Making Treasures

One of the things I love about creative endeavors is they allow you to make cute useful items that you can't purchase in the store. One of my favorite items is altered clipboards. These can be decorated and used in so many ways. They can add a bit of sparkle to everyday life when used at work or home. This one is designed to hold pictures either hanging on the wall or placed in an easel. It's made in a snap with craft paint, scrapbook paper, modge podge, and ribbon. In addition, changing photos couldn't be simpler. The basic colors and simple design make this a classic one that I never get tired of looking at. Be sure and check back because before too long I am going to share an idea to use the smaller sized clipboards to create a cute Halloween treat.

Beautiful Colors

We are about to enter my favorite season... autumn. The beautiful browns, oranges, reds, and yellows of the season are so beautiful. I've created an Autumn notebook and included in it are colorful creative craft ideas. In addition, some are just crafts that may not be fall related but use the colors of fall. I'm interested in featuring readers' work so please do not hesitate to let me know if you have a craft or idea to share. For right now...autumn related or using the colors of autumn.

Creative Chaos

Here's a sample of what I'm going for with our Beautiful Colors autumn theme here at The Creative Spirit...this lovely display of color comes from the blog: Creative Chaos. Just looking at the materials without them being "made" into anything yet...captivates my imagination and makes me feel all tingly with the beauty of it.

I can't wait to see what else she creates with her wonderfully pumpkin orange materials...

Patriotic Necklace

You can find directions for this cute little necklace over at Better Homes & Gardens.

Victorian Post Cards

Here's a sample of one of the Victorian Postcards available for printing and use in your Red, White, and Blue papercrafts or scrapbook pages. You can find these printables over at Country Living. It looks like there are six for printing and surely one will strike your fancy and getting your imagination in gear! I can visualize these making a cute unique scrapbook page.

Red, White, and Blue Garland

Check out this red, white, and blue garland over at the Martha Stewart site. Easy and inexpensive to make it's the perfect little eye catcher for July decorating or for a 4th of July party....

Altered Trinket Boxes

I love trinket boxes. They are super easy to make, almost always turn out cute and can be given as gifts. Tuck in a gift card, ring or earrings for an extra special presentation! I bought these trinket boxes at the Target dollar spot. There were two boxes in a package for one dollar. These are ones I made for my great nieces for Christmas