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DIY Redesigned Shadow Box Life-n-Reflection

April 23, 2013

It’s so much fun being a Life-n-Reflection affiliate. Just look at the fun products I get to work with!

This month I had the pleasure of trying out these…

And you can download the sign for free!

And isn’t this Spring Pennant Banner just ridiculously cute?

To make the shadow box I started with this awful piece of art that had been in my closet for years, in fact I have another one of these!

I disassembled the shadow box and gave the frame a skim coat of pale turquoise.

I still wanted some of the brown to show through.

While I waited for that to dry I picked out a piece of scrapbook paper that complemented the Sign from Life-n-Reflection and I covered the “box” with the paper using glue dots to adhere.

Then I got out my trusty hot glue gun and glued two twigs one about 1” from the top and the other 1” from the bottom.

I punched 4 holes in the corners of the sign and tied the sign to the twigs with bakers twine.

I decided not to put the glass back on the frame, it looks so much better without.

I cannot get over how beautiful it turned out, so pretty!

And the frame is just amazing with the skim coat of turquoise.

And now for the Spring Banner…so sweet.

I strung it onto yellow ric rac and tied it to one of my favourite wreaths.

Swoon…just perfect!

You really should check out all of Kristy’s products, this girl has definite talent.

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Spring & Easter Fonts and Past Projects

March 26, 2013

Are you a font collector like me?

Here are the latest Spring and Easter fonts that I have added to my collection.

Chocolate Covered Raindrops

Flower

Ginger Snaps

Spring Script

Dandelion in the Spring

And here are a couple of Easter projects that I posted earlier this year and last!

Easter Chalkboard Sign & Tags – Free Printables

Scrapbook Paper Easter Tree

A Half Dozen Eggs

Rustic Easter Charm

Paper Punched Easter Eggs

We have a new puppy arriving tomorrow so I may be absent for a couple of days!

I have been known to link to these fantastic parties:
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Fluttering Heart Banner

January 30, 2013

Originally Posted on The Southern Institute on January 23, 2013

I’d like to give a big HELLO! to all of Jenny’s readers here at The Southern Institute and an even bigger THANKS! to Jenny for inviting me to guest post here on her lovely blog today.

I have to say, I am beyond thrilled to be here!

My name is Sarah and I blog over at

Alderberry Hill

Today I am going to share with you a pretty Valentine’s Banner that you can make in about 20 minutes, we all like an easy craft right?

Here’s what you will need.

3 – 12 x 12 Sheets of scrapbooking paper

Heart template {or Silhouette Machine}

A hole punch

Twine or Ribbon

Sewing Machine & Thread {or a bone folder & hot glue gun}

I used my Silhouette machine to cut out the hearts using this file. If you don’t have a Silhouette you can draw a heart onto cardstock, cut it out and use it as your template to cut the other hearts – you will need 18 hearts in total.

Here is my Silhouette screen with the heart file open. I resized to my liking and just copied and pasted so I had 6 hearts per page.

Once you have all of your hearts cut out you can stack them in 6 piles of 3, be sure to alternate the patterns.

Here is where the sewing machine comes in handy. Take each pile of 3 and sew a straight vertical line through the centre of the hearts. Now they are attached with a pretty seam. Fold the top two hearts to create that 3D look.

If you do not have a sewing machine just use a bone folder to create a score line down the middle and fold, use tiny drops of hot glue to attach the 3 hearts together.