
Hey there! I’m happy to report that Metallic Distress Paints have finally arrived at studio Plucking Daisies! I know I’ve been gushing about Distress Paints as of late and the Metallics are no exception. I was already head over heels in love with the current line of Distress Paints and had no problem making room
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Hi! I’m Elmer the elf and I’m so happy to be guest posting on Plucking Daisies today! I’ll be sharing a tutorial on how to make a Christmas Tag with all kinds of fun products from Ranger Ink! I love sharing almost as much as smiling, because smiling is my favorite! Amy got a
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Happy Friday! It has been one heck of a week here in my little corner of the world. Inspiration has struck in every direction it seems and my hands can barely keep up with my brain continually pumping out ideas for new creations. This week at TOFF our challenge is “Anything Goes”. I can’t resist
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Wow! I cannot believe we are nearing the end of March. My how time flies! We have had an unseasonably mild winter here on the East Coast which you won’t find me complaining about. It has been so warm that my flowers were fooled into thinking it was time for spring by the end of
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Happy Friday Friends! I sure am happy it’s Friday…how about you? We have another fun challenge at TOFF this week…”Cake”. For my project I have completed another drawer on the Alice in Wonderland Dresser. This is the 7th installment in this ongoing up-cycling project….can you say Lucky number 7? I’ve been waiting for the right
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TGIF!! Horray! It’s FRIDAY and you know what that means…it’s time for another challenge at TOFF! This week our theme is Cats and Dogs. Ironically it is “Raining Cat’s and Dogs” today in my little corner of the world. I considered creating something about the old saying “Raining Cats and Dogs” but since I’ve gotten
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This week at The Octopode Factory Friday our challenge is “Flourishes/Swirls”. When I think of flourishes and swirls I immediately think of butterflies in flight. I used these fun butterflies from the Octopode factory to create paper flower pots for co-worker Christmas gifts. The jars were pulled from my recycling bin and made pretty with
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Hello everyone! I am so excited to share this Macbeth inspired witches cauldron with you today!! I have worked on this for the past 3 weeks now and have FINALLY finished it!! The original inspiration for this project came from Grungy Monday as the challenge was to use Tim Holtz fragments. This was another first
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