Mosaic Candles

Here are two candles I made!

 Aren't they pretty?

 You can see the tutorial here.

Have fun! :)

Leslie Rahye's Very Merry Steampunk Holiday BLOG HOP!

 Hi Everyone!
     Michelle here with another fun Steampunk blog hop hosted by Leslie Rahye!
The theme is Christmas! Yea!
I hope you will enjoy my tutorial, then visit the rest of the Steampunk creations.
 

 For my card, I decided to go traditional Steampunk. I trimmed some holiday paper by Prima to fit a folded card and gilded the edges with a gold leafing pen.

 Next, I cut a rectangle of some pretty green cardstock to fit inside the card. This would be the tree. I barely folded it in half, just a pinch at the top, then with a pen and ruler, drew a line from the pinched center to each corner. Thus making the perfect tree.

 I ran the tree through my Big Shot with a gears embossing folder by Couture Creations.
I used the gold leafing pen to highlight the raised gears design.

 I glued some Red and Gold dusted Dew drops from The Robins Nest 
in and around the gears.

 I edged the tree with the gold leafing pen and placed it on the card with double layers of foam tape.

I finished the card with some clocks and gears washi tape for the tree trunk.
Ta Da!
Don't you just love it? So easy right?
I hope you have a very Happy Holiday and enjoy the blog hop!


(When you are done with the hop, feel free to come back here and see some more Steampunk inspiration!)

~ Michelle

Gingerbread Bird House!

 

I turned a plain wooden birdhouse into this adorable Gingerbread creation. 

Want to see how? Come see my tutorial here!

Butterfly Card

Hi everyone! This week I am featured on The Robins Nest blog with this butterfly card tutorial. Enjoy!

Vintage Santa Charm Swap reveal!

Charms and ATC by: Michelle Frae Cummings - I provided the bracelet for the charms and a extra special "festive" birds nest pendant to all the participants.

 This is the reveal of the last charm swap for the year 2013!
The premise was to make a charm with a Vintage Santa image that can be worn on a charm bracelet and also make a matching ATC tag.
Enjoy!

Charm and ATC by: Jasmin McCraken

 

Charm and ATC by: Ashani Samuel

Charm and ATC by: Carol Hoffman

 

Charm and ATC by: Shelia Goldsberry

Charm and ATC by: Maria Soto

 

Charm and ATC by: Sarah Carlson

 

Charm and ATC by: Sue Cox

Charm and ATC by: Kathleen Leanna

 Thanks for coming by!
You can see past charm swaps here.

Festive Glittery Christmas Tags

Looking for some handmade Christmas tag inspiration?
See my post here for a great tutorial!

Holiday Decorations - Over The Door Advent Calendar

 
The theme this month for The DCC group is: Holiday Decorations.
I figured it was a good time if any to make this advent calendar. Over the years I have made and used numerous types. This year I wanted something I could use all year, and not just for Christmas.
 I wanted something I could use to count down Birthdays, the last month of School and other special events. So I came up with this idea.