Saturday Flash Sale #3 - Featuring Fridge Fanciness

Because your fridge deserves to sparkle,

Pin & Tack offers shiny, glittery, & oh, so pretty magnets.

And you deserve something as well . . .

- SATURDAY FLASH SALE -

For one day only, receive a FREE 6-pack of Imperfect Beauties.

Leave "IB FLASH" in Notes To Seller at checkout.

Expires August 10, 2014 at Midnight PST.

Sparkle Glass Drop Magnets

"Exactly as described. Love the bright, vivid colors and sparkle." - Michelle

"Beautiful magnets! Shipped very quickly & were well-packaged. Great seller!" - Janice

Citrine Love Magnets

At Pin & Tack, glitter is always an option.

The glass drop magnets can be made in 18 fabulous colors.

Mix & match for your own unique color combination.

Shabby Chic Glitter Glass Drop Magnets

Shiny rhinestones with a vintage flair can be yours as well.

Explore all of the different colors & shapes at the shop.

Green Diamond Magnets

Happy Saturday! Enjoy your day and don't forget to SPARKLE.

With blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

G Is For . . . (Blogging From A To Z Challenge 2014)

Welcome to Blogging From A To Z with Pin & Tack.

Each day is assigned a letter to focus your writing on.

Today's letter is . . .

Glitter & Ganache. I couldn't pick one, so this post has a bonus G, yo!

Do you buy your glitter? Pshah! Hee hee. Just kidding. I do, too.
But you can make it yourself and it's edible.

DIY: Homemade Glitter

Now, you should add your glitter to stuff. Like a box. Or you can buy it.
(This one was not made with salty glitz, my friends.)

Blue Topaz Glitz Heart Trinket Box

Ganache is easy peasy, especially with this #recipe.

Easy Vegan Ganache Recipe

Use your homemade ganache to top cupcakes. Yum, yum!

Vegan Ganache Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Recipe

What G words do you enjoy? Share in the comments :)

And I hope to see you tomorrow: It's all about the letter H!

Blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

New Season, New Things . . .

Sparkle & smile - It's Spring! And I have been feeling the joy of it.

Perhaps, that's why I'm a little obsessed with yellow right now?!

(Photos: Sunshine Tacks, Fiona Trinket Holder, & Sunshine Clothespins.)

My inspiration was the sunshine that I am soaking up - Sorry for those that aren't as lucky!

This lovely weather has pushed me to try new things, including digital arts & crafts.

Are you on a new journey? I'd love to hear about your creative or not-so creative adventures.

Blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

Search: Green

Enter "green" into the search box at Pin & Tack and this is what you will find - along with other handmade delights. Green is balance, harmony & growth, so always have a bit in your life.

{Clockwise, left to right: 1. Clothespins, 2. Magnets, 3. Clothesline, 4. Thumb Tacks, 5. Chalkboard}

When you pick up any of these green items, $1 will go to Animal Place, who will provide a forever home to animals in great need along with spreading awareness, compassion & love.

With blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

Sparkle & Shine Everyday: Gold

{Layout was created using FREE papers from Jennifer Scraps.}

I was inspired to pick the following creations by my own: Adrienne (shown in photo above.) $1 from Adrienne's sale will benefit Animal Place, which provides permanent sanctuary for farm animals along with helping to educate & promote cruelty-free choices.

Gold will sparkle & shine. It works with a multitude of colors, too. it's always a good choice for everyday.

Hair Pins, HairFloweratelier

Clutch, Belle de Benoir

Mason Jar, Romantic Southern

Thumb Tacks, Pin & Tack

Garland, Pelemele

Discover more golden delights here. Blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Q

Craft It Up with Pin & Tack: Arts & Crafts Challenge #2

Welcome! Are you ready for the new year? Well, you better be as it has arrived! To start it off, let’s be creative.

{ Challenge: Anything Goes with Sparkle }

To join in, create any art &/or craft project with “sparkle.” Examples of sparkle include glitter, rhinestones, or shiny metal.

Picking Sparkling Toadstools Mixed Media Minuature

This challenge ends on Tuesday, January 14th at 11:59 PM PST. Winner will be announced no later than Saturday, January 18th. (Note: Craft It Up with Pin & Tack runs from the 1st - 14th of each month.)

{ Prizes }

Two crafters will win a set of handcrafted Sapphire Thumb Tacks by me. These rhinestones are a deep blue that will sparkle up your cork board.

{ Charity }

For every entry, $0.10 (up to $50 total) will be donated to Dogs For The Deaf, who rescues & professionally trains dogs to assist people, enhancing their lives & provide greater independence.

Share this challenge with as many people as you can, so they will receive the full amount! You can also donate directly at the link above.

{ The How To . . . }

1. Your project must be new & handmade by you or your child.

2. Display this project on your blog or online gallery, adding a direct link to the blog post in the linky list below.

3. Include a link to Craft It Up with Pin & Tack using http://pinandtack.blogspot.com in your blog post.

4. Be inspired, create and have fun with this challenge. It’s the most important rule of all 

(NOTE: You can enter up to FIVE times as long as it’s a new and different project. Rules must be followed; Otherwise, your entry will be deleted without notification. If you have any questions, please send an email to pinandtack@gmail.com)

4 Glittery Sayings To Share

Glitter, oh, so lovely glitter. It's meant to be shared. At least, that's what I believe. And, the fact, that you can't help it. When using glitter, you can't stop it from getting on everything!

I used photos of my glittery creations to bring a smile. You are welcome to share them as long as you don't alter the photos in ANY way. Please be kind & respectful - Thank you :)

Cherry & Sky Distressed Mini Pins with Sky Glitter

Tofu & Cherry & Grass Distressed Pins with Ruby & Emerald Glitter

Turquoise Glitter Thumb Tacks

Gold & Peacock Distressed Pins with Turquoise Glitter

With blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

4 Pretty Pink Ideas For Displaying Your Treasures

Pin & Tack's handmade delights will showcase your precious photos, hold coupons on your refrigerator, hold up wall decorations for you to enjoy, or share your favorite affirmation.

This October, $1 from every sale of Pin & Tack's regular-priced pink items will go to promoting awareness and supporting women in the fight against breast cancer. Below are only a few of what is offered.

1. Tea Rose & Chocolate Mini Clothes Pins

2. Pink Diamond Magnets, Heart Cut

3. Petal Dust Thumb Tacks

4. Peony Pink & Classic Orange Chalkboard Frame

Pin & Tack & Allsorts - It's All About The Ladies

Pin & Tack is excited to sponsor the fantastic challenge blog, Allsorts.

By sharing a project, you could win a $10 Store Voucher.

Isn't that just super duper?

It's all about the ladies for the challenge. Your project must be for one.

Here is what I came up with . . .

What lady doesn't like flowers, glitter & ribbon? Well, I definitely do!

To celebrate Pin & Tack's sponsorship, you can also save at the Artfire shop.

Stop by Allsorts for the special coupon code.

Hurry up, though, 'cause it ends when the challenge does - March 9th.

{ Psst . . don't forget to share your Allsorts project at the Anything Goes challenge here, too. }

Oh, yeah and check out these other challenges that this creation was submitted to:

Make It Monday, Forever Friends, Paper Playtime, Cupcake Craft, Created With Love,
Twisted Tuesday, Papertake Weekly, Oldie But A Goodie (Text Flowers)

Same But Different: Christmas Ornament (Part One)

I recently found these christmas ornament tags that I created last year.

I decided to make different cards to use them. This is what I came up with . . .

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs: 

A Gem Of A Challenge: #57 - Flowers

Anything Goes: #78 - Make Your Own

Fashionista: #8 - Anything Goes

Fussy & Fancy: #14 - Anything Goes

Make It Monday: #112 - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts: #139 - Christmas

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

4 Crafty Chicks: #112 - Dry Emboss

ABC Christmas: U Is For Up To You

C.R.A.F.T.: #178 - Use Metal (Bell)

Cute Card Thurs: #239 - Got Glitter? (Stripes)

Daring Cardmakers: Don't Worry Be Happy

Hiding In My Craft Room: #68 - Die Cuts

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #35: Woohoo - It's Anything Goes!

It's everyone's favorite challenge! Yeah, you know the one . . . It's the challenge where you get to decide what the challenge will be or if you will be challenged at all - Ha!

Join me at Tuesday Alchemy for our Anything Goes challenge starting today. We have not one, not two, but THREE lovely sponsors:

Sassy Studio Designs

LEJ Designs

Hugs4TheHeart Designs

I created these clothes pins as a birthday present for a girl who just adores zebra print.

I painted, distressed, sealed & covered with a zebra print paper before adding glitter to the black stripes then topping with a grosgrain ribbon bow.

I have to give my partner credit for part of the idea, though. He told me to put glitter just on the stripes - Wow, he might just be a crafter at heart. (Okay, that's really only my wishful thinking - Ha!)

These creations were submitted to these blogs:

A Gem Of A Challenge: #56 - For The Girls
Anything Goes: #77 - Animals
Come & Get It: Glitter, Black & Ribbon
Inspire Me Fridays: #78 - Anything Goes
Make It Monday: #110 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly: All Creatures Great & Small
Simon Says Stamp: Glimmer & Sparkle

Tiara & Pinstripes

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

A Gem Of A Challenge: #56 - For The Girls
Art Impressions: #83 - Pink
Cupcake Craft: #212 - Think Pink
Make It Monday: #109 - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties: #226 - Flowers
Sassy Studio Designs: #145 - Think Pink
TotallyPaperCrafts: #137 - Use Those Scraps

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #34: Anything But A Card Or Tag

It's a fun, new challenge at Tuesday Alchemy this week. Time to break out of the card crafts and create something different. It's Anything But A Card Or Tag!

We have two lovely sponsors this week, so you have extra chances to win something for your crafting pleasure:

Robyn's Fetish

~ and ~

Jesseas Designs

These clothes pins were submitted to these blogs:

365 Cards: Day 215 - Non Card
Forever Friends: #46 - Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room: #65 - Freestyle
Inspire Me Fridays: #78 - Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts: Something Old/New (Paint/Rose)
Make It Monday: #109 - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy: Sparkle & Shine

Anything But A Card Challenge #3: Sparkle & Shine

Sparkle & Shine! It's our newest challenge at Anything But A Card Challenges. Like the name, you must create anything that is not a card.

I created this special set of mini clothes pins. They are my specialty after all :)

Vibrant turquoise is distressed with black, tipped with black glitter, then tied with twine & topped with a black rhinestone.

I would love to see what you come up with, so please join us with your latest creation.

These pins were submitted to these challenges.

A Gem Of A Challenge: #56 - For The Girls
Crafts & Me: #104 - Favorite Color
Hand Stamped Sentiments: #131 - Blue Glass
Hiding In My Craft Room: #65 - Freestyle
Inspire Me Fridays: #78 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
So Artful: Magic Garden & Colors
Speedy Fox & Friends: #127 - Circles

Ho Ho Ho Says Zebra

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

ABC Christmas: S is For Santa

Christmas Card: #42 - Animal Print

Craft Punked: #37 - Pets

Fashionista: #7 - Christmas

PaperPlay: #38 - Choose A Holiday

Paper Playtime: #84 - Punches and Sentiment (Presents are punches that I wrapped with ribbon.)

Happy Christmas From Paris

I wish I could say those four words to you: "Happy Christmas From Paris!" Unfortunately, I am not able to travel there this year, but maybe one day . .

Is there somewhere in the world you'd like to be? Where? I'd love to hear from you :)

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for links, so you can share, too!

All Sorts: #171 - Layers

Anything Goes: #75 - Early Christmas

Aud Sentiments: #62 - Christmas

Crafts & Me: #100 - Add A Flower

Just Inspirational: #44 - Photo Inspiration

Make It Monday: #106 - Anything Goes

Oldie But A Good: Recipe Of Supplies

Pile It On: #37 - Patterned Paper

Simon Says Stamp: Put A Stamp (Eiffel Tower)

Sparkles Christmas: #20 - Sparkle & Bling

Strike A Pose, Reindeer

My new thing is dry embossing patterned paper. It adds so much more to it, including extra texture.

Unfortunately, the embossing is hard to see in this photo, but the cardstock (not the red) under the reindeers is embossed with snowflakes.

The charm is actually a tiny cookie cutter in the shape of a pine tree. Isn't that just charming? Ha!

Speaking of cookie cutters, do you make Christmas cookies during the season? What's your favorite?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for details, so you can share, too!

365 Cards: Day 191 - Colors

4 Crafty Chicks: #106 - Metal

Anything Goes: #75 - Early Christmas

Christmas Card Challenge: #40 - 3 Of Something

Crafty Hazelnut's: #89 - For A Child

Cutie Pie: #26 - No Flowers

Fat Pages & Cards w/Attitude: #22 - A/G

Inspire Me Fridays: #75 - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft: #198 - No Floral Embellishes

Clear It Out Challenge #11 - Sympathy

Clear It Out Challenges is all about clearing out your stash, hence, the name :)

Our challenge is sympathy and you must use dark papers from your stash. Sympathy cards may seem difficult, but they are actually quite simple.

With sympathy, you don't have to be over the top and you can keep everything CAS. Of course, if you need to add some bling (like me), there is nothing wrong with doing so.

Digi Darla is our wonderful sponsor and I was able to use one of their digis for this creation. It's actually a poinsettia, but I figured it would work, especially since I sparkled it up with glitter.

The style of this card can be used for any kind of sympathy, too.

Have you made a sympathy card before? What did you decide was the best look?

If you haven't, definitely join us at Clear It Out Challenges!

This card was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs.

See below for details, so you can share your own creation!

365 Cards: Day 180 - Standout Stripes
Avadares: #3 - Make It Sparkle
Daring Cardmakers: Focus On Flowers
My Time To Craft: #187 - Black, White & One Color
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty: #91 - Sparkle & Shine

C Is For Clothes Pins

Clothes pins are my specialty. Here is what I was doing on Saturday.

It didn't take me all day, but there is drying time, so I can get other things done.

This is 30 of my Cherry & Tofu Distressed Clothes Pins with Silver Dust.

What did you do on Saturday?

Treasure

What craft supply do you treasure most?

Is it an embellishment or a specialty tool?

This tag was submitted to these challenge blogs. See below for details, so you can join the fun!

4 Crafty Chicks: #100 - Weddings

Aud Sentiments: #59 - Tag It!

Craft Your Passion: #120 - Black/White & Color

Inspire Me Fridays: #69 - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs: #13 - Bling Bling

Papertake Weekly: Make Your Own

Penny's Paper-Crafty: #86 - Wedding

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes