Welcome everyone to Episode 7! Join us as we take on a mixed media project that is sure to bring a smile. We think you’ll enjoy the process so much, you’ll be making them for all the special people in your life…and perhaps even one for yourself! In our 2-minute craft countdown, we will show three simple gift-wrap ideas for Mother’s Day!
Of course, this episode wouldn’t be possible without this week’s sponsor: The Creative Connection Event! Watch our video to learn more, but let me just say — this 3-day conference is going to be spectacular! Whether you have a business, love the process of learning and creating, or even all of the above, you’ll want to be there. There are so many hands-on classes being taught by industry experts — crafts, jewelry, crochet/knitting, sewing, quilting, painting, you name it! It is September 16th, 17th, and 18th. Come for any or all of the days! Kris and I would love to see you there!
And as Nancy Soriano and Jo Packham, the creators of the event, have said, THE CREATIVE CONNECTION will bring together women who are passionate about being creative in their lives as artists, business owners, bloggers, and more! Come learn, network, market, and create!
Now, what are we making in Episode 7? Mixed media photo collages! Don’t let the project intimidate you — I learned how to do it while Kris was demonstrating, and it is so much FUN! Transferring your favorite photos onto canvas and then embellishing is something you will thoroughly enjoy. Take a look!
**Note: We’ve had good success with the decoupage medium called Liquitex “gloss medium.**
Yes, the ink from the photo has actually been transferred ONTO the CANVAS!! Wouldn’t you love to find out how?
You will not believe how easy this really is! Jump right in and have fun with it! The possibilities are endless!
Here are the links to some flowers we’ve made in past episodes:
Felt & Organza Flowers: Guest spot on Studio5 Show
Fabric Roses: Episode 1′s Two-Minute Craft Countdown
No-Sew Knot Flowers: Episode 5′s Two-Minute Craft Countdown
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Now, we all love a great give-away, right? You will not believe what we’re giving away this week, thanks to the generous donations of those who will be a part of The Creative Connection Event!
There are 3 ways to enter (read below), and TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE will win a prize(s)! Giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents, 18 years and older. (Void where prohibited.) Giveaway closes Friday, May 21st and winners will be announced Monday, May 24th. Look at this fantastic group of prizes that are waiting to be given away to 25 of our viewers!
Where Women Create is giving away 2, Where Women Create Books, as well as 4 issues of the Where Women Create Magazine. They are also giving away a ProvoCraft Yudu Screen Printing machine, a French General Bracelet kit, a Studio D Sharp Inspiration paper kit, the Create, Inspire and Dream wall hanging by Lisa Kaus, a Birdsong wall hanging by Anna Corba, 3 journals with 8 inscribed pencils, and a Where Women Create Bookmark. Wow!
One of my favorite quilting artists, Camille Roskelley, is giving away 6 of her quilting patterns! Aren’t they darling?!
Your jaw might just drop like mine did when I saw that Halligan Norris was giving one of our viewers this gorgeous necklace!
One of our favorite TV personalities, Cathie Filian, is giving away a package of her new glitter – all 7 beautiful colors! She has also released the book, 101 Snappy Fashions!
Lark Books, a sponsor of the event, is giving away two debut books in their Homemade Living Series by Ashley English: Keeping Chickens and Canning & Preserving — hot off the presses! Also, an advance copy of Vickie Howell’s much-anticipated May release, Craft Corps. Sweet!
Michael Miller fabrics will also be a sponsor, so we’re thrilled that the amazing fabric designer, Patty Young, will also be giving away 3 yards of her Flora & Fauna Fabric! Gorgeous!
Dara Dimagno is giving away these 2 gorgeous necklaces:
Founder and owner of Indygo Junction, Amy Barickman is giving away 3 of her most recent books and 14 of their newest patterns! (I think I hear the hum of my sewing machine calling my name!)
And take a look (or two!) at this toile linen and dupioni silk hanging sachet by Debbie Murray and Shea Fragoso. It is filled with lavender and buckwheat and needs to be in my house (oops, I mean in yours! REALLY!) Kidding aside, this would be a gorgeous addition to any room.
Take a look at these beautiful crocheted items! Want to make them? You can win the entire line of Crochet by Faye patterns! Thank you Robyn Chachula!
And finally, the lovely Serena Thompson from The Farm Chicks, is giving an all-season Farm Chicks papers gift pack, including 2 sets of everyday tags, everyday recipe cards, Valentine tags, Christmas tags, and Christmas recipe cards.
(I want to live Serena’s life for a day – she is really that cool.) 
There are hundreds of dollars worth of prizes here! Exciting stuff!
Now, how can you enter to win? Complete any or all of the following and you’re entered. It’s that easy!
1. Watch Episode 7 of “The DIY Dish” and leave us a comment here on the blog. Easy!
2. Click on The CREATIVE CONNECTION EVENT and take a look at the classes and panels that will be offered that weekend. Come back here to “The DIY Dish” and tell us in your comment which of the classes or panels interest you!
3. Help us spread the word about “The DIY Dish” and “The Creative Connection Event!” Twitter, blog, or even embed this video on your blog or site. We hope your friends will love learning how to make the mixed media photo collages, as well as learning about this fantastic event in September!
Thank you for joining us with Episode 7! Watch for our “2nd helping” post later on this week!
-Kim & Kris
Wow, the mixed media photo collages are sooo cool! I love them! What a great gift they would be.
I looked at the Creative Connection classes, and I really like the Magpie Delight Journal.
What a wonderful idea! I’m defintely making this one for the grandma’s at Mother’s Day and one for myself. Thank you for such great ideas!
Kaari Meng from French General, Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree Quilts and the Camille Roskelley classes would all be great fun!
Wow you really have great ideas. I’m going to make a photo collage for myself and one for my mother. I love them.
This has opened up a whole new world of ideas for me. As a Grandmother with 8 g-children this would be a fantastic project to do for each of my children to pass on to their great grandmother that is 94. It is hard to choose on the classes but I think I would have to go with Joanna of Fig Tree Quilts. Thank you so much for doing this for us.
I love the wool felt pin cushions in the Creative Connection classes. The photo collages you made are lovely.
Thank you Kris and Kim, I love the DIY Dish. Cant wait to try this weeks craft.
Love the photo transfer idea. I remember years ago – there was a photo transfer idea for T-shirts. I have some small canvas pieces and I’ll make one for my sister.
What did I learn today – the project from the video – and also the paper and fabric flowers in your 2 min segment.
I visited the creative connection and oh my – i wish I could go!
If I was able – these are the classes that interest me (maybe they could do mail away classes)
I like the wool felt ornaments
the Cup o Joe pincushion
and a retro kitchen
I did a shout out on my blog to your blog!
What great ideas! I have sent the link of your video to my daughters, who are away at college, as a hint to a fantastic Mothers Day Gift. LOL I think I will make one for my mother as well and then use one of the adorable gift wrapping ideas. Thanks!
Sending link to sister. Love the ideas here.
I can’t wait to make this. My daughter’s birthday is Mother’s Day this year and I know she’ll love this fantastic gift. Thanks!
This is SUCH a great idea and now, as if I don’t already have enough projects on my plate, this one is a must do. I just love this project and it has that added bonus of being SUPER easy. I think the hardest part of making one (or 100) of these Mixed Media Photo Collages is going to be picking out the pictures. I would love to make some of these of my Granddaughter but how in the world will I pick out the pictures to use? I must have 1,000 pictures of her already and she’s not even 3 yrs old yet. LOL And then each year hubby and I have a very hard time deciding on what to get our Mom’s for Mother’s Day because they have everything already and if they don’t, well, they go buy it themselves. These would be awesome gifts for them using photos of our own special times in our lives like our wedding, grandkids, and now for them, thier great-grandkids even. SO many ideas going through my mind right now. Thank you for such a great idea.
I can’t wait to try this with some pictures of my grandchildren. I also have some really special pictures of my mother and I. This would be a great way to help remember her at mother’s day.
Absolutely love the mixed media collage. I thought something like that would be too difficult, but you made it look easy. What a nice gift idea!
Another great idea. I love the ideas for wrapping the gifts. Keep up the great shows.
Can’t wait to get started! Thank you so much!
I would like to take the felted Christmas ornaments class, the crochet class, and the crown making class. That would be a good start. They all look like fun.
Ladies,
You are just super amazing, As a mix media Artist, i luv this week episode.
Did you guy’s know that with the Yudu Machine you can create your own art Screen prints?
you can also use most digital ART? Create Napkins designs, posters, etc…Isn’t the Yudu Machine an amazing tool for your craft?
Have a fabulous week,can’t wait for next week episode..
Maggie
http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com
Oooh, I can see the mess I will make in my craft room already! Thanks for the cool ideas. I am feeling lucky today – hope I win one of the awesome prizes!!!
My, my I luv the pin cushion sweater cups that would be the class for me
Maggie
http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com
Kim and Kris, love your enthusiasm…it’s infectious. Thanks for the mixed media photo collage idea.
Oh, what a wonderful idea. I´m going to try this project for my mother.
Thanks!
Hi girls! Thank you thank you thank you! This video was exactly what I needed! I’d seen this photo transfer method before, but completely forgotten about it! I have an existing ‘canvas’ that I want to alter to match two others, but was stuck on a couple of the elements I wanted to incorporate. This transfer method is EXACTLY what will allow me to accomplish this! Thanks SO MUCH! I have to go play now…
The mixed media collage is a great idea and seems really easy to do.
I would love to take the art & Coronation class at the Creative Connection Event. All women deserve a crown and I want mine.
I would take the Crochet Like a Pro class and the Gemstone Enchantment Jewelry Class for sure.
i absolutely love the photo canvas collage! will be making this for sure for gifts. keep up the great ideas.
I checked out the Creative Connection Event site and am sure this will be a huge success. So many wonderful classes and other things in one place with so many great women being involved in this event is sure to make it something to go to if at all possible.
I was really interested in “The Smart Bar” where there are excellent things to help learn so many facets of getting started online. I am interested in one particularly called “Blogging for newbies” because I’ve had a blog site and everything needed to create one but don’t know much at all about getting a blog up and running. I KNOW I can do it if I’d just take the time to learn because I used to create websites using raw html coding and I’m sure setting up a blog must be easier than that.
The classes are all filled with wonderful ideas but I’d be most interested in the “Retro Kitchen” by Camille Roskelley not only for myself but, thinking ahead to Christmas and the great gifts I could make using ideas from this one class.
The “Gemstone Enchantment Jewelry” by Ruth Rae and “LeBohemian Charm Necklace” by Kaari Meng both are going to be excellent classes because all the techniques given between those two classes would be enough to get started making almost any piece of jewelry on your own.
Lots of fun! This would be great for children to do with mom for grandmoms!
Looked at The Creative Connection Event. Loved the panels on starting a business and being a better blogger.
Another great project guys! I love it.
thanks for opportunity to win some really great prizes!!!
I think the Heritage sewing class sounds very neat!
These mixed media collages are so cool! I think I’m going to make one for my sewing room and the babies’ room : ) Thanks so much!
So much fun and so much inspiration. What do I make first?!
great video, love your ideas, and i sure i hope i win one of those awesome give-a-ways!!!
Wow…DIY Dish keeps getting better and I can hardly wait for the next episode!! Thanks for sharing how to transfer a photo to canvas. I had never seen this technique before and can’t wait to try it out. I would love to see some crocheting projects on your site.
Best episode yet! Very creative! Love the mixed media. You make it look do-able.
As always, a well instructed video that will inspire me to try something new! Thanks!
Being deaf coupled with a poor internet connection makes many of these video instructions a challenge. But, I love how CLEARLY you demonstrate, making it relatively easy for even a deaf person with poor internet connection to understand! THANKS!
What a giveaway!!! Count me in. Loved the how to on the mixed media canvas.
Thanks
Sandi
I loved your current project with the photos. It would be fun to do my grandkids for their mothers for Mother’s Day. Thanks for offering such nice projects for us.
Love the event and all the fun things planned. Great idea.
Mary
Love the collages. Love this site.
Wow, the variety of classes is amazing. I can’t decide if i like the retro kitchen or the cup ‘o joe the best.
I was really inspired today. I always felt decoupage was way out of my league, but you made it look so easy Kris. Thanks also for letting us know about the creative connection event. I already left a note for my husband (hinting Mother’s Day gift), we’re about an 1hr away from Minneapolis. What a nice treat this would be. Once again Ladies, thanks for inspiring mine and others creativity every week.
Another inspiring video and the giveaway is fantastic.
I love this transfer technique. What a great idea – thank you, ladies!
love love love this!!!! great ideas!! now i need to get started!!
Felted wool ornaments are just too fabulous!! E-Business panel looked interesting as well as Lauching your own busisness.
What a great project! You guys are so creative! The craft event sounds fabulous, I would love to go!
Another great post; Episode 7: Mixed Media Photo Collages. Great idea to “dish” about!! Thanks!
I love, love, love this project. I am going to make several of these. Thanks for the ideas and the inspiriation and the chance to win the giveaway.
Goodness! All those give-away items make my head spin! Thanks for all the fun ideas and give-aways!
What a great project.. anything with photos.. always peek my interest!
Angie
I just love your shows. They are so informative and make everything look so easy!
Smiles~
Marilyn
Ooh, I can’t wait to give this a try! I want to make one for my mom for Mother’s day.
We love your show and look forward to watching it every week. Thanks!
Wish I could make it to the event, I would definitely be at the Smart Bar learning about blogging and websites and sitting in on several panels.
Hi! Thanks so much for the video and great ideas. I especially liked the sewing gift wrap. I’m excited to see the canning book – I just started canning applesauce and would like to expand that. You girls are too cute!
Your finished collages are gorgeous! I love all the layering and texture. Great job =)
Just visited the Creative Connection Site…..so many great classes, but the “Crochet Like a Pro” caught my eye. Would love to sit in on this class. Sounds like a great time and lots of good opportunities to learn from the pros!!
I would love to take All That Glitters, Cup of Joe Pincushion, Charm Necklace, and Old Book Journal, just to name a few!
Smiles~
Marilyn
Since I’m working to get my business to grow, I’d love to learn from the panelists speaking on business tips.
The The Vivid Vignette class offered by Laurie Meseroll sounds like a great way to explore a variety of painting techniques.
the magpie Journal.. how cute and great would that be!
Angie
I wish I could be there at the Creative Connections! If I could, I would definitely be at the felted wool ornament class. I haven’t tried felting yet, and want to try it out.
LOVEd this episode. I’ve been wanting to try this for quite a while, actually bought the canvases years ago. Just need to get some photos lazer printed. Thanks for the push.
So many great classes scheduled for the “Connection”. My choices would be:
Distress For Success, All That Glitters, Display Your Creativity: necklace and box, Old Book Journal/Scrapbook
just tweeted about Episode 7!
(ttwitter name: reginaclyde)
What great projects and a great giveaway! Thanks so much! xoxoxox
Hey guys!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the mixed media collages!! they are amazing and I’m currently mulling two different one’s over in my head to make!
Hope those canvases come in two packs like you said 
LOL.
Would love love love to have any of the prizes!
but man that Yudu screen printing is calling my name….(along with a million others huh?)
thanks for the chance to win something!
I tiwttered about Episode 7 (twitter: Janelle_Miller)
Thanks!
This was a great project! It is simple to do, affordable and the possibilities are endless.
Another great episode girls! I am inspired to try this and make like holiday cards and then take the canvas off the frame. thank you, til next week.
I checked out the Creative Connection schedule and I’d love love love to learn how to make those felted ornaments! so cute!! the owl scarf looks amazing as well…I’d love to knitting (HOW TO) class…I’m such a visual learner so watching someone is much easier…it looks so fun…I wish I could be there. Bummer we moved to Texas from Minnesota or I’d be joining ya’ll!
janelle
If I was able to go to the Creative Connection, I would be interested in both of Laurie Meserolls’ classes. The way she paints is very appealing to me and I would love to learn more.
Thanks for the great ideas! Can’t wait to make one of those flowers for my mom to “put in her purse”;o)
I think The Basics of Sewing Heritage Toys would be a fun class!
Another great show! I think I could possibly do something like this. It looks like great fun. I’m thinking a collage of my grandchildren for my new sewing room.
I love this mixed media canvas idea…will definitely be making some of these as Christmas gifts this year!
I truly wish I could attend the event. Travel not an option for now.
I would love to win the package.
Your videos are loads of fun and full of great ideas.
Lots of cool classes at the Creative Connection! I would love to take the class for the “Cup O Joe Pincushion”…just too cute! Love all the felted classes.
Love the fabric flower idea. What a nice way to embellish a gift and give one at the same time.
I enjoy watching your DIY Dish videos! Wow, great giveaways…count me in!
Thanks so much for making this episode! I love the collage and can’t wait to try it out!
How difficult to choose which classes and panels for the Creative Connection. They are all fabulous! I think though my top choices would be “All That Glitters”, “Art and Coronation” and “Where to Sell and How”. Wish I could be there. The shopping would be another priority with me. All of those crafty talented women to learn from. Have fun Kim & Kris!
So many amazing classes -wish I could take them all. Love the recycle ideas-making a cupcake takes the cake! The felt ornaments is a must The photo garland is so clever. Can’t forget all the jewelry classes-love the charm necklace. –Hope all these classes run at separte times. It will be very hard to decide. Need to start saving now!!!
Great show today—love the altered look-this looks like so much fun to create
Thanks for the flower ideas- I spent all last weekend making pink ones to give to my friend who has cancer- so she can give them to the patients and nurses where she gets her treatments.
As a fabric and owl lover I would have to pick Sugar Pumpkin or Owl Scarflette class. Sounds divine!
Just love this weeks project!!! And would also love the retro kitchen class. Keep the wonderful ideas flowing*S*
I love the mixed media mother’s day gifts, I would love to make one for my mom, now where to find the time to make it?
Thanks for the great giveaways!
I am interested if the Cup of Joe Pincushion class. Grand daughters Bat Mitzvah and her theme is tea party, wouldn’t these cups be so cute on the table and then guests could take them home.
I posted episode 7 to my blog. Gosh, I would love nothing better than to win this give-away package. Who could ask for more?
Great video and blog…love every episode and giveaways you’ll sponsor
Love the show and have watched every one, making the collage would be a great way for my grandkids and myself to spend a Saturday afternoon.
I would love 3 classes to attend if possible from such great list
Retrokitchen
CROCHET LIKE A PRO
CUP O’JOE PINCUSHION
Twitted about this giveaway at Sans30s.
I don’t have a mother to make the photo collages for but I have certainly found a new way to display family and friend pictures! Thank you for the lovely idea!
The Cup-O-Joe class and the Crochet Like a Pro Class really caught my eye.
My blog post
http://helpmeettosam.com/?p=544
Angie
I just looked at the Creative Connection Event information – WOW – lots of great projects and panels! My favorite classes were crochet like a pro, the baby sweater, the charm necklace, petite couer cushion, and the owl scarflette. All the panels interested me. Too bad the event can’t last for a week instead of 3 days. Thanks for sharing it with us!
My mom would love one of the photo collages. Off to find some great pictures for it.
I have wanted to try image transfers for quite a while. You two make it look so easy! I’m inspired!
love the idea, think i will make one wil my yougest daughter for my oldest daughter who’s getting married. i think it will look neat with pictures from her wedding.
I love the collage….definitely on my “to-do” list! Already have several photos in mind.
I cannot WAIT to get started with the mixed media photo collage!
The class I would choose would be the felted Christmas ornaments. How fun!
This is my favorite project so far! I can’t wait to give it a try. I’m sure I will be making several of these for gifts as well as for myself!
I enjoyed your mix media collages espode. I would love to go to the creative connection if i lived closer. It should be fun.
Very cool project – photo collage. Can’t wait to give it a try. Keep up the super work.
Oh, my! Visited The Creative Connection site! Oh, how I wish I could go to this event! I would take Laurie Meseroll’s classes: Folk-Art Portrait Painting and The Vintage Vignette, and Camille Roskelley’s class: A Retro Kitchen! and maybe some others, too… oh, so tempting! Thanks for this great giveaway! And thanks for the great instructions for the Mixed-Media Collage!
I just tweeted about you girlies and the Creative Connection Event!!
Look forward to DIY Dish every week and the second helping towards the end of the week. Scanning the Creative Connection, I don’t see how anyone can pick a favorite, but the Junk Bonanza really caught my eye. What a great idea Creative Connection is.
Love this project! Think I’ll make one for each of my daughter-in-laws for Mothers Day. Aren’t sisters fun? I have four and they are full of creative ideas and so much fun to be around. This year my sister and I will both become Great Grandmothers! Oh my! Thanks for the fun and laughter.
I love the idea for your photo collage! This would be great for a first year birthday gift with pictures of the child from their first year!
I love your how to videos. I would love to try this on a pic of my daughters wedding. August 21,2010
Would be a great 1st year anniversary gift. And yes the creative connection package would be fantastic also. Keep it up!!
Okay – this is so awesome – I cannot wait to do this with my daughter – she will have a blast and there is really no right or wrong way of doing it – little hands will enjoy this for sure! Excellent again ladies and I think I will be checking out the convention – I deserve it!
Great project! This idea would make a great Mother’s Day gift.
I loved the mixed media collage ideas. I think they would be fun to make.
I also went to the Creative Connection and WOW I want to go sooo badly!! I love the idea of the panel to learn about the businesses. All of these women are amazing.
Thanks for the chance to win!
I loved your show today. The mixed media collages are great. I’m going to give one a try soon and perhaps make a couple of them for gifts.
This was so clever!
What a fun project! I love it!
Great giveaway- as always!
What a great mixed media project – thanks for sharing, can’t wait to get started. Checked out the craft event, and there are so many great classes, will have to give some thought to narrowing it down to a favorite…….
wow! Once again you have come up with a project that I can’t wait to try! I’m going to have to go buy a canvas today. The hard part for me will be to figure out what picture to do. Thank you for your ideas and how tos.
thanks for the inspiration. i love to come to your site and dream – and when summer comes i’ll do.
I would love to go to the All that Glitters Class by Carol. Who doesn’t love glitter.
Thanks for the great video! I’ve read about it in books, but it helped to see it actually being done.
oh, my, i would love to make the necklace of family heirlooms. wow. gorgeous. and i have a collection of stuff.
You two sistas are so fun to watch! It’s nice to see how “not” to be intimidated by doing some techniques…such as the photo transfer.
Today’s DIY Dish was great! I’m looking for pictures immediately!
Also always great project!
The “Vivid Vignette” class looks amazing. Love the earth-friendly aspect to it also.
The collages are a great idea and looks like something I can do. Think I will create one for a graduation gift……I love all of your episodes……such great ideas!
I loved the idea of wrapping a package with pattern tissue. The tape measure ribbon would be a bonus!
Thanks for showing us how to make those beautiful pictures. Great Gifts!
I really love all your ideas, this was something new for me so I learn something new today thanks
I went to the Creative Connection website and boy, I sure wish I could go. I would love to learn how to do the felt ornaments.
I loved the mixed media picture what a cool way to use up some of my stash from, my scrap-booking and other craft projects I have around the house! You two are just too cute and would love to come and hang out for a day and craft with you!!
I’d go for the crown making class!
Love this idea! thanks Ladies for another great creative idea.
would love to take the distress class
This weeks craft is perfect for Mother’s day!! I think I’m going to make one for my Grandmother!
Thanks so much you guys for another great episode!
all the best,
Sirena
I’d love to go to the “Crochet Like a Pro” class!!!
Hey ladies, I just sent out a general email to everyone on my contact list telling them ( or telling them to tell their wives lol ) to check out your blog, and sign up for your weekly email. I look forward to watching your videos every week, and I know my friends will too!
Thanks,
Sirena
The Creative Connection looks like fun! There are so many classes and panels,etc. it will be hard to decide what to do!
Love this!
The mixed media picture project looks like something even I could do! Love it…I plan on making one for my mom.
Excellent idea! I’m trying to think up craft ideas for my MOPS group that non-creative women can do. This one looks like a possibility. Thanks for the idea.
You guys are so fun and creative! loved the show!
Project looks really nice. Not likely to do this one though – too time consuming! Nancy
I loved this episode! I’m definitely going to attempt this some day… (if I ever get the supplies…)
A great episode and a great giveaway – what could be better?
Creative Connections looks great for crafters. Nancy
The Creative Connection Looks like a blast. I would love the jewelry classes.
I just love watching you two together. I love the mixed media idea. I want to try something like that with my older art class. They will love it!
Great episode. I got a lot of good ideas. Thank you. Susan
I would like the jewelry class. Susan
I sent it everyone I know telling them what a great blog you have. Susan
Wow that was a wonderful project….Possibilities are truly endless….Thanks
Ok just went to the Site about the Convention…WOWZA..that is ALL I am going to say……my head was swimming with all the great things you could see and learn….hmmmmm…now just how to make that happen!! That most definitely be on my list of things to do and make happen!!! Amazing
Oh, I wish I could go to the CCE. It looks like it would be a lot of fun. If I were to go some of the classes I would want to attend are A Retro Kitchen, Wearable Art Necklace, Gemstone Enchantment Jewelry, and maybe Display-Your-Creativity Necklace with Keepsake Box.
I think I’m going to make this for my mom for mother’s day! Thanks for the inspiration!
I just embeded your video on my blog. =)
Thank you, I learn a ton of stuff each time I watch your episodes!! Keep up the great work!!
There are a lot of classes I would love to go to. A few of my first picks are: A Retro Kitchen, Distress for Success, and Necklace of Family Heirlooms.
Watched Episode 7!! Love using the pattern paper for gift wrap. I’ll be using that for my MIL~ Thanka!
I’m so excited to try this week’s project with my kids. Wow – you made it look so easy, and so impressive!
I just embedded this episode on my blog. You gals rock!!
Love this show!!!! I don’t know how you keep coming up with project after project. You two are amazing!!!
Oh man – I love these – I will definitely be doing one of these for my Mother-in-Law – she would LOVE it! I’m so bummed, though that when you’re here in my city, I’ll be in NY! How does that happen?! Creative Connection looks like so much fun – what a great conference – will have to make the next one.
You gals are so fun to watch! I loved the collages, I am going to suggest some friends and I get together to make those! And I loved the gift wrapping with the pattern, that was so clever, thanks for another week of great ideas!
Such talent! great work and great ideas.
Love the toilet paper idea!
Oh you gals are just so clever! I love the photo collages and most definitely will be making some. OH goodness such cute ideas each week. I love it!
On to check out classes at Creative Connection. Minnesota is just a hop skip and jump from here in Illinois. Thanks for the information!
I was just trying to get “creative” for Mother’s day. This is going to be THE BOMB!! Thank you so much! Better get busy.
Loved the episode. This will be a wonderful project for my neices to be able to make their mother a gift for mother’s day. I never would have thought you could transfer a picture like that!
What great giveways!!
You guys are so freaking clever!! I love your ideas and the fun way you present them!
Very cool idea with the canvas! Looks fun and messy, my two favorite things about crafting!
Alrighty, the Retro Kitchen class is a must…can’t wait for September! Thanks again!
OH! I’d love to win!!! Here’s my entry.
http://twitter.com/ksheffie/status/12952988095
Ok, and I just embedded your video on my craft blog and actually gave DIY Dish it’s very own spot for weekly videos …after all, each week you do have ‘just another cute idea’ to share. Thanks, gals!
I loved this episode. It was awesome. I am going to try my hand at creating one of these. I love all the Creative Connections classes. I wish I could be there to take part in some of them. My favorites are: I love the cup of joe pincushion. It is awesome. All of the jewelry is great. I’ve never done felted stuff so that would be awesome to try. Thanks for this great episode.
Great idea! I’m going to pick up the supplies today to get started on those Mother’s Day gifts.
I can’t decide. I love the Distressing for Success class…….or is it successes for de-stressing…he he!!
I also have always wanted to learn to felt so my second pick would be the Felted Christmas Ornaments class. But then again………………I think I might be a little distressed about which one I want to do first!!!
Hmm.. classes I would go to: FELTED WOOL HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS, A RETRO KITCHEN, and a crochet class.
I love this idea! I can’t wait to get started making them for Mother’s Day gifts for my mom, my sisters, my nieces…..
Just what I needed…a fun and inexpensive Mother’s Day gift idea for both Grandma’s. Thanks so much…love it!
I LOVE the mixed media collage!! I’m going to make some for my home and for my mother in law and my mom for mothers day. Thank you girls so much for the AWESOME ideas!
Awesome project! Going to be great for all gifts in the future! Going to go and check out the Creative Connection site now!
Another great episode!!!
Wow what an easy and exciting project! Great job ladies-keep the fabulous ideas coming!
This was very neat, i really enjoyed this episode! Thanks for sharing!
I would LOVE to be entered into this giveaway! I am headed over to check out the Creative Connections thing right now!
Thanks again,
Miss Antoinette
Awesome episode! I actually did something similar to this but used wood instead and then used wipe-on poly to give a lovely shine. Gave these out as gifts on Christmas and the family loved it!! However, I used a totally different method to transfer the photos and it allowed for a gorgeous view of the wood under the image.
I’m going to have to try this method, as well!! This was by far not the messiest way to transfer an image LOL mine beats yours!!
Wow, I just looked at the wonderful workshops and would really like to do the Retro Kitchen one! NEAT!!!
Love,
Miss Antoinette
PS. That makes two entries for me!
Awesome giveaway, chicas! Ok, had a look at the classes and wow! So many awesome ones to choose from. If I had to pick just a couple, I would go with felted whool holiday ornament and folk-art painting.
Just went to the Creative Connection site. Wow, I would love to take part. I would take the classes that have to do with sewing and felting!!!
Love the collage idea and all the embellishment suggestions. What a great event in September! Thanks, Pat
Hello you cutie patooties! I can’t wait to try one of these canvas pictures. And of course I will be wearing a flower in my purse from now on!
Such great ideas — must go get the frame for my grandchildren to do a collage for their mom. They are sooooo very creative and would love to be involved in making their own for their mom.
This is my 3rd entry! I spread the word on my blog
i absolutely love watching these! my roomate and i are in college and are renting a house that is a bit drab but i am so excited to try this and add some unique and creative artwork to the walls
thanks so much!!
Hi,
I love your ideas and signed up before your first episode aired. I can never find the link you mention to enter the contests. Can you help me? I’m sure I would have won ALL the fantastic prizes each week:) Thank you!
I loved this collage. I’ve seen similar art in stores, minus the photos, so I was happy to learn how to do it.
Holey moley, that is going to be one fun getaway! I wanna take the crochet classes, and the distress for success class. Oh, and the wearable art necklace class. Oh, and I want to hear every single panel discussion. Awesome!
I just checked out the classes — I like the Cup O’ Joe pincushions and the photo garland.
You know I love you, so of course I tweeted about this awesome episode. And your cute faces are now posted on my blog.
That’s a lotta prizes, ladies! And LOVE those collages – I know two grandmas who are going to love them! Thanks!
And the Creative Connection looks soo great… those Cup O’Joe pincushions are adorable (and a chance to learn from Betz White!)…awesome.
I loved the gift wrapping suggestions. The fan flower was easy to make and so cute!!! I think I’ll use that on my Mom’s Mother’s Day gift. Thanks!!!
OH MY—I would love to win this goodie bag/package! I wish I could go that day!! Love your videos–they are so fun and todays was really funny! Can’t wait to make a flower for my MIL so she can wear it in her purse:) LOVE it!
Classes: Retro Kitchen, Art & Coronation, Cup of Joe, Necklace and family heirlooms, Owl scarflette, sewing heritage toys, ALL OF THE CLASSES:) I wish I could go-maybe I will see if I can change our schedule…THANKS for the chance to win:)
You two are so cute together. Love the photo transferred onto canvas idea. Thanks!
This looks so easy. I think it would also make a great father’s day gift!
I just love how you guys keep giving us more ideas of how to use those fabric flowers!!!! I am all about multi-funtional crafts!
The hooked wool cell phone cases are great! I would love to take that class.
The “Art & Coronation” class where they are making heirloom crowns looks fabulous! I sure would love to be able to make one of those beautiful crowns for my daughters’ room.
The media collage is something i will have to do. It beats all the money you would spend to just have a photo put on canvas at a store but then you can even personalize it with different ideas!!
What a great idea. I can see making something similar using all the concert tickets and event stubs that my husband, son and I have done. Adding photos and other things would be great!
I’m so jealous about the conference…I like Vickie Howell and Amy Butler. How incredible that all these creative people are getting together in MN. I wish I could go!
Great gift idea…but I’m also thinking great idea of ways to hang up some of my kids sports photos but with a twist. Thanks!
I would LOVE to take the Cup O’ Joe pincushion class with Betz White (love her blog).
I would love to take the destress for sucess class!!!!
I would LOVE to win!!! You guys have such creative ideas!
I like the class Crochet like a Pro….beautiful sweater she made. Wow!
I would love to attend this conference! I would love to go to the basics of sewing heritage toys class. I would also love the distress for success class,, and the Cup O’ Joe class. I would love to see them all!
I embedded the video on my blog. I know lots of friends and family are going to love this idea…and also your gift wrapping ideas!
Fun project…don’t forget to print in reverse
Luv the photo ideas-I can’t wait to try a couple!
I’d love to be at the conference! The Wall Jewelry class looks really cool.
Shared this on Facebook
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You ladies are so fun! I love the ideas you continue to come up with for every episode!
Love the canvas collage. This would make an awesome project for the school children. Must share it with the teachers at my son’s school. Thank you so much.
Wow, so many wonderful classes. Can I sign up for them all? I wish. I really like Le Bohemian Charm Necklace and the Wall Jewelry classes.
Oh my goodness. I just spent time viewing episode 7 and visiting past episodes. I want to do it all. How fun. Thanks for the ideas and making it look so easy. I want to know how to get you to come for lunch and spend the afternoon teaching me fun stuff!
I never would have thought that you could transfer pictures to canvas like that! Thanks so much for sharing such a cool project!!
I checked out the classes, and the two Betz White classes would definitely be my very first choices!!
I’m so glad you girls did this episode! My husband and I were thinking of getting some wedding photos printed on canvas to put in our living room, but now I have a much better idea on how to really personalize it
Great job! and Thanks!
I checked out the classes and I’d have to say I’m interested in the felted wool holiday ornaments because the holidays are always just around the corner and it’s never too early to start!
Have a great week,
Michelle
Love the idea of using the flowers to adorn gift packages! COOL!
Would love to attend the felted wool Christmas ornmanet class – love it!
I love the photo collage. We tried just mod podging a picture to a painted canvas…it was bulky and we couldn’t smooth it out. This looks really fun…and the end result looks very cool. Can’t wait to try it!! Thanks.
Thanks for another fun webisode! Love the collage idea.
WOW!!! I really love this project! Thanks for sharing!
wow looking for my craft store coupons… need to get me some canvas. Thanks for the great ideas! huge fan!
I really like your fun wrapping Idea’s.
The Creative Connection sounds like a ton of fun. I especially liked the folk art portraits and felted wool ornaments classes.
Took a look at the Creative Connection, sure wish I could attend!!! Would love to take the Retro Kitchen class!
Hey, there’s three classes that look great! A Retro Kitchen, Distress for Success, and Folk-Art Portrait painting. Fun stuff!
This is a great idea! I can’t wait to try it. I’ve added a link from my blog to both the video and the “Event”!!
How adorable… Would make a beautiful baby shower, mother’s day… ANY day gift!
How fun! Funny you girls where making fans in church!
Fabulous giveaways!! Thanks for teaching me a new skill!!
You two girls are a riot! Always great ideas. I esp. love this one. Just in time too!
Keep up the good work!
This is right up our alley…my daughter, who watches with me each week, paints and does decoupage! The Creative Connection event sounds fabulous!
I love the collages-love the idea of transferring the laser photo copy on the canvas.. Must try it. Maybe for Christmas for my daughter & her 3 daughters. I so enjoy your informative videos. Keep up the great work. Cyber Hugs, Dj in MO
WOW, I absolutely LOVE the collages! I will definitely be making some of these! I would love to win anything from these giveaways!
Love your webisodes and post them on my blog http://grandmabenny.blogspot.com/ every week. If I were able to attend the Creative Connection event, I would be most interested in anything new I could learn to improve my sewing craft. Contrary to popular belief, you can teach this old dog some new tricks. I learn something new almost every day.
I love this weeks project. What great ideas. I also liked the Indygo Junction and Amy Barickman projects. Love to sew and craft.
I cannot wait to try one of the mixed media collages – this looks like a simple craft with a gorgeous result!!
I really wish I could attend the Creative Connection event!! These classes look right up my alley:
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Cup o Joe pincushion, Magpie Delight Journal, Photo Garland and Wall Jewelry!!
What a fun idea! I might just try the fork idea. I must get out my paints right now! Hopefully they are not dried out.
WHAT A FUN website… My sister sent me the link to your website. Boy did I have a fun time watching your newest video tutorial. I an so excited to have found your website.. And how fun it would be to go to the Creative Connection.. My sister and I are both fans of Heather Bailey and I adore ALL Amy Butler fabric.. I have enjoyed making projects with her patterns.. Thanks for sharing with us all!
HUGS
BROOKE
I have been looking for a new way to showcase my granddaughter’s photos and this is perfect. Love your show!
I LOVE the canvas collage. I am definitely going to be making a few of these. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Another great show. So many ideas, so little time, Thanks again
A great idea for favorite photos!
I would love to attend the felted wool ornament class, bohemian necklace, or the distressing techniques, if I had to choose only a few. They all look fabulous!!
Loved your new collage project today. I think my grandchildren would love to make one of these. Loved the idea of using pattern paper to wrap a gift in! All of the classes on Creative Connection look like a lot of fun.
Thanks for sharing your new fun ideas with us!
Gail
You both make everything look fun and easy. Can’t wait to make the mixed media for my daughter. Thanks!
Can’t wait to do the photo transfer project!! Also want to try to adapt it to a pendant…we’ll see….. Great idea’s!!!
The creative connection sounds like lots of fun. They have great ideas, i like the Retro Kitchen and the Cup pincushion. Thanks for your fun DIY episodes. They inspire me to want to make more!!
I would love to take the Folk-Art Portrait Painting class.
Love this episode! Thanks for helping us think outside the box!
I am thinking that the mixed media collage you did would make great gifts for my family. Thanks for sharing.
I would be interested in the class “Wool Felt Pin Cushions”.
I retweeted about episode 7 and the TCC giveaway!
I love the mixed media picture collage! Thinking I need to do one for my daughter for her 2nd Mother’s Day this year. While I’m at it I think I need one too! Thanks just love you girls!
I would love to be able to go and take the Retro Kitchen class by Camille Roskelley. Also the Cup O Joe Pincushion is way too cute too!
These turned out wonderfully! I’ll have to try this with some wedding photos for my mother in-law… she loves all photo projects!
… and I’d definitely be interested in taking the “Distress for Success” class because I really love the distressed look for almost anything!
Great idea for the collage canvas!
My kind of gals! I’m all for making due and using what you have around the house. You go girls! Even if it’s a fork. Hehe.
love everything about your show!!
Camille Roskelley’s a Retro Kitchen quilting class sounds amazing.
What a great idea. Now I know what to do with all that canvas I don’t have time to paint on. I’ll pass this along to my son, too. He’s a Graphic Design major at the Art Institute in Dallas. What a great way for him to add to his portfolio!!! Thanks
I would love to attend the classes, Distress for Success, and All That Glitters! What fun.
Did a quick posting here:
http://www.babasfarmlife.com/2010/04/diy-and-creative-connection.html
Just fabulous! I’ve been itching for a new crafty project and my mom recently gave me a ton of childhood photos. I think I feel a Mother’s Day gift coming on…:)
I just love the mixed media photo collage. A great idea for me to make for my sister for Mother’s day. I have all the tools to make it and it will be fun to do. I did checked out the classes and really interested in the Gemstone Enchantment Jewlry and Le Bohemia Charm necklace classes. Thank you guys so much for the lovely ideas!
I love this project! I might have have to incorporate this into my Mother’s Day gift as it’s not been completed yet!
I am so excited for the conference and registered early! It’s just down the interstate from my home in Duluth! I can’t wait for all the panels and I’m taking classes on gilding and jewelry making. I’m probably most excited for the swaps and Pajama Party make and take (which I was lucky enough to register in time to get into!
What a great bunch of prizes – I would be lucky to win any of them!
Loved the collage. Very interesting! Thanks for another fun episode.
I am really interested in the “Distress for Success” and “The Basics of Sewing Heritage Toys” classes. They look great!
Congratulations you two!!! Fabulous venture, and so much fun and excitement to watch! I would enroll for Kaari Meng’s class on anything. What a creative individual!!! But most of all, I’d just love to meet you both! Continued success!
ANOTHER WONDERFUL IDEA! This is a beautiful gift for anyone! Love the show..
Thank you for the wonderful video! I am off to have my photos lazer jet copied!!!
Wow! Checked the Creative Connection!! Sooo many I would want to do if I could go….Display your Creativity Necklace–Wall Jewelry–La Bohemian Charm Necklace–Gemstone Enchantment Jewelry–Wearabel Art Necklace–Folkart Portrait Painting. Sounds like it would be AMAZING….
I enjoyed the video, and I will definitely be back! What a giveaway!
Like the idea of wearing the flowers in the PURSE! lol you guys are so funny. You make my day. Your alot of fun to watch.
Cool collages! I like the gift wrapping too-especially the one with the sewing pattern paper.
Love it! Love it all! I just can’t get enough of Kim and Kris and their awesome ideas!!!
Love the video!! Great giveaway!!
I love that collage! I am going to look through my pictures tonight to pick out the best ones for this project! Thank you! You rock! Both of you! Equally. You both rock equally hard!
I would love love love love love to attend the Felted Wool Holiday Ornaments class with Betz White. I love her! Felted wool is my obsession these days….so episode 6 was right up my alley! Well, they are all up my alley….I have lots of alleys.
So many classes to choose from! I’ve been wanting to learn how to felt so I would be interested in the Felted Acorn Necklace and Felted Wool Holiday Ornament and also the Wool Felt Pin cushion. I also liked the Keytag Message Necklace.
Way to go once again.
Can’t wait to get started on my collage, they look fabulous. I also looked on The Creative Connection and all the classes look awesome. You guys are GREAT!!!!!
What great things the creative connection event is giving out. Looking at the classed they offer the felted kitty looks fun to try.
I really love you two!! This is one of the coolest gift ideas for my daughters and/or my sisters. I can’t wait to try it! Also LOVE the idea of wrapping a gift in pattern tissue and tying with a measuring tape. Thanks again for the creativity you serve! xoxo
Oh my word, there are so many incredible classes to choose from at the Creative Connection! I would definitely love to take the old book journal/scrapbook class, the Retro Kitchen class, the folk art portrait painting class, and so many more!!! I really want to attend this workshop!!!!!
I am so disappointed that the contest isn’t open to to everyone . I have been watching you since the beginning, I am sure we Canadians would be happy to pay for postage if that is the problem
I just posted your link on my blog!
I am so jealous that this type of super workshop is going on clear across the country from me! I would really love the Folk art portrait painting class and the Vivid Vingette class. The Magpie Delight journal and Bohemian charm jewelery are looking lovely!!
Hi Kim & Kris -
Thanks for the great video on the mixed media collage canvas! I knew you could use a gel medium to transfer a photo to another object, but did not know you could use decoupage glue. I just learned something new! I will be giving this a try, really like the idea of mixing different elements to create a one of a kind gift!
As for what classes I would love to take (oh if only I could go) at the Creative Connection, well here is my long list:
All That Glitters
Art & Coronation
Cup o’ Joe pincushion
Creativity Necklace w/Keepsake Box
Gemstone Enchanted Jewelry
Le Bohemian Charm Necklace
Magpie Delight Journal
Necklace of Family Heirlooms
Old Book Journal
Wearable Art Necklace
Elaine Allen
Oh wow! The video is great, love the photo transfer! I want to take ALL the classes at Creative Connection. My fav look s like All That Glitters! I love glitter! Now off to post this on my blog!!
Wow! Another great show! I am so enjoying the creative journey I am on with the DIY Dish. Thanks!!!
I already have some photos in mind for the collage. It’s so creative. Much better than the boring old frames that I was going to hang my photos in. I just wish there was a printable version of the instructions in addition to the video.
What a wonder gift to make for Mother’s Day for my kid’s Grandmas. I can’t wait to try it!
I would sign up for The Retro Kitchen class at Creative Connection. I love quilting and how fresh their ideas look. I would love to learn about creating a blog!
This photo collage has endless possibilities – great for Grandmothers too. I once made a fabric postcard using my parents wedding picture and pictures of us kids as a special gift for Mom and my Sister. The canvas would make it bigger and extra special. Thank you again girls for a wonderful episode.
Thanks for the ideas in the video! It looks like fun … messy, but fun.
Hurray – Canadian girls are IN! Thanks, Paige.
I love the photo collage. I sent my daughter a link to this video because it’s totally her style!
I checked out the classes. The Art and Coronation would be perfect for three princess Grandaughters. So close yet so far away!
If I could attend the Creative Connection Event, I would definitely sign up for the heritage toys workshop. Very cool!
I wish there was something like that up here.
This Episode 7 came at the perfect time for me! I have recently bought 3 blank canvas’ to customize for my livingroom wall. I have been procrastinating because I wasn’t sure exactly how I wanted to transfer pictures and items onto the canvas. Now I have some great ideas and the know how! Thanks for the push!!
Favorite class would be Betz White, I have been following her blog, love her work and love wool.
don’t enter me as I’m outside US (NEw Zealand)
I loved this show. It was fab.
I love doing canvas paintings and this would be great for one of my projects…. Just need the time to do it. lol
Wow! You guys are great! I love this idea and can’t wait to get out to the store and get some supplies so I can make a couple of these. I think it just might be a great Mother’s Day gift for my Mom. Thank you!
I love the idea of a convention like this. I would, If I could, sign up for the Magpie delight journaling class, the old book journal class and so many more! And to hear Amy Butler and some of the other designers talk about their journeys…it would be wonderful. Keep up the good work at DIY Dish.
Jeanne
Just finished watching episode 7-thank you so much! I’ve been wondering how to transfer pictures onto canvas!
I just tweeted about this!
Oh my goodness! The class list is incredible!
1. I’m loving the cup o joe pincushion class. So sweet!
2. The vivid vignette-I think it would be really interesting to see how these layers are achieved
3. The edge of color. My knitting would love some edge classes!
Thank you so much for such a great giveaway!!
The picture collages were neat! Can’t wait until the next show!
Wow, that’s pretty amazing! Putting a photo on canvas, I would have never thought of that!
I’m looking forward to the Vintage Vignette, Le Bohemian Charm Necklace and the Magpie Delight Journal workshops. Is it September yet?
I think that I need to try this! It looks like so much fun! Thanks for sharing!
Love Love Love this program! I love that I can watch it when I have time and I will never miss it not even one! And great giveaways every episode. Can’t wait to make a colloge of my grandbabies for their Mother for Mothers Day!
Lots of great crafts at the Creative Connection…..La Bohemian Necklace, Display Your Creativity Necklace, Cup ‘o Joe Pincushion, the journals…..and such great speakers!
I love making collages and I can’t wait to try this kind. I wonder if I have the right printer!? Thanks for your inspiring show!
You two are two cute and so is the project. I would like to do it with vintage copies!
Sew many great ideas !!! Anxious to try them…just had a new grand daughter and will experiment with her pictures from this last episode.
Love the mixed media collage. I can see using an old/antique wedding photo and embellishing it with lace, flowers, etc for a special anniversary. The pattern tissue wrapping paper is a great quick idea (and recycles too!).
I love the mixed media collages, they are very pretty! And what a GREAT giveaway!
Tania
I tweeted about it!
Tania
Great classes at the Creative Connection. I really like the crown, old book journal/scrapbook, petite coeur cushion, magpie delight journal, key tag necklace… I could go on and on!!
Tania
Oh, to live near Minneapolis…!! I would love the “Le Bohemian charm necklace” class, the “Felted wool holiday ornaments” class, the marketplace, the pajama party make and take, etc, etc… How great!
Thank you for the fun ideas. You make everything look so easy to do. I think this is something I will try, I don’t feel like I’m as creative as you, but I’ll give it try.
This looks like loads of fun! Can’t wait to try it out.
The 3 day getaway looks like a great time! I’m going to try to get my sisters to go with me and we’ll have a ball I’m sure.
The 3 day workshop looks so fun. All of the classes look very intriguing. I’ve signed to received emails from them also.
Just did a blurb on facebook about the episode and The Creative Connection.
This is great I can’t wait to make one for my mom, daughters, sister, niece.
I have an old round suit case that my mom gave me full of old pictures so I guess I will be scanning for days. This makes such a wonderful gift and brings back so many memories. Love It! Debbie
I am adding this to my blog http://my2sweets.blogspot.com/ Love it!
Oh, how I would love the creative weekend! If I only lived closer. . .
The decoupage is neat, but not what I’m into. I liked the retro kitchen class & the cup o’joe pincushion. They both looked great.
as always, very entertaining
Forgot to say I really liked the ideas in the 2 min craft. Now those were inspiring. My Mom sews so I will use the pattern one.
looking at the classes offered makes me wanna’ go too!
of course I would listen to Camille Roskelley talk about quilting anytime–so she would be my first choice for sure–I would love to make a table topper!
and then Joanna Figueroa!!
yeah!
I’m up for her class too!!!
wish I could go
That was a really neat episode. I am really enjoying each new segment. I would love to try this canvas and have just the pictures in mind I would like to use!
This is my first time to visit your site, I found it on the Creative Connection Blog!
You two are adorable and quite crafty I love the canvas collage that is really neat.
I will definetly be adding you to my blog , I will be spending alot more time here and will be telling all my friends! Love it!
I wish I was going to TCC I would love to meet Crafty Chica and Tiffany Windsor.
Love your video! I will have to catch up on your other episodes.
oh what a wonderful place…this is my first time here…and I love your sites…wonderful work!!!
I love the collage idea. I’ll try it.
Wow look at all the comments already! I love this I am going to try and make one for my mom and maybe my daughters teacher!
I embeded to video on my fb page. Wasn’t sure if that counted but I have a lot of friends who I think will want to try it!
Wow just reading about all the classes and panel amazing! I wish I could go. The business start up courses would be awesome and I would love to take the class on designing a crochet baby sweater. I crochet all the time but garmets have never turned out right for me, and designing one is a challenge I am not sure I can do on my own!
I absolutely adore your mixed media project. What a great gift for any special lady in our lives!
Also, I really enjoyed your gift wrapping suggestions. I really get into gift wrapping…..The two of
you make learning fun! Thanks very much…..Cindi
The September event sounds like so much fun! I would enjoy the Distress for Success Class
with Carol Kemery of Caromal Colours. Also, The Old Book Journal/Scrapbook would be
something I would enjoy creating with Jenni Bowlin.
Again, many thanks!
Cindi
I Tweeted about your Episode 7/ Mixed Media Photo Collages for Mother’s Day.
http://twitter.com/cmh512/status/12990412892.
Thanks, Cindi
cmh512
I tweeted and (OLD BOOK JOURNAL/SCRAPBOOK,CUP O’JOE PINCUSHION,ART & CORONATION) I can’t wait!!! Oh and why does the photo need to be on a laser printer?
What a wonderful way to show someone how much you care or think about them. Photos that have been personalized and able to hang on a wall like a piece of art. Thank You Seren
Love Robyn C.! Would love to win her patterns!
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What a great idea. Now I have to find time to go through all my pictures. Also I love the wrapping ideas. I work at a fabric shop and when it is time to discard the patterns, using the tissue paper patterns as wrapping paper would be a great way to recycle. Love Your Ideas. Keep the coming!!
Donna
Right. Like that’s supposed to be easy. I like the journal classes Magpie Delight and Old Book Journal an, the felted acorn. Hope I’ll be able to make it up to MN for this!
I think this would also be great as a tribute to a deceased pet. The kids could be invloved selecting the pictures and the words. Then the canvas could hang in a special place to remind everyone of the fun times spent together. Thanks for the great ideas. Oh and Chris and Kim…why aren’t your names on the list of teachers at the Creative Connection. I am sure you would have a line of students waiting to learn from you…Maybe next year!!! {I think I would like to attend the Enchanted Gemstone Jewelry class}
The September Creative Event sounds spectacular. The classes I’d enjoy: The Retro Kitchen, Felted Holiday Ornaments, and Photo Garland.
Love your show. I learn something new every week! I really like this idea. I am anxious to try it but have to go get the materials together. Wish I could call in sick to work today. It’s no fun. I want to play.
Wow! I would have never thought to do that with a canvas. that is an awesome idea and an awesome gift! I’m seeing myself pulling out those canvas my husband bought and never painted on sometime in the near future! Thank you so much for this idea!!!
I would probably be most interested in the “Distress for Success” class as I actually NEED to know how to do this to refinish some furniture/shelves to match in my entry way! Too bad this event is so far from me! Those who get to attend are so incredibly lucky to be a part of it.
Ok my odds of winning are now 379 to 1, but who’s counting right? You both are precious and I love the joy that is all over your faces. You have such fun together much like my sister and I. We laugh til we cry. I loved this video and it came in the perfect timing, as God usually does. I am leading a women’s retreat where I am the artist in residence and this is exactly what I wanted to work with….thanks for the tip about the pictures. I was going to write to the ladies and have them bring some photos from home so this is even better…….Take care and I WILL be back. Enjoyed it tremendously.
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As always, love your ideas! Checked out the Creative Connection. Too bad this isn’t in Florida!
Cool ideas! Thanks for the great ideas!
Love, love, LOVE the photo idea!
What a GREAT idea!! I think this project is awesome and would of never thought that you could do this. I can not wait to make these for my mom and mother-in-law and of course for myself. Hope mine turn out as cute as yours. Thanks
As for the Creative Connection, the Le Bohemian Charm Necklace and A Retro Kitchen caught my eye. Going back to look at it more.
Great ideas; makes me want to transfer all my photographs to canvas!
This is a great project for Mother’s Day or any other gift giving occasion and it looks like so much fun. I will definately be making a few of these! Thanks!!
I just discovered your site. Boy, you girls are bubbly. I loved the photo collage idea! I can’t wait to try it and check out your other crafty ideas. Thanks!
This is my first time on your site and I am so impressed. Now I have to go find all your episodes. I love the canvas project and I am going to try it. I also loved the felt flowers. I will be spending alot more time here and will be telling all my friends! Love it!
You ladies are HUMEROUS! So much fun to find your videos! OH HOW I WISH I COULD GO TO THE CREATIVE CONNECTION in September. Thanks for your fun video! Loved the pattern tissue wrapping!
I just finished watching the 7th episode and am very excited about trying the photo transfer!! It is amazing how the technique works. And I did notice the pampered chef scraper she used to smooth the paper out, I have the excite same tool!! Now I have one more way to use it!! Thanks so much for posting this episode!! I love the pattern wrapping paper even more if the gift was a homemade outfit for someone who can reuse the pattern and start sewing!! It is like sharing more than just the gift!! Thanks again for the wonderful ideas!!
Took a look at the CREATIVE CONNECTION classes being offered and the one I would be most interest in is Sugar Pumpkin or Owl Scarflette. This to my is interesting bc it involves sewing clothes!! I would love to know the technique on the starch applique!! This is something popping up in a lot of children’s boutique clothing!! Disappointed in the fact that nothing so far has covered anything surrounding making children’s clothes. Honestly why I am on YouCanMakeThis is just for that reason!! I have a daughter I love to sew for, and was hoping this would be a place to get more ideas on the new techniques out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is awesome!!!! I wish I could attend The Creative Connection Event!
I would love to check out the Distress For Success class!!!
I love this canvas idea. I will be telling all my crafty friends about it!
Hi Kris and Kim! You are both so cute and fun… I really enjoyed learning how to create a mixed media collage for Mother’s day! I can’t wait to try it out! Thank-you for sharing how to wrap gifts too! Your giggles are a great way to start out my day happy. Love, Kim
loved this episode! i have seen similar projects but this was the best tutorial! Thanks for sharing:)
You guys are awesome.. I love this project. My girls are playing softball and i could make a photo collage of this season. There are so many people and things to do with it. Would be a great baby gift, if you were to be able to take some photos at the hospital or just after they are born and then make one and give to the new mother.. Keep the ideas coming i look forward to seeing what you come up with next.
wow there are a lot of great classes being offered! i would be intested in the glitter class of course, distress for success, folk-art portrait painting, le bohemian charm necklace, magpie delight journal, necklace of family heirlooms, photo garland, and the vivid vignette! I know i picked many of the classes but i just couldnt narrow it down…love it!
tweeted! loved this episode:)
http://twitter.com/amalgrover/status/13010378247
Thanks again for your “creativitiy”
WOW the Creative Connection sounds like alot of fun!! I think I would be interested in Distress for Success!! Actually all the clasees sound very interesting. I also would enjoy the Smart Bar. I wish I could go…
I love this technique! It brings back memories of a similar craft my mother did years ago! Thanks for your ideas! I look forward to each week’s episode of the DIY Dish.
I looked at the Creative Connection Event site. Wow! How can one choose which class to attend?! My latest crafting love is knitting and crocheting, so I would love to attend any of the classes taught by Kristin Nicholas or Robyn Chachula. However, the Retro Kitchen class, taught by Camille Roskelley, sounds like great fun! Thank you for letting us know about this event!
I can’t wait to try the transfer method in this episode. I love making collages and using transfers. I can’t wait to see your next episode. Thanks for the fabulous giveaways. Denise
I’ll have to try this sometime. Thanks for the ideas and the chance to win.
What a fun project!!! I am thinking about which pictures to use…already have the canvas! Thanks for a great idea! Joyce
I would love to take the Distress for Sucess class, Fancy Christmas Tree Topper, The Old Book Journal and the Vivid Vignette. I love vintage and distressed art and mixed media collages. The Creative Connection event sounds wonderful. Denise
What a great giveaway! Pick me pick me!!!
wow! just found you thru WWC and loved your video on the mother’s day collage! I even signed up for your newsletter! I love the classes at the Creative Connection incl the Retro Kitchen, Cup O Joe Pincushion and some of the journal classes. Looks like fun!!!
Love the diy dish, this is another fun idea and so easy, can’t wait to give it a try!
I love how you combined all the mediums! They turned out amazing. Someday I will be as amazingly creative as you!
Loved the wrapping ideas
I just looked at the Creative Connection, Wow, what fun classes! How does a person make a choice, so many and so little time! Love to take them all!
I really liked the felted wool ornaments and the edge work of color. All of the panel discussions would interest me; starting a buisness, using blogging, retail. It looks like a fun and interesting convention.
Thanks for another great program! I did this back in the ’80′s with a friend of mine. I had forgotten all about it! I will be trying this once again.
I don’t know if you look like you need more sleep but you sure look like you are having fun. I can’t wait to try a picture.
Kris and Kim, I am a 62 year old grandma who loves to do crafts and have so for years! I really enjoy your DIY-Dish episodes and have been making the Two Layer Cake pin cushions like crazy! I have nine completed and want to make Fourteen or fifteen for gifts for all the women in the family. I really loved your episode on Photo Collages. I am the camera queen and will be trying out this idea! I do have a question though. I know you use a lazer printer, but you said regular paper. Does that mean photo paper or just lazer print paper? My husband had a stroke last November and so I am his care giver of course, so making crafts is something I can do here at home and still be there for my husband. It is a release for me that helps me keep my sanity and I thank you both for the fun ideas, and your fun personalities! Keep up the good ideas! Thank You! Donna
I’d be interested in the Gemstone Enchantment Jewelry class
Cute photo collage. What a great gift idea!
The Creative Connection Event has so many fun classes! I would like A Retro Kitchen, Cup O’ Joe pincushion, and the Petite Coeur Cushion. Thanks for the great giveaway!!!
This is awesome!! I am going to the conference and spreading the word!! So glad to find your site!!!!
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I absolutely love this! I will definetly try it. Thanks so much.
I love your show! So fun!
I would be interested in the Felted Wool Holiday Ornaments class!
My son watched the clip with me. He wants to give it a try too! Thanks for sharing.
I have been thinking of something like this to make for my husband for his birthday or Father’s Day of him on his motorcycle. I wasn’t sure how to even start but you’ve made it look so easy! Thank you so much!!
I wish I could afford to go to the 3 days of The Creative Connection! Wow! What a wonderful gathering of artists and information.
I would love to take the class on creating heritage toys. I have tried to make stuffed animals, but that rabbit is soooo adorable! clearly I need skills! Your giveaways are very generous. thank you to your wonderful sponsors!
I was just over at the Creative Connection and oh my, there are so many classes I’d be interested in taking. I liked “All That Glitters”, “Crochet Like A Pro”, “Felted Wool Holiday Ornaments”, “The Edge of Color” and the list goes on and on…..
What a fun way to make pictures a little more meaningful and fun! Thanks for the great tutorial!
I looked at the Creative Connection event page. That would be so much fun to attend and be inspired by all who attend.
I would especially like to attend the Retro Kitchen class and the E-commerce panel.
Loved watching the diy dish! It was my first time watching and I’m hooked. Can’t wait to try out the mixed media photo collage!
Missy
I think, “a funny thing happened on the way to a baby sweater” and the class by betz white sound awesome!
I embedded your video on my blog
I didn’t know you could transfer a laser printed photo onto canvas… how cool is that.
I would love to take Camille Roskelley’s Retro Kitchen Class.
Okay you two! You have outdone yourselves with this week’s project. This multi-media collage idea is so right for so many people on my gift giving lists. Something special can be made for anyone. And, I love the idea of using the tissue paper to texturize the canvas around the photos. Thank you so much for bring such wonderfully creative ideas right to my sewing studio!
Enis
Well the Creative Connections class schedule is just packed with fun and beautiful projects. I think the first one I would sign up for would be The Basics of Sewing Heritage Toys. I love to sew and I love the look of vintage. What a perfect project!
“The Basics of Sewing Heritage Toys” class looks neat. I would love to know how to make handmade heirloom toys for my kids.
I love this episode (all of them, actually) but I do have a question. If I want to layer photos on my canvas do I just repeat the process for every photo? Can I cover the canvas with one large photo and then add smaller photos on top? Will I damage the first layer of photos by doing this?
Thanks,
Denise
I would love to take the class on Folk Art Portrait Painting! I love your show!!
Denise
Great collage; love the transfer technique…looks like you had fun with it !!
Wow! This is the first time I’ve seen a DIY DISH video & I’m impressed! Looking forward to watching previous videos & grateful for the chance to win…
Love the collages. Can’t wait to try it out.
Have the TCC button on my blog.
Hi, this is the first time watching you two and I just loved your show. You guys are so cute and funny and just plain enjoyable to watch. I will be catching up on all your programs. Keep up the good work>
Any class from Kaari Meng would be fabulous! Thanks for the great tutorials——- excellent!
I am the founder of Touching Christ’s Children Blankie Ministry in South Carolina. We make quilts for sick, abused, neglected and/or abandoned children. We are a very small group of ~5~ quilters that meet twice a month to quilt.
I want to tell you that I look forward to your episodes. They are fun and full of wonderful tips. I loved the cake pin cushions and the lamp shade! Thank you! I am spreading the word about DIY Dish! to my family and friends. Keep those craft ideas coming!
ooo…very cool collage idea! love the embellishments!!
so many interesting classes to choose and what a variety of presentors!!
I love seeing your creative ideas. Thanks for sharing. This is the first time I have seen your site. I will retweet the link.
Oh how GREAT the collage idea was and yes it will make a lovely gift for any mom, grandma, or for anyone! Thanks ever so much, you girls are sooooo much fun!!!! Thanks again!!!
Oh, yes, and all our purses will look lovely with the fabric flower IN them,,, LOL.
Keep doing what your both doing , cause it gives meaning to the word “homemade,handmade”.
Joanne
It’s great to see the finished canvas from the video, adorable flowers! Something I learned is you can wear your flower in your purse ; )..cute! I’m happy to discover you happy ladies, off to explore some more.
WOW, what a generous giveaway, I love the panels, ALL OF THEM, mostly, how to launch a business, how to take your business to the next level etc. Love the Class the Old Book, Journal, Scrapbook. I am hoping to get to the Creative Connection for at least a day or so. We will have to see if I can take off and HEAD North.
What a great idea for a collage. I have enjoyed all your fun, creative ideas!
Great show. I will definately try the collage idea soon.
What fabulous projects you do, love them all…
A great gift for grandmothers!! Thanks for the wonderful ideas each week!!!
OK, my first 3 picks are Jenni Bowlin book, La Bohemian necklace with Karri Meng, and Display your cretaivity necklace with Debbie Murray and Shea Fragoso. I would have loved Magpie journal too but it conflicts with one of the panels i really need to take, so i will have to save that for next year…i can watch the video until tomorrow because everyone is sleeping and it would wake them, but i will check it out tomorrow and maybe I can figure out how to post a link on my blog…LOL…see you all in Minneapolis in September…
Thank you for the great ideas. I am sure you have heard this before … Marie Osmond could make you triplets.
Thanks for the neat transfer idea. I am thinking of a way that the children in my class can do a simplified version of this for their moms. I am learning so much from each of your episodes! (: When I clicked on the Creative Connection website, I thought I would love to go to the sewing class. I taught myself how to sew after my daughter was born. I have always wanted to learn from someone who was an expert in this area. (:
Thanks for such a great project!!!!
I just love the mixed media project, i guess i will make my our mothers day gift using granddaughter pics, excellent ideas.
I liked the retro kitchen from creative connection with all the cool colors.
Thanks for another great show, just i comment, it need to be longer, lol.
Linda Evans
Idaho
I would love to take the CROCHET LIKE A PRO class!!
Thanks so much for sharing the Mixed Media.. I loved it.. what a nice thoughtful gift.. who doesn’t love picture items.. use some vintage pics.. for one.. graduation parties coming up.. oh. the ideas have not stopped coming.. Thank you for the video.. so much nicer to learn when seeing it done . vice.. reading directions without an illustration of any sort! Just found this site.. I loved it.. and you both looked like you are having a good time.
Yay! A great idea for mothers day! I think I will try to make her a “cake” pin cushion too! Thanks – watching your webisodes is a great break to my busy day of being a Mom. I can at least think about being creative!
Do I have to pick just one??? Retro Kitchen class is calling my name!
Terrific ideas, Ladies!!!
I love the Embellishing Knitwear…..looks great!! Also the Edge of Color looks awesome…just one class, ONE?????
The Mixed Media is amazing! You are AMAZING! Such fun different projects each week! I cann’t wait to try it! Thanks! I look forward to your new “Dish” each week!
Wow! So many great classes offered at the Creative Conference. So hard to chose just one…I liked the Retro Kitchen…Embellishing Knitwear..so-o-o- many more!
Loved the craft you introduced in #7. It seems it can be so indivualized and made for fun gifts! Thank you very much…. You all are great together!
I blogged you! : )
what a fun way to share your creativity to others using pictures and again using the techniques shown on this program to add to the pictures. thanks for another fun project again!
Now I am so excited about this craft! I am super excited to do this for mother’s day gifts for my mom, my mom-in-law and for my best friend who is my little girls’ godmother. Thank you so much for the wonderful idea. I am going to RUN to buy supplies tomorrow!
I think the collage for mother’s day looks great and I really want to make this but I live in Australia and can’t find the decoupage medium. I’m not sure but could this work :
http://www.riotstores.com.au/products/H/GLUE/DPC/decoupage-paste/helmar-decoupage-craft-paste-jar-250ml/117381.aspx ??
thank you
You two beautiful ladies make it look so easy tht I think I could actually make a collage! Thanks for the step-by-step video!
Love these!
Heading to the craft store TODAY to get supplies!
What a creat tutorial! I am just going to have to try it.
If I were at the confrence I would take one of the jewelry making classes
I love this project! I wonder if the picture is printed on regular paper though or if it’s photo paper??
Absolutely love the collages! I will definitely be trying this, and I already have the canvas!
The collages are great! Spurring my creativity!
I think that the heirloom sewing looks very interesting to me.
I just watched Episode 7 and can’t wait to do a collage for each of my grandchildren. My mind is whirling around all kinds of ideas for them. Thanks for such a great episode.
What a great project idea! Beautiful and fun!
Loved this episode & can’t wait to give the photo transfer a try. The Creative Connection event looks great, too! The classes that interested me the most would be the Baby Sweater & Crochet Like a Pro classes with Robyn Chachula (love her on Knit & Crochet Today); A Retro Kitchen; Cup o’ Joe Pincushions; One of a Kind Cell Phone Case & the Felted Wool Holiday Ornaments. The conference looks like a GREAT time!
All of the classes look great, but I know I would really enjoy the retro kitchen quilting and the crochet class. I’ve been crocheting simple items for years, but would love to take it a little further.
How fun and I have almost everything on hand.
So cool!! My mother always wants pictures of our kids and I get bored with giving her photo albums of her and the kids. This is such a unique and a classy way to give her those precious moments. I think she will absolutely love it. Thanks for the idea. I’m so excited to get started.:) Now to pick pictures…
I retweeted the link. You’ve got a site here!
Hello!!
I just found your site and love it!!
I want to make this collage for myself.
I want to take the photo garland and old book journal classes and blogging for newbies!
Thanks!
Loved the canvass collagetechnique. Laser, not ink jet. You made it look easy. Keep the ideas coming.
Love this! I’m going to make one for my mother in law for mothers day, and one for myself as well! Thanks
I just watched episode 7 of DYI Dish. I love the way the collage lets your individual creativity shine through. They look incredibly fun to make. You all have such wonderful ideas. I can’t wait for the next episode. Thank you.
I am old enough to remember decorations made in decoupage, but had not remembered the process! Thank you for an up-dated project with you mixed photo collage. I think I could make one for my husband’s office without making it look too formal! So I guess it could go way beyond a Mothers’ Day gift. I wonder if my grandkids would love one in their rooms?
What a great idea. I can’t wait to try it. I love that it only uses decoupage glue, I tried this before with something else and a lot more steps. Keep the great ideas coming, love the show!
I love this idea and I can’t wait to try it! How many can I do before Mother’s Day is the question!
My almost seven year old daughter wants to take Art & Coronation because she thinks that crown is fit for her little princess head. For me I liked the Folk art portrait painting.
I loved this episode. I am a homeschooler and we are always looking for fun ideas to make unique gifts for friends and family
If I were to go I would love to go to the Needle Felted Kitty class.
What an awesome idea! Thanks so much!
I’m surprised by the quality of the transfer to canvas. Mmm, what photos shall I use–heritage, I think.
You ladies are so talented and creative. I have a hard time coming up with ideas. Mixed media is a great way to go. I love a variety of crafts and have bits and pieces of everything I ever made.
I have only begun to check out the Creative Connetion but so far my choices for classes would be the Creativity Necklace with Keepsake Box and Crochet Like a Pro. Some day I would also like to sell the things I make so I will be checking into any classes that relate to starting a craft business. Thanks for sharing.
Great segment! And wow that prize package is phenomenal!
The Creative Connection classes look terrific. I’d like to take both crochet classes (Crochet Like a Pro) and
the Heirloom necklace class.
I love everything you guys do! I hope I can make it to the Creative Connection Event. I would love to attend the classes about starting your own business, the future face of retail and a whole lot of other classes. I hope there won’t be any that overlap so that I miss any. I want to be surrounded by creative women with lots to share!
WOW!!!!!!!The Creative Connection classes all look wonderful, but so hard to chose which one I’d like the most to do.
I love gift wrapping ideas. My favorite one was the sewing patter as paper and the measuring tape as a bow. It like getting two extra gifts. Thank you for all your creative ideas.
I can’t wait to try place my photos on the canvas. I have so many blank walls in my house this technique will help to fill those in creative ways. I always enjoy your projects.
Is there a supply list somewhere on your blog for the mixed media photo collage? I didn’t see it.
Thanks!!
Hi:
I enjoyed both crafts, but I think the package decorating tips will be most helpful to me.
Hi – Today is the first day since a massive dose of chemo about 10 days ago that I’ve felt up to being online and I’m so glad I found your show again!! I loved your craft and would love to do that, if I’m able to soon. The chemo takes my white blood cell count to dangerous lows so I am house bound temporarily, but I will beat it – and I will keep watching your show!!! Thanks for a pleasurable afternoon! Marlene in ND
There are so many classes at the Creative Connection that interest me, but just a few are A Retro Kitchen, Crochet Like a Pro, Cup of Joe Pincushion, One of a Kind Cell Phone Case, and the Sugar Pumpkin or Acorn Scarflette. Hey, why not all of them!
you girls are so much fun to watch!
My mom sure would love those decorating books. I hope I win That would perfect for her.
So fun to see you two on the internet. I remember you both from Ricks when I was there in 1991-1992. Loved the collages. So cute. Can’t wait to try it with our craft group. Look forward to seeing more.
thanks for sharing the know how of transferring photos onto canvas
Oh my gracious!!!!! LOVED the canvas!!! I’m not much of an artist, but I’m so going to try it!!! My mom passed away 9 months ago, but I’m sure my MIL will LOVE it!!!! Thanks for sharing!
If I was heading off to the fair, I for sure would go to the felted wool holiday ornament class.
Oh, and I would love to make the cup o’ joe pin cushion at the Creative Connection! I’ll have to give a hint to my hubby =)
I never win any giveaways, so I hope I win this one.
I would sign up for Distress for Success. I wish I could come to the conference, it looks like fun. Maybe next year.
What great ideas. I love the two minute wrapping paper
Thanks, so much.
[...] Episode 7: Mixed Media Photo Collages for Mother’s Day [...]
i tweeted!! (I always tweet about your new episodes!!) you gals are hilarious!
(@julialadewski)
i love how you girls are getting so “relaxed” on your videos. I felt like your first video was all prim and proper and now you girls make me giggle with how cute you are!! I love it!!
Loved the episode. I really enjoy seeing what you creative ladies come up with!
the “crochet like a pro” class (cuz i’m obviously not a pro) or the “cup o joe pin cushions”…… awesome!!
Great episode. I picked up some canvases for another project but I’m going to have to snag one for this fun project! Thanks for sharing.
A Retro Kitchen would be my first choice!!
I never knew that lazer photos could be treated this way – can’t wait to try it out
Thanks
Mona C
LOL!! Wear it in her purse!
I love the collages! I will certainly have to give this a try!
I’d love to take the Felted Wool Holiday Ornaments class! They are so cute!
Thanks for the cute ideas!
the canvas idea is so wonderful!! I’m going to try this for sure.
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful projects. I am in aaaawwwwww:)
I would love to take take the journaling classes and any of the jewelry classes:)
Great as usual. Where DO you get all these ideas? Keep them coming.
i’ve got one of those sachets and it’s fabulous! ohh what i wouldn’t do for a yudu!
great project! thanks!
i would like to learn to make the baby sweater
my goodness, are these entries a one person takes all of this stuff? that’s crazy!
Great episode, I appreciate the wrapping tips!
The “The Edge of Color” class looks interesting, as does the “How to take Your Business to the Next Level” panel.
Once again a great craft! And WOW what a prize package!
Awesome episode! I had no idea you could transfer the ink directly onto the canvas – amazing!
I would love to learn to make the felted wool holiday ornament. Great show ladies. I love the collage!
Awesome episode! I had no idea you could transfer the ink directly onto the canvas – amazing!
Classes I’d love to take:
Distress for Success
Folk-Art Portrait Painting
The Vivid Vignette
Panels I’d love to sit in on:
How to Take Your Business to the Next Level
E-Commerce: Where to Sell & How
Well girls, another fabulous episode! I have never tried anything like this, and you have made me feel like I CAN do it. The possibilities for gifts and decor are endless. What fun the Creative Connection conference sounds like…. sigh… maybe one of these days.
I think I would like the cup o joe pincushion as you two now have me wanting to put old sweaters to use.
I love this idea! I can’t wait to get started on mine.
I always look forward to your weekly episodes. You went all out with the mixed media photo collage. What a wonderful idea. I will make many for birthdays and many other special days. What a great idea to give your children of a special event in their lives! And your girlfriends, of course!
I think I wil make this for my mom. great shoe ladies.
What kind of printer was that again?? Just kidding… Great idea… can’t wait to make my own!!
Folk-Art Portrait Painting
Le Bohemian Charm Necklace
Magpie Delight Journal
The Vivid Vignette
Here are the classes I would attend!!
Thanks for such a wonderful idea. I think I will make some for Christmas presents, using cards for last year, and all the glittery fun the Holiday brings. I know everyone will surely love this gift.
Sign me up for ART & CORONATION. I have always wanted ti be treated like a princess, and this might be my only chance.
I have never tried this and you made it seem so easy and fun. Thanks
The cup of joe pincushion looks wonderful! Thanks for this mixed media project. I can’t wait to try it.
I loved the pin wheel tag idea, I am going to use it THIS week!!!!!
I liked the gemstone jewelry class.
I am so excited to try this! I have so many photos of my little girls…this will be a perfect way to display some of them! Thanks for the great project…I love the old pattern gift wrap and folded fan ideas! Very fun!
What a great idea! Every crafters dream….having all these wonderful ladies together in one place to learn from the “pros”!
your guys are a hoot enjoyed how much fun you enjoye each other
Thank you for this Awesome idea to make for my mother of her Great Grand Children, she will love it.
I really enjoyed the webisode showing how to make the mixed media collage using a laser photo. I can’t wait to try it. The only problem is I have so many ideas, I can’t decide which one to do first!!
Absolutely loved the collages for Mom.
Yes, I am a total follower! I can not wait to attend the conference in September. I have purchased the materials to make a collage and feel inspired to let the “Artsy” come to the surface.
My first visit to the Creative Connection site was simply inspiring! I could not pick which class was my favorite. So at the moment, The Retro Kitchen class would be my choice.
Wow, can’t wait to try this. Maybe my daughters will be getting one for Mothers day. Thanks,
I just did the photo collage last night. I had a hard time getting the paper off of the picture, and had the picture sort of scrape off in a few places. Did I use the wrong paper or something? Other than that, I think it went fairly well. I used felt and organza flowers that you showed earlier, and I can’t wait to give it to my Mom for Mother’s Day. Thanks for the wonderful ideas!
I also told my facebook friends about it.
I loved the photo collage and the 3 easy wraps for gifts. Can’t wait to make one for each daughter for mother’s Day. The photo of the Sis-in-law had the most awesome texture with the rosettes on it. Thats the one I want to try. Posted on FB. Thanks for the idea for just in time for Mothers Day.
Wishing you a great day while I wish I win, too! Thanks for the fun!
I tried the collage and also had a hard time getting the paper off without the picture scraping off in a couple of places. It was not as quick and easy as I hoped it would be.
Hey there,
I look forward to each and every episode, you make my day!
Thanks for the great ideas and opportunity to win!
Melissa from Naches, WA
I twittered all about you too!
Thanks again!
Melissa fromNaches
Love everything you are making….for the creative connection..love the felted wool holiday ornament, crochet like a pro….retro kitchen….all tha glitters….couldn’t just pick one class :0)
Another Great Episode. I love your 2 Minute Craft Countdowns! I love easy and quick ideas.
Thanks so much for the chance to win.
Brenda R
Great project! Canvas boards are so versatile and great for collage projects. Love your energy!
Sharon
I would adore taking Le Bohemian Charm Necklace with Kaari Meng. Her jewelry is so beautiful. What a fabulous event this looks to be!
i loved the collage…I’m planning mine out now
I think the felted pincushion class would be great. You can never have too many pincushions!
Now I know what to make for the Grandmas for Mother’s Day!. Collage is so great!
I would love to take a class from Betz White.
I know what the Mothers in my life are getting for Mothers Day. Thanks Kim & Kris
Wow! This looks wonderful and so many options. Thanks
Blogging: How to make it matter more and Cup O’Joe Pincushion thats where I would be.
I would love to take the painting technique classes by Laurie, plus the Kaari Meng pincushion class. Love it!
Such fun therapy!
I was stumped on a mother’s day gift for grandma from my boys until I watched this fabulous episode. We will be making our photo collage asap! I also loved the seamstress wrapping idea, such a darling idea I’ll be using too!
Your photo collage sparked a wonderful memory of when my mom actually
taught me to do collage way back when the product mod podge came out.
A lesson in making gifts with what you had and that they mean the most.
Needless to say we went crazy. All those now valuable Life Magazines and my Micky Mouse lunchbox
became some swell stuff to name a few.
In a way it was the foundation to my art now.
thanks girls for the memory.
The collage is awesome, thanks for sharing. Planning on sending this link out to some bff. I’m so glad I found this site, Ya’ll are so much fun.
The photo collage is surprising, I can’t think about it if you don’t mention it. It would be a unique gift for moms.
This sooo great, so many prizes to win, .. Thank You,
Miktha
I would love to join cup O’Joe pincushion by Betz White at The Creative Connection Event.
Those collages are the perfect mother’s day gift!
A Retro Kitchen, Crochet Like a Pro and Distress for Success look like great classes!! Crochet is still an art I have not ventured into.
I love all those paper products especially! WOW! I hope to win.
The mixed media collage was so cut, endless possibilities to be creative. What wonderful gifts. Thanks for the Mothes’s Day gift wrapping ideas.
Great project with the photo collages.
The Creative Connection event looks amazing…I would love to take a workshop with Kaari Meng.
I just love the mixed media photo collages !! I will be making one for my sister & mother! I’m a craftaholic….love anything to do with crafts.
I’m going to have to try this mixed media project with some of my wedding pictures!!
I had to smile at those twins. How darling they are. And best of all they taught me how to make a new gift for my mom and inspired me to do something out of my comfort zone. Thanks!
no toilet paper for texture….used it for embroidered snowman in December…
I’m curious what Kim’s scarf is made from…. please give details
Omigosh, I somehow stumbled upon this a few weeks ago so I have been catching up pn the videos and blogposts. You two crack me up!I really like the projects, and the rapport you two have leaves a smile on my face all day. I lost my sister several years ago and I know how special the relationship between you two must be. Keep up the good work (fun), and congratulations on your show. Have a great time at the Creative Connections!
I checked out the Creative Connection Classes and the cup o’ joe pin cushions are adorable! I would love to learn how to make them.
Tweeted this wonderful collage idea to my friends! Keep up the creative work
I just watched the video and I am so inspired. I’ve never made a photo collage, so i learned tons from this episode … most importantly, I learned how to wear a fabric flower in my purse
I am seriously blown over by the giveaways you offer. Thank you so much for the opportunity!
I love the mixed media photo collage idea! I’m going to make one for myself for mother’s day =)!
What a great idea! I would love to do this with some of my pictures!
I would be interested in the retro kitchen or the sugar pumpkin/owl scarflette class! Looks like it would be a great weekend!
Creative Connection event sounds wonderful. I was especially interested in all the different types of jewelry offered. And, since your show on cake pin cushions I’ve been crazy for pin cushions!
My best friend loves, loves, loves all things Amy Butler! Unfortunately she is limited in her ability to travel due to a “line of duty” injury while serving on the Tampa, Florida, Police Department. She has been through 15 surgeries, I think now, and still has tremendous pain in her knee which is constant and relentless. Traveling from Florida to Minneapolis would be too difficult for her. However, we will be watching for an event further south … Tampa is beautiful in the winter time all you snow birds!
Have fun, all!
Blessings,
Peggy
Very different! Never would have thought of it on my own.
I would so love the Folk-Art Portrait Painting class!
Yes I posted this fun episode on my FB…
Enjoyed this episode. Fun project for Mother’s Day gifts!
I would love to take the Folk art Painting, or the Distress for sucess classes. Love anything old and would love to be able to paint better~
I love love love the mixed media college. I can’t wait to get started . . . how many can I complete before Mother’s day?
Great episode!
Great way to jazz up those so so but good clear picts, a true gift of time and talent Love it
What a great idea! Are those darling girls twins? They look like they could be related to Marie Osmond!
Also what a great way to save money without having to go out and buy a laser printer if you only have an inkjet printer at home like me! 
I love-love-love the collages!! Absolutely beautiful!
If I were lucky enough to be able to attend the Creative Connection Event I would be interested in the following:
The Edge of Color
Sugar Pumpkin or Owl Scarflette
Cup O’Joe Pincushion
A Retro Kitchen
E-Commerce: Where to Sell and How
How to Launch a Business
Oh how I wish I could go!!
I also told all of my facebook friends about this episode as well as the others! HUGE fan!
Oh my gosh I just finished watching episode 7 and looking at the creative connection event site. That collage is such an amazing idea and the way the laser-printed image just transfers to the canvas is ingenious! Totally making this someday soon. And so many of the classes at the cc event later this year grabbed my attention bur mostly the crochet class (who hasn’t screwed up, it’d be so great to find easier fixes after so much work than tearing it our and trying again. Plus I’m sure it can be applied to knitting too cause I seem to have so much more trouble with making up gauges knitting than crocheting.) and those adorable coffee cup pincushions. There are so many more too like the jewelry and cute folk-paintings. Anyway I’m clearly excited and am going to go back and keep exploring the event site.
i’m so glad i came across this event. i’m trying to convince my husband to let me go! i think i would love to take the sugar pumpkin or owl scarflette class and make the super adorable coffee cup pincushion among several others! thanks for putting something like this together!
WOW! What a fun site you have created. I watched you on Studio 5 and then came to visit you here. You can bet I will be sharing this fun site with my friends. Loved the picture canvas idea. Thanks for sharing your great ideas.
Love the Collage, will be doing one of my daughter for her dad who lives in another state for fathers day!
I would love to attend the following classes at the creative connection event if I can make those dates (depends on medical reasons) would love to attend the panel E-Commerce: Where to Sell and How
and the class Old Book Journal/Scrapbook.
Going to post this to my facebook page and to my website also!
I checked out the classes at the Creative Connnection event and think that the things you’ve had on your show are more inspiring. You ladies rock! Keep’m coming.
My mum would just love the grandchildren on one of these – now for the time to do it before the week-end. Great show thanks
I love the collages! I think I’m going to go ahead and try and whip one out with pictures of my almost 2 year old grandson and my daughter-in-law in time for Mother’s Day. Great job!!
I would love to be able to attend any of the classes at the creative connection event if it wasn’t so far away from California! Boo Hoo!! I would especially love to take the Art & Coronation or the All that Glitters class. I need more glitter and tiaras in my house cause I don’t have enough and I am the Queen (at least in my house)!
I’ve been telling all of my girlfriends and my Facebook friends about your website and all the cool things you show us how to make.
I can’t wait to take my photos to the local Kinko’s and try the mixed media collage project. I think it will not only make great gifts but it’s also another great way to display photos of my grand-kids around my home.
Thanks for the idea, keep them coming.
I checked The Creative Connection website and all of the classes look very interesting. I don’t know if I can make it this year but I’d certainly like to know if there will be more events in the future and if it might be closer to Los Angeles because I would love to attend if so.
love the idea of image transferring!! And your projects are so creative!!
I wish the Creative Connection was a little closer to California. What an inspiring conference that looks to be filled w a ton of great stuff!
I love the photo transferring I am making one for my mom for mothers Day and my niece for her college graduation. I have also posted this on my blog http://my2sweets.blogspot.com/. Love your shows, how fun and you get to do some sister bonding at the same time.
these photo collages are something that I am going to do
if I were to go I would like to do the Folk Art Portrait
[...] everyone! We’ve had a few more questions on the Mother’s Day collages from Episode 7, so thought we’d make a quick post. We mentioned that you can use a decoupage medium to [...]
These ideas are absolutely gorgeous!! Thank you!
Thank you, Thank you for this episode! How inspiring it is. I love the examples that you did.
I checked out the Creative Connection website – I want to go! I especially loved Le Bohemian Necklace class.
I checked out the Creative Connection site. It all looks fabulous. I really like the necklace of family heirlooms class! I’m in MN so I am off to check my schedule for that weekend! Jeanne
I watched it and I loved it!
At the Creative Connection, the Folk Art Portrait class looked really interesting. Actually I live in Idaho, but would love to drive down for the three day event!
Hey, I had already done that last entry method!
I blogged about you on http://www.potatoboutique.blogspot.com
See ya!
All the classes look fantastic! I’m excited about ART & CORONATION, FANCY CHRISTMAS TREE TOPPER, NECKLACE OF FAMILY HEIRLOOMS, and MAGPIE DELIGHT JOURNAL. I’m also looking forward to the various panels!!!
Just watched episode 7 and I can’t wait to dig out the canvas and photos!
Think I will make and wear a flower in my purse
Great idea for a gift. Really good instructions.
The Creative Connections event sounds wonderful. It would be really hard to select a class, but the ones making jewelry would probably be my first picks!
wow!!!
the felting classes look like so much fun. I would love to come and check it out, what a fun and great way to get away from everyday life. also I love you guy(gals) the laughter and crafty idea’s are the best.
Thanks! It all looks fabulous1 Sign me up for the drawing.
love it…show is awesome and i am signing up for the confrence
The photo collage is great. I will try real soon.
I love the mixed media collage on canvas. How did you figure out transfering photo with glue on picture and canvas. Too cool!
It is really difficult to choose – but these three immediately caught my eye – Wall Jewelry; Necklace of Family Heirlooms and All that Glitters. I’m seriously thinking of taking time off work!
The Christmas Tree Topper loooks like alot of fun and possibilities. We usually have 5 trees up in our home and I don’t have a really nice topper. I also like the business related panels.
TY for all the great ideas. Love your show!
I’m wrapping some gifts today and will use your ideas.
Wonderful and creative! Thank you!
Those collages are awesome! You make it look so easy to do! I think I’ll have to try that with my kids – they’d love it!!!
I took a look at the many great classes being offered at the CCEvent and found myself jotting down a few, like Art and Coroantion, Fancy Christmas Tree Topper, Ket Tag Message Neckalce and La Bohemian Charm Neckalce!! So many choices….!!
I love watching the DIY Dish. There is always something that I want to make. My 4 yo and 6 yo sat on my lap mesmerized by the collages.
Wool Felt pin cushions, retro kitchen, and the edge of color look like great classes.
Wow, what a great sounding event & a fantastic giveaway. Thanks for the opportunity to win (I hope, I hope!)
Another fantastic episode! I actually wanted to do something like this and didn’t know quite how to proceed, and now I do!!! Thanks!
Love the retro kitchen idea! The needle felted kitty is pretty cute too!
Loved the picture idea! can’t wait to try it!!
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what an amazing giveaway! retro kitchen looks amazing, and I’m on a “stuffy” making kick so the basics of sewing heritage toys is crazy appealing if I had to choose, but I’d really rather just do them all!
Great episode!! Never been into collages before but it made me want to run out for some Modge Podge and get busy:-) Thanks for putting together such a wonderful show!
I love the mixed media pic project…always wanted to try it…never realized it could be this easy. Thanks ladies…Elaine
Another great episode!! Thanks ladies.
I would love to take the jewelry classes.
AWESOME idea! I really want to try the photo transfer! So cool! I absolutely love using Modge Podge–can’t wait to try this with my kids for a Grandparents day gift! Thanks for another great webisode ladies!
Ok, so I visited The Creative Connection Event site. WOW! There are so many cool classes being offered!!! I REALLY want to learn how to make that Cup O’ Joe pin cushion!! Thank you for the link! AND…Thanks to all your fabulous sponsors for letting you giveaway such fantabulous prizes! *fingers crossed*
I’ve enjoyed every episode so far and look forward to many more to come, thank you!
So many wonderful craft ideas, I want to do everyone of them. My problem is I don’t have a sewing machine at this time. I realize too that I don’t need one for every project and can’t wait to start some crafting soon. I really like the Cricket that used for cakes etc. What great ideas you’ve got on the many uses for it.
This website just keeps getting better and better! I love DIY dish!!
I am so enjoying your show! I can’t wait to do a canvas!! Keep the shows coming!
I am going to be in MN that weekend, I think I would like to take the retro kitchen or cupcake class
Love the episode and am going to try it on lutradur. The creative connection sounds like fun – especially meeting all those other creative people. I think you learn as much from other attendees as you do from the sessions themselves!
Ohhh… I wish I lived closer the The Creative Connection event! It’s sounds like a lot of fun! I would for sure be attending “The Retro Kitchen” class!
Thanks for the great info on making photo collages! They really look amazing!! This would be a great gift idea… I may have to make some for Christmas!
I learned that you use a LASER printer to do this craft!
Those are so cute! I didn’t watch it in time to make it for Mother’s Day, but I think my husband would love one of all of our boys for Father’s Day!
A Retro Kitchen looks like an interesting class
Love that video. I have been trying for Years to incorperate photos into our home in creative ways! i love this. I can’t wait to play!
warmly
Stacy~Creativemuse
OMG…..I just tried to do the collage and it didn’t turn out……please help!!!!!! Not sure what I did wrong but the pictures didn’t stick to the canvas…….I used glossy mod podge could that have been a problem…….I can see the potential but my first effort was a dissapointment…….Will try again but hoping someone can give me advice…….Should I let the pictures dry overnight or how long???????
Great idea! I can see using this technique on lots of other things
I just linked this post to my facebook page… cute project! You have some awesome giveaways too!!
I think I will have my mom and sister over so we can all make a collage together. Fantastic idea! I can’t wait to try it.
I can’t wait to try this project!
I didn’t get this made for Mother’s Day but will definitely be making it for Father’s Day! For both the grandpa’s and my hub.
Great ideas in this show. I shall be trying soon.
The felting classes would be lots of fun and have great results.
The Art & Coronation class sounds like fun and who wouldn’t like a crown of their own. I also thought the Folk-Art Portrait Painting would be interesting as well. I could go on but I will stop!
Great idea! I want to do a mixed media pet collage. Thanks for sharing!
PHOTO GARLAND
Teacher: Jenni Bowlin
This looks so cute and a great gift to give.
This is such a great way of making this. I want to take items from our trip to Africa – tickets, parts of museum pamphlets and even feathers and incorporate them into the photo college. Such a great way of making a personalized momento!
Oh my what an amazing event! At Creative Connections I would LOVE to take’ All That Glitters, Le Bohemian Charm Necklace, and anything from Crochet Like a Pro. I have to seriously think about going to this!
The business startup classes would be interesting to me. I know I’m rubbish about this sort of thing but it might give me some focus and hope of improvement. The only craft class was the cup o joe pincushion. The rest just weren’t my thing(s).
Way to go–thanks!!!
I’d love to go to one of Betz White’s felting classes. And, I would love to attend the panels about the technical aspects of building a business–all of the listed panels look amazing!
awesome giveaway and awesome project!! I love mixed media art!!
LOVE the idea – can’t wait to use it on my beach pictures this summer!
The photo collages are beautiful. Great job!
Hello Enjoyed the mixed media photo collages featured in the video. Many years ago, too many to count, our Girl Scout troup created something very simular using family photos as a mother’s day gift. It is exciting to see old crafts renewed with today’s modern mediums. thank’s for bringing back joyful memories for me.
js
Hello Fellow crafters – oh, wow, visited the Creative Connection web site – oh, just too many exciting things to do and see, and shop for as well. This should be a week long event so I can do “everything” !
js
I love the idea – I’ve never done anything like this, so I think I would really enjoy trying it. Also, I would choose the “Distress for Success” class at Creative Connection.
Love the ideas! Keep them comming!!
The classes I would like to take are “one of a kind cell phone cases and wall jewelry”. Thanks again for sharing some great ideas for things to make
sincerely
Deborah
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Hi Girls!
I know you posted this awhile ago, but I’m doing a Father’s Day version with my kiddos. We’re going slow, my son is only two, but we love how they look so far. We do have a question. Any tips for getting all the paper off our photos? We use water and they are clear, but as they dry, they cloud back up. There are still a lot of little pieces of paper “lint” left behind. Any suggestions?? Thanks again, I love this project!!
I am definitley going to try to make a decoupage canvas. I am excited to try this!
I am definitely going to make the photo collage and I think my 12 yr old daughter will want to make one too. The classes that looked interesting are the “Distress for Success” and the “Wearable Art Necklace”.
I know I’m getting to this very late, but I’m wondering how you layer photos and words. Would I transfer the photo first, let it dry, peel the paper away, and then go through the process again with the words? Help please! I’m wanting to make these as Christmas gifts.
Thanks for every other informative website. The place else may I am getting that type of info written in such an ideal means? I have a venture that I am just now running on, and I have been at the glance out for such info.
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