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Happy Friday Friends!

I'm currently without my lap top which has all of my photos for scrapping and basically my life :(
Hopefully I will have it back next week and I can get rolling. I'm super behind in Let's Scrap October load challenge. I did make 2 Halloween cards for my sisters but that's about it. Plus I have some DT applications to get done.  I'm going to apply to Sketches in Thyme and Sketchabilities for the next term Design Teams. Fingers crossed that I make it!

This weekend the boys are headed to Montana to spend some time with family. I'm most looking forward to do some canning and learn to make salsa with Grams. I'm hoping to get some good pictures to scrap. Plus the little guy will enjoy getting to see all of live stock they have and hopefully that will give way to more photo opportunities.

Have a great weekend!

Vintage Shamballa Bracelets

While digging through my bead stash last week I came across this jar of shamballa beads that were given to me by my great aunt. After asking my mom and other relatives I've figured out that they are 30 + years old. Neat, right? I love working with vintage materials and sat down to come up with some ideas for these great beads. I've noticed that bracelets made from these beads are a very popular trend right now from celebs like Jay Z to the every day fashionista.

I wanted to make earrings and bracelets using my new found treasure. Next time I will measure the diameter of the hole on the beads I want to use before heading to the craft store to buy materials, oopsy daisy. The holes on these beads are really tiny and I was hoping to find a higher quality of cord than hemp to use. I ended up using some black waxed linen cord that I had in my stash as the stuff I bought and opened was just to big. The earrings I bought were also to big for the beads.

I made 3 bracelets before I ran out of cord. 2 are an adjustable style with a sliding knot in the back the other is a tie on friendship style bracelet. All 3 are made using macrame style square knots.

 

 

 

 

You can check out more of the jewelry I've made either at my Etsy Shop or like us on Facebook. Thanks for taking a look have a great day!

Pumpkin and Skull gift bags

Welcome to the first edition of Tutorial Tuesday! From here on out the first Tuesday of the month I will be providing either a scrappy or crafty tutorial. In honor of Halloween this month's tutorial is how to make tissue paper treat bags.

For each treat bag you will need the following items:
-tissue paper ( orange or yellow for pumpkins. Black or white for skeletons)
- Masking tape or floral tape
- clear  tape
- Green pipe cleaners
- Marker
- scissors

Step 1:
Fold tissue paper into thirds. Then turn and cut in half so you have 2 equal size pieces.

Step 2:
With the seam facing inward roll tissue paper into a tube by over lapping the to sides by and inch or so and secure with clear tape. I found it easiest to make the tube by wrapping the tissue paper around a glass.

Step 3:
Fold in the end of the tube and secure with masking tape. If you choose you can carefully turn the tube in side out after tapping or just leave as is.

 

Step 4:
Fill with candy or small toys. Or stuff with piece of newspaper if you are using them for decorations like I did. If making a pumpkin twist the top of the tube to make the stem. If you are making a skeleton fold in the top similar to how you did the bottom and secure with clear tape.

 

 

Step 5:
Add the finishing touches. Using floral tape or masking tape wrap around the twisted part to create the pumpkin stem. I folded the twisted section in half to make a shorter stem. I didn't have floral tape so I colored masking tape with a green crayon. After your stem is complete twist a small piece of pipe cleaner around the base to create a vine. If you made the skeleton use a marker to make the face. I used silver for the black tissue paper.

 

 

 

Thanks for checking out the very first tutorial Tuesday please come back again next month!