YUMMM!!!

Sometimes, all it takes is just one word:



That's the top, here's the front - a recipe box class coming up in San Diego!



Isn't this just about yummy enough to bite into? But oh! It's just paper, snowflakes and rhinestones.



A sizzlets die on the left and on the right, a Cuttlebug cut and emboss die. Now, who would know these are diecuts? I do just love altering and embellishing!

Can hardly wait to get Spellbinder's new cupcake die.....I see more cupcakes added to the box!



And this is just part of the background paper, cut out and embellished.



Inkadinkado has turned a major corner and is now producing some of the cutest stamps I've ever seen! I fell in love with the Birthday Cupcakes set. But look! On the left, it looks like a cupcake paper cup on the bottom? But the paper matches the background paper? Oh my....how'd I do that? Guess you have to take the class to find out!!!



And those Heidi Swapp cherries. I think I'm in love! LOL! Can a girl ever have too much bling?

It's going to be a wild 3 weeks in San Diego for sure! Oh, we're also going to do a recipe swap with this class. You must read my recipe - it's the best if you have kids!


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Of course, I had to go buy chocolate just to finish up this project....it made me hungry!!!

Coin bezel Art - fine silver jewelry and more!

My friend, Cindy, came over and brought a bunch of coin bezels and said, "what can we do with these?" And she tossed out a handful of coin bezels on the table.



You know me, my brain just jumped into high gear! LOL! You unscrew the knob on top and pull open the bezel like this:



and insert a coin, screw the top back on, and it's an automatic pendant.



Kerry has traveled all over the world, so I ran upstairs to the desk and pulled out all the foreign coins we have. I found this one from Argentina that fit in the quarter bezel. I layered a piece of Art Clay Silver paper type (that I had already diecut and fired) in the center of the coin. Then covered it all with Glossy Accents and let it dry. Not bad, huh? Just another method of showcasing fine silver in a piece of jewelry!



There is a little depth to these bezels - enough to encase a quarter, so I thought......paper? For this next one, I simply cut out a circle from a Crafty Secrets sticker and placed it on a piece of poster board inside the circle. Then I added a fine silver heart on top. Hey! I think we are on to something!



So, Cindy and I started thinking up names and of course, Coin Bezel Art - CBAs came to mind and just stuck! She's off preparing a website to showcase our new line of jewelry and will be selling the bezels. So if you want bezels, just click here to email her!

For the next one, I decided to go full blown mini collage. Just cut up tiny little pieces. Now, that's my baby photo printed on vellum with a postcard behind it, a little cherub to the left, the word "Remember" on top. and 3 pieces of Art Clay Silver paper type (punched and fired) over on the left. So that I will "remember that angels have watched over me my entire life!"



Of course, you don't have to put fine silver in yours - you can do anything you want! And you could just punch a circle of clear acrylic to put over the top (hey! I forgot, Lucy's little store has inkjet and laser sheets for just $.50 each!)

And Cindy's already working on a Coin Bezel Art website! That girl is FAST!!!

Coin Bezel Art! I think we should have a CBA swap! Anyone want to trade art? I also want to get the bezels in dime or nickel size and make a bracelet - oh dear! I just need more play time! Hmm....Kerry, can we just skip lunch today? LOLOL!!!