Guest Post: The CSI Project

Happy Monday friends!! The weather has finally turned into FALL here in Charlotte! I busted out a sweater and boots today - YAY!!! I hope you are getting some fun fall weather too, because well - I love it. 

A few months ago Miranda and I had a chance to guest judge for Dee over at The CSI Project. She has themed link parties every week and they are so much fun to see all of the creative things that people do. One of the things that was the most fun about guest judging (besides the hard work of looking through all of the cute posts) was getting a chance to talk to Dee on the phone. Every week she does a podcast and she interviewed Miranda and I for it one week. Dee was so sweet and great to talk to. As someone who hates being interviewed, I appreciated that!! Today we are lucky enough to have her guest posting for us - yay! Make sure (after you read her post) that you head over to The CSI Project and check her out!!


Hi Pinterest Project readers! My name is Dee from The CSI Project.

I am so happy to be here at The Pinterest Project and get to take part in all of the fun! I had the opportunity to talk to the lovely ladies behind this blog and I loved them. So it is a joy to be here!
The Pinterest inspiration that I had for this project actually was a project that was linked up to one of my challenges. It was this frame
I loved the mixed media look about it although mixed media crafting is not really my thing but I decided to try. I immediately recognized that this was a $1 frame from Michael's. Good for me because I already have a stash of them in my craft room. They are great and I have found so many uses for them.
First, I painted the frame black and after that dried, I added a coat of Martha Stewart's glitter black paint. Love this paint!
Click the link below to get your own!
Next. I had these cool Halloween straws in my pantry and since I am going for a mixed media look I thought, "Why not?"
I glued them on in a pattern. I cut some shorter for around the frame part. I also added some scrapbook paper on the inside and with my Cricut I cut out "31" in Vinyl and October. Love the purple!
Then, I knew I needed some bling. I love bling and glitter so I was given Bling on a Roll by Michael's. Be sure to look for this stuff in stores this Fall. It is so easy to apply.
Finally, I also was given a cute, blingy bee pendant. So adorable so I couldn't resist sticking him on there. Very mixed media!
I topped it off with a cute witch's hat and I was done!
This was truly a Pinterest challenge for me. I love how it turned out!
Thank you to Miranda and Jamie for having me over here today! I am thrilled to be here.
Be sure to stop by The CSI Project where each week is a new challenge, a new guest judge and even a chance to win a great giveaway! You will always be inspired to Create.Share.Inspire as we live out The CSI Project's mission.
XOXO,
Dee, The CSI Girl