Discover New Chalkboard Frame Color Combos

These oh, so rustic and beachy chalkboard frames will add delight to your home or office.

Enjoy displaying your affirmations, child's to-do list or daily reminders!

Each chalkboard is painted, distressed and sealed by my hand.

It's a Pin & Tack Handcrafted Delight - created in Oregon and shipped worldwide.

Mint & Cream with Cocoa Distressed Chalkboard Frame

Peacock & Carmel with Tofu Distressed Chalkboard Frame

If you do not find the colors you need, contact me with your request.

I am always happy to create something special just for you and yours.

Crafty Creations Challenge #188 - Around The World

Around The World is the newest challenge at Crafty Creations. My inspiration was different languages, so I used "thanks" in German, Italian & French for this project.

The images are a generous offering provided by this challenge's sponsor, Digital Paper Craft. Isn't this artist so sweet?

I painted each artist's hat with a soft color and I also added "paint" to their palettes.

Do you paint? What do you enjoy painting?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

Craft Your Passion: #128 - Bingo

(Flowers, Ribbon, Yellow)

Cupcake Inspirations: #178 - Photo Inspired

Divas By Design: #53 - Layers

Forever Friends: #45 - Colors

Make It Monday: #107 - Anything Goes

Oldie But A Goodie: Show Us Your Ribbons

I would like to a moment to throw out my appreciation to these lovely ladies.

They are the design team members of my new challenge, Spark Your Creativity Now.

I am excited to have them on board and am looking forward to what they make each month!

Danni, Deanne, Hatty, Karen, Karon, Kim, Naomi, Shirley, Soma, & Tina

Thank you, ladies! I am happy to have you sharing your creativity with me :)

She Paints Beauty

{ Violets & Forget-Me-Nots Flower Vase }

I have always longed to be a painter. I try, try again & then I just give up for the time being. Someday, I will be one! For now, I enjoy viewing others' creations . . .

Lisianblue is one of those shops that I have just found & love to visit. It's made up of handpainted glass that is truly beautiful.

Kris is the creator of Lisianblue. The name of her shop came from one of her favorite flowers - the blue listhianthus. She lives in New Mexico, using her greatest ability: creating!

{ Stained Glass Butterfly }

Kris doesn't just paint glass. She also creates beautiful stained glass pieces. They are stunning in their simplicity!

She also offers appliques & ornaments that are equally lovely & definitely worth the look.

{ Hibiscus Ornament }

You can discover more of Kris & Lisianblue here:

Lisianblue (shop)

Blog

Twitter

A Bird's Garden Home

Birds enjoy flowers, too!

This chocolate bird has a lovely black & white home, picket fence & lots of flowers. It's a perfect cottage home, don't you think?

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

Clear It Out: Anything Goes
Crafty Creations: #178 - Free For All
Oldie But A Goodie: Flower Power (Bird, ribbon & flowers - 2 years or more!)
One Stop Craft: #190 - Summer Flowers
Penny's Paper Crafty: #84 - Anything Goes
Truly Madly Crafty: July - Animals
Whoopsi Daisy: Make Your Own Embellishment

Day 65: Creating With Friends

This dish belongs to my friend. I borrowed it to bring home leftover food from one of our dinners.

It always brings back the memory of an evening of wine, crafting & fun. We went to a local pottery shop & she made this piece. Well, she painted it green. She'd had a bit of wine - not to mention, she isn't a "crafty" person - & all she could manage was layers & layers of green paint.

It's been a good piece, although, it has few chips. I made a spoon rest, but unfortunately, it broke, so I can't show it to you.


What do you do with friends? Do you have a favorite memory with them? I'd love for you to share it with me! This post was created for the 30 Days Of Reflection Photo Challenge. This fifth day is about something you borrowed. Are you joining in? If so, please let me know & I'll stop by to visit your reflections.

Want to see my other reflections? Yes? How fantastic!

Day 61: Last Place You Traveled

Day 62: Favorite Childhood Book

Day 63: Photo In Your Room

Day 64: Something Green

Want A Cup Of Tea?

When I was creating my project for Tuesday Alchemy, I printed out two of this adorable digital stamp from our sponsor, The Greeting Farm.

I had planned on cutting different pieces of one image to place on top of the other image to create more depth. However, I only used the hat, so I decided to create my own hat. It's a smart little thing with a large bow & birdcage veil.

My first creation can be seen here, which was used as inspiration for Tuesday Alchemy's 21st challenge.

They are similar in color scheme, but I used different styles to create similar yet different looks.

This creation has also been submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. Click the links below for details & to join in the fun!


Anything Goes: #70 - Polka Dot Birthday
Bearly Mine: #42 - Ribbon & Bows
The Ribbon Reel: #31 - Let's Have Tea
Tuesday Alchemy: #21 - Anything Goes

And just for fun, here are a few of my purple creations that I offer at the shop, Pin & Tack.

Tofu & Raven Distressed Clothes Pins

with Violet Sparkles

Butterfly Royale

Boutique Bow
Hair Clips

Escape

Today's weather in Oregon is fairly mild, so I'm going to escape into crafting, imagining when it will be nice & hot & I will be swimming in a lake. I decided to attempt to complete a full week of challenges for 365 Cards. This is my second card today for them. Stay tuned to see if I can complete all 7 challenges . . .

This card was submitted to wonderful challenge blogs - See below for links & details, so you can create your own & join in the fun!

365 Cards: Day 88 - Sketch

Paper Pretties: Challenge #208 - Inspired by Summer

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes (DT is using twine)

Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge #100 - Masculine