This time it's a bookstore...again from a kit...so fun...working on another already!!!
Not easy getting good pictures no matter how we try. My thumb is included on purpose for scale, as these are 1:24.
This is where creativity is allowed to flow at it's own pace and grow with the gentle murmurs of the current. Plant your seeds and nurture them into beautiful works of art.
This time it's a bookstore...again from a kit...so fun...working on another already!!!
Not easy getting good pictures no matter how we try. My thumb is included on purpose for scale, as these are 1:24.
Not only haven't I posted in a while, I haven't crafted either. Finally got interested in something again and made a 1:24th scale Coffee house diorama. Thought I would share. Going to go get another kit tomorrow and make something else....don't know what yer, cuz I don't know what they have in stock.
This weeks edition is in honor of St. Patricks day - a Leprechaun Trap!
This file is from SVG cuts and was super easy to assemble.
The 'bling' is all from Dollar Tree and I made that silly ladder from scratch.
Over all it is about 18 inches high and there is a 'gold' coin hanging inside to lure the leprechaun into the trap...the bottom is a box to hold him once he is caught. LOL
All in all I was very happy with how it turned out.
this picture was taken during assembly...he was still a little wobbly.
You will laugh at this one...
The story is this, we were super new to this RV life and on a super hot Florida summer day, the power went out in the campground. (we have learned since then that this happens a LOT).
We didn't know anyone yet and had no idea where anything was in the area, yet...we were standing outside, where it was a tad cooler, thinking about how to keep the fids {fur kids} cool, and people were starting to exit their RVs to see if it was them or everyone.
We smiled at them and one smiled back so we ended up crossing the street and chatting with him. His name is Rich and he is a retired Florida Highway Patrol Motor. We had a great chat, until his wife yelled at him thru the door that it was getting hot in the MH and he needed to start the generator. LOL
Well, we went in to check on the fids and noticed that the lights were out. They should have stayed on for quite a while, working off the 'house' battery, but they were not. A little trouble shooting by my wonderful spouse and we discovered that the fuse had blown. And guess what we had forgotten to buy??? Yep, not a single 30 amp fuse to be found. Sigh.
So what to do? It was getting warmer and Trav had started to assemble the needed items to start the generator to at least run the fans, so we didn't want to have to pack up the fids and drive to the auto supply store. We decided to fall on the mercy of our new aquaintance and Trav ambled across the street and begged Rich for a fuse.
HE HAD ONE!!!! Even tho his rig was 50 amp, his assorted kit had a pretty little green feller that he graciously handed over without a second thought.
Trav replaced the burned out fuse and we had lights again!!! And just about the time we were getting ready to put the babies in the truck with the AC running, the power came back on!!!!! Yippee!!!
Anywho, that is why I ended up making this card...as a thank you for his kindness, and to make him smile. We returned his generosity twice over and used the blown fuse in the 'artwork'. He loved it!
I really don't know if you want to see my stuff, but this way it's out there for the world to admire, or pass on by...it's the worlds choice. I may or may not have anything to say about each of these things, but will still post a pic. Enjoy
there are several different items here that I made and I had so much fun doing them
this one was a file from 3dcuts.com and has interchangeable letters for the tree:
this one is my own creation, start to finish...that is Annie.
this one is from SVGcuts.com...one of my very favorite sites, Mary is totally awesome and it is not unusual for her to be the one that answers any questions directed to them via facebook or their site. Love them.
now this is actually two items, one is a box and the other is a sliceform that can fold flat to be mailed...these files are from Papercrafts Etc. and she is pretty awesome as well. She doesn't just make the files, she explains a lot of the math involved as well.
well, I think that's it for this episode lol bye bye
that I had not posted anything crafty in a very long time...and since this blog was originally created to showcase (love that word) crafts, then I have been falling down on my job...
I will try to do better. I will try to post at least one new item each week. Most of what I am making is being mailed to people, so the pics will almost always be a week or so behind the actual items creation in order for it to arrive prior to sharing...it's only fair, right?
So I will start off with this clock - I have no true use for it, I just loved how it looked and had to make it. lol
Waving Good bye |
On the road |
our new front yard |
our new yard |
our new yard |