What Allie's Making Now

4.13.2011

Fun With Dimensional Magic

Before I get started, I have to just say...

What is the DEAL, PHOTOBUCKET??

Seriously.

UNEXPECTED "Maintenance"? Come on. For more than 24 hours?

Come on.

I pay for my images to come up and my blog to be pretty and my links to work.

You, according to monetary contract we have in effect,

are to get these linked images up and visible to the Internet traffic, at large.

I get that this happens from time to time.

But this has gone on LONG enough!

Remember The Little Mermaid?

When Sebastian and that DoDo Bird were trying to get Ariel and Eric to kiss?

And this DoDo Bird yells: NOTHINGS HAPPENING!

That is what I feel like!

A cross between Jerry Lee and Ethel Merman getting annoyed.

So. COME ON PHOTOBUCKET!

Ok. That was enough, for now.

So, yesterday I showed you the Chicago t-shirts my bestie, Hollie and I made for her girls.

Well, we also made a few pieces of jewelry for her girls and mother.

We used the Dimensional Magic from Modge Podge.

Her girls each got a necklace with the first letter of their names and matching earings.

Then, we also made a bracelet for Hollie's mom.

And we made a necklace and ring for Miss Hollie.

I like how they turned out.

However, we had the same problems with the Dimensional Magic turning this cloudy blue.

VERY weird.

None of these used printed paper from a printer.

These were scrapbook papers and glitter.

So, I ask you all again:

Anybody got any suggestions?

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4.12.2011

Sweet Home Chicago

I've told you about my sweet bestie, Hollie, right?

Well, she came to visit me for spring break and we had loads of fun!

Here is a picture of us that my daughter took of us

fyi - I'm impressed with her picture taking skills

We try and take some time to do girly things we don't normally get to do without the kiddos.

Which includes usually includes a craft for each of he kids.

But also includes getting the worlds best pop-corn and girly hair and nails and make-up...

This year we went to look for some Chicago Cubs shirts for her girls.

Wouldn't you know it??

It was the week that the St. Patrick's Day Cubbies gear was on sale.

Normally this would be music to my ears.

But at this point it meant that all the little sizes were already purchased,

leaving regular priced gear, which is totally CRAZY-INSANELY priced.

So, you know what we did.

We got out the freezer paper and rhinestones and made our own Chicago shirts!

If I had the Silhouette at that point, this would have taken nearly NO time.

But, alas, we cut these all by hand then ironed them down.

Then we mixed our acrylic paints and fabric medium and sponged it on.

Each girl got a different font.

Then we arranged the hotfix rhinestones and fixed them on.

Then we dressed up the one Green Cubbies shirt we could find:

Apparently, I neglected to go back and add that last rhinestone -jelly brain....
Hollie, that extra rhinestone is in the mail!

They turned out SO cute!

Hollie just grabbed her phone and sent me some Phone Photos so I can participate in Jennifer's

Phone Photo Friday

Have a look at these cuties!

Tomorrow, I will share with you all the jewelry we made!

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4.11.2011

Making It With Allie - Features

A HUGE Thank You to everyone who participated this last week in the latest

Making It With Allie party!

There are several great highlights!

If you find your project featured here, please grab a "Featured" Button from the sidebar!

Rapunzel Hair - Grey Luster Girl

Shabby Bird Houses - Simply Designing

Birdie Art - Who's Watching the Baby

Masking Paper Flowers - Increasingly Domestic

Crib Makeover - A Little of This, A Little of That

I ♥ U - MD School Mrs

Decoupage Decore - Ma Nouvelle Mode

Simply Functional - Two Sides of the Rainbow

Necklace Redo - Vintage Gwen

Headboard re-do - Pittypat Paperie

German Eggs - Funky Polkadot Giraffe

4.07.2011

Making It With Allie - Global Astronomy Month

Did you know that April 2011 is Global Astronomy Month?

So, along with Easter and Passover crafts, we will be doing some Astronomy crafts!

AuBrynne LOVES looking at the night sky!

The stars in the heavens seem to mesmerize her and mystify me!

However, to my father, it's a Passion!

My father is an Astronomy nut.

He has several telescopes and gives seminars and goes to conventions and stays up all hours of the night to take sky photos that are more amazing than I could imagine taking!

This is what is in his back patio; often called the out-door-office.

I call it the Astronomy Hut....

It is quite large!

We are pretty tall people and we EASILY stand up in this thing!

Here is one of the telescopes mounted inside:

He has a computer to upload his images to out there and a space heater to keep him warm in the cooler hours of the day.

Here is the door that you go in through:

The back side of this door is blank and what my father asked me to make a sign for.

He wanted a sign that is very fitting to honor my sister, Layla.

I used the Silhouette Design Studio and Machine and then some brown vinyl to make this:

See how small these pieces are??? They were really difficult to get onto the plastic. But I learned a few tricks along the way and can't wait to share them all with you in the very near future!