workshops: chunky idea keeper

CONGRATULATIONS TO HEATHER WILLIAMS FOR WINNING THIS WORKSHOP!

AVAILABLE TODAY! NEW CHUNKY IDEA KEEPER WORKSHOP!

Chunky Idea Keeper Promo from Rae Missigman on Vimeo.

I am so excited to announce that I am ready to launch my NEW WORKSHOP!

Beginning TODAY you will have FIVE chances to win a seat in this class!

1. Leave a comment here telling me why you would like to take this workshop,

2. LIKE us on FACEBOOK,  3. SHARE this on Twitter, 4. PIN IT on Pinterest and

5. Share this with a friend! Don't forget to come back here and let me know that

you have completed each chance to win! It's that easy! I will announce the

winner on Saturday, April 14th !     

OR VISIT RAEMISSIGMAN.ETSY.COM TO SIGN UP NOW!

{looks so good i could eat it}

Pretty silky petals - all ready to be made into ruffled peonies.

I love the way a jar of these silky petals looks. So bright and beautiful - like a jar full of gumdrops or gumballs. It reminds me of the penny candy jars, all lined up, just waiting for us to reach in a grab a handful. Can't wait to layer these up and make them into the beautiful silky peony pins that adorn my ruffled bags.

{for Mother's Day}

Sweet new bags - just in time for Mother's Day!

{friday fill-in's}

1. What a beautiful sunrise it was this morning!
2. Nothing better than a child's hug - right?
3. It's no surprise I can't find my coffee cup right now.
4. Trying something new here lately wasn't easy, but I am learning as I go.
5. I like to try new and interesting foods.
6. I Can Only Imagine is one of my most favorite songs!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a visit from friends tonight, tomorrow my plans include getting my daughter ready for her Senior Prom and Sunday, I want to take pictures at the Lake!

{reading between the lines}

I am not a painter. I am reader . . .

. . . but sometimes I like to pretend I am a painter. I surround myself with the tools of a painter - canvas, brushes, a palette of beautiful colors, and I pretend to paint. If a canvas were a book, I could paint it all day long. My mind racing across each page leaving a scenic landscape, a solitary figure, a busy street. But a canvas is not a book, and so I choose to read between the lines. I ignore the rules and just paint. I let the brush read and the paint define. I let go and become someone else. Someone in a book. A painter, just for a day.

{you're never too young to repurpose}

Walking through the living room I had to smile . Sophie had repurposed a candle . It was now the dining room table for Barbie and her pals. She is eleven. So you see....you are never too young to repurpose!

live the repurposed life: pretty paper

Whenever I am working on a project that requires dyes or inks, or even paints, I always use a piece of newsprint or watercolor paper as "underpaper." A favorite tip I learned from my very talented friend, Roben-Marie. It saves cleaning up a big mess, but it also leaves me with a great piece of colorful paper to use for other projects. Last week I used some watercolor paper under a dye project. The week before I had used the same piece of paper to catch drips of paint and gesso. This week I cut sweet little hearts out of this paper and used them to make some notecards for Vintage Hip in Springfield, Alabama. Available in my Etsy Shoppe soon!

{recycled tags}

In an effort to not waste such lovely brown paper I decided to "go green" and make some tags for my new cards out of recycled grocery sacks. Besides loving the color, they are made from a really great tough paper. Want to make some for yourself? Fold the sack neatly, as it would come from the factory. Place in trimmer and cut to 8.5 x 11 inches. Slit any remaining folds with scissors. Place in printer and print. I printed on the grocery stamped side as I loved the way it looked. The all brown side would be nice too!

{friday fill-in's}

remnants to ruffles: for the love of reading

Electronic Readers are everywhere today. It seems as if everyone is reading on the go, and lucky for me! I have a new batch of EReader Cases all stitched up and ready to go to Vintage Hip in Alabama, and into my Etsy Shoppe as well!