Flowers

I made some pretty fabric flowers myself last week. My hubby and I were going to the Military Ball, and my dress needed a little something to make it extra special, so I decided to go with some pretty flowers!

I made three different styles of flower. For the large flower I cut out lots of circles, and then folded them in half or in thirds to make it look like lots of petals. Then I added some black netting to make it unique, and finished it off with a pretty black bead and some pearls.

For the medium flower I cut a long strip of fabric and then twisted it and wrapped it around to form the flower. Then I cut two little black circles and burned the edges to make it ruffle a bit for the center and finished it with three pearls.

For the small flower I cut several circular shapes and burned the edges, then layered them and finished it with three little black beads and a pearl. All in all they were really easy and fun to make.

So what do you think? Did they add that extra pizazz to my dress that I was looking for?

My Sister's Got Talent!

Look at this GoRgEoUs necklace she made.

She came home for the weekend from Cedar City, and whipped this together in no time. Talent I tell ya! And isn't she just beautiful!

Here is a closeup of the white flower. The other pictures didn't show the detail very well.

Here is another beauty she made this weekend. Love it!

I LOVE all of the cute flowers that you see around these days. I must make me some stylin' necklaces like these soon! AND wouldn't these make great Mother's Day gifts!

Now you go and give it a try, and then come back and share what you have created!

Thrift Store Chest

Awhile back I was shopping at the D.I., our local thrift store, and I found this lovely gem! I had been wanting some sort of storage for blankets in our living room, and this was perfect!

It looks like it was homemade, but it had some sticky foam on it, and didn't have a finish on it. So all we had to do was sand it down and stain it! (When I say 'we' I mean my hubby!)

I think it turned out quite nice, but what do you think? I think that I might still put a clear coat on it, but we will see!

Note: after looking at these pictures, I might still make it a little darker.

Changes!

Hello! I'm back and I'm excited for some changes that I am making to this blog. I will be making this a craft blog, showcasing much much more than just jewelry. I have taken a step back from making and selling jewelry, and will focus more on other kinds of crafts I'm making, thrift store finds, and other various DIY projects. I plan to post often with fun ideas that inspire my creativity (and hopefully yours too!)

Have a great day!

I'm Having a Giveaway!!

Hello everyone!! It's been quite awhile since I've posted anything, but I wanted to quickly let everyone know about my giveaway. I am featured on Dandy Giveaway's Blog and am giving the lucky winner $20 to my etsy shop!! So head on over to Dandy Giveaways to enter to win, but HURRY because it ends tomorrow night! Have a great day!
Here's the link: http://dandygiveaway.blogspot.com/2009/11/mariahs-creations.html

FREE!!

I just wanted to let you all know that I'm having FREE shipping to anywhere in the world for the whole month of October!! So be sure to take a look at my etsy shop and get a jump on your Christmas shopping!

www.mariahscreations.etsy.com

Feature Friday!!

So I've decided that I'm going to stick to doing features once a week, and since 'Feature Friday' just has a nice ring to it, Friday's will be the days that I do features!! That being said here are the shops that I'd like to share today.

First...Authentic Arts by Jenny Hoople

Her shop is another fabulous jewelry shop full of glamorous, colorful, natural jewelry. I've really been in the fall mood, and Jenny has several items that are great pieces for fall. Here is one of my favorites called "Sunset Necklace."

The next shop is...So Passe

This shop is filled with wonderful unique, retro, and one of a kind handmade and vintage accessories, clothing and other great items. These earrings are also very autumn-ish. They are called "Peacock Coin Earrings."

Next...Studio M.M.E.

What a cool shop this is!! It is full of Victorian-style pen and ink prints and photos. I love black and white photography, so the photos that Megan has taken with a 60-year-old Kodak Duaflex II are amazing to me!! I especially love this one, "Island Park", which goes right along with my 'Fall' theme today!And last for today...Fuzzington

This shop has some very cute fuzzy creatures made from pipe cleaners. I had trouble deciding which one to include because they are all so cute, but decided to stick with the theme!! So here is this adorable "Halloween Fuzzy Spider Tarantula Ring."

So that's it for today! Hope you are all having a fabulous fall so far!! Be sure to stop by and check out all of these great shops!