Mini Chalkboard Frame & other Simple Projects

Ever since The Boy broke one of my yard sale rooster plates I've been wondering what I could replace it with. A recent trip to the Habitat Resale store got me a plastic frame with chipboard cutesy print for 50 cents. I sprayed the chipboard with chalkboard paint. What do y'all think?I was obviously on a creative roll, my next project? Do something with our crocheted initials that I've had forever. Using my distress ink pads and a background stamp I added subtle detail to the cardstock. So subtle y'all can't see it in my bad picture! A bit of ribbon, a cut out of a stamped house imagine that so reminds me of Mr Darcy's Pemberly *sigh* ... and a sweet metal embellie from Karen Foster that says it all for me "Family"

I love the ease of clip frames & I especially love how cheap you can find them at Big Lots! My beloved HL sells them just not in this size/shape...

Gosh it feels wonderful to actually finish something! I can't tell y'all how much I've been missing playing with my crafty bits. Just simple projects that I didn't allow to overwhelm me. I focused on keeping it simple, not getting bogged down in too many choices. Simplify - my word for 2009 *smiles* Sometimes it's way too easy to get bogged down in what if's... what if I did this instead of that, ya know? And next thing ya know time is up & you've made nothing but a mess. I feel lousy when I do that! It's so discouraging. So please don't do that to yourself, a simple completed project is so much better than a complicated unfinished one!