tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59898126758003551532024-03-08T04:43:20.822-08:00Deanne's Crafting AdventuresI love to share my crafting adventures with those who are interested.Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-575686354663571352013-06-25T22:42:00.000-07:002013-06-25T22:42:48.531-07:00Curious George Party Theme for Grandson's 1st Birthday<br />
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This is the Curious George Party Theme that I made for my Grandson's 1st Birthday. This was so fun to make!<br />
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3 Flavors of Cupcakes </div>
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Adorable Coloring books from the Dollar store </div>
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My sweet little Dexter & George </div>
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<br />Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-64175070002134724612013-04-23T09:00:00.000-07:002013-04-23T09:00:00.157-07:00 Scrapbook Layouts for my Grandson's First Year #3<br />
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Here is another set of layouts for my Grandson's 1st year scrapbook album. I can't wait to give this to his mommy on his first birthday! I still have 4 more months to scrap but it won't take me too long.<br />
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<br />Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-50927005108943696552013-04-22T09:00:00.000-07:002013-04-22T09:00:12.085-07:00Scrapbook Layouts for my Grandson's First Year #2<br />
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Here is my next set of layouts for my Grandson's first year scrapbook. Thanks for looking!<br />
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<br />Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-21837218625109901812013-04-21T15:53:00.000-07:002013-04-21T16:00:43.401-07:00Scrapbook Layouts for my Grandson's First Year<br />
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I have been working on my grandson's first year scrapbook. I make a 1st year scrapbook for every grandchild. I have learned it is best to start it early and not wait until 2 months before they turn one - haha! For this one, I have until June to finish and I have already covered up to 8 months so far so I am right on track. Here is the first sets of layouts:<br />
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<br />Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-39795441355898889922013-04-21T14:44:00.000-07:002013-04-21T14:44:17.610-07:00Wooden Name SignI was out garage selling yesterday and came upon some free pieces of scrap wood. So, I of course had to pick them up. I work for a Real Estate team and thought that this would be a good gift idea for a new home gift. <br />
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I first painted the wood piece white. While that was drying I began cutting out my letters. It took a couple of times to get the sizing right. I used inexpensive cardstock paper for the cuts. Once I had my letters all ready I sprayed the back with a repositional spray adhesive.<br />
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Once I positioned my letter and stuck them down, I painted the wood piece again.<br />
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Once the paint was dry, I removed the letters to display the name. <br />
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I then took my sanding block and stressed the edges for a rustic look.<br />
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This is the final project. I think it turned out pretty good for my first attempt and for the fact that I had all of the supplies on hand so it didn't cost me anything to make :)<br />
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Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-38663872217970974252013-02-05T11:18:00.000-08:002013-02-05T11:18:26.247-08:00My new adventure!I wanted to share that I have recently decided to return to the working world. As much as I love my crafting adventures, I find that I need to get out of the house more. I am excited to work my brain as well as meet new people! I will be working as a Real Estate Assistant for the Jenkins Group at Century 21 Foothill Realty. <a href="http://goldenhillsrealestate.com/" target="_blank">http://goldenhillsrealestate.com/</a> Bob and CJ Jenkins are a Real Estate team at this office and I am looking foward to working with them. <br />
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I will still be maintaining my blog as well as creating crafts/projects. I am looking forward to this new path/adventure that I will be on. I imagine that this opportunity will open up more crafty ideas for me :)<br />
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More to come....Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-2069413828296413212012-12-01T18:14:00.000-08:002012-12-01T18:14:58.988-08:00Christmas DecorationsI love Christmas decorating especially with lots of lights. Seeing the lights at Christmas puts a smile on my face every time! I just wanted to share some of our decorations to show what our house looks like for Christmas :)<br />
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<br />Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-21234184249966057722012-12-01T15:36:00.000-08:002012-12-01T15:36:07.495-08:00Hanging Scrapbook Layouts/Christmas Gifts<br />
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I found these really neat hanging scrapbook layout frames on Etsy a few months ago and just knew that I wanted to alter them for Christmas. I bought 2 to make for gifts and 1 for my family. You can find them at this Etsy shop: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/scrapendipitystudio?ref=search_shop_redirect" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/shop/scrapendipitystudio?ref=search_shop_redirect</a></div>
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Aren't these ADORABLE? The template for the face/body can be found here and is "Free" right now: <a href="http://lauriefurnell.blogspot.com/2011/11/snowman-candy-bar-wrapper.html" target="_blank">http://lauriefurnell.blogspot.com/2011/11/snowman-candy-bar-wrapper.html</a><br />
I printed these and taped them to my full size candy bars. I picked up some cheap felt from my local craft store (9"x12" piece @ .29 each) I cut the felt into 2, 5.5" x 6" pieces. I then folded in half to create a 5.5" x 3" piece and Hot Glued the longer (6") ends together. Once cooled, I turned the piece inside out to hide the seam and then created a cuff by folding the end up twice. I then placed it on my snowman for positioning, gathered the top portion and tied it off with a small thin wire. With a pair of sharp scissors, cut slits in the top to create the frayed ends. I took the excess felt and cut it into thin long 12" strips to use as my scarf. Once the scarf was attached, my snowman was complete! So simple and so cute :)Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-51781931846309003652012-11-27T22:48:00.002-08:002012-11-27T22:50:04.121-08:00Christmas Decoration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just love how this project turned out- another Pinterest Inspired one! I bought this metal container at Michaels at the end of summer as it was on clearance. I already had the greenery in my Christmas extras. I used 20 mini lights, bought some pine cone picks and berry picks at Target and the rest of the pretties are from the Dollar store! Here's the steps to complete this:<br />
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I decided on the papers that I wanted to use to cover my frames and then traced and used a craft knife to cut out the center openings of the frames. I then spray painted my frames black. Once dried, I used Mod Podge to glue my papers down. Once that was dry, I inked the edges of my frames. </div>
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I used my Cricut to cut the letters for my words onto a printable vinyl that I used with my Imagine. I then adhered the vinyl to the glass of the frame so that the words are "floating" in the frames. Simple but pretty craft that can be done in any theme/occasion. TFL!</div>
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I bought these cute little 4" tall Gable boxes awhile ago. I thought that they would be cute for little gift boxes at Christmas! I cut my papers to fit the front/back and sides of the boxes. Added a little bit of embellishments and a tag and they are ready to go...The stamps on my tags are from Miss Emma over at: <a href="http://www.creativetimeforme.com/" target="_blank">http://www.creativetimeforme.com/</a></div>
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I love how they turned out. Great for little gifts or gift cards!</div>
<br />Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-35506839693039581812012-11-06T14:43:00.003-08:002012-11-06T15:25:26.088-08:00Crystal BranchesThis is another Pinterest inspired project. To do this project you just need some twigs/branches from outside, some Tacky Glue (I used Aleene's), a sponge or paint brush, a bowl for the glue and Epson Salt or Color fill vase filler. I used both Epson salt and Color fill as they had different elements to them that I like, so I mixed them together. The process is so easy, just lay out some newspaper, pour your "crystals" onto the newspaper, "paint" on the glue and then roll your twigs around as well as use your fingers to sprinkle some on. Let dry and voila! I am going to make lots more of these for Christmas arrangements. They are so beautiful, I can't wait to put some on my mantel with clear lights and see the sparkle!<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">I had picked up some large pine cones for free at a garage sale this summer. I also picked up a bag of small clay pots. I thought that the 2 would go well together. </span></div>
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Minimal supplies needed. Just add your own embellishments. I sprayed my pine cones with a glitter spray to give them sparkle. I painted my clay pots. </div>
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<br />Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-8313719700945164932012-11-05T18:53:00.000-08:002012-11-06T14:51:45.476-08:00"Fake" Gifts for DecorationsI love to recycle/up cycle used items. I made these fake presents, to use as decorations around my house, out of old boxes. One was a gift box, 1 was a box that my Stampin 'up stamps came in and the other was a Tissue box! I found this Fluffy, yummy fabric at my local craft store in the scraps pile. I measured each box and then cut 2 pieces of fabric for each box. I hot glued 1 piece to the box (leaving the bottom plain) and then glued the other piece to the opposite side being careful to cover all areas of the box. Once the fabrics were on, I chose ribbons to decorate and complete my wrapping. I am an awful bow tie person so escuse the look of that part. But I do love how these came out. The pictures dont really show how fluffy and fun the texture of the fabric is.<br />
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<br />Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-52424334453096287752012-11-05T18:43:00.001-08:002012-11-06T14:54:57.061-08:00"Santa" ConesThese were Pinterest inspired. Pretty easy to make. I took 3 paper mache cones, spray painted red. While drying, I cut my shiny black paper to fit as the belt for each santa. I also cut the fluffy white beard like fabric for the base of my santas. Once my cones were dry, I adhered the white to the bottom using a hot glue gun. Next was the black belt, also adhered with a hot glue gun. I added my rhinestones for the belt buckle using tacky glue. And, to top it all off, I used hot glue to stick 1 cotton ball to the tops. See, easy peasy and cute.<br />
The tray I had found at a garage sale for $.50, can you believe it? I took it apart and spray painted it a shimmery red. I will be filling the tray with ornaments surrounding my Santas. I need to get to the dollar store to buy some tomorrow :)<br />
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Hello ~ I saw a similar project on Pinterest and just knew that I had to try this! I've taken several pictures and will label them by the steps taken to make this project. I LOVE how they turned out but I do need to add another layer of the silver fabric to the smaller present as it is a bit too see through for me but I ran out of fabric :) These boxes are 12" x 12" and 9" x 9". I have a 10 x 10 to finish...<br />
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1. Here is the material that I used to create my "box". 2. I cut 2, 9" x 18" pieces to create a 9 x 9 box. 3. I folded each one in half and then re-opened 4. I laid one on top of the other overlapping by 1 row of squares<br />
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7. I used my hands to create sharp creases on all sides to form the box shape. It still seems wobbly at this point but it gets better. 8. I cut 2, 10 x 10" squares to form the top and bottom of the boxes. 9. I zip tied the top of the box (much sturdier now). 10. I began to fill the box with 100 clear lights, I used zip ties and zip twists to hold the lights on all sides and top of box. 11. secure the bottom of the box with zip ties. Plug in your lights to be sure they are spaced how you want them. </div>
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I chose 2 fabrics for my boxes. I wrapped them like a present using a hot glue gun to hold it all down. I then used a glittery red mesh to cover my red fabric to give it more shine and as I said, I will be adding another layer of silver fabric to my smaller present and I also have a 10x10 present that still needs to be wrapped :)</div>
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Once I stamped my images and let them dry, I used a clear spray to seal the inks. I love how they turned out and have already 3 sets for Christmas gifts :)<br />
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Once I had my goodies, I wanted to continue to keep my costs down so I only used supplies that I already had on hand. I used spray paints and glues that I already had here at home. So, my first step was to "piece" my pieces together. Once I decided how everything was going to go together, I chose what paints I would be using.<br />
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Next, I took all picture frames apart and cleaned all the pieces up. Then I used primer and then began the painting process. Once the paint was dry, I used E6000 to glue my pieces together.<br />
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Here are some of my final projects. A few of the picture frames, I painted the glass with chalk board paint to be used for writing messages on.<br />
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I also used a few of the candle sticks to place glass jars on for candy dishes.</div>
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All in all I am very happy with my projects ~ I took me 3 days to complete them all and now I can redecorate! Thanks for looking :)</div>
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<br />Deanne Gutierrezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878943654777482512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989812675800355153.post-15967389741898057772012-08-01T11:30:00.000-07:002012-08-01T11:30:00.174-07:00A few more gift card holdersI was having so much fun making these that I decided to whip up a few Christmas ones as well.<br />
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