BETHANY CHURCH OF BUCHA, UKRAINE ~ KID'S KAMP

They loved making bead necklaces.

Even the boys who said they were making them for their moms.

Silk flowers and old buttons made beautiful decorations.

These boxes sat in storage forever before I finally figured out what to do with them. More silk flowers and buttons.

Such fun this week doing crafts with the kids at church.  We had about 30 on Monday and more than that today on Tuesday.  Though we are doing a variety of projects, the main project is a CD disk mini-album.  We are using the CDs as the base for each page that they cover in scrapbook papers.  Each day they will add the "verse of the day" along with other pretty pictures and ephemera.  The flowers are decorated with old buttons people have donated as well.  The star boxes will also have a verse each day.  The top pictures show the kids having fun with beads thanks to someone who sent lanyard for them to bead upon.  So grateful for all who help make this ministry to the children happen with your generous donations of supplies.  I couldn't do it without you.  Such a blessing to so many.
If you want to see more pictures go to our other blog: www.franksukraine.blogspot.com or click the link on the right.  And I'd love it if you "followed" on our blogs.

Envelope Mini-Album Tutorial by Stacy Williams

HOLLY PHILLIPS ~ JOURNAL ARTISTA

Here's a very fun and simple stencil technique that I'm really wanting to try.  Just another twist on stencils, but I'd have not thought of it had I not seen it.  Give it a try.

Jennibellie ~ Flowers from Scraps

These are the cutest flowers ever and you'll love how simple they are.  A great way to use up those scraps we always have so many left over.



And if you still need more flower making ideas then go to my Pinterest board called "Crafting Flowers" for lots more tutorials:  www.pinterest.com/coleenfranks

Z SCRAPBOOK AND SPRAY INK TECHNIQUE

A very cool little scrapbook and a fun and simple ink technique by Diane Marra of AdoreHimCreations.  You can find her here:  http://dianemarra.typepad.com/adore_him/

NO GLUE, NO SEW MINI-BOOK

This is just the coolest little book someone posted on Yahoo Mini-Books site to show us all and I just had to pass it on. I can already think of lots of fun ideas from this, even in an art journal. So easy you'll want to make one right away.

LAURA, FOLLOWING THE PAPER TRAIL - ENVELOPE MINI-ALBUM

THIS IS SO EASY YOU'LL LOVE IT. I POSTED BACK IN 2009 AND JUST HAD TO REPOST. LAURA IS SUCH A CREATIVE ONE.

MINI-BOOK WITH POCKETS

Mini Book with Pockets using Only One Sheet of Paper. Very simple video from "Creation by Christie."

Fabulously Artsy, Mini-scrapbook with pockets

You'll like this, so easy to do and so lovely.

Mini-Book

This is an origami fold mini-book I did for some friends in Arizona. I like butterflies.

This is actually the back side (folded) and won't show, but you see the fabric that I was working on to produce this interesting fabric paper.
Inside, this is what will show in the recipients book.

Close Up

These are pictures of a "tip-in" I've done this month for a swap at Making Mini-Scrapbooks. You can click on the title to get there. A tip-in is simply a page you do for someone's book and they do for you. This is a fun place to craft with mini-books as the main topic. By doing occasional swaps I always learn something that is so useful when I teach classes.

Mini-Book for a Friend

Front cover of this book measure 3"x3" making it a very small mini-album. Leah and I had fun doing some of these.

Interior page

Explosion Mini-Book

Here is the cover of a mini scrapbook I did for Yahoo Mini-books challenge. And if you'd like to know how to make it then go here.

Inside of book ready to be decorated or given as a gift.

Tolstoy and Scrapbooking

I am having the great pleasure of participating in a round-robin challenge. That was where we each came up with our own theme, made our book and then sent it to the next member on the list for them to do a page on "my theme." This person's challenge was to do a lay-out on classic literature so I chose the book "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy. I just thought it appropriate to do something from this part of the world.

Inner flaps that open for a surprise underneath.