Craft Your Stash by Lisa Fulmer

A few months ago my friend Lisa Fulmer told me she was writing a book and asked if I could contribute a quote for the back cover.......What can I say?  I was honored.  Lisa is not only one of the most creative people I know, she has a heart as big as Alaska. I would say Texas, but Alaska is bigger.     Her book, Craft Your Stash, is inspiration and eye candy from cover to cover.  Not only is it filled with fun projects, there are essential design basics and lots of different techniques to try.  This is definitely a book worth having in your inspiration collection!

Craft Your Stash

Transforming Craft Closet Treasures into Gifts, Home Decor and More

I'm a sucker for shadow boxes and Lisa makes one to 

commemorate her vacation.  Just terrific!

This door plaque project is elegant and 

would look terrific in any home!

Give me a personalized ornament any day of the year!

Inspire me to be more organized and I'll be

your best friend forever!

Grab CRAFT YOUR STASH on Amazon.com

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Back to school Decoden Pencil Case

Have you been seeing Decoden everywhere?  I have to be honest, I didn't even know about it until the Crafty Chica told me about it and then I saw it EVERYWHERE!  Basically it's using caulking or silicone to "frost" your phone case and then you decorate it with tons of cute tiny stuff.  Not sure if you know this but my niece Ivy is 1/2 Japanese and when she got back from her month stay in Japan this summer she was officially obsessed with Decoden.  Her cousins were all about it and she got hooked.  Who wouldn't?  She insists we decoden every time she visits and seriously, if she could decoden her brother, she would.  

Before the mess making!

Here's what you'll need.  We used earrings, magnetic letters, hair ties, glitter and beads for our decorations.

Here's the HOW-TO video!

This was my practice piece before she came over.

I mixed food coloring in my caulking to give it a pink, frosting look.  

It truly looked good enough to eat.

 Using a cake decorator, squirt it on and then spread it around like you're decorating a cake.

 Add your goodies.

Let everything dry over night.

Ivy with her pencil case (and wanting to make another one immediately)

Make sure to grab a Mark Montano book for tons more ideas!

No rest for the creative...........

A few things that caught my eye.  Thought you might enjoy them, too.  Just an FYI, I'm not always sure where the images come from.  Sometimes people (lovely people!) send me images on FB with warm notes that say "I thought you might like this!" Other times I see things on Pinterest or just hopping around the web.  I do try my best to give you the original sources when the ideas are not my own.  Have a wonderful day everyone! 

DoverPublications.com has a wonderful array of clip art books with these flowers.  Copy them on sticker paper, cut them out and coat with Minwax Polycrylic for a perfect finish.  ACultivatedNest.com

I like the idea of this very much.  AtticMagazine.com

I know that you think this would be good for a kid's room, but I'm thinking this would be much more fun in my house.  Of course I would use my favorite colors of KRYLON spray paint. SweetSugarMama.com

I can't figure out where I got this image!  It reminds me of the opening of the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

What an elegant way to use old wine bottles.  ACultivatedNest.com

Birds with paper crowns covered in glitter.  From Dollar Store Crafts.  I want tons of these all over my house in all different colors.  

SATURDAY CONTEST: Let's try this one more time!

CONTEST!

Jaime AKA Mabuglet won the last contest and she gets a spankin' new copy of
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