Welcome 2014

Happy New Year Crafters!!!

Here's a project that me and my son made for our New Year's Eve dinner later... He made the m&m's looking candies out of his clay... Good job Zo! It really made mommy's  "cake" look yummy! 

Of course, I used my vagabond machine to cut the cottage and also the bloom bigz die for the 2014 sign.  Fiskars puncher for my "new year" banner and some orange and white twine to hold it. Finally I was able to use some christmas trees that I've been hoarding for 2 years now! Lol.  Last but not the least... The tea light candle made it sooooo cozy!!!! 

Have a happy new year everyone! Thank you 2013... Welcome 2014!!!! Cheers!

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Happy Holidays!🎄

I know... I haven't blogged in a long time... Sorry.  Been busy with Christmas orders. Plus... finally I gave myself permission to relax and rest! Although I did prioritize fixing my son's play room and cleaned my craft room.. a bit :-)

Will be posting projects soon... Watch out for it! 

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Happy Crafting!

Birthday Loot Bag Goodies

Hi Crafters!

As promised... Here are the goodies inside the loot bags for my son's Halloween-themed 6th Birthday party last October 25 in his school! 

Aside from the Craft Kit consisting of Pumpkin Frame, Halloween Activity Book, and Colored Fangs.  Now, what's a loot bag without sweets, right?! :-) So, inside the white halloween bag are jelly treats, ice candy and some soft candies! 

Thanks for checking out my blog...

Happy crafting! 

Pop-Up Invitations: 6th Birthday (PUI-065)

Hi Crafters!

I finally finished the birthday invitations for my son's school party! 

We decided to make it simple yet fun and interesting:-)

This is what we came up with... Had to make 30 pcs of these... Labor of love for my little man, Enzo.   He'll be turning 6 on the 6th of November but since we decided ( more of... I decided :-)) on giving out Halloween-themed loot goodies we had to make sure to have the party before Semestral Break, which starts on Oct.26 ! So he's having his Birthday Party in school really early... On October 25 :-) .

Here are photos of some of the invitations...

Some close-up shots ... We used 4 colors on the base cover of the invitations:

Dark blue

Lime Green

Dark green

Light Blue

On each invite... We stamped his name " Enzo" and his soon-to-be age "6". 

Decorated the cover a bit by adding a birthday border and a dimensional party hat sticker

which we also paper "pieced" together.

As you open the invitation, the word " PARTY" will pop-up! We just used nice thick cardstock

for each pop-up.

We then stamped-on the " You're Invited" at the bottom part of each invite. I wanted to add a "personal feel"  to the project , so I decided to just write the details of the party :-) 

At the top portion, there are 3 candy swirls that we stamped on glitter paper... Seeing this,

Enzo then asked... " Mom, u mean I can eat plenty of candies during my party in school?" Hahaha.

I told him he could eat 3 just like I the invites! :-)

Here are also some photos of the loot bags:-) 

For the loot bag tags I die-cut a megaphone design and stamped on his name and the number 6 

to match the invitations... I also embossed each megaphone with numbers...

I am sure you guys are curious on what's inside the loot bags right ?! Sorry, but I don't want to 

Ruin the surprise just yet! Check out my blog again real soon... I will definitely add a photo of the fun goodies inside :-)

To order party invitations and loot bag tags and decorations... Send me an email at kraftymom74@gmail.com or "LIKE " my Facebook pag under Kraftymom's Crafts and send me 

a personal message.

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Happy Crafting! 

Twistee Photo Cube Ornament (TPCO-500)

Hi Crafters!

For the past 2 years I make sure that I add a few new ornaments on our tree every Holiday Season... And this year, this is what I am adding :-)

It's a Photo cube ornament--- that flattens (for easy storage and mailing) with 1 quick twist!:-)

Plus, this cute little twistee photo cube can be used for all kinds of occasion and themes! 

Want to make your own? Send me an email at kraftymom74@gmail.com or LIKE my page on Facebook under " Kraftymom's Crafts" and send me a personal message.

Anyway, going back to the project, maybe the photos can explain it better:-)

So, it'll start out flat like the photo below...

But after adding some photos on the 3 sides of the box ( you can put up to 5-6 photos depending on your design) the photos will add a bit of bulk and texture and if released, it will look like this....

With just one careful twist to the right...the photo cube will stand and expand look like this! 

AMAZING right??!!! :-)

Here are photos of the other sides...

And the bottom of the box :-)

And to close flat again... It'll just need a twist down to the right! Easy!

Can't wait to hang this on our tree this year!:-)  oh, the photos I used are the ones that highlighted my son's activities for 2013. Which gives me an idea to make 1 for every every from the year he was born!

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Banner Book Duo: "YANNA" (BBD-750)

Hi Crafters!

Some you must be wondering what a " Banner Book Duo" is? :-)  It is simply a Banner and a Photo Book rolled into one project.

I designed this book for a 6 yr.old girl ,and since we all know that the materials and time used in making any project that is 100% handmade is not at all easy---- always fun but not always easy :-). I decided to give the banner a "lifetime" purpose by using it not only as a banner (for decoration) but as a photo book as well.

Creating something from the heart is what "Paper Crafts by Kraftymom" is all about--- and this one surely is one them.

For this Banner Book--- Each Banner Page is used to spell the name Y-A-N-N-A.  Every page has a thick acrylic covering to protect the photos that will be placed on each page.  ( Each set contains 6 pages-- to spell whatever you want, like F-A-M-I-L-Y,  L-A-U-G-H , L-O-V-E... Etc.

If the word you chose is less than 6 then you can use it to hold more photos :-)

**EXTRA pages is also available ( with additional cost per page.)

Here's a closer look on each banner page:-)

Here is a look on the back-side (more space for photos)

When the banner is not used for decoration the string may be removed and replace with metal ring binders or even just some colorful trimmings to bind the pages together to turn it into a Book.

You can now display this photo book on your mantel, coffee table or anywhere you see fit for it to be enjoyed by friends and family :-).

To order, send me an email at kraftymom74@gmail.com or like my page on Facebook "Kraftymom's Crafts" and send me a personal message.

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Party Stuff: Bottle Cap Resin Necklace (BCN-100)

Hi Crafters!

I know, I know!!! Been so quiet for almost a month already... Sorry :-) 

Just been super busy with early Christmas orders and some birthday goodies! ☺️ Not to mention that I'm also preparing invitations and other party stuff for my son's upcoming 6th Birthday!  I just wanted to share that he is so excited to have his halloween-themed party which will be held in school in a few weeks!  We both love halloween... I love it for the bright color papers and embellishments that I get to use with color black... Which I rarely use in my other projects!:-) and my son, he loves halloween for the obvious reason of course! He gets to have and eat lots of candies!!! 

Now, going back to the project that I am about to share today... I absolutely enjoyed making these adorable bottle cap resin necklaces! Here's a sneak peek... 

Will post more photos soon!:-)

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Project Kit: 3D Bird House (3DBH3-1050) (3DBH6-2100)

Hi Crafters!

I am now working on some project kits that may be ordered in 3's and 6's. 

This 3-D Bird House PROJECT KIT is perfect  for craft parties and as Birthday give-aways.

Kids can color, paint or decorate however they want!!!

Here is a photo of the bird house (unembellished or bare.)

And here's a photo after I covered the bird house with cute papers and embellished it a bit... Really cute! Nice to put in a little girl's bedroom or desk :-)

Here are the goodies that I placed inside:-) 

   I just couldn't resist putting one of the bird tabs on top of the house! Lol. 

Lastly, I want to share how I plan to use the page tabs :-)

It can also be used as a box!  It can hold small candies or anything cute!  I placed 12 pcs of bird, flower & rooster page tabs inside this bird house.

To order: send me an email at kraftymom74@gmail.com or visit and "like" my Facebook page under "Kraftymom's Crafts" and send me a PM.

Thanks for checking out my blog!

Happy Crafting everyone!

DIY MEMORY FILE ALBUM (MFABK-1500)

Hi Crafters!

This book is as big as an A4 sheet of paper....the inside pages, consisting of 30+ pages in different shapes and sizes.  The papers used for this project is from pink paislee..love the papers! 

All acid free of course.

Front and back covers are made of thick and sturdy clear acrylic pages.... So you can really just carry this book around! ;-)

Since the pages are already whimsy and fun... It's so easy to add photos and just do a bit of journaling.

Just let me know what theme you want and I can customize a similar book for you.

Here are photos of the book :-)

The Cover: the heart charm was handmade by my 5yr old son using sculpey clay :-) 

           It really made my book more special...

    

As you open the book....

 

Another fun feature of this book is that the front cover after the clear acrylic page will be blank that may come in plain white or beige.  In short, in this particular book... I was

able to play around... I embossed it with a chandelier folder and then I just sprayed a lot of glimmer mists! Thus the shimmery-look.  The cover is made of thick mat board that made the book sturdy and resilient to the mists that I used... And I really used a lot!

Hope you like it......

Layered pennant tag pages

More fun & layered pages....

Some pages have"peek-a-boo" features which makes it more interesting!

There are also some cute mini compartments for special trinkets maybe?:-)

    Another cutesy compartment :-).  and lots more layers! 

Back Cover ( Clear Acrylic Page)

To order: Just send me a personal message on my Facebook page at "Kraftymom's Crafts" or email at kraftymom74@ gmail.com

Thanks for checking out my blog!

Happy Crafting!