by CraftyPaws | Aug 12, 2017 | Banners, Cutsie, Doggy Projects
I am a girl on a mission. I want to make lots of embellies, layout titles, and project life style cards for personalized mini albums I am planning to make for my sister, niece and me to commemorate our summer vacation girls’ trip to Ireland, Scotland and...
by CraftyPaws | May 28, 2015 | Altered Items, Banners, Shabby Chic
This project hits so many wonderful points for me. First, it is an upcycling project; I use a cardboard box for the base and old book pages to decoupage over it. Second, I got to use my Silhouette (a pricey crafty tool that I have not used nearly enough to justify...
by CraftyPaws | Mar 17, 2015 | Banners, Cutsie, Doggy Projects, Layouts
My Miniature Poodle, Biscuit, is 14 and my Havanese, Bandito, is 2. So as you might imagine they are not usually the best of playmates. Don’t get me wrong, they co-exist fairly well, but that’s really about it. So it was a wonderful surprise to me when...
by CraftyPaws | Nov 23, 2014 | Banners, Clean and Simple
My crafty friend, Kendra (YT: Kendra Nolen) is getting married. Woot woot! She is currently hosting a wedding banner challenge and asked folks to make a pennant or a banner. She listed some of the likes of her fiance and herself as guideposts, so I took it from there....
by CraftyPaws | Sep 24, 2014 | Banners, Cutsie, Shabby Chic
I am not really a pennant maker. Yes, I have made a handful, but for some reason, they are not what I normally gravitate to when I enter my craft room. However, when my friend Tina Cappa (YT: Tina Cappa) asked folks to make her a pennant to help her celebrate reaching...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 19, 2014 | Banners, Prim or Primative, Vintage
Do you remember the section of the old Reader’s Digest magazine called “Laughter is the Best Medicine”? I haven’t read it in a long time, but I think the magazine is still published, and until 2009 the little pocket-sized magazine had the...
by CraftyPaws | Apr 6, 2014 | Banners, Cards and ATCs
Even when my life is a bit crazy, if I possibly can, I try to participate in crafty challenges for kids. I figure, if we can encourage kids to participate in life, have fun with crafts, and feel the love (even from strangers), it can only be good for their self esteem...