Dendritic Printing

Hello crafty people!
I hope you are having a wonderful summer, or 

winter as the case may be.  Hopefully you're having great

weather where you are.

Yes, it's another "I found this while reorganizing" post.

These are dendritic prints that I made and never used

for anything.  I love finding things like this, it gives

 me something to ponder and play with.

It's really quite an easy process and you never know what

you'll end up with.

First thing is to pick a color, or two if you like
of paint.

Put some paint onto a slick surface and spread it out with

a paint brush or your fingers.

I usually use glass, but this one above was done on

a stamping block.

Next take another piece of glass or whatever you have that works,

and press down on top of that paint.  
You can even use a stiff piece of plastic, or a laminated 

piece of card stock.

As you press down on the top piece, you will be 

'smooching' out the paint and when you pick it up,

you'll have a very unique look.

Now is the time to lay your card stock or paper 

down onto the paint.  Just lay it down pressing very lightly

 and lift it up and you have an interesting design that you can use

for the background of a card, a tag or whatever

you like.

You never know what it will look like

Here is a link to a video by 
Nina Ribena who I follow on YouTube

and participate in her facebook group,
"Mixed Media Emporium with Nina Ribena

and Kylie Coo"

I'm glad you stopped in today and hope you will 

give this technique a try.
It's another oldie, but goodie.

Come again soon,

until then,

try a new technique!

Watch for a post in the near future showing ways

I've used these prints.

 

Post It Notes Holders

Hello everyone!
My last post showed a few cards I found while

reorganizing my craft room.

Today I'm showing you some Post It Note holders 

that I also found.

These are very simple to make. 
I'm thinking I need to use them as little stocking stuffers,

or perhaps as part of goodie bags at our next crop.

My husband always has scrap matting, so I have plenty to

use in my crafting.  You could use any kind of chip board

or even cereal boxes, which you may have to glue 2 together, so 

they would be strong enough.  Use what you have.

I cut the mats into 4"x4" pieces and rounded the corners.

You don't have to round the corners, but I just like the look.

One piece was covered with scrapbook paper.
The other I cut 2 sides of a triangle, as shown above,

and bent it back to make a stand.

The cut across the bottom is 1.5" across.
I measured up from the end of that cut, about 3" and cut

diagonally from the other end of the cut up to the 3" mark.

This worked out perfectly.

Before adhering the 2 pieces together I added some ribbon across 

the top of the front piece, about 1" down from the top,

gluing it only on the back of the piece.

I also added some embellishments to the upper right corner.

Then I glued the 2 pieces together.
The Post It Note pad easily slips over the ribbon and this 

can sit on a desk or counter and have notes handy at any time.

Here are a few of the other holders that I found.

I think they are pretty cute and are great for using up some of

your scraps.  They make a nice little gift and are very

inexpensive to make.

I'm glad you stopped in today,

and I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Maybe you'll use some of your scraps to make 

some of these, they are easy peasy.

Come again soon,

until then

find a use for some of you scraps!

A Blast From the Past

For the last week or so, I've been working on 

reorganizing my craft room.
I came across a whole box of things I made

ages ago.  In that box were these cards.
Don't know why I never used them, I really love them.

They are simple to make and are great if you want to 

write a note to someone.

I used a 8.5x11 sheet of card stock and folded it into

3 sections.  I stamped on the front of the folded up card.

I then made a belly band to go around the folded card.  I used

2 tags that I stamped and inked, adhered them together in the 

back and used some fun fibers to tie them together in the front,

then added a bead to the ties.

The belly band easily slides off and on.

These will fit into a #10 business size envelope.

You could easily make this in other sizes by just cutting

down the paper to the size you prefer.

This is the inside of the card.  A couple little stamps

and you have a pretty space to either write a letter or stamp

a sentiment. 
You could embellish this more if you like.

I think this would be cute to use as a Christmas

card and print your family news on the inside.

Thanks for stopping in today to see what I'm up to.

I hope you'll come again soon,

I have a couple more flash back projects that I found

while reorganizing my craft room.

I'll be sharing them soon,

until then,

bring back an oldie, but goody! 

 

Cashew Chicken, It's What's For Dinner.

Hello creative people!

Today I'm sharing a dish I made the other evening for dinner.

Once a week I have the kids over for a family dinner

and this week, I decided to give something new a try.

Cashew Chicken Stir Fry.

 I'll post a link below if you are interested.

I did at least double the recipe when I made it,

I have pretty big eaters and wanted left overs.

Here are some of the ingredients all ready to go.

I wish I'd had a chance to take a picture before 

everyone started to dig in, but here's what was

left after everyone was served.

My plate.  I served it over rice noodles,

which are very different from any pasta that

we usually eat.  Although this would be good over 

pasta or rice also.

Marie wasn't a huge fan, but it could be that

she wasn't all that hungry at the time.

She was a fan of the rice noodles though.

My son in law is a rather picky eater, so he had 

the noodles with plain chicken, the rest of us really

enjoyed this dish.

I've eaten it since then for lunch and it's even better the

next day as left overs.

This is something I will definitely be making again.

I've been trying to be a little more adventurous in my

cooking and this adventure was a big win.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

be creative in the kitchen.

Cashew Chicken Stir Fry

by Sherri Hagymas

Give it a try, it's sooooo good!

 

Woodworking Journal

Hello crafty people.
I hope you're having a beautiful day with lovely

weather like we are in the Western NY area.

Today I'm showing you a journal I made for my 

brother.  After he retired he started doing woodworking,

and makes some beautiful things.

He has been working on fold up tables for the patio

and makes little changes each time he makes a new one.
I thought it would be a good idea for him to have somewhere 

to write down his measurements and ideas.

I thought the wood grain on this paper was perfect

for a woodworking journal.

I added metal corners to protect them, as I know it

will probably get knocked around a bit.

I made and added a little note pad on the inside

for making any kind of shopping list etc.
This is held in with a belly band, so when he finishes this

note pad, he can replace it with a new one.

I gave him plenty of pages, some are plain paper that 

he can do sketches on, and some are lined pages to write

on.  Whatever way he wants to use it, is fine with me.

I glued small wood look tiles to the 

spine as a "title" unfortunately, they were all

glued on before I realized that I had made

woodworking two words.  He'll just have to 

suffer with my mistake.

All the signatures (groups of pages) were

hand stitched.  I know it's hard to see the

thread, but it's 2 strands of embroidery floss.

The signatures were sewn together into

one set of pages and glued into the spine of

the book cover that I had made for it.

I think he will appreciate this journal and hopefully

use it for a long time when creating new projects.

Thanks for stopping by today,

if you have been inspired to make any kind of

journal or book, there are a lot or great videos on

YouTube, just search journal making or book binding.

My favorite is 
Nik the Booksmith.
Nik shows and explains techniques very well and

is very enjoyable to watch.

I hope you'll give it a try and

also come visit here again soon.

Until then,

learn a new technique.

 

Announcing Asher Dennis!

It's an exciting time here with our family.
Asher Dennis was born on Friday, June 24, 2022

8lb. 2oz.

Here he is for a quick picture with Mom and Dad.

Poor little guy had a little breathing problem,

so he was in the NICU for 5 days.

But he's already a Bills fan.

Mom and Dad did get to visit with him, 

but couldn't have him in their room.

After 5 days he was breathing just fine and 

was ready to go home.

First car ride.  Looks pretty content.

He and Mom arrive home.

Here he is with his Auntie Kelsie and Uncle Brad,

his Godparents, and his big sister Marie.

Marie adores him and her Uncle Brad.

G-Ma and G-Pa meet the little man.

And last but not least, me with my new Grandson.

G-Ma loves her little ones!

I can see some more knitting and crocheting

in my future.  I've already been given some 

big hints as to what I can make for him.

Having Grandchildren is a whole other level

of love and happiness!

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

tell a child you love them!