2024 Projects
January - Vision Board Crafternoon
At the beginning of the year, my daughter-in-law to be, Leizl, told me about Vision Boards. I had no idea of what they were. Put simply: it's a visual representation of your goals, a look at the bigger picture of what you want the future to look like.
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Later in the month, I hosted a Vision Board "Crafternoon!" It was fun! Several people had never heard of a Vision Board but ended up with really interesting and fun results. Here are two of them.
January - Real Life Poems
At years beginning, my sister-in-law, Melanie,
Inspired and encouraged me to start poetry.
I loved the medium; it was so much fun
Before I knew it, a poem had begun.
I vowed to start a new poem each day,
Luckily, my muse helped me not stray.
The poems are based on real events in my life.
Many cause laughter, but some lead to strife.
I became obsessed, and created plenty
And in fact I've already written twenty!
February Valentine's Hearts
With Lucy & Daisy
March - Purses for Lucy & Daisy
Years ago I gave my goddaughter, Sophia, a purse filled with a wallet money, credit cards, driver's license's, etc. She loved it. I wanted to do something similar for Lucy and Daisy and found these hand bags on Amazon. All I needed to do was add photos to their driver's license's and passport. They LOVED them!
April - Self Portrait Crafternoon
After my friends and I had so much fun making our Vision Boards, I decided to host a Crafternooon. In April, we did self portraits - they were hilarious!
April - Ruby
Our niece, Ruby, and family came for a visit in April. Little did I know what a budding artist she was. We spent the next three days making art! The first project was a collage of recycled acrylic paint. The next was a multi-media painting, complete with a dog house. Then she covered a root beer bottle with decorative paper and added bouquets of flowers. Her work was amazing. When we finished, I made her a logo that she can use on all of her projects! Super fun!
May - Sophia 12th Bday
My goddaughter Sophia turned 12 on May 18th, Given her love of Paris I made this 'dress' for her. She loved it! The writing below the dress translates to, Happy 12th birthday to my favorite Goddaughter. Love 'drina
May - Fabric Art Crafternoon
A while back I came in possession of 10 fabric sample books and decided to make fabric art. I did a few tests to make sure the fabric would stick to the boards. Here are the proto-types.
On May 28, three friends came over for a Craft afternoon. Here are the.results.
June - House for Corey & Leizl
I made this little house/tp holder for my son and his fiance! They loved it. I have to wait for their new house and I can add house numbers!
Murder Mystery Dinner
Last week Mr. Lynch and I attended a Murder Mystery Dinner. We had to dress up like our favorite detectives. I chose Columbo, he chose Bosche. I made masks for both of us. Super fun night shared with friends and family
June - Rubber Stamp Crafternoon
Another fun Crafternoon! I bought five different rubberstamps with faces of women. Here are the results of our night's work!
August - A Cube For Justine
One day, I took a dress to my seamstress. While there, I noticed a photo of a very handsome gentleman on her cork board. It turns out that he was someone who passed, someone who was very special to her. I decided to make a cube that she could cuddle up to any time. Here are the photos that went on the cube.
September - Mask Crafternoon
This might have been the best Crafternoon yet. Six ladies created six completely unique masks. Here they are:
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November - Crafternoon Gingerbread People
December - A Christmas Stocking for my new
Daughter-In-Law
