Tauni Everett

Were you guys looking for the results post over the weekend?  Apparently I don’t know how to read a calendar and scheduled it to post next week (how that happened I don’t know, but it’s not the first time).  Oops!  So here they are, the results to the Upcycled challenge.

And the crafter/project match up:

Welcome to the “I’m Crafty!” party!  Before we get to the main event I wanted to show you this super simple, yet really fun card I made at the last minute yesterday. I used the new Lifestyle Crafts Detailz Dies called “Flutter.”  They cut and emboss at  the  same time.  So cool!  And I sort of jimmy-rigged mine into a… Read More

1.Tell us a little about you and your blog. I started my blog, Attempting Aloha, as a way to chronicle our home renovations when we moved to Oahu three years ago. It ended up being a whirlwind year, and we relocated to the East Coast within 12 months! I’m still attempting to live the aloha life by sharing my creations… Read More

*Tutorial by Jess @ Spool & Spoon for her win of the Upcycled challenge of season 15*

I have always been a big fan of Earth Day so I was delighted to create a kid-friendly and planet-friendly project this past week.

To make your own set of hand stamped seed sacks you only need a few supplies: a foam sheet, wood blocks, linen bags, double-sided tape, paint/ink pads, and scissors.

1. Let the kids loose on the foam sheet. Instruct them to draw small blossoms and

Wow.  What a week last week guys.  Thank you for all the emails and messages of concern for our family.  We’re all doing well.  I woke up Monday morning with the plan to have a day out and about Boston with Abi.  It was beautiful outside, a holiday and the marathon was going on so I thought there would be… Read More

Welcome to the “I’m Crafty!” party!  Were you inspired to be crafty this week? The “I’m Crafty” linky party is where you can link up any project you’ve made because I know you all don’t just  think  you’re crafty, you  are  crafty! It doesn’t even have to be a new project!  A few things to remember: Link to a specific… Read More

1.Tell us a little about you and your blog.

I started my blog as a way to make myself accountable for actually finishing my crafts. All too often I would start a project and not finish, and having this outlet helped motivate me to get them finished!

2.How and when did you start crafting?

My earliest memories are of me around age

*Tutorial by Amber C @ The Craft Project for her win of the “Scrap”tastic Challenge of season 15*

To create my “Butterflies in the Wind” project you will need:

• A picture frame with a wide mat and the glass removed (mine was 16″ x 20″)
• A piece of good watercolour paper
• A selection of paint chips in a range of colours (grab them from the paint section of a hardware store)
• Black and white sharpie paint pens
• Thin wire
• A strong glue, like E-6000
• Three sizes of butterfly punches (2″ wide, 1″ wide, 1/4″ wide)
• A bone folder helps, but isn’t necessary

Howdy!  So how was your weekend?  I hope it was great.  Mine was heavenly.  I just got to stay at home and relax.  I even got caught up on some things while Abi colored on the desk next to me.  It was bliss 🙂

There is one thing that I discovered the other day that I want to share with you all.

I instagrammed out this picture (missyharding if you want to follow along 🙂 ) after the first bite because it was so amazing.  You’re going to want to go get some right away.  It’s sure to start your week out right 🙂

Anyway,  here are the fantastic Kids Can Do projects that the ladies have put together for you this week.  This is one of my favorite themes.  I always get such great ideas of things to do with Abi.

Click on over to see the great projects!

I hope you all had a marvelous week!  I forget how much time it takes to get back in the swing of things after a few days off. Especially when those days are totally awesome.  I’m just barely getting back with it since my friends left.  Poor family.  At least I did the laundry 🙂

Anyway, here are the results you’ve all been waiting for!

*Tutorial by Heidi @ greendoodle for her win of the Knock-off challenge of season 16*

Wow!  Thanks for the votes.  This project has elements of super frustration (cutting glass and photographing glass) and really easy rewarding elements (like coloring the glass).  If you can get past the bottle cutting phase you are sure to have a really cool D.I.Y. light fixture.

Supplies:

bottle cutter

large bottle/jar (can be purchased here)

food coloring

How was your weekend?  Do anything fun?  I had these awesome ladies come visit me.  I meet the redhead in 2nd grade and the brunette in Preschool and miraculously we stayed friends until now.  We even lived together during college and survived 🙂  In fact, the brunette and I married brothers so now we’re forced to be sisters ;).  Thank you ladies for coming to visit, and thank you husbands for letting them!

Now onto the good stuff.  This weeks challenge is a fun one – ‘Scrap’tastic!  The contestants had to come up with a great project that would use up their scraps. And they did a great job!

Well, I hope you all have a great weekend planned!  My two best friends from growing up are flying in to visit (and one is now my sis-in-law and is bringing my 3 month old nephew for me to meet!) and I’m so excited!  But before we can get on with all our fun plans, I know you’ve been dying for the results of the Knock Off challenge this week 🙂 hopefully

And the crafter/project match up: