Here are a few tags I made today… they are super easy and I think better than a $5. card because well… they are handmade with love.

Products used: Office Supply Tags, ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink (Dark Peony), Pink Paislee Royal Crown Clear Stamp, Kimberly Poloson Flourishes Clear Stamps, Maya Road Philadelphia-Uppercase Alphabet, Ranger Silver Acrylic Paint, Fine Silver Glass Glitter, Koh-I-Noor Black Pen, MM Ledger Paper

Next week get ready for some Maya Road sneak peeks. I can’t wait to share with you some of the projects I have been working on. You are gong to love their CHA-S release.

Not much going on today just CHA projects in the works. Which I hope to start sharing with you soon. But today, I want to share with you two little projects I made last night as a little thank you for two sweet people. I hope they like it.

Enjoy your day!

You all did really well listing all the products I used in my ornament so I put all your names into the drawing.. yes even those that emailed me your guesses. The winner is BethW. Beth, please email me your snail mail address and I will get your RAK in the mail.

Here is the list of everything I used to create my Valentine Tag.

Heart Chipboard Coaster Book
Wings Keychain
Foundation Chipboard
Antique Keys
Microchips Neutrals - Hearts
Jonathan Alphabet Rubons
Clocks Rubons - Black
Journey East - Hong Kong- Sakura Ribbon

Today I finished another tag for CHA-S using a photo of my Dad and Maya Road Products. Isn’t my Dad just the best Santa! I have a tutorial to recreate this ornament on the MMM ‘08 Blog if you are interested in making one for yourself.

It wont be too long before we are able to start posting some CHA-S sneak peeks. I cannot wait to show you some of the things I have been working on. I think you all are going to love what Maya Road is releasing at the show. You are all going to be so surprised.

IMAGES OF THIS PROJECT HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR PUBLICATION. YOU WILL FIND IT IN THE FEB. MAR. 2009 ISSUE OF HOMEMADE.

especially Maya Road stuff. I tell ya chipboard makes me so happy. I decided to just play the other day and this is what I created. A fun little tag for my family. I’m not sure which side I like best. Can you name all the Maya Road products included? Those that get it right will have their name put in a drawing to win a RAK.

Good Luck!

I spent last week in Beaumont visiting family. While there Mom and I hit several antique shops and malls. We love hunting for treasures large or small… doesn’t matter to us, we just like to look and I’m happy to say we found both!

I have been on the hunt for an old working (key word here) typewriter. Mom had one that she typed my dad’s term papers on while he was in college but the font style just wasn’t quite right. It didn’t have an old enough look. Well one day before one of our shopping excursions Mom says, “What you need is an old Underwood typewriter.” Get ready… you are not going to believe this story…

So Mom and I head to this antique mall not far from their home. After looking in every booth no typewriter was to be found. But we did manage to find a few little things and while checking out Mom asks the store clerk if they ever get in any old typewriters… the lady looks up and says, “I have an old one in the trunk of my car right now but it is too heavy for me to carry.” Okay I must have the strongest eye muscles ever because my eyes should have popped completely out of my head when I heard the next thing out of her mouth… “It is an old Underwood and it still works!” Yep, my mouth dropped wide open as I tried to ask if I could see it. What are the odds of you going out to look for an old working Underwood typewriter, you asking the store clerk if she has one and she states she has one in her trunk? Seriously, I would love to know the odds.

So here is our big find… a perfectly working Underwood typewriter.

and this says it all…