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I am a Southern DIY blogger and Designer known for fearlessly conquering anything and everything do-it-yourself. I aim to create unique designs by working through my thoughts, dreams, emotions, and tons of glitter! I believe in doing things that make my heart flutter and smile, and I live by my motto, “Life is simple and so should your style.” To learn more about me, visit jaderbomb.com or email me at [email protected]. You can also visit my Etsy shop at jaderbomb.etsy.com. Make sure to check out my FREE PRINTABLES site www.freeprettyprintables.com My biggest accomplishment thus far is being a guest on the Martha Stewart show, yes she smells good. I love my dog Ceaux Ceaux, pens,the smell of Christmas, GOLD, Dr. Pepper and blogging. BTW: I bleed glitter, all shades.

I love getting cards in the mail. It’s not often that happens because we have so much technology. BUT, what if you changed that! Once a month you should make ONE card and send it to someone special. That’s not hard right? Once I show you this tutorial you might end up doing 5 cards a month because it’s super chic, contemporary and cute.

Good news is this weekend is MOTHER’S DAY! What a perfect time to make a special card for your your mum!

Let’s get started

–Fiskars – ProCision – 12 Inch Rotary Bypass Trimmer
-Scrapbook Paper
-Craft Knife
-Tape

Use paper that makes you smile. If you know who you are sending it to you could even design the card completely around them!

Get the paper that you want to use for the card. I used a piece of paper that looks like a notebook. I did this because I wanted it to look neat when I wrote inside. Simply fold your sheet of paper (8×10) in half, then fold it again in half.

Use your cutter and cut different size strips.

Start by making a small incision with your craft knife to the end of your paper. You want to be careful when doing this because you don’t want to cut a strip too big. You will slide your strips of paper through the slits then tape the back. I love this project because you can be super creative and overlap your paper as much as you like.

I made an abstract initial, a T. I then added different strips along the top to dress it up. Don’t be afraid to create a beautiful abstract card. Enjoy! I hope in return you will get a card in the mail, it’s super fun and brings you back to how things used to be.

See ya in the next post!

* I am now working with YaYa Club Clothing Company as their Social Media Manager. Make sure you check out their Facebook page HERE because we will soon be doing ton’s of awesome giveaways!

*If you are not sure how to use the Fiskar’s trimmer check out my review and tutorial HERE.

*Don’t forget this Sunday is Mother’s day! Not sure what to get you Mum check out this cool candle you can make her HERE.

*Other important dates coming up
May 18 is Armed Forces Day
May 24 is Victoria Day
May 27 is Memorial Day

Well here goes another great month of “crafty” crafts. I am having so much fun doing the 12 month’s of Martha every month. This month I received a great big box box full of Martha goodies. Of course I always open the box and the first thing I think of is “What can I make with all of these materials”…
Then I realize that would end up looking like a hot mess, haha. I have always wanted an herb garden, you know the kind that is small, cute and you can keep it in your kitchen. Can you believe I finally made one! You can too. Seriously, it so easy and fun.

Let’s get started Jaderbugs!

Isn’t this herb garden so cute! My favorite thing is that it looks quite elegant with the little white stripes wrapping all the way around the container. I never thought I would wrap yarn around something to display in my home but this yarn is so “fannnnncyyy”. (Say that like you are from the South)

*Decorative paper
*Layering Punch, Flourish Frame
*Craft Glue
*Mambo Yarn
*Baker’s Twine
*Herbs
*Wooden Skewers

You can purchase all of the items I used by clicking on the linky links!

Get together whatever herbs you love and some garden soil.

I wanted to show you how beautiful this mambo yarn is up close.
You can braid it, knot it, wrap it or make jewelry. You can even use it as a trim for home décor and fashion accessories.

It’s made of 75% Acrylic, 7% Wool, 9% Nylon, 6% Viscose, 3% Angora

This new double punch punches a solid shape and the die cut shape. I think this is the coolest thing ever.
Another good thing is it stands up right on their own, which makes for easy storage.

See, you can get the solid shape in a jiffy.

If you don’t want the solid shape you can get the frame. This frame will fit completely around the solid shape.

Get any container you want to put your herbs in.

Start by adding a dab of hot glue on the container and gently placing the yarn on top of it.

Continue wrapping until it is all covered. I love it just like this, right!

Once you are completely done fill that baby up with soil and herbs.

With your double punch, punch out the solid shape and the frame. When you buy flowers or herbs they have that little label in the soil that says the name of herb and how to take care of it. I cut the picture from the label off then glued it on top of the solid shape. When done place the frame over it.

On the back I put the name of the actual herb just incase I forget.

If you want the make the labels I just showed you you will need:

*Glue
* Skewer
*Baker’s Twine

Spread a little craft glue on the stick. Rub it thoroughly over the stick with your finger.

Wrap the baker’s twine around the stick while the glue is still wet.

VOILA! This is what you will be left with. A hunka burning love on your kitchen window seal!

I hope you enjoyed this post and would really love if you shared this wonderful craft!

*JANUARY craft HERE
* FEBRUARY craft HERE and HERE
*MARCH craft HERE

Check out some of my other crafty friends doing the 12 months of Martha also!

A LITTLE TIPSY
A NIGHT OWL
DIY DREAMER
DOLLAR STORE CRAFTS
ECLECTICALLY VINTAGE
YOU ARE MY FAVE
FIREFLIES AND JELLYBEANS
DAMASK LOVE
MODERN DAY MOMS
SEW WOODSY
SOMETHING TURQUOISE
STUDIO DIY
SUGAR AND CLOTH
THE ALISON SHOW

Do you love coffee as much as I do? Do you travel places with your coffee because you are always on the go?
DO you wish you could decorate your “travel” mug to reflect your personality? If so then I just know you will love the tutorial I did for Fave Crafts!

Drinking coffee has never looked cooler! I hope to see lot’s of people walking around with decorative travel mugs now!

VIEW FULL TUTORIAL

Happy Saturday everyone! It’s Festival International here in Lafayette so you know what that means? It mean’s good food, good friends and good music! Last night I fell in love with a certain band. Seriously I always love hearing new bands but this one just won over my heart. I am not sure if it was the fact that they were all so cute, that they were wearing kilts, or that the energy they all had went superb together. The name of the band is Bodh’aktan. Here is a fun video of them, I hope you enjoy them! Did I mention this was their first trip to the U.S.? If you like them make sure to buy one of their CD’s HERE.

Sending you big Festival International hugs!

These day’s it can be hard to find that perfect git to give someone, especially your mother. It can be tricky because no matter how many times you ask them what they want, they will ALWAYS say “oh nothing”… You know what that means. It means I really want something but I don’t want to “ask” for anything. Don’t get me wrong buying a gift in any store can make your mom smile. Those gifts can get pricey also. I have a much better idea for you this year. Make something that is completely unique and special. Yep, you got that right. We are going to make something with our two little hands.

Good news is this craft can be done in a few hours so if you “forget” to get something you can still tackle that special gift.

We are going to throw some “attitude” in the mix. What? You don’t know what I am talking about! Well I am talking about an amazing product called Craft Attitude. Today I will be using the Décor Attitude.

Don’t forget to enter at the bottom of my post to win a fabulous Craft Attitude prize package.
The lucky winner will receive all eight Craft Attitude products: Shoe Attitude, Scrapbooking Attitude, Wood Attitude, Jewelry Attitude, Decor Attitude, Magnet Attitude, Flower Attitude and Quilt Attitude. WAHOO!

Make sure to check out my other crafty friends: April 22: Gloria Uhler. April 25: Jaderbomb. April 29: Megan Elizabeth. May 2: Cyn Gagen. May 6: The Graphics Fairy. May 9: Allison Kreft Abad. So be sure to check out their projects (and their giveaways).

To find out more about Craft Attitude, click here. And they’re even offering FREE SHIPPING for this promotion!

How flipping cute is this! The one thing I love the most is you can personalize it with whatever words fit your mother. I have included the words I used in this post just incase you want to use them. Let’s get started!

Once you print out the words (attached below) cut them out. You want to get as close to the word as you can. If you don’t want to use the words you can make your own. I used Photoshop but if you don’t have that, use PicMonkey. Plus it’s FREE. It’s really easy to use and you can choose your own font’s and colors.

It’s very easy to use the Decor Attitude. When you take the sheets of film out one side will be super shiny. You want to print on that side of the paper. When it is done printing let it dry for about 2 hours. We just want to make sure it’s completely dry. It’s really that simple Jaderbugs.

Once you have all of your words cut out get your glue stick and coat the section you are applying the word to. I am using Aleene’s max tacky adhesive. This stuff is amazing!

Gently peel the backing off of the word and voila! This is what it will look like. A flimsy piece of film with a word on it.

As soon as you peel the film off of the backing apply it to the candle. Piece of advice. If you go out and get an LED candle make sure you get one that is flat on the surface. I got one that is super textured and it was a little difficult to adhere the film to the candle. It’s ok if you have a textured one because this is still such a special gift!

Tadah!!! Here is your subway art candle.

FYI: Do NOT put this on a real candle. Only LED.

You can save this picture to your desk top and print it out if you want to use the words I am using. I hope you enjoyed this post! See you in the next one!

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*Make sure to check out my Fiskars ProCision trimmer review HERE.

***I received product for this post but all opinions are my own***

WOW! That is exactly how I will start this post because this product I am about to show you just made my life so much easier. I do a lot of cutting and trust me I have tried many products looking for that “perfect” edge. Sometimes a product works great until the blade goes bad then you are at square one! Know what I mean! This ProCision cutter is like WHAM BAM THANK YA MAM!

I did a FULL review on the FaveCrafts site!

VIEW FULL REVIEW HERE

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