Game piece necklace and a card with a statement...

Here is a fun necklace you can make using odd dominoes.

First, sand the surface with a fine grit sandpaper.

Next, you can add color with sharpie markers. But here, I decided to keep it plain.

Then, I used green diamond dew drops from The Robin's Nest the leaves of the holly berries.  (I'm so going to hope that Santa brings me more of these green diamonds this year!)  Mini Red Dew Drops were used for the berries.  Mini Gold Dew Drops were used for the sides. Both minis can be found in the Ornament collection.  

Lastly, glue a barrel bead on top and thread your ribbon through so you can wear it through the Christmas holidays! (Aka, the day after Thanksgiving!)

I used Helmar's  450 Quick Dry Adhesive to glue on the baubles!

Btw, Robin's Nest is having a design team call and I am reapplying.

For the next term, designers will now have a specific crafting specialty. 

I couldn't decide between "Mixed Media" or "Cardmaker," so I threw

my hat in for both.

Here's  a card I created for Splitcoaststampers "Hope You can Cling To" Challenges for Breast Cancer  Awareness month.  I loved this card.  The sentiment is from Pink by Design.

This Classified Paper makes a great statement.

A simple card...with a lot of interest!

So, whether you are into mixed media, jewelry, scrapbooking or cardmaking, 

you are going to find many fun things in The Robin's Nest store.

Fill up your cart...Christmas is for crafters too, you know!

Welcome to The Robin's Nest/Helmar Blog Hop!!

After all this weather in the east...it's time for some inspiring craft projects!

I have been enjoying Dew Drops from The Robin's Nest.

Winter Retreat has been my best go-to color combo.

Love it!!

A benefit of being a crafter is that you can create personalized gifts for those you care about.

With the holidays around the corner, there always seems to be a crunch in your cash flow, right?

So, I found an inexpensive cuff bracelet at the craft store...just waiting to be embellished!

Silver, sleek...and perfect for my 12 year old DD's Christmas gift!  

(Hey, if I don't keep it hidden from her, she is going to claim it as her own anyways!!)

To adhere the Dew Drops, I used Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

It does dry quickly...but there is wiggle room to play with the placement if you add the adhesive to small areas at a time.  For this project, I started in the middle of the cuff and worked my way towards the outsides.

Model:  Little brother. 

Let's just hope  he can keep the secret from his big sis!

It's your turn to Thippity thump thunp down the frosty blog hop trail
I am sure you'll enjoy the festive ideas from The Robin's Nest and Helmar's Designers!
Be sure to post a comment on each blog to be entered into the drawings.
Hundreds of dollars worth of prizes...and yes, YOU deserve some of this holiday cheer!

There is one lucky winner drawing from EACH post!!

Mark your calendars!

Be sure to join us.  There will be a winner from every blog!! (That includes this one!)

Also, there will be one GRAND PRIZE WINNER.

In case you didn't know...The Robin's Nest is VERY generous with their prize packages!!

I'll see you on November 3rd!!

Colorful Rain Drops

If it is going to rain on my parade, it better be skittles or gumballs!

Here's to enjoying all that life hands you...hopefully!

Dewdrops from The Robin's Nest.

I used Helmar's 450 Adhesive to glue down those drops!

Stamps from Pink by Design:  Rain or Shine

Challenges:  HYCCT1212

Framed Pumpkin Pie!

Let's hear it for DEW DROPS from The Robin's Nest

I scream, You scream...

We all Scream for Dew Drops! 

You know it!

Here, I used Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive for these dew drops

(Thank you Helmar!)

Everything else was stuck together using Glue Dots ©. 

(Thank you, Glue Dots!)

The Micro Glue Dots were perfect for staging the ribbon. 

I used a Pop Up Glue Dot for the tag.

Craft Glue Dots helped me with the flowers and pins.

Most importantly, I used Ultra Thin Glue Dots for the leaves behind the glass.

Perfect!

The sentiment is comes from Pink by Design.

Want to know about the papers?  I used 

Glitter Gold on Creme Swirl for the background. But then, I cut a pumpkin shape out of Glitter Orange Crackle

to fill in spaces behind the dew drops.  That's a secret now. B/c you can not see 

the paper in real life.  And the pumpkin is gorgeous!

Yes, I'll be keeping this piece for myself!

A simple dollar store frame redone!

And so much better, don't you think?

For a Fairy and her Mother...

Sarah, from the Pink Cricut and owner of Pink by Design, hostessed a fabulously fun Master Craft Challenge.  I signed up, paid the small fee for shipping and received all of this:

Along with the pink Scissor Mouse from Westcott.

 Here's a picture b/c I forgot to add it to the pile!

I thought that a fairy house would be the perfect project for this 

MasterCraft Challenge.  After painting this house in gold paint, I cut out the

panels using Westcott's scissor mouse.  I embossed flowers and swirls from Paper Makeup Stamps and 

embossed them in sparkly gold embossing powder.

Modge podged a couple of coats.

Then, out came the glue gun for my embellishments!

Do you see the fairy?  

Well, in case you missed her...I decided to make a little booklet for notes and musings...

Out came the paper cutter and Glue Dots © ultra thin for the book.  Helmar's Rhinestone Glue 

is amazing for rhinestones on fabric!  I sewed the flower with a quick basting stitch. 

Beads for accents.  "Always" sentiment from Pink By Design.

The notebook fits into the bag...and yes, can be hung over the fairy perch!

(DD's idea!)

Paper from my Mat Stack.  Rhinestones from the challenge supplies.  Even the white always tag was made from the back of the DCWV Matstack papers!

 This is just darling in real life...pix never seem to do it justice!
So, this ensemble will be for my daughter and I to write little tweets to each
other and to leave in secret place. I'm sure fairies were the first to tweet,
don't you think?