Andrea Singarella. Star Dust (Part 2): Glitter Magnets. Tiny Polaroid Magnets | { Ambrosia Girl } Hi there! It’s felt like forever since I’ve last blogged, and has felt like an eternity since I’ve done anything crafty and nifty. Since my morning sickness has gone into full speed (yes, we’re expecting our third this fall!) I haven’t felt like myself. But nothing like inspiration to wake one out of a reverie — or nightmare, in my constantly sick state. I came across these DIY Pantone chip magnets on How About Orange and wanted to do something similar. The idea of mini Polaroids dotting my fridge sounded cute to me. You will need: Cardboard (mine was the backing of a sketchbook — much thicker than the back of a regular spiral bound notebook) or 2-3 sheets of white cardstock or poster board spray-mounted together to use as a sturdy backing to the magnetsOpaque white marker (necessary only if your cardboard is not white) Craft knife Metal straight edge/ruler Clear packing tape or frisk film.
Step 1: Download a Photoshop file of the Polaroid frames below. 487 Comments. The Idea Room: How to Make Leaf Skeletons. I wanted to share with you a project from one of my readers who shares with us how to make leaf skeletons. I LOVE this! I have several leafs in various forms displayed in my home and knew I needed to make some of her leaf skeletons to add to my decor. I love how a pattern of leaves can enhance the beauty in your home. So I asked Heather if she would mind sharing her project with you. You can find more great projects from Heather at her blog The Other White House. I have spent hours and tried various ways of making these. You need washing soda, not baking soda! Gather your leaves. Washing soda is a strong base so you may want to wear gloves when handling the leaves. You will add 3/4 cup of washing soda and 4 cups of water to your pot of leaves. Keep going, you will need to add more water so your pan doesn’t dry out.
When 1.75 hours are up fill a glass baking dish with cool water. I carefully removed them and rinsed with water and added clean water to the pan. 37.1Kstumbleupon. Water Balloon Luminaries. A fun and easy project with a beautiful payoff. Learn how to make these Balloon Luminaries. You will need: High-Melt Paraffin Wax (IGI 1260)Party BalloonsDouble BoilerCookie Sheet Instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Here is an example of these luminaries when using dye. How to make happy Decopatched clouds? Living in Belgium certainly has it's advantages: yummy chocolate, good beer and the real 'French' fries, with mayonaise of course...Like every other country, it also has it's disadvantages: it rains a lot here.And while the clouds are forming in the sky, looking daunting and grey, I dream of happy clouds.
You know, colored clouds that make colored rain and makes everyone happy, even when it rains. When I think of clouds, I also think of Maartje from Mamutopia on Etsy. She also has a lovely blog where I quite often take a peek to see with what fun creations she has come up with and I adore her weekly happy stats on saturday's.Recently, I noticed that she has been producing an awesome amount of clouds. That's why I asked her to help me with my happy clouds. She send me some so that I could use them for making this happy cloud tutorial.
Thank you, Maartje! Here is what you need:Decopatch paper, Decopatch glue, glue brush, pencil,scissor, glass bottle (IKEA), glasses, jars,... How to make a scratch off lottery ticket? You probably know the scratch off lottery tickets? Ever wondered how to make them? Well, they are very fun & easy to make.I used to make greeting cards from them but now I'm going to use this technique as a promotional tool.I made 25 scratch off tickets and will include 1 ticket with every order I ship.On one of those tickets, there is a coupon code and a value of 25 dollars to spend in my shop on Etsy. Waaaahhh, exciting! :) Here is what you need:cardboard, a print-out of your lottery ticket, glue stick, sticky back plastic (contact paper), metallic acrylic paint (preferably silver) and washing liquid.I prepared the paper cutting beforehand so I'll skip that part in the tutorial. :) Beforehand you print out a design that you want to be on the scratch off lottery tickets.If your printer can take thick paper you can print it directly on the cardboard and skip this part.
If you do it in two steps, it is nice to get a fun color background paper and glue the design onto the card. How to make a little booklet? I have so many bits and bobs of pieces of paper laying around. I just have a hard time throwing away paper & try to recycle as much as I can. I usually cut them on the same size and use them for grocery lists or just to doodle on.My partner told me a great way to make little booklets from them and of course I wouldn't want to keep this easy and fun tip from you.
Here is what you need: white glue (PVA, bookbinding glue, vinyl glue, wood glue,...), a glue brush, two pieces of cardboard, a pair of clamps, pieces of paper cut on the same size. Take a heavier piece of paper and put the same size cut papers on top of them. I used one of my business cards. I also put a business card to put on top of the little booklet. Put the pile of paper on a piece of cardboard. Put another piece of cardboard on top of it.The cardboard is just to protect the paper, it can also be wood or thick plastic. Take a clamp and twist it firmly so that the paper is pressed in between the cardboard.
How to make a stamp? For my packaging, I needed a Babuschka stamp so I decided to make one myself.I'm not really an expert on lino cutting and stamp making but since I needed it fast, I gave it a try. This is what you need:a lino cutting set, a pencil, a drawing, a sharpie marker, ink and a gum. Trace the drawing with a pencil. Turn around the drawing and rub the drwing onto the gum. This is how it looks after rubbing it. Trace the outline with a sharpie marker. Cut away all the gum besides the black outlines. This is how it looks when the outside is done. This is how it looks when the inside is done. Put some ink on the stamp. Press the stamp onto the paper. Now you can clearly see that the stamp needs to be cut some more. You can use either the lino cutters for this or a little scalpel knife.
Repeat the process of stamping again to see if it looks better after cutting away some more gum. After the second time, I cut away a bit more... and now I'm satisfied. Now I can use it for my packaging. Artmind Tutorial: Wax Decorations. Once again we are happy to host the talented Mitsy from Artmind this friday as she takes us through making these cute little wax decorations, (a fun little weekend project with the kids for Valentines). And you'll notice at the bottom of this post Mitsy is giving away some she made on her blog later today! Thanks Mitsy! (Also stay tuned as we post the winners of The Poppies later today)! Here is what you need: wax (you can use candles and melt them), metal cookie lid, cookie cutters, newspaper, nylon thread, ribbon, wooden sticks, needle, plier, crimp beads, beads & findings. Make sure that you work safe when working with hot wax. Fill the metal cookie lid with wax.
Let the wax set for a while until it is stiff but still feels warm. You can then remove the wax around the cutted shapes. When you push lightly, the shape will come loose. If it's still warm, you can easily put a needle through the wax figure. Or put the wooden stick in the cut out wax figure but only halfway. Tada! Artmind Tutorial No. 1 - Polymer gift tags. By Mitsy of ArtMind Today (well this month), we're in for a treat! Mitsy of the lovely shop and blog ArtMind will be sharing some of her fabulous tutorials with us.
If you haven't visited her site, it's a must see, as not only does she make beautiful wares, she has an amazing tutorial section. Click here. Today she is showing us how to make polymer gift tags, perfect for a valentine! Here is what you need: Metal stamping letters/numbers set, polymer clay, acrylic paint, flat wooden sticks, ceramic tiles or glass, cookie cutters, rolling pin, embossing tool or fat needle, paper plate, paintbrush and a cloth. Take a piece of polymer clay and soften it while kneading. Put the flat wooden sticks on the ceramic tile (makes it easier to transfer to the oven) and roll with the rolling pin over the clay so that it's nice, flat and even. When you rolled out a piece, lift it up carefully and transfer it to another tile so you can roll out more little clay slabs.
Here is what I stamped... Ready!