Post-it- note minibook tutorial

Here is the tutorial for the minibook as seen on a previous post of mine.

I think you will enjoy crafting these cuties.

* I find my self-healing crafting mat is especially helpful for this project, as it keeps table surfaces from getting damaged.

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mini-book supplies:

2 squares of 3 1/4" illustration board and one spine 3/8" x 3 1/4"
any 2 pieces of decorative paper, sized at least 8 1/2 "x 5 "
any embellishments you'd like to add .

Use the template and any regular weight scrap book paper.

Trace and cut out the outside cover of your book.

Then cut out a liner of your choice, 3" x 6 3/4"

Glue front, back, and binding piece to the paper.

Then fold and glue the long sides down, then do the same for the shorter, end pieces.

If your design includes some type of ribbon around the sides, make sure that you bring it around to the inside before you glue in the liner. This keeps the book neat. The same thing goes for rivets and pins used for embellishment or as closures.

Paste in your paper liner.

Let the paper dry, then crease the insides of the spine just to make a clean fold.

Now get out all of your "bling," embellish, and have fun!

Some of my secrets:

A trick I use when gluing is to use an old magazine.This keeps my crafting surfaces clean and allows me to glue right up to the edge. Use a clean page for each glue up, then turn the page. Once the pages dry they can be used over and over again.

The easiest way to keep the cover shut is to use ouchless hair bands. These are just the right size! I usually tie on a charm or button to dress it up a little.

IT'S A WRAP

It's a Wrap

I just got a new dog a couple of months ago.

Max is an 18 month old Maltipoo.

While taking Max for a walk the other day,

I noticed he is a hyper dog and pulls,

choking himself with each step.

ENTER THE WRAP!

(click to se a larger view. )

I decided to make a wrap that takes all the pressure off Max's neck.

The wrap is easy to get on and off,

and because of the reversable nature of the wrap,

the webbing works as a handle as well.

If you have a little one,

you know how important it can be

to swoop the little thing up in a hurry

(when a big dog comes by and TINY thinks he's Mr. BIG!** CHOMP**)

It works like a charm.
Max and I enjoy his walks now!
I will be getting the tutorial / template done and
posting it soon.

Old into new

I GOT THIS BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE CRAFTSMAN ROCKING CHAIR FROM MY SISTER!

**Double click on the pictures to enlarge**

after much elbow grease and refinisher, it looked like this.

With these tools I began to take off the leather,tacks and
Several layers of burlap and some kind of straw-like substance.

the chair had a nice set of springs in pretty good shape.
check out the 100 yrs. of dust!!!

I was very pleased to find out that there were finished slats

in the back! I will not cover over those.

I'll be back with more !

some cuteness

Thanks to some of my favorite blog sites and their fun patterns,

I've been sewing some cuteness!

This super soft frog was made with a free pattern from: Lilblueboo

I had fun with the tongue! Look close, it has dragonflies on it.

TIME'S FUN WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FLIES!!

This cute little chick hand puppet washcloth (Wow that's a mouthful) is one of my creations.

Having 2 grandsons ages 4yrs. and 9 weeks, I 'm thinking of Easter and wouldn't this look cute in Oliver's Easter Basket??

I just used 1/2 of a yellow cotton washcloth and some ribbon for the beak and wings and extra fabric for the eyes and in no time I had this little chick!

For this Hip, Hippie Onsie,

(Another Oliver gift) I diluted some acrylic paint, tied up the Onsie and dipped it into the paint.

I squeezed out the excess and made sure not to let the colors run together.

I let it hang dry and ironed it to set the colors.

Using the instructions from Homemadeby jill, I stenciled the PEACE sign in bright green paint.

You Guessed it!

Oliver needed a bib for his 1st. Valentines day and St. Patrick's day So....

Mimi made him a reversible one!

This little cutie was a FREE pattern from Beeper Bebe

It's so easy!

I made mine out of yellow minke fabric.

linked to get your craft on @Todays creative blog

Thanks mom

Socks Beautiful Socks!

I love the look of hand knit socks,

but the tiny yarn and 4 needles kept me

from knitting a pair of my own.

I made my mom this (sock sack) . It's for sock knitters!

find the tutorial here

and she made me these!! Aren't these beautiful?

THANKS MOM!

Heeeeere's Oliver!

I just wanted to welcome our newest family member.
Oliver Joseph Dixon, was born Jan 14, 2010 at a whopping 8 lbs and 20 inches long.
Baby, mommy,daddy and Big brother are doing well.
Here are a few pics.

Connor turns 4

Happy Birthday Connor!

It's been four years since our little man came into the world.

Once again, I was honored to be chief cakebaker. Connor wanted a golf cake, so....Mimi made a golf cake. Connor loves golf and has his own real set of lefties (only in golf though?) I took pictures of him a couple weeks before and chose two.

Here's how I did it:
The cake is two cake mixes--half chocolate half vanilla. Just mix each mix in separate bowls. Then, if you have a willing hubby, pour both mixes into your pan at the same time, and voila a perfect split. The decorating is the fun part.

I dyed coconut for the "rough," used green frosting for the"fairway," and green sugar for the"green." I poked a straw into the green to make the hole. Then I cut a piece of straw to go back in the hole to make the cup. I used one very small gum ball for the golf ball. The flags are all printed, laminated, and cut out. I glued them to sucker sticks. For the candles, I used four practice balls. My hubby drilled a hole in and I glued each to a tee, using white fimo clay to hold the candle in place. I printed the photos I took of Connor, laminated and cut them out, and selected one to put into place.

As you can see by the by the smile on his face, Connor loved it!