Living CreatiVee

 RANDOM #59  DIY Dry Erase Board  Here is how I went about it.  I got this simple frame at the dollar tree.  Spray painted it navy blue and let it dry. I used a sheet of gold cardstock and cut it down to size.  I used this rope as an accent around the frame.  I dig the combination of the blue with the rope.  Last minute I found some leather lace and decided to add the at to the inner part of the frame.  The gold paper fit perfectly. "Like a glove!!"  Ready to go! A dry erase board for notes, lists, reminders, or whatever your little heart desires.  I dig the look of it.  Until next time... keep getting crafty with it. 

The craft for day 16 was random #14 PAINT HOLIDAY WOOD PIECE.  For this project I decided to paint this cute little wooden ghost that I bought last year and never used.  Here he is all bare and naked. These are the paint colors that I used to paint the ghost and add shadow accents.  I want to personalize the ghost, so I am using this wooden square and watercolor paper to add the details.  The ghost got two coats of white paint to get good coverage.  Here's my little sketch of a whisky glass. Here it is painted with acrylics as well.  This was the funny little saying I wanted to add to him. Gonna place him near our bar area. Cut the glass out the best I could and attached the sign and the glass to the ghost.  I loved the result of this.  He makes me eternally ready for the Boo's!! Until next time... keep getting crafty with it. 

 Random #37 A WREATH!! YAY! I love making wreaths for all kinds of occasions or holidays. It used to be more of a Thanksgiving or Christmas thing, but now there are so many awesome examples of wreaths for all times of the year.  Since we are getting into the Halloween spirit over here I decided to make my wreath a deeper color pallet with purples, blacks and hints of yellow and orange.  Everything I used was purchased at Dollar Tree. The total cost of supplies for both wreaths was about $8  They just look so deathly sophisticated. ;)  I can dig it.  I hope you do too.  Here are few pics of the process.  Dollar Tree FTW!!! Until next time... keep getting crafty with it. 

Random #74  I got the opportunity to use my glass engraver this time. It's a bit hard to get use to since it vibrate quite a bit and it will impact the direct result of you handwriting. So its good to practice with it a bit on different thicknesses of glass and to practice your writing or just forming lines and making thing more or less bold.  The glass engraver that I got was purchased at Harbor Freight here is the link (  ELECTRIC ENGRAVER  ) incase you want to order it online otherwise, go to Harbor Freight! ITs a cool place for crafters, builders, & DIYers. The best part its super affordable and will open you mind to trying something out that otherwise might have been to pricey to try out... like this engraver it was only $8 but I feel like I can get a lot of use out of it for future craft and party projects.  Here are a few picture of the machine and the results of what i was practicing with. I had a great time using it and look forward to using it again. Until next time..

For day 13, the random number from my creativity challenge list was #16  MELTED WAX ON AN ENVELOPE.  I used some blank stationary and an envelope I had on hand to do this along with some permanent markers to write on the front and inside a little.  The wax melts and wax melting set up pictured here were purchased separately on Amazon.  Since the time I purchased them the price has gone up a bit but I will link them  below the pictures so that you can check them out if you want. Here's the stuff. ;) The Front + Inside were kept pretty simple. Melting Furnace wax seal warmer craft pot for stamping. Sealing wax beads in plastic box + wax melting spoon + 2 tea light candles   Letter "V" wax seal stamp-Brass Head (Botanical Alphabet Initial)  I added a few dry flowers to the mix in order to add a little interest and maybe some elegance. WATCH OUT NOW!! oh, yes she did. Looks super cute.  The process is pretty simple and fun once you get going.  I highly suggest you try this ou

 For Day 12 of my creativity challenge I chose the number 32. That corresponded with JEWELRY.  I wasn't specific with what type of jewelry but I knew I wanted to really challenge myself to learn something new.  I decided to try using seed beading to create a stringed flower pattern. My grandmother had suggested that I try it out, she loves the look of it. So I did.   I watched a few tutorials on Pinterest and got it down pretty quickly. By now I've made a bunch and am officially OBSESSED! Gonna start working on a necklace version of one very soon for my niece. Keep scrolling to check out what I used and how it turned out.  This last picture is of Toni (one of the kids I work with) wearing the flower creation  I made for her as well.  Oh, you fancy.. hu?! ;) Until next time.... keep getting crafty with it.   

For Day 11 I randomly chose #67; on my list that's CORK! For this project I decided to utilize the cork in making some letter stamps that my nephew ( whos in 1st grade) could use to reinforce how words are spelled and the order the letters go in.  Just something a little different than writing the letters/words over and over again.  I drew the letters on the foam; cut it out and adhered it to the cork. We used and ink pad and got to stamping. This was fun to make and fun to use. Marxcelo loved being able to stamp with these unique new stamps.  Keep scrolling to check out how they turned out and how he used them. Yay! Something productive from our excessive wine drinking habits. :)  Until next time... keep getting crafty with it.

 Hello There!!  The number that I randomly chose for Day 10 was number 27; that means a water color drawing of a person.  This is something that is very intimidating to me. I have been attempting to practice this more and more with pencil and just recently started attempting it with watercolor. This is not the best but I'm happy to continue practicing and developing my skills.  Keep scrolling to check out how it turned out. I enjoyed the process of this and it makes it want to do more of it.  Maybe I'll try painting an actual person I know next time. I'll let ya know.  Until next time... keep getting crafty with it.