Tuesday, 1 May 2007

Smaller than a deck of cards

With all the self portraits I've been doing, I'm a little embarrassed not to have one on the designated day - sorry! So Lelly's challenge was:
*Show & tell one of your most treasured items. the catch is (YES, there is a catch)... it must be smaller than a deck of cards!*
I want to show this paint chip card holder I made awhile back from the instructions on Design Verb. You should really let the original site do the 'tell' on how to make this. I will tell you that it took me a whole evening, which is why I've only made one, but revisiting Design Verb has me inspired to try again.
How is this a treasured item? It represents my return to making, building, creating, and crafting. All work and no play - no more!
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14 comments:

  1. Elizabeth1 May 2007 at 00:21

    A spark to creativity is definitely a prized possession. It haw been fun catching up on your blog. Those flowers are adorable. What a great idea. Even I a non-sewer could pull that off.
    And your retreat looks like it was fun.

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  2. jenny1 May 2007 at 07:44

    What a great treasure! Everyone needs one of these. I am in desperate need of a creative outlet these days.

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  3. Mandy1 May 2007 at 08:19

    I too am in need of an outlet and can't wait to get this whole house deal out of the way. I want to paint and create!

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  4. Anonymous1 May 2007 at 11:40

    nice job! Once you experience making the first card holder, you'll be able to make them really fast..it took me a few hours for the first one, but it takes me 8 minutes for each now. I like the mustard color you used ;)

    cheers,
    _tango!
    www.designverb.com

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  5. Price Cream Parlor1 May 2007 at 12:02

    THis is really interesting! I will have to check it out! I love learning all these great new creative tricks!

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  6. Michelle Alley1 May 2007 at 13:49

    Excellent! I love it when people use things like this to create.

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  7. carlo1 May 2007 at 13:59

    hmm, that is so cool!

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  8. carlo1 May 2007 at 14:00

    oh and ditto on the "need a creative outlet" over here.

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  9. Anonymous1 May 2007 at 16:55

    Yes, yes...creativity fits perfectly for you!

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  10. Anonymous1 May 2007 at 17:22

    Hmm, I thought I commented last night, but maybe I got distracted by whoever Biby Cletus is.

    A creative spark is definitely a treasure. I put my work table in the crawl space to create the illusion of a larger room (for house selling purposes), and I haven't done anything creative since. I think it's getting to me. Cute card holder. I'll have to check out design verb.

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  11. Crystalyn1 May 2007 at 21:32

    a lot of meaning in that card holder. and what a good reminder for me to carve out some time to create and do something outside of all the "have to's" all around me. thank you!

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  12. stacy{s}1 May 2007 at 21:42

    i love it! creating is something i treasure too. i will have to try this out. thanks for sharing it.

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  13. sista # 22 May 2007 at 06:11

    I keep mine in a ziploc bag!haha
    Whenever we pass by paint samples in the store, the kids want to pick out their favorite colors -I let them take a few, but limit it.When we recently moved, I found sooo many stashed in drawers -I had to laugh!Cute & clever SPT post! -ciao

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  14. Angie2 May 2007 at 06:40

    Very creative. I will be checking this out. Thanks for the outlet.

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