Sunday, October 27, 2013

TRIBUTE MINI BOOK TO CEE JAY

While I always try to have good intentions,
there are times when those good intentions seem to take forever.

This little mini book is one of those times.

CeeJay was an amazing little dog who shared his life
with my friend Barb.  He was also the inspiration
for my getting Gadget and Doodle.  He lived a long 
and happy life with Barb and finally left this world when 
he was 16 years old.  That was almost 5 years ago.

This book has been something I have wanted and intended 
to create for Barb, for a very long time but it
always seemed to get put on the back burner.

Well, not this time.  I've been working on it for 
a few weeks now and I finally finished it.  Barb will
be receiving it as a Christmas gift this year.






 

 

 







Barb and I share in our passion and love of animals 
especially our puppies.  I know she will love this little book
as it will serve as a loving tribute to her special little man.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

SNOWMEN PLACE CARDS

The dining room tables are always set
in theme with the season 
at Mom's retirement home.

 Debbie the administrator works tirelessly to ensure
that every where you look, it's cozy and happy.

So I decided to make some place cards to tie in with the
theme of snowmen that is used throughout Christmas
and January.

Each resident has a place card to remind them
where they sit for meals, with their respective name 
on each card.


Since I needed to make 75 cards, I decided to use
a pre-coloured image.  Using a scallop punch, each snowman
image was punched out and the blinged up with
some glitter and some flower soft.


Easy, fast project that will add some happiness
to each table.


Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

Thursday, October 10, 2013

THE BUGSY BED

My little dude needed a bed of his own
(or so I thought), so I decided to
try my hand at making one for him.

Pinterest has become another addiction of mine and
I have been seeing these dog beds made by
recycling old end tables.

So, I searched for quite a while at yard sales
and finally found one that fit the bill.

Here it is in it's original form.



I flipped it over; cut the shelf out;
cut two of the legs down; added 3 pieces
of 1"x4" and finally, added 4 fence
post caps to the bottom as feet.


The finials are end caps for
curtain rods.  I also added two 1" x 2" 
pieces to the back as a headboard.

Next, I spray painted everything black.


Then I made a quick pillow case for the
pillow and placed it in the bottom of
the bed as a mattress.

And to make it a Bugsy Original, 
I painted a wooden crown to match the
pillow cover.  Small wood alphas were attached
to spell BUGSY and some rhinestones were
added for effect.


Now, there is only one issue ...
... Bugsy wants NO PART of sleeping in it !!!
He sat long enough for me to snap this
photo but that's as much as he has used it.


WHAT A TOOT!!!

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~

Monday, October 7, 2013

ONCE UPON A TIME ...

... A LITTLE PRINCE WAS BORN

This little mini book is dedicated to my son ... my little prince.

The book has been in the works for well over a year now 
but I finally finished it this morning.

For those who know me, I am NOT computer saavy
in any way.  But through trial and error, I have managed
to teach myself how to scan photos, 
where to find them once they are scanned and
how to edit them for use in this mini book.


The paper pack that I began with was 
'Chic Bebe Boy' by Teresa Collins.

Each page started as a piece of black chipboard and
covered with various D/P's, found in the pack.

The pages are all different lengths and bound using 
my Cinch machine and Zutter coils.

The photos were printed in black and white
to tie into the colour theme of the paper.











One of the best things in creating this book, 
was the flood of memories as I went through
the photos of my little prince.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~



Friday, October 4, 2013

GIRL PUPPY SYMPATHY CARDS

This has certainly been a year
of goodbyes to puppies.

And with that, comes the need for 
suitable cards of sympathy
to send to the puppie's humans.



I found this sweet little verse online
and decided to use it
for some cards.


A little silver heart and dog bone were
attached to the ribbon to
complete the card.


These will be used for girls and I am
in the process of making
the same cards in aqua
for the little boys.

Thanks for stopping by,

~Bonnie~


AUTUMN SPLENDOR

While it's sad to see Summer come to an end, 
everywhere you look here in Ontario,
you can't escape the beauty
of the changing
 seasons.

The colours of Autumn are the essence
of nature's beauty.

These little tags were made and
attached to jars filled with
Werther's candies
for Mom and a couple of her friends.



The leaves were cut and embossed using
the Cuttlebug Maple Leaf set.

Gold shimmering mist was sprayed
on the leaves to give them a bit of glimmer.

The sentiment is CTMH and was coloured
with Stampin'Up markers and stamped onto
white embossed card stock.

Thanks for stopping by.

~Bonnie~