Toilet Paper Roll Mini Album

To make this craft you will need the following:  Five toilet paper rolls, five sheets of paper (I used five different patterns), One solid colored piece of card stock, ribbon, ink pad, tacky glue, paper cutter, and embellishments. 

First flatten each toilet paper roll.  Cut patterned paper to the same size as one side of the flattened rolls. You will need two of each pattern. Ink edges of the patterned paper.

Next using tacky glue, adhere paper to flattened rolls.  They should be glued so that they end up side by side as pictured to the left.

Once you have glued all the patterned paper on the rolls, punch three holes in each of the rolls.  Now pick some ribbon, and thread them through the holes.  You will then tie the ribbon in a knot.  This is the binding for your mini album.

Cut five tags out of solid card stock.  Punch a hole in the end of each tag and loop some ribbon through it.  Embellish each tag as desired.  I stamped and embossed the ends of each of mine.  I also inked the edges.  Now insert the tags into each of the flattened toilet paper rolls.

You can also embellish the front of the mini album however you want.  I used paper flowers, brads, dicuts, and gemstones.

Wooden frame with quote

This is the cutest thing I have ever made!!!!!  

So you will need the following supplies

Wooden picture frame ~I got one from Michaels (with a 40% coupon of course)

Paint ~I used Acrylic paint in Vanilla, pearlizing paint (see photo below) and Aqua.

Flower branch ~ I used pink orchid's

Stick on pearls

Ribbon

Chipboard

Glue gun 

 Step One:  Paint the frame with the Vanilla paint (let dry).  Next paint with the pearlizing over the vanilla.

 Step Two:  Take off the fake flowers and glue them onto the frame.  (I stuck to one corner)

 Step Three:  Add pearls to all pizzazz.

 Half way done :)

 A better pic :)

 Step Four:  Use the hot glue to attach the ribbon.  I used Tiffany Blue sheer ribbon.

 I tied a little bow.

 Step Five:  Take the chipboard and paint it with vanilla.

 Step Six:  Write a quote or saying.  (I used free hand with aqua paint)

 Step Seven:  Attach it to the back of the frame.  (I used hot glue.  If you used magnets or Velcro you could have interchanging quotes for the season.)

 Finished :)  I have it hanging over my bed.

ENJOY :)

Ash's awesome CrockPot Pulled Pork (and oh so easy)

 OH this is going to be good!  

You have the make this about 12 hours before you want to eat it.
First the rub... Brown sugar, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and paprika. 

Now you need a good piece of meat... Pork Boston Butt Boneless...mmmmmm MEAT!

Veggies:  Garlic & Onion is all you need.  Just cut the garlic in half (leave the skin on) then cut the onion in half (leave the skin on)

Place both in the bottom of the crockpot.

Coat the meat with the spices and place on top of the onions and garlic.

 Add just plain water to the crockpot.  Eyeball it to about midway to the top of the meat.  (Effie if this is hard for you call me :))

Ok so the time is subjective... Low about 9 or 10 hours High wont be as good as low so just stick with low.

So I love to use these three items to prepare my yummy sandwich.

ENJOY :)

Toilet paper flower decor

So I love love love Pinterest and I got this idea from there :).

First off start will collecting toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls.  I had about 7 toilet paper rolls and 1 paper towel roll.

 Next cut the rolls in to about one inch strips.

 Position the strips the way you want.  I wanted flowers :).  Use hot glue to connect the petals. 

 I painted every other flower in white or aqua acrylic paint.  (this took me about two days to get every nook and cranny)

 I added an extra special coat of crackle to the ends of the petals.

<3

 I added a pearl to the center of the flower for pizzazz :)  then hot glued the flowers together. 

A lovely addition to my wall!

Enjoy :)

First Post :)

Hello World!

Effie and I have been friends for YEARS.  We decided to share our awesome crafters knowledge with the world.  This being our first post I would like to share a little about our backgrounds.

Ashley-  I started scrapbooking in November of 2012 with the help of Effie and my mom.  I am a collector more than a user :)!  Effie and I have been friends since elementary school but have been BEST friends since high school!  I don't know what I could do with out her.  This quote totally describes our friendship

A friend is like a good bra: hard to find, comfortable, supportive, always lifts you up, makes you look better, never lets you down or leaves you hanging, and always close to your heart

Likes~  Pink, Princess, Math, Teaching, my fiance, singing, cooking, crafting, Lola (my 70 lb. lab)...

Ashley & Effie @ The Millers Wedding October 15th, 2011

Effie - Likes - Crafting, Playing Magic and Board Games, Yard Sailing and Thrift Store Finds, My Amazing Boyfriend, Cats (especially Harvey and Dexter), Camping, and Hanging Out with My Best Friend Ashley!