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Snail Mail!!

Posted by: sparklemag on: June 2, 2009

I love receiving mail! 
So I just signed up for Postcrossing. 
You can exchange postcards
with people from all around the world. 
I asked for postcards that had info. about
their culture i.e. new music, food, pop culture..ect.
Can’t wait to get my first postcard!!

Valentines and Fun Dip!

Posted by: sparklemag on: February 10, 2009

My Valentines to my fam and friends.

Gingy’s Dream House

Posted by: sparklemag on: December 9, 2008

Tada!!  My first completed gingerbread house. 
(I’ve tried once before and gave up after it fell apart.)
My lil cuz Sophia and I made it and I am so excited for how cool it came out! 
 

Christmas Card Craftin’

Posted by: sparklemag on: November 21, 2008

The Fam working diligently on their cards
Every year my crazy family sits down to make Christmas cards. 
Each year I get lots of ribbing for spending all the time making only one or maybe two. 
(What can I say?  I like to explore all my options.)
Well, this year I thought ahead and figured out my cards the [...]

Finished product…

Posted by: sparklemag on: August 23, 2008

The finished version of my ceramics.
 
 I like to call the skull “Monsieur Calabra”
because his mustache looks very french-like but his fiery heart is de Espana.

As you wish…

Posted by: sparklemag on: July 27, 2008

So I finally went to try “As You Wish”.  This is the store where you can pick out a piece of ceramic and paint it yourself.  I have been wanting to go but I hadn’t gotten around to it until now.  My Mom and I ended up spending the whole day there.
Here is what we [...]

Good Luck Necklaces…

Posted by: sparklemag on: May 29, 2008

100 Wishes
I think this is a cool necklace.  It has one hundred beads.  One hundred words. 
All there to give you 100 hundred good wishes. 

makeawish
Wear this until is breaks and your wish will be granted.
 
I love both of these but I don’t love the price. 
This is being added onto the ol’ summer craft to do list.  [...]

Summer Goals…

Posted by: sparklemag on: May 25, 2008

My summer crafting goals are:
 to make some mixed artwork like printmakerjenn

to make an apron for my classroom like the one from nurturedthreads

to make some cool embroidery like from lizmiera

Dia de los Muertos Artwork like these from skullflowerdotnu

 and a wild apron like akcupcake’s

I would also like a cool vintage half apron but I have yet to [...]

My treasure Map! (finally finished..whew!)

Posted by: sparklemag on: April 12, 2008

Well, here… it is my treasure map!

This section is to try new things, be more adventurous, create my own happiness, be fearless.

Beginning of a new year, new beginnings, confidence, be comfortable, back to my unique self, do not swayed by others views of me, be creative, write, be wonderfully weird.

Exercize, eat healthy, plant my garden, [...]

Treasure Mapping

Posted by: sparklemag on: April 3, 2008

 
Treasure Mapping also known as making a Vision Board or  a Creativity Collage is a technique becoming more popular as of late.  This is an interesting new trend where you will create a visual representation of what you want to achieve by creating a collage.  Apparently by seeing your goals visually each day you will [...]


 

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