Twyla on Tuesday

Hello sweet ladies!

I hope you are all managing to

stay cool.  It is definitely indoor

weather!  I've huffed and puffed,

but haven't blown any houses down.

Every day is near 100 degrees.

Ugh!

Today I wanted to share with you my cup

collection.

I love these old cups!

I usually collect the ones that have pink

or blue on them.

Over the weekend we shared our

craft room in the Where Women Create blog

party.

I like to decorate creatively, too!

I love collecting old sewing machine drawers.

They are perfect for displaying my small

treasures.

This display just makes me happy.

Remember the giant granny square challenge I

told you about last Tuesday?

I finished it!

It was just so much fun I couldn't stop!

Every time I sat down I picked it up and worked

on it. 

I finished off the edges in a multicolor

picot edging just for fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful week!

Twyla

Altered Frame Project

Hello friends!

Today I thought I would show you this frame I altered.

There are so many frames available

at thrift stores with endless possibilities!

I took this frame and added a decorative 5 x 7 matte to update this piece.

 

I used Odd's and Ends scrapbook paper by Cosmo Cricket to add a vintage feel to this frame. I really like the look of layered mattes so for this I created 3 layers.

2 layers being cardstock and this smallest being a pretty rose pattern.

 

Adding a ribbon across your matte is a fun way to add extra dimension and also a great way to help hold a photo in place.

 

So next time your at the thrift store, take a second look at the frames and see what you could alter!

This frame is available here.

Wishing you a lovely Monday, Lindsey



Where Women Create Blog Party

Welcome everyone!

We'd like to invite you into our

vintage inspired oasis!

There is something very personal about

the space we call our craft rooms.

It is easy to see that Lindsey and I Love

vintage!  We used a lot of

vintage pieces to function in our

craft space.

Lindsey is a scrapbook artist.

She also makes journals and tags

and altered items to sell in our etsy shop.

The papercraft supplies is the majority

of the room.

These little old windows are pink and called

our name when we discovered them in an

antique store.  So did the vintage chalk board!

Our craft room represents many trips

home from antique, craft and

thrift stores.

I, (Twyla), have started painting again.

I am sharing a messy scene of what my desk

looks like after I've painted a picture.

It is so hard to resist these little bottles of paint!

We love having our craft room to display some

of our favorite collections.  On these shelves

are Lindsey's collection of Irmi's.

The two paint colors we chose because we

couldn't decide between our two favorite

colors.  It worked out well in this room.

Pink walls surrounds my yarn storage area.

We hope you've enjoyed visiting our craft room.

It's been a pleasure sharing it with you.

Thank you to Karen for hosting this wonderful

party.  It is so much fun to peek into

everyone's space.



Have a wonderful weekend!

Twyla and Lindsey

Join Us!!!!

Hello friends!

We are announcing our next ATC Blog Hop!

The theme?

Wizard of Oz!

 August will be the 72nd anniversary of the release of the movie, so we decided that it would be the perfect theme for our next ATC Blog Hop!

If you wish to join us, add this button to your sidebar and create an ATC which stands for Artist Trading Card. It's a card that measures 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.

Decorate it in an OZ theme and link up with us on Friday, August 19.

Create one or as many as you like!

Here is a couple of ATC cards Lindsey created to inspire you.

You could make your ATC about your love of the movie or the books!

Find Oz images to print online, draw your own Oz images, find cheap OZ books at your local thrift store, Michaels carries a Wizard of Oz paper pad or Graphic 45 carries a cute Oz themed scrapbook paper line. Crafty Secrets carries an Oz stamp set.

Whatever you want!

If you want more Oz inspiration, click here to see the Wizard Of Oz Gala Blog party we hosted in 2009.

So please join us Friday, August 19 for a fun Blog Hop!!!!!!

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey and Twyla



Mermaids!

Hello friends!

I was looking for some fun summer crafting inspiration

when I spotted this cute card and thought I would share.

Feel freeto use her in your crafting!

Here she is without all the background if you want to cut her out!

Wishing you a day of fun, Lindsey



Twyla Tuesday

Hi Ladies!

What's cooler than a granny square?!

I am going back and channeling my teenage

years when crocheted vests were all the rage

and who could forget Paul McCartney's granny

square vest?

I was visiting the ever inspiring Pink Saturday

ladies at How Sweet the Sound, when

I clicked on Le monde de Sucrett'es blog.

There I discovered that she was having a

Giant Granny Challenge.

Well, I haven't been crocheting lately because

I needed to rest my fingers from it for a bit,

but who can resist a challenge?!

So I started mine and happily granny-ing along!

There is a flickr page dedicated to it also.

If you crochet you might as well join

in the fun also!

Wishing you all much happiness!

Twyla



Feelin' Groovy

Slow down, you move too fast.

You got to make the morning last.

Just kickin' down the cobblestones.

Lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy!

Have a groovy day!

Twyla



Pink Saturday

How I am enjoying

my summer vacation.



A delicious pink treat.

Four serving per container.

Really.

REALLY?!

Join Beverly at How Sweet the Sound
to visit other Pink Saturday posts!

Have a lovely day!
Twyla and Lindsey

My Creative Space: Canvas

Hello friends!

Today in My Creative Space I wanted to show you this altered canvas.

 

At Michaels, they sell a set of four 6 inch canvases. They are the deep canvases measuring 1 1/2 inches wide.

 

I wanted this to be really sweet with a sugar kissed feel to it, which is our signature style of read and pink that we use during Christmas.

The paper I used was Cosmo Cricket's Odds and Ends line.

The cute blue and cream polka dot pattern

is actually fabric from a charm pack by Moda.

The cute stamped Button card is from a stamp set by Papertrey Ink.

The cute pink chipboard doily behind the button card is from Martha Stewart's new line of craft products at Joann Fabrics. I then added the little white keyhole from Melissa Frances and small paper roses that I picked up on the clearance isle at Michaels.

I painted the sides cream and wrapped pink seam binding around the canvas and tied a bow in the upper right corner to finish it off.

This sweet canvas is available here in our etsy shop.

Have a wonderful Friday, Lindsey



Craftiness

Hello friends!

Do you ever feel the need to do something crafty,

 but that is totally different from what you're use to?

I sure did! I love working with sweet vintage girly colors

 and I have a girly pink project in progress on my craft table right now,

 but I recently felt a need to try something different.

So when October Afternoon came out with a Space themed Boy line called,

 Rocket Age that was really cute, I thought, perfect!

I really enjoyed working with this paper

 and created a 2 page layout over the holiday weekend using it.

It was fun to do something out of my norm

and I encourage you to try getting out of your crafty comfort zone too!

It helped my creative juices to flow and I love how this layout turned out!

This layout is available here in our etsy shop.

Wishing you a day of fun and craftiness, Lindsey



Twyla on Tuesday

What?

I wasn't chewing on my pillow.

Honest!

See what a little angel I am?!

I am wishing all of you a wonderful week!

Twyla



Calling All July Birthdays

Hello friends!

We haven't forgotten all you July

birthday girls out there!

This is a very special birthday month,

it's mine!



If your birthday is in July please let us know in the comment section

on this post and we will post your birthday in the sidebar.

We believe birthday's are special and want to help you

celebrate!

Hope you all are having a safe

and wonderful holiday weekend!

Twyla

ATC Blog Hop

Hello!

Welcome to Two Crazy Crafter's

first ever ATC Blog Hop!

It was our desire to motivate

others to experiment with the

very contagious, appealing litte

artist trading card.

We are showing our's in a 4th of July vignette.

No, you needn't have prepared a party, we just wanted

to celebrate the occasion.

We welcome all first time visitors to our blog.

Just link your blog post sharing your patriotic ATC at the

bottom of this post.

We look forward to seeing what you created!

We had so much fun creating them,

we couldn't stop at one!

This ATC was created by Lindsey.

This ATC was created by Twyla

Thank you so much for your participation!

Have a fun day!

Twyla and Lindsey