You Craft Me Up!: 2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Christmas Craft Night!!!

I know, I know, I said I was going to take a break from Craft Nights for awhile...

...~~But I'm a crazy, psycho pregnant chick that craves chaos!~~

...But when I came across these ideas- I couldn't resist sharing them- and they are very simple this time! ~~so simple we could call it crafting for idiots!~~

Christmas Craft Night

When: Tuesday December 6th

Time: 7:00 pm - 11:59 pm

Where: Herriman City Hall

(13011 S Pioneer St Herriman)

Who: Anyone who wants to join us!

What:

Calling Santa Sign

(White vinyl)

Cost: $10

(measures 11" tall and 15" wide)

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Wrapping in Progress Door Hanger

(White vinyl)

You could also do a year-round version

(I will supply brown and black paint)

Cost: $5.50

(measures 5 3/4" tall and 5 1/2" wide, plus length of ribbon)

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Christmas Subway Sign

(White vinyl)

Cost: $10

(measures 15" tall and 11" wide)

If ordering:
PLEASE DO SO BY LEAVING A COMMENT ON THIS POST!
It's about the only way I can keep track of all the orders- Thanks! :)

***All orders & money need to be in by
Thursday the 1st!!!***

As always, I will supply everything you need!

Just bring an apron (optional) and a treat to share (also optional)

For you out-of-towners!!!

I am willing to ship, but this time I am limiting my orders to vinyl only

(All the wood can be purchased at Home Depot and they can cut if for you)

~~I dont want to freeze my butt off in my garage more than I have to!~~

Shipping Prices:

Calling Santa vinyl: $7 (this includes the $1.50 shipping cost)

Wrapping in Progress vinyl: $3.50 (this includes the .80 shipping cost)

Christmas Subway vinyl: $7 (this includes the $1.50 shipping cost)

The two large signs are cut from a 1"x12" board (comes in multiple lengths) and measure 15" long

The wrapping door sign is cut from a 1"x6" board (again several lengths are available) and is 5 3/4" long

The paint color I used is POSH RED from Lowes (you can buy the $2.99 Valspar sample jars)

Also: I more than likely won't be able to get shipments out till the 10th

If placing a mail order:

PLEASE email me instead of leaving a comment!

youcraftmeup@yahoo.com

Everyone is welcome, I live in the south end of the Salt Lake County if you want to join us!

Email me at youcraftmeup@yahoo.com if you have any more questions

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Monday, October 3, 2011

A friend of mine (she works with my hubby) Donna Call made these adorable pumpkins with her daughters- I just had to show them off since they turned out wayyyyyy cuter than mine did! I want everyone else to see another inspirational idea to copy- thanks Donna!

LOVE THEM!!!

For those of you waiting on your mail orders- I am shipping them out today! (monday oct 3rd) so sorry for the delay and thanks for your patience- this one became way bigger than my capabilities :)

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Change of Date...

My deepest apologies to everyone who hasn't gotten the word yet

Craft Night is Moved to September 28th!

Same place- Herriman City Hall

Same time- 6:00 pm - midnight

THERE WILL BE NO CRAFT NIGHT SEPTEMBER 14TH!!!!

Sorry- I got about triple the orders I expected so I had to push it out.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Making your own pumpkins

I forgot to add this part to the last post

K- for those of you doing these on your own...

Go to Home Depot and buy a 4x4 (it will be 8 feet long)

It will be enough for two pumpkin sets (so 6 pumpkins total)

If you don't have your own saw- then have the nice people at Home Depot

cut the 4x4 at these lengths:

13 1/2"

15 1/2"

and

18 1/2"

That will be exactly half a 4x4.

Hope this helps!

Also- the stems are just tree branches cut 2-3" long

To see how to distress the wood (all those grooves) see the video in the
previous post.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

How to distress your pumpkin blocks and attach stems

Ok- for some reason the recording we made of this turned sideways and we couldn't get it to turn-

so cock your head and you'll get the point! :)

Also- to attach the stems:

Nail in a small 1 1/2" - 2" finishing nail into the center of the top of your pumpkin

Only about half way

Pull nail back out

Now- turn nail upside down (head first) and hammer back into hole you just made

Now you have a tack of sorts to attach your stem

I put a glob of liquid nails on mine to help secure- but you could use hot glue or wood glue as well

center stem on nail and hammer down carefully

You are done!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Craft Kits

For those of you wanting kits mailed...

I need an email address to contact you!

I've had several of you say you want kits and want to know what to do next- but I have no way of contacting you. Hopefully you will see this so you don't get forgotten :)

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Fall Craft Night!!!

Today- September 1st is the absolute LAST DAY
to sing up! Sorry! I just have a ton of orders and
need to draw the line somewhere :)

If ordering:
PLEASE DO SO BY LEAVING A COMMENT ON THIS POST!
It's about the only way I can keep track of all the orders- Thanks! :)

Wow- I feel like I need to dust off the cobwebs on my blog! It's been awhile- but boy have I enjoyed my summer with my three kids :) I am a mom first- and I don't want regrets later :)

When:

September 14th (Wednesday) 6:00 pm- midnight
(but you don't have to stay till midnight- it's just how long we can stay)

Where:
Herriman City office Building
(13011 S Pioneer Street, Herriman)

What:
(the best part!) :)

PUMPKIN PATCH

These are tall! The tallest is 19" and the smallest is about15"

Cost: $15
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AUTUMN BLESSINGS

or w/o ribbon

Cost: $10
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BOO

Each letter is 12" tall and 7-8" wide

There will not be paper options this time!

If you want a different paper than what I did, you will need to bring your own

(if you do want your own- please please indicate that on your order!)

Cost: $15
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Orders and money are due by Sept 1st
- but the earlier the better-

(these crafts have a lot of prep this time)

Everyone is welcome, I live in the south end of the Salt Lake County if you want to join us!

Email me at youcraftmeup@yahoo.com if you have questions

What your money pays for: I do make a profit on these craft nights. This is what your money pays for (just in case you want to know) wood, blades (I go through a lot of these) sand paper (go through this like crazy too), scrapbook paper, mod podge, paint. paint brushes, table cloths, drop cloths, cups, wire, ribbons, ink pads, the rental for the room, and a few other misc things, and my TIME! :)

If you are interested in kits being mailed to you:
PUMPKINS: I can't mail the pumpkins, they are too large, but I can give you dimensions and
Home Depot will cut them for you, and I can mail you the stems, wire, ribbons, and sign.
AUTUMN: Two choices here- you can get the wood yourself and I can mail vinyl,
or I can mail entire kit (but it only fits in the $10.95 flat rate)
BOO: This too only fits in the $10.95 box, but I do believe I can fit 2 per box- so if you find
a crafting buddy- you can split shipping.

I will not ship orders until I have received payment- sorry- learned that one the hard way :)

Email me if you have more questions!
youcraftmeup@yahoo.com

Can't wait- I LOVE FALL DECOR!!!

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Patriotic Craft Night

Tuesday June 28th @ 7:00 pm till midnight

Herriman City office Building (13011 S Pioneer Street, Herriman)

If signing up- PLEASE leave a comment on this post- it's hard for me to track the orders when some are on FB- texts, blog, or just in passing. Thanks!!!

A little late in the game, I know...but I figured it will still be before the fourth, and since here in Utah we celebrate the 24th as well- we leave our patriotic stuff up all month!

(and if you're like me, I leave mine up till Labor Day)

As of now I am thinking the last week in June, so either the 28th,29th, or 30th

I need to check with Herriman City and see if I can reserve the room any of those dates

Wood Block Flag

Cost: $9

about 9" tall and 14" long

USA letters

Cost: $11

about 11" high and 8" wide (each letter)
I made mine 5 years ago, so the paper now is way cuter than what is on mine!

LIBERTY or FREEDOM blocks

Cost: $9

(PLEASE specify which one you want, or if you want it double sided!)

These can be double sided- if you want them double sided the

cost is $12 (for the extra vinyl and paper)

I will need all orders in by Thursday, June 23

Also, this time I am asking that I receive payment BEFORE craft night

Everyone is welcome, I live in the south end of the Salt Lake County if you want to join us!

Email me at youcraftmeup@yahoo.com if you have questions

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Winner of Sure Cuts a Lot!

All I have to say to this winner is,

LUCKY!!!

Can I be jealous?

Funny thing is I totally am!!!

Anyway- the winner of

Sure Cuts A Lot 3 is...

Tanya!!! from Sew Many Dreams

Email me at youcraftmeup@yahoo.com to claim your prize!

Also, as the winner you will need to display the SrappingTable.com logo

on your blog for 30 days.

Thanks everyone for all the support this past week!!! I have had a complete

blast! I just wish you could have all been winners- seriously, I felt guilty each

time I had to pick someone- thank goodness for Random.org - helped ease the

pain a bit! :) Stay tuned for more fun this summer!

Winner of the Glitter Toes Set...

...my apologies- this weekend ended up being crazy!!!

Without further ado, the winner is...

Kelly from Running with Glitter

(I swear that is completely coincidental!)

Congrats!

Shoot me an email @ youcraftmeup@yahoo.com

and I will get them sent off!

Winner was selected by RANDOM.ORG

Friday, May 20, 2011

And the winner is (part 3)...

Sorry I'm a little late on this- I was enjoying my company and lunch too much! :)

The winner of one of my creations is...

Diane L.!!!

Contact me @ youcraftmeup@yahoo.com

I need your address and your choice!

Congratulations!

Winners are selected using RANDOM.ORG

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Giveaway #5!

I have been waiting all week for this final giveaway!

Many of you know, I have a cricut, and absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

The main reason why I LOVE my cricut, is thanks to my software

SURE CUTS A LOT!

Sure Cuts A Lot is a computer software program that allows you to use

any font you can download (or that's already on your computer) on your cricut- or silhouette.

Seriously! NO MORE CARTRIDGES!!!!

That also means any dingbats, or other images you can download (literally thousands! and they're free!)

- it is so fast and easy- I never use my cartridges anymore- I just plug my cricut into my computer

with my printer cable and select "CUT" and walla! I save a lot of vinyl and paper this way too.

~~Enough of my ramblings that you don't want to read anyway~~ :) For my final giveaway

Michelle from ScrappingTable.com is offering...

Sure Cuts A Lot 3 software!!!

(this is for the Silhouette SD, Pazzles, E-Craft, Gazelle, Black Cat (Lynx or Cougar) or U.S. Cutter)

This version DOES NOT work with Cricuts

I am so excited about this, because I know how much I love mine- and I know you will love it too!

For those of you interested in the version that works with your cricut (sure cuts a lot 2) go HERE

There is a limited number left and once they are sold- they will be gone!

So don't delay getting it- you won't regret it!

To Enter this contest, LEAVE A COMMENT and you must be a follower

the winner will need to display the ScrappingTable.com logo on their blog for 30 days

(I am proud to display it- I LOVE it that much!!!!)

The winner will randomly be selected Sunday afternoon.

Good luck to you all!

A GINORMOUS THANKS to Michelle!

This is so generous of you! Thanks for giving me and my blog this opportunity!

ScrappingTable.com is the leading authorized reseller of Sure Cuts A Lot software worldwide.

To learn more about ScrappingTable.com and Sure Cuts A Lot,

go to ScrappingTable.com!

And the winner is (part 2)...

...for the Rhodes Bake and Serve Gift Basket...

contestant #15- Jessica aka "Jessabells"

Congratulations!!!

Contact me asap to claim your prize! :)

And for the cookbook...

contestant #9- BETH!

Congratulations to you too!

Contact me asap to claim yours!

youcraftmeup@yahoo.com

Don't forget you still have a chance to win something with my 2 other current giveaways and the one coming tomorrow! you won't want to miss that!

Winners were selected by RANDOM.ORG

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Giveaway #4!

***You still have till tomorrow (Friday at noon) to enter the giveaway for one of

my very own personal creations! Go HERE to enter that giveaway***

One of my other really popular posts is my DIY Glitter Toes.

So for this giveaway, I am going to send the winner

A full set of glitter and some gel topcoat!

(I know I know, not as exciting as the others, but I had one fall through)

To enter you must leave a comment and be a follower

Winner will be selected Friday at noon!

And stay tuned for tomorrow's giveaway! I've been saving the best for last!

Good luck!

Many of you have asked if there is an easy way to remove glitter toes- there is!!!

I actually discovered this by accident- I found if you soak in a hot bath for about 10 minutes- you can literally just peel them off! There will still be a little residue left- but nothing you can't remove with just a little nail polish remover. This is so much easier than trying to file and scrape them off!

Hope this helps!