Here's my update on what I did with my empty Starbuck's bottles.  I first rinsed them out and then  I peeled off the clear label. I did that under hot water so it loosened up the label's glue a little.  I did have to use a bit of "Goo Gone" in order to remove the little bit of sticky residue that was left. After that I sent them through the dishwasher with the lids. That way I knew they were really clean. I took the lids and spray painted them white. I used the Krylon Fusion spray pain as it sticks really well to metal and plastic.

The lids took two coats of paint.  Make sure that the first coat is really dry before adding the second or it will start to look cracked.  I made that mistake before. :-)

Once I finished with the lids they were ready to get put to use.

I started adding my paper flowers. These are the first bottles I started filling.

I really like how they look in my new bottles.

Now I just need to find a shelf unit or some sort of rack that I can put them on that I can

 attach to the side of my craft cabinet.  If anyone has any ideas for me please let me know. 

Have a great day and I'm on to my next project.  Happy crafting!

What Could They Be??

Can you guess what I'll be making out of these 13.5oz Frap Bottles?? Check back and I'll post my progress on the project!

Happy Friday!!

Well, it's finally Friday and I'm excited to start the weekend. We're going to be out of town for the holiday weekend so I'll try to squeeze in some crafts and post pictures if time allows. I always try to get some crafting in no matter what. :-)  I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!!

Another Belated Valentine's Day Post...Valentine Treat Bags

This is one of the Valentine's treat bags I made using some 4x6 printed zip lock style bags, red and white striped sparkle card stock, white card stock, red satin ribbon with white sparkle hearts and then a die cut pre printed heart. I also added a little Christmas Red Stickles glitter glue on the hearts.

This one is the same as the first except I used a Martha Stewart embossing heart punch for the heart cut out. I used white shimmer paper and then Christmas Red Stickles to dot on the quilted embossed area on the heart. This is actually one of my favorites. The picture doesn't really do it justice.

I made this treat bag the same way except I used pink, red and white striped cardstock for the base.

These are three of the 20 treat bags I made for the people at work, grandkids, niece and nephew for Valentine's Day this year. Most of them were all different due to the hearts and paper used.

I hope everyone enjoyed their little Valentine's treats!! 

Some Of My Valentine's Day Cards

These are a few of the Valentine's Day cards that I made this year.  I stamped each card inside with a whimsical "Happy Valentine's Day!" stamp in black. On the back of each card in a dark redish pink ink I stamped my "Made With Heart By TLP 2012" with a cute heart in the middle logo I created. (I'll post pictures of that another time)  The pictures really don't do these cards justice as you can't really see all of the sparkly glittery effects on them.  I need to practice my photography skills!!   I love how they all turned out though. I did make quite a few more but had to send them out before I could take pictures of them. I hope you like them!

My First Post On My New Blog!! Yeah!

I've been so inspired by all of my craft buddy's blogs that I've decided to start my own. I hope to post some of the projects I'm working on or have completed so maybe I can inspire someone else. :-) My time is super limited but I'll try to post as often as I can!! Yeah!! Here goes nothing...check back to see the projects I've just completed for Valentine's Day. I'll post the pictures tonight.
Happy crafting!!
Terry