You are a Prize ~

For Silver Bella I created Mini Prize Ribbon Kits, one for each Bella ~ 190 to be exact


These are really quite simple to make...all you need is a glue gun & glue sticks, scissors, a hole punch, and glitter or mica if you'd like

1. Glue Ruffle Crepe Trim around small disc; it will go around twice to make it nice and fluffy!


2. Punch 2 holes at top of Large Disc, and put pin ends through holes


3. Glue streamers to backside of Large Disc


4. Glue Small Disc to backside of Large Disc


5. Cut leaf shape out of vintage printed paper, and glue to front center, angled out


6. Glue Wallpaper Disc to front center

7. Make a banner ~ Cut "You are a Prize" out and notch ends
Place a dot of glue near each end and glue to front over wallpaper center

8. If you'd like, glitter & embellish

Ta~da, proudly wear your ribbon for all to know just how wonderful you are!


Enjoy ~
xo Heidi

P.S. For 5 of you who did not get to attend, I have a little prize for you ~ just leave me a note on this post!

Packing Up Pretties ~

My poor blog has been so neglected while I've been busy creating lovelies to bring to Silver Bella... Here's a few sneak peeks of my wares as I pack them up...

a special Silver Bella inspired ornie

Vintage Holiday Birdie Houses

Bella Princess Roses ~ check out their tiny crowns


Winter Dreams Nesting Kit ~ the finished nest ~ love this

Cone Kits galore

and lots of Sugared Messenger Doves dressed up pretty for the holidays

...of course I have lots of Sugared Peeps and more kits too!

When I get back I'll load up my shop with holiday goodies...now I have to figure out what I'm packing ~ for me!

Prada Schmada ~

This was the first class I took at Silver Bella, taught by the sweet and amazingly talented Charlotte Lyons ~ love her! This class was right up my alley ~ painting, sewing, and adding lots of different elements.

The bark cloth pocket and hand carved mother of pearl button were brought from home.

thanks to my table mates who were very good sharers and traders I was able to add the fun pom pom and tassel trims!

Glad I had a fun tote to carry all my supplies and tools to classes!

Silver Bella ~

I'm back from Silver Bella and have the most delicious glitter hangover ~ hope it lasts!

What an amazing trip. Who knew (well, most of you did) that in the heart of Omaha so much creativity, friendship, and fun could be had!

Teresa the "Queen of Foof" who created this fabulous event really outdid herself! The classes were outstanding! The welcoming dinner was amazing with tables piled with gifts for all of us and a sweet group project, of course everything was packaged to perfection! The swaps popped up everywhere and were unbelievable ~ did I mention there is boundless talent in this group? Natasha (who traveled from Australia) designed the Bella Prom tee which is pure sweetness. The Vendor Fair offered loads of handcrafted wares, let's just say that if you could dream up the perfect group of sellers ~ they were all there (except for Jenny, and I was so looking forward to meeting her!)

I could go on and on, every time I think about the week another wonderful memory pops up. All I can say is if you haven't been, start saving your pennies for next year, you won't want to miss it!

xo Heidi

P.S. I'll post my projects tomorrow. I found the photo at Second Chance Antiques in Old Market, a fab shop filled with tiny vintage trinkets, furniture, clothes and more ~ just about everything you could imagine!

the best laid plans ~

i had everything set to go...bella workshop schedule printed out with a very detailed, highlighted, doodled on system for class choices,
links all opened in several tabs, credit card ready...

and the link would N-O-T open!!! believe me, it was not pretty. my visions of glitter and bellas and blissful creativity were quickly dissolving before my eyes, and no amount of refreshing made the magic link appear...then queen teresa jumped in, always so gracious, trying to help. finally, another sweet friend, sadie, offered the magic link, and *poof* all was right in my world!
it was a cliffhanger, but i'm going to silver bella!

and the icing on the cake...i'm going to be a vendor!
when i got the e-mail from teresa i was over the moon thrilled to say the least! hubby and big girl were in the kitchen and i was dancing around...well, hubby says i was jumping, and big girl says i was skipping, anyway i could not be contained! very excited and so thrilled to finally meet more of my wonderful blog friends and customers in person ~ the icing on the cake for sure!

sweet bella dreams ~