Sweetheart Soldering

Here are some of my latest soldered items.  I made some sweet "heart" shaped charms, and decided to make some bracelets for a change...

 I made some pretty pink gift boxes to put the bracelets in, leaving the inside blank for a special message from the giver....

 Here are some of my limited edition heart shaped charms....

 The cover of the box, the lid tied with a bow, and topped with a sparkly heart.

 Here a "word" bracelet, Star on the front tiles, and pretty pastel prints on the back. It can be worn on either side....

 I added these beaded necklaces. This one a very cool turquoise, on the back a sentiment. These were fun.

Of course a couple lace heart charms. So there it is my sweet heart charms. What a nice gift for someone special.

Kenny Olson Cartel (KOC) - "Up All Night"

Yeah, well it may be Kenny's Cartel, but thats "OUR" son John (a.k.a. The Wolf) rocking the place! Yep that handsome and talented bassist there....

Cards 'n Boxes

I started with this card for my friend Cathy, It's her birthday this weekend and I wanted to make her a card. Thanks to my UK buddy Sarah I agreed to try to keep my resolution and try to do a card a week. This  card I used scraps (part of my UIU pledge) from the recipe book I made our daughter. The stamp is from Art Impressions and is part of their Girlfriend series. Inside it says "Dance like nobody's watching....that can have you committed". I had to make the card a tad larger as the stamp is quite long and better suited to an A7 card. So I made a matching envelope for it.

Then there is this, my A2 box die (Accucut). I decorated the top and made 6 cards for the inside. I will be sending this to Cathy also. After she uses the cards inside, she can use the box to wrap a gift for someone else. Using some Sizzix dies I cut a heart out of chipboard, added seam binding bow, some lace trimmed ribbon, wild Orchid Craft flowers (thanks Sarah), a few odd bits from me stash, and a digital image from  iralamijashop

Inside there are some cards, a couple birthday, and the rest general so she can use them for "just because" reasons, when she needs one. Here a couple more of the Art Impression Girlfriend line, and the boxer one from Custer's Last Stamp (a Michigan company).

Now I happened to have this Box No 13 (Accucut) cut out and sitting around. I thought why not do that up also? I painted it pink, added a frame using my nestabilities, Some WOC flowers, a seam binding bow, a sweet image from iralamijashop and some tiny hearts I glittered with some "Martha". I reduced the image, mounted it on white card stock, trimmed with my postal cut scissors to make a sweetheart gift box.

So here is this weeks installment. Next week, I will really have to try. I have orders for charms that have to happen....but two weeks in a row, and this week 7 cards and two boxes, maybe I should have spaced them out?

Card Challenge

So using some collage sheets from etsy, I made some cards. A couple of Easter and Valentine. 

My friend Sarah  challenged me to make some cards.....

 One of my New Years resolutions is to use what I have.....

 I used my new Jenny Bowlin punch, some nestabilities, WOC flowers (thanks Sarah),

 I used my Crafty Secrets CD and printed some of the papers, some seam binding,

I hope to continue making cards and will try to keep my resolutions.