And you thought I was doin nuthin...

well, I was doin sumthin. I finished up the little test tube holders, as far as I could. I am waiting on a stamp to arrive. One that I can stamp across the front of the holders that says, Merry Christmas. Actually, it goes on a label, but that is all done, just waiting on the stamp.

Then, my friend calls me. You know the advent calendar you are making for me for Christmas? Yes, I say. She says, well, how would you like to make 6 more? I need them myself for gifts. O K A Y says me! I got right to town! Literally, I needed to get to town, to get the supplies.

Here they all are stacked on top of each other.

Here is what they will look like. No two are the same, but they have the same papers on them. I got smart this time and punched circles for the numbers, had to use a different number set, but I like the crayon one better. So am redoing a couple of the other ones that I did for other people...

Here is one of the ones I am redoing, as you can see the numbers are missing. But I liked the colors on this one, kind of cheery!

There, so you see, I have been busy!

Hmmm, now I have to start all my Christmas Cards for myself, since I finished them for everyone else!

Tube Mess

This is my test tube mess. Just when I though I had finished the project, I realize I forgot the Merry Christmas stamp on them, AFTER they were already assembled. Some-days.
Well, upper photo, is of the little boxes that will hold my tubes for my neighbors and friends, and my girlfriends neighbors and friends...50 in all...

Here are the little test tubes already filled with stuff! I got in on a bulk buy for test tubes...I didn't realize how small they were. I was a little bummed, and had to figure out what to put in them. What would fit? The size I thought they were, I had flavored sugars for one, and popcorn for the other, but these are really little guys. Didn't work. Candy was out, because you could fit about 15 M&M's in one tube, all sitting on each other.

So, I came up with this solution. I took (for 8 tubes) One carton of orange flavored drink mix... I used Crystal Light. (there are 6 tubs in one carton) Then I used 2 tubs from the Lemonade flavor, and then I added Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Allspice. Mixed it all together and funneled it into the tubes. One tube will hold one tub with a little spices added. (so one batch discribed above, will fill 8 tubes, with a pinch left over...)

After I filled all 100 tubes....I had a little left over, and I mixed it up with Sprite. WOW!!! That is some drink! My kids loved it and want me to open more of the tubes for them!

So, I think its a winner.

Here are the little tags telling how to mix it with sprite or water... I guess you'll have to wait to see the finished product, as there is stamping missing on them!! Hope I finish them all tonight, so I can get to work on other things!

Candy Bar Challenge

Over at Late Night Stampers... they had a challenge and it was to make a card, using your favorite candy bar as the inspiration.
I can do that I thought.
So, went to the candy counter at the local farcnarcles... (that's what we call the closest mom and pop store..something from my childhood) and there, there were all the candy bars! Well, my most favorite is M&M's. But I wasn't sure if that counted as a candy bar.. so I put that in my basket. Then I picked up a twix, they didn't have the peanut butter ones... something with peanut butter and chocolate cookie...hmmm, put that in the basket. I grabbed a Baby Ruth, well, because, I like them. But then I saw it! The Farr's Idaho Huckleberry Cordial. I LOVE THOSE!!
If you have never had fresh huckleberries, you are missing out. We go hunt for these little berries worth their weight in gold, in July. Farr's, a local candy company, they make these Cherry Cordials, that I have to make myself not buy, well, this year, they made them with Huckleberries!
That was it. I can do that challenge. Got my favorite candy bar, and my favorite color to boot! (plus some extra in the basket, to give me more sugar inspiration!) (no.. I didn't eat them all in one day!)
SO hope you like what I came up with!

Happy Halloween!

Just a post to wish everyone a safe and Happy Halloween!!

halloweenie share

Halloweenie card share. Just goofin with a new nestabilities die I got...not a bad one to play with.

Ok, had to take a picture of this. This is one of the reasons I love where I live. Where else can you go in the middle of the day and have to follow behind some big ole tractor?? They go so slow, this boy was going 20 miles p/h not too bad considering it had to weave and swerve for all of the mailboxes...

Anyways, I truely love to see the big tractors going down the road. I am sorry it is almost time for snow and they are putting these big machines away...

Halloweenie Purses

Here are some more little purses for you made out of composition notebooks. They are too fun to make and kind of addicting! I had to make some Halloweener ones. My favorite one is the scaredy cat on the top!

I really like the felt rick-rac though, on the top black one. The things you can find in a craft store!

Hope you like!

Only 4 More days til Halloween!!

Scrap Crop Share

I told you I would share what we made at the crop. The first is these two scrapbook pages. I really like both of them. Of course, I changed her layout to fit what I liked....the two tags on the top page, we used distress ink and a felt tip applicator shaped like an old wooden stamp, to smear ink on the tags to change them. We then used rub-ons.

This one, we cut the top off of a scallop page, used it for the header... I changed the ribbon, she had a red one....but there is a rub on on this page too...

We made this cute little halloweener gift box. Its full of tootsie rolls. It takes less than a half of a sheet of cardstock to make. Quick and cute.

We made this card, using a bone folder to make the flower petals curl.

This one was a wheel, and of course, I changed it too...but I really like torn paper.

This one, we folded the two sided dec paper, to get the two color look.

And this was the last make n take. It fits on your desk to hold a family photo. Cute.

We also had a contest, we had to take gift tags and step em up and make a really cute tag. I didn't get to see who won, (I think it was the girl who turned her square tag, into a delivery truck with a package in trunk) But I didn't get a pic of them either...sorry...

So that is what we did, plus we had pot luck, lots of prizes and giveaways and time to work on our own stuff! I got 48 Christmas cards finished and 4 Halloweener purses!

Hope you like!