{Feature Friday} #8

Thanks to everyone that has linked up so far to my party.
I love looking at all your items.

Here are a few that I wanted to share with you all.


Can you believe this adorable purse is made out of an old pair of pants?! I can't either!
Check it out at Not Just Decorating.


This is a fabulous table redo. Discover how Christina did it at Christina's Adventures.


Do you have a favorite sweater but it is a little too big? Make it into a sweater dress!
That's what Sarah did. Check it out at Simply Step Back.


And lastly, check out this fabulous piece of art that only cost $2!
LOVE! See how it is made at cleverly inspired.


Grab a button if you like ladies!


And there is still time to link up to the party! Click here to join the fun!
I will be posting another Feature post on Monday. So link up and yours could get featured!

I am going out of town for a few days. I'm headed out to VA to see Travis while he is there for work and to spend some time with our good friends. I will be back Tuesday evening.


Have a good weekend everyone!!

Catch a Glimpse Linky Party #1 and Tutorial

Welcome to the first
Catch a Glimpse Linky Party!

I am so excited to see what you all have to share! :)



Today, I have a quick little project using toilet paper rolls again.

I am onto Thanksgiving already so I decided how cute would a turkey be and I got to work.

Cardboard Tube Turkey

Supplies:
- Empty Toilet paper or paper towel tubes
- Acrylic paint
- Card stock
- Glue gun


How-to:
To begin, I marked the edges every half inch just like i did making the pumpkins for the garland.


Cut apart.


I then lined everything up before I painted and glued to figure out how I wanted my turkey to look.

-I took 2 pieces and cut them along ONE of the creases to form one long strip. These will be used to make the larger circle for the body.
-Then take 3 more pieces and cut them directly in half for the smaller feathers.


Next I painted some orange, yellow, and red. I painted the long strips dark brown and then left some plain for a lighter brown tone.


For the body- glue the two long strips together to form a large circle.
Then glue one piece in the bottom center for the belly accent.


Glue your feathers on next. I began with the feather in the top center (yellow) and worked my way out in both directions.


I alternated colors as I glued.


Next, glue the half pieces in between all the whole feather for more detail and to make his tail larger.


I then took brown card stock and drew out a head and neck. Cut it out and added eyes with a black marker and a white gel pen. I then took orange paper for his beak and red for his gobble. Cut and glue onto head.
I then just glued the neck onto the inner circle of the body.


I cut apart some of the strips to make the legs and feet and just glued them onto the body.


I mounted him onto some silver card stock when finished. I am not sure what I will do with him but he will make an appearance somewhere closer to Thanksgiving.

Isn't he cute?! I love how he turned out and it was so fast and easy.


Now I want to see what you've been working on!!!
Link up your projects below.
I will get my features for my Feature Friday post from some of the items linked.

Creative Estates

Have you heard about the Creative Estates Conference?

Are any of you going?

I am still debating if I am.
I want to, VERY badly, but I just don't know.

Being a military spouse, I have no idea where I will even be in April. We SHOULD still be in KY for another month or so, so I think I can swing it but I just really need to make up my mind.

Travis told me to go, probably because he knows how far out of my comfort zone this is. I am nervous since I am so shy around people I don't know. But I should just put on my big girl pants and go somewhere alone. I mean, I do kinda "know" a lot of people already from following their blogs. Right?! So it shouldn't be too bad.

I already know that Gina from hiya luv will be there so it would be fabulous to meet her. And I also know that Jen from Tatertots and Jello will be there and I believe she is speaking and it would be so cool to meet her since I just LOVE her blog.

So what do I do?!
Let me know if you are going!



PS- Don't forget my Catch a Glimpse party starts @ midnight!! :)
Hope to see you there!

Tasty Tuesday-Deep Dish Pizza Casserole

This is a fast and yummy recipe that I found one day on Kraft food.

I needed something to make with the items I already had and this fit into that category.
I was a little nervous about it but it was really good and actually tastes like a lasagna.


Deep Dish Pizza Casserole

(Kraft)

Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 35 min
Makes: 4 servings


What You Need:

-1 pkg. (12 oz.) VELVEETA Shells & Cheese Dinner
-1 lb. ground beef
-1 green pepper, chopped
-1 small onion, chopped
-1 can (8 oz.) pizza sauce
-1/2 cup KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese


Make It:

HEAT oven to 375ºF.

PREPARE Shells and cheese as directed on package. While Macaroni is cooking, brown meat with peppers and onions in large skillet; drain. Stir in pizza sauce.

SPOON Dinner into 8-inch square baking dish; top with meat mixture and mozzarella. Cover.

BAKE 20 min. or until heated through.


Kraft Kitchens Tips:

Substitute thawed frozen LOUIS RICH Pure Ground Turkey, ground round or ground sirloin for the ground beef.

The BIG 3!

Last weekend we headed to Knoxville to do some birthday celebrating for our nephew Cooper and my dad.

Saturday was Cooper's Thomas the Train Birthday party.
He turned 3 on the 13th and was ready to celebrate.

Birthday boy all ready to party!

We decorated all afternoon and made the house covered in Thomas the Train.
There was a giant Tiger bounce house that ALL enjoyed.
An adorable Thomas cake.
And of course Thomas balloons and other decorations.

I was definitely one of them that enjoyed the bounce house.
Had to test it out to make sure it would hold a lot of kids, right?! lol


Sidewalk chalk greeting for all the guests.


Cooper enjoying the bounce house.

Cooper was like Speedy Gonzales opening his gifts. He didn't care what he opened, he just wanted to move on to the next one!


Cake time! Not sure why he doesn't looked excited though.


And who knew that the sandbox would be just as popular, if not more popular, as the bounce house.


It was a great party and we were all tired at the end.


My dad's birthday was the 18th so it was time to celebrate his birthday on Sunday.
Cooper got to help his Gramps open his gifts.

Cooper singing to Gramps.
I love this picture! So cute!!


BBBLLLLLOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!
There were LOTS of candles on that cake so Cooper got to help Gramps blow them all out.



I hope that you all had a very nice weekend.
Travis is gone and I was bored, bored, bored but I did get a lot done around the house on Saturday.

Happy Monday!

PS- Don't forget about my first linky party starting Thursday!!
Read more about it here.

Are you ready to PARTY?!

Hi everyone!

I am VERY excited to announce the final details for my linky party.

It's going to be called "Catch a Glimpse" and will happen on Thursdays.

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I'm so excited!!! :)

It will start this Thursday so I wanted to give you all a head's up. I hope that you link up!

I thought Thursday would be a good day since this is normally the day I share a new craft and I can show it off at the party.

AND... I will get my features for Feature Friday from the items linked up.

The party link will go up at midnight Thursday eastern standard time.
You can link up anything crafty, home decor, recipes, tips, etc.

YEAH! I can't wait!!

I SO HOPE to see you Thursday!

Breast Cancer Treasury and Etsy Items

I decided to make a treasury on Etsy today for Breast Cancer Awareness month and I wanted to share it with all of you as well.

Check out some of the awesome items out there and buy one or two for a gift to a friend struggling right now, a survivor, or buy it for yourself if you are a survivor.

Save the Ta-Tas Treasury



Also, I wanted to share some of the items that I currently have listed in my etsy shop, Creative Details. Some are new, some are a little old. I don't talk about my shop much but I am trying my darndest to get back into it so I just wanted to share.



Happy Friday everyone!

{Feature Friday} #7

Check out some of the lovely items that I found this week.

I found some more fabulous Halloween items this week and also some fantastic non-Halloween related decorations to share with all of you.


I love these shelves. I would love to do this in my dining room if I had the space for it.
Check them out at Cleverly Inspired.


GORGEOUS!! I love this mirror! And It was just done with a stencil and paint!
Discover the how-to at Lemon Tree Creations.


This is such a cute bench makeover.
See how it was done at Etcetorize.


This cupcake stand is just too cute!
Learn how to make your own at Following Phubie.


This fall wreath is the perfect little accent.
Discover it at Ramblings from the Sunshine State.


You can never have too many pumpkins in the fall.
Learn how to make some wooden pumpkins at Crafty Cierra.


I LOVE these pillows! And they are done with spray paint.
Learn how they are made at You Craft Me Up.


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