Me At 22
and My Pink Fuzzy Slippers
Monday, November 17, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
please don't disturb door hanger
LOVE LOVE LOVE. Here is a wood heart shape from Michaels that I altered! I LOVE IT. I don't normally do things so frilly and girly. But I knew as soon as I started making it that I wanted to go in that direction! So I am very pleased with the outcome. I got the inspiration from http://kadeemorrisondesigns.blogspot.com/2008/07/dont-disturb.html (sorry I don't know why it won't make it a link you can click on!) . She makes the cutest cards and crafts! Here is a photo of what mine looks like
It was so much fun altering this wood heart that I went back and bought many more wood shapes to alter whenever I am in the mood to do something like this again! You should try it, its so much fun!
~Vanessa
P.S if you click on the photo you can view a larger picture of it!
It was so much fun altering this wood heart that I went back and bought many more wood shapes to alter whenever I am in the mood to do something like this again! You should try it, its so much fun!
~Vanessa
P.S if you click on the photo you can view a larger picture of it!
Christmas time?
Well it should be! LOL, I have been in the Christmas mood lately. Mostly because I have started making my Christmas cards already. Because I get a little burned out if I try to make them all at one time. So I started early and just do a few at a time whenever I feel like Christmas :) Along with that I have made some Christmas bracelets! Here are the three ones that I have made so far. By the way, this is the first time that I made jewelry!
Stars stars stars
more stars, but with a touch of color
And the most Christmas like one of all!
I can't wait for Christmas! The bracelet with the jingle bells on it makes me feel so happy when I wear it :)
~Vanessa
Stars stars stars
more stars, but with a touch of color
And the most Christmas like one of all!
I can't wait for Christmas! The bracelet with the jingle bells on it makes me feel so happy when I wear it :)
~Vanessa
more scrapbook pages
Here are a few more scrapbook pages that I have made in the last week or so...
this is one of my Grandpa "Popi" and I after fishing one day, I caught that fish!
These are photos of my putting my makeup on on my wedding day
And finally this is a page of a snapshot of me as a baby with a big grin
Well I hope you enjoyed these photos!
~Vanessa
this is one of my Grandpa "Popi" and I after fishing one day, I caught that fish!
These are photos of my putting my makeup on on my wedding day
And finally this is a page of a snapshot of me as a baby with a big grin
Well I hope you enjoyed these photos!
~Vanessa
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Paper Stars
Ok, so I tried to do a video of me making one of these paper stars, but I just ran into issues with that. I might try again tomorrow. You can find videos of it on YouTube, however thats how I first learned how to make them and was making them wrong, so they did 'poof', meaning they weren't 3D. So I thought I would make a video that explained the whole thing better, but I have been sick for a few days so I sound all yucky! LOL, here are some photos of the whole process, and I might make a video tomorrow :)
So you start off with a strip of paper, mine is 11in X a little less than 1/2in
And you wrap it around and tuck it under on one side, just like tying a knot!
then you pull, more like "shimmy" it tight, but not too tight, just make the corners sharp
then you take the long side, should be on your LEFT, and bend the slack BEHIND (this is where I went wrong when I started making them off of the video on youtube) the 'knot' you just made
continue folding the slack paper around the knot making it flat and semi tight, don't worry about the slack left over from the right side of the knot it eventually gets folded into the knot as you are folding over the slack from the left side
when you get to the end you are going to tuck the last little bit under ONE of the folds on the knot, the one thats longer
Now you should have a nice, flat, and tight five sided knot, all thats left is making it 'poof'
so to do that you hold it securely inbetween your fingers and with your index fingernail push down on one of the sides of the knot
then rotate the knot over one side and continue pushing points into the sides of the knot
until you have a paper star!!!
I hope this was helpful! And remember you can use so many different types of paper to make unique stars! Even old wrapping paper would work! Have fun and make a ton of mini paper stars!
So you start off with a strip of paper, mine is 11in X a little less than 1/2in
And you wrap it around and tuck it under on one side, just like tying a knot!
then you pull, more like "shimmy" it tight, but not too tight, just make the corners sharp
then you take the long side, should be on your LEFT, and bend the slack BEHIND (this is where I went wrong when I started making them off of the video on youtube) the 'knot' you just made
continue folding the slack paper around the knot making it flat and semi tight, don't worry about the slack left over from the right side of the knot it eventually gets folded into the knot as you are folding over the slack from the left side
when you get to the end you are going to tuck the last little bit under ONE of the folds on the knot, the one thats longer
Now you should have a nice, flat, and tight five sided knot, all thats left is making it 'poof'
so to do that you hold it securely inbetween your fingers and with your index fingernail push down on one of the sides of the knot
then rotate the knot over one side and continue pushing points into the sides of the knot
until you have a paper star!!!
I hope this was helpful! And remember you can use so many different types of paper to make unique stars! Even old wrapping paper would work! Have fun and make a ton of mini paper stars!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
scrapbooking
Well I started scrapbooking a few weeks ago, but I haven't been updating my blog! I am so sorry... Here are the pages that I have done so far. These are 8.5x11 pages
P.S. click on the photos for a bigger view of the pages!!!
this is Jake and I opening our wedding gifts
mission trip to Mexico
our wedding invitations
a fisherman in Japan
Its A Small World at Disney Land in Tokyo Japan!
a close up of this cute sticker I got just for this page
On Cloud Nine, when Jake and I were dating
me as a soldier in the Sacramento Ballet Production of The Nutcracker (I drew that picture for this page and then decorated it!)
one of our wedding photos taken when we were waiting for the photographer to do something with her camera, she captured this moment
my sister and I getting to meet the Newsboys, a band we love
here is a close up of the top photo that the band member signed the next year
This page needs some journaling done to it in the top right side, the story is, these photos were taken on the beach in San Francisco (actually right down the street of where we live now!) when Jake and I were dating we went to San Francisco a lot, just for fun. Anyways, on this day at the beach it was really cold, but Jake "dared" me to run into the ocean. I laughed and told him that was a silly thing to say because I'm crazy and I would actually do it, and then he would have to come in after me! He smiled and "dared" me again, so I did, and he did come in after me. It was one of the craziest things we have done together and after that we went straight home and snuggled up and watched movies the rest of the night!
this is me and my long time friend Abbi
I love this page, because this is where Jake and I became friends!
here is a close up of the group photo, the arrows are pointing to Jake (on top) and me (bottom)
my glamor girl page
me and a friend at Rosarito Beach in Mexico on our mission trip
me and my friend Bethanne
another wedding photo of Jake and I
at our wedding dancing
a corny photo of us the weekend before we got married
my goofy photos page, there might be another one later, I am really goofy
me and Hortie going to her prom
Jake and I at Venice Beach, we LOVE THE BEACH
these photos are from the first A's baseball game Jake and I went to as husband and wife, his family grew up going to A's games, and now we all go together
a photo of me when I was about 15 I believe, I went through a cowgirl phase
just some photos and the saying "daughter"
I just am a spunky princess! Jake bought me these sunglasses when we were still just friends, because, well, because they look good on me! LOL, I don't have them anymore
this is one of my all time favorite photos of Jake and I. We were dating at the time
so what do you think?
P.S. click on the photos for a bigger view of the pages!!!
this is Jake and I opening our wedding gifts
mission trip to Mexico
our wedding invitations
a fisherman in Japan
Its A Small World at Disney Land in Tokyo Japan!
a close up of this cute sticker I got just for this page
On Cloud Nine, when Jake and I were dating
me as a soldier in the Sacramento Ballet Production of The Nutcracker (I drew that picture for this page and then decorated it!)
one of our wedding photos taken when we were waiting for the photographer to do something with her camera, she captured this moment
my sister and I getting to meet the Newsboys, a band we love
here is a close up of the top photo that the band member signed the next year
This page needs some journaling done to it in the top right side, the story is, these photos were taken on the beach in San Francisco (actually right down the street of where we live now!) when Jake and I were dating we went to San Francisco a lot, just for fun. Anyways, on this day at the beach it was really cold, but Jake "dared" me to run into the ocean. I laughed and told him that was a silly thing to say because I'm crazy and I would actually do it, and then he would have to come in after me! He smiled and "dared" me again, so I did, and he did come in after me. It was one of the craziest things we have done together and after that we went straight home and snuggled up and watched movies the rest of the night!
this is me and my long time friend Abbi
I love this page, because this is where Jake and I became friends!
here is a close up of the group photo, the arrows are pointing to Jake (on top) and me (bottom)
my glamor girl page
me and a friend at Rosarito Beach in Mexico on our mission trip
me and my friend Bethanne
another wedding photo of Jake and I
at our wedding dancing
a corny photo of us the weekend before we got married
my goofy photos page, there might be another one later, I am really goofy
me and Hortie going to her prom
Jake and I at Venice Beach, we LOVE THE BEACH
these photos are from the first A's baseball game Jake and I went to as husband and wife, his family grew up going to A's games, and now we all go together
a photo of me when I was about 15 I believe, I went through a cowgirl phase
just some photos and the saying "daughter"
I just am a spunky princess! Jake bought me these sunglasses when we were still just friends, because, well, because they look good on me! LOL, I don't have them anymore
this is one of my all time favorite photos of Jake and I. We were dating at the time
so what do you think?
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