Thursday, February 24, 2011

TE Blast From the Past Blog Hop

I'm so excited to participate in today's Blast from the Past Blog Hop hosted by Taylored Expressions.  This month we were to go green by either recycling (reusing or re-purposing) something or by using the color green.  Well, I did both!  I bought a nice journal at my local Michael's craft store.  Here's the before picture:


It was kind of pretty just the way it was but I wanted it to be something extra special.  I also didn't want to use it as a journal, I want to use it as a "To Do List" (hence the re-purpose part).  Here's the "after" :
Dontcha just love it?  I used TE's "Take Note" stamp set for the frame and the "To Do List".  Add some stickles, ribbon, butterfly and 1/2 doily and viola!  A nice book that might be too pretty to use.


Thank you so much for visiting and enjoy your journey through the rest of the blog hop!

 

Here are the entries from the Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past blog hop!

 

1. Taylor VanBruggen  26. Tanis Palmer  
2. Cindy Coutts  27. Jodi Collins  
3. Pattie Goldman  28. Stephanie Hargis  
4. Tracy Clemente  29. Candace Mitchell  
5. Kimberly Stouffer  30. Laura K  
6. Regina Mangum  31. Karen Motz  
7. Jenn Koss  32. Barbara Anders  
8. Rebecca Ednie  33. Danielle Lounds  
9. Nancy Jensen  34. Wanda Guess  
10. Bonnie Ratzloff  35. Lori Craig  
11. Cassie Trask  36. Lynn Put  
12. Carole Chesser  37. Charmaine Ikach  
13. Lisa Hjulberg  38. Michelle Lane  
14. Sankari Wegman  39. Jessica Willison  
15. Karen Giron  40. Michele Klein  
16. Kristie Wilson  41. Kristin K Tierney  
17. Natalie Houston  42. Colleen Begley  
18. Sarabeth Burke  43. Lisa Smeaton  
19. Michelle Single  44. Tina Whitted  
20. Lea Lawson  45. Donna Baker  
21. Kelly Collins  46. Radha Thijm  
22. Chris Loritsch  47. Bronwyn Velazquez  
23. Monika Davis  48. Jen Tapler  
24. Joan Ervin  49. Jami Sibley  
25. Terri Trotter Earley  50. Wendy McGaffey  

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24 comments:

Jodi Collins said...

What an AWESOME idea and perfect execution Nancy! LOVE every bit of this!!!

Unknown said...

So beautiful! :)

Lisa Hjulberg said...

So pretty!!! Love the roses!!!

Lea L. said...

Love how you dressed up an already pretty item, and made it even better! This is beautiful! ♥♥♥

Karen Giron said...

What a perfect idea! Love the patterns and colors!

Taylor said...

What a gorgeous to-do list! I may actually want to DO my to-do's with a book like this! :)

Natalie said...

Beautifully done!! Gorgeous finishing touches.

FibreJunky said...

Not too pretty to use....Too pretty to let waste away in a drawer! Love the roses!

Karen Motz said...

The "after" is SOOOOOOO much better than the original!!!!!!! Well done!!!

Jami said...

What a great take on the challenge! Beautiful book!

Joan Ervin said...

I just love the changes you made to the already beautiful journal....great way to repurpose something to make it your own!!!

Wanda G (stampcat) said...

Really gorgeous project and a great idea! Thanks for sharing the idea with us. Lovely shabby chic!

Colleen Begley said...

Nancy, this is probably the prettiest "to do list" ever. Great idea. I hope it makes you smile every time you use it.

Cindy Coutts @ Cindy B Designs said...

Nancy, this is just gorgeous!

Kristin said...

Such a great idea - I have a hoard of those book to re-do and never get around to it. You've inspired me to do it! This is really lovely. Thanks for your sweet comments on my blog today! I don't make those fabulous doilies, I get them shipped from overseas. I will however have them for sale in the next month or so. Keep an eye out for the announcement on my blog for them.

Monika/Buzsy said...

So pretty! Love the colors, the roses... that frame image is perfect! :o)

Kristie W. said...

Very pretty!! Great take on the challenge!

Lori Craig said...

Beautiful, Nancy... stunning project. Love how you pulled it all together ....

Tina W. (TeaDub) said...

I love what you did to alter the already pretty cover...great job of adding the perfect finishing touches to it!

Geri said...

This turned out so pretty--it certainly is extra-special now!!

titancia said...

How gorgeous! I've seen those at Michael's--I think your design gives it that extra pop it needs!

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Purrfect Paper Creations said...

I love your "To Do" List--so pretty and practical!

Chris L.

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

This is just BEAUTIFUL!