More Duct Tape Art

Howdy!

I'm in a craft fair this Saturday, so I've been a busy little bee making lot's of stuff to sell.

This time around I'm only selling Duct Tape items at my booth.

I'm going to sell some of my Duct Tape Art too..

Well..I should say I'm going to attempt to sell some of my art LOL!

I wanted to share with you my two latest pieces :)

Lucille Ball

Elvis Presley

Those are the two that I made this week.

I also have this one..

And a Marilyn Monroe and Bob Marley as well.

I hope these guys sell...if they don't then my plan is to either Auction them off...

Or

Get a bunch together and hit up a local art gallery or business that sells art on their walls.

Wish me luck!!!

Mother's Day Remembrance Pots

Good Afternoon Ladies and Gent!

I hope all you Mother's out there enjoyed your special day yesterday :)

It was a fabulous Mother's Day!

So if you follow my blog regularly you may know that I lost my Aunt to cancer a month ago today.

It has been devastating to say the least, and it's been one month ago today that she passed and I still can't believe it.

For Mother's Day yesterday, we had our two cousins over to my parents house so they could celebrate Mother's Day with us.  As you can imagine, yesterday was very hard for them, considering they just lost their 59yr old mother a month ago.

My cousins and I are very close, and near and dear to my heart.

I wanted to do a little something for them in remembrance of their Mother, my Aunt.

So here's what I did:

I bought two packages of "Forget Me Not's"

I also bought two pot's that say "Love my Garden" and planted the "Forget Me Not's"

I bought two Frame Charms, and put a picture of my Aunt in there.

To hang the Framed Charm I took a large Paperclip and unbent it.

When is was straight, I then used my Needle Nose Pliers and made a loop at the end. 

The Paper Clip was super easy to work with, was soft enough to bend yet strong enough to hold it's shape when I was done.

My Aunt loved..LOVED...to garden.

I remember helping her in the garden when I was a kid, so I thought this was a neat and thoughtful gift on my part.

Obviously the charms can't stay outside or they would get ruined in the rain, but they can't put them indoors in a house plant or keep them outside in a covered area.

Giveaway Winner

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!!

Ok so you didn't really win a Chicken Dinner but you did win these:

Duct Tape Hair Bows!!!!

So I had two entries...LAME!  

One was late, but I appreciate the effort Rashell LOL...even if you were on time you were way off girlfriend..love ya though!

So that leaves the winner

and that's

Mindie Hilton 

she guessed 150 bows in this basket...

Thank you Mindie for playing and your continued support, I'll get these in the mail to you ASAP.

The actual number of Duct Tape Bows in this basket is..

Drum Roll Please..

That is a lot of bows!

My little hands have not been idle LOL :)

 

So next time I will plan better and do a giveaway that last longer than 24 hours :) 

Thanks Mindie and Rashell for participating!

Have a great day!!

Summer Fun DIY's

The Sun is starting to show itself on a regular basis around these parts...

Thank goodness!! 

I've really been enjoying lounging in my chair outside at night and reading a book with the sun shining down on me.

It's the perfect ending to the day.

Last night I got to thinking that summer is right around the corner, and I thought I'd share some fun DIY's that have to do with outside fun, from the past year on my blog.

So let's get started...

Sidewalk Paint (Chalk Paint)

Monster Popsicle Snuggies

DIY Bubble Solution

DIY Chalk

Bubble Toy

Frozen Yogurt Dots

Ice Cream in a Bag

Watermelon & Mint Popsicles

All Natural Banana Sorbet

DIY Soft Ice Pack

So there you go...from outdoor fun to recipes to an Ice Pack for any boo boo's, 

you have some awesome Summer DIY's.

Wishing you all a wonderful day :)

Guess How Many Giveaway!

Alright folks...I have a giveaway for you!!!

Here's what you could win:

Four Duct Tape Hair Bows!!

They are all made out of Duct Tape and have a Bobby Pin on the backside...

They are approx 2.5 inches long, waterproof, bright, and fun for all ages!!

So here's what you have to do to win these bad boys:

1. Follow me via Google Friend Connect

2. Guess how many DT Bows are in the following basket 

(the follower with the closest guess to the actual amount will win)

Easy enough & Fun right??

Let's get started...

Here is a basket FULL of assorted Duct Tape Hair Bows 

The size of the basket is:

3 inches tall

14 inches wide

Rules:

The follower that picks the closest amount of DT Bows to the actual number of DT Bows in this basket wins!!

In case of a tie, the person who submitted their number guess first will win.

Giveaway ends tomorrow 5/9/12 @ Noon (West Coast Time)

Here's a reminder of what you will win:

These four DT Bows!!!

I assure you that your daughter, niece, granddaughter, friend or girl next door will ADORE these bows!!

So hurry up and and follow me via Google Friend Connect if you haven't already and guess how many bows are in the basket so you can win these Fab-U-lous Duct Tape Bows!

Have a great day!!!

Duct Tape Roll Art

I have a ton of empty Duct Tape Rolls lying around...I just can't bring myself to throw them in the recycle bin.

So I made a Duct Tape Roll Cross for my bedroom!

A couple days ago one of my followers Noreen asked me what she could do with her empty rolls.

It was perfect timing cause I had already had a few idea's up my sleeve for this week. 

So Noreen, here is just one of those idea's I promised you :)

Here's how I did it:

I grabbed a bunch of empty rolls and started laying them out on my counter.

I knew I wanted to make a cross so I just moved them around until I got the cross that I liked.

I ended up using 10 rolls.  6 going down the vertical part of the cross, and 2 on each side for the horizontal portion of the cross.

Next I broke out my hot glue gun...I heart my glue gun!

I simply put one thick strip of glue down the side of the roll and connected it to another roll.

I squeezed them together for a second and that was it.

I went on to the next one, making sure to keep the shape of my cross and making sure they were even.

Half way done.  So now I took it outside and spray painted it with a light blue spray paint I already had in the garage.  It matches the blue in my bedroom so it worked out well.

Our bedroom colors are tan, light blue and brown.

Done! Now all I needed was one little nail and I hung it on my wall....Well Crafty Soccer Dad actually did the hammering of the nail into the wall.

I gotta give credit where credit is due :) 

So what do you think? 

I love it!  

I think it's pretty awesome!  I'm really happy with how it turned out.

I'll have more projects soon, that you can use your empty DT rolls.

Have a great day 

and

Happy Crafting!

TLC Creations

My girl Mindie over at Bacon Time has an awesome deal going on at her Etsy Shop TLC Creations

She is offering a 25% discount on all her merchandise for Mother's Day.

Yes you heard me right 25% off!!!

As if that wasn't enough...she is also hosting a giveaway for a $10 gift certificate at TLC Creations!

Amazing!

If you are looking for a piece of jewelry to give to your Mother for Mother's Day, this is the shop to go to.

Mindie has a wide selection of jewelry to pick from and a lot of unique vintage inspired pieces.

 

Isn't this gorgeous?? It has a frame charm to add a photo of that special someone, like her Grandchildren.

 

Does your Mom like to bake?  Check out these handmade wire whisk earrings!

So adorable!

Isn't this ring adorbs!  I love this, so pretty.

 

Did your Mother read this book to you as a child? 

What a great gift this would be for her, a replica of the book made into a charm.

So cute and creative!!

You get the idea, I could go on and on with all the items Mindie has in her shop.

There are 120 items to choose from, yes 120 wonderful pieces to pick from.

So if you haven't checked out TLC Creations yet, head on over and take a look.

If you want the coupon code to receive 25% off your purchase, head on over to Mindie's blog

 Bacon Time with the Hungry Hungry Hypo

and check out her post on this fabulous deal!