Howdy! Did ya' think I fell off planet Earth? I have been MIA for a few weeks, and I apologize. I wish I had an excuse other than ~ life. But I don't. For some reason the holidays sent me into a whirl wind of deadlines, and I'm drowning in them. I don't even have my Christmas tree up. The lights aren't hung, no wreath on the door, and I haven't even started wrapping presents. ugh!
Today, I am wrapping a few presents, making a rich, creamy cheesecake, home-made marshmallows, hand-ground cocoa (for hot chocolate), and finishing a Christmas glass ornament. All before 1p. Because, we have to load up the truck with all of these goodies, and drive into town for a holiday luncheon @ 2p.
But, before I get started in the kitchen, I wanted to share a flip-top calendar I made for a super special gal pal - Sue. I used a collection of products from different companies: Maya Road, Fancy Pants, the Twinery, and Paper Trey Ink. So, without further ado, here are a few photos:
January, February, March, and April
May, June, July, and August
September, October, November, and December
My little secret to creating a cohesive-looking project made with products from several different companies, is simple: use the products throughout the whole project - repeat! I know that sounds easy, but just keep repeating the same products. For example, I used one package of the kraft doilies. I used a doily as the matt for each month circle. I used a whole package of these beautiful little blue glass-like flowers - one on each page. When I used the twine and fabric flower, I used the same color regardless of the month. I used pattern paper from the same collection, so each page coordinates. I used almost a whole package of these decorative kraft journaling tags. I used almost a whole page of stickers, that coordinates with the pattern paper collection. I used two coordinating strips of dyed burlap trim. I used half a package of chipboard accent pieces. My only random pieces are white clay embellishments that I made, fabric banners (3), decorative stick pins, two resin birds, an arrow clip, a chip board butterfly, a small ruler, and a house bingo piece.
Ok, I need to get in the kitchen. I am hopeful that I will remember to photograph my cheesecake, marshmallows, hand-ground cocoa, and the glass ornament. But, as you know, sometimes I don't always remember to do these things. Keep your fingers crossed. And stop by tomorrow. Because if I remember to use the camera, I will post photos tomorrow {smile}.
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