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monday morning news..............

Last night as we were watching a little TV I received a text from a dear friend and neighbor that she had left something on my front porch.......well this is what was sitting on my front porch!  If you have followed this blog for several years you know how much I LOVE forsythia.....one of my most favorites!  These branches full of yellow blooms always speaks to me because I know we are headed into spring and summer............yeah, and if you are like me I am so READY!!!!

 

what's ahead at the Paper Crown.........

You always know you can click the Paper Crown  side bar on this blog and you will find all the details I leave out and so much more........We truly have a full line up this spring with all of the new classes and retreat!  Plus this fall if you remember Terri Brush will be joining the Paper Crown to teach her wonderful soldering workshops and be a vendor at Glitter Market! We are truly excited and looking forward to having her.......

For  you to sign up for one of Terri's workshops you will need to go directly to her blog to sign up and pay! They are filling up fast! If you ever have any questions call the store and Cindy will be glad to help out in any way she can 405-848-2389.

Mother's Day is just around the corner and why not  take this Secret Mother's Day class next tuesday evening April 7....we have a couple spots left!  The inside has a little secret and you won't know what's inside until that evening......those of  you who have signed up for this you will need to bring  your basic kit along with your glue gun, sand paper, some photos of  the person you might be giving this to or for you to keep, or you can wait to add photos later!

Recipe Card Holder " Bon Appetit" class will be April 30.....you can sign up now! A great gift to give or just a way to keep those treasured recipes handed down by family members!

I know Cindy has more on her blog or you can stop by the store to see  the samples of all the other classes offered...You won't want to miss out!

 

Have a wonderful spring day..........
 

recipe class........

For those of you ( Brenda & Donna) who have wanted a recipe holder class we have finally got one on the class schedule!   Thursday April 30.........this will hold all those special recipes you have or you may want to give it as a gift to a friend, mother's day, birthday, newlyweds or just keep it for yourself!  You can call the store to sign up 405-848-2389!

inside there will be envelopes, plastic shields and pockets to hide those treasured recipes....

 

You might want to drop in the store to see the sample and to see all the new products Cindy has been unpacking all week.........boxes of wonderful!

And that is just a little glimpse of everything........stop by and check it out!

 

Hope your weekend is going well..........and if anyone is interested we still have a few spots left for Glittered Retreat and this one you won't want to miss........!

practice practice practice.......

Last night this sweet lady Krystal taught our very first Brush Calligraphy class at the Paper Crown.......and she did not disappoint!  She is a wonderful hands on teacher and her teaching technique is perfect for those of us who love letters, fonts, journaling and whatever else a word is being used......One thing we all found out is you have to PRACTICE!  The beautiful writing just doesn't happen instantly you need to practice everyday to get all the thin and thick lines to run together smoothly!

Krystal wrote each of our names so we could practice...........

If  you are interested she will be teaching another beginner class ( I think its full but you can get on a waiting list). All those who have taken the beginner class she will be offering an intermediate class............so if you are interested in learning how to do this beautiful writing or improving your handwriting please come join in on the fun! You can call the store for more information 405-848-2389.  Cindy has all the pens needed for your Brush Calligraphy needs........they are awesome pens!  

Thanks Krystal for such a fun class!  We all enjoyed getting to know you and you are one talented gal!

 

Happy Friday and weekend............

just the right size mini's.......

A very dear friend sent me a box of fun fun products she was getting rid of..... these small 5x3 mini journals were in the box..... so I decided to make these for the small photos everyone is using in their project life projects......I will have these in the fall to sell at the Paper Crown Glitter Market....

a look inside these little mini's..........you just add the mini photos!  Easy, fun and a great little gift to give a friend........

i love velvet...........

If you haven't been to the Paper Crown lately you need to make a trip...........Cindy just received another box of this wonderful velvet..........OH OH OH!!!! The possibilities with velvet!  I love not only to wear velvet, I love the touch and feel of velvet, I love to work with it on projects and just love to look at these amazing colors...........This velvet is so easy to work with, in fact my project for the upcoming Glittered Retreat we will be using this STUFF!  You will love it I promise.......

Happy Monday!

golden eggs.........

I guess you can say I have a little spring fever.......my front pots have been empty since Christmas and I thought it was a little more inviting and add a little Easter!  I decided to Gold Leaf some eggs so I went and bought several different sizes, painted them black and then went to town....below is what I used to make these little golden eggs.

You can buy these three products at your local Hobby Lobby.  It took the entire package of gold leaf to do 6 eggs......2 large eggs, 2 medium and two small!  After you have sprayed your eggs black and they have dried you then spray the adhesive ( be sure to spray outside and don't get this adhesive on surface because it is extremely sticky) then very carefully place the gold leafing and smooth out.....the directions are on the package!  Then I decided they needed to be sealed since they would be outside in the weather...........super easy, fast and it makes a mess but I love the way they turned out and I needed to add a little pazazzzzzzzzzz to my front entrance......

To help out a little I made small holes in each egg and ran a wooden skewer in and then punctured some holes in a box to keep them upright and easier to spray........

Added a little green and a lavender bow and there you have it!!!!

Hope your enjoying your weekend.........Happy Spring!

just a little reminder........

In case  you have been following this blog or the Paper Crown blog you will know April is Glittered Retreat month..........the dates are thursday April 23, Friday April 24 and Saturday April 25!  We are so excited and this will be the 3rd retreat we have held at the Paper Crown.  Every retreat is always a little different and by the looks of things I think we will all be ready for this one to BLOOM!  Hopefully all of you who are still trying to decide, I hope you will make the decision to sign up and come join in on the fun.  For all details please click on my Paper Crown sidebar and read all about this big event! ( this is our only retreat for 2015, no fall retreat)!

Happy Wednesday!

Happy St. Patrick's Day...........

Today is all about Green........so I was clicking through a bunch of my older photos and thought I would show you a few green ones I came across........

here we go......

 

I found several of my friend Jemellia and she has green on several but this one stands out the most since all the rest of us have on some sort of black or grey...........( this was at Silver Bella several years back)

Oh Yeah..............

our child up in the trees.......if he's not on the side of a mountain you may find him in the trees!

My friend Robin made this beautiful bracelet.........yes she did!

Lexi with this green ribbon at the store............

There is a lot more but I will leave you with this last photo of Adam and his 1970 Ford Bronco........it's a fun little automobile and is green......hope you all enjoyed a little of my looking back at some green and wishing you a green St. Patrick's Day!

 

 

 

what's in the box...........

A couple weeks ago I posted this photo and said I would share what it was and what is in it at a later date........

 

And this is what is in the box..........this sweet little doll!

After I made this little porcelain doll years ago I knew who it would go to one of these days........well one of these days has come and she is headed to a special little girl today.......the reason is, after I made the doll I always kinda thought she looked a little like the mama of  this new baby girl and was hoping one day she would have a little girl and she did.....  I decided this doll needed a little suitcase to be delivered in........inside it has the baby girls initials, and a ruler above the initials has the no.day she was born!    

You just never know when you have made something where it will end up or who will be the receiver.... I hope this little one will like it one of these days when she is older........

 

Happy weekend to all.........and all those on Spring Break be careful and enjoy!

good morning........

Last nights class was all about learning how to make envelopes and decorating a couple Easter Tags to tuck inside those  envelopes........it's always fun to teach something new and so simple and easy.  Thanks once again for being such great students! ( those who didn't make it please stop in to pick up your kits)

 

 

Just a little reminder about signing up for classes and not showing up...........we love all our students but sometimes it becomes a problem when you sign up and don't show up........our teachers work hard to have all the kits made for each and every class!  It takes time and money.  And then the night of class we wait for a while and it makes it hard to try and catch up!  If your going to be late we understand and that is no problem, just call to let us know, it's when you don't show up and never call that is the problem! So I guess what I am saying is PLEASE look at your calendar first before you sign up and if you do sign up PLEASE write it down somewhere so you won't forget!  I know everyone is busy and I myself forget ...........We love our students and just want things to run as smooth as possible so I hope you understand...........Thanks!

 

Have a great wednesday........we have beautiful weather here in Oklahoma!  Spring has finally come around these parts!