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I am having soooo much fun re-designing my blog!! Now I just need more people to follow it :) Tell me what you think!

LJ's 5th Birthday Invitations

LJ decided he wanted to have a Spiderman theme for his birthday this year, even though he never watches Spiderman Lol! Thanks to my wonderful sister-in-law's cricut cartridges this is what I came up with...



I was quite pleased with them :)

Crafty Corners

So I would like to start posting pictures of scrapbook/craft rooms, and calling it "Crafty Corners". I love looking at others rooms and seeing different ideas, the way they organize, re-using items that I might never have thought of, or different projects that they have done.

If you would like to share your pictures, ideas, or projects please email them to me at dollanketo@yahoo.com I can post your name or keep it anonymous. Don't be afraid to share! We're all addicts in this crafty world and we need our fix!

The debut of Crafty Corners are pic's that were shared from one of my Workshop Ladies.

I visited her room and loved it!

I love the little baskets and containers that were re-used to hold items. The book shelf on the left is her prized possession. Someone close to her made it by hand. The partition in the background covers space that isnt' part of her crafty corner (Love it!). Notice the addition of the little things like an angel statue, lace curtains, and antique box that give her room that extra charm.

Here is her workspace where she stores paper in a cube with shelves, cricut, cartridges,

and ribbon. Office bins on top of the cube create an easy place to store paper also. Again,

notice the touch of detail with the antique clock, violin lamp, and pictures of loved ones.

Your scrapbook/craft room should reflect the things that bring you inspiration

and make you happy.

Here she washed out used gel air freshners and re-used them to hold brads, and small

misc. items. They add the perfect touch of cuteness with the decorative tops,

and the containers allow you to see what you need at a glance.

Here she used large and medium clothespins that were decoupaged with scrapbook

paper. She uses them as memo holders for her desk at work.

This was once a plain brown table that she purchased for 50 cents at a garage sale. She

then refurbished and decoupaged it with scrapbook paper. How cute and cheap is that?

This is another table that was purchase for super cheap. Here's the before....

and here is the after. I love it! She calls this her mail table. I love the antique feel that it has.

Please feel free to leave any comments or questions, as I know she would

love to know what you think.

Christmas Gift

Okay, here is a coaster set that I was asked to make for a Christmas Gift. I would love to hear what you think! The design and name on the box was done by hand. My husband thinks the name might be too much...

Here is what I started with, and the end result...

LJ's 3rd Birthday Party Invitations

A few random cards...

Here is a card that I created for John's Graduation party...


This is a free-project card that we made at one of the Home Gatherings.


This card was made by Kay Baker (cousin) for John's graduation.


This card was made by Heather Ollanketo (sister-in-law) for John's birthday.

Something I want to do more of...

Here's a little something I did for LJ's room and I really liked how it turned out. I would like to eventually make more and in different themes. I'll post them when I do. If anyone is interested in one, just let me know. I would be happy to make one for you!

Here it is laying on 12x12 piece of paper to give you an idea of the size.

2008 Christmas Card Workshop

Click on the link below to see the cards we made at the 2008 Christmas Card Workshop.
http://picasaweb.google.com/dollanketo/2008ChristmasCardWorkshop#

Embellishments

I opened some of the embellishments that I bought for the new card club and I had to share some pic's. I am so excited! As soon as I get the rest in I'll create the cards and post them. We'll be starting the club in January, and there are still spots open so reserve your place now! It will be open for 10 ladies to join. I can't wait!

LJ's Boo-boo

I've been thinking a lot recently about taking a career path in papercrafting, but am not sure how to do so or what exactly I have to offer. So I spent some time tonight browsing through a ton of crafty blogs and after seeing so many extremely talented people I started to feel like a very small fish in the big creativity pond.
As I was pondering my own creative destiny and feeling a little bleak, my little boy LJ had hurt his thumb and the only thing that would fix it was a kiss from me. It's amazing how quickly he made me feel like the most important person in the world. I love him so much!