12x12 Layout - Treasured Garden

WOW! Let me just say it has been a very busy 4 months. Some ups and downs but I'm sooooo... ready for the new year! I think the hardest part of walking your path in life is that some times you can't see where that path is taking you and you doubt yourself. I think that is some thing that many of us struggle with. We try to plan how the path will go and we start doubting it once our plans are adjusted or caught off course. Some times that best thing to do is sit and be still. Let yourself have a chance to see where the path wants to take you instead of where you want the path to lead. It's a very hard thing to do. This is the hardest thing I struggle with. I want to see the end result before I walk down the path and I have learn you miss A LOT when you have your blinders on. Some times you get caught up on trying to figure it all out, that you miss a lot of what is going on around you.  When that happens you need to pull into a pit stop. If you can't get your head back into the game your pit stop may be the one thing that keeps you from going after your dream. 

While I was at my recent pit stop I decide to just sit down and create a page. I can't remember the last time I created a 12x12 layout. Maybe the summer?? 

I kept the layout simple until I started creating my garden of flowers.

The angle of the photo is horrible but its been really wet outside and trying to catch some sun was working against me today. Couldn't lay on the wet ground to capture this one..LOL

I love adding all kinds of trinkets into my garden of flowers. It's fun to hide and seek elements, specially when you are working with sprays of flowers. It's almost like a game of "Where's Waldo"!

Lets play for a moment shall we? 

Can you find these things?

(click on the photos)

- 7 Buttons

-Butterfly

-Feather

-5 Metal Leaves

-Decorative Rose Button

I hope to have some more time after the new year to work on some fab projects and showcase them here on my blog. I haven't been using it very often. I just need to get back into the swing of things again :)

I have been working on some thing in between all the hustle and bustle.

We have added a new and improved classroom on my website. 

http://www.morepaperthanshoes.com

We have not opened the doors for visitors just yet BUT I am holding a VIP class in Feb 2013. This will be the opening of the first classroom. We hope by March 2013 to have the creative commons where you can see the different classrooms you might want to join open and ready for registration. That is still a work in progress but the VIP class is going to be an awesome flower class. You can read more about it on my "How-To Classes" page. 

Well, I hope you all have a wonderful TGIF! 

Check back tomorrow and see what I will be giving away! 

Until then...

Hugs, 

Anna

MPTS - Boutonniere and Bouquet Class

I have had a lot of people ask when I was going to be teaching this class!

I have finally scheduled this class and I really think this one is going to be a lot of fun!

This is a 2 night class and packed with a lot of information.

I will be teaching you how to make the roses and how to add stems to them!

After you learn how to make the roses and put the stems on, we are going to have fun making some boutonnieres and bouquets with these roses.

I will be showing you how to add optional decor with your roses to dress up your arrangements. After you learn the skills how to create these beautiful arrangements, you will have a lot of fun coming up with your own creations.

For more details about the class please

CLICK HERE

Ustream Show "Girls Night"

I usually do "Girl's Night" Ustream shows on the Saturday nights that I don't have scheduled shows. I like these shows the best. We always have a lot of fun chatting and letting them pick what I create :) or show them! Well, this night I had to show off the mini hat box templates on "Ooh-la-la Vintage Treasures" blog, because I made some thing other than a box! I made a top hat from the template. I was so excited and like the girls saw that night I had rush through putting it together and it looked all junked up with glue. I did however show them how we can hide our mistakes..lol :)
I covered the outside with the wallpaper pieces that you can find in their store too!

I made this hat from the template pieces

1 - Large Bottom

1 - Small Top

1 - Strip double measured width of the small bottom band

I was very easy to put together!

You can find the template here:

Mini Hatbox Template

Picture Frames with Handmade Paper Flowers

I love making my handmade roses and there are so many things you can put them on too! I decided to think off of the paper and try putting some on a picture frame. I really think these turned out so pretty! The black frame measures 9" x 7" and will hold a 4" x 6" picture in the middle. The white frame hangs from a ribbon and holds a 3.5" x 3.5" picture in the middle. The frame size is 7" x 7". Stop by my shop today and check these out!

Handmade Paper Roses - Embossed

Well I have been at it again! Playing around with some paper and punches! I thought I would try something different and add some embossing to each petal and attach the leaves and feathers. They came out so cute! I love the colors I picked for these too. I posted these in my Etsy shop today and I am open to take special orders right now. I hope every one had a wonderful News Years too.

Don't forget to check out my shop for more colors!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/morepaperthanshoes

New roses!!!

I love making these roses! I will be adding them to my store today. i will also be taking special orders for these roses. you can choose any three color combo for you set. You can also get them with or without glitter on them too.

Click here to see them in my store!