August JOC Show #2

We're back with another new JOC show featuring some fun and exciting projects! Lynn Hashino is back with a beautiful jewelry line, Vintaj...

Flowers, fairires, birds and more are in this line that people are using to make into jewelry as well as embellish their mixed media projects. On the show, Lynn shows how to make shape a piece into a stunning ring. Right now, this line is available at the Hilo and Mapunapuna Bead Shoppes.

Next, I had a lightbulb go off in my head for an idea...literally! We have some cute glass lightbulb jars that open up so that you can fill them. I turned it into a photo holder and colored them with alcohol inks for a fast and easy project.

Gloria uses Alcohol inks with her project, too. She'll show us how to create a beautiful background for cardmaking and more!

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you get a chance to see this episode. Hope you had a great summer! Happy Crafting!

Flat Leilani ends her vacation with Jenny V.!

Jenny V. from Jenny's Creations invited Flat Leilani to join her and her family on some fun adventures on Oahu.

They went out to the Makapuu Lighthouse. Look at the beautiful ocean below!

They took her all the way out to Laniakea Beach to see the Honu (sea turtles).

Lucky Leilani got treated to some ono grinds at the original Giovanni's Shrimp truck... my mouth is just watering looking at those tasty shrimp!

Well, Flat Leilani's vacation has come to an end and she truly enjoyed all of her wonderful adventures with her new friends. You'll still see her from time to time, vacation is all pau but not the fun times!

Thanks to everyone for stopping by today and visiting all the time! We hope you had fun and learned a little about the different places she visited. So until the next time, Happy Crafting!

Flat Leilani meets the Chickens!

Flat Leilani is still vacationing all over the place. She recently got to go to Kauai with Jayne and her family. They took her to the Swinging Bridge in Hanapepe...yup, it's still swinging!

And Black Pot Beach in Hanalei...

They saw lots of birds flying around and nesting at the Kilauea Lighthouse.

And speaking of birds...well, you know, Kauai and their famous Chickens! They are everywhere!

I can see that Flat Leilani had a great time visiting Kauai with Jayne and her family. Hmmm...wonder where she'll show up next?!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you're having a FUN week!

Crystal Cupcake Update

For those of you that were interested in making Lynn H.'s beaded cupcake with Swarovski crystals, here's the project sheet.

Sweet Happy Crafting!

Luvin' that Bohemian Style!

Geez, gone for a week and I almost missed out on all the great new stuff in the stores! I checked out the aisles and I really love that Bohemian collection of Clear Stamps...

Notecards, just add a few more embellishments to dress them up!

Stationary, for when a card doesn't have quite enough room to say what you want to say...

Note Pads, the perfect size to carry around for notes and shopping lists...

Jotter Mouse Pads, great for writing down a new blog address when you're surfing the web!

Or use the calendar one to keep track of your busy crafting projects, love the new cute litte gift cards, too.

Wow, I can see a lot of possibilities with these goodies, good thing they are all only 4 for $5.00, mix and match! Hmm, think I need to get more...

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you all have a really SUPER Weekend! Happy Crafting!

Flat Leilani does the CHA CHA in Chicago!

Sorry, I've been MIA but I was traveling with Flat Leilani last week. We had a really great time, even though we spent a lot of time in airports, 5 states in a week! In the middle of our trip, we spent a few days in Chicago for the CHA show. The show is actually held in the city of Rosemont.

And whenever we're there, we just gotta have some famous deep dish stuffed Chicago style pizza at Giordano's...it's soooo good!

Because it's summer, all the pretty flowers are everywhere! Flat Leilani found herself a good spot to cool off from the heat.

One of our first stops at the show was to the Flower Soft booth. What a great surprise to learn that our Mapunapuna Ben Franklin store had won First Place for a Retailer's Display contest. Congratulations to Caroline and her creative staff! Go visit the store to see the beautiful samples that they have made.

As we walked around the show, we bumped into some of our crafty friends. Here's Lindsay Ostrom with her Flat Fanny. Lindsay has been very busy, she had some lines of really cute scrapbook paper that she designed over at Pinecone Press. She's so talented!

Speaking of busy and talented, Flat Leilani was so tickled to meet  my friend, Tim Holtz! Tim is everywhere at the shows because he has so many companies he designs and creates for. He and I talked about maybe him coming over for a visit...wouldn't that be fun!

All in all, we had a great trip and I'll be sharing more photos a little later. Thank You All for taking time out of your busy schedules to stop by and visit. Have a great week and Happy Crafting!

August Joy of Crafting Show #1

On this first August JOC show, it's all about jewelry making! First, we have Gloria from our Pearl City BFC introducing you to the fine art of Kumihimo.

We have the simple foam disks in our stores to make creating beautiful braids super easy! You can add beads and other special fibers to make beautiful pieces of jewelry.

Then, by popular request, we brought back Lynn Hashino and her sweet Crystal Cupcake. It's a really easy beading project and we do have a project sheet to make a beaded cupcake which you can convert to the crystals.

Lastly, I'm still loving the buttons, so I show you how to make those cute and simple Button Rings. And we have a project sheet for that one, too!

Hope you can catch this episode and get some ideas so you can start fashioning your own one-of-kind jewelry pieces, too! Thanks for stopping by today and hope you have a great week! Happy Crafting!

Hello Leilani!

Flat Leilani is so Lucky! As Berenice's blog says...she is having one Sweet Escape! Look who she got to hang out with!

Isn't Berenice's Hello Kitty collection so cute!

Thanks for stopping by this week and following along on Flat Leilani's adventures. Have a GREAT Weekend Everybody!

Friendship Across the Miles!

We were so excited when Berenice from Sweet Escape, invited Flat Leilani to Mexico. Rushed her passport through and before you know it, she was there. Lucky Girl!

Berenice took her to some awesome places like this famous archaelogical zone near Mexico City called "Teotihuacan".

Then in Mexico City, they visited a children's museum called, Papalote.

Lastly,  she got to see a famous monument called "The Angel"

What a beautiful time she is having in Mexico with Berenice. She also is getting a wonderful tan since she's been there (if you noticed in the photos). For those of you who don't know Berenice's blog, you should visit the Sweet Escape. She is very talented and her projects are really inspiring!

Hmmm...think I want Mexican for lunch today, at least I can be there in spirit! Thanks for visiting the blog today and hope you have an awesome weekend planned!

Movie Time!

After all that fun with Creative Grammie, Flat Leilani went to visit Jayne. They went to the movies and let's see if you can guess which one she voted for...

Honestly, don't know how Jayne found time for the movies with all of her cute but very intricate crafts she makes. Check out her blog, HandmadeCuteCrafts. BTW, Flat Leilani Loves Jayne's Toyota, too ;)! Well, I know this is just the beginning of her adventures but she sure is having FUN!

If you and your friends want to meet Flat Leilani, just drop me a note at joyofcrafting@gmail.com!

Thank You for stopping by today and hope you're enjoying your summer, too! Check back tomorrow, Flat Leilani told me a little about where she was heading next and call I can say is WOW!

Flat Leilani got Creative with Grammie!

Creative Grammie knows a lot about crafts and she also knows how to have a good time! CG and her family treated Flat Leilani to a really fun-packed day this past weekend. First , they showed her around the backyard.

Grammie grows her own lavender!

And look at the delicious strawberries! Yum!

Ahhh... a little chillaxin' before they hit the road for an adventure. Flat Leilani really loves the cute outfit CG made for her!

Grammie took her to the Hale'iwa Arts Festival! Mr. H chose this beautiful carved mermaid for Leilani's backdrop.

See the details of the carved wood.

Leilani had a great time because Hoku, the furry family member, was able to join them. She loves animals!

After a long fun day, it was time to get some grinds at Windward Mall. Since she's watching her figure, Leilani shared her plate with Mr. H.!

Thank You Creative Grammie for treating Flat Leilani to some fun times!

Thank you all for stopping by today and you really should check out Grammie's blog. She really does some AMAZING crafts! Hope you are all having a great week!

Flat Leilani starts her adventures!

Hope you all had a Great weekend! Looks like Flat Leilani already started having some fun with her new friends. Chris from Crafts in the City took her along to the Relay for Life at Magic Island.

Here she is with Coby(left) and Jenny(right) from Market City BFC and Chris(center).

Here she is taking a break from walking the relay, checking out the beautiful luminarias that line the track.

Flat Leilani is having such a great time with everyone, please tell her "Hi!" when you see her! Thanks for stopping by today and have an Awesome Week!

July 2010 JOC Show #2

Summer is sure going by fast! Hope you can slow it down long enough to join us for the second new show of July. We start the show off with a new guest for JOC, Joan Burrick from our Pearl City BFC. Joan contributed the Silversword Lei design to our Lei Book #8. We're lucky to have her share her lei making tips with us!

Then, we welcome back Cheryl Miyashiro to show us how to make cute 3-D paper flowers using the Sizzix 3-D Flower die. Earlier this year, Cheryl taught this to a lot of people at Market City BFC's paper party. So, I asked her to come on the show to teach the rest of us!

Then, we have Deb Zeleznik from Rubber Stamp Plantation continuing her watercolor technique, this time on a beautiful frame.It's fun to see how she adds so many different textures and elements into this collage design. This is definetely a must see!

Thank You ALL for taking time out to visit today! Hope everyone is having a Fun and Crafty Summer!

Host a Vacation Guest and get a chance to win!

Can't believe it's already July! Hmmm...July. Seems like the summer is slipping away so fast and I don't see a vacation on my calendar anytime soon. Then, I got this idea from my friend Lindsay Ostrom. I'm thinking I'll have to settle for vacationing vicariuosly through the adventures of Flat Leilani!

Who's that, you ask? Well, Flat Leilani is a Hawaiian cousin to Flat Stanley. For those of you who don't know Flat Stanley, I'll explain. Flat Stanley started as a 1964 storybook by Jeff Brown.

In 1995, Schoolteacher Dale Hubert turned it into a project to promote letter writing. Many school teachers particpate in this project and it connects students from schools all around the world. You never know, one day, a Flat Stanley might even show up in your mailbox for a visit!

The idea is for the letter recipient to take Stanley along and document the visit with pictures. Then, mail all of that back to the sender. The students then make a scrapbook journal of where their Flat Stanley went, including the letters and photos.

Since the start of the project, Flat Stanley now has a lot of different relatives and friends.

And so, here she is,  Flat Leilani!

If you'd like to play along, here's what you need to do. Email me at joyofcrafting@gmail.com with your mailing address so I can send you a Flat Leilani to play with. You can color her and dress her up any way you want. Then, take her on some adventures with you and take some photos. Email me the photos, so we can share with everyone where she's been hanging out. Flat Leilani's got a lot of vacation time, so we'll do this until Sunday, August 15th.

Of course, Flat Leilani and I will be so thankful that we'll be sending some omiyage(gifts) to a few random host participants!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you all decide to invite Flat Leilani to spend some time with you!

By popular request...Cheryl's Pulley Card!

Hi Y'all! After Cheryl did that amazing Pulley card on the Joy of Crafting, we've had many requests for the instructions. So, Cheryl wrote them up and we now have a project sheet for you.Have Fun and Happy Crafting!