Country Patchwork Theme Handmade Embellishments Kits For May In Red and Purple

 

These embellishments kits are filled with a variety of country patchwork theme all handmade from vintage and modern supplies.  In a warm purple and red color pallet.  Priced affordable so that you can start a little project and finish it all in one day.  All the details are in the description at the link below.

Head on over to Markets of Sunshine Etsy shop and pick up one of these little treasures for only $5 plus shipping!  Click Here >>> Shop Now!

Supplies are limited.  Only available for the month of May 2021.

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How To Make Inspirational Journal Cards for Your Journals or Scrapbooks With This Beautiful Embellishment Technique

 My motto for 2021 is to "Be A Kind Human"!  Do my part to bring some kindness into someones life each day.  Whether it is through my videos, on social media in my comments, or in one on one relationships with my friends and family members.

To get the ball rolling I made these beautiful journal cards with the sentiment "Be Kind" on the front.

Here is the list of supplies that you will need to make this project.  You will also find them in my Etsy shop at Markets of Sunshine. click here <<<<

Supplies List

• 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of white or cream card stock
• one book page
• small piece of art paper cut to fit on the front of your card leaving a small border
  
• glue stick
• ink pad and stamps
• white gesso
• a variety of paint colors 4 different colors that look good together (one should be a metallic)
  
• stencil pattern of your choice

Now here is a detailed step by step process.  You can also watch my video to see exactly how it's done in a live presentation.

Step 1:  cut your card stock in half at 5.5 inches then fold in half.  You'll have two card blanks.

Step 2:  take your piece of art paper and add your paint colors one at a time as shown in the video using a bouncing technique with the tip of your paint brush.

Step 3:  Wait for the paint to dry before moving on to the next step.  Or, use a heat gun to speed up the drying process.

Step 4:  Take your decorative stamps and fill in the page until it looks good to you.  More is good here.

Step 5:  Lay your stencil on the art paper and apply the gesso to fill in the design you've chosen. Let dry.

Step 6:  Use your metallic paint and add highlights to the raised texture of the gesso.  Let dry.

Step 7:  Tear a piece of the book page to fit in the center of your artwork as shown in the picture.  Then ink the edges with a distress ink from Ranger.  I like to use Brushed Corduroy.

Step 8:  Stamp the words Be Kind onto your white piece of card stock that is smaller than your book page piece.. Then ink the edges as well.

Step 9:  Glue the center of the artwork paper and attach it to the card front.  Glue the book page in the center and center it on top of the artwork paper.  Glue the sentiment in the center and add it on top of the book page.

Step 10:  Sew all the edges of the papers using your sewing machine for a finished look.  Zigzag looks great on the artwork paper.  A straight stitch works fine for the book page and sentiment piece.

Enjoy! using it for a daily motto in 2021 and join this "Be A Kind Human" movement!

Sending You Sunshine!

Marsha

How To Make Word Embellishments Look Aged, Distressed or Weathered for Your Junk Journal Pages and More!

 The one thing that I was missing most in my craft projects was a final statement.  In a word, a word embellishment!  A word is just a word but a word embellishment is a statement!  (I just made that up!)

Let me show you just how easy it is to make your own wordy message on your creative items with just a few supplies that you already have on hand.  I'm sure of that!!!

Watch my video tutorial right now and start turning those gifts into works of art!

Sending You Sunshine,

Marsha

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Fun Ways To Use Your Envelope Punch Board, Eyelets and Brads In Junk Journal Pages

 Welcome to Markets of Sunshine!

You have all of these wonderful tools and supplies in your craft room waiting for you to make something amazing with them.  Right!  But, do you find that you get stuck coming up with new ideas and fun ways to use all of the gadgets?  I have an envelope punch board, eyelets and brads just asking me to get busy and make something with them.

 

So, yesterday I brought them all to my craft table and after watching a few other videos I came up with some really pretty embellishments for my junk journal pages.

Watch this short video and see what I did using my tools and supplies.  For more fun and creative ways to use your stash Subscribe to my YouTube channel, HERE! click <<<<

Craft With Me Making Cluster Layered Embellishments for Junk Journals and Tuck Spots

 Happy Craft With Me Day!

Don't throw those paper scraps away.  Make some cluster embellishments in cute layers using up your paper and fabric stash.  I'll show you what to do with all those bits and pieces of small ephemera and turn them into beautiful layered tags for decorating the pages in your junk journal.

In this video you will learn just how easy it is to make these cute farmhouse themed embellishments.

1. Here is a list of the supplies that you will need...
2. small paper and fabric scraps pieces
3. tacky glue (Aleene's)
4. scissors
5. fabric yoyos
6. die cut shapes (circles, stars, hearts)
7. distressing ink burnt corduroy
8. fun

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Make Your Own Junk Journal Tri-Fold Pocket Inserts - Craft With Me

Making your own junk journal is so rewarding.  I'll show you in this video just how easy it is to take supplies you already have on hand to make a tri-fold pocket card insert for your planner or junk journal.

I invite you over to my channel to Subscribe, like and comment on the video.  That helps me get found in search as well as to grow my community.  Thanks!

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Have a Sunshine and Creative Day!

Marsha

How to Make an Envelope Pocket Using Junk Mail Envelopes

Tutorial - How to make an envelope pocket using junk mail envelopes.

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Click the arrow button below to watch and learn how to make one of these beautiful and functional envelope pockets.  There are so many ways you can use these in your journals and craft projects.

See you soon!

Sending You Sunshine,
Marsha

How To Embellish a Happy Mail Binder

  If you love to learn new ways to make gifts for friends and save yourself a ton of money.  Then this video is for you.

I'd love to have you Subscribe to my channel and help me reach my goal of 1000 followers by the end of the year.  You can use supplies you have on hand.  Or, visit your local dollar store craft section.

All supplies I use can be found below and purchased using my affiliate links.  I make a small commission to support my channel.
See my About page for more information.

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Junk Journal Embellishments Pocket Insert Tutorial

How are you doing staying at home and keeping safe?  I hope you have organized your entire house by now.  I am working on my craft supplies and sewing supplies in my home office.
I have gotten so much done in 2 months.

The last to be organized and put away are all my fabric pieces and scraps.  I store them in those big Thirty-One Gift tote bags.  They hold around 100 different fabric types.  I lay them vertical so I can see the ends and know what is there at a glance.

In the meantime, I am also using up lots of the paper and fabric scraps in my stash and posting a DIY video on my YouTube channel.

I'm trying to reach 1000 subscribers this year, 2020.

I'm at 60 right now.  When I reach 100 subscribers I will do a giveaway for a $10 credit in my Etsy shop, Markets of Sunshine. 
When I reach 1000 subscribers I will giveaway one of my new Subscription Boxes:
Happiness Box click to see and order now. <<<<<

This is a short and sweet DIY video about how to make a junk journal using up your fabric and paper scraps.

It can be made in about an hour.  Easy to follow instructions.

Grab your supplies and make a journal #withme

Visit my Etsy shop to pick up some of the supplies that you might want to add to embellish the cover and pockets at this link:

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Sending You Sunshine,

Marsha

How To Make Your Own Stickers for Planners, Journals and More! #withme

Here is an easy way to make your own stickers using up your supplies you have on hand.
You can use scrap pieces of paper, junk mail, magazine pages, stamps off envelopes, envelopes and more.

Watch and see just how easy it is to make stickers yourself and save a ton of money!
See the full supplies list in the video on my YouTube Channel.

I'd love for you to Subscribe and follow along with me at Sunshine Homemaker.

Thanks for watching and spending some time with me today.




                                             

Coronavirus Stress Buster - Handmade Embellishments For All Types Of Journals

How to combat the stress from dealing with coronavirus - Writing!
Whether you're making an art journal, bullet journal or junk journal you need to have pretty handmade embellishments to give it your own personal style.

Pro tips:

1. Keeping a daily gratitude and hope journal is a great way to get rid of the stressful feelings that may be bottled up inside of you right now.

2. Deep breathing is another way to let the stress out.  Do at least 15 slow deep breaths every morning and at bedtime to relieve your body of the tightness in your chest.

Have you heard of planner swag?  I hadn't either until I started watching more and more YouTube videos in the journal and crafting world.  It basically means a pretty flower made of any number of materials in any size or shape to add to the front of the cover that will showcase your style.

 I've been making fabric flowers for years as lapel pins or brooches.  They are full of lush layers of colorful and monochromatic combinations of cotton blend fabrics.  I always add a vintage button to the center for the finishing touch.  They measure 2 to 4 inches wide and about 1 inch thick.

I include one in every DIY embellishment kit in my Etsy shop, Markets of Sunshine.  They are on sale in my clearance section for March at 50% off the regular price.  I will be removing them at the end of the month from my main product line.  So, if you want to grab one of these deals head on over now and pick up the one you like.

Pro tips:

3. Gardening is a great way to reduce stress levels. Get outside and start planting those heirloom seeds. Or pick up plants at your local nursery.  There are a lot of great gardening videos on YouTube.

  
 Plant a variety of vegetables and fruit plants in your garden.  I'm doing raised bed container gardening this year.  We came up with a fun way to bring something whimsical to our backyard wildlife habitat.  I'll post the final pictures once it is complete.  You're gonna love it!

Strawberry plant.  Great for you and the friends of nature that visit your backyard.

If you want a ready made journal so that you can get to writing now and relief that stress level in a hurry.  Head on over to my Etsy shop, Markets of Sunshine and pick up one of my beautiful and colorful exclusive handmade journals today.

Click Here to see the entire selection.  We know you're gonna love using it and writing your daily hopes and grateful thoughts in while dealing with this situation.

4. Make a Video - Start recording a daily video of how you feel about this current pandemic situation.  Then once this is all over with you can watch them and learn what you did that helped and what you did that needs improvement.  This way when it happens again and it will, you'll be better equipped to deal with the situation from a place of reference.

How does it make you feel?  
What are you doing to combat those feelings?  
How are you staying in touch with family and friends?
  
Watch my video on YouTube about the different types of journals and why you need to have one.  Click Here

Pro tip:
Subscribe to my channel to get a daily dose of inspiration from someone dealing with Lyme disease and how to survive any crisis that may come your way. 

Click here to subscribe today.

Best of Health to you and your family.

Sending You Sunshine from Florida.

Marsha

Free Shipping On Etsy Purchases

How Would You Like Free Shipping?

Do you shop on Etsy?  Do you know what Etsy is all about?
It's a website that hosts sellers from around the world.  Over 1 million to be exact. That's a lot of products for sale.

Out of those million my family runs two small businesses on Etsy.
Since 2008 our handmade shop, Markets of Sunshine <<<click link) brings you eco-friendly handmade gifts to help you get organized for everything life throws at you.

We opened our vintage shop, Pioneer Fundraiser  in 2010 <<< click link) offers a variety of fantastic vintage finds from around the world at affordable prices.  We love preserving the past and helping pass an heirloom on to your family.

How do you get the free shipping offer?  That's a great question.  Just spend $35 or more and you automatically receive the discount in your shopping cart in both of our Etsy shops above.

That's not all we offer you. As a VIP member of our mailing list you also get a 30% off coupon code to use all year long.  If you're not a member yet you can sign-up here. click VIP Mailing List <<<<

Why not check out some of our past posts to learn more about us.
Our #2019organizingchallenge is still going strong.  
Read about it here. <<<<

We'd love to see you soon in our Etsy shops.  We know you'll find something special to suit your lifestyle and gift giving needs. 

To help you learn more about us we've even made some videos and posted them on our YouTube channel here. Click Handmade paper gift bags and gift tags to watch video. <<<<

Please Subscribe to our channel to help us grow.  Share as often as you like. Follow along here on our blog on the right side bar. >>>>>

Sending You Sunshine,

Marsha

Mini Tins Embellished With Planner Charm Pretties

What to do with all the mini tins in your craft supplies stash?
Make something useful and cute to carry small bits and pieces in so they don't get lost in the bottom of your purse or backpack.

I named this one A very fine Gentleman for my "Gratitude" collection features a vintage theme.  You'll find them in my Etsy shop, Markets Of Sunshine.

It comes with a cute planner charm or key chain with a moon and stars charm and glass beads.
You can use the lobster clasp to attach it to your cell phone or planner.  Or, tie it to the rear view mirror in your vehicle.

This is the first in the series of Summer tin collection and planner pretties.

What's your favorite vintage theme?  Leave me a comment below and I'll see if I can make one just for you.

Stay cool and hydrated while you're outdoors.  It's a Hot one!!

Sending You Sunshine from sunny and hot Florida.

Marsha

Did you know I'm doing a #2019organizingchallenge this year?

Catch up on the challenge with the first post and grab your organizing checklist and worksheet when you join my mailing list.