I have had so many requests for the jewels that were featured on my necklace that I went to the source, lol! Tracy has listed some in her online store....run, they will go fast!
That is where I purchased all of the fabulous jewels in this photo:
Enjoy!
Ok, I officially closed registration for my local class and I now know how many kits I will have. I have a waiting list and I will email you if you are already on there and let you know the details.
SOLD!
Also, I had someone back out of buying my last Home kit so I have one lonely kit left! ;) If you are interested email me.
And last but not least, I have two of these kits left:
And...the binder mechanisms have been restocked again here.
I have also stocked a new size of mechanisms. It is smaller and can be used on projects as well. This smaller size is what I have used on the 12 days of Christmas project:
I spray painted it red for this project. It only has two rings instead of the three. I will try to get those up in the shop this weekend as well. If you want one before then just email me.
Have a great weekend!
I just wanted to share that I was asked to teach at Inspiration Unlimited next year and I couldn't be more excited! I have heard such wonderful things about the event from several people so I jumped at the chance when Teresa asked. They have finally opened registration so I wanted everyone to have the details:
2010 Teresa Collins Inspiration Unlimited Event
at the Green Valley Resort & Spa in Henderson Nevada, September 24-26th 2010
6 Amazing workshops
A jam packed event store
Creative Inspiration from Fabulous Teachers…
Great times with old friends and wonderful memories with new ones
and much, much more but one of the greatest things about this event besides the things listed above is the INCREDIBLE PRICE…
Ready for this…Hold on to your seat…..
The event cost is $285.00
Wait, what???? Two Hundred and Eighty Five Dollars????? Yes, YOU are reading that right….okay, accommodations & food are not included, BUT Green Valley has set up a GREAT room rate for all of us Creatively Inspired Giddy girls…
This hotel is beyond anyone's expectations! It is just simply beautiful, restaurants, spa, pool area, and of course a beautiful shopping plaza right outside the doors.....
In the past some ladies have wished to extend their adventure by arriving earlier, or staying later a few days. Green Valley has offered the same great rate for additional nights as well for everyone attending Inspiration Unlimited.
Sunday through Thursday the room rate is $75.00 per night single/double occupancy Friday and Saturday the room rate is $125.00 per single/double occupancy. The code when booking your hotel room is GCIINSP. You can register online NOW at https://rooms.stationcasinos. or call the hotel reservations desk. The block of rooms will remain open for everyone in attendance of Inspiration Unlimited through August 20th, 2010.
Do not wait until it is too late...Sign up now!
Log onto Down to Details at http://stores.downtodetails.net/ and register now.. Remember that there are a very limited amount of spaces...so do not hesitate. Do you have a question?? Please contact the IU Event Coordinator, Ginger at gingbugg@cs.comWe can’t wait to see you in September 2010!..
oh wait did I tell you who is teaching...
Teresa Collins Janna Wilson
Janet Hopkins
Elizabeth Kartchner
Stephanie Ackerman!!!
and an AMAZING Key Note Speaker
run...don't walk..and go sign up...don't miss out!!!
The event sold out the past two years-
I mentioned yesterday that this kit is now up on the site and that I would put together a little tutorial about how I put mine together. I have been making these like crazy and on the sheet you purchase you have 25 total images to choose from so there are a ton. So lets get started...you will need to gather a few things like:
HOF3 Jewelry Printable, Tim Holtz Fragments, Glossy Accents
Chandelier Crystals, plastic jewels, beads and jumprings. I purchased the long hot pink jewel I used in the example necklace from Tracy at By Design Scrapbook Boutique when I was there teaching. But chandelier crystals, beads, bells, almost anything sparkly would be fun to use. What about these? I think they would be super fun! And look at these fun bells I found in these bright colors. LOVE THEM! The red ones actually have a velvet texture on them.
So once you have gathered your supplies and printed your page of tiles you are ready to start creating. I printed my sheet of tiles on Epson glossy photo paper but you could print them on textured cardstock, transparencies, sticker sheets, shrinky dink plastic, vellum. Pretty much anything but for my necklace I used photo paper.
Next, choose the tile you want to start with, coat the back of your fragment with glossy accents and adhere down over the tile you have chosen. You do not want to put tons of glue, just give it a nice coat, spreading it out with the tip of the glue bottle covering as much as possible. Push down on the fragment making sure you see glue covering the entire tile and I usually hold mine for about ten seconds to make sure it is secure.
Remember that you have several shapes in your fragments package so you could use several different shapes. Here I have used a smaller square and only used part of one of the tiles.
I did let mine dry for several hours....you do not have to but I like to make sure they are nice and secure before I start drilling and cutting on the tiles.
Once the tile is dry, using your scissors, trim around the edges of the tile. I then sanded the edges of mine to make sure it is nice and smooth.
Next you will want to drill your holes for the jumprings. I used a small drill bit and my husbands drill. I have a girlfriend who uses her Dremmel for this all of the time so I know those work as well.
So now comes the fun part...assembling them and adding jewels, bells, and beads. I have used a ball chain for my necklaces. I purchased them from etsy and they can be found here. She has fabulous colors to choose from.
The Peace Tags were a super easy way to attach the necklaces. And for the back side I just attached a small plastic bag to hold the bulk of the chain.
This would easily slip into a card where you can write your sentiment and have a gift ready for almost anyone! Teachers, neighbors, girlfriends, babysitters....I plan on making a few extras and slipping them in my purse for those times you forget someone on your list (please tell me I am not the only one that does this) and then you will have a super cute gift to pull out when you need it.
If you have any questions post them here and I will try to answer them. Enjoy!
I posted these photos yesterday:
and immediately got lots of email asking how to make them and was there a kit. And the answer is yes there is a new kit for the jewelry tiles and it is up now! These are so easy to make and fun for all ages. I am going to post a little how to tomorrow but wanted everyone to know that the kit is available.
You could print these on glossy photo paper and use them with fragments and glossy accents as I have here...or...you could also print them on sticker paper, transparencies, shrinky dink film, cardstock...the possibilities are endless.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
**ETA: Hey look there, it's me! ;) Go and check out my interview and photos here and leave a comment and you will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate from HOF3!! Do you realize how much stuff that is?? Pure joy I tell you!
I have been putting the finishing touches on a few projects and getting all of my ducks in a row (what does that really mean by the way?) It just sounds productive...anyway.
Here is the last peek of my local class which is the 12th here in Dallas:
And then this is a little christmas something I have been working on.....isn't it cute? I am making these for teachers, neighbors, my church girls and the girls in my daughters class. I found these super fun bells in bright colors to attach to the kids necklaces....so darn cute I can't even stand it! Here is just one of the necklaces I made...more details to follow soon.
And how fun is it attached to these Peace tags? I am loving that each one is unique!
What are you making with the HOF3 Christmas goodies? And did you see this? This is one stop shopping for all your scrappin' friends!
And just because I can't resist....this girl is IN love with her Daddy! If he is in the room, everyone else is invisible. So cute! And yes, before anyone asks, her bow is definitely Texas sized! lol
just thought I would post a little peek at the December class kit. (This is my local class in Dallas that I teach every other month) I think it turned out so fun. There is lots of Pink Paislee goodness here as well as some unique stuff I found that really worked well for the project.
I will give you a hint about the finished project...it is created on a 12"x12" piece of 1/4" clear plexiglass that I had a local company cut especially for this class....and yes he did think I was crazy when I told him what I was doing with them, but, and I thought this was funny....he said "I have been married for 24 years little lady and I learned around 23 years ago not to ever question a woman because she always knows what she is doing." Smart man! I wonder why it took him a whole year to figure that out? ;)
Well a Christmas failure that is. I do not have one single Christmas decoration out including our tree and the kids are getting upset with me. And I would love to just say "I just had a baby...cut me some slack!" but the truth is she is 4 months old now and it is time to snap out of it.
So my husband and I promised them that last night would be the night that we would drag everything out and really decorate but what I had forgotten (although I am not sure he actually told me) was that our tree was on its last leg last year and he threw it out when we took it down. So when we got up in the attic he says to me...you realize we threw out the tree right after Christmas last year and you were supposed to buy a new one??? WHAT??? Are you talking to me? I think my head spun around at least three times before I looked at him and he said "I guess you didn't hear me say that, uh?" So needless to say we loaded four kids up in the cold (well 40 degrees is cold here in Texas) and went in search of a tree.....when the heck did they get so expensive or have I just lived in my own world for quite some time now? The only one I could even stomach the thought of owning was over $400....for a fake tree people! So...still no tree and I am already all Christmased out! BAH HUM BUG! How is that for uplifting?
But I do have a few photos that lift my Christmas spirit at least a little...I worked on a few things with the HOF3 Christmas goodies and I think they turned out cute!
I figured out that this card set makes the perfect gift card holder. Just trim the front of the card in half at the top of the Merry Christmas, stitch the bottom half in place and voila! You have a gift card card, lol!
Same thing with the bracket card!
And then I played with the sassy christmas girl and made this ornament.....I think I will make a set of these for all of my girlfriends. Everyone needs a little sassy in their lives!
She actually dangles inside the ornament and just her front toe touches the bottom so that it looks like she is spinning inside the ornament.
So I guess I was wrong...I have three Christmas things in my house that are done. Deep breaths.....I will get a tree today, no matter what! Wish me luck.
