Cricut classes in the Dallas area

I was asked where the best place is to get classes on the Cricut. My favorite place is Personal Scrapbook in Allen. Not only do they have classes but also crops dedicated to Cricut users. I have not been to their newest storefront but I understand that it has lots of room. They also keep a great selection of scrapbooking and crafting products.
http://www.personal-scrapbook.com/

In Plano there is Stamp Asylum. I cannot speak about their classes or crops since I have never been to one but I see how many they host and am impressed just on content. The store is amazing in it's variety alone and the staff is always helpful.
http://stampasylum.blogspot.com/

In McKinney there is Scrappin' Bunnies. I have only shopped there twice but love the variety and prices. I know they have monthly classes on the Cricut.
http://scrappinbunnies.com/

hope this helps

Polymer clay is addictive!

I have been very busy playing with polymer clay the last few days.

As you can see I still need practice and there are oops in each of my pieces but I am still proud of them.

This one was made using many tiny circles of clay. I love it! It was supposed to be a dahlia type of flower but I think it looks more like a hydrangea.

my take on an ATC

I picked up a book on Artist Trading Cards and loved them. But I did not really see a use for them besides decorative. So my take on one is a two sided book mark.














I started with a king of hearts card and sanded off the gloss. The woman is from the Stamp Camp Vixens set, I used Art Nouveau for the font, the ribcage stamp is from a pull apart skeletal stamp (not sure who the maker is), I used polymer clay to make the background for the ribcage and the bead. I really like how it turned out and already have more ideas.

my trials in clay

beads for a bracelet

a rose to go on a ring

and a birds nest for a pendant

pinterest rug

I have spent way too much time on Pinterest lately. I now have a list of new crafts to try. The first was a t-shirt rug. Unfortunately it did not come out quite right. I need to not weave so tightly! So instead of a rug my son has decided it is a hat!

Advent Calendar for this year

Every year one of my favorite things is to give homemade gifts to friends and neighbors. This year I made an advent calendar for this tradition. All the cuts are from Christmas Cheer and Designer Calendar.

Christmas crafting

This is a rough time of year to blog about my crafting! 95% of my crafting is for christmas gifts and the recipients all watch my blog! These are not gifts.
The first is a wall hanging of the engagement photos of my brother and newest sister-in-law. I searched and could not find a frame I liked that would accomadate the 8x10 and 2 5x7s. So I started with handmade paper from the nearby art store. I added the cardboard backs from paperpacks to stabalize it.

Using the Ornamental Iron cartridge I cut out the arches for over the pictures and the border for top and bottom.

I love how the arches accent the photos without overpowering them.

This is the final product. Loved how it turned out so decided to use the same basic idea on some hangings my aunt had asked for.

On one I used Technique Tuesday tiles for the embellishments.

They work great and come in many shapes. They take paint and inks very well.

The perfect pearls added a look of texture I was not expecting but really liked so I used an ink dabber to create a different looking texture.

For the saying I used Nursery Rhymes font and vinyl.

For this one I used a very thick ribbon that I picked up on clearance and some rub-ons from my stash.

The final wall hanging I did just because I liked the wisdom. I added 2 owls and panel from Storybook.




So, what do you think?