Modeling Paste Challenge

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Hi Y'all

I joined in on a fun challenge from

Angela Holt Designs Challenge Blog

It offers a new technique

taught by

Virginia Dare of Dare Designs on Facebook

Check out the Technique 

Then hurry back and see how I used this 

Technique on my design

I know I Know!!!

A Little on the dark side. I was inspired by one 

I seen and had to give it a try since 

1. I had all the supplies

2. I need this texture to do it

3. I wanted to play with this stuff badly

4. I wanted to be different than the others.

So I was way different!!!!

Here we go with my Skully Guy

I covered the Altoid Box with the new modeling paste

That I had colored a dirt color and added a bit of sand for added texture

I cut up my Glittery Skully Guy and added him to the top

Then I painted him all white

Then I started my distress and staining technique

I love how this looks

the little glitter shards actually make it look like

Wet Mud

Side view offers a little rest in piece (R.I.P)

I stamped into a piece of copper

The top View

I still need to do the inside

But am undecided what

I really wanted to use this for

So there ya have it.. I had tons of fun working on this

The new Modeling Clay so fun to work with

And fairly cheap and easy to make.

Check out all the entries at

Angela Holt Designs Challenge Blog

Join in and try it out yourself

Its a fun mess to get into...

Happy Crafting.

DeeDee

A Challenge for My Friends

Hi Everyone...

Last year I went shopping and found a pile of 

Embroiderer Hearts.

That looked like this

I thought how fun is this

I mailed one each out to several of my sewing friends 

As a challenge just for fun

To see what they would make

With this fun little heart

Didn't want it back just wanted them to have fun with it.

I had two responses.

One From 

Deb from Mosaic Magpie

One From

Shirley from Shirley C

As you can see they conspired together

To make me a gift

That they sent back to me.

Their post about this made my eyes cry out all the tears.

They were so very sweet to me..

Such a cute set of Ornaments I now have

I had my lil lucky dog put down this past year

Man it was hard on me

And I got a new lovely Named Chuck

To come live with Bentley and I

The is one of the sweetest , personal gifts I have ever received

It really touched my heart

And I love these two ladies Lots!!

Shirley sent me a pile of goodies to go with it

And I also made a item with the little heart

I made a credit card holder

Even know I have no credit cards.

I think I will use it for my grandies pictures.

What do your think??

I had fun with my little hearts

and seeing the fun my friends had

Priceless!!!

Deb and Shirley

Thanks from the bottom of my heart.

I love you both

Happy Crafting

DeeDee

No-Reply Bloggers

Oh my dear sweet blogging friends.  It causes me untold stress when I receive a comment or question and I cannot answer it because there is no email attached to the comment.

That my friends is a

no-reply blogger.

You may be one and do not even know it!

Here is how to check and/or fix the situation.

FIRST~~ Go to your dashboard. On the top right corner you will see your blog name. 

Click the ARROW for the drop down menu.

SECOND~~Click BLOGGER PROFILE.

THIRD~~ In the upper right hand corner you will see in the orange box the words EDIT PROFILE, click it!

FOURTH~~ On that page make sure the box Show my email address is CHECKED.

FIFTH~~~ The most important step of all, scroll all the way down and click SAVE!!!  if you do not hit SAVE nothing will change.

All done!

I got this help Via Jane's Fabrics and Quilts

I asked to feature her post so you my friends can no longer be

A No-Reply Blogger

I will be able to thank you for visiting me

How cool is that??

Hope this Helps

Thanks Jane for leading the way for us

Oh Happy Day

DeeDee

P.S. this entire post was brought to us Via Jane at Jane's Fabrics and Quilts

Grow Your Blog with Vicki

Hi Everyone

Its me DeeDee owner and curator of DeeDee's Craft Spot

I started my blog several years ago for an outlet

For All the fun stuff I love to create and create and create...

Crafting and Creating are a part of my everyday life

Most of my blog is my place to share

I have tried many different places to share

Message Boards,Facebook Groups, Photobucket

All of these were filled with drama, 
Or some other Not so fun stuff

So my blog was born... 

Here it is just me
And all of you...

I love the comments left by my followers 
Who really want to share

With me .. 
And I love to be able to post what ever is 

My fancy for this day

I have been blessed
With many of my current friends thru blogging

So you could say

This venture has  been an 

Awesome experience 

For me!!

I work in the rail road industry and work wonky hours

My job is a challenge everyday

But ya know what .. I love it!!

But it leaves me on a different stress level 

I need to relieve the masses in my brain

I am sure you can relate..

My brain is consumed with Creating

In everything I do

I have been away for a bit due to medical issues

Now I hope to return to my place

To Share and Create.

And share it with you

I hope you can join me too.. 

I have some fun places I create thru

With some very fun ladies too

I will share those as I go

I met Vicki thru three of my friends

One is a local friend and fellow crafter

Sue Kosac

I am going to retreat with her soon.. 
She treated me with this

Gift...and I cannot wait!!!. 

And another is a blog-land friend named Deb from

Mosaic Magpie

I have known her for several blog-land years..

She is a creative influence indeed
She leads me to fun new projects often

And also another blog-land friend named Tammy from

T's Daily Treasures

She Lives in Kuwait.. and is a lovely soul

So very caring and shares her adventures in life

So Vicki and I are connected in ways we didn't know of until now.

I also joined in on another venture with Vicki from her blog

2 Bags Full

This is in support of Breast Cancer and you can join in too

Check it out at the link below

I am working on mine as we speak

Its for a great cause!! and can happen to any of us

Scarf Project

If this all doesn't peek your interest follow the blog hop to meet tons and Tons of fellow bloggers and soon to be friends.

Meet Vicki and see all the lovely eye candy you can imagine thru her

Creative side.. you won't want to miss this.,..

Trust me!!!..

This is why I started my blog .. to Create, to Share and to

 Make new Friends

Will you be my next new friend??

My friends span the world

And I get to craft with them everyday.!!!

What more could a girl want

Here on my blog you will see mostly my crafty creations

A bit about my boys

Bentley and Chuck

Once in awhile a little bit of personal stuff sneaks in too.

I hope I can get into video so I can make tutorials

I love to watch them and I love to teach

So this will be a perfect combination for me...

Its my goal

So hop on over to 

2 Bags Full

To meet Vicki, she will lead you to so much more


WAIT!!!! There's More!!

I also am offering a small giveaway to all who leave a comment
This is a lovely shopping bag hand made by me
Just for one lucky you
Please leave comment with a
 Email address for me to contact you
And I will choose by random.org 
a winner
On February 1st. 2013

Thanks for visiting me today.. 

Happy Trails

DeeDee

Zippered Coin Purse Swap

 Earlier this year I joined a swap over at

The Sewing Loft

This was her first time for this one

And it was very fun

We had to make a 

Zippered Coin Purse

I got paired up with 

Joan at How to be House Wife

Joan made me the cutest bag. 

I never would have thought to use the clear Vinyl...

I just love it

Then she made me some matching goodies for inside too

I have used this for many small trips to the doctors office

Holds all the little things I need.. and easy to find  too

She wanted from me a smaller coin purse that would

Fit inside her purse..

I cannot say I have ever made a coin purse before

So I was perplexed

Swaps always make me a little jittery

I want them to like it

So here is the one I sent her

It also can hold her keys

I like how it turned out

Wish I had done one for me too

Check them all out in the Flickr Group

Here

Ya Know

I was doing some pondering

I have done many, many swaps

I wonder where all my stuff has ended up

Are they treasures in someones Collection?

Were they sent on as gifts

Are the in a Goodwill or OP shop as the Aussies call them?

I know I have sent out tons of my hand work

To all kinds of people

Little bits of me everywhere

I need to get some labels for my stuff

This just hit me one day

Where is it all

And no one knows who made it.

Until we meet again

Happy Crafting

DeeDee

Better Late then Never....right!

I am so far behind on my blogging

I have had medical issues the last two years 

That has really kept me away.

I try to participate in my favorite swaps

That happen every so often..

One being a swap with

Laurie from The Button Floozies

I have done several swaps with her and her friends

And they always turn out lovely

Take a look for your self..

This first one is from

Denise

A lovely button garland

And a special little stocking

Just for me..

Can you say Love...

This one is from Debbie

She did this little lovely tree

All hand stitched with button ornaments

Just Darling

This one is from my long time Blogland friend

Donna at Brynwood Needleworks

She did this machine stitched little lovely

Pillow Ornament

Her card inside with Tags Picture sure made me smile too

Then she added a fun little gift of

Honey from her local market

Yummo!!

One last one

There were 5 of us in our group

This one from Renee

She did a beautiful hand stitched 

Mandala shaped Ornament 

And shared with us some 

Fun handmade earrings too..

This is really beautiful in person..

Wish I could great good pictures of them all

And last is

 The one I sent out

Ofcourse it is Pinterest inspried.

I love that place

I shared my heart which each of the ladies.

And saved one for me too

And a little extra while I was playing in the buttons.

I always have fun with my swaps at Laurie's place

Check out her fun at

Button Floozies Blog

Then on another note

Miss Donna at Brynwood Needleworks

Also gifted me another giftie this year too

I cannot let my thanks pass by

As I am truly thankful for this

The Original lil Cricut..

Is that over the top Crazy awesome or what!!!

Thanks Miss Donna

I love it and you too. 

Well I know Christmas is over and passed

But for me I need to catch up and say thanks

To these lovely ladies

For Swapping with me

Merry late Christmas

DeeDee

A Reason, Season or a Lifetime

I'm sending this to you to see how
Many actually read their e-mail.

Your response will be interesting.

Pay attention to what you read.

After you have finished reading it, you will know the reason it was
Sent to you..

Here goes: 

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that
Person...

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need
You have expressed.

They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with
Guidance and support,

To aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.

They may seem like a godsend and they are.

They are there for the reason you need them to be.

Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,

This person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an
End.

Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.

Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire
Fulfilled, their work is done.

The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on 

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has
Come to share, grow or learn.

They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.

They may teach you something you have never done..

They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy..

Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,

Things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional
Foundation..

Your job is to accept the lesson,

Love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other
Relationships and areas of your life.

It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. 

Thank you for being a part of my life,

Whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.. 

Send this
To every friend that you have on-line,

Including the person who sent it to you.

0 Replies - you may need to work on your 'people skills'

2 Replies - you are nice but probably need to be more outgoing

4 Replies - you have picked your friends well!

6 Replies - you are downright popular

8 Replies or More - you are totally awesome

(and that's probably why you're on MY list) 

Your turn now...

Even if I only get one reply

I know I am blessed in many ways

I Hope you all know you are special to me

Today

Tomorrow

and for

 Always..

Hugs

This never gets old to me every time I read it.

DeeDee