tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81150616235800216942024-02-07T19:35:34.015-06:00Lilly Bug BlogChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-12009446331680630642010-11-15T21:10:00.004-06:002010-11-15T21:19:30.607-06:00A Button MakeoverI love buttons as much as I love glitter, so why not combine the two for a “cute-as- a-button sparkly” project? Store bought buttons are great, but to add to my collection, I opted to make some of my own buttons using polymer clay. And of course I decided to embellish my buttons with some wonderful Art Glitter colors. I also decided to add a glittery surface to a couple of store boughtChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-11342947218044074752010-10-26T12:18:00.004-05:002010-10-26T12:22:49.462-05:00Hearts of GlitterI'm beginning to blog using the WordPress platform, so please click here to see my full Art Glitter article about embellishing some cute little heart boxes with gorgeous glitter!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-88984947026260153832010-10-15T18:52:00.012-05:002010-10-15T20:04:40.059-05:00Green "shoe" boxI had fun making this box using cardboard packaging material and adhesive flicker green paper. It took longer to make than anticipated, but I am happy with how it turned out. I have an old book, "Creative Gift Wrapping" by Sandra Roth & Beverly Bieker, that shows how to make unique gift packaging and they made a sneaker box from a cereal box. I adapted mine to a smaller size. It was a perfectChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-77009336035723976362010-10-06T19:19:00.009-05:002010-10-06T19:46:33.525-05:00Glimmer TreesFor my business I make an assortment of sculptural pieces to make into pins or magnets. I recently made a sculptural tree design that was looking for something beyond the basic coat of acrylic paint. After adding some pizzazz with Art Glitter to some dull looking brads for a previous project, I decided that my new tree design would be a perfect candidate for a similar glimmer treatment. I make Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-84109032596311127152010-10-04T17:16:00.009-05:002010-10-04T18:39:53.361-05:00Look what came in the mail!This year I participated in a Winter Holiday Gift Swap reader challenge through the Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine. Awhile ago I sent out the "Wish" pin holiday gift that I made and then I waited until Cloth, Paper, Scissors sent me a gift from another reader who participated in the swap. Today I received my gift and it is so adorable. It's a whimsically embellished wooden decorative piece with Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-46104339913882505052010-09-24T14:39:00.006-05:002010-09-24T14:59:57.977-05:00Sparkly Altoid BoxesMy love for Altoid tins prompted me to embellish some empty ones that I saved. I tend to be a craft supply “pack rat” and for awhile now I’ve had a small stash of empty Altoid tins just waiting to be decorated. After patiently anticipating their rejuvenation, the Altoid tins finally had their chance to sparkle and shine.First I spray painted the tins with some leftover antique gold paint. Then Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-8273038355087020502010-09-21T13:50:00.009-05:002010-09-21T14:24:32.928-05:00Fall is my FavoriteWhat is your favorite season and why? I enjoy the warm colors of fall and the crisp air. There's a feeling of slowing down and retreating as the summer shifts to autumn. Now that fall is here, I hope to get on the nature trail more often than the summer. I usually go out on the trail often during the summer but this year I didn't go on as many rides because of the hot, humid, rainy weather. It Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-12238810120722392202010-09-14T14:37:00.008-05:002010-09-14T14:49:11.920-05:00A time to smile!While I wait for my replacement laptop from HP, I try to keep myself busy doing other things. One of those "other" things, using my sister's laptop to get online and view the most recent Rhett and Link music video. These guys are so creative and enjoyable to watch. Take a look at their new music video about 600 pillows.....very nicely done backwards!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-81020107968405097872010-09-10T15:14:00.008-05:002010-09-10T15:37:35.578-05:00Glittery Petite Purses This is my first “official” Art Glitter project and I had loads of fun embellishing my Petite Purses with gorgeous, sparkly Art Glitter. Fall is just around the corner and it happens to be one of my favorite seasons, so I decided to make some purse designs with an Autumn theme. I make my Petite Purses out of sheets of fun foam and an assortment of embellishments. I have used the Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-22667411342101346072010-09-01T12:45:00.004-05:002010-09-01T13:01:52.412-05:00Hellooooo......anyone out there?Hello! I've neglected my blog for way too long. How are you out there in blog-land doing? Things over here are okay. I am getting ready to receive a replacement laptop from HP. If you have read my previous blog post, you can see how much wasted time and headaches that I've spent dealing with HP. Hopefully my replacement computer will not give me so much grief and cause me any additional Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-31559280785327444352010-06-22T20:22:00.003-05:002010-06-22T20:31:05.090-05:00Will NEVER buy another HP laptopI purchased my HP laptop online at http://www.HP.com/ on December 9, 2009 and received it on December 21st. Starting on Dec 29th I began to have problems with my laptop and had contacted HP customer support. From the 29th of December until today, I have continued to have problems with my laptop. The week of February 8th I sent my laptop in to get fixed with HP. In the paperwork that I sent Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-41539517823401182932010-04-13T15:09:00.002-05:002010-04-13T15:14:24.064-05:00Up-cycled Bottle SculpturesI have a tendency to hold onto items that I think I can make into something else. For instance, when I ran out of shampoo and conditioner, I thought I'd hang onto the empty bottles to use for a future sculpture project. I started out making cat sculptures from them.Since then, every time I come across a bottle ready to be tossed out, I think about what I could create with it. My latest creations Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-77497221556894942322010-04-06T19:41:00.008-05:002010-04-06T19:55:24.693-05:00Red Pepper and Eggplant Pizza RecipeHere's the recipe to one of my favorite recipes to make. This is a delicious pizza that once you make it, you will want to make it again and again. Happy eating! :)1 eggplant, diced1 red pepper, diced1 red onion, thinly sliced2 tablespoons of your favourite pasta sauce5 or so cherry tomatoes, quarteredpre-made pizza base (omg!)1 clove garlic, finely chopped1 ball fresh mozzarella, dicedfresh Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-26840797320930363062010-03-27T10:34:00.009-05:002010-03-27T10:56:14.012-05:00An UpCycled Answer & The Winner Is.....Hello to my blogging fans. Thanks to all of you who participated in my blog giveaway. I plan on doing some more giveaways this year, so stay tuned. I asked you to answer the question about what UpCycled item I used for my Susan sculpture. As most of you guessed, it is in fact a light bulb.I also have used the smaller, itty, bitty burned out halogens to make mini sculptures. I named these 2 mini Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-4583305533103599112010-03-20T15:52:00.004-05:002010-03-20T16:00:15.193-05:00My Cat, A Bee & Me!The weather has finally been warming up here in Wisconsin, so the other day I gathered some of my pieces to clean outside with my new Dremel stylus. It was wonderful to be outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine. However, after taking a break from my cleaning, I came back to find a bee or a hornet visiting my pieces. Yikes! I never got stung by a bee, so I did not want to start. My kitty cat Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-1789321975690728892010-03-18T17:12:00.011-05:002010-03-25T23:01:42.086-05:00Win a Bunny Pin & Petite PurseHello! In honor of Easter and to celebrate the growth of my Facebook fan page I'm going to have a free giveaway at my blog starting today. I have a fun little quiz for anyone interested in entering to win one of my "Mr. Fluffy Bum Bottom" bunny pins and one of my Petite Purses. A picture of Mr. Fluffy Bum Bottom is shown below.The exact Petite Purse will be a surprise. Here's a sampling of some Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-31217930472121840762010-03-17T19:13:00.004-05:002010-03-17T20:01:26.671-05:00Sunshine AwardThanks to Michele of By Your Side for awarding me the Sunshine Award!Here are some of my favorite blogs:1) Crocheted Little Things2) Elegant Bloggery3) Pickles on Pizza4) Structured Chaos5) Anastasia Drawing and Dreaming6) By Your Side7) Forest Creations8) Happy Cloud Moments9) Four Dog Day10) Indie Pretty11) inkihandmade12) Just Something I MadeHere are the rules, so please pass this award Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-82145335844726026072010-03-08T20:37:00.003-06:002010-03-08T20:41:52.786-06:00You are what you think!Some food for thought...“Your mind is a Garden, Your Thoughts are the seeds, You can grow flowers or You can grow weeds." - UnknownI love this quote. Changing my thoughts to grow flowers instead of weeds is an ongoing goal of mine, getting rid of the negative thoughts and replacing them with positive ones. :-)Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-33031099592234771212010-03-04T17:34:00.003-06:002010-03-04T17:36:34.943-06:00All Buttoned Up with Handmade Buttons, part 2I am crazy about buttons, they are just so cute! Yesterday I blogged about my handmade polymer clay buttons and here's part two. I mentioned that I'm going to paint & glaze some of them to use as jewelry pieces (pendants, pins & rings). Today I found the correct glaze to use with polymer clay. I did some research online and found out that Varathane Diamond Polyurethane is one of the best Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-26695280396565815732010-03-03T20:24:00.002-06:002010-03-03T20:27:56.790-06:00All Buttoned Up with Handmade Buttons, part 1I love buttons and right now I'm in the middle of a handmade button project. Here's a photo of my button work space. I'm making buttons with polymer clay and it's fun to create them.Last Christmas I got a Dremel drill press and I'm so glad that I have one. It works wonderfully when I need to drill holes into my handmade buttons. All I need to do is line up my button at the base of the press, turnChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-62125118238789658412010-02-27T17:59:00.006-06:002010-02-27T18:29:09.902-06:00I love the Winter Olympics!I've enjoyed watching the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics this year, Apolo Ohno, Shaun White, Bode Miller, Evan Lysacek, Lindsey Vonn and so many others made this year's Olympics so exciting to watch. I am going to miss watching the Olympics once they're over. What has been your favorite Olympic moment from this year?In honor of the Olympics, here is a funny video of "Office Chair Skating" by my Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-51851371578362499242010-02-14T19:33:00.002-06:002010-02-14T19:43:27.737-06:00Happy Valentine's DayHave a Happy Valentine's Day! I've been having computer problems lately, so I may not be online for a little while. Once my computer situation is resolved, I will be back online & blogging.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-35582017378076722582010-02-10T19:55:00.002-06:002010-02-10T19:58:30.886-06:00Reversible Glass Tile PendantsHere's a look at some new additions to my Etsy shop. I decided to try out making some glass tile pendants with photos that I've taken of flowers, etc. As you can see, I also made a pendant with one of my watercolors of my Lilly the Ladybug storybook character.While making these pendants, I thought it would be nice to offer a reversible option to wearing the pendant. On the back of the glass tile Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-40768298682433695482010-02-08T19:08:00.006-06:002010-02-08T19:24:28.855-06:00Time is valuableDo you ever find that there is not enough time in the day?I often wonder where the time goes. One thing that I hope to improve on this year is to work on prioritizing & planning my time more wisely. That has been a challenge for me lately. I'm trying to take some time to think and to listen to what's truely important and to listen to that still, small voice to help guide me. Last year as I Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115061623580021694.post-6283901456858223702010-01-25T15:25:00.002-06:002010-01-25T15:27:26.802-06:00Our Sore Fun Bike RideLast fall, my friend Hannah and I decided to take our second trip into town by bike. On our first trip we had enjoyed our ride very much and liked the fact of not paying any gas money to go to town.Hannah just bought a new camera for her photography business, so she was having fun trying it out on our nice autumn ride.I love observing the tiniest of details while out in nature. These curly, Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110482203340569590noreply@blogger.com2