The writing on the front cover is done in Vinyl.

This was a spagetti sauce jar.  I cut out the letters in Vinyl and used transfer tape to put them onto the jar.  I then used a piece of fabric to cover the cap on the jar and put a ribbon around it to secure it on.

A few months ago my father passed away suddenly.  He was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.  For many people they have absolutely no idea what this is.  Rather than go into alot of detail on my blog I've inserted the link to the foundation site if you are interested in finding out more information about the disease (http://www.cjdfoundation.org/).  My father had the sporatic kind so they don't know what causes it. 

My dad was a very avid hunter and went every year.  Apparently he had all the hides from every deer he got tanned.  As you can see from this bin he was very successful when it came to deer hunting.   Someone bought a few of the hides from a rummage sale we had but most didn't sell so I figured maybe I could do something with them but the question was what?  So I came up with the idea of making a clutch purse to hold my gypsy.

As you can see it fits my gypsy just perfect.

I've actually made another one of these clutch purses for a co-worker of mine.  I made a two slight changes since the first purse.  (1) I decieded to cut out some strips of leather and I braided them together for the strap, which turned out great.  (2) I bought some thin fabric from the remenant bins at Joanns and used them to line the purse.  Since I didn't want to sew the linner then sew the pieces again, I used a no-sew to adhere the linner to the leather and then I sewed everything together at once.  I had to hand stitch the strap on as it was too thick to use on the machine.  Yes I broke another leather needle. ( I've bought a back-up supply).

My co-worker loved the purse and I made alittle bit as I only charged her $15 as it was only my second try and again not quite perfect yet.

I've been on a bit of a hiatus from crafting lately.  Partially due to the death of my father in May.  His illness came on suddenly and it turned out that he had Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease.  Its very rare, 1 in 1 million.  Thankfully it was very quick.  So this is my first card I've made since his death.  I used my new Cricut lite cartridge Lacy Labels, sold exclusively at Walmart.  I welded two shapes together to make the card.  The trim is from the cartridge.  The center stamp is one that I found on sale at Walmart.  It turned out great and my husband really likes it.  He loves that I make his cards for him because he really doesn't like going to the store to pick one out.

Another quilling project.  I made this for my sister-in-laws mother.  She made all the fresh flowers for my fathers memorial service.  This was a thank you gift for her. I put it in the top of a box that I bought at Michaels.  The top had a glass cover that opened up to put an item on the top.  It also had a drawer that pulled out from the bottom.  I put the quilling under the top cover.

I made this everyday card using a sizzix embosser for the dots.  I cut the circle out with my cricut using accent essentials.  The stamp is from JustRite stamps.  Then I used my PanPastels to add some color.  I'm not sure what I'm going to use it for yet but I'm sure I'll find a purpose.

This is a birthday card for my mom's Birthday tomorrow.  The flowers in the center are prima flowers.  The dragonfly stamp is from Bubawumps.  I colored them in with PanPastels also from Bubawumps.  PanPastels are the best coloring solution I've found so far.  The come in .30fl oz, which seems small but they last forever.  They sell for $6.00 a piece and come in many colors.  However, you can just get the primary colors and then use white or black to change the tint.