A friend of ours owns a saddle repair shop... he had all of these old saddle straps and hated to just throw them away.  I found a repurposed way to use them and give them out as gifts.  I used leather strips to thread the bells and tie them off.  They can be hung on the door and rung by visitors by shaking them. :)

I like to take boxes and personalize them for Christmas.. you will love the package almost as much as you love the gift.  

Floating TeaCups

 

It's been a while since I posted, I have been busy creating different things.  Here are the floating teacups my grandkids are making for Christmas gifts for their moms.  Something you can put on a night stand or table center piece for year round.  I would like to make myself one using a Christmas teacup set.  I will post my floating teacup as soon as I find a teacup set for Christmas.  These are all over Pinterest... I used a fork and for the glue I used a 4 minute drying Epoxy glue and it worked out fine.

One Stroke Painting

I can't draw to save my life,  but I've learned I don't have to... I can paint. I picked up a book with basic strokes and gave it a whirl.

Decorated some lamps this Christmas using garland and paints.  This is so much fun.

The upstairs is the entrance to the Barn Shop... my craft room.  Loving the Christmas lights.. makes it look magical. :)

Childhood memories..

How many of you remember this glue?  I used to love that it had a plastic applier, like a brush.  I remember they made the container in animal shapes too. 

From the same company... really cool , I used this glue too.