Finished photo props

I wanted to share my mostly finished letters with everyone. I finished painting each of my letters, and promptly took the family to the beach for our Christmas photos. The image below is just one of the configurations of the letters. I will be sending out Christmas cards with another arrangement, and will be posting a digital version as well closer to the holidays when everyone has had a chance to receive their cards. I hope you all enjoy.

Photo-props

There are a plethora of lovely large letters on Etsy and even in main stream craft stores, but they are so expensive! Well not really, but I just can't see putting $10-15 dollars per letter for cardboard (mainstream stores) when I can make at least five letters for about $25 when complete. Now this is a work in progress, but I wanted to take a minute and share with everyone else. I bought two half pieces of MDF at the hardware store for $20.95. You can also buy a full piece for the same price, but I have a crossover SUV and it wouldn't have fit. So back to what I was saying. I brought them home, drew my letters on the board then had the hubby cut them out with a jigsaw. Here are the results thus far.

As you can see just by re-arranging the letters, taking one away and replacing it you can create multiple words which can cut down on your cost. I will keep everyone updates as this progresses. I plan on using these for photo-props for my Christmas cards. I hope you all enjoy.

Change is a coming

After being in Germany for 2 1/2 years, we are safely back in the extremely hot states. Back to our roots in Sunny and did I mention HOT Florida. I hope that all of you can keep cool during this heat wave that is baking our beautiful USA.
Though it is short, I just wanted to pop in and say hello to my fellow bloggers. Within the next month after about a dozen new appointments, I will be happily back to my sewing machine, and mucking around in some dental stone again, to bring you new creations.

The fey are excited as well, for most of them are very familiar with Europe, but not so much with America, so they asked me to give them a bit of a tour around, incognito of course. ;D. As I do a bit of traveling and getting re-acquainted with forgotten things, I will happily share my findings with you as well.

I hope you all are enjoying your summer, and tell you embrace the wave of change, for it can be glorious and not just HOT!. Much love to you all.