Shoe Makeover with the fantastic Kelly Nishimoto!

Every once in a while you get to work with your friends and it's amazing! Check out this video with the talented Kelly Nishimoto.  She's a fashion star, TV host and the maker of the ORIGINAL 

Cute Booty line of clothing!

Me and my BFF, Kelly Nishimoto are talking about fashion, her career 

and doing a simple shoe makeover.

 Lace these number any way you want!

We used skateboard laces, but you could use almost anything.

For 150 more projects (and a whole chapter on shoes!)

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ROCK MY WORLD!

Many of you are planning a beach vacation this summer and I think it's time to start painting rocks again, don't you?  You don't need much really and you can always leave them there for some lucky person to find!  Everything from nail polish to acrylics can be used and all you need is a little imagination.  Here are some of my favorite rock artists to give you some inspiration.

 I love Ruth O'Connor's work because it's magical.

I really enjoy the colors she chooses, too.

Geninne'sArtBlog.com  Geninne is an amazing rock artist.  These are beautiful.

Lovely! Inspirebohemia.com  Wow, delicious colors.

I dig the colors! 

Shannon@trendyartist.com makes some realistic painted rocks with butterflies that look like they're about to fly away.

Alika Rikki paints these beautiful fish!  They could be characters in a Disney movie.

Old rock painted by a Russian Artist (and that's all I know)

Teenangster.com

Shoe Redo Redo........

Get it? It's like the tune!

Here's a fun way to makeover your flats or as I like to say,

A way to take you from FLAT TO FAB!

SHOE REDO!
THIS ONE IS A HOOT!

Check out the how to video on Youtube.

PARTY BALLS!

Learn to make these terrific recycled party decorations in no time!

Here's the how-to!

PARTY BALLS

From

Pulp Fiction Perfect Paper Projects 2nd edition

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Unexpected.........and WONDERFUL

Some interesting transformations from around the world and web.  Enjoy and get inspired!

Wikihow.com  Plastic bottle makeover.

Love this. Elegant, pretty, simple.

HomemadeGinger.com made these after seeing them in an Anthropology store display.

Here's a tip. They're Qtips.  

Via-eskell.com

I think this looks beautiful but I'm not quite sure how it works.

Paperclips! I'm feeling I might slip and fall, but the idea and look of this is

inspirational.

Washers!

Shoestringpavillion.com

Wrapped, they become something else and I like that.

Google.co.za
Plastic bleach bottles! I'm always blown away by people's creativity and the wonderful
ways we can recycle things we use every day.

Plastic Bottle Recycle Project

(not sure where this originated kiddos, but it's pretty interesting)

Almost looks IKEA.  

Could be made with paper?  Just thought.

For 150 more fun projects, grab a copy of 
The Big Ass Book of Crafts 2! 
You'll love it!

GLITTER BLAST TUESDAY! The BEST day of the week!

Our bi-monthly contest for KRYLON GLITTER BLAST is here.
It's GLITTER BLAST TUESDAY!
It's time for you to enter (and win) all of the colors of GLITTER BLAST spray paint from KRYLON
AND my NEW book,

THE VISION BOX IDEA BOOK:  Mixed Media Projects for crafting the life of your dreams
 Just a few simple rules to enter.

GOOD LUCK!

And may the glitter be with you....
FYI:  There is a glitch on Blogger today so I am publishing all comments in one of my comments so that you know you are entered!  Bear with me and good luck.

RULES
1. SHARE this on your FB page (by pressing SHARE)

2.  LIKE and COMMENT on the KRYLON FB page that I sent you!

KRYLON LINK

3. SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE PAGE and comment on a video.
YOUTUBE LINK

4.  COMMENT here that you've done it AND what your favorite spray paint project is.

5. LIKE Vision Box Idea Book on Amazon.com.
VISION BOX LINK

Keep an eye out for the winner.  I'll post it here and on my FB page.  

It helps if you can leave a way for me to contact you, too!

Color BLAST!

I think it's always better to use the entire box of crayons, don't you? 

 Not sure where this was from but I thought it was a wonderful collage inspiration for all of the paper crafters out there.  Pretty sure that's TWIGGY behind the flowers.

Mosaic front dresser could be done with ripped pieces of colorful paper.  Use Minwax to seal it!

Flor.com

Painted leaves! Terrific Kid's project from MyOwlBarn.com.  I have 5 younger brothers and more nephews and nieces than I can count.  I love this idea.  Make sure to press them between wax paper first! 

 Horchow.com

The deep pink rug and walls are stunning!  The gold accents totally work.

Etsy.com  

Such a terrific use of color blocking!  

zappos.com  

I think a little Jackson Pollock on your shoes might be a really nice idea!

Tumblr.com
What a terrific mix of bright colors in a room.  I'm pretty sure this is from the 1970s.

Grab a copy! 

Wrap Star!

I hope you're all enjoying your weekend! Here's a wrapped bangle video with a secret ingredient that will change everything!  Now you don't have to run out to buy bangles for your wrapping projects anymore!  Great for kids, too!  

Happy Crafting!

Our 7th Fiskars Friday!

Today is our 7th official Fiskars Friday!  Make sure to enter because as you already know, FISKARS has incredible cutting tools and they might just end up in YOUR craft room!  This contest is bi-monthly so look for our FISKARS FRIDAY banner and make sure to enter following our simple rules below.

Not only will you win fabulous Fiskars products, you'll get your own signed copy of

VISION BOX IDEA BOOK:  Mixed Media Projects for crafting the life of your dreams!

Check out what our first winner (Jennifer Riker) received from Fiskars! 

This is what our 2nd winner, Donna Harcourt received!

Not bad at all! And what generous prize packages from Fiskars!

Celia Webb's prize package from 2 weeks ago!

RULES

1.  LIKE and comment on the Fiskars FB page that I sent you!

http://www.facebook.com/fiskars
2. SHARE on your FB page about the contest.

3.  Leave a comment here letting me know what your favorite Fiskars tool is and I'm pretty sure we can get it in your prize package!

4.  Subscribe to my Youtube page.
Mark on Youtube Link

5. LIKE VISION BOX IDEA BOOK on Amazon.com
VISION BOX LINK