Moving right along...

So here we go - some more of the awesome gifts (well if I do say so myself) that I made for my dear family and friends!!!!

First up is a glass tile that I made for my hubby using one of our wedding photos! I thought this turned out really well! Now if he just had a desk oversea's to put it on.... hmmmm!

Then I also made another one of these for my dear friend Shirley! Now Shirley is not into the whole "gift" thing.... so I actually had to STEAL this photo of her and her hubby from her blog!! (Yes I am sneaky and will go to no ends to make a gift for someone I think is special!!! Bahahaha!!)

The photo isn't that good - but it turned out really well I thought!! (OH and speaking of gifts.. SHIRLEY I love love love love my e-light!!! I have been able to read in places I never have been able to read before!! You are the BEST!!!)

In addition to the glass tiles I also make two marble tiles that measured 4" x 4" - one was for my fearless Paperthreads leader Michelle - and the other was for my awesome Design Team Member Lynn! (This turned out uber cute!!)


In addition to the glass tiles and the marble tiles - I also made EIGHT Fresco Tiles.... Here is a close up of the one I made myself.....

And here is a photo of all the other ones that I made!!!

These tiles were soooo fun to make!!!! They really were not hard either... each one of them was a kit from Tilano. I am actually carrying the "Fresco Tile Kit" at the Beloved Keepsakes Boutique. Each kit has all the supplies to make TWO Fresco Tiles..... all you have to do is design the photo layout and then copy them on a LASER copy machine (I went to my local Kinko's to do this)!

You start out with a 8" x 8" block of wood that you apply a crackle goop to. Then you apply the Fresco mud. Let that dry. Apply an antiquing ink. Then a transfer medium, then you transfer. Peel off the paper - let it dry and then apply the sealer! Easy Peasy!!!

Here is a quick how to video.....

As I stated before - if you are interested in making your own Fresco Tile.. I have three brand new kits available HERE. (They are actually priced cheaper than anywhere else on the net!!)

In addition to all the tiles... I made this really cute variation of a photo star for my other design team memeber, my personal ad maker, description writer and doer of all things I don't seem to have time to do - Bec! LOL

With her star we used "sepia" tone photos and she wanted a green color theme... I was a little hesitant to use them - but dang if it didn't come out cute cute cute!!!

I don't know if you remember but I made this cute cute "Twilight" bookmark for my Step Daughter..... you can see it HERE...

And the last thing for today - was I made this "double white ribbon photo pin" for a close family friend who lost her mother and her oldest son with in a week of each other....

(I sell the single white ribbon photo pins - along with pink ribbon and yellow ribbon photos pins on my website HERE if you are interested!)

Ok - that's it for today... make sure you check back tomorrow for the BIGGEST and HARDEST gift I created!! It was for my hubby and it turned out WAY WAY WAY cool!!! (Yes Gloria - it is what you think it is!! Bahahaha)

Until Next Time!

Cya~


Lori McDonald, Designer

My cutter files work on many machines. Some examples are the: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the most common softwares involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusivly at Paperthreads.

We also specialize in pre cut/ pre assembled scrapbooking titles, diecuts, embellishments and keepsakes (including our NEW photo Stars). Make sure to visit our Store!

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Finally!!!

Whooo Hoooo!!! Blogger photo uploader thingie is working again!!! So now I can finally start sharing with you all my Christmas goodies I made for gifts this past year!!!

Here is a look at my dining room table after I completed a good number of things!!! (Don't forget you can click on each photo to see a bigger one!!!)

Yep - I was a busy little girl!! And this isn't even all the gifts I made this year!!!!

First up I made four fleece blankets! Of course I didn't take photos of those!!! Duh!!! But then again - there isn't a whole whole lot to those. I just fringed the bottoms and sewed the sides!

Then we have Stars! OF COURSE... big stars, small stars and more stars!!! These were actually gifts for people who didn't get stars last year!!! (Don't forget that I custom make these photo stars and they are available for sale at the Beloved Keepsakes Boutique.)

In addition to Photo Stars - I made SIX Altered Recipe Tins. Each Tin was different but they all had metal keys and a tag that said "Secret Family Recipes" on the front of them.

Each of these tins had dividers in them which I also altered!! (Pictured below is the tin that I made myself!!! Yeah - I decided early on if I am making all my close family and friends a tin - I am making myself one as well!!! LOL)

I had been planning on making these for a while - so actually emailed the five other people that I was planning to make a tin for and asked them for five of their favorite family recipes. I then took each set of five for a total of 35 recipes and I printed them out on recipe cards which I then files in each tin. That way each person started off with 35 recipes. Their five favorites and then 30 recipes that they had never hard or tried!!!

The really cool thing about this is that we had several different cultures and nationalities represented in the recipes!! Pretty cool!!

One of the things I made for my mother was this really cool 5" tealight holder! I altered the star (which is only 4" big) just like I do for the custom photo stars I make. I think it turned out adoreable!! So much so... I plan to offer these at the Boutique as well! (For those inquiring minds - they are 5" wide by 5" tall.)

Whew... I don't want to overwhelm you so I have some more items I will share with you tomorrow! Make sure to come on back! Thanks for looking!!

Until Next Time!

Cya~


Lori McDonald, Designer

My cutter files work on many machines. Some examples are the: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the most common softwares involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusivly at Paperthreads.

We also specialize in pre cut/ pre assembled scrapbooking titles, diecuts, embellishments and keepsakes (including our NEW photo Stars). Make sure to visit our Store!

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Man... where does the time go...

I am so sorry I didn't get back to posting yesterday! I left my house at 9 AM - thinking I would be back in a few hours.... at 6:00 PM I walked back in my front door and at 6:15 PM I had friends show up!!!!

Time flies!!!

Anyway - to make up for my slackness - I thought I would share with you a few of my Christmas gifts I made....

But guess what - after typing up this long post- Blogger will not let me upload the photos!!!

GRRRRRR!!!

I guess I will try again tomorrow!!!

I think I will go find some Chocolate (yes - that is the day I have been having!!!)

Until Next Time!

Cya~


Lori McDonald, Designer

My cutter files work on many machines. Some examples are the: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the most common softwares involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusivly at Paperthreads.

We also specialize in pre cut/ pre assembled scrapbooking titles, diecuts, embellishments and keepsakes (including our NEW photo Stars). Make sure to visit our Store!

Read more...

So much to catch up on...

Well the holidays are over and man oh man do I have sooooo much to catch up on!!! I think that I will have to break my post up over several days or you might be here reading for hours!!! LOL

Ok - first up! Scrap N Arts Magazine!!! Did you get your copy this month??? If not - I recommend you do so right away!!! You can get your copy by going HERE. You will need to sign up - but the download is free!

This is an amazing online publication that has some incredible articles and ideas! I have had the honors of offering a free electronic cutter file for their readers for the past two issues - and this month was no different! Yep - if you download the magazine and go to page 81 you will be able to download my "Beloved Keepsakes Winter Title" for free!!!

In addition to the free cutter file - you will also find a 4 and a half page feature article about me and Beloved Keepsakes!!!! CRAZY!!! I KNOW!!!! I have to tell you I was sooo honored and humbled that they thought that Beloved Keepsakes was worthy of writing about - and even more honored to see all the wonderful layouts that their creative team came up with using Beloved Keepsakes products!!! *Note - if you have downloaded the magazine you can read the article on pages 116-120.

(For those of you that have not downloaded the magazine, here is a quick peek of the article. Click on the photo for a larger image that is readable - I hope!! LOL)

Then finally - for those that got all the way to the end - you will see I am offering a 15% coupon on all items in the Beloved Keepsakes Boutique for first time customers! To take advantage of this coupon - just type in 15% off in the coupon section!

Well I think that is all I will throw at you today! I hope that everyone had a WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON.... and as the New Year gets on its way - please stayed tuned to us here... we have a ton of new and amazing things planned for 2009!!!

Until Next Time!

Cya~


Lori McDonald, Designer

My cutter files work on many machines. Some examples are the: Klik-n-kut, Pazzle, Wishblade, Silhouette, Cricut, Craft Robo. Some of the most common softwares involved with these machines are: Funtime, Scrapbooking, WinPC/Signlab, Inkscape, Create & Cut, Illustrator, KNK Studio, and Robomaster. These file are available exclusivly at Paperthreads.

We also specialize in pre cut/ pre assembled scrapbooking titles, diecuts, embellishments and keepsakes (including our NEW photo Stars). Make sure to visit our Store!

Read more...