The Blackberry Vine: March 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Tuesday To-Do #4 and #3 List Makers!

Hi sweet friends! Its me!

Things haven't gotten pretty crazy around here...lots of things going on!

Need to post some projects, but have had a hard time finding ANY time to sit down at the computer...thank goodness for Iphones!!

Here are some of my favorites for last week! Be sure to check them out!

Butterscotch Caramel shared this clever idea for wrapping up a candy bar...sweet!

Grunged, Glittered 'n Branded shows how to make these super cute magnet boards...have a feeling my kids teachers' will be seeing this one before the year ends!

There are so many ideas I'm going to steal from Musings by Kim K. lovely spring vingette!

If you were on this week's To Do List, then please feel free to grab a button from the BUTTON page!

Now on the the party...

Link up your creations! Sewing, crafting, cooking, tips, photography, tablescapes, parties, scrapbooking, collectibles...it all works. Please save your items for sell, your giveaways and your own parties for those specific blog parties. You're the best!

(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)

1. Link directly to your post and not just to your blog.

2. Grab the TUESDAY TO DO BUTTON from the sidebar, and link back the Blackberry Vine. (Yes, it can be a little time-consuming, but it's the sweet blogger thing to do!)

3. Please visit other participants and leave them some comment love. Comment, comment, comment!!!

I reserve the right to remove posts that are not in keeping with the spirit of Tuesday To-Do including but not limited to those that link to your shop, your giveaway or your linky party, and those that do not link back to the Blackberry Vine. Thanks for playing fair!!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Tuesday To-Do Party #3

Another great week of ideas!!! So many to put on my TO-DO LIST!!

Here are just a few that I'd like to get to one day!

A friend of mine just did a re-do of her son's room in the surf motif...I wonder if she'd like me to make her one of these cute PB knock-offs from Glittered, Grunged & Branded?!?

No, I'm not one of the the Three Sisterz, I just wanna be! This bib necklace made from vintage jewelry is such a timely idea for me! I was just going through some of my Mem-Maw's costume jewelry last week...what a great way to give it new life and to wear something special from her?! LOVE it!

Where can I put a great cabinet door chalkboard?!?

My favorite part about this one is the clever use of the drawer pull for storage...too cute!

Dukes and Duchesses made this one for her daughter's room from inspiration from another blog...isn't blogland the best?!?

If you were on this week's To Do List, then please feel free to grab a button from the BUTTON page!

Now on the the party...

(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)

Monday, March 14, 2011

Tuesday To Do #2

Wow!

Thanks to everyone for a GREAT first Tuesday To Do Party!

Here are just a few of the amazing ideas I've added to my To Do List:

I really need to sit down and "tame" my keepsakes...Kristy Makes has some good ideas!

Cupcakes, Kisses & Crumbs is doing some Spring Cleaning with a list of objectives to cover...really WANT to do this, but may have to break her plan down into several much...smaller...plans! I'm motivated none the less...you will be, too!

Definitely going to give these gorgeous glass tile charms a try. Lorrie Everitt Studios has a beautiful tutorial to show you how, too!

If you were on this week's To Do List, then please feel free to grab a button from the BUTTON page!

Now on the the party...

(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)

Pretty Packages Party #7 Highlights

Thanks to everyone for posting their lovely packages and gift ideas last week!

You are ALL awesome!

As I'm in the process of planning a baby shower Sip 'n See, the following really caught my eye:

Liz at Fast Daze put together this adorable gift using a personalized bucket for a baby shower...so cute!!!

Love this idea for a baby shower!!! Milk and cookies!!!

Check out the "how-to" over at Glitter & Gumdrops!

J Bee Delightful shows you how to put together this delightful diaper cake!

Now this one from the Tattered Tag has nothing to do with a baby shower...I just like all of the burlap and jute!

If you were featured, feel free to take a Pretty Packages Feature Button!

Thanks again to everyone who linked up!

Can't wait to see everyone again next month!

Smiles!!

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Lucky Shamrock Appliqued Shirt

Can you bear to see one more appliqued shamrock tee?!?

(See the Toddler Shamrock Tee & Boy Shamrock Tee that I made earlier!)

Those Three Sisterz really know how to inspire!!

For full on instructions and inspiration, you gotta see what those ladies are up to!

Find Three Sisterz HERE.

They have the pattern...I used Marcelle Script at 275 point for "Lucky."

Hope y'all are having a great Spring Break!

Smiles!

Linking to:

Handmade Tuesdays

Get Your Craft On

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Cute Boys' Shamrock Tee

The little shirt I made for Ella turned out so sweet, I wanted to try one for the boys.

The shamrock is camo print and the wording is Marcelle Script at 275.

My cool dud in his "lucky" shirt!

Thanks again to Three Sisterz for their inspiration!!

Smiles!!!

Linking to:

Show Off Your Stuff

What Are Little Boys Made Of

A Crafty Soiree

Its Stinkin' Cute

Thrilling Thursday

Strut Your Stuff

Frugal Friday

Its a HodgePodge Friday

Take A Look Tuesday

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Appliqued Shamrock Shirt

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On a previous Tuesday To Do post, I featured some super sweet shamrock appliqued shirts by Three Sisterz.

Here's my version for my sweet little friend Ella.

I added a little ribbon...

and some animal print.

Now I'm just going to wrap it super cute and wait for my little friend to arrive...I CAN"T WAIT!!!!

Smiles!!!

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Linking to:

Whatever Goes Wednesday

Show and Tell

Sugar and Spice

Hoo's Got Talent

Strut your Stuff

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Tuesday To Do - ITS A PARTY!!!

Well, I've been considering doing a weekly party now for a while.

The monthly PRETTY PACKAGES PARTY always receives great comments, but I think its a little hard for people to remember to come back each month. (We'll keep doing it...it will just be easier to remember if you're stopping by regularly!)

When I check out other parties, I've been selecting ideas I want to try and adding them to my Tuesday To-Do post...simply a way for me to keep up with (and easily find) ideas I want to try.

So my laziness has taken over and I want all of those amazing ideas to come to me...if I build it, will they come? OH, I hope so.

OK, let's do this thing...

(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)

Monday, March 7, 2011

Baby Shower Cake Balls

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Find the TUESDAY TO DO PARTY here!

Sweet little red velvet cake balls created for a baby shower.

Aqua, green & yellow cake balls all in a row!

My handy dandy ceramic egg crates matched perfectly!

Smiles!!!

Linking to:

Craftomaniac Monday

Market Yourself Monday

Make it Simple Monday

Making the World Cuter Monday

Just Something I Whipped Up

M.M.M. at C.R.A.F.T.

Whatever Goes Wednesday

Show and Tell

Hoos Got Talent

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Pretty Packages Party #7

Welcome to the Pretty Packages Party #7!

I love seeing all of your lovely packages and gift ideas each month!

You are all so inspiring!

Since St. Paddy's day is just around the corner, I've got green on my mind!

I just love how it makes a gift pop!

These first three gift ideas are from one of my favorites (thanks to my super savvy MIL,)

Carolyn Rhoeme. (It doesn't appear as if she is maintaining her website anymore, but it still has some lovely ideas!) Be sure to check out her book, PRESENTATIONS, for some of the most beautifully wrapped gifts you'll ever seen! She has a purple and green package that is to die for!

Isn't the black & white paper with the green ribbon so fresh looking?!?

This is from French Garden House.

Country Living shared these sweet packages.

This was just a stock photo I found. The modern pattern with the rustic raffia look great together!

Aqua and lime green are a gorgeous combination!

Polka Dot Cottage presents these beauties!

Pink and green are a never fail happy look. This was a quick package I put together for a sweet friend of Jack's.

Now, lets see what Pretty Packages you've put together!

This is a PRETTY PACKAGES PARTY so what I'm looking for is beautifully, interestingly, creatively wrapped gifts. The gifts could range from individual gifts, to party favors, to food gifts to birthday presents, to any type of gift or packaging! At the end of the week (if I can wait that long,) I'll chose my favorites to share with everyone.

Please be sure to add your permalink below, and not your general blog address. To get your permalink, click on your post name, then just copy and paste the address that shows up in the address bar at the top, into the "url" box for the picture linky. You'll also need to put your e-mail address in, but don't worry, it will not be visible to anyone.

It would be fantastic if you would include the Pretty Packages Party button in your post, to make it easy for others to find your Pretty Package post. To do that, just copy and paste the Pretty Packages Party button to your computer or grab the html code from underneath the Pretty Packages Party button on my sidebar. A text link under your post is great, too!

Please include a link in your Pretty Packages Party post back to the host blog, The Blackberry Vine. Why is this important? When you include a link back to The Blackberry Vine, it ensures your regular readers/visitors will find the other gorgeously wrapped gifts linked to the Pretty Packages Party. If everyone links back, this maximizes the opportunity for visits for all who participate.

Please do not add your link below, until your Pretty Packages Party post is actually published to your blog. Another helpful hint...DO NOT type in all caps...it makes it very difficult to read! Thanks!

Last, but certainly not least, please comment on the post in front of you and behind you (and any other post!!)...spread the comment love!

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Family Tree

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My grandmother blessed our family with a gift more precious than any material possession. She created a book with our family history. She researched and investigated my grandfather's family tracing it back to its origins in Ireland. Our family has a rich history of many different personalities and backgrounds. Royalty and peasants, cowboys and indians, Rebels and Yanks, Amercian Revolutionary soldiers (I'm a DAR member because of her passion for family history) and Texas Revolutionary soldiers and everything in between make up our amazing family. Because of her hard work, my grandfather, whom I never had the privlege of knowing, comes alive with stories and pictures.

When I saw Martha Stewart's version of this family tree, I wanted to make one for my parents, (they just celebrated their 52nd Wedding Anniversary in January,) as well as for my parents-in-love...I'll take them to a printer to have them copied for my brothers and sister-in-love.

Rather than printing in off as in Martha's version, I painted my own with watercolor using her's as a guide. I followed her instructions for hand-edging the name cards with gold paint.

I was very happy with the results and look forward to presenting it to my parents this weekend. I'll present YOU with the tutorial in a few days. If you can't wait that long to give it a try, then scoot on over to Martha's and check it out for yourself!

Smiles!!

The Tuesday To Do Party is HERE!

OH! Don't forget stop by tomorrow thru the 12th for the Pretty Packages Party!

Linking to:

Frugalicious Friday

M.M.M at C.R.A.F.T.

Craftomaniac Monday