What Have You Been Doing?

We have been busy bees here at our little slice of Earth.

Made a few signs!

Hosted a little family craft day

Love my kiddos' Bat Cave sign...yes he painted it all by himself!!

someone is super proud of his sign

Finally got around to making my "be thankful" burlap sign from Mulberry Crate

I adore how this turned out just wish I had taken better photos.

getting ready for my black friday sale!!

Plywood Sign DIY & Tutorial

I have soooooo many scrapbooking alphabet stickers left over from projects that I needed to figure out a way to use them up instead of hoarding them.  

So I set out to create some fun wood signs for my home and shop.

Here is a quick and easy tutorial on home to do them at home.

Supplies:

Paint

Paintbrushes

Sandpaper

Alphabet Stickers

Plywood Scraps (I used some cabinet doors I found sitting aside someone's trash cans)

First:  Paint plywood with some neutral light color...I used buttercream.

Then apply alphabet stickers as you would like them.

I used one of my favorite hymns for this particular sign "How Great Thou Art"

After you've got your stickers where you want them, make sure they are pressed down nice and tight.

Then start applying your paint onto the top of the wood & stickers.

Let dry and repeat with another coat of paint.

After drying slowly peel off the stickers.

Once all done sand away to get a more finished and rustic look.

Then sit back and enjoy your creation!!

Sharing:

Polkadots on Parade

Homemade Ginger

New Projects

I have been busy working on creating new wares to take to my upcoming markets.

Here are a few that I've taken pictures of.

Queen Bee November 2013 Recap

Another amazing Queen Bee Market!

Thanks Mique and crew for all their hard work and for letting me be a part of this great venue!

Here is a little recap of the show with pics of a few of the fantastic booths!!

First up my booth setup...pretty much empty by the end of the second day.  It was great to take home hardly anything and at the same time daunting as I have 5 more shows this holiday season!!!!

My lovely neighboor, Hepzi Creations

Austenland

I have one of her infinity scarves and I love love love it!!!

Just Charms by Pam

Very fun and funky jewelry!

Sew Eco Chic

Vintage Soul Designs

Dear Jana and her sister had neighboring booths.

I love her goods and her shop in Cedros is fantasic!

Bubba's Basics

Got a couple of adorable fedora's from them..the kids have been wearing them constantly.

 Best Betties

Fun scrapbooking supplies!

Little Bird

I love love her hats for little ones.  Just missing the little one as my boys are too big now.

Creme De La Gems

Adorable!!!!

Fresh Baked Paper Goods

Vals Art Studio

Artsy Girl Studio

I purchased a print from her last year and it is so unique!

Joyful Joyful

Elise Joy

I love the unique colors for setup...a color combo you don't see to often at these shows.

Bloomies Handmade

Such a lovely setup...loved all the colors!

Handcrafted Home

Sweet Funky Vintage

Love all the bright colors!

Once Upon a Cupcake

Basically I could eat one of these a day for the rest of my life and never get tired of them.  The salted caramel is my favorite and I think I consumed a dozen on my own.

Smitten

I always adore everything she brings to the market.

The vendors sing "Happy Birthday" to Mique!!!

Evie Joy

Her setup was so fun and I really loved her style!

Hope you enjoyed my little post on this past Queen Bee Market.

If you've never been you need to make your way to the next one!

Next up:

Sneak peek of the new products I made this week for this show coming up later today.