Wednesday, June 24, 2009

A Pin-Up, A Party and The Fine Print

First some exciting news, I'm going to be participating in my first blog party this Saturday!


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So check back this Saturday for a special Mad Tea Party post! (Creativity don't fail me now! lol) And click here to visit A Fanciful Twist. It's such a beautiful inspirational blog!

I wanted to share a picture of the ATC I received in the mail from Frieda as part of her Generosity Project.



My picture isn't half as good as hers so click here to see the blog post where she displays it. It's simply gorgeous, thanks again Frieda!

And now for the fine print (don't worry, my fine print is painless!). I've thrown a couple of projects at y'all in the past few weeks and wanted to go into a little more explanation in case there was any confusion!

1. Craftoholics-I love finding out more about the crafty people behind the blogs and so the Craftoholics were created as a way for not just me, but all of us, to do that and also maybe introduce y'all to someone you've never met before. I want to make sure you know that I consider a Craftoholic to be ANYONE that creates ANYTHING. You do not have to be a scrapper, you can be a painter, a baker, a decorator. Anything that is creative where you make something (and you are obsessed with making things), I consider that to be a Craftoholic. Think "butcher, baker, candlestick maker", right? You can also click here for more info!

2. Friday Night Fab Five-I've decided to open this up to everyone who would like to participate in my Fab Five at anytime. What this means is that I will continue to do a weekly Friday Night Fab Five but if you have something that you would like to add to the list, please e-mail it to me! Now this can be anything: place, movie, book, food, clothes, shampoo, anything that you are into, can't live without or think is fabulous send it to me! If you have a link or picture, send that too! I'm also thinking of adding a Mr. Linky so that if anyone wants to do their own Fab Five, you can link it up here so everyone can check it out.

Always remember that you can e-mail me at any time with any questions at katamommy at gmail dot com. Or if you just want to chat, e-mail me then too! lol Don't be shy!

Now onto my newest creation...I found an unfinished 5x7 wood mirror frame at Michael's the other day and quickly decided I wanted to do something with pin-ups on it. I have a book on pin-ups which looked super cool in the store but when I got it home it wasn't so great. So I had no guilt in cutting it up for parts and my original idea for this mirror was to collage it with a bunch of pin-ups but in the end decided to keep it simple and just use one:



I painted the frame red and cut out the pin-up and backed her with cardstock. The alpha is Thickers, the little chipboard corners were some Callista sent me in some goody mail (Thanks Callista!) and the cherry ribbon is some I found on clearance at Michael's. Peek-a-boo! :P

Well, I suppose this post is long enough for today...I hope y'all have a great day, we're halfway through the week!

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, this frame is GORGEOUS! Love the pin up and the title. Awesome stuff!

Anonymous said...

I LOVE the mirror!!! so adorable :-)

BaronessVonVintage said...

yes, that's an amazing little peek-a-boo pinup frame!

Winchester Manor said...

The mirror is fabulous Maggi, your creativity is back and in full swing! Can't wait to see what happens with the Friday Night Fab this week and I always look forward to your Craftoholics post.

Any chance you'll ever do a blogoholic feature? If so I'd like to nominate myself!

Witchcrafted Life said...

Love that sultry pin-up girl on your mirror, crafty lady! :)

Thank you very much for your comments on my blog, sweetie! I hope you have an amazing Wednesday!

♥ Jessica

Unknown said...

LOVE the frame! What a sexy pin up girl! Love the flower in her hair.

Lisa said...

What a fantastic idea for the mirror! Where are you going to put it? It certainly needs a place to highlight its specialness!

Ann said...

OMG, that mirror is beyond fabulous!

Jocelyn said...

Love the frame.....so stinking cute!!! Thank you for the wonderful comment you left me in regard to Gavin!!!! We are battling a big one this time!!! I so enjoy your Blog and your friendship!! I am planning on making a trip to visit with Lisa and I understand that you are not too far away...Maybe we can all get together and meet IRL! Have a great one!!! :)

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Bummer!!! I am gonna miss the blog party!!! I sad! :( .....but in other happier NEWS...I LOVE LOVE LOVE that altered MIRROR!!! FABULOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Brunch at Saks said...

How fun! I will definitely check out your blog party on Saturday! :) XO

Alicia said...

oohhhh fun frame! can't wait to see your tea party pics!

debra@dustjacket said...

You are just a fab girl you know Maggi!

What great ideas you have and so inclusive. Love ya honey!!

Unknown said...

Holy cow where do I start! Ok love the frame, genius! So excited that you have decided to do the fab five! And congrats on the tea party and your first party. My god Im worn out just talking about all this!

The Wallace Family said...

I LOVE Your frame...and I am SO SAD that Jake didn't recieve a rose:( I think I will have to do a Friday night Fab Five when I get back from my cruise...I so enjoy reading yours:)

Unknown said...

OOOoh I just love a tea party :)

Joanna Jenkins said...

Have fun at the party!!!

Aunt Julie said...

So much going on here. You're an inspirations to us all!

deb famularo said...

Mad Tea Party- Are ya trying to make me go crazy with anticipation!!!!!!!!!! Way Cool! Love your pin up frame!!!
Oh, thanks for the paper covering tip- mod podge huh!- damn tombow glue - no wonder my hands kept sticking together on that darn box, lol- thanks Maggi!!!!!!!!

Darla: Retro Ways said...

It came out so darling I love that pin up she looks perfect on the frame. ♥

Unknown said...

WOW! The frame looks FAB!!! Love it so much!! Can't wait to hear more about this fiesta!

That Crazy Ajumma said...

The mirror is to die for!I love the color as it's my favorite! I love the Craftaholics idea of yours,can't wait to read some!
By the way,thanks so much for the birhday wishes,I really appreciated it!

Marie Reed said...

Vavavavoooom! It's truly the cat's meow! Great job!

laterg8r said...

what a great frame - very cool idea!