Fake Girl Scout Cookie!

If you scroll down you'll see the Girl Scout Purse I created after shopping at the thrift store. Ever since I started carrying the bag, friends and strangers have tried to grab the fake cookie dangler hanging from the handle. As an artist...I know that anything that gets this much attention---Must be reproduced! So, here is a step by step photo tutorial on how it was done.
If you like papier-mache, try Celluclay for the cookie base. A cardboard circle can be an alternitive. I used orzo pasta for the coconut, but rice could be applied too! My favorite spray paint is the cheap stuff from Wal-mart, it's around $1.00 a can, but be sure to get the trigger unit to attach to the top! It makes the spraying go so easy! My favorite decoupage glue is Royal Coat or Modge Podge, plus it serves as the top coat!
Click on the pic to see the enlarged photo view!
Enjoy your Faux Samo Ornament and let me know how you like it!

Name Tag Idea Comes to Life

I have had this idea in my head for a while, I finally got it out! I wore that crazy shingle name tag during my kid's Marching Band years! I got more attention at away events that it really got me thinking. So I started collecting all these items that could be the base badge part. The "Joann" and the "Shirley" are both made on some old grocery store name tags, but in the future I will show what else I can concoct! Click on the pic and see all the details enlarged!

Another Thrift Store Upcycle Creation & Free Pattern!

Yes --- I am into handbags lately! This is another Thrift Store bag that I found for $2.00! I started by applying a blob of acrylic paint and swirling the edges until it looked feathery. I went through my paper scraps and found some of my own clipart, dinner napkins and other scrapbook snips! I decoupaged everything around the white area, coating the fronts and backs. When it was dry I added so gold & blue acrylic paint, stamps and pen & ink -to pull it all together. I coated the painted areas with a little more deco glue to seal the top!
I also like dangley stuff, so it is finished off with an old necklace medallion(RT), a black cross earring(RT), and a shoe clip(L).

Plus---I love wings. So---here is my pattern that you can copy. You will see that I use it on many of my items! Just click on the pic to enlarge, then right click & save to your photos! Let me know if you like it!

I want to make you ---want to touch it!
How'd I do?!

Recycled Bag in a Girl Scout Theme

I was helping a friend put together a Halloween Costume at a thrift store when I spotted this cool purse! It was only $2.00! (It's great since I am having a handbag fetish lately!) I was inspired when my friend told me that Girl Scout Cookies are being sold early this year, so I couldn't resist turning this Babe Bag into something Theme-riffic! The outer portion of the bag is printed cloth, so just gave it a shot of Fabreeze and then looked for images on Google. I was able to print out some vintage pics, logos, cookie copies and box illustrations for the collage. I glued them on the the bag with my favorite Royal Coat Decoupage Glue. I also painted GS berets on the girl's heads. The rhinestones were already on the front of the bag!
Then, I just had to have a cookie! Samoas are my preferred weakness! Doesn't it look good? I impressed myself! Not bad for a bar coaster, broken up toothpicks, paint and hot glue! Click on the pic and see a larger view!
GOT MILK?!

Dig My New Blog Header!

Hi---

Sorry that it has been so long since my last post! Many things have been happening at home and on my computer!

First,-I resigned from the Creatively-Green Design Team because management was at a "Stand-Still" as far as orders and creativity was concerned. I am looking for ways to move forward not backward. So ---I am now a contributor over at http://createitgreen.blogspot.com/

with some other former CG Design Team members. We also have a Yahoo Group with the same name! Come join us there for some wonderful green crafting and scrapbooking!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/createitgreen/

At home-

Both of my daughters are involved in buying real estate so I have been out house hunting and having a great time! So- exciting!!! I'll be sharing their home decorating creations in the near future!

***I honor of my ***Blog-a-versary...I made a new blog header and turned this template into 3 column! It was alot of work, but I did it without any help! I am so proud!!! Hope you enjoy it!

My Blogiversary Was Yesterday!

Yesterday, September 5th, was my 2nd Blogiversary and my 28th Wedding Anniversary! In honor of that. . . here is a photo of a wedding I went to in May. I made the Ring Bearer, Daniel, a nest to carry.( Miss Partridge married Mr Byrd!) The nest was a fitting tribute! So- - - here's to everyone, may we Celebrate with a Salute to the Past and a Toast to the Future! Thanks for all your wonderful comments during the life of this blog! Many Blessings to you!

My First Blog Award, IdyllHours!

OMGosh, I am so honored,(being a blog award virgin)! I got this Beautiful Accolade, called the "Idyllhours Blog Award", from my cyber friend, Cindy aka Luciesfloozies. Please visit her blog, to see her wonderful creations!!

(Cindy-You are so sweet to think of me!)

www.luciesflooziestwo.blogspot.com

(I have to tell you... I love this award, but I was disappointed in the image that went along with the honor. The person who first started this award did a wonderful job in choosing the sentiment and photo to represent this Badge. I thought it had gotten diluted with use. So I reconstructed the logo. I wish that I could have found the original, but I came upon too many broken links. Please forgive me if you are reading this and you were the creator. I did my best!)

Of course, there are a few things I have to do,
My obligation, as being an Idyllhours recipient, is to fulfill this pledge upon the following conditions: In accepting this award, I must name 5 things that I enjoy doing, and in no particular order, and I must pass this Honor on to 5 more people and they are, in no particular order! If I have left you a comment---that I have given you this award, please click on the Badge to enlarge it before you right click to save it to your computer and post it to your blog!

My 5 Favorite Activities:

1-I love watching TV & old Movies and eating popcorn!

2- I love getting dressed-up and going out with my husband, Joe! -I started this blog on our Wedding Anniversary, 9-5-2007

3- I can't live unless I am creating! And I am very good at all kinds of arts & crafts! Hope you agree!

4- I am really enjoying Facebook! -I love looking at every one's photos & finding old friends!

5- I adore my children; Mindy, Hanna & Kevin! they are almost grown & I am very proud of them!

Oh- I want to include my new Kitten, Ma Cherie!

My Favorite 5 Blogs:

1-Barb at Purse Project, http://iwannanewbag.blogspot.com/

2-Sue a Creativly-Green Friend at http://suestampindaly.blogspot.com/

3- Jackie my Creativly-Green DT friend, http://chicscraps.blogspot.com/

4- Joy, Craftymug at http://craftythisandthat.blogspot.com/

5- RecycleCindy at http://www.myrecycledbags.com/

There are so many others I would choose also, but for now this is my five.

Thank you again Cindy...this means a lot to me....
Please visit all my Blog Friends and leave some "Comment Love"!

Creatively Green Scrapbook Store

Here is what my page on the Creatively Green Scrapbook Store looks like! Join me and become a member! When the form asks where you heard about the site, please use my name: Cyndi Pfeiffer ! Be sure to check out the gallery before going to the store! There are so many great projects!
~~~~WELL, This is what it used to look like! I have since resigned from the Design Team and I have been banned from the Forum. The owner wasn't telling the truth about when she shipped the order and other design team materials. I felt it best that my name wasn't connected with a site that lacked integrity.

Decoupage Letter Box Instructions

I will have a very busy day tomorrow! Here in Atlanta, GA it is the first day of school! My son has been out since May 20th or around there!!! We will be up at 0'dark-30 -making sure he is up and on his way to the neighbors to hitch a ride with a classmate! (He wouldn't dare ride the bus! OH, the Horror!)He will be a High School Junior! I would have thought that I was walking him to the bus stop for his 1st day of Kindergarten! Time has flown by especially since he is my 3rd and last one to be in High School! (Treasure your young one's days, ladies!) Then, it will be time to tackle a college admissions problem, but the institution of higher learning is only down the block! Thank Goodness!

Well, enough of that! To my good news -Craftbits.com allows you to submit your own creative project ideas to be featured on the site. You can either submit via a free program or through a professional paid program. My decoupage letter box that I made for my daughter, Hanna -is up for approval on the Professional Paid Program! I am Psyched! So---tomorrow I will have to photograph the box on a white background and then go get another box at Michael's to remake the project creating step by step photos as I go! Keep your fingers crossed that I will be approved after I submit all the material!You should give it a try too! Craftbits pays up to $45.00 per project!

http://www.craftbits.com/

Collage for Kathryn!

Here is the collage that I just finished for my friend Kathryn! She and her husband enjoy entertaining their lush backyard! I have add many items that would have normally gone in the trash! Click on the pic to see the enlargment and check on the details! Enjoy!

I Made the Creativly-Green Design Team!

I am proud to announce that I am one of 12 new designers to be picked for the website Creatively-Green.
Here is their Welcome!:
We specialize in creative, alternative, handmade art and craft supplies with a conscience. As a family owned business, it is our mission to bring you unique, non toxic, and safe alternatives, without compromising on quality.
We are the first online store to specialize in eco friendly scrapbooking and paper art supplies. We just dont have some recycled items, thats ALL we carry! We also manufacture our own line of recycled cardstock, available in muti packs and monochromatic. Available in all sizes. Beyond that, we have a few lines of handmade recycled embellishements. Some of these lines include: Clay Artz, Whoopsie Daisies, Wax Duds, and coming soon we will have our own line of pressed artistic papers. It is our plan to not only bring you fantastic products but to also provide you with fabulous design ideas, a GREEN community and gallery, where you can create and share all of your talent!
They are also have a Facebook Fan Page, so go by there and so my projects!
http://www.creatively-green.com/Gallery.html

Brew Awakenings Winning T-Shirt Design!

Yes! My Design won! I'll let you know when Jenni has the shirts ready!

Aura House Mandala Contest

I won 3rd place! HooRay! Check Out the other Winners!
http://aurahouse.com/mandalagallery.htm

Mixed Media Decoupage Box

I just finished a box for Hanna to be used as Graduation Letter storage. It is made from a plain white pencil box with a latch. I painted and glued on ball feet made from my spa bath liquid lids. For the exterior decoupage I used paper napkins, my own digital clip art, pressed flowers, craft paint and spackling. I painted and glued the box inside with black flocking. The outside also has cooper metal shavings to accent the spackling to make it look worn. I dabbed the same paint color on the lock and key & added a coordinating tassel. It turned out beautiful!

Santa's Magic Key

Here are the projects that I just submitted to Cloth, Paper Scissors. They had a call for entry on their Fan page on Facebook. The poem say:

This key is very special- - - You see- - -It won’t work for you or me!
Just hang it outside your door, Go to bed and worry no more!
Hurry and close your eyes -And say, “Goodnight”.
Because Santa is using your key, And visiting tonight!

Military Wedding Platter

I painted this for a Military Wedding Shower! All the guests signed and then the bride decided to take it to the wedding reception! I'll post another pic as soon as I get one from the mother of the groom!

Recycle a Snack Can

Here is my new project for Food Donation Money at my husbands tennis match! It is made from a Frito Lay Snack can. There is a slit cut into the plastic lid.

Feed the Kitty means to Contribute money to a pool or reserve, as in I can't make a big donation this year, but I'm willing to feed the kitty something. This term, originating in gambling, incorporates a pun, since kitty can mean "cat" as well as "pool." [Late 1800s]

Baby Shower

Look at these beautiful decorations from the baby shower Hanna and I went to yesterday! I printed the Poem Cards and Grandma Dana(Bun Bun- as some call her!) did the rest! Such a wonderful party! We will all be praying with you Moma Bessie!