Candy "Broom" Halloween Favors

I've got a quick, easy and oh so fun, Halloween favor idea for you on the May Arts blog today.  Yes, there's a tutorial so be sure to pop over and have a treat!

Huge Halloween Giveaway!

Are you ready for some Halloween fun?  I'm participating in a Halloween Giveaway on the Olive Tree Blog along with some other crafty Etsy bloggers.

Head on over to the Olive Tree to get in on the fun!  I'm giving a bunch of this fun May Arts ribbon away and there's so much more!

May Arts & Faber Castell Blog Hop

                          


The May Arts Ribbonistas are joining Faber-Castell to bring you some inspiring products this week.

I got to play with Faber Castell's Metallic Gelatos and Stamper's Big White Pen (can you say LOVE?)

I love the subtle shimmer on the water color paper as well as on the May Arts Eyelet Lace and that lovely salmon color..swoon!  I used it to color what began life as white May Arts Wrinkled Ribbon.

Now, with Gelatos, you can color white ribbon to custom match your cards in no time.

Here's how easy it is:  Rub the color on the ribbon, then use a baby wipe to blend it..a little or alot.  Easy!

I used watercolor paper for my card.  I made two swipes with the Gelatos, then used a very slightly dampened paper towel to blend them.  I found the baby wipe to be a bit too wet for the watercolor paper.

Thanks for joining us and be sure to visit each Designer's blog and leave some love.    Be sure to visit the Faber-Castell Blog and May Arts Blog as well for a chance to win your choice of 3 rolls of May Arts Ribbon (your choice) AND $50 in product from Faber-Castell Design!!

Here's the list in case you missed someone along the way:

Monday

 Virginia Fynes
 Shellye McDaniel
 Rhea Weigand

Tuesday

Latrice Murphy

Lalo IK

Karen Baker

Wednesday

Jessica Kephart

Jenifer Cowles

Jen Shears

Thursday

Gini Williams Cagle

Emily Lanham

DeeDee Catron

Friday

Christina Colón

Charlene Driggs (that's me!)

May Arts Winner Day!

Today's the day!  The Ribbon Lady is announcing the winner of the Ribbon Cutting Giveaway.  Did you win?  

I have a winner from my blog as well!  That person will receive the gift bag in this photo filled with some yummy surprises!

And the prize goes to.....

Lura said...

just gorgeous, so feminine and beautiful. loved what you did. xoxo

                                                            August 20, 2013 at 5:00 PM

Lura, you have one week to send me your snail mail address so I can send your goodies to you!

May Arts/Faber Castell Blog Hop!

                                

3 spools of May Arts Ribbon – winners choice!

and:

$50 in product from Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft!

 

What do you have to do to enter to win?  Simple!  Just post a comment on the May Arts Blog and on the Faber-Castel Blog! 

For an extra chance to win, leave a comment on our Facebook Page and the Faber-Castel Facebook page! 

The Ribbon Lady  will announce a winner right here on Friday September 27th! 

The winners of the Grand Prize Giveaway will be drawn tomorrow!

 

One more week to go!

One more week to go until the HUMONGOUS May Arts Grand Re-Opening Giveaway!  That means you have a little more time to get in on the fun.  The Ribbon Lady has posted all the goodies on the blog and it is truly astounding!  There will be 2 lucky winners and a few from selected Ribbonista blogs....including mine!

Here's a peek at some of the projects you have may missed.  Be sure to head over to the new MA Blog and leave some comment love.

Ribbon Cutting

Trash to Treasure Sweater

Easy Bookmarks

Halloween Challenge

I'll be filling the bag in this photo with some scrumptious goodies from May Arts, Hero Arts and PTI plus a few more surprises next week.  Be sure to comment here for a chance to win from my blog.

Thanks for visiting!

May Arts Halloween Challenge

It's that time of year again!  Time to start planning for Halloween parties, costumes and decorations.  May Arts Ribbon is kicking off the season with a Halloween Craft Challenge.

Fun, right?  20 people will be chosen to play along with us.  

Several members of the Design Team have been chosen to create projects to get your creative juices flowing.  Here's a sneak peek at my project.  It's definitely "be-witching"!  Be sure to hop over to the May Arts Blog to see the rest of my project and a great tip for using hot glue!

We hope you'll play along with us as we kick off a week of fun and spooky projects.

Here are the ribbons we're using.  The Ribbon Lady will be choosing only 20 lucky people to play along with us and guess what?  She'll send you 2 yards each of ANY 4 of these to play with!  How cool is that?

Left to right:  XA38 - Wired Pom Pom Ribbon, SM10 Burlap String

                    SX28 - 3/8" Grosgrain, 427 - Grosgrain Stitched Edge

         BX28 - Sheer Spider Web , SK10 - 1.25" Silk

Thanks for joining us!  Be sure to check back as we'll be announcing the winners of the Grand Opening giveaways soon!

Easy Back to School Bookmarks

It's that time of year!  The kids are back in school and book reading is back on the schedule.  We read to our kids and now our grandchildren every night.  Reading to your children creates a special bonding time and inspires their imaginations.

I've got a quick and super easy tutorial for you on the May Arts blog today for some easy and fun bookmarks.  You'll want to make extras for those Christmas stocking stuffers, too!  There's even an adult version for holdouts like me who prefer to hold a book rather than a Kindle.  :-)

Here's a sneak peek:

Cute, right?

Trash to Treasure Sweater Tutorial

Stop!  Don't throw away that out of date sweater!  I've got quick and easy tutorial, with a free pdf printable, for turning it into a brand new wardrobe essential on the BRAND NEW (!) May Arts Blog.

Here's a sneak peek:

Don't forget!  You still have time to play along in the HUGE giveaway to celebrate May Arts new site.

You can find the complete blog list here.  I've added a giveaway for someone from my blog, too so be sure to leave a comment to get in on the fun.  Psst...I hear there are some ribbons and Papertrey stamps in my giveaway.  ;-)

Thanks for visiting!

You're Invited to a Ribbon Cutting and a HUGE, HUGE Giveaway!

Extra, extra!  The Ribbon Lady has been very busy and has completely revamped the May Arts Blog!

She's having a huge Ribbon Cutting Party to celebrate and you're invited!  There are so many new features, you'll want to be sure to head to the blog to check them out.  There's even a gallery of  projects for your ribbon inspiration!

Each Ribbonista has created a special Ribbon Cutting project to help celebrate the occasion.  You'll want to be sure to visit each blog because the Ribbon Lady is giving away over $1000 in prizes!!   This will be a two day hop but you have ONE FULL MONTH TO ENTER (!) so you'll have plenty of time to visit each Ribbonista's blog.  The complete list is at the end of this post so you can check back in case you've missed anyone.

I decided to celebrate the Ribbon Cutting in elegant vintage style.  I love that May Arts Ribbon can transform every day items like this:

into gorgeous gift worthy items like this:

 I chose some vintage scissor charms to "cut" these amazingly beautiful May Arts Ribbons.

 A bit of straight sewing is all it took to add texture this already fabulous paper.

Even a humble clothespin  becomes an elegant closure with the addition of May Arts Ribbon!

I'm helping the Ribbon Lady to celebrate by filling that pretty bag with some fun surprises for one lucky hop participant.  That's IN ADDITION to the amazing Giveaway!  If you love surprises, be sure to leave lots of comments and don't forget, there are 2 big days!

Here's a list of the May Arts Ribbons used:

393 - Sheer Frayed Flowers

QA-09 - Embroidered Satin

384 - Lace with Pearl Center

SK 1/4" - Silk Ribbon

448 - Jumbo Leaves

Thanks so much for joining us!  Here's the complete hop list for both days:

Monday

·         Christina Colón

·         Gini Williams Cagle

·         Emily Lanham

·         Jenifer Cowles

·         Jessica Kephart

·         Courtney Lee

·         Latrice Murphy

·         Charlene Driggs (that's me!)

·         Erin Thiem

Tuesday

·         Candy Rosenberg

·         Jen Shears

·         Karen Baker

·         Lalo IK

·         Virginia Fynes

·         Rhea Weigand

·         Shellye McDaniel

·         Sandy Allnock

·         DeeDee Catron

Dreamweaver & May Arts Ribbon = Beautiful Packaging

I love pretty packaging!  It makes even the most humble gift seem extra special.

I've combined a beautiful stencil from Dreamweaver Stencils with several gorgeous May Arts Ribbons to create this beautiful gift bag.  

Those pretty sparkly beads are new from May Arts!  Be sure to check them out.  For complete details and a list of supplies, be sure to head over the May Arts Blog today.  We love comments!

New May Arts Ribbons and a Giveaway!

Oh my gosh...the new May Arts Ribbons that were unveiled at CHA are previewed on the May Arts blog today!

And, guess what?  The Ribbon Lady is giving some away!!

Here's a tiny peek but you'll want to go to the blog to see them all.

Fabulous Elastic for those cute headbands!

Eeeeek....Ruffle Burlap!

Nautical

Glitter Dot Velvet!

Sheer Glitter Target!

These are some of my favorites!  What are yours?