A birthday party for one of my BFFs. This was her desert and we all shared. It was sooo yummy.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Project 365 {Week Three} *Still Catching Up*
A birthday party for one of my BFFs. This was her desert and we all shared. It was sooo yummy.
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Labels: Photography
Friday, January 28, 2011
Project 365 {Week Two} *Catch Up*
Taylor's babies (well, 3 of them at least). I discovered them when I went into her room to wake her for preschool. This is a common scene in our house.
Getting Taylor involved in cleaning her room. She loves to vacuum and it's good for her sensory seeking and fullfils her need for heavy work and auditory stimulation. And, it fulfills my need to get her room vacuumed!
Well, that's all for Week Two. I hope you've enjoyed these snapshots of our life. Remember to add a link to your pics if you're participating in Project 365. Thanks for stopping by!
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Labels: Photography
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Thrifted Shutter Photo Display Tutorial {Thrifty Thursday}
I love the look of shutter photo displays and one of my goals is to print and display more photos in our home. I scooped up these shutters from a thrift store a couple of months ago for just a few dollars. I finally finished this project and I'll show you how I did it! If you don't have thrifted shutters, then you can always purchase some from a home improvement store.
I got these paint samples from Home Depot. They were pre-mixed and were less than $3/bottle. One is black, the other is a pale blue.
I started by painting a coat of black paint over the shutter. I was going for a rustic look, so I intentionally left areas unpainted and was not "perfect" in my painting. Once dry, I flipped the shutter over and painted the other side. Be sure to open and close the shutter so that the slats don't dry closed and get stuck.
Next, I used a dry brush technique and painted a light, coat of the pale blue over the black paint. To do this, dip your brush in the blue paint and then paint on a scrap piece of newsprint, or a rag so that most of your paint is off your brush before you paint your shutter. Again, I left areas of the natural wood, unpainted, and I left lots of the black showing through to give it that rustic, layered look.
Once that coat was dry on both sides, I attached my wire that my photos would hang from.
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Labels: Crafts, scrapbooking
Love Project Showdown!
Today's the day when you get to vote! Remember my Mixed Media Love Canvas, that I created as part of the Love challenge among the Crafts Unleashed Design Team? Well, now is the time to vote for your favorite project! So, head on over and vote!
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Labels: Crafts Unleashed, Mixed Media Canvas
Monday, January 24, 2011
Cutest Piggy Bank EVER!!!
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Labels: Random Ramblings
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Mixed Media Love Canvas
My first Crafts Unleashed Design Team project is on
Crafts Unleashed today!
For full details on how I created this piece, head on over and
read my post at Crafts Unleashed.
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Labels: Crafts Unleashed, Mixed Media Canvas, scrapbooking, Tutorials
Monday, January 17, 2011
Paper Flower Tutorial
Here's a simple tutorial on how to create gorgeous 3D paper flowers using your Cricut. I created these flowers to go on my mixed media love canvas for my first project on Crafts Unleashed.
Supplies:
Paper or cardstock
Cricut
George and Basic Shapes Cartridge
Mod Podge
Paint Brush
Scissors
Glitter
Hot glue
1) Place your paper or cardstock onto your Cricut cutting mat and load the paper into your Cricut. With your George and Basic Shapes cartridge in your Cricut, select the flower shape indicated below (you want to press shift, then the flower key to get
You will need 3 flowers to create one 3D flower.
This is what the flowers will look like once they are cut and removed from your cutting mat:
2) From your first flower, cut one petal as shown below. From the second flower, cut 2 petals as shown below.
3) Next take your first flower and bring the sides of the opening together to form a cone as shown below:
4) then add a thin line of hot glue to the one edge of the petal to finish your cone shape. Repeat this step with your 2nd flower to create another cone.
5) Next, take your third flower (with 5 petals) and fold it in half to find the center. cut a small slit in the center as shown in the first picture below. Then, fold the same flower in half in the opposite direction and find the center. Cut a small slit, just as you did before, which will leave you with an x cut in the center of your 5 petal flower.
6) Next, you'll begin to assemble your flower. Cut a small amount of the point off of your 4 petal cone. Apply a dab of hot glue to the tip of your 4 petal cone and poke it through the x that you cut in your 5 petal flower (see the picture on the left below). Then apply a dab of hot glue to your 3 petal cone and add it to the top of your bottom 2 layers of your flower. You should now have a flower that looks like the picture below on the right.
7) Next, curl the edges of each petal by wrapping the edge around a tiny paintbrush or other round tool. Once all the edges of your petals are curled, dip your flower in Mod Podge as shown below.
8) Scrape off any excess Mod Podge. Then pour glitter over your flower and tap off any excess. Repeat as desired until you have even coverage. Finally, place a scrap of tulle into the center of the flower and push into place.
Now step back and admire your glittery goodness!
These gorgeous flowers can be added to any project your heart desires. Think scrapbook pages, cards, banners, wreaths, photo frames, decorative candles, really the sky is the limit.
Happy crafting!
(Don't forget to check out the canvas I used these on over at Crafts Unleashed)
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Labels: Crafts, scrapbooking, Tutorials
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Project 365 2011 {Week One}
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Labels: Photography, Project 365
Friday, January 7, 2011
One Word 2011
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Labels: Random Ramblings
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Studio Sneak Peek - Guest Post at Crafts Unleashed!
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