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I found the cutest charm tutorial at Paperbabe Stamps for making little flip-flop sandals out of shrink plastic. I can't wait to try making some.  Check it out here

Image from Paperbabe Stamps

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Tattered Florals Challenge

A few weeks ago, Tim Holtz shared a tutorial for making the colorful floral pins shown above using the Tattered Florals die by Sizzix. He challenged us to create our own layered creation using the Tim HoltzTattered Florals die. Today, March 22, is the last day to share your creations! I thought I might add one more photo to all the amazing submissions to this challenge.  I love making these, so I am adding a little charm I made.  I used the next-to-the-smallest flower on the Tattered Florals die and cut it out of Ranger Inkssentials Clear Shrink Plastic.  The flower shrinks to 3/4"--very cool! The flower and hand-cut leaves were colored with Adirondack Alcolol Inks:  Shell Pink and Meadow. I used a coat of Diamond Glaze to seal them before assembling with silver findings and glass beads.  Note:  The smallest flower on this die also makes a great charm element, shrinking to about 1/4".  I was going to add it, but liked the simplicity of the single flower and leaves best.

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I love art tags, and Tammy does some gorgeous ones--and this one is certainly one you will want to make.  Check our her tutorial here.

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Tattered Floral Challenge

A few weeks ago, Tim Holtz shared a tutorial for making the colorful floral pins shown above using the Tattered Florals die by Sizzix. He then challenged us to create our own layered creation using the Tim HoltzTattered Florals die. The challenge is open until March 22nd, so there is still time for you to get involved. See Tim's complete blog post here.

The Tattered Florals is one of my favorite dies, and I have used it alot! For making art charms I use the smaller flowers on this die and cut them out of shrink plastic. I love the results! Below is my submission to Tim's challenge. I made it as a tribute to my mom on Mothers Day last year.

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Be sure and check out this gorgeous tag and tutorial on Tammy's blog.

Picket Fence Felt Stamping by Tammy Tutterow

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Another great tag tutorial by Tammy.

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I love crinkled ribbon!  Tammy has shared a great "how to" tutorial on creating your own here . . .

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Tutorial: Embossed Leaves by Jerri Kay

Jerri Kay is featuring a really cool tutorial on her blog A Touch of Grace for making the embossed leaves (above).  You won't believe what she embossed them with--really cool!

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Tutorial: Gardenia Flowers by Natasha Naranjo Aguirre

This past week, Natasha shared a tutorial on making these beautiful flowers on her blog.  Please visit the following link for step-by-step directions:  My Moments of Tranquility by Natasha Naranjo Aguirre.  

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Simply Renee

I was so inspired this week by Sarah Mullanix's "altered" Clip It Up (photo below).  She took an ordinary box and altered it to create a storage area on top of her Clip It Up.  See details at http://simplyreneeinc.blogspot.com/

I didn't have a box big enough to do anything to my Clip It Up, but got to thinking about my
Inkssentials Craft Spinner sitting there just looking very basic.    

This is what my spinner looks like, but times 4.  I have 4 units stacked
on top of each other (this is not recommended, by the way).  I think it
is recommend that you can stack 3 units safely, but 4 works for me
very well -- plus my space is very limited.  

So, here is my "altered" Craft Spinner.  

Fun, huh?  All ready to go back to my art studio.  

The new topper on my spinner is made from a 4.5" round chip-
board box I had in my stash of stuff. I painted it black and used
some Graphic 45 papers to trim it out.  I used a matte gel medium
to "glue" everything down and a coat on top to finish it off.  Next, 

I added a black ceramic knob to the lid of the box. 

The base of the spinner I painted black and trimmed out with a
piece of the same Graphic 45 paper that I used on the topper.  

Look what I put in the box!  Here is the PERFECT place to store 

those extra blending pads.  

Close up of finished box before adding it to the top of the spinner.
I put a hole in the center of the bottom of the box (about 1/4")  to
slip over the top of the spinner.  I didn't replace the "handle" that
came with the spinner--I just used a bolt to hold it together.  I
also put a hole in the center of the lid (about 1/4") for the knob.

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From Tammy's studio . . .

Tammy has a new tutorial on making a window with alcolhol inks.  The results are beautiful and it looks like it would really be fun to do.  Can't wait until I get a chance to try this. 

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Organizing Your Space . .

Simply Renee is offering some great ideas for storing and organizing your ribbons and trims on their blog today.  Also, check out the cool tips for altering your lace and trims. 

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