You Make Me Giggle

Hello crafters!

Today I'm sharing a layout with you that I created a little

while ago.  

This layout makes me happy.

One page is my son with my granddaughter and one page is  

my daughter in law with her.

They are so good with her and can always seem to make

her smile and laugh.  

She is the sweetest little girl ever

and she is the light of our lives.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope this layout made you smile.

Come again soon,

you never know what you'll find on 

Kristie Kreates.

 

Unicorn

Hi All!

For my birthday in November, my son, daughter in law

and granddaughter gave me this book.

Do you think it was a hint?  LOL

Crochet Cute Critters is a fabulous book!

There is an animal with crochet directions for every letter

 of the alphabet.  Apparently my little Marie was quite

taken with the unicorn right off the bat.

So I decided to make it for her for Christmas.

I generally don't make things with a lot of pieces

that have to be sewn together, but for Marie

I'll do it, and I found that I really enjoyed making it.

This is the unicorn in the book. I used some 

creative license and used the colors of

yarn that I had in my stash.

Here is the unicorn I made for her.

She isn't perfect, but I learned a LOT

from making this one.

I learned that you really do need a 

worsted weight yarn.  I used a lighter

yarn and it worked okay, but there was space

between the stitches where you could see the stuffing.

I learned that I should have sewn the legs on

before I put the head on, would have been a

lot easier that way.

I made the number of curls that they recommended,

but her 'hair' is much thicker than what I see in

the pictures.  But that's okay, I like it!

And somehow her horn isn't as pointy as it is

in the pictures in the book, I couldn't figure that

one out, but if I make another one, I will.

Now that I've told you all the things wrong with it

let me say that she really is cute and I love how she 

turned out and so did everyone when I gave it

to Marie.

If I make another one with the lighter weight yarn,

I will definitely use a smaller crochet hook to keep

the gaps between stitches from happening.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you like my little unicorn and will come

again soon, I did make another animal from

the collection in the book and I'll be posting 

it one day soon.

Until then,

love what you do and 

do what you love.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

 

Handfasting Frame

Hi crafty people!

If you've been following me for a while, you

probably know that my son got married 3 yrs ago in

September.  Since then Sara's bouquet has been at our

house.  I dried it with Silica, but we never did anything

more with it.  I decided to do something for

 them for Christmas.
I had the idea in my head and happened across 

a frame that was perfect when I was shopping at 
Scrap Creative Reuse in Ann Arbor, Michigan

The frame was pretty much like this one.

Just needed to get it cleaned up and transformed.

First I had to take it apart and remove the tassle

and the piece holding it.

I then printed a picture from the wedding

that showed the handfasting.

I printed the picture with my ink jet printer and

printed it lighter than normal to use for the background.

I checked to see about placement with part of the

frame to be sure I like the sizing.

I used 3 in 1 glue and glued the picture

to the back of the frame.  I trimmed the excess with

a craft knife.

Now my background is ready.

The flowers were very dry and brittle, so

I needed to be very careful with them.

I took all the ribbons from the handfasting

and tied them in an eternity knot.

This was tough with so many pieces of ribbon, but

I think I got it done pretty nicely.

I positioned it and adhered it to the background

with the 3 in 1 glue.

Once the glue was dried, I trimmed off the ends of

the ribbons and added some of the flowers from her 

bouquet.  Unfortunately, the roses were too big for the

frame, it was just not deep enough to be able to 

use them.

Once everything was trimmed I put the glass and the frame

on the piece and it was ready to go.

I love how it turned out and when Sara opened it

she was thrilled with it and totally surprised.

Jaryd was just as happy as she was and they found a place to

put it right away.
I'm so glad I did this for them,

it's taken a while to figure out what to do, but 

what I decided on turned out to be perfect.

Now I'd like to find a deeper shadow box frame that I can

do something with the other flowers.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this project and

will come again soon. 

Until then,

create something new and different.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

The Ring

Hello fans!

Today I have a story to tell you that is near and dear

to my heart.

This is my Mom. She was one of the sweetest

people I have ever known.  She passes away 3 1/2 yrs

ago at the age of 93.

Since I am the only daughter, I inherited her 

jewelry.

This is her wedding set.

I've had it for a long time, she hadn't been able

to wear it for several years before she passed.

We knew that my daughter would be getting engaged,

but we didn't know when.  We absolutely love Brad

and decided that I would give him Mom's rings to use 

how he wanted for Kelsie's ring.

He took them to a wonderful jeweler that we know,

along with Jaryd and Sara, my son and daughter in law,

to decide on a design.

They got engaged on November 7th, which 

happens to be my birthday.

They used the band and diamonds on the side

of the ring and he chose a new diamond for the center.

Mom's band was yellow gold and Kelsie likes

white gold, it also needed a little gold to be added

to "stabilize" it, as it was quite worn, since it was 

given to Mom in the mid 1940s.

The band was covered with white gold.

The original diamond and the wedding band were given

back to me.

This ring turned out so beautiful and Kelsie

will always have her G-Ma with her.

We are so happy for them.

The happy couple!

Her friend and maid of honor gave her 

this ornament just after they got engaged.

And also took these engagement pictures.

What about the rest of the rings?

Well, here's what I did with them.

I took what was left back to the jeweler

and had a necklace made for her to wear 

at her wedding.

She wants rose gold for her wedding jewelry,

so that's what I had him use for this necklace.

The larger diamond is Mom's engagement diamond

and the smaller ones are from her wedding band.

I was thrilled with how it turned out and 

so was Kelsie.

I gave it to her for Christmas with a tag that

it was from G-Ma.

She loved it and does plan on wearing it for her wedding.

I know this isn't something I made myself,

but I wanted to share this story and 

what we created together to make something

very special for my daughter.

I'm sure you'll be in for some posts about her wedding, 

as we do have some project planned for us to work

on together with her mom in law and wedding party.

Thanks for stopping in today,

come again soon,

until then,

think about how you can 

recreate something special.

 

Zoo Time Layouts

 Hello blog fans!
Today I'm going to bring a little bit of summer
into your day.
Here are a couple layouts of visits to the Buffalo Zoo
with our granddaughter.
Jaryd and Sara gave us Grandparent memberships for
Christmas last year and we love having time with 
Marie seeing the animals.

These pictures are from a couple visits.
One when Dave and our friend Zoe took Marie
and one when Dave and  Sara took her.

This layout is from when Jaryd, Sara and Marie
went to the zoo with friends
Garth, Hilary and Aiden.
I am very happy with both the layouts.
There are always fun pictures from the zoo.

Thanks for stopping in today,
I hope you will come again soon.
Until then,
remember summer isn't really that far away.

Shot Glasses

Hi everyone!

I hope you're having a wonderful day.

Today I want to show you some etched shot

glasses that I gave my future son in law for Christmas.

He has a shot glass collection and loves the

Marvel characters.

I started by asking my local Buy Nothing Group if anyone

had clear shot glasses they no longer wanted.

(I've linked to the Buy Nothing Project site so you can

learn more about this and see if there is a group in

your area)

I got response from a couple people.  I only needed one

at the time, but it turned into a bigger project.
These weren't all what I was expecting, but I think they

will work out for a later project.
I did use the green one for this gift.

I also received these 6 glasses from another member.

They were perfect for what I was planning.

Using my Silhouette Cameo I cut stencils with 

vinyl, then applied the stencils to the glasses.

This one is the Captain America logo.

On the other side of the glass,

I etched the character's name.

Once the vinyl stencil was applied

I used Armour Etch etching cream.

It's simple to use, just follow the instructions

on the jar.

Here is the Avengers Logo.

And their name.  Sorry these pictures aren't

great, it's very difficult getting photographs of

etching on glass and the size of the names 

makes it difficult, but you get the idea.

Hulk is Brad's favorite character and the

green shot glass was perfect for that character.

These 2 pictures show the HULK 

that is etched on the back of the glass.

Brad was thrilled with this little gift,

even more so because I made them for him.

I'm glad you stopped by today, I hope you are too. 

 Come again soon,

until then,

give something new a try and

check on a Buy Nothing Group

in your area.  I highly recommend 

being involved in one of these groups.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

 

D&D Bag

Good day!

My son, Jaryd, is into Dungeons and Dragons

and plays with his group of friends on a regular

basis. For Christmas my daughter, Kelsie, got him

some D&D items.  She wanted to have a storage bag 

to put all the items into for him to keep them together.

I, being the saver that I am, have many canvas bags of the

type she wanted.  I had several sizes, luckily, the blue one 

was just the right size and what she needed.

I hope no one is offended by the language on this bag,

but this was the order that I received from her.

I designed it in my Silhouette Studio Designer Edition

software and cut it from silver heat transfer vinyl 

with my Silhouette Cameo.

I used a Harry Potter font, as this has a D&D kind of feel to it.

I applied the vinyl to the bag with my heat press

and it was done.
Kelsie and Jaryd were both thrilled with how it turned

out.  I'm sure he'll be using it for years to come.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have learned something and/or somehow

been inspired.

Come again soon,

until then,

play a fun game.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

 

Picture Folder

Hello blog fans!

I'm glad you're here today.

Today I'm showing you a little gift I made for my

98 yr old Aunt Marilyn.

Here's a picture of my sweet Aunt Marilyn.
Looks great and wouldn't guess she's 98 yrs. old.

She lives in a nursing home in North Carolina

and I haven't been able to see her for over 2 yrs.

She loves having pictures of our family, so 
I made this little folder to send her some 

family pictures in.

I started with 2 envelopes.

These are 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 so I would be able to send

5x7 pictures.  You can make this with any

sized envelope you have.

I then slid one flap inside the other envelope and 

sealed the one on the back outside.

Don't seal the one going inside the envelope,

you can, however glue that flap in place if  you want to.

Once they are together, all you need to do is 

decorate your folder.

I decided to cut away part of the inside to make it easier 

for Aunt Marilyn to pull the pictures out.

The piece inside is simply a sheet of light weight

card stock, slipped in.  No gluing needed for that piece.

I think it turned out great and it makes a nice 

safe place to keep photos and/or letters.

Here's one of the pictures of the family that I sent 

to her.  This was taken on St. Patrick's day 2021.

Thanks for stopping in today and spending a little time

with me.  I hope you'll give this little project a try, it makes

a nice little holder for any pictures you want to give someone.

And it's quick and easy to make.

Come again soon,

until then,

share some memories with someone

you haven't seen for a while.

Engagement Party Shirts and Decorations

Hello everyone, I hope 2022 is starting of great for you..
Ours is.  Kelsie's bridal party held a

"Ring In The New Year" engagement party

for a few people on New Year's Eve.

I have a few things to show you that I created

for the event.

The party was very casual, pajamas, leggings, tee shirts,

what ever we wanted to wear.
I made these shirts for Kelsie and Brad.

I cut them with my Silhouette Cameo from some

HTV that I got for my birthday.

Here are a couple close up pictures, so you can see

the stars. (click on the pictures to make them larger)

This HTV was very easy to work with

and has some nice shine on the stars.

The theme for their wedding etc. is

"It was written in the stars"

so this was perfect for their shirts.

Sara and I made the decorations together.

I created a multi-sized file to cut the stars in my 

Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software

I cut the stars from a couple different colors of 

glitter card stock.

Once they were all cut, we strung them together

using a fine thread and hung them from the ceiling.
I also made the banner, cutting it out of black card stock

and backing it with metallic card stock.

We strung that with black ribbon.

I love how the banner turned out.

Since the theme was 
It was written in the stars

we thought it would be cute to have

their names hanging in the stars.

I used holographic vinyl and shadowed them with 

black card stock.

Here's a picture of the happy couple with

their shirts on that I made for them.
We were all very happy with how the

shirts and decorations turned out.

And the party was a big success.

Thanks for visiting today,

I hope you were inspired in some way.

Come again soon,

until then,

create!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.