card making experiment

This weekend I worked at learning some of the tools used in paper ed. I had a lot of fun playing with the spellbinder, grand calibur which is basically a big press for cutting paper shapes from different metal dies. It is very easy to use as long as you stack everything in the right order and use wax paper in between the paper and the embossing mat to keep the paper from bunching up.

 These are just made using some pretty scrap booking paper, they could really be dressed up with other elements, some stamps, rhinestones, glitter or embossing ink. But I think they are kind of pretty just plain too.

I also played around with the fiskar border punches, super easy to use and cute results.

This is my famous bag of bags, it is a very sturdy shopping bag made out of recycled bags, every one is unique and I love to make them. I lined it with Loops and Thread Festive Fur yarn.

believe it or not these baskets are made out of recycled grocery bags holding one strand of yarn except for the embellishment at the top and bottom.

Cheshire cat, well it tasted really good and my daughter was thrilled with it

chocolate mustache lollipop

cell phone case, yes, I am a Doctor Who fan,

this is what we learn in the beginner single crochet class

little girl purse 

birthday cake with cake balls border

coffee cup sleeve

final project for my second cake decorating class at Michaels, no I don't teach it, but I had a blast taking the class, Tasha is an awesome teacher

getting creative with doll clothes

I think this was my final cake for the first cake decorating class

calla lily made from gum paste, third class  cake decorating 

roses

daisy cake 

chocolate peppermint cake with creative use of mini marshmallows

crochet basket using coil method

cake balls made for theater club fundraiser, note the chocolate shoe that I used as a centerpiece

crochet coil basket using cotton twine instead of jute

Easter cake using home made fondant

fancy chocolate shoe

chunky bowls made from single crocheting in a spiral pattern a chain made from one strand of yellow yarn

This is a mermaid design dress my "niece" Maddie and I came up with.

This is what I have been up to so far.

More projects to come,