Coastal Bohemian: December 2019

Thursday, December 26, 2019

Funtastic Friday #260

Merry Christmas all it's the last party of the year.

Let's finish 2019 with Funtastic Friday #260

Here's the most viewed from Funtastic Friday #259

& Donna's Favorite

DIY Vibes M&M Oat Bars

Heidi's Favorite by Tinselbox

Wish Upon a New Year Wishbox

Kristie's Favorite by French Creek Farmhouse

Tree Lot Themed Christmas Foyer

Sherry's Favorite by Lou Lou Girls

Pomegranate Salsa

My favorite from last week

Candy Cane Fishing Game

And now on to the party.

With love and gratitude,

Michele

Find me partying here all week, at these link parties, with some great bloggers.

If you are in Myrtle Beach come on down and visit us at the Coastal Bohemian Studio or Follow us out on Facebook, Pinterest , Instagram, Linkedin, or Bloglovin .

Rental Condo Okaloosa Island , Florida Part 3 #okaloosaIsland #Fortwaltonbeach #Okaloosaislandpier

So now let me tell you about the area and what I love here on Okaloosa Island.

First of all, we are surrounded by water and there are so many little parks with piers, lots of fishing and boat ramps everywhere.

The Okaloosa Island Fishing Pier is always a great day. Most of the year it's teaming with wildlife like dolphins, sea turtles , sharks and many different varieties of fish. You'll also see several types of jellyfish and there are usually schools of rays swimming around too.
And then there is this guy, always trying to steal your fish.

Here's a view of the Boardwalk at the pier. There are several restaurants , shops , and gelato.

If you are lucky, you'll see the local kite club's big event down at the pier.

We also have the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, here at the boardwalk too! They do a great Dolphin show and you'll also be able to see gators, pelicans, penguins and more.

Across the street is the Wild Willy's Adventure Park where you can play some mini golf along a dinosaur trail , ride the water bumper boats , enjoy an awesome arcade, get ice cream and frozen yogurt and climb a giant jungle gym.

A few doors down you can rent pontoon boats to head over to Crab Island. Crab Island Sandbar is a place where the boats gather and drop anchor, and everyone gets out and walks around the sandbar. There are inflatable rides on the sandbar along with floating restaurants and bars. Here's a video of Crab Island Sandbar, I found on you tube.

So as you can see there are so many things to do here on the Island.
Now, if you missed it, pop by and see part 1 and 2 of Okaloosa Island Condo Rental.

Okaloosa Island Condo Rental Condo Part 1

Okaloosa Island Condo Rental Part 2

With love and gratitude,

Michele

January 2020 Calendar of Events at the Coastal Bohemian Studio in Myrtle Beach 0

Happy New Year 2020.

It's always exciting to put out a new year calendar of activities.

New this month is a Hand Lettering Class-We will teach you how to write the most popular sign lettering techniques currently being used for farmhouse, country and beach decor. Additionally you'll be able to hand letter cards, art journals, personal letters, frameable art and more.

Also we are bringing you Inspiration Bottles-Decorate a bottle with inspiring images and words and use this keepsake decoration to make those wishes come true. # manifest # Dreams

With love and gratitude,

Michele

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Funtastic Friday # 259

Merry Christmas!

Mixed Media Angel ATC's

Make believe I'm showing you a beautifully designed piece of textural watercolor paper that I created using watercolors and stamps and a soft dry brush of pearl paint. Additionally, I flecked copper and silver paint. Just ignore the cuts in the paper. You don't see that.

So here's what happened. I had an idea , I ran with it and I forgot to take pics. If you know me you know this is one of my problems.

I created this paper in order to make my Christmas ATC"s aka Artist Trading Cards.

Next I cut the paper to ATC size which is 2.5" x 3.5"

I found these sweet angels at the Graphicsfairy.com.

To me he was announcing something and what better to announce than "Joy to the World."

I fussy cut the image and glued to my card.

Next, I used a red pastel and colored around the edges and used my finger to blend it along all the edges to create a vignette.

I used a permanent ink pen to write the Joy to the World message.

These feel very ChristmasY to me. Shimmering, red, angels, and Joy , yep Christmas.

Have a Happy Holiday friends. Thanks for stopping by to read along.

With love and gratitude,

Michele

Mini Book Ornament #mixedmedia #papercrafting #christmasornaments #DIYchristmasornaments

I love these little mini books so much I made them personalized Christmas Ornaments for my friends and family. I created 4 in 4 different themes.
1. Pirate/ Nautical -for me
2. Spells
3. Esoteric
4. Inspiration
So you see you can really make them to suit any mood or theme.

This project was inspired by a video at the Paper Outpost
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFytHhLuSD0&t=177s

See my video here for the full tutorial.

Here's what you'll need .

1.Small thin box to create the spine /cover of the book.
2.Scrap paper- I used vintage music pages.
3. Glue gun
4. Themed Embellishments
5. Printed Inspirational Quotes or Printable Stamps

You'll start with a small box. Cut it open so it resembles a long travel journal shell.

Here's how it lays out and how to cut the side of the box to make the spine smaller.

I hope you are seeing that the side gets cut and glued back together as a smaller spine.

Cover the book cover with scrap paper . I used decoupage glue and sheet music pages.

Next you'll cut strips from scrap paper to create the pages of the mini book. Measure the book height and take 1/4 " from that measurement and cut approx 8-10 strips of scrap paper for the book pages.

Use a ruler to tear the strips and you'll get a great tear with a shabby edge.

Now use a glue stick to attach the strips of scrap paper together from end to end making a big long strip.

Next you'll fold the strip in an accordion style. Fold the accordion for the entire length of the strip. This will become your book pages. (Make sure to measure the width of your fold with the inside of the book) I like to fold the first end inside and make a sharp crease and then use that as my starting pt for folding.

The picture below show the starting crease .

Here's what it looks like when the entire length is folded.

Make sure it will fit inside the cover of the book.

Glue the back of the pages together to form a thick , sturdy page. Use a glue stick for this , it;s easy and quick.

Now you can glue one page to the inside cover and one to the back cover. I used a glue stick.

Then you can use a glue gun to attach the remainder of the book by sticking the glue gun behind the pages , along the spine and getting the hot glue in there. At this pt take an old credit card or a ruler and go inside each of the pages and push them into the hot glue.

Let dry.

I distressed my book with black archival ink and sponge .

Next add some decorative stamps or inspirational sayings to the pages. You can print these out here.

Decorate the front cover, the spine and the back cover. Add some stamping , some charms, some glitter, and a hook so you can hang it on the tree.

Happy Holidays.

Hope you enjoyed this bitty book ornament.