Spoons Spoons spoons

I sooo have a love hate relationship with my new obsession spoon jewelry! I have been working for days trying to perfect the talent of metal stamping on spoons SO here we go!!!
       I got these stamp set from Joann's for like 15 dollars. I just took the spoon bent the top over added some wire to make the top look fancy and then the stamping took me tons of tries to get it right its very hard!!!! but I finally got it you have to hammer the stamp pretty hard to get it to show up.

 at the end you can add some cute charms. this says Live Free

 I also did this one where i cut the entire handle off and then hammered the whole spoon to make it flat so i could mod podge this awesome circus elephant

Hope you guys like! it was a lot of work!



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T- shirt Scarf

SO I saw this the other day on YouTube (my addiction) I swear you can learn anything if you just YouTube it!  Anyways it looked really super easy!! You just need a shirt and scissors.
 I got my shirt from the dollar tree but you can use an old one that you don't care for anymore.
                              

okay so first just cut the top off right under the armpit. you could use the left over sleeves for fabric flowers to add on the scarf.

 okay then you just start cutting stripes don't cut all the way through on one side because you are going to use it to put all strands together.

 after you have cut all the stripes you just start stretching the strands

 then when u are done stretching you take the side that you didn't cut and start folding together.

 like this they all should just fit right together

 you also can braid a few or tie a few to give it your own design

 I also added some cut leather to bind it together and hide the folded piece

 then you are free to add your own fun taste! Like I added this sweet bow tie which I will teach you next time!!!

Be free and be who you are!!!!

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Beach Day!!!!!

Aww what an awesome relaxing day at the beach!!!!   Of course I had to find something crafty, So I found some awesome seashells I intend to make some cool rings or wire necklaces with. I also really enjoyed the beautiful scenry for pictures! Love capturing memories!                                            

                                             My aunt ( a perfectly crazy life blog) and I
                                       
 searchin for unique seashells

 found some!!!!!!  I love when the shells are all laying out

 I just love the OCEAN!!!!!

 my pretty shells I found

 theses are my favorite!!! I was playin along with them and realized they look like utterflies! It blows my mind the colors are theses there sooo pretty Cant wait to make a really cool ring out of them.

 Had to remember my Dad out there... He dedicated the song "butterfly kisses " to me when i was little and theses kind of reminded me of him.....

 awww relaxing not a care in the world today

 you polly recognize this the lil character from my aunts blog he is doing his "fancy smile"

Hope you stay tuned to see how I turn those great shells into jewelry!!

*LOVE Life!*

Ello!!!! my fellow DYi'ers

Sooo I'm super excited! I saw this adorable Dyi wood bolt necklace from Mr Kate's web blog YouTube thing and I just had to try it soo here it goes

                                First you need to go out in the deep dark woods okay just kidding go out in the yard and pic up a couple tiny tree branch's. You will also need wire paint and chain

      you then cut the tree pieces and start painting any colors you want

                                                 then just let them dry usually dries really fast

  then when they are dry you just wrap jewelry wire around the branches you can either leave them plain or add some bolts and screws. after you have them all separately twisted you wrap them all together doing figure 8's then at the top you loop the chain through the wire

                                                          I made wire rings to match

                                                                     So Happy!!!

                                                       Hope you have as much fun as I did


Someday Crafts

Crayon fun!

SO once again I was on pinterest looking at fun ideas and came across this awesome idea for u to do with ur kids and u get to wear ur childs artwork
                                    So all u need is crayons, a shirt, sandpaper and your iron

                          THen next have fun with ur kid let them color whatever they want onto the sandpaper the harder u draw the better it shows up  but do remeber that when u put it on the shirt it will be backwards so be careful of that.

Easy part takes like 2 seconds just turn it over and iron it on!!

                                            Finished project!!!! I have washed them and the crayon doesnot wash off so AWesome!!!!!!

Glue who of known?!

Okay so today I tried this awesome glue project i saw off Pinterest which im addicted to! this pin came from the blog U-createcrafts.com  anyways real easy and cheap
                              First u will need Fabric Dye, elmers glue and a white t-shirt

Then u just have fun! I made a boat and a put a quote on it

After ur done with ur design you just let the glue dry when the glue is dry

                                then u can DYE! I just put dye and cool water in a bowl  and soaked the shirt

Now once again u will just let it dry then u will wash with soap and water to get that extra glue off

after that throw in washer a wear!!!!

"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore"

He only takes the best

ummm I felt like I needed to say something from my last post I believe my last post was about my dad and I thought I would finally write and let you know that after my last post my dad lost his life to cancer. It has been very hard for me to express how I felt I really wanted to write something anything. I thought to help me through this and maybe connect with others who has lost a loved one. He was my free bird my inspiration and I loved him more then anyone knew. I write this with a very heavy heart.I never knew that you could actually physical hurt from a broken heart.  The only peace that I have about this is I know he is in heaven and he is no longer in pain. \\

 He Only Takes the Best
God saw that he was getting tired,
A cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around him
and whispered, "Come with Me."
With tearful eyes, we watched him suffer,
And saw him fade away.
Although we loved him dearly,
We could not make him stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes "the best".

It has been 2 months since he passed and I remember every night as I try to fall asleep. I just want everyone to know he went fast and suffer very little he also went with his two favorite girls by his side my mom and I.

Goodbye To My Dad
Goodbye Dad, I had to say
A few months ago on a cold winter day
I’ll remember the good times and try not to be sad
But saying goodbye still hurts so bad
I miss you more then I can express
My love for you will never grow less
I keep trying to imagine how I will go on
I realize tomorrow is another dawn
I know you’re in heaven above
Looking down on us with all your love
Only to whisper in our ear
Remember that I’ll never stopped loving you dear
I’ll always remember the good times we had
Remember the man, my wonderful Dad
I’ll remember you each and every day
And if I need to talk to you, I’ll just sit down and pray
One day we’ll be together again
To talk about all the places we been
Until the time I’ll always treasure
Having you for a Dad was such a great pleasure
By Debra Marie Stratton-VanBuskirk

     I want him to be remembered as a strong man that loved everyone he met his never judged and I love that about him doesn't matter where u came from or what u looked like he accepted and I can only hope that I am the same as my dad in those precious parts of him. I am so thankful for my dad teaching me not to judge its has gave  me a heart for people who struggle with addiction and also our Veterans.
I also don't wanna let my dad down and I wanna live for God like he always wrote in my letters and I wanna live my life to the fullest like he said...... he also said to give my mom a hard time lol in which i am very good at ha...
I will now continue my blog with my crafts and life experiences but we will never forget my Dad!

The Final Flight
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard his call,
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I've found that peace at the end of the day.
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things too I will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My Life's been full, I savoured much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one' touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.
Author: Unknown
                                                         you are Missed and LOVED

secret message!

Okay so I was doing my usual stocking on pinterest and found these super cool nails and thought oh I   MUST TRY!!! so here we go
                                         
                                                          Here are the nails they did

                                    Here are my products I used newspaper, alcohol, and nails polish

                                                         First you put the nail polish on let it dry

                                            Then you put the alcohol on the nail with a q-tip

Then lastly you rub your nail across the newspaper and Bam you got awesome artsy nails with secret messages love it!

Mine didn't come out quit as strong but it was the first time I tried it

SUPER fun easy and stylish!!

There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: One is roots, the other is wings.”

On returning home from my wonder FL. vacation I came back to finding out my dad was super sick, He has lung cancer and that cancer is a fast moving cancer so during my month stay the cancer has now spread to his pancreas The cancer doctor said he gives him 6 months. Do you know how hard it is to hear you only have 6 months with someone?Its very hard that's why I kind of thought i would use this blog as my therapy and to spread my dads life story to others so he can help someone else.  

Let me start out saying that I got my wings from my Dad. He has always loved the thrill of a road trip when I was younger we would take road trips and when we did they had to be the long back road kinds which of course i know now that those are the best kind. He gave me strong courageous wings

tattoo I got in dedication to my dad that says 'love dad" from a letter he wrote me then the bird is carrying a peace sign because although my dad was drafted in the war he is a totally hippie

(Lil life story in a nutshell )

My dad had a very hard life he is a VietNam vet who is a alcoholic and smoker. Growing up his drinking took first place to everything. I didn't care how much he would go off on drinking binges or how many times he came home drunk I loved him and I wanted to be his fishing buddy. As I got older I did become angry and resentful then when I was 15 or 16 he had a stroke due to  that wonderful alcohol that almost took his life I remember it like it was yesterday we had just came home from church and found him with his ever so faithful pint of beer we rushed him to the hospital and he made it but the doctor said no more acholo So my dad quit he starting attending church faithful and won the battle of acholo. Then when I was 18 he had slip up that involved cops and the news station he actually had some flashbacks from Nam and was sent to a safe home thing instead of jail.

After all this fun he got throat cancer in which he fought and beat it. and now well now he has lil harder of a fight its weird because the doctor flat out told us this was the end and they have now called in hospice but I know him and i know his a fighter always has been.

Here's me and my dad at Christmas with our babies lol we love those dogs here 

this is after going through kemo for his lung cancer  

Here's dad and one of the nephews

Although i have been through alot with my dad I wouldn't change it. He has honestly made me a stronger person that has the biggest wings for life.

He has showed me to never ever give up the fight I mean he use to be a 260 pound man to now only weighing in at 116 and is still fighting for his life.I know it seems like alot to say about my dad but please don't judge him. I had alot of good times during my childhood wonderful memories of fishing traveling and lessons learned. I just wanted to tell people our story to inspire encourage and be an example for others.

I mean thanks to my dad I never picked up a beer because I saw how much damage it could to you and your family I also never picked up a cigarette for the fear of being addicted or being sick.

SO see my dad may have not be the best example as a perfect father but he kept his daughter away from alot trouble.
I ask you to please pray for my family and me As I take on the role as his caregiver I quit my job to stay home with him because I'm not gunna let him sit and wait  we are going to live everyday to the fullest!!!

Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.”

WHere have I been ?

Lets see I went to FL for like ever! I stay with my Aunt from A perfectly crazy life blog I ended up staying longer than I thought a whole month! luckly my boss calls me her free spirit and let me stay. I am now back in kansas but here are a few pictures of my fun month see my adeventures :

                                                       On our way to FL. 2 day drive yahoo

                                                                 Saltdough Craft day

                                                                      First trip to Ikea

                                              

                                                                 Girls night out!

                                                             4th of July homemade everything

                                                          Watching fireworks

                                                     ZOmbie party!

                                                      Scary!

                                                            Art and Exploring

                                                                    hot dogs on the riverwalk

                                                      COncert in park square

                                                      Beach Fun

Here comes the storm

Dry picture

WE  made it through the storm

Rainbow after the storm

Dolphin boat ride

hunting for seashells

I had an amazing time exploring new things so glad I got to stay for a month before I had to come back to reality  thanks Aunt Lora! FRom a perfectly crazy life