tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650848458267255022024-02-06T20:50:28.798-08:00Ashley DiAnnAshley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-71175954672023604692014-07-07T14:47:00.002-07:002014-07-07T14:47:49.356-07:00Las Vegas RagnarI ran Ragnar last year - it was really hard - a lot harder then I expected, but sooo much fun! I designed our shirts. Have a look! :)<br />
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Both were printed on a grey t-shirt</div>
<br />Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-66108459702156362822011-07-11T10:29:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:36:39.955-07:00My brother is getting married!!!<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yay! my brother is getting married and he is gettin hitched to the most awesome, sweetest, most wonderful girl ever!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is in insert to go in the announcement</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-68727559302612828452011-07-11T10:12:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:15:32.757-07:00You scream! I scream! ICECREAM!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My new project - I just created these logos for my bosses brother. He just started a company called Gourmet Sorbet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiR0Kq4pU8IY4Up9FXgIsDJCxE2YgRywkHnQ3MLaOOnMB97xy9ECy6SZbZXvulp-Oj5ajmwBfHSzFhYLqp1ttL1xpwoWoChcRJcKfVfAECg8iVxAbUmBM93H8hJOJcbtWiLgo4LERfgQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-11+at+11.04.30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiR0Kq4pU8IY4Up9FXgIsDJCxE2YgRywkHnQ3MLaOOnMB97xy9ECy6SZbZXvulp-Oj5ajmwBfHSzFhYLqp1ttL1xpwoWoChcRJcKfVfAECg8iVxAbUmBM93H8hJOJcbtWiLgo4LERfgQ/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-11+at+11.04.30+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> A guy had already drawn the people - I just went into illustrator and used the pen tool to recreate them, figured out my layers and make them more user friendly! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrYXtMkKfzig1Omqg8QqKUd37gLLSu2CvN5Pv6zF6FRZR3zvZ09zNg1zsC9oZAN9SeXjactUaW91Ai07bJvkAMypZf-c7S1a5dh3nxsDPFZK4PLB67zmSuqrhEpynHFeKzQpXvGEJBcg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-11+at+11.04.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrYXtMkKfzig1Omqg8QqKUd37gLLSu2CvN5Pv6zF6FRZR3zvZ09zNg1zsC9oZAN9SeXjactUaW91Ai07bJvkAMypZf-c7S1a5dh3nxsDPFZK4PLB67zmSuqrhEpynHFeKzQpXvGEJBcg/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-11+at+11.04.05+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WHO WANTS SOME ICE CREAM? :)</span></div>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-22624354717063165492011-06-03T08:38:00.000-07:002011-06-03T08:45:41.468-07:00CARNIVAL FUN!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">My Good friend and Roomie is getting married soon - We decided to take advantage of the warm weather and have a CARNIVAL BRIDAL SHOWER for her complete with bean bag toss, face painting, and a doughnut eating contest. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">This is the Invite that I made in Adobe Illustrator - I downloaded some of the fonts for free off the internet - looked and different ideas online and this is the result! I think it turned out pretty TERRIFIC! :) </span></div>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-86687557706609067552011-04-22T10:00:00.000-07:002011-04-22T10:02:11.354-07:00Easter Butts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">So Yesterday as I was meandering through blog land I found this way cute Easter Card - Since I don't have any fabric scraps and paper laying around - I decided to make it in Adobe Illustrator<b> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><b>HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!</b></span></div>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-41268375793932423372011-04-21T08:16:00.000-07:002011-04-21T08:16:36.965-07:00Pretty Bows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgeBbGYOH99hQqvk5p8em-b9n34qPy9H-K8e3Vl-dUWi47AyOPZkrkNpA6gjVOl-r9fcZG8HmDfrc7i7e9fm1SQhfydEHWMes2e3xzCvvyKM-lqkXz_hkngYqwxx6hjsral-Ty_R4yVU/s1600/Photo+on+2011-04-21+at+08.47+%25232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>First you start out with a piece of fabric 6 inches long and 4 inches wide. </b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I found this to be the perfect size for me</b> - but go a head and experiment with different sizes to find the right one for you :) FYI (have the back side of the material facing you)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSYHfntIsVKXLQnImbsO2Z6QYmrzPeZ9jwiDvKnU778kkTiic1KmLc1-16qqn0znda8sPdOkICDw8BgTvbgPmlbAaErKE3v7vJ-ykHgOITxxbQoxW2SXwbsFm1KZhhm3LyTXamx5YBHc/s1600/P4200053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_szQLEpqiqzA8TNFrLTqo5GdIO4ap8CJEnyL3vEXfGI_mVbPHfTGl0HUiXbSSRhdQq4eiXIU3H4qGTDLuoxPYu15RNuCZneUbTDFcIKHv-oSnI83-Dvs8_ECzEnjbxmWw9wdPBnsk6M/s1600/P4200035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_szQLEpqiqzA8TNFrLTqo5GdIO4ap8CJEnyL3vEXfGI_mVbPHfTGl0HUiXbSSRhdQq4eiXIU3H4qGTDLuoxPYu15RNuCZneUbTDFcIKHv-oSnI83-Dvs8_ECzEnjbxmWw9wdPBnsk6M/s320/P4200035.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Next you want to fold the edges to the middle.</b> Do one side and glue ( I used a glue gun) Than go a head and do the other. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>After you glue both sided to the center - work Left to right and do the same thing again.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>You should end up with a rectangle that is 4 inches long an 2 inches wide :) like this!</b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the back of your bow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Turn your bow around and pinch it in the center - add a few drops of glue to help keep its shape</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Cut a strip of fabric about a 1/2 inch to an 1 inch wide and 3-4 inched long </b>(this will be the middle of your bow) remember to have the back of the fabric facing you and repeat step one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Wrap the piece of fabric around your bow and glue - you should end up with a bow about 3 inche long and they will look something like this :)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Last step - Glue and hair clip to the back of your bow and you are SET! :)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>LOOK how PRETTY! Simply the fastest bow I have ever made.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</div>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-70092209007501653372011-03-24T10:50:00.000-07:002011-03-24T10:50:47.164-07:00Sister Birds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIVuGeaLGDcdNFtqNqz5uctIshlCu_3m2j7bdAtQTZoWR8pblqmo_rzXmb6bcfGdTm_NjCQUK5okK2k8LIdavQrpbSwogFDx1-59szBHDatzt9i-O73kYnw2eSr_2MG3neVGmW0xSMRM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-24+at+11.46.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIVuGeaLGDcdNFtqNqz5uctIshlCu_3m2j7bdAtQTZoWR8pblqmo_rzXmb6bcfGdTm_NjCQUK5okK2k8LIdavQrpbSwogFDx1-59szBHDatzt9i-O73kYnw2eSr_2MG3neVGmW0xSMRM/s400/Screen+shot+2011-03-24+at+11.46.55+AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>If <b>me and my sisters were birds</b> - this is how we would look. :) haha every time I look at it I laugh. ooh gotta luv the artistic powers of my imagination and Adobe Illustrator! Can't wait to make it into a t-shirt!!!Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-18552899848202333282011-03-09T14:46:00.000-08:002011-03-09T14:46:40.576-08:00Flower Bands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister and I spend 2 hrs making these gems of headbands. They were the simplest thing ever to make!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GSYuT47i3jU-axtOOEgaAJ8biCSV2LHidSLr0n0RMih7NNIattzbl2l5LeZg4Lph8sNb7LJtpee4AdJUvk6X9TbMdU1TypzfB0XjL7vvo4uyxmB-Ff4zUdOfSVECEN5AjxfNo_Xp4hg/s1600/P2100156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GSYuT47i3jU-axtOOEgaAJ8biCSV2LHidSLr0n0RMih7NNIattzbl2l5LeZg4Lph8sNb7LJtpee4AdJUvk6X9TbMdU1TypzfB0XjL7vvo4uyxmB-Ff4zUdOfSVECEN5AjxfNo_Xp4hg/s320/P2100156.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WE had a blast using different fabrics and feathers that we had from past craft projects!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kymIxjknNw4ZLWJWJaJMdUg_oBqWaB9fc8e24ys-ADgT1NdzURWz-yzHcmPSh8md8AbnwVT03MHEK5hE28Q2b6Rtt6ivpB0PQm7c76vQB3MNBAge5SjQeey-RXReoqeR6ofKAy37Yp4/s1600/P2100159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kymIxjknNw4ZLWJWJaJMdUg_oBqWaB9fc8e24ys-ADgT1NdzURWz-yzHcmPSh8md8AbnwVT03MHEK5hE28Q2b6Rtt6ivpB0PQm7c76vQB3MNBAge5SjQeey-RXReoqeR6ofKAy37Yp4/s320/P2100159.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ooh what girl doesn't like some SPARKLE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcoK8WtrcN-47bJlnROZN_S9Pb1cnweBgi5hBVTSczFurccdtxZ0AIdvSa-g61QQPJfIsYuerayPzBH13Oz26xOpOQUJJ7eyRWQfUQWEeOigHslKo3uUIXSAQ23Q52eSHZIFJUY7zMKs/s1600/P2100161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcoK8WtrcN-47bJlnROZN_S9Pb1cnweBgi5hBVTSczFurccdtxZ0AIdvSa-g61QQPJfIsYuerayPzBH13Oz26xOpOQUJJ7eyRWQfUQWEeOigHslKo3uUIXSAQ23Q52eSHZIFJUY7zMKs/s320/P2100161.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of them we just glued clips to the back - more versatile!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99-Rsxz0-i10SB5F13IyJ-R_QVxHEOQmcVD-VnikQUqpd_3X84zpbOxfxaJpc2Nfa_urgF_HG5VJcxc9rrSz9eQpfzwL7Ec4Q3YCuZb97OKp5sd3hgYJ42CTYm6M4BOdKSJ8MVDwkFwQ/s1600/P2100163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99-Rsxz0-i10SB5F13IyJ-R_QVxHEOQmcVD-VnikQUqpd_3X84zpbOxfxaJpc2Nfa_urgF_HG5VJcxc9rrSz9eQpfzwL7Ec4Q3YCuZb97OKp5sd3hgYJ42CTYm6M4BOdKSJ8MVDwkFwQ/s320/P2100163.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>OOOh and here is me modeling the finish project - who knows maybe the sis and I will have our own ETSY store one day! :)Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-58973216742364758462011-02-24T08:40:00.000-08:002011-02-24T08:40:54.836-08:00My type of fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-Zpg3Vafnjh7zbiluxeVJ6NnFBHcw2o9IRG8GbNNbZAcRUN_eaP-vDGOBZnLGdHiNOHUmQfowa-VpKnb2ndhIPIqijOmIYNkk2WqJEaRo7xL0XreMakdMj18CUan__I_v7R-WdxkkC8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-24+at+9.38.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-Zpg3Vafnjh7zbiluxeVJ6NnFBHcw2o9IRG8GbNNbZAcRUN_eaP-vDGOBZnLGdHiNOHUmQfowa-VpKnb2ndhIPIqijOmIYNkk2WqJEaRo7xL0XreMakdMj18CUan__I_v7R-WdxkkC8/s320/Screen+shot+2011-02-24+at+9.38.20+AM.png" width="254" /></a></div> Ahh the wonderful fun things you can do in Adobe Illustrator! I just crack myself up sometimes! :) <br />
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<b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: small;">ahh this one I just created to put on bottles of soda or of anything for Valentines day - which is coming up pretty quick - a Love Potion No.9 - gotta luv it!</span></b>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-85076270135427357242010-11-11T14:37:00.000-08:002010-11-11T14:46:30.276-08:00Bridal Shower - Underwear!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQktK1-qFKWNBZG5Uv74ywP0kbqCDEwcSF_8y8XMC-uVVxbjyfXBbA6-vaUl1X36bWPkhg3dGPAFpY2oJ3OQT4e5fImEP9sGLDKMI5KG_nzk0sD8LxrZl1WpdaTQAOA6hGHxg9jt6zq4/s1600/undie+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQktK1-qFKWNBZG5Uv74ywP0kbqCDEwcSF_8y8XMC-uVVxbjyfXBbA6-vaUl1X36bWPkhg3dGPAFpY2oJ3OQT4e5fImEP9sGLDKMI5KG_nzk0sD8LxrZl1WpdaTQAOA6hGHxg9jt6zq4/s320/undie+4.jpg" width="140" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSJAeTBuewTweUhfOLsLPkmqzVPqcHGO2yYiH5iThgJhiW85OcDUO51xN_APlKjVo36WsZiJHe-WFe900USRNgQYO9gy96SoDsB_7VVoIZ037-qdoF24lajBcF_PHbk8qhyIq-tgw31E/s1600/Picture+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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ooh I found an idea similar to this on the internet (what would I do with out it!). Thanks to the adobe suite I was able to make my own underwear! - also megs fave color is purple -- so we had to do PURPLE UNDIES! Lots of fun and soo easy to do! :)</div>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-56924966090821558582010-10-13T15:20:00.001-07:002010-10-13T15:21:20.857-07:00CUTE SIGN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGo37xDIYdWI_bb1qS2cWRV82DCiIpnkQGotbJnc_CP0s86JOJon6z7MhS_dtnMGO5j5zT4SnMH9emIyVWz0EJUY-wwEZkBH9LHfCDf9UZ2gs6giaSZqwWuHTGzMMjzAECcHt-hYoX4kY/s1600/2738613059_ef0a185644_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGo37xDIYdWI_bb1qS2cWRV82DCiIpnkQGotbJnc_CP0s86JOJon6z7MhS_dtnMGO5j5zT4SnMH9emIyVWz0EJUY-wwEZkBH9LHfCDf9UZ2gs6giaSZqwWuHTGzMMjzAECcHt-hYoX4kY/s320/2738613059_ef0a185644_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527659224115601506" border="0" /></a>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-951874403808293872010-09-29T10:37:00.000-07:002014-07-07T14:40:15.284-07:00WEDDING BELLS - for "the" sisAshley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-29388121482212378592010-09-23T14:48:00.000-07:002010-09-29T08:40:29.626-07:00Boyfriend's B-Day Present<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykgzbtSrXHxPhYdFqD4Jqdb7rDtPNBfbBu1HQ92gPhqxsTHhrePiU7y1GfopJg6P2KaxBcsjuJREDe2JvftxQmfFgbeuOiXgmkxc5KZqNTjOVA0j8POMLn8B2c_jIrcrJpek9wUBmcPw/s1600/P9290034.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykgzbtSrXHxPhYdFqD4Jqdb7rDtPNBfbBu1HQ92gPhqxsTHhrePiU7y1GfopJg6P2KaxBcsjuJREDe2JvftxQmfFgbeuOiXgmkxc5KZqNTjOVA0j8POMLn8B2c_jIrcrJpek9wUBmcPw/s320/P9290034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522356238054333490" border="0" /></a>another close up of the shack and trees and scribbles - ahh feels nice to be done! now we get to mat it and frame it! SO EXCITED! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAexRJONd_Ib9ewlc2SaNHXwrog2Ac7ViAJce3TLmP90fM-9kQ054LLzlYrH-sY59ZHGi63xNC1XM_zoInDFkQAe9w0doTlWctrvj2Dp05nCmtfFrLiu07pAGv_MPeKZQcAjf-XjdGcQ/s1600/P9290033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAexRJONd_Ib9ewlc2SaNHXwrog2Ac7ViAJce3TLmP90fM-9kQ054LLzlYrH-sY59ZHGi63xNC1XM_zoInDFkQAe9w0doTlWctrvj2Dp05nCmtfFrLiu07pAGv_MPeKZQcAjf-XjdGcQ/s320/P9290033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522356068573551826" border="0" /></a>Mtns and hills close up! amazing how scribbles from afar make a picture!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgL6Qe7-Jggtfc0Ch5jmg2Q6VawDMb358RVCNi4_bjVwxqE4Jc35bFDSZG80RMMXw8eI3FijBzJiuLScSu0WomvQWp_2ljabdOejJkXg7yM2FcfIh9Aiu0WFWNEB8dgjNiywOQElWMrg/s1600/P9290032.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgL6Qe7-Jggtfc0Ch5jmg2Q6VawDMb358RVCNi4_bjVwxqE4Jc35bFDSZG80RMMXw8eI3FijBzJiuLScSu0WomvQWp_2ljabdOejJkXg7yM2FcfIh9Aiu0WFWNEB8dgjNiywOQElWMrg/s320/P9290032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522355905946655634" border="0" /></a>Up close - looks soo different. My favorite thing to draw was the little broken down house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0S-NaemaDnwVQYTjn21XTmn9lZlfM1iB-MTb16WQMcyw3fAWJsgRjzp1vYkbCeQRLCxnoaExrqq0zdknZqHVYdvcJ3fjIStnWh8liOvkRD-hNP-rwg7SGqzI_SZdP-y5PDLNxRbzEBUs/s1600/P9290031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0S-NaemaDnwVQYTjn21XTmn9lZlfM1iB-MTb16WQMcyw3fAWJsgRjzp1vYkbCeQRLCxnoaExrqq0zdknZqHVYdvcJ3fjIStnWh8liOvkRD-hNP-rwg7SGqzI_SZdP-y5PDLNxRbzEBUs/s320/P9290031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522355758347449106" border="0" /></a>WAHOO! I am done.. well can an artist ever really be done? i could work on this thing forever. Good thing the boyfriend won't let me - ahh art oh oh i love but hate you!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNKsgUGPsFyW57lgMM8oFzTYhB-8IGrWI4Gp3t6wTlM6wav1LP4hB6dM_jhRZbtxiAFVXRRi95C0RAn-3C5aqhfO_nvENVSdt8M2FaAcW76Byd9NUi48WFhQswdFh_V-rgU0b7JCClCM/s1600/P9240024.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNKsgUGPsFyW57lgMM8oFzTYhB-8IGrWI4Gp3t6wTlM6wav1LP4hB6dM_jhRZbtxiAFVXRRi95C0RAn-3C5aqhfO_nvENVSdt8M2FaAcW76Byd9NUi48WFhQswdFh_V-rgU0b7JCClCM/s320/P9240024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522355607457185970" border="0" /></a>Ooh look we are almost there - notice i still need to do the transition from mtns to green hillside - always tough going from light to dark gradually!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcympz-3st2PcnkhjKMntvpAdsbDc7KvsgKnvPXLRMKoixzJRYgP_fiaOhb2iWyTBNlw4QouPvYloEn0ZYqDhoUitYP7m7RUnyvzSFGd3Hrsi9HBso5cyCTzxvgXfrkyRXvaBg3GT2P8w/s1600/P9040192.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcympz-3st2PcnkhjKMntvpAdsbDc7KvsgKnvPXLRMKoixzJRYgP_fiaOhb2iWyTBNlw4QouPvYloEn0ZYqDhoUitYP7m7RUnyvzSFGd3Hrsi9HBso5cyCTzxvgXfrkyRXvaBg3GT2P8w/s320/P9040192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520229852743974034" border="0" /></a>Look color - i think i like these pasteles - alot faster then colored pencil! haha except i get the chalky dust over everything including me! such a mess i am! :p - stay tuned for final - almost there! YAY!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4AIFxCs1UiA4-kUiUGuu-6qFYHMUkxwmBUIgQqMKCB49MCTRUmyeB44PMMNnB_Lqk4c64TZtf1WjxVWIVNx1rSzdsNO4F-7KcRa1B83Fv-DW40iahI_y_igSV1LBFP1VD6fOHwZGVFg/s1600/P9040187.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4AIFxCs1UiA4-kUiUGuu-6qFYHMUkxwmBUIgQqMKCB49MCTRUmyeB44PMMNnB_Lqk4c64TZtf1WjxVWIVNx1rSzdsNO4F-7KcRa1B83Fv-DW40iahI_y_igSV1LBFP1VD6fOHwZGVFg/s320/P9040187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520229698233285778" border="0" /></a>Ready or not here i go - good thing they are erasable! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjsxfvkrrZ09aiPYuuyV-Q9fUNxkpGC-fpLTkDnOB43OeJ7MHFTo9Jov9kQZ9-Am5mpdDb9qYysRVbH589zbjr0PoYGKIxiwGD4K8k0KZqiFNc6vQmBCfiLXw0wA1U8z_N-RqyUxLcl4/s1600/P9040182.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjsxfvkrrZ09aiPYuuyV-Q9fUNxkpGC-fpLTkDnOB43OeJ7MHFTo9Jov9kQZ9-Am5mpdDb9qYysRVbH589zbjr0PoYGKIxiwGD4K8k0KZqiFNc6vQmBCfiLXw0wA1U8z_N-RqyUxLcl4/s320/P9040182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520229539189568034" border="0" /></a>I chose to do it in pastels! havent done those since highschool - how hard can it be... right? hahaha<br />first buying the paper at the local craft store - 2nd i printed off the photo i black and white to get a better idea of lights and darks. 3rd white charcoal pencil is my best friend and helps give me the quick sketch (skeleton) of the photo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-0NuArS4TePqWsOz3uWzs8bTnwn_QEk8B5Idsgg8yywBVEs_WbiP0QgOaSJWXat9kXSioH_yHGSzb6ZtxM8ffFF9JCqlJKzfh_EWKtaumcypwy1190c_ctlyMAe-0-JwwTWH80h3Zbo/s1600/johns+landscape.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-0NuArS4TePqWsOz3uWzs8bTnwn_QEk8B5Idsgg8yywBVEs_WbiP0QgOaSJWXat9kXSioH_yHGSzb6ZtxM8ffFF9JCqlJKzfh_EWKtaumcypwy1190c_ctlyMAe-0-JwwTWH80h3Zbo/s320/johns+landscape.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520229303204908242" border="0" /></a><br />It all started with this Picture - guess the boyfriend really and I mean SUPER LIKES this picture HE took :) He wants it drawn, painted, etc in ALL medians. So guess who is first on his list? ME! He looked at me with these puppy dog eyes and asks for my bday i would LOVE it if you would draw this for me - PLEASE - so of course I had to, even if i haven't drawn for a year or 2.Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-85342975404879534202010-09-16T10:42:00.000-07:002010-09-16T11:20:07.481-07:00Fall Wreath<span style="font-weight: bold;">I love Fall</span>- and one day when I was on <a href="http://www.diaryofacraftaholic.blogspot.com/">Craftaholics Anonymous</a> She had the cutest Halloween wreath posted on there that she had just made. Well since i had oodles of burlap left over from the my mothers day project below.. i thought brown burlap would make a perfect fall wreath :) Burlap IS MESSY! and it Itches - I had to shower after this craft making fun - Anyways you start with any size wreath - this is one of the bigger ones. On her blog she painted the foam wreath part black to camouflage it - but I didn't. Too lazy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh058hsWLmFDRvxrm1nrWbf4yS6MZL4gvd17Rm-97XoHqlsJ7vfnJGzeRwXyvNJC-mcq6RTRib1r8DgrMZ_56zkQrqSyNVnPZYes2fyAK0UzR21GGF1OiktVmq1_tXVNh6ssvGQ1pI7RNA/s1600/P9090195.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh058hsWLmFDRvxrm1nrWbf4yS6MZL4gvd17Rm-97XoHqlsJ7vfnJGzeRwXyvNJC-mcq6RTRib1r8DgrMZ_56zkQrqSyNVnPZYes2fyAK0UzR21GGF1OiktVmq1_tXVNh6ssvGQ1pI7RNA/s320/P9090195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517569343597485346" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">You start by cutting strips of Burlap about an inch in diameter and about 8-9 inchs long. I varied my burlap strips for extra dimension and lets face it - i can't cut straight either. :) you than tie a double not around the wreath. Push em all together - keep squeezing - gotta cover that white - squish em again and tie more burlap strips! USE THOSE MUSCLES :)</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsN-NImGTfNCpS4YK1QHJq0AODUeTSxVuOZBj4QQWUExlJBKxYtMHrLppeaX9xFxnmRw9o8WjHYMAr4BoU9YCOvV5e4jMY2efEIh8jqbwu2gHo26VuIII5iiZ-DF3ocXadhmkcm5CWzA/s1600/P9090211.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsN-NImGTfNCpS4YK1QHJq0AODUeTSxVuOZBj4QQWUExlJBKxYtMHrLppeaX9xFxnmRw9o8WjHYMAr4BoU9YCOvV5e4jMY2efEIh8jqbwu2gHo26VuIII5iiZ-DF3ocXadhmkcm5CWzA/s320/P9090211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517569187667832642" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Now for the fun part - you must decorate your wreath. I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up Fall looking scrap book paper and wooden letters to spell Fall. I than placed my wooden letters on the front of the paper, traced an outline with a pencil, then cut out the letters. In the end this is what it will look like.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT0EPbVM2FZKPCu-ksZLuW0_JRe7opb6mBDvSdnF1uKZFjv1TTf0e5JM8WsHq_yu-Ee-XCFfU96QbPrpaqf817wyf6UXa3N1fRPuvztb_4iyrYbdjF-4Mtm1SB6FGdiWC9eO7EvicJYA/s1600/P9090213.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT0EPbVM2FZKPCu-ksZLuW0_JRe7opb6mBDvSdnF1uKZFjv1TTf0e5JM8WsHq_yu-Ee-XCFfU96QbPrpaqf817wyf6UXa3N1fRPuvztb_4iyrYbdjF-4Mtm1SB6FGdiWC9eO7EvicJYA/s320/P9090213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517569001750820354" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">I then decided to paint my wooden letters a nice fall orange color to make em look pretty. :)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3ng8IqXgZSWtpO73TlrTs1As34Sqty-gE6Y0guzLFL5QA8H0xyYq47g64CTcYpCRz2-6efqAiJsqdgfAbj4TzXR1jrYRyZ_VFXK9ZmR9vToUuuTDQUburWKNSi7JYNGBczonNoQnGIc/s1600/P9090214.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3ng8IqXgZSWtpO73TlrTs1As34Sqty-gE6Y0guzLFL5QA8H0xyYq47g64CTcYpCRz2-6efqAiJsqdgfAbj4TzXR1jrYRyZ_VFXK9ZmR9vToUuuTDQUburWKNSi7JYNGBczonNoQnGIc/s320/P9090214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517568714570745202" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Oh than I Mod Podge my paper letters on to my wooden letters - Look how pretty they are! :) - almost done. I hot glued the letters on to the wreath - but it just needed something! so I cut out leaves out of cardboard - modge podge some brown orange paper on to them - cut thin strips out of my other fall lookin scrap paper for the veins and .....</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xnNZlrvnDSuM3qn3SqOyvNPNH1PrkAFaUlJx10IRBueH8wdegy2rOqu8Mr7cEKUbu-gNwDVzVE7omTfQQaiVEqcv1g6GM7ZGlof2xT8EjL3o2Q69f7tgtcXGowMnsjF5zauojkgMAxA/s1600/P9090217.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xnNZlrvnDSuM3qn3SqOyvNPNH1PrkAFaUlJx10IRBueH8wdegy2rOqu8Mr7cEKUbu-gNwDVzVE7omTfQQaiVEqcv1g6GM7ZGlof2xT8EjL3o2Q69f7tgtcXGowMnsjF5zauojkgMAxA/s320/P9090217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517568528546183122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">This is the end result! :) So fallish! LOVE IT! Since I loved it soo much I gave to my mother - ain't she the luckiest! :) I still have lots of burlap left over - I think I have many more fall wreaths a head of me!</span>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-33063413312947642162010-05-18T15:11:00.000-07:002010-05-19T08:44:50.305-07:00Mothers Day BURLAP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlTvSrUNnetrIxfRnYTXSPYAuVuEwsUi_EpPZ_we559fsZyjwjUaN-Ok1P7A1Qd-EZArzsJSaxoShEfgIPwWrjCg0mMr3fxY7_K-1V5hDvK18UlG67zqexTTR0ago0JUJpoGUL8iQwus/s1600/P5060069.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmcEALIx_blYRwVhjza9YT1_n-DYIpu53kMVBR2sULW-OmEVkxEWCtL79NfV2sIF49ny6s1sd0DR9lltXrZv1a0pmR9GkrnUJQdofcvpEF-hrGyJ3iDT3RICxFdpRA5_L_NkowwSCjSo/s1600/P5060090.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmcEALIx_blYRwVhjza9YT1_n-DYIpu53kMVBR2sULW-OmEVkxEWCtL79NfV2sIF49ny6s1sd0DR9lltXrZv1a0pmR9GkrnUJQdofcvpEF-hrGyJ3iDT3RICxFdpRA5_L_NkowwSCjSo/s320/P5060090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472737892708142306" border="0" /></a>As you know Mothers day JUST happened. I wanted to make my mommy something that she might actually use and not just clutter up the house... so I went on <a href="http://www.diaryofacraftaholic.blogspot.com/">diaryofacraftaholic.blogspot.com</a> (always has the best ideas) and of course she was having a link party and I went through some of the blogs until i found this awesome place mat idea @ <a href="http://myquarterlifecrisisjmu.blogspot.com/2010/04/pretty-pretty-placemats.html">my quarter life crisis </a>blog. ( for more detailed instructions click on her blog)<br />I used Burlap (chocolate brown)<br /> Paint<br /> Stencils Paisly Fabric<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLdvyMLPNGhvWyFnzw6EAwV68-OlVqVf4ei6AWwTsS0LA2VeigwE92urrrKfrQDl0HdvUK3y-Km_HPAeWJBC0CbxoWrxUVGJ1v3jaLaRkTxipxKN0Xo2y4QNBHtCyGcfUZDOHKRtQNJM/s1600/P5060069.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLdvyMLPNGhvWyFnzw6EAwV68-OlVqVf4ei6AWwTsS0LA2VeigwE92urrrKfrQDl0HdvUK3y-Km_HPAeWJBC0CbxoWrxUVGJ1v3jaLaRkTxipxKN0Xo2y4QNBHtCyGcfUZDOHKRtQNJM/s320/P5060069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472740281493920562" border="0" /></a>I cut out an image of a bird (free hand) and I printed PHILLIPS CO. out on card stock than using an exact o knife I cut out the letters (very time consuming!)This is when a cricut would've been VERY handy. But hey art was my minor and sure do know my way around an exacto knife. :) Then I had to cut out burlap.. I don't think any of my placements are the exact same size! haha!<br /><br />I simply took an old placement and used that as my measurements! I then frayed the edges... but burlap like to keep coming unraveled! so i used my brain and put a glob of hot glue on each of the corners on the back to keep my gift from becoming unraveled! GENIUS! I KNOW! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDewT3Iel8jzxzCgkRMuT2gMJUFkzyWpMVZhyIkjyY35jwlCS8ISfWx24UrOAjolDIJQVBcny0Op4VGzOBTwnjXc-TTIlJGKBBmFlPqdg8nRXA_XZGVPancIl6IoioLPEFLadkzoqNY4/s1600/P5060070.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDewT3Iel8jzxzCgkRMuT2gMJUFkzyWpMVZhyIkjyY35jwlCS8ISfWx24UrOAjolDIJQVBcny0Op4VGzOBTwnjXc-TTIlJGKBBmFlPqdg8nRXA_XZGVPancIl6IoioLPEFLadkzoqNY4/s320/P5060070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472999904815441906" border="0" /></a>This is my bird after I painted her in I went back and added feat and cut a piece of my paisley fabric to giver her a wing and some added dimension. (aint she cute)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCYfegi6uggWDdQ68jTJ8HJryd_KpX-JXAbk4RcnsH8lL4yUDYw9LQzZrpLyrdD0yCmkm63i2IH0wYFGH5K80wNWa-QDUnKPqcawgjGePFYrNc-Z5OT6350vBQLT2G9T0Rt8kx6QOcTY/s1600/P5060072.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCYfegi6uggWDdQ68jTJ8HJryd_KpX-JXAbk4RcnsH8lL4yUDYw9LQzZrpLyrdD0yCmkm63i2IH0wYFGH5K80wNWa-QDUnKPqcawgjGePFYrNc-Z5OT6350vBQLT2G9T0Rt8kx6QOcTY/s320/P5060072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473001284874086242" border="0" /></a><br />This is how my beautiful lettering turned out! The letters were the biggest pain of this whole operation. I had to throw one of these beauties in the garbage cause of the lettering paint issue :(<br />oh well.. i made 6 of these things in all. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKaA-FwfQhyphenhyphenvi60rCY1r7z7Gkpio58J2ocgPDSWNjEP5NdfZgKNhvbfYa8HS6lvAnzZx0ROzx9dfjXmh7ibU9gsDG4TM94pDGMf2GKSuPPnf9C6vsTY6wWTqvjo7cYBpnPf_Y34njW14/s1600/P5070092.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKaA-FwfQhyphenhyphenvi60rCY1r7z7Gkpio58J2ocgPDSWNjEP5NdfZgKNhvbfYa8HS6lvAnzZx0ROzx9dfjXmh7ibU9gsDG4TM94pDGMf2GKSuPPnf9C6vsTY6wWTqvjo7cYBpnPf_Y34njW14/s320/P5070092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473002518670899682" border="0" /><br /></a>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-5857945570924576742010-05-18T14:52:00.000-07:002010-05-18T15:06:56.529-07:00L*O*V*E*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVPkA13WFMPxiBEPbMdJTl1l02J1yC_Ov8o_PVGTsV0cQW5a8fwByjIPxjPzTUmYCyHcgFVfmNb6_cCGBzmeMkGbc-QQzuam82BD7gQSe56iv7bi4DThn7NJZafWLfnGA5UcBxUuWyfg/s1600/P5060064.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVPkA13WFMPxiBEPbMdJTl1l02J1yC_Ov8o_PVGTsV0cQW5a8fwByjIPxjPzTUmYCyHcgFVfmNb6_cCGBzmeMkGbc-QQzuam82BD7gQSe56iv7bi4DThn7NJZafWLfnGA5UcBxUuWyfg/s320/P5060064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472731911015855922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">This was supposed to be for valentines day but... again i procrastinated too long and so it ended up in my room with apple green hearts instead of red hearts.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">I always read on other peoples blogs how they just go into the dollar store and inspiration hits and they buy a couple things and put em together to create way cool, cute cheap stuff. So I thought if they could do... why can't I? hahaha</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">I got the love letters that were a see through red ugly plastic color that hung together to create a swinging sign of luv. I cut them apart, went to wally world and bought a cheap trashy romance novel and wrapped the letters in the paper from the book. :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Then i remember reading from a blog long ago about taking cardboard and pealing off a layer of paper to get a fun textured back ground which then I painted with black paint</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Than i added some flowers and hearts and BAM!</span><br /><br />I got to be CREATIVE and CRAFTY just like everyone else!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">(it just only took me like 2 months to put it all together) :)</span>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-51047814471987867692010-04-21T11:45:00.001-07:002010-04-21T12:15:09.524-07:00Chocolate Dentures<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">My grand father is a dentist and always does our dental work for free... saving me a lot of money! To show my gratitude I found some denture and teeth molds on </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://www.bakeitpretty.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">www.bakeitpretty.com</span> </a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">(one of my favorite websites) actually I found everything I used there too! Or you can always go to your craft store.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3p4QNCdo5bZPZg-5vzyHoVzw8_GM8PMuhuZGtkLQE2j0KylZycbJ8_2gzgAxO1Simho-SxhLNsVEWBdHsbC5kbHWlnfb6eTKvTkA4ecl4vsdnhu81FNB09SCkE57PoUS5R5nHT87a7TY/s1600/P4190052.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3p4QNCdo5bZPZg-5vzyHoVzw8_GM8PMuhuZGtkLQE2j0KylZycbJ8_2gzgAxO1Simho-SxhLNsVEWBdHsbC5kbHWlnfb6eTKvTkA4ecl4vsdnhu81FNB09SCkE57PoUS5R5nHT87a7TY/s320/P4190052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462666019878763858" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I made some teeth out of white chocolate and flavored them mint... I than added a metallic shine to them to give em some personality!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxM6I3AUwVLjw_jbTA0TrQ0ocjPjTAUi_G7WdEJMqHlAwHOIA_vp6zc3E0j1QDOslDDbB5S4jFVSgDzARgECuCteA6jlbiwBwnNavKQxcZuzAkrS_caXXQ3Uej3Ywf8dY26iFdnjDa80/s1600/P4190047.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxM6I3AUwVLjw_jbTA0TrQ0ocjPjTAUi_G7WdEJMqHlAwHOIA_vp6zc3E0j1QDOslDDbB5S4jFVSgDzARgECuCteA6jlbiwBwnNavKQxcZuzAkrS_caXXQ3Uej3Ywf8dY26iFdnjDa80/s320/P4190047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462665581159904450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4k94upsdoHURkf9-1oSVdKcopDdF4SSec49Mm-IpTl4apWwkYYLyjfAlJlC3ASQqRVcAaG9rFnk14Tn0iN1-ey9kMk9S6bhG7r656P-t-4JGrRGSu_LLnf4yjJnfFUlylWTycwmVoPKI/s1600/P4190051.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6Xz1gIPVKl_bAvGDR3cUgiVKTw0jIWOEeTokWnx0HLrrO_Ua6XAl55CECVRugTpLN_9GYqU0XfJ2jMgcqf8ase_x6OijZ_HGkGOwX-sHST0Fdhs28tPW8T2gZdX9wJosnUaHuA4ihQs/s1600/P4190042.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6Xz1gIPVKl_bAvGDR3cUgiVKTw0jIWOEeTokWnx0HLrrO_Ua6XAl55CECVRugTpLN_9GYqU0XfJ2jMgcqf8ase_x6OijZ_HGkGOwX-sHST0Fdhs28tPW8T2gZdX9wJosnUaHuA4ihQs/s320/P4190042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462664408016941202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">For the dentures I used white chocolate for for the teeth then used a red chocolate melts (or you could use white chocolate and add a red oil based dye- never use regular food coloring!) and added apple for flavoring. When using flavoring a small bit goes a looonnnng way! :)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYKjbMULoGPYuYXVZfjxv1xDTxFsf3CN1dxH6xjl3y3Tu232tfcmx8E6qczFqzNgTPPh9RQEqQTDdy5cqzDrR9WfpLPT2HAoD5-q-NtUvgn1uw2fWzkD0wC32e6SWoyHoKN3ymE9seFw/s1600/P4200059.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYKjbMULoGPYuYXVZfjxv1xDTxFsf3CN1dxH6xjl3y3Tu232tfcmx8E6qczFqzNgTPPh9RQEqQTDdy5cqzDrR9WfpLPT2HAoD5-q-NtUvgn1uw2fWzkD0wC32e6SWoyHoKN3ymE9seFw/s320/P4200059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462666296691627666" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I wrapped all the chocolates individually in saran wrap to avoid the chocolate from getting yucky, put it all in a goodies bag and tied with ribbon! My grandfather loved it! He as requested I make more so he can give em to his dentist buddies! :)</span>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-14630295115101888822010-04-13T14:47:00.000-07:002010-04-20T13:48:23.126-07:00G-mas Sparkly Purple Wreath<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxt3QNPU9SYn4wN5hK4mDLzdNEXw9C1LeYiPdKfKANWiFTH3-qtwED9C9Tp7-I2NGlblzvPOn-DDnoqRHusckcv6R9i3k0AHDNL5_J8kRhienFJy9lF6bZCYMRbgNTqbe2GD-vcMNgIU/s1600/P4110070.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxt3QNPU9SYn4wN5hK4mDLzdNEXw9C1LeYiPdKfKANWiFTH3-qtwED9C9Tp7-I2NGlblzvPOn-DDnoqRHusckcv6R9i3k0AHDNL5_J8kRhienFJy9lF6bZCYMRbgNTqbe2GD-vcMNgIU/s320/P4110070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459745601758444914" border="0" /></a><br />My grandma came over for Sunday dinner... so of course I had to make her a wreath and try out my new wreath skills again. Her favorite color is purple and boy does she sure love sparkles!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXQwB2kOu2IIgpw9CnWcWX0PlriQ3uJ6bnZfCqwPIaF56QgReR8WI1fiCJEHpmnLErAN9CdJXhBaus0w5JvOZCuXbjNGKg7ZtqvqOLAAIpLkSg8emmvYTLq8uyB_z6e4Yew4FS0NTmKI/s1600/P4110068.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXQwB2kOu2IIgpw9CnWcWX0PlriQ3uJ6bnZfCqwPIaF56QgReR8WI1fiCJEHpmnLErAN9CdJXhBaus0w5JvOZCuXbjNGKg7ZtqvqOLAAIpLkSg8emmvYTLq8uyB_z6e4Yew4FS0NTmKI/s320/P4110068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459742665236794434" border="0" /></a>This is what I came up with... notice a sparkly bug and diamonds?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2yfT0QGb7Fg_YHQPo50H1IMq_7Fel7VkaPihyphenhyphenuiwHvx6mwaSIbfSkNVAqiDkDHHDBhHV2NPRZp0YWsB178X35y7JMUdL88S40AeU4wc5-knsHmVPHwtc4c5G2A377rcxr4Pkfa3zLV4/s1600/P4110066.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2yfT0QGb7Fg_YHQPo50H1IMq_7Fel7VkaPihyphenhyphenuiwHvx6mwaSIbfSkNVAqiDkDHHDBhHV2NPRZp0YWsB178X35y7JMUdL88S40AeU4wc5-knsHmVPHwtc4c5G2A377rcxr4Pkfa3zLV4/s320/P4110066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459742370208738082" border="0" /></a>This one was a lot easier to make than first one cause I actually knew what I was doing! :) I even made my sisters help me out a bit. I sure do love my grandma and hope she enjoys it!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is what I used:<br />1 foam wreath with a flat back<br />1 thing of yarn<br />1 bird<br />1 wooden letter<br />acrylic paint<br />felt, ribbon, fabric (for flowers)<br />a variety of beads and stones<br />glue gun<br />all of the supplies can be found at any craft store :)<br /></div>Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-89754059424170678452010-04-13T14:33:00.000-07:002010-04-13T15:04:04.272-07:00"Ring" in the sisters!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Cv3QXhY5cHqzwBtU8PRPIE7wsspuwYSSEOU0ireIfHO2I4fRE2gNCJiHKhRSUPKyK47U_oEVEbPMF21rRgYbBjRfTjEdWJDaB3kF9UuTNR9C1RJ4P4iWQUXwlwJ9i7nFsO4LJtDpv88/s1600/P4100049.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Cv3QXhY5cHqzwBtU8PRPIE7wsspuwYSSEOU0ireIfHO2I4fRE2gNCJiHKhRSUPKyK47U_oEVEbPMF21rRgYbBjRfTjEdWJDaB3kF9UuTNR9C1RJ4P4iWQUXwlwJ9i7nFsO4LJtDpv88/s320/P4100049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459746034399112082" border="0" /></a>My lil sister came down to visit us from Idaho and my older sister had an AMAZING idea to make rings... So of course we had to go SHOPPING! We went to Micheals, Walmart, and Roberts to pick out our fun rings. Here are just a few of the MANY we made. We might have gotten a little bit out of control with how many rings we made... but it was tons of fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UvF4zCTSsCsN3ncNoqXnkgBzXNuRnEFeWT6-tqk65O-tIS74uUQFa_NXFmhpYznCo2Bt19a2_IWCQIAMYTXCCSesQs2UaBPEuTAF7lhXgChDaa_qlcT7kHM8SVSyABh7l1HiVbcXAFM/s1600/P4100060.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UvF4zCTSsCsN3ncNoqXnkgBzXNuRnEFeWT6-tqk65O-tIS74uUQFa_NXFmhpYznCo2Bt19a2_IWCQIAMYTXCCSesQs2UaBPEuTAF7lhXgChDaa_qlcT7kHM8SVSyABh7l1HiVbcXAFM/s320/P4100060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459739676312566770" border="0" /></a>SO easy just glue the object to the ring with some super super duty glue, we got ours for a buck at walmart... than let it sit all night... thats it! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNaO06coUVM1phyyenQUfgJLDBSkJSInX07YvU98EqdsgQYinJnki-keMAR3aE9SC4_n0TGt7_hgs32JLDgZIM58aP1m0eUNoBXXSl0OuLUACrzbGRr99r9Xu3wPHp4OUHgdyWX3W3Ig/s1600/P4100053.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNaO06coUVM1phyyenQUfgJLDBSkJSInX07YvU98EqdsgQYinJnki-keMAR3aE9SC4_n0TGt7_hgs32JLDgZIM58aP1m0eUNoBXXSl0OuLUACrzbGRr99r9Xu3wPHp4OUHgdyWX3W3Ig/s320/P4100053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459739407362213970" border="0" /></a><br />Some we added a lil extra bling to!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFOpdNT5bZhcRqTwn-Kf8_v4Y1DWYcyd62-8I4W05o0BUQuVnLvzQ5oWM0feEgkT8z9ovZt6AoZaARlFAQA0D6Vx0ujiF2BiHpmw6AW3fph38o9E_DVKiuQZ1e95eLNmX-VzExdUREkE/s1600/P4100046.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFOpdNT5bZhcRqTwn-Kf8_v4Y1DWYcyd62-8I4W05o0BUQuVnLvzQ5oWM0feEgkT8z9ovZt6AoZaARlFAQA0D6Vx0ujiF2BiHpmw6AW3fph38o9E_DVKiuQZ1e95eLNmX-VzExdUREkE/s320/P4100046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459738898278995202" border="0" /></a>So nice to have our very own custom made jewelry! :) also very cheap to make!Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-68710560350018840842010-03-31T09:30:00.000-07:002010-03-31T10:19:10.027-07:00In-between Wreath<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiMMo0CqkVO8vDoPJ4BFi96qSQUcR8-tYIDT-m_EQOihVkTtsAE6IVshAo7ClBJogCXaAIXweTqyOzHWcP2O854CawD6tO1F0BItAPsIgni63n6YmmnTJR1OK3_gRlt8dWbH-eJbjpac/s1600/P3310046.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiMMo0CqkVO8vDoPJ4BFi96qSQUcR8-tYIDT-m_EQOihVkTtsAE6IVshAo7ClBJogCXaAIXweTqyOzHWcP2O854CawD6tO1F0BItAPsIgni63n6YmmnTJR1OK3_gRlt8dWbH-eJbjpac/s320/P3310046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454846170026249122" border="0" /></a>I made this wreath for my mom to have has an IN-BETWEEN WREATH to hang up when its not a holiday. I think it turned out great! Can't wait to give it to her!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOxG2eiakpxYbrOL0wNAYB7Gljx2vltjGx7UhLWMU8SvRVpbRIdoZhAclx6Vvw6_NX-rWEbKJu2FCxIwoZ1r9gTPPycIQOoDXkfL9Ar-OIpV4EzPhKJ2C6dxOWo_F7OTuHtkrD4IUFJo/s1600/P3310041.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOxG2eiakpxYbrOL0wNAYB7Gljx2vltjGx7UhLWMU8SvRVpbRIdoZhAclx6Vvw6_NX-rWEbKJu2FCxIwoZ1r9gTPPycIQOoDXkfL9Ar-OIpV4EzPhKJ2C6dxOWo_F7OTuHtkrD4IUFJo/s320/P3310041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454845653974884962" border="0" /></a>The wreath itself is super easy to make... just pick out some yarn... start wrapping it around the wreath... this is the boring part, it took me a good 30 min plus! Than after that the fun starts! I made flowers out of felt and variety of fabrics. The more different textures the better! I painted the letter and antiqued a bit to make it look more rustic! I used shells, buttons, rocks, feathers and ribbon (basically anything I could find) to add to the overall effect!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv10CoROMaAgOGVRmsC62LJZppQ4DWerg8IJJloMURebPBY-VC_zuqaAx2ooUZJmiqGHElSsKMZrX77DEPH49QZl4eJsyhKbvK8J6AjQfu4FEfokN0TEWG5PYIVCPGuFf4tyIu9MQqMg4/s1600/P3310040.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv10CoROMaAgOGVRmsC62LJZppQ4DWerg8IJJloMURebPBY-VC_zuqaAx2ooUZJmiqGHElSsKMZrX77DEPH49QZl4eJsyhKbvK8J6AjQfu4FEfokN0TEWG5PYIVCPGuFf4tyIu9MQqMg4/s320/P3310040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454845328684535554" border="0" /></a>The finished product turned out a lot better than I thought... I really had no idea what I was doing. I saw it on etsy and thought what a great idea! :) So I made my own version! Can't wait to make more!Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-56211903749106801442010-02-10T12:40:00.000-08:002010-02-10T12:51:37.691-08:00Valentine Candy Heart Wreath<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhSm1uOnfQG8LbeA_XplGLrF4LfqatLZI7LqddZ1G1fxUmn83rztI88fWpaKL4Va0rBHSvB8Vl89ROYzqWA10iNioM8AKd9B7sB5CSpMNLbaub7mkqWv3YM6gH57sZSfOmfIRdOP6RPE/s1600-h/P2030028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhSm1uOnfQG8LbeA_XplGLrF4LfqatLZI7LqddZ1G1fxUmn83rztI88fWpaKL4Va0rBHSvB8Vl89ROYzqWA10iNioM8AKd9B7sB5CSpMNLbaub7mkqWv3YM6gH57sZSfOmfIRdOP6RPE/s320/P2030028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436718650474538130" border="0" /></a>YAY! all finished! I sprayed it with a clear coat of Satin Spray paint. Let dry. Than gave it to my mommy for V-day! She LOVED it! :) MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5Icg471p5TRgh4l3lP_IGCvvllbeJj8ZoZpY5ymXpX7Zx5gKNQPn-1NULd7gDZZNRvyu5RIqclZlt8ksF9aOyqA-4XWwsxzOkYVJPQQ2ldF5xCuX6sLQZG37DQhWW9LVZgGBnBwFF1k/s1600-h/P2020015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5Icg471p5TRgh4l3lP_IGCvvllbeJj8ZoZpY5ymXpX7Zx5gKNQPn-1NULd7gDZZNRvyu5RIqclZlt8ksF9aOyqA-4XWwsxzOkYVJPQQ2ldF5xCuX6sLQZG37DQhWW9LVZgGBnBwFF1k/s320/P2020015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436718344302979314" border="0" /></a>Look I am almost done! :) I could not find the conversational hearts at WalMart.. I had to go to Target to buy em. It took me about 2 bags and 3 nights to do the whole wreath.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_Lm7iVzhJJPP7UmTfNUqCGgM7u2CbSIUvawNSJbThV5QWWp0CAx5pNIHY4oZkMR0vBNnIAlZ18_40G4h-NfZsx22mRN0-4fncQrEiBiuPKkgJfn0BtZPGciuLRiDH9PCT3RiwaW6zhQ/s1600-h/P2010015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_Lm7iVzhJJPP7UmTfNUqCGgM7u2CbSIUvawNSJbThV5QWWp0CAx5pNIHY4oZkMR0vBNnIAlZ18_40G4h-NfZsx22mRN0-4fncQrEiBiuPKkgJfn0BtZPGciuLRiDH9PCT3RiwaW6zhQ/s320/P2010015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436718041277122754" border="0" /></a>I think I burnt everyone of my fingers with the glue gun.. that just shows you how coordinated I am :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfaImCGysAlLV8h1LevsP8ZPp0l6ZpcVWke5QagblP8FJ5ibp3l0TiK9WkJP0vs6R6swNzgP-wZly26HcAFICjkDdPZjJt1vxvPUO4ZEEqZ1hxSjUoqn3AIcs7cykTyGGGqmMRzuV8lg/s1600-h/P2010014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfaImCGysAlLV8h1LevsP8ZPp0l6ZpcVWke5QagblP8FJ5ibp3l0TiK9WkJP0vs6R6swNzgP-wZly26HcAFICjkDdPZjJt1vxvPUO4ZEEqZ1hxSjUoqn3AIcs7cykTyGGGqmMRzuV8lg/s320/P2010014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436717796392081698" border="0" /></a>So I decided to give the CANDY HEART wreath a try. After seeing many others accomplish the same feat I thought how hard could it be.... all I can say is NEVER AGAIN. :)Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-54478439264473565012010-02-03T12:06:00.001-08:002014-07-07T14:41:25.087-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865084845826725502.post-215820100017845402010-02-03T11:58:00.000-08:002010-02-03T12:04:57.060-08:00V-day Heart Wreath<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho12K0YNyraolToGFx0gG2ir1mnAzpWgCtpVm-zQHn8XkmEqSdJZm9AgRjEDoTxbqIsJeBEDAlsRWax10pM60PrDnRaZgweqf76Sfg-KQufWgGjCr09b2sDDFJQOOfrh6Yzb1BeC2MzL4/s1600-h/P2020010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho12K0YNyraolToGFx0gG2ir1mnAzpWgCtpVm-zQHn8XkmEqSdJZm9AgRjEDoTxbqIsJeBEDAlsRWax10pM60PrDnRaZgweqf76Sfg-KQufWgGjCr09b2sDDFJQOOfrh6Yzb1BeC2MzL4/s320/P2020010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434109615753638338" border="0" /></a>I really wanted to make a V-day wreath this year.. after looking at many blogs and searching the internet... I came up with this! So easy, went to Micheal's (luv this place) were I bought the wreath looking thing and than added the SpArklLiNg heart and little pink ribbon and VIOLA! My own special wreath... ps I luv fishing line to hang things and tie things.. so easy plus nobody notices it! :)Ashley Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480396604863189220noreply@blogger.com0