DAZZLE PENS

Of all the things I made for the Fall Bazaar, I think these pens are my favorite.  They are so much fun, and people love them.  I often carry some with me and give them away to folks I meet.  I gave one to a server at a restaurant, and the next time I went in, she was still using it!  I'll put up a tutorial on this and other projects I did, but I have to clean my house first!

The Fall Bazaar was a blast!

Well, it finally happened. After a month of making a variety of projects, the day finally arrived!  The Grandezza Girlfriends held their first Fall Bazaar, and I was part of it.  What a great job they did! It was the best organized fair I've ever been in! Congratulations ladies, you did a great job. The proceeds from the table rentals will go to a worthy charity.

Here is a look at my table after my sister Gina got done merchandizing it for me!

Advent and Baby Calendars

My husband worked with me on these projects, and I appreciate all his help.  Putting these calendars together is a lot of work!  We re-imagined the Advent Calendar to a baby Calendar. We envision the baby one to be a countdown to baby due date.  We thought having a little drawer to open everyday the last month of pregnancy.

Cute Ikea Jars

My friend Amy Czuba introduced me to these cute jars from Ikea.  They are versatile and fun to use.  These are stuffed with miniature York Pepperment Patties.  The band is from our Holiday party designer paper.  The scalloped circle is made from red metal craft paper and the stamp is from our Elements of Style.

Note Pad and Dazzle Pen

This is a little note pad holder complete with a "dazzle" pen; the pen adds a bit of bling with its glitter barrel, silver "gift embellishment attached to a  jaunty ribbon.   I made this set for the Fall Bazaar on Sunday, November 13.  If you live in the Ft Myers to Naples area, I hope you'll stop by the Grandezza Clubhouse on Ben Hill Griffin Road.

The box is fun to make, and has a built-in  holder for the pen.  I used metal craft paper cut with punches to embellish it.  I also made a "cover" for the pad  by stamping with Versamark and emossing it.   I'm selling them at the Bazaar for $8; I'll also be selling them online with a variety of color choices and themes ~ but not until the Bazaar is over! :)

I'll also put a tutorial up for this project next week.  Or, if you live in my area, you can sign up for the class I'll over for this project.

"Samantha" Mailbox

I've had such a great time coming up with these mailbox "people."  I made a pleated skirt and peter pan collar for "Samantha."  I think she's from the 1950's!  I will put up tutorials later because right now,  I'm still working on my craft fair for Sunday.  It looks like my schedule is divided into BCF and ACF ~ before craft fair and after craft fair!  :)

I'm naming this little girl mailbox " Samantha" after my friend Marie Aviza's amazing little girl.  I hope Sam likes the picture.

Santa Mailbox

I created this mailbox for my upcoming craft fair.  I tried to make the box look like a Santa suit.  I plan to fill it with candy.  I've learned from past craft fairs to fill the box; the children are very disappointed if there isn't anything in it!  :) 

The Santa face is made from punches, a design created by a couple of my fellow demos who generously passed it on.  So thanks go to Dawn Olchefske  and Kelly Acheson.

Ghirardelli Squares with Tutorial Link

This design is not mine, but it is a wonderful and easy-to-make project.  Thanks to Brenda Quintana for her creativity and generosity in sharing her tutorial.  Here is the link to her blog with the instructions for making these wonderful purses!  Brenda Quintana.

I used up some retired ribbon since these are items I'm selling at a craft fair.  I also added charms and fancy brads.  When you look at Brenda's tutorial, you'll see this design takes Ghirardelli Squares.  These would make great stocking stuffers, added to the top of gifts, or just as a little present to give a hostess.  The nugget tin and the red purses are made with glitter papers, although it doesn't show up.  They look really cool in person, but the glitter is hard to capture in a picture.  By the way, I used MDS to put together this picture!

More Nugget Purses

This tin contains more of the nugget purses except this is packaged with 12 nuggets.  This is a great little gift to bring to a party or for a Secret Santa gift.  Stampin Up has such beautiful designer papers, ribbons and embellishments that making these little gifts is easy and can be made up in a large variety of papers and ribbons.

Glitter, Glitter, Glitter

Don't you love bling?  I made several of these little nugget purses with our Red Glitter paper from Stampin' Up! I packaged them in a cellaphane bag so hopefully, you can see them through the plastic.   I just hope Stampin' Up! comes out with more colors, because I love bling!