Jared's Mom: Altered CD 0002 - Crafter's Dream Catcher

Welcome to my Crafting World!

Hi! My name is Maria, I am 34 years old and I'm a certified Craft-a-holic! LOL. I make different kinds of projects from Cards (which is my favourite), Art Tags, Mini Albums, Jewelries, Candles, Party Favours etc...

I've created this blog to share my projects and ideas to everyone who loves to craft.

Being a Certified Craft-A-Holic, you would expect to see me creating 3-4 projects simultaneously in one night. But of course, I don't finish them all in one night, esp. when I am doing a project that involves Mixed Media. I don't use a heat tool to dry my mixed media projects, as it ruins the project. Using a heat tool to dry your projects, tends to create a lot of air bubbles on the projects, which doesn't look nice. I find air dried projects to be more studier. It also give the project a neater look.

I craft every night, I would make one finished Card, one unfinished Album (which I do finish later on, after the drying when I am using Mod Podge or after cutting all the fussy cuts) and one unfinished Mixed Media Project (which I do finish later on, after the drying or so). Then the next night I will continue doing my Album to try and finish it (depends also if I am still using Mod Podge), then my Mixed Media (depends if I still need to use other Wet Medium) and another Card or I will go and jump on my fourth project. Believe me, I have a lot of projects in mind all the time. What I always do is Sketch or Write down my projects using my Phone, so that I won't forget it. I am not good in drawing I just Doodle it. LOL. If crafting is an Office Job, I will be very happy to go to my workplace everyday. I usually craft at night, due to the fact that I am a stay-at-home mom and I have an almost 2 year old son who loves to craft with me. Believe it or not, he does the Mod Podging for my projects, of course with my guidance, and some paintings too. But since I'm a confessed Craft-a-holic, I try to finish every house chores in the morning before my son comes back from the Nursery so I can craft! I take advantage of watching TV with my husband and with my son by fussy cutting while watching and I also take advantage of texturing or gluing onmy projects while cooking. "Imagine your life with me, if I'm your wife! LOL". But nonetheless. I don't forget my Duties as a Wife and a Mom. I see to it that everything is in order everyday before I craft, food is ready, house is clean and my son is well fed. Playtime with my son is crafting with him, so I don't have a problem at all, because he enjoys it, or I take him out, which he loves to do as well.

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Happy Crafting!

Monday, June 15, 2015

Altered CD 0002 - Crafter's Dream Catcher

Good Evening Folks!

As promised, I'm about to share the second altered cd that I've made for the "Altered CD Swap". If you can notice, I've been placing "Designed and Created by" on the bottom part of my creations nowadays, unlike before that I'm just placing "Designed by Maria E.". Its because I've been doing a workshop for a couple of students on how to create something out of Tim Holtz Configuration Boxes and Graphic 45 Papers. For this workshop, I designed a configuration box with graphic 45 papers for them to copy. Don't get me wrong, I let them copy the design that I have made for them to learn how to make different kinds of embellishments and how to create something out of nothing. I prepare different designs for each student to create with my help of course. It's a one on one workshop and it takes 3-4 days to finish (with all the drying, cutting, gluing, painting etc.. etc..). In a few days I will be posting the projeccts they have made for the workshop. Soon you'll be noticing different creators but the same designer (which is me, I guess?! lol) on my blog. Anyway, enough of the blah blah blah this is way too long...........

Yesterday I've posted my first altered cd for the upcoming "Altered CD Swap", wherein we have to make 3 altered cds. So tonight, I want to share my second altered cd. Before I created this altered cd, I was thinking I want to make something like a house decor. First thing that comes into my mind is a clock, then a tissue holder, then a locket, then a door hanger but I ended up creating a dream catcher. LOL. I wont talk much anymore, lets just go straight into it....... =)