Have a blessed Easter, everyone!

Here's a bracelet I made using Craft Attitude and a worn out wood bracelet.  Each time I look at it, it makes me think of the kitchen cabinets at the house I grew up in.  My mother hand painted fruit baskets on each door with oil paint.  Oh, my sweet mom.  Now that I think about it, you could Craft Attitude your cabinets.

**Some of you have written to me asking how I get such illuminated surfaces with the Craft Attitude product.  Here's your new secret weapon—>

and BFF:  Liquid gilding paint!  I use it in silver and gold on almost everything.  The only thing I don't like about it is the clean up.  BUT!  I'll live because the result is worth it!  This paint is made by Martha Stewart/Plaid Enterprises.  Good stuff.

I applied the CA film with a permanent Elmer's glue stick.  Seal with matte Mod Podge.  Done deal.

This will be as close as I get to seeing the ball drop tonight.  My hunky fiance' brought home fancy appetizers and we made potato soup (his request).  I've been editing photos to the tune of a crackling fire with two dogs curled up snoozing.  Admittedly, we binge watched the Twighlight series this weekend (I'd never seen them) and therefore are relying on Netflix to entertain us tonight.  We don't have cable here at the cabin.   No pressure, Netflix.

I'm hooked on cable necklaces right now….and the Twighlight movies.  First, I was on Team Edward and by disc three I was on team make-up-your-mind-Bella.  Crikey.  They were fun to watch all in a row.  There is one theater sort of near that is still playing Breaking Dawn part II.  We'll see if I can make it through the week without seeing it.  I'm trying to detox because today I was using red paint and later on noticed I had red on my hand.  You'd think my first thought would be "paint," but instead it was "vampires."

2012 was a really good year.

I tackled some resolutions, released a new book, got engaged, and bought a house.  

Get ready 2013, because you've got some big shoes to fill!

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Cable necklace by Beadalon as seen on JTV.

Pendants by Plaid Enterprises.

This is more from the Jewelry Attitude collection.  I call this my Seeds of Change necklace.  I used Mod Podge to attach the words to wood beads.  Words can add so much to a design, yet it's still simple.  Until JA is launched, check out the Scrapbooking Attitude site for more cool ideas.  I'm working on a new video to show you a little bit more about the image transfer process.  There are so many variations on that technique, but this one is pretty much a two step operation.  Print it, Glue it.  Weeee!

This is a sunset photo transferred onto shell beads.  I love all the texture from the waves!  Wouldn't it be awesome if we were all beach side right now?  Ok, daydreaming over.