I will also be teaching at Tresa Black’s Creative University!
Here is the necklace 35 of us will be making!

I am so excited to go to Tresa Black’s Creative University this month! I signed up for her charm swap and here are my contributions!
I used a two part resin, a tiny vintage print punched into a heart and a pink bling! We are also supposed to make a filler charm with beads to go with it. Can’t wait to see them all!

Have you seen the latest Art & Soul webisode at Close To My Heart TV? Look what you can do with dimensional elements and our must have finishing files!

Going to a Bunco and am helping with the decor-made a few snack size 45′record bowls for the tables…25 cents each at my local thrift store! Notice I chose the ones with the bottoms still plugged. If you are making ones like I did with the metal in the center, make sure you don’t touch the center until the record has cooled off! I LURVE to repurpose…wait…maybe I should have listened to these first…Julius Caesar with Marlan Brando, might have been worth something…oh well, I like how they turned out!

I also made a couple using old 78’s! Instructions in a previous post HERE

I am hoping to make it to CHA (The Craft & Hobby Association) this weekend, it is raining cats and dogs here in suny san diego. The plants are singing. I am anxious to give my kindred spirits a hug. Stacy Julian, Lisa Pace and Katie Watson to name a few. Stacy is a longtime inspiration from her days with DOTS (Dozens of Terrific Stamps, now known as Close To My Heart, where I have been a consultant for over 18 years!) We used to laugh over the silly Frank (as in Frankenstien; Frank-n-berry Tea, Frank n’ beans, you can imagine) cards Connie and I made! Remember Stacy? Lisa will have her new book, Delight in the Details, and I wish her the best with it. Katie is a local here and has taught at many local stores and I have fallen in love with her style. Her work will also be featured at CHA. I lurve these ladies.

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. ~Author Unknown

photo by Janois from Flickr

I love this new stuff! You can order these beautiful papers today! Shop online anytime right here! Even in your PJ’s!

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I enter the New Year with the understanding that I am making a fresh start. I begin by discarding thoughts, attitudes, and habits that are not compatible with an excellent life. I let go of whatever caused past discouragement, disappointment, or disagreement. I know that seemingly negative outcomes are desires or goals that are yet to be fulfilled. I am open and receptive to new ideas, activities and relationships.
Each day, I can follow a fresh plan of fulfillment. I act on divine ideas that I receive in moments of prayer and inspiration. These ideas flow through wholesome, positive thoughts. As I use creative thinking to build upon divine ideas, my activities become more dynamic and my abilities are enhanced. Therefore, I enter this New Year with optimism, joy and enthusiasm.
www.appleseeds.org/New-Year_2010.htmdance.

I love being Mimi!
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Here’s a great idea for a quick Gift Basket and a fun reusable gift! Record Baskets!
Set your oven on a low temp. I used 260 degrees. Melt your record on a cookie sheet for about 3 minutes. When it apprears pliable, using oven mitts, pick up the record and shape it. I used a glass pie plate for my basic mold shape, but used my fingers to ruffle the sides.

It hardens in a few moments. If you don’t like the shape, remelt it and try again!

Fill with goodies!

I topped it with a pointsetta foil flower (made from silver cupcake liners) with a jingle bell in the center. A very talented friend, Lisa Pace, shared this cool idea! See her how-to’s here! Don’t forget a cute handmade tag! Order your papercrafts, day or night at my Close To My Heart Website!