We Love You Kenny Pawgers!

On May 7, 2013 by Mei
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Scrapbook Page in memory of Kenny Pawgers

“A powerful cat” described by a Reiki Master who only saw Kenny’s picture and never met him; Kenny “was truly a miracle.” [Maria Soroski]

Anyone who got to meet him loved him. He had soul; a wise cat who looked into your eyes and understood you. Kenny loved Maria. Kenny was 20 years old when he passed and he spent his last moments in Maria’s arms.

When Maki and I visited Maria to give her our sentiments, she couldn’t hold back her tears. We took some of her thoughts about Kenny and wrote it on the scrapbook page. “He was truly a miracle…” and for always the bond between them will forever be remembered and documented.

With Sympathy Card

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Diaper Trike – inspired by FaveCrafts

On April 17, 2013 by Mei

I saw a DIY tutorial on how to make my own diaper trike on FaveCrafts. (<= Click on link to see tutorial) and just had to give this a try.

Last year, I made a diaper cake so I had to challenge myself to making something new :P

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Diaper Cake 2012
Click on picture to see card to go with this craft. :)

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After wrapping the diaper wires and securing it with an elastic, we used somem ribbons to cover the elastics.


We followed the instructions from Fave Crafts on this one.

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We didn’t tie a knot after attaching the tires because the receiving blankets were not long enough but we tucked the end into the tires and that was fine.

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Our trike seat was actually a photo album so instead of using a bib we used this instead.

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Created a fender over the front headlight (drinking bottle)

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Way Cool Diaper Trike!

Everything FaveCrafts stated in their instructions is pretty correct. I would say the variation with ours and a tip is that weight difference depending on what you add as your gifts (type of bib, bottle and how many diapers etc.) may change the weight ratio and so you might reinforcements of ribbons to keep the trike from tipping. If it’s front heavy more diapers in the back and balance it with something heavier or more ribbons to hold the pieces together would be a good idea.

Happy diaper trike making everyone!

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DIY Rub-on Greeting Cards

On April 17, 2013 by Mei

Last year, I purchased a lot of different embellishments to try out (flocking powder, rub ons, 3D stickers… etc.) and didn’t really get a chance to use any of it much.

So when my mom asked me to make a wedding card for one of her friends’ son, I decided this would be a great opportunity to use my stash of supplies. :)

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Adding Rub ons to a existing card base

Materials:

Martha Stewart card base
Pink flocking powder for rectangular border inside card cover
Rub on patterns
Scissors
Stamps (Double Happiness, and wedding couple)
Pen for hand written quote

Rub on inside of cover a big flourish design

Rub on inside of cover a big flourish design

White backing removed from rub on

White backing removed from rub on

5 rub on designs + hand written quote and pink flocked border

5 rub on designs + hand written quote and pink flocked border

wedding card and envelope

wedding card and envelope

This is a simple card with a variety of embellishments that is easy to add to your card. The quote either inside or on cover of the card is entirely up to you.

Even if you have a commercially bought card and feel like adding your own handmade touch, you can easily add rub ons inside of the card, on the envelope and stamping to give it a personalized touch.

PS. I forgot to take a picture of the double happiness stamp on the envelope. I stamped it right on the sleeve side so it got missed on the picture.

Check out another easy to make card here (birthday):
http://myogastudio.ca/2013/03/31/a-simple-birthday-card/

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The making of pet portrait stamps

On April 13, 2013 by Mei

Last month, I got the opportunity to meet VOKRA’s rescue cat, Kenny Pawgers as well as make a custom stamp for Maria, a brave cat rescuer/ferral cat trapper.

The first pet portrait stamp was for my sister’s black and white miniature fox terrier. Then I worked on my friend’s tuxedo cat, Lala and finally Kenny Pawgers.

Etchythings will donate a portion of the sales of this pet stamp as well as some of her etchythings pet items to VOKRA. If you were referred by Maria or her rescue group, please contact me for a custom listing. :)

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A picture of Lala was transformed into a stamp

Kenny Stamp

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Image progression of Kenny from VOKRA into a portrait stamp

RESULTS:

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From photo to stamp

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Lala’s stamp

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Kenny Pawgers from VOKRA (Maria’s rescue cat)

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Chakra Symbols Wood Knobs Jewelry Holder for Studios, Home Decor or Kitchen

On April 2, 2013 by Mei
Wood Knobs Jewelry Holder

Wood Knobs Jewelry Holder

I’ve always wanted to try upcycling an old letterpress drawer and make it look functional. Recently, I got a hold of 2 of these drawers so I decide I would use one for placing holding jewelry.

The wooden knobs used were engraved using my laser engraver and I chose one of the more popular designs I’ve been selling on etsy.

Each knob about 1.25 inch wide

Each knob about 1.25 inch wide

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Hook earrings, necklaces and still use the drawers for rings, stamps and other fun decorative things

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Have you considered making your own paper?

On April 1, 2013 by Mei

I have a bucket list and one of them is to make my own paper for gift tags and scrapbooking designs.
My recycling box is pretty full and every time I look at it, I’m reminded to get going on this project.
Check out this simple video on making your own paper.

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A simple birthday card

On March 31, 2013 by Mei
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birthday card with washi tape and embossing folder

I haven’t used my embossing folders in a while so I decided to use this simple birthday text embossing folder and try embossing with washi tape strips on a piece of card stock.

Easiest. Card. Ever. :)

finished birthday card

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The making of Pet Silhouette Stamps

On March 30, 2013 by Mei

Beginning of this year, I decided to start making custom silhouette rubber stamps with personalized names for pet owners (see examples here => https://www.etsy.com/listing/122001367/personalized-dog-cat-pet-stamp-with-pets)

These were some of the common silhouettes I started with as well as the paw prints I’ve been offering since etchythings’ inception.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/124372425/personalized-dog-paw-cat-paw-print

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beagle dachshund boxer pug

Occasionally, I would get special requests from pet owners for a custom silhouette image because their particular breed mix require a special stamp.

Here’s an example below showing a picture taken from the owner (side profile are best) in order for me to create a silhouette of Gaby.

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The making of Gaby Silhouette Stamp

I also get requests for an actual paw sized stamp:

custom stamp

Actual size of footprint is about 2.5 inches wide

These could all be done just for your pet and are great on greeting cards, envelopes, tags and other gifting inspiration.

These pet silhouette stamps come in 3/4″ (1.9cm) size but you could request these to be 1″ or bigger as well if you choose to have multiple names or prefer a bigger font size.

Recently, I received a review from Dachshund Nola’s blogspot and 5 out of 5 stars rating! Have a look to see what she thought about the stamp!

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Earth911.com features Etchythings Organizing Clothespins

On March 29, 2013 by Mei
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Office Organizing clothespins featured on earth911.com

Earth911.com is a blog dedicated to finding ways to reduce carbon footprint. The site is full of informative materials from how-tos blogs to products that are upcycled, recycled or eco-friendly.

This week they featured my organizing clothespins on their site!

These clothespins are also highly popular on pinterest and from an upcyclers’ perspective, I thought these would make a great addition in anyone’s office. For a small custom fee, I can customize the clothespins with your own engraved phrases instead of the default 6 common phrases.

My favorite reclaimed wood piece is still the crate we made a couple of years ago for my craft fair. It was more of a decorative piece and since then I’ve used it to store some of my craft supplies and it is up for sale for outdoor weddings.

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Crate made from reclaimed wood

We probably won’t part with it and will use it for our own wedding. The crate was made with old shelves we found left at our shop and it has been laser engraved to look like an apple crate.

Other reclaimed pieces we specialize in are our larger wood mounts for our rubber stamps. Instead of using maple wood mounts that are bought, we reclaim our bigger pieces and cut these to fit our customer’s rubber stamps so these look fantastic.

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reclaimed wood cut to fit customer’s stamp size

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Congratulations to our paper doll stamping contest Winner!

On March 19, 2013 by Mei
Maki K. won with a whooping 101 votes for putting together a beautiful paper doll tag using one sheep hoodie, one cat face and one reindeer stamp she bought from Michaels! So creative.

Maki K. won with a whooping 101 votes for putting together a beautiful paper doll tag using one sheep hoodie, one cat face and one reindeer stamp she bought from Michaels! So creative.

To see how these little cute stamps work, read this blog:
http://myogastudio.ca/2013/03/06/how-to-use-your-paper-doll-stamps/

To see the criteria on how Maki won, read here:
http://myogastudio.ca/2013/03/08/win-over-50cdn-worth-of-mix-and-match-paperdoll-hoodies-cat-face-rubber-stamps/

Follow me in any of the social media or my RSS feeds for updates on more contests and giveaways!

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