craft fair

Craft Sale Flip Flops

March 14, 2011 By Connie | 2 Comments

I promised to show you some more things I sold at the stamping retreat I did a week ago. I had extras of the flip flops left over from Create with Connie and Mary promotion last summer and decorated some to sell! Aren't they CUTE??? I didn't get a photo of all of them together before they started selling…they were SO darling! I love the Island Floral Bigz Die Flowers on them! They are notepads with a magnet on the back so you can hang them on your refrigerator if you want…or keep them on your desktop for a piece of paper close at hand! What a fun gift for a birthday party this summer…or a beach party!

GREAT NEWS!!!! I did get more of the flip flop notepads, so if you missed out the first time, EMAIL me again!!!

These were big sellers, but I still have some left. Email me if you would like to purchase any! They aren't very heavy, so shipping should be pretty low. I sold them for $2.95 each. (Mary found the notepads at a closeout store last year, so I doubt you would find any now. Sorry!)

I used Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red cardstock to cut the flowers and leaves from the Island Floral Bigz Die to match the base of the flip flops. In the centers I used a Clear Rhinestone or Flower Brad. They are held securely onto the flip flops with Pop Dots. That's it!

Well…back to working on taxes for me…YUCK!!! I have papers ALL over my family room floor working on them. Hopefully will get them finished up by tomorrow so I can start stamping again!

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Metal Sheets Flower Magnets

March 8, 2011 By Connie | 8 Comments

Hey, I'm back!!! The 4 day stamping retreat was GREAT, but it always goes by so FAST! I really can't believe it is over! My girlfriend stayed an extra day, but I got her off on her flight back home late yesterday. Today is crazy since I need to finish up my projects for Technique Class tonight!

I always try to take a few craft things I've made to sell at the retreat. I'll be featuring a few of them over the next couple days. A while back I purchased some metal sheets in a few different colors (non-SU). I decided to make up some flowers from Stampin' Up!'s Fun Flowers Large Die and the Finial Press Impressions Folder. I thought they turned out CUTE! I was also able to use up some of the retired corduroy buttons I had left.

If you are interested, I only have solid red, red & white or red & black left of the metal sheets to make more! Email me! I sold them for $1.95 each and they have a very heavy duty magnet on the back. They are very light, so shouldn't cost much to mail.

I just LOVE that Fun Flowers Die! It is SO versatile for making flowers…and these metal sheet ones really sparkle! The stamped image inside the bottle cap on some of them is from Baroque Motifs…haven't used that set in a while! And, I added a little Rhinestone jewel in the center.

OK…got to run and get my class done for tonight! Enjoy!

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Holiday Lineup Snowman Soup

November 12, 2009 By Connie | 4 Comments

Sorry I was MIA yesterday. My hubby had his epidural and seems to have a little relief. If not better within a few days, he'll have to go in for another one. But, I wasn't on the computer much at all yesterday helping him and getting ready for my Punch Class. We made some CUTE punched cards!

I made several of these Snowman Soup Cocoa Kits for a craft fair recently. I must have had them priced too high at that fair, because I reduced them by $1 and then sold out at the second event! Or maybe people were more in a buying mode…who knows! I find craft fairs very hard to predict.

But…these Snowman Soup Cocoa Kits I think are darling! I love the colors of Bermuda Bay and Real Red together. The directions on how to make these are over on Create with Connie and Julie today. It's not too late to join! You can find more information HERE! We have a LOT of tutorials, challenges and exclusive samples you won't find anywhere else. You can access all the past blog posts, so you won't have missed a thing.

The Snowman Soup tag is computer generated from a file from Kimberly Morris. I cut it out, stamped it with the snowflake from a set I can't remember! Sorry! I'll try to look it up later today when I get back from an appointment. The Holiday Lineup snowmen were stamped with Basic Black on Whisper White and colored with my Bermuda Bay and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers. The Background on the Bermuda Bay cardstock I used the Bold Snowflakes Jumbo Wheel with my Bermuda Bay ink pad.

Inside the sleeve, there is a packet of marshmallows! So, you have it all. The Cocoa, marshamallows and a Candy Cane stirring stick! Yummy! Again, a nice little gift for a friend, teacher or co-worker just to say you are thinking about them!

Well…off to my appointment! Thanks for stopping by. Make sure to check out Create with Connie and Julie! We'd love for you to join us! I know you wouldn't be disappointed!

Build a Bear tote bag

November 9, 2009 By Connie | 2 Comments

The Late Night Stampers Design Team challenge this week is gift ideas! Although, I originally made a couple of these canvas tote bags for the craft fair I did a few weeks ago, I do plan on giving out a couple of these for gifts this Christmas. I loved dressing up my Build a Bears and had fun shopping for fabrics. (Wouldn't you know it, I just had sold off a bunch of calico fabrics a couple years ago in a garage sale…they would have been PERFECT!)

I used Stampin' Up!'s Build A Bear Bigz die and Beary Essentials Bigz Die and fabric backed with Wonder Under for the bear that I ironed onto the Canvas Tote bag. She has a little Latte flower button in her hair!

I included a 24 count package of Crayons and four Stampin' Up! Note Cards made with the Beary Best Friends stamp set. I left these very simple for the kids to color. The Notecards were just dressed up with a strip of cardstock along one side, and then the Basic Black images stamped on Whisper White and mounted on coordinating primary colors (Yo Yo Yellow, Real Red, Glorious Green or Brilliant Blue). The envelopes were also stamped with the Beary Best Friends images.

It was a fun project to make! Hope you have a wonderful week. I have lots of designing to do for Create with Connie and Julie…hope to get caught up!

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Beary Best Friends crayon caddy

October 13, 2009 By Connie | 3 Comments

Wow…I’m late today! Still catching up from vacation, and prepping for a class tonight. That’s almost done…just need to clean up my studio now! lol!

Here is a little tote bag I made up for the craft fair a couple weeks ago, using the Beary Best Friends stamp set and the Stampin’ Up! Fancy Favor BIgz Die Box! This Crayon Caddy is not my original idea…I’ve seen a couple versions in different places. In addition to the 8 little cards on the ring to color, they can also color the front of the box! It would make a nice church activity box, I think!

I don’t have a picture of them all together…but they were nice and colorful because I used primary colors to make them. This one is Brilliant Blue and Yo Yo Yellow. The handle is secured to the sides of the Favor Box with Mini Brads. The Fancy Favor Box holds the package of 24 crayons and ring of cardstock images perfectly!

Got to get back to work…have a great day!

EDIT: I’ve had so many people asking, I’ll just put it on here. I priced them originally at $4.95, but reduced them to $3.95 and they sold much better. My only costs were the crayons (25 cents), binder ring, cardstock and a couple mini brads. They did get lots of attention because they were so colorful and little girls (7-12) picked them up a lot!

I have a couple left if anyone wants them! lol!

Supplies:

Set: Beary Best Friends (118052)

Inks: Basic Brown (104315)

Cardstock: Yo Yo Yellow (102824), Brilliant Blue (100721), Whisper White (100730)

Accessories: Fancy Favor BIgz XL Die (115965), Organza Stripe White Ribbon (114319), Silver Mini Brads (104336)

Eat, Drink & Be Scary

October 16, 2008 By Connie | 3 Comments

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I don’t buy much stuff that isn’t Stampin’ Up! However, I HAD to have this Drippy Goo punch! It is just adorable! Our local stores never even got them in stock, and the cashier checked in a 100 mile radius for me. I happened to email a gal in Florida who was looking and asked her if she would pick one up for me if she found them. That was several weeks ago. Out of the blue, she emailed me and said she had found one and did I still want it. Are you kidding? YES! She kindly shipped it off to me. This was the card I made her when I packed off her check and some extra goodies as a thank you.

I used the Sanded background on the Basic Grey cardstock. And I used a strip of Ghostly Greetings designer paper. The Black/Orange stitch ribbon I picked up last year and it hides the seam between the Designer Paper and the strip of Black Drippy Goo. I stamped the hat from Eat, Drink & Be Scary in Black Craft Ink and embossed with clear. I used a strip of Pumpkin Pie cardtock for the band. Beware is also a contraband Martha Stewart stamp…the drippy letters match the punch! I hope she likes it!

I’ve been working on some items for another craft fair this weekend and my classes for next week so I’m busy like usual! Hope you are having a great week! If you are in the Columbus, Ohio area on Saturday from 8:30 – 3:00, I’ll be at the Clintonville Women’s Club on High Street. Come and visit!

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Great Big Gobs…

October 7, 2008 By Connie | 2 Comments

Anyone remember that kid’s song that started Great Big Gobs…lol! That is what I think of when I see these eyeballs! This was another project that I sold at the recent craft fair. I forgot to take a picture of all the completed ones…they were quite a site! I only had two left, so I’m sure those will sell at the next craft fair.

I used the retired halloween designer paper from last year and Batty for You. The plastic tubes were leftover from the Bath Oil beads that I used in the apothecary jars. I’m glad I kept them! The wrapped eyeball candy I found at the dollar store, they are chocolate crisps candy. I knew I wanted to wrap a belly band around the center of the tube with Batty for You, but I was searching for a way to place something like an eyeball on top.

I originally found some white bath fizz balls at Michael’s and altered one with red eyeball veins and a paper iris, but was afraid that kids would try to eat it, thinking it was candy, too. Then, I found these Gummi Eyeballs at Walmart. Aren’t they a riot? They were already packaged in their individual containers. I just trimmed down the packaging a little and added a pop dot to secure it to the top of the plastic tube. (The plastic tube I closed and secured with a bit of Crystal Effects around the lid.)

I LOVED how these turned out! They were quick and easy to make. The kids that came by thought they were great!