AMANDA'S BASKETS: INCHIE CHALLENGE 1

Thursday, August 1, 2013

INCHIE CHALLENGE 1

Wow! When I first wrote about doing an INCHIE CHALLENGE, it seemed like a there was a lot of time left before it began. And here it is, the first day of August...the first day of the challenge. So without further ado, here is my first inchie.

Butterfly and Roses.

Here's how I made it...

I began with three pieces of lightweight cardboard from a tissue box, glued together and edged with 1/4 inch wide green paper tape.

I cut the roses out of a greeting card and used a piece of a thin styrofoam cut in a small circle, glued to the back of the roses and then onto the background to raise the flowers.

The butterfly is a sticker which I adhered to an index card, cut out around the butterfly shape, bent the wings up and glued to the roses.

Very simple really, but quite striking and perfect for the first day of August.   As I was looking on the window writing this, I saw a couple of small butterflies in the yard, flitting about.   But they left before I could get a picture.

Well, I'm off and running with the Inchie Challenge.   I hope you'll check back each day this month and if you have a chance, make an inchie or two yourself.

Do you enjoy general craft shows?
I really enjoyed the Carol Duvall Show on HGTV and wish she was back.   I liked Creative Crafts with Aleene and DIY shows with Martha Stewart.

I can't find any of Aleene's shows, but her daughters Heidi and Tiffany have an online site called Cool2Crafts.    The HGTV web site does have Carol Duvall Shows available, a few at a time. And Martha Stewart is on HULU. So if you're like me and enjoy a craft show every once in a while, there are opportunities.

For those of you getting children ready for school, I hope you find everything you need.   But, be sure to savor these last few weeks of summer with them.   As many can tell you, they grow up fast...

Thanks for dropping by...
See you tomorrow...

CRAFTING IDEAS

I am always looking for a small piece of paper to write down something which will later be disposed of. I decided to use some of the scrap paper of which I have a ton. I mostly use the paper for glueing projects. I decided to cut the paper into a small size. (Six pieces from a piece of copy paper.). But just having them sitting on my desk would get messy without a container. So, using a cardboard box, I cut it down to size and using a hot glue gun I glued the ends together. Using a picture from a magazine cut into pieces and stick craft glue, I glued the pieces to the box inside and out. I also used some decorative tape for the outside edges. And to finish the top corners which were not covered, I used straight pins with colorful tops. Looks nice and works well.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

So in looking over your habits what did you find? Some popular good habits folks have are: Meditation, exercise, journal writing, flossing, reading and walking up early. Some not so great habits included smoking, saying yes, swearing, tolerating folks, not sleeping enough, always complaining and constantly making excuses. Do you have more good habits or more bad habits? Is it time to change? If so, start with the easiest bad habit to change, not the hardest. This will give the best chance of success. Decide on the best way for you to change your habit. Worry too much? Set a time to worry and then stop. You may have to stop yourself several times at the beginning but keep it up and you will worry less. Or, alternatively, write the worry down as well as options to stop the problem. Just figure out which way to stop is best for you.