap closet this evening and came across the Tim Holtz grunge paper that I purchased to make leaves with~~ as I was sitting here looking at my project for Paper Cowgirl~~ I realized the sweet little bird really needed some new "Grunge" wings!! Which lead to adding a bit of other embellishments! I really think I like her new look much better! What do you think?

Paper Cowgirl Registration Now Open!!!

2010-03-25T21:13:00.007-05:00

Paper Cowgirl Registration is now Open!!
Head on over to the Paper Cowgirl site and get registered for a fun filled~ Altered Art Retreat weekend in June!
I'd love to see you in Waxachie!

http://papercowgirlregistration.blogspot.com/

Bonus vintage domino for altered bird necklace for Paper Cowgirl!

2010-03-18T20:36:00.002-05:00

Bonus project for Altered Bird Trinket Box for Paper Cowgirl!

You can't leave with an empty altered trinket box..... so you will create an altered vintage bird domino neclace.

I will have a variety of cream, butterscotch and black dominoes to choose from!

I will also have an array of bird images to choose from. The one in my example was a black and white image that I used copiac markers to enhance with! I will have a few markers on hand if you want to try your hand at enhancing the images~ it really is a fun technique!

You can hang your newly created necklace from a variety of ribbon necklaces or small faux pearls.

Spring Break and Easter decorations!

2010-03-18T12:27:00.013-05:00

Spring Break has been wonderful! A very low key time at home this year!

We began the break by visiting the Funky Finds Art Show at Will Rogers~ we found some great finds!! I loved the Altered Muse booth!

If you visited and picked up a book~ check out the add for Paper Cowgirl!!

Registration will begin this week for Paper Cowgirl~ so keep your eyes open!

We also spent the day in McKinney enjoying their quaint shops~ found one that I love for altered items! Stopped by some great little antique stores. It was a fun 4 generation day of shopping!

Lexi and I had girls day yesterday with shopping, a facial for Lex and ended the night Glimmer Misting the night away with Heidi Swapp on her Wednesday night Webcast!! So much fun!

Here is my house (above~ a few of the decorations) Either me or the computer doesn't want to post the way I want it to post! I really wanted my post at the top and pictures below~ it didn't work! Now that the Easter is upon us and I've put out the decorations! We are so ready for the Easter Bunny to stop by!

Grand Spring Ball!

2010-03-11T08:57:00.003-06:00

Last night was Lexi's Jr. National League of Cotillion Spring Ball. She looked so beautiful! Gig helped her choose this dress and it was gorgeous!!

The dad's get the dance the last dance with the girls~~ how sweet! Though~ the look Lexi gave David quite a few times was so... funny (not so sweet!) He was doing the 80's shuffle~ not so hip!!

I'm so excited and honored!!!

2010-03-07T22:36:00.008-06:00

To be teaching at an amazing Summer Art Retreat!......

in June!!!!

With some amazing artists!!

Lisa McIlvain - Mixed Media Art Tags http://tarnishedandtattered.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Babcock - Altered Bird Trinket Box http://glittermyday.blogspot.com/

Mendy Mitrani - Digi Class http://mendytexas.blogspot.com/

Dale McClain - Sea Inspired Shadow Box http://www.dalemclain.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Stewart - Beautiful 4th Banner http://jenniferstewarts.blogspot.com/

Ann-Denise Anderson - Victorian Boots http://www.whimandfancydesigns.blogspot.com/

Angela Berger - Shabby Classy Necklace http://www.filigreemoon.blogspot.com/.

Chantal Johnson - Inspirational Tag Book http://www.chantaljohnson.blogspot.com/

Laverne Johnson - "pocket" book

Deb Taylor - covered journal http://diddebdoit.blogspot.com/

Cindy Gilstrap - La Petite Boutique Altered Canvas http://cindygilstrap.typepad.com/junqueart/

Corrine Clark - French Paper Shoe http://100prettythings.blogspot.com/

Sandra Feazel - Beeswax/Painted Canvas http://7thststudio.blogspot.com/

Joanna Lewis- Feathered Friend Collage http://www.sweetfinds.typepad.com/

Be sure to check out all of their blogs to see what amazing projects they will be teaching!!

I will be teaching an "Altered Bird Trinket Box!" You can't leave with an empty trinket box so we will create a vintage bird domino necklace to put in your trinket box!!! A little extra added fun!

What a fun weekend!

2010-03-07T22:06:00.002-06:00

We had such a fun weekend! Lisa Pace (fantastic, sweet, creative scrapper, altered artist) taught at Crop Paper Scissors in Waco this weekend! We decided to have a girls weekend~ so mom, Lexi and I headed to Waco (Gig was battling a cold and decided not to join us :(
We took two classes~ an altered "burlap" mini-book. How fun~ I have never worked with burlap before in scrapbooking! We also created a variety of vintage Easter ornaments~~~ super cute! I can't wait to finish them up and hang them on my Easter tree!
We met some super sweet ladies from Frisco and some others from Round Rock.
We also got some shopping in (of course.) What would a girl's weekend be without shopping???
I have been on the hunt for 3 specific items; a sterling silver chunky rose ring, a huge red purse with a flower on the outside and this peasant type black dress! I FOUND the purse~~ super cute!! It is huge and has the cutest huge red flower on the outside!! Perfect!!! I also found another perfect red purse~ so now I have two great new red purses! I'll have to wear red when we go out to celebrate our anniversary on Thursday! I still haven't found the black dress or rose ring.. but I will!
I also got the entire new collection of Teresa Collins stamps in... Mr. and Mrs., Chic Baby girl and Home! I had gotten the papers last weekend! I just need to start creating.
I have been working on my Theresa McFayden embroidery sampler~ I will post pictures soon! It is coming along nicely! I also joined her Art journal e-zine and have the cover finished~ more pictures to follow.
I have some fun news to post tomorrow!!! Until then....
Have a great Academy Awards night!!!

Random pictures and thoughts from the holiday season!

2010-01-19T11:11:00.003-06:00

I'd thought I'd post a few random pictures since I'm so behind on posting and thoughts on each! Maybe ~ just one day I'll get caught up and post recent pics :) .....

The above pictures are adorable pics of Lexi with two General Hospital superstars!! Johnny and Lucky ( I waited so long to post pics~ Lucky is now the old Lucky with the old/now new Lucky in his place!!) We had a blast at Soap Nation at Billy Bobs! What a great day!!!

January 19, 2010

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I still haven't kept up with my New Year's Resolution to blog daily!! But the year isn't over yet! I need to get some of my new layouts posted as well as the jewelry I have been creating! I'm trying to get enough of an inventory togehter to put some on my Etsy page! The teachers at school have been my best customers :)
We had the day off today! Lexi and I enjoyed some shopping and lunch at Central Market~ what a fun day!
The long weekend has been wonderful! It started off Friday evening with a group of 12 ladies from school over to craft! We created marble coasters with some great images~ I did a "Paris theme!" We also created our "2010 Dream Boards!" It was the most fun enjoying fun times and crafting with a lovely group of ladies. I can't wait for our next craft night! We have successfully met in January and February~ hopefully we can keep it up. We were even able to convince mom to spend the night~ a sleepover party!
Shopping and a trip to Cedar Hill filled our day on Saturday with the 4 generations! Loved the fun.
Another one of my goals for 2010 is to get on a design team~ so I'm trying to get some of my work posted and keep my blog updated regularly! We will see. I just found out there is an Art Event in Dallas in February~ how fun! I'm not sure we can make it but at least the art world is trickling to Texas~I'm not sure how Utah and Nebraska even Georgia has gotten the art world to locate in their area! :)
Talk to you soon! Sweet dreams!
Jennifer

Merry Christmas

2009-12-27T23:32:00.002-06:00

I can't believe it has been so long since I posted :( I was determined to keep my blog updated regularly and post pictures of my creations!!)
I have had a very busy few months. I'll try to recap a bit!
October was filled with Lexi's Birthday day party and Halloween fun~ Lexi was the cutest Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz ever!!
November will busy will crafting, Gig's birthday and Thanksgiving! I decided to get my jewelry together for a craft show in Aledo the first weekend of December! I did it!! It was very successful and a lot of fun! I also sold quite a bit of jewelry to the teachers at school! I love that my little endeavor is finally getting out of the starting gate!
I'm trying to decide what my next step is for my jewlery making~ I'm thinking of getting a booth at the local antique mall??? We will see! Maybe I will post some of my stuff on Etsy!
I'm also really wanting to begin teaching some altered art classes! I had my first "craft day" last Tuesday with a group of about 8 ladies from school. We were able to create a domino necklace, a cross plaque and a altered bird box! We had a great time and can't wait to get together again~~ I had many more crafts planned for the day~ we worked way toooo slow! Lots of fun talking and chatting!
Christmas was wonderful~ Lexi had another wonderful Christmas!! She got all that her heart desired! One of her favorite gifts was a lovely engraved compact that my dear friend Grace in New York sent to her~~ she loves it and has shown everyone!! Grace had given me one during out October swap and Lexi loved it... so wanted to take mine even with the "J" initial. She was sooo surprised when she found one in her stocking! Thanks again Grace!! Your a doll!
We even had a "White Christmas!" It was beautiful! It did put a damper on our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day plans but it was great fun! I even convinced Gig and mom to spend the night on Christmas Eve~ it was a great night and morning! I think we should have a white christmas each year!!
Yesterday I got to visit with my high school girl friend that now lives in New York~ we had a great time. We had lunch at Mercardo Juarez and just had a great afternoon visiting and catching up!
I will post pictures soon!
I'm wanting to get a "Paper Doll journal" swap started this month! I have some artists that I love their work that I would really like to join~ we will see... I will send emails out soon!
My 1st New Years Resolution will be to blog daily!!! My inspiration is Theresa McFayden's blog and Nienie Diary and quite a few others... I love Jessica and Jennifer's blogs! My 2nd New Years Resolution will be to actually attend Silver Bella this year. Mom, Lexi and I had planned on going last year but with David's hospital stay~ we missed registration!!! Hopefully this will be the year of Silver Bella!!
Talk to you soon!
Happy Holidays!

My Scrapbook Room! I love it :)

2009-10-02T22:55:00.002-05:00

Another thing on my to-do list was to post pictures of my scraproom! I finally got them uploaded to Flicker today!

Let me tell you a bit about my Scrap room and I will post one or two pictures here and you can see my slide show for the rest.

I totally adore anything vintage~ especially vintage dolls and postcards. I have so many of my own vintage dolls so they are mixed in with the ones I have picked up the past few years at antique stores and Canton!

My scraproom has 3 desks~ one for my computer/printer/Cricut! The top is covered with vintage "stuff" I love it!! One desk houses my soldering stuff! Above that desk is a bulletin board from Potter Barn that I have filled with family photos~ I love it! My colors are pink, teal and lime green. My 3rd desk is my scrap desk~ it is really large and painted my favorite color pink! David bought it for me last year for my Birthday! It is really great! It also houses my sewing machine and glitters. I have a corner shelf filled with "stuff!" I have a small bookcase that has my most current scraping and altered art books and magazines! Tons of pictures fill the room. I also have a small tv in my room to watch my favorite show~ General Hospital on while I create!! I do so love my scraproom!

I love Raggedy Anne! Celebrate Raggedy Anne's Birthday!

2009-10-02T22:49:00.004-05:00

I had planned to participate in Raggedy Anne's Birthday Blog Party in September but never got around to taking my Raggedy Anne photos! Well... being home with Lexi the past few days I finally got them done. I love Raggedy Anne and Andy! My first birthday~ many, many years ago was Raggedy Anne themed! I did Lexi's 1st Birthday in the same Raggedy Anne theme! It was so cute! I took photos of all of my Raggedy's and all of Lexi's Raggedy's! We have quite the collection. I'm working on an altered Raggedy Anne craft~ maybe I will finish tomorrow and can post pics of it as well! I'll post a few pictures here and the others are in my flicker slide show!

Lexi's Sweet 13 "Breakfast at Tiffany's Birthday party!"

2009-10-02T22:31:00.003-05:00

We celebrated Lexi's 13th Birthday with a "Breakfast at Tiffany's~ Audrey Hepburn" Birthday party with the cousins! We had a nice afternoon! The decorations, craft (collaged frame), cake and friendships worked out great! Lexi is celebrating with her girlfriends from school next weekend at a Dallas Hotel, Dallas Restaurant and day of shopping! I think Lexi's birthday was great! We got the sign in our town painted or fabriced :) Lexi wanted zebra themed with pink writing! So we put up fabric and used hot pink duct tape~ quite creative if I do say so myself!! She got pink roses on the morning of her birthday and the flu on the evening of her birthday :( So her girlfriend party had to be moved to next weekend! Not so fun but all in all a great 13th Birthday!

Lexi's Birthday and Sweet and Sinister Swap

2009-10-02T09:02:00.003-05:00

I really wanted to post regularly but life simply got in the way!!! I'm home today with my little one (my 13 year old little one!) Her birthday was Wednesday and she got the flu as a surprise :(
Yuk!!
I finished up my Black and White Sweet and Sinister Swap this week and got it mailed out on the due date~ October 1st! Why I always redo my swaps the week they are do rather than mailing early is crazy!!! I hope Grace likes what she gets! I'm going to post some sneek peeks later today! I think it turned out cute! On Monday evening I found a super cute black and white cigar box that I just had to alter and use in my swap!!! I had found a great pair of vintage gloves a few weeks back and found a way to brighten up the presentation of them~~~ "Diamonds are a girls best friend!" It was so fun! I can't wait for Grace to get it in the Big Apple~ It had guarantee delivery in 2 days which I just realized is Saturday and I mailed it to her work :( So she probably won't get it until Monday!!
I'll be back to post pictures later!

My new Cricuit!

2009-08-14T07:31:00.000-05:00

I went to a great class with Heidi at The Crafty Scrapper in Waxachie last night with Lexi!!! It was great! I can finally begin using my "new" ((mom bought it for me for Christmas '08)) Cricuit. I learned how to do some of the most important things~ turn it on, load the blade, load the paper and do cuts!! I have some great ideas for some really cute cards! I can't wait to try the ideas out tonight! We are going antiquing today~ so crafting will have to wait until tonight!!

My blog is almost ready!

2009-08-13T02:15:00.000-05:00

After working on my blog on and off allllll summer!! It is finally "almost" ready! I still need to add the rest of my favorites (I really do have more than 2 favorite blogs!) I need to add a few more pictures of my work and I want to post pictures of my Scrapbook room!
I am excited that I got the blog going this far!! Now to add a few readers to my blog and I'll be all set!!
Have a great week!

Working on my new blog!

2009-07-21T01:42:00.000-05:00

I'm really wanting to get my new blog all set up this week! There are quite a few design team openings that I'd like to send my new blog address to for review!
Hope everyone is having a fantastic week!