All is bright........

and MME came out with this fabulous aqua, red, tan and cream Christmas line and I LOVED IT!
Of course it has birds on it which makes it even better.....(wink)....and so I added some black....
(what a shocker huh?)....and started what is to be my first class of 2013.....WOW...that was strange to say.......it is a 6X12 distressed chipboard mini...and it's going to be so much fun to do!
So little students of mine.....keep "fussy" cutting and I'll see you shortly after the new year.....:o)

Here's a little peek at the cover and a couple of pages.......o)

Finally......

both the chairs are DONE!!!!
They look a bit black and white in this photo but they really aren't. They are tan and black and I am thrilled that they are done.....:o)

Another very happy surprise is that my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint came yesterday

and I can not WAIT to use it and get a table done that I purchased from a repurposed store in Boise last month. I have contemplated about using other paints as it was very hard to find a supplier that was even somewhat close to me and then I found one in Montana that just happen to be waiting to get their shipment from Europe/France and it finally arrived!!!! So excited.....will post soon on the before and after...should be interesting to use...let's hope it is as fantastic as they say it is....:o) Anyone out there using it or has used it, I would appreciate your comments on it....any tricks to the trade?...helpful hints?...
Have the best this Tuesday has to offer......and a warm and joyous week....:o)
Thanks for stopping by.....

Christmas Coffee table mini ablum tutorial

If you are looking for the tutorial for the Christmas Coffee Table Mini Album on my YouTube channel Yorkieyodaldog....you have come to the right place!!!!!......you can purchase it here through PAYPAL.

Look to the right of this post.....click the button that reads....BUYNOW and it will take you to PAYPAL...where you can find it.....I will EMAIL it to you in PDF form.....very easy to download and has TONS of instructions and GREAT PHOTOS....and if you have any trouble with it at all....you can always email me.....:o)

Thank so much.....Merry Christmas and Happy Scrapping......have safe, warm and cherished holidays!.....Jann

OMGOSHES.....

I never seen to have enough time in one day......who's right there with me?

So.....catching you up......we are packing furiously to move before the snowfall...yeah right...like that's going to happen....LOL   Well I can dream can't I?

But in between here and there and every where....I came across a fabulous find on Craig's List.....and bought this chair for a really, really great price!  Wish I had a before and after....but this is the after....:o)

 

It was amazing to find this fabric as I have looked and looked for it and just happen to find it at Handcock Fabric in Boise, which I never go to....on sale for half off....yeppers 10.50 a yard!!! Bought some extra yardage as you never know when you might need more for pillows, an ottoman...who knows...but pleased as a peach that it worked out so well on this chair......:o)

I love repurposing things....and have seen abounding talents on blogs and Pinterest of people doing all kinds of amazing projects.....who knew we would be the generation to "redo" and "reuse"....:o)

Have a wonderful Tuesday and thanks for stopping by.

Pumpkins pleasures....................

With the fall air here in Idaho wrapping around us in the early mornings and lengthening our nights with just a slight crack of the window.....which makes for fabulous sleeping.....I have been back to my thoughts of remembering carving those Halloween Pumpkins with my sweet little daughter all dressed up in her Halloween outfit.
But looking through the net waves for the past few days....I have come across some incedible pumpkins that have great creativeness and Halloween spirit. Much different than those I carved when I was a child.

So enjoy them this morning....and remember with warmth...your carved pumpkins and that great  pleasure of picking out just the right one.....;o)

 

 

These pumpkins are very different than what I use to see.....but isn't it wonderfully fun that someone has taken it to the next level and done these amazing designs or taken them "into" an amazing design? All in all there are many varieties and many things people come up with to enhance a simple pumpkin......who would have thought of "blue" pumpkins? Or putting women's stockings around them them to add shape and interest.....painting?.....sculpting?....or a mask and a spider crown?....Isn't is fun and interesting to see how far pumpkins have come......I love them all...and commend their talented pumpkin creators....what a delightful way to spend a fall morning....with such talent-ly enhanced gourdes!
Thanks for stopping by.....enjoy your day.

Just a couple tags.....

using a Martha Stewart punch that I have had for a while.....
These were fast and easy. The flower punch is great to use......you can layer, layer,layer.....
Made these out of scraps.......and some metal bling....a few die cuts...of course some antique little bird ephemera......and lots and lots of tiny punched flowers that gave these tags lots of dimension...:o)

Prima class.....

Well mostly Prima......coming up soon....I'll post dates as soon as I get the time and place guys.....I'll text you if you already have signed up.......remember I am about to be a Grandma times "2" so hang in there....we'll see how it goes in scheduling........:o)
Thanks for stopping by......

Well it's here!

Finally...the fabric is here....I have both fabrics now...the plaid/check for the bottom and this for the cushion and the back....:o) And I LOVE it....very FRENCH....very BEAUTIFUL....now all I need are the chairs...so.....the hunt goes on for those...and I really have my mind on the French Bergere chairs....so I will wait till I find some...but I am so thrilled to get this fabric......:o) Just had to share....I have looked for this fabric for such a long, long time.....:o)
Hope you're all having a great Monday.....:o)

Just some .......

                                eye candy this evening
 Thinking of recovering our sofa in this French Toile fabric.

                                                    

and.......

then add two of these chairs in this fabric. I finally found it

and it is being shipped....so glad!

Now all I have to do is find two of these chairs.

               And add this black dresser between them.

                Thanks for stopping by...........................

Inspiration.......

comes from anywhere and everywhere.....we who "create" and "imagine" the possibilities....find it everywhere...it's around us always....filters through our days.....we hear it...taste it...and imagine it........today my mind, thoughts and creativity turns to black....:o)

I use to think of black.....being such a deep and deary color....these days it has become a staple.....I love it....brightened up with any color.....it is a GREAT neutral of inspiration and change....:o)
Here are some things that inspired me today.....to mix and match up a bit of style.....:o)

Keep watching...I feel a very different "not so mini" mini........happening in the near future....:o)
Thanks for stopping by and have the best this day has to offer....

Traveling........

Friendship Journal

Here's mine......ready to go.......
This is the cover of my traveling friendship journal.....I am using aquas, creams, blacks and yellows.
I died my seam binding......and made a big pocket with the gear paper. Then added a bit of metal nd made a post card....with of course...with a bird on it....:o) (Shocked aren't you?....LOLOLOL)
Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.....this is going to be a great swap with great friends of many talents.....:o)

Steampunk Tag Swap

Over on the "Beach" there are so many women and so much talent!
I hosted a swap and will post a video soon on the Steampunk tags that 8 of us did.
I love the tags I have received so far and can not wait to see them all.
Here's mine .....it has a little pocket on the side with the little card and gears. Inside it has a sentiment.....the flower has the black wire that you see on the top for the hanger with the black button......it coils and surrounds the flower along with some black netting....and the typewriter key. (this one just happened to be a "J"...LOL)
The tag behind the dress form is just a regular shipping tag (6X3) and I Glimmer Misted it and distressed it with Walnut Stain ink.....and "speckled" it with water. The tag in the back is the same shipping tag....I just blended the Glimmer Mist and inks a bit more to give it a more "uniform" look. I adhered antique brass ball chain with Glossy Accents. The dress form fits into a little pocket that I cut from BO Bunny paper.

The back has a funky leg that is stamped and the spectacle's are a rub on.

Can't wait to see everyones creations.

Thanks for stopping by.....hope you have enjoyed this beautiful day!

Pinterest......

has to be the coolest thing since cold milk...LOL...well at least for me it is.....;o) I have had a lot of people say...."omgosh, I wasted 2 hours today looking at Pinterest"......and I always think....why do we think of it as a waste?
I have met some incredable people, talented women, in every sence of the way.
It's so much fun to see what everyone posts, pins, comments on and finds to enlighten us all. All the knowledge from removing baked on stains from your cookie sheets, to decorating on a stretched and limited budget to cooking something special for your loved ones....to enhancing your cars gas mileage....knowledge, hints, helpfulness, compassion, quotes and affirmations.... it's all there....from ones that care.
So today, I found an incredible photo of a chair. Very French country and very warm in detail and pattern. The Equestrian fabric really won't fit into my decor...but the details of the chair and the cream and black check are right up my alley... look at how comfy and inviting this chair is.....Robin loved this chair as well....she kidded and said she was "drooling"..and I giggled knowing that I was doing the exact same thing...right along with her..... she found a chair very similar at a thrift store that she is going to redo.....and I found myself thinking I can not wait to see what she does with it.

Without us all "thinking" and "finding" and "wondering" about things another might enjoy...or look upon as fabulous or unusual...without posting them or adding them to a blog....what really would our days be like? Sharing ideas and connecting with people that you really have nothing in common with....only to find out...guess what...you really do....someone else enjoys what you do...someone else gives you an idea...someone else shares their findings and creativity with you....that you really had no idea they were even out there.....someone shares their wealth of discovery...their sorrow of fate.
Sure we all have busy lives. Work, families, pets, laundry, homework, new babies, teenagers, soccer games and ballet classes. We are chauffeurs, grocery specialists and councelors for our families but
long live woman who enjoys sharing possibilities of kindred spirits of creating a "nest" for themselves or their families.....and allowing us all to share them and be affected by their generosity to take a few moments of their day and share them with you....with all of us....:o)
I have no idea who Robin is....but through the netwaves and her "finding" the perfect chair.....she and I have shared something this morning....and she enlightened my day...and I am thankful for just that small gesture. She didn't mean it for me but it added pleasure and joy to my day....how great is that.
This holiday weekend....be calm and restful.....and enjoy whatever you find yourself doing....and share it with those close to you, those that have miles that strectch between you and those that you might not know you yet but await to see what the rest of the world has to offer.....:o)
Be safe my friends......

My Daughter is having......

Twins....yes you read right.....Twins.....a boy and a girl.....;o)
So here are the invitations....all 40 of them.....:o)

The base was a post card that I purchased on Etsy...which I absolutely LOVED.....but it only had one baby...a "pink" baby....I waited a long time to find out that she would be having a boy and a girl.....so I copied the post card, cut the pink baby out....and painted the blanket white with acrylic paint. Then I painted the blanket light blue, added a bit of shading.....a few dots....and now we have the stork carrying two....a pink and a blue! Her theme is "shabby chic" so I thought this was the perfect thing for her invites......The surrounding boarder paper is from Kay and Co. Julianne paper pack. I loved the blues and the greens. The faintly striped paper is Reel Me In by TCP Studio. The little corners on the "Twins" matches the green in the floral boarder paper but for some reason it looks grey. All in all I like how they came out.....distressed and shabby........a lot of work but I love the colors and how after much finagling....those babies look right at home...being carried by a vintage stork......:o)

Class time.....

with my students requesting some "Patriotic" theme layouts.....I love this paper....it's definetly red, white and blue...but I muted it with inks and distressed it to make it feel vintage and old.......

The ladies are going to have so much fun in creating these...all that is needed then....are their 4th of July memories.....I love creating something colorful.....but "time worn".......;o)

To all of you and yours that have protected our freedom.....thank you so.....:o)

A long and windy May Day.........

brought me to the decision to spend some time in my studio cleaning and when that failed to interest me....I got busy doing cards for Belinda's swap on the Beach....she has hosted a 12 month card swap and this is her last month as its finally reached a year!......Thanks Belinda for doing such an awesome job for so long......she requested that we make our cards this last month for Father's Day....but I think I must have been in a "Steampunk" frame of mind...

I hope you have enjoyed your day!

Yellow.......

has always been a favorite color of mine.....true bright yellow, pale barely there yellow and everything in between yellow.

I have some fabulous slipper chairs in yellow print with florals on them that adorned my nook in my house in Eagle for many years.....they were "fluffy" as my 9 year old use to call them.... and everyone loved sitting at my nook and feeling their comfort.......it was hard to get them away from the table....they were that comfortable......

I thought about all the "yellowish" things I have been seeing on the net....and yesterday felt how much that color brought light to everyone and brightness...the beginning of spring.....happiness....;o) So yesterday in the horrid winds and grey skies we shared here yesterday.....I simply took myself away... to where time, sight and warmth...engaged into yellows....and the day seemed a bit brighter....hope you enjoy just a few pics.....and it gives you a bit of warmth.....and smiles.....

                                                         

                                                   

                                 

                                                    

A touch of......

Paris.....on a cloudy and windy day in Idaho.
I love all kinds of dress forms. I have a few antique ones, a few reproduction ones and a few wire ones that adorn my home and the shelves of my studio.

This little one I found recently and thought it would be fun to get creative.....so I got out some favorite things and "dressed" it up.....
Toole adorns the bodice and in the back is a BIG bow....right below the front bow is a rub on of roses with eyelash trim around the waist. The striped ribbon is wired and I gathered some peppermint colored twine and roses for a little embellishment on the skirt.

 The butterfly is cut from a paper pack and glossy accented with a few different sizes of pink pearl bling. Underneath that is some lace trim I have been saving for something very special. The skirt is pleated paper and I blinged it up a little around the bottom of the skirt. I added velum pink stickers all around the skirt after I pleated it. And the bottom is a paper trim.
I like how it turned out....and I am appreciate your time in stopping by today....:o)

Belinda's card swap.......

finally done and are in their box ready for mailing tomorrow.....

This swap is always fun to see all the different cards and creative imaginations of such talented ladies on the "beach."

Thanks for hosting every month Belinda....you have done a GREAT job with this swap...:o)
Thanks for stopping by my blog....I hope your day has treated you well..........