Sammy Girl: tutorials

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

BOO-ti-ful Banner and That's What It's All About .. lol!

WELL NOW!

Halloween is almost upon us.

Just a couple of days away.

And WHAT?

Your house doesn't look exquisite ...

LIKE THIS

Yes, I know I already showed you

Aleta's fabulouse place ....

But it LOOKS WONDERFUL!

Visit her blog The Silly Bear

here to see more.

Don't have time to

decorate the whole room?

Look close ...

the focal point is ...

A "BOO" banner.

Maybe you could make one?

There are lots of different styles ...

Banner above from

Thoughts from Alice W.

Here's another one!

Tutorial for this banner at

Joli Paquet

here.

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NOTE:

If you have NEVER

visited Joli Paquet ...

you MUST!

Lots of free tutorials.

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What if vertical fits your space?

NO PROB ...

Looky here!

Rosemary Olson at Rose Petite Maison

with a "how to do it" here!

See!

You

can have a

BOO-tiful focal point, too!

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This just in ...

e-mail from the fabulous and wonderful

Miss Linda

aka Willow Nest

I had to share it with you.

In Memoriam

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week. Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey", died peacefully at age 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.

Hugs and remembering "That's What It's All About"!

Sammy Girl

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

SUMMER SCHOOL!

HOLD ON!

I DON'T mean the summer equivalent of sitting in detention. Going over something you were SUPPOSED to learn - and DIDN'T.

You know that whole X and Y axis thing ... ??

Well, my idea of summer school is WAY more fun than that!

Huh?

Now that we are adults (notice I DIDN'T say "MATURE"?) we can CHOOSE to learn LOTS of THINGS -- WHENEVER we want. And what better time than summer to try a new activity, practice a new technique, or just plain play around and have fun?? After all, wasn't recess one of the best things about school??

TUTORIALS, baby!

So many FAB bloggers have the best tutorials for your own private summer school. For some of us that fits with our own private summers, but hey ladies ... when the hormones hit ... the crafty get creating! And who says you can't do it with a cool beverage? Although I would recommend staying away from anything stronger than lemonade if you are working with a soldering iron, or power tools that cut or drill ..... Remember, all rules aside for creating, but channel your inner mom for safety purposes, lol!

So, where do you go?

Everywhere!

Dawn has a FABULOUS blog.

Did you ever notice that she has tutorials for sale? And right now they are ON SALE. (Until midnight Tuesday, I think.) Wanna make your own fairy jar? Dawn has the 411.

Something a little more, umm, woodsy-funk? How about this Deer Head from the book Dorm Decor that I originally saw at Made By Girl. Kinda awesome in white. Incredibly unique in your own choice of paper or fabric.

Template and instructions!

(Good thing there are instructions, because I'm sure it would take me a bit to figure out!)

A great site to check out is Whipup.net. Lots of folks with LOTS of tutorials. Just pick what you want, like these flowers. Can you believe they are made with CRUMPLED PAPER??!!