a quick repurposed craft - luggage tag

For this quick project, I re-purposed the vintage leather business card holder portion of a wallet into a luggage tag.  I bought the wallet for a dollar, but found it too bulky to use.  So I took the business card holder out of it and used a scrap booking template for a tag and made matching front and back pieces.  I cut out the center of the back and used one of the clear card envelopes for a window.  I even cut down the information card to fit in the new luggage tag.  I used scrap booking stickers to create the design on the front of the tag.  The stickers are quite strong and I didn't need to use any other glue to keep them in place on the leather.  I used a regular paper punch to put the hole in the top of the tag and secured thin ribbon through it.  Now I have a cute little monogrammed luggage tag.  Get those creative ideas flowing and enjoy making fashion happen!

Embellished Picture Frame - Easy Crafting

This is a very simple project I completed recently.  I purchased the blue padded 'leather' picture frame at Goodwill for 99 cents.  Then I found the puffy stickers in the scrapbooking department at Walmart for an additional 99 cents.  I think the end result is charming - and best of all, affordable.  I had several other ideas to embellish the frame including putting flat rhinestones along the top and bottom or embellishing it with flip-flop ribbon to use with a picture of my husband and me on our honeymoon.  No matter how you embellish it, it is an inexpensive way to be creative and personalize a plain frame.

Its my first post!

Welcome to my new blog! This blog is about creativity in a tough economy.  How do you stay fashionable on a thrift store budget?  How do you enjoy life when all the rules are changing?  And how cute are the cats in my life!  Stay tuned.