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Hooo Rahhhh Hooo Rahhh! All aboard on the crafty caboose y’all. It’s that day of the week where me and my friends will show you some fabulous SUMMER CRAFTS , sha-bang! I hope these projects encourage you to start crafting cause they are all super cuhyute. Don’t forget to give them all some LOVE, cause they give love back!

SUMMER CRAFTS1.  It’s like a two in one deal y’all! Mark Montano mixed two pretty cool ingredients together and BAM he, this came out!

2.  Like Modest Mouse once said and we ALL FLOAT ON. I have always wanted to be a “floater” so I guess I will make this and become one. Margot Potter makes the COOLEST projects so make sure and see just HOW she made this necklace

3.  Cawww Cawww (yes that is a bird noise) I love the way Cathie Filian‘s bird charm ring came out. Wait till you see just how easy it is to make.

4.   What!? Nautical HOME DECOR with plain ole party supplies. ARrrrrrrrrrr…. I am loving this and I know you will do thanks to Heather Mann.

5.  We all know you have fabric “scraps”. Or maybe you throw yours away. When you see what Crafty Chica does with her scraps you will surely save yours! These earring’s surely will be on my ears SOON!

6.  Last but not least, check out my latest “undies” tutorial. You can really see what my undies LOOK LIKE!

SUMMER CRAFTS are always fun especially when you have friends and family to share them with.  All of these crafts would be great things to bring on summer vacations. You could also give them as birthday presents!

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Happy Bloggy Thursday my Jaderbugs! Today we will hang out with some pretty crafty friends Mark Montano Cathie Filian Margot Potter Heather Mann and Kathy Cano-Murillo  I hope you craft your hearts out! It’s all about making things to inspire those around us. Have fun checking everyone out, now let’s SHARE with the world! 
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 Patriotic Hair Extensions by Crafty Chica

Kathy (aka Crafty Chica) creates patriotic hair extensions that will rock your 4th of July weekend! This would be a fun kids craft also!

6 great summer crafts to make

Crystal Link Jewelry by Mark Montano

The super talented Mark Montano shows us how to make Crystal Link Jewelry in a jiffy!

6 great summer crafts to make

 4th of July Chip Bowl by Handmade Happy Hour

Cathie Filian from Handmade Happy Hour gets us ready for the 4th of July with some fun table décor. How cute will this look on your kitchen table with a candle in it!

6 great summer crafts to make

 DIY Crystal Cocktail Ring by DIY Doyenne

The amazing Margot Potter creates beautiful crystal cocktail rings with Swarovsky crystals…….Just think you can have a cocktail witha cocktail!

6 great summer crafts to make

Braided Raffia Bracelets byBromeliad Living

Heather at DollarStoreCrafts weaves up some magic with a raffia and charm bracelet that is, well, simply charming! This would look great on anyones’s wrist!

6 great summer crafts to make

 Trophy Cup Flower Pots by Jaderbomb

Check out how I turned boring trophies into magical plant houses!

 See you in the next post! If you didn’t check out the IMPORTANT news I shared yesterday on the blog click HERE to see

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Upcycled Crafts - JaderbombHappy “show me something mister” Thursday! You know what today is. Time to show you what my crafty peeps Mark, Cathie, Margot and Heather have been cooking up this week. I am excited about all of them and I know you will too! This week it’s all about up-cycled crafts. We have a little charm love, pearl love, jar love and road rage love. 

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DIY Father’s Day Frame   by Margot Potter at Diy Doyenne.
Margot Potter The Impatient Crafter shows us how to run the roads the right way! Check out this awesome picture frame she made using toy cars. Perfect for Father’s day this weekend.

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Chunky Junk Charm Choker  by Mark Montano.
Mark Montano sent me to heaven with his chunky junk charm necklace. I think I will make a bracelet to go along with my neck decor. Perfect way to use all of those memorable little things laying around, right!

Upcycled-Crafts-JaderbombCoco Chanel Inspired Necklace for $1 by Heather from Dollar Store Crafts.
Heather shows us how to dress like a star with her CoCo Chanel inspired necklace for $1. Yes you heard that right! You can absolutely wear this necklace with anything I tell ya.

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Recycled Jar Candle Holder by Cathie Filian at Handmade Happy Hour.
Cathie Filian  shows us how to bring the party to our back yard. I love anything recycled especially jars. You can do so much with them.

Make sure to check out my latest cupcake liner party hat!

I hope you enjoyed all of these crafts and you make each one of them. What is something you have you have up-cycled lately?

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12monthsofmarthaI have to admit that this months box of goodies was quite delightful. Mainly because it was filled with Martha Stewart’s new line of jewelry. Delightful to me means I was shaking my head for a minute trying to figure out what I was going to make. I will say, I am pretty darn crafty Jaderbugs but me making jewelry?! I have to be honest the box was making me a little nervous until I lit my Nag Champa in my studio and threw on my favorite play list. I quickly realized that Martha knew what she was doing when she designed this line. She figured out a way to make it easy for anyone to make classy pieces of jewelry in a heartbeat. Check out this video to hear Martha’s message.

Martha, if you are reading this… YOU ROCK
{{ok, this is asking a lot but if you do read this just shoot me a comment and let me know what you think, hehe}}

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ingredients chain|czech beads|wire|jump rings|flat nose pliers|small flush cutter|clasp

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I love these beads so much. Anytime I see “Ombre” I replay Martha telling me about Oscar de la Renta’s Ombre craze on the show and how beautiful his gowns were.
One day I will wear one of those!

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||First thing you will do is cut the wire that’s holding all of the beads together. I like to snip it on the tip.

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||Grab your wire and wrap it around one of loops.
It’s really important to coat the whole strand of chain with beads so start as close to the edge as possible.

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The catch to this is pretending you are a kid jumping through hoops. I swear it’s that simple. Put a bead on, pass the wire through the next loop then add another bead. Continue doing this until your chain is completely filled with blue beads.

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I used the colors in the order they came in. The Ombre look is what I was going for.

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When you get to the end secure with a jewelry clasp and VOILA! You just made a unique piece of jewelry. I hope you have fun with this new collection!

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Make sure you come back tomorrow for a new craft using the Martha Stewart Jewelry collection.

What would you make with this line?

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in other news

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

 

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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!

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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!

you will need

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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Tadah!!! Here is your subway art candle.

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

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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!

jaderbomb-ProCision Rotary Bypass Trimmer

VIEW FULL REVIEW HERE 

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