Zombie Apocalypse Be Prepared!

I love a good zombie movie I'll admit it....Sean of the Dead (makes my family and I laugh every time).  I'm a fan of the AMC Walking Dead series...but do I think they're real....NO LOL apparently the CDC is now preparing people for a  Zombie Apocalypse given the horrid face eating incident the other day in Miami
the CDC wants you to be prepared so click the button below to get your Zombie 101 Preparedness Kit:

Revamping Your Outdoor Decorations!

Last year I bought a cute metal 

Mary Engelbreit sign that I 

thought would hold up to outdoors. 

Turns out I was wrong and by this 

summer season it looked like this:

So it was time to revamp it!

Thankfully I was able to easily peel 

off most of the  sturdy background paper.

Then I lightly sanded it, wiped it off

and painted it with some craft chalkboard 

paint, outlined it with a white paint pen, 

and wrote my message with some 

colored chalk.

Presto my revamped sign 

now looks like this:

Adopt a Marine

My nephew Josh is a Sargent in the Marines and is currently serving in Afghanistan.

They had to close down their mobile kitchen due to some Marines getting food poisoning, so they are only eating MRE's. He and his men are requesting any microwaveable food. If anyone would like to adopt he and his men and would like to send a care package to them leave me a comment with your email and I'll send you their address and a list of other items they would appreciate.  

My family Memorial Day 1966

(I'm the one being held.)

Much needed visit!

We had a much needed visit  to see Mr Kevin

so we could feed our overdue fix ;-)

Nothing better then some snuggle time

with Mr. Kevin!

Who Me!?!

Gramps and Mr Kevin playing 

More Snuggles!

and last but not least Mr Kevin having

some water playtime :-)

Crafty Blogger Blurbs

Carmi's Art/Life World 
My Ghastlie Zipper Pouch! 

Crafty Princess Diaries 
Summer time means bug time, and the Crafty Princess has gotten bitten by the cross stitch bug.

Eileen - The Artful Crafter 
Pearl stretch bracelets make the perfect accessory. Eileen made 3 in 30 minutes for less than $2 each. Here's the how-to. No beading tools required! 

Mixed Media Artist 
In Photoshop, there are multiple ways to make line drawings...but which way is the best? 

2 Free Father's Day Dad Banners

Its getting that time again, and Father's Day is only about a month away.  I added another banners this year you can download.  To Download and print these Dad banners HERE.

More Finished Projects...

2 Artist Trading Blocks for a 

ATB Basket swap.  The idea was to 

create a basket of some sort using an ATB.

The above ATB I used  a vintage tart tin

to create my basket and created the 

bird from some paper clay.

This block stumped  me for awhile

I had the base all done but couldn't 

decide what to put for the basket.

I stumbled upon the flower and things

seemed to come together after that.

Time Flies By!

Gosh has it been almost 2 weeks since I last posted! I'm not sure where the time went, but my head and heart just hasn't here lately.
I did manage to get some swap projects finished up, whew that always feels good!

A couple of journal pages for a friend.The backgrounds were created on Trader Joe's newsprint flyers, gesso, and my Neon Color Mists and my new Patina Collection Color Mists.

Next up are a couple of paper Birds.

I made to swap with a some friends.

Grapefruit Curd...and a printable Label.

A few weeks back I made some grapefruit curd

I was a little hesitant because, well because... its grapefruit!

I actually liked it better then the lemon curd I made.

I also absolve some of my guilt for letting so many

of our grapefruit go to waste.  I mean really just how

many grapefruit can one eat when you have TWO 

huge grapefruit trees that produce twice a year!!

I followed this recipe HERE

except I did not add the ginger or lemon juice

I did however double my recipe

Above is a picture of it cooking down...

...and here it is brought to a boil.

And here they are all canned and ready to eat!
How about some quick grapefruit breadto go with your curd click HERE tocheck out the recipe!

Here is  printable label for you to download 

print if you decide to make some yourself.

 

Revitalizing...Upcycling or Recycling..You decide?

I just had to share this vintage CocaCola Cooler hubby has revitalized by cleaning it up then building a wooden to for it so that it doubles as a table and a cooler.He also put rolling castors on it so it can be moved around. Then he sealed it withPYM II to keep out anymore deterioration.