My First and Last Quilt

I call this my first and last quilt.  It was a craft idea from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Christmas issue a couple of years ago.  It is a lap quilt for my grandmother.   So it’s about 4’ x 4’.  In concept it is pretty easy.  But I learned a couple of things: 
1)  I am not a precise cutter
2)  I do not do well with precise seam allowances
3)  Quilting involves all sorts of precise cutting and seam allowances. 

I know it is a little presumptuous to call it my first and last quilt.  I’ve seen another pattern I’d like to try someday.  I live in fear of becoming a quilting fabric collector.  (Yeah, I’m talking about you, Laura and Irene).

Rocks, er... Paperweights with Melted Crayons

It’s a long story involving someone’s 50th birthday and her obsession with rocks.
This craft involved heating rocks in the oven (yes, the very oven I cook food in) and then pressing crayons onto it.  I see some interesting possibilities for making giant gold nuggets and earths if one is patient enough.
I don’t know what the birthday girl did with her new rocks….

Tea Bag Party Favor

This was made for a Birthday Tea party.  An assortment of teas are in each bag. 

Card for Sienna

I think Prima flowers are the best for making quick cards!

Altered Composition Book and Clipboard

Teacher Gifts

Well, since I homeschool my kids, we don’t make Teacher gifts.  We make AWANA Leader gifts. 

These squatty pillar candles are dressed up with pushpins and sewing pins.

Mason Jar Sewing kit

Altered Clipboard and Journal

Usually I decoupage paper to the back of the clipboard. This time I stamped and used embossing powder.  I would think this is way more durable than the paper.  It would probably be even better to paint and then stamp/emboss. 

Penguin Paradise Cards

I love Stampin’ Up’s Penguin Paradise set – especially the hula-dancing penguin.

Altered Clipboard, Composition Book and Pen

Random Cards

A whole lot of Stampin’ Up stamps