Fall Pin Cushion 2

This time this is a cup/saucer Fall themed pin cushion for a friend who was flaked on. I HATE THAT!!!!! SHe is such a sweet lady and deserved to have one as she sent one. I **ANGELED** the spot to make Kerrie a pin cushion. Here is what I  made. I used a white trimmed in gold..(perfect Fall color) cup and saucer from the Goodwill store. I used warm rich tones in all embellies to give the Autumn flair it needed. I sure hope it fits Kerrie's taste.
♥ R~~~

Started out like this!!!!

Fall inspired colors for the embellishments. I MADE this flower!

Extras to give it personality!

Final project!

Band-aid Box 2

Here is another version of an altered band-aid tin. This one is for Heather aka ScrappyChick. She was my partner in the OCT color Combo swap on the CMB. Our colors to work with was brown and blue.. I love how it turned out. THe Primas were dusted lightly across them witn ink to give a hint of color. I used TH Alcohol inks in pebble/hazelnut/denim for the basic start. I used the brown/blue ribbon from stash. The *H* was a leftover alpha letter so I inked it with SU chocolate chip ink and heat set it...I made the stick pin to add.

Leave some love on how you like it.

HUGs
rhonda

Started w/a white tin~ink'd w/ TH Alc. inks

Flowers with just a dusting of color

FInished tin..w/flowers~pin~alpha...so pretty!

Autumn Wreath

Love how this turned out!!! It was one of the Handmade items for Candy's box. She really enjoyed it too. It's a small grapevine wreath I had used a wide blue/brown plaid ribbon around.  Handmade and prima flowers are carefully placed around the bow of the ribbon. I used a stick pin I had also made. The small banner was cut from the MFT dies...layered and  put onto chocolate brown twine. Sooo pretty!

Enjoy---
Hugs---R

The completed wreath

Close-up of the flowers & pin

Another close-up

Band-aid Box

Just a small tin I altered fro Fall. I used Tim Holtz Distressed Inks in the NEW Persimmon, brushed burlap, and aged mahgony...love how it looks. I then added a strip of AUTUMN print fabrin and orange crocheted ribbon that was misted with Coffee shop glimmer mist to age it...made the burgandy flower. Added rhinestone flourishes and a memo pin by Timmy with the word Fall. SOOO cute.

HUGs
rhonda

Plain white tin

Dist. Ink'd  with fabric and crocheted lace

Handmade flower added..love this flower..so easy!!!

Flourishes & sign added

Personalized Crop Frame

Went to a crop in September and we had to make a name frame for our table. THis is my frame. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how it turned out...it's one of my fav things I've ever altered!!!! I'm soo proud of it. MY boardname is Heart2hand.....so this HOW I interpretted that onto my frame....Hope y'all enjoy it too.
♥ N' hugs~~~
Rhonda

Start of altering..painted with 3 colors

Finished item...detailed

Close-up of the flowers

Close-up of the other corner and pearls w/flowers

Name in upper left-hand corner....

Fall Pin Cushion

I altered this votive holder for a SWAP on the CMB. It was for a FALL themed pin cushion. I think this was the PERFECT item to alter for this theme.  A LEAF...why not? I love how it turned out....all the embellishments were used from my stash. I just hope that Jodie enjoys it too.

Leave some love on how you like it... thanks

HUGS~~~R

Happy 7th Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Chadwick!!! IT's been a great 7 yrs. ....we have had our down times and our up times...but we learned to stick with it and grow together and get thru them. I'm looking forward to many,many more. I love you and I'm proud to be your wife!!!!
Love,hugs and kisses
rhonda

Rhond

For the love of Lighthouses

I absolutely LOVE lighthouses!!!! While on vacation to Mackinac Island, Michigan I had the pleasure of seeing several and climbing to the top of one. Whew...that was scarey! It was a beautiful view from the top, though. They are all different and unique...such wonders of the water and land. I truely loved seeing them all.

HUGs
R~~~

McGulpin's Point Lighthouse. This is the one I climbed to the top! Also Davenports ran this lighthouse!! How cool is that?

Mackinac Island, Michigan

WHAT a WONDERFUL vacation this was!!!! I  loved it there. The perfect weather...the picturesque views...the lighthouses....couldn't have been a more perfect time to go. Chad and I had a great time...we stay inland and took in some sights there on the first day. The second day we took a ferry to the island and enjoyed it all. We rode bikes all around the island...8.5 miles around...lol. All they had was bikes, horseback riding, or carriages. Definately a time in the past...so peaceful and seren...gorgeous place to visit. I plan to go back and see some of the things we didn't have time to see this visit.

Thank you, Hon, for such a great trip...Luv'd it and the adventure we had together made it even more special. Love you!

♥R

Chad and I at the beach on Lake Huron side

Mackinac Bridge...divides Lake Michigan and Lake Huron

Chad at the beach...it was a gorgeous view!

Me at the beach at Lake Huron

View at the bay...GORGEOUS!!!!

Grand Hotel....it is enormous...and beautiful

Transportation to the Grand Hotel

rock on bike route

Crop with Friends

What a great time I had at this crop!!! OMG...we had ladies from everywhere here...Canada...Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio...and other places. IT was the best weekend....friends, great food, and crafting. WHo could ask for more? It was great to meet alot of the ladies from the Cricut Message Board....long time  overdue!!!!  Looking forward to the next one!!!

ScrappyChick (Heather) and Jenny came to my house and we rode over to Galesburg, IL for the party....such sweet gals...we had a BLAST!!!!

HUGS
rhonda

GrandmaJ (Janice) and I ..she hosted the swap

ScrappyChick(Heather) doing cuts on her E and G

Jenny...she isn't a crafter..but we enjoyed her company!

       Photo of the **Crop with my Friends** group. IT was truely a great experience and can't wait for Crop 2  next Oct.

Happy 5th Birthday, X-man

Today is  my wonderful lil' grandon, Xavier's  5th birthday. I hope it is filled lots  of love, laughter and kisses. Mammaw misses you sooo much....LOVE YA MOSTEST, baby boy!

love always
x♥x♥
Mammaw

Vintage Christmas Box

I altered a plain kraft square box for a swap on the CMB. Heaven was my partner.  I used alot of the images from a vintage theme pack of papers. I love how it turned out. Used a Tim HOltz knob for the top of the box. Then I filled it with some much desired wishes Heaven wanted.

 

The papers are from Hobby Lobby...I colored the seam binding in a Christmas red and crinkled it...soo easy!

 

♥ R

 

Lid to the box

side one of the box

side two of box

side three of the box

side four of box