Create * Sell * Buy * Share - Buy Handmade Paper Crafts and Paper Arts Finally, as promised, the tutorial! Yes, it really did take me two days to get this ready. I hope you enjoy it. Be sure to create a FREE studio on eWillow.com and upload photos of your cakes when you are finished. Also, to help spread the word about eWillow.com and to build our community, please link to this tutorial and share the news that eWillow.com is FREE to use. Now, on to the tutorial! Supplies Download the Template (Print the template directly onto the cardstock. If you have a Cricut machine, click HERE for the template Scissors Hole Punch Bone Folder for Scoring Double-Sided Tape Assorted Cardstock, Ribbons, Punches, & Embellishments Instructions 1) Remember, to make it easier, print templates directly onto cardstock **Please note that you need ELEVEN of each piece** 2) Cut out cake pieces on solid lines and score on dotted lines 3) Apply double-sided tape to pointy flap and adhere as shown below 4) Apply double-sided tape to side flap and adhere as shown Now, you try it!
Handmade Gifts In A Jar With just a little over 10 weeks until Christmas, it is already time to start thinking about gifts! The more gifts that can be taken care of ahead of time, the easier the holiday season will be. I came up with a really fun idea that can be customized to pretty much any person or occasion called: {Everything} In A Jar Today, I am going to show you the ones I made for teachers! {energy} in a jar Peanuts White Chocolate Hot Drink Mix Suisse Mocha Latte Mix White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Energy Bar Milk Chocolate Truffles {pampering} in a jar Cozy Socks Sunshine Daisy Lotion Sunshine Daisy Fragrance Spray Moisture Rich Hand Creme Soothing Massage Bar Soap Eye Treatment Cream Facial Scrub Lip Balm {refreshment} in a jar Facial Cleaning Towelettes Wrinkle Release Spray Disposable Mini Toothbrushes Tide To Go Mini Pen Peppermint Gum Peppermint Altoids Mini Brush and Mirror Combo The first step for assembly is to stuff the goodies into the jars. I designed some labels to print off and put on the jars. Beef Jerky Nuts
Drink Can Tinwork Tinwork Embossed tinwork is sometimes used to decorate rustic style photo or mirror frames, or just to make decorative items such as Christmas tree decorations. The metal used is usually thicker (tinplate) and is normally worked with hammered tools - I wanted to try to get a similar effect, but with a bit less effort. The Most Popular ArticleOn Atomic Shrimp No, really! More Metalwork If this project interested you, you might also like Lost Wax Casting Safety This project makes use of very thin sheet metal that is likely to have sharp, jagged edges and is prone to springing back. Great care should be taken to avoid injury. This project probably isn't suitable for children - and certainly not without supervision. Updated Autumn 2010 - now with Video Goodness! Please note: Before, during or after the video, the player may display advertisements or links to additional videos - these are not affiliated to Atomic Shrimp and the selection is something over which I have no control. Materials Finished
Page Corner Bookmarks This project comes to you at the request of Twitterer @GCcapitalM. I used to believe that a person could never have too many books, or too many bookmarks. Then I moved into an apartment slightly larger than some people’s closets (and much smaller than many people’s garages) and all these beliefs got turned on their naïeve little heads. But what a person can always look for more of is really cool unique bookmarks. Placeholders special enough for the books that are special enough to remain in your culled-out-of-spacial-necessity collection. Page corner bookmarks are cute, practical and deeply under-represented in the world.* They’re easy to make, easy to customize, and will set you apart from all those same-same flat rectangular bookmarks. If you like this tutorial, here are a couple others that might be up your alley. For the monster-loving adults in the room, try some googly-eyed paper monster wine charms. What you’ll need: Putting it all together: 1) Follow steps 2 and 3 from above.
Rollie Pollie! - StumbleUpon Looking for hours of entertainment? Meet, The Rollie Pollie bean bag chair. It’s a chair, it’s a toy, it’s your favorite pillow. Made of durable cotton twill or soft vinyl, each bag is actually a slip cover (with another Rollie Pollie inside) then filled with mounds and mounds of soft cluster stuffing. So if it gets dirty, just zip it off and throw it in the wash. And with a handle on top, it’s easy to toss around. Now, pick your favorite…. Drag it around, Dive right in! Or take a little nap. Build a Rollie-Pollie-man: kick off your shoes: Or do what I love best….find a yummy treat, and just relax, watching your favorite show. Who said you were a couch potato? Letter Photo Art Hey everyone! To keep up with all of our Christmas posts make sure to FOLLOW us on Instagram! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! We did for sure! Today I am showing you the sign I made my for niece Londyn. I found a GREAT flickr photo site on Pinterest. I bought 6 4×6 frames at the Dollar Tree for a buck a piece. I removed all the plastic and glass from the frames like this… I gave them all a coat of my very favorite… Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch You can get it at Home Depot. I used Heirloom White for the frames… Here they are drying… While those were drying, I started on my wood. I used a 2×10 for my sign. I paid $4.50 for an 8ft board and made 2 signs from it. I cut a 36″ piece and painted it Sweet Pea. While that was drying I finished up my frames. Then, I added a bit of hot glue to the corners of each frame and attached them to my new pink board. The result… What do you think? I am so excited to also make these for the kiddos teachers. Thanks so much for stopping by! ~Whitney
Pleated Bow Pillowcase Dress Tutorial | Simply Modern Mom This was one of those projects where I had an idea in my mind and I just went with it. Then as I started sewing, I realized that I probably should have thought it out more thoroughly. But it worked out in the end and the results turned out be to better than the image in my mind. So awesome! I made this for Elle who is 17 months. I found this pillowcase at the thrift store and loved the pattern. And like the Retro Ruffle Pillowcase Dress, I did the ribbon-button closure in the back. Supplies: pillowcasematching threadmatching ribbona buttonbrooch pin, optionalmatching fabric, if your pillowcase doesn’t look like this 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. And done! » Tell me… Do you think bows, especially big bows, are making a comeback? Linked Today’s Creative Blog.
Decorated Paper Letters Whattya need? Kraft paper lettersGluePlastic googly eyesHot glue gunScissorsColored stringColored cotton ballsChalkGlitterPaintbrushChalkboard paintNewspaper clippings How do I make Decorated Kraft Paper Letters? Glitter letters Using a paintbrush apply a thick coat of glue to letter. Sprinkle glitter onto wet glue. Cotton ball letters Apply a small amount of glue to letter. Newspaper letters Apply glue to letter by smaller area so glue does not dry before you finish. Googly eye letters Apply a small amount of glue to letter. MADE: TUTORIAL: Color My Summer and Cinco De Mayo--Ruffled Streamers Hello color-loving friends!Today I’m helping kick off the summer series over at Delia Creates and Kojo Designs.We’re going to COLOR my SUMMER (and yours!) because summer feels a rainbow of never-ending fun. So to color my summer, I’m sharing a rainbow-inspired party decoration that’s easy to make and fun to stream around the house: Standard streamers feel like the oldest party decor in the book. I first spotted the idea two years ago on My Paper Crane and the colorful image was burned into my brain. I’ve even got a tricky shortcut to help you go from standard crepe paper streamers: to colorful ruffled ones! And then you’ll be ready for any party that comes your way.Cinco de Mayo plans this week?? And hopefully the Lime Chicken Fajitas to go along. Okay, let’s get started. You need standard crepe paper streamers in a variety of colors. Using two or three colors (or more), overlap them so they come together in the middle. Then we’re ready to gather and ruffle the streamers. Let’s cheat!
Mini Accordian Book Ruth Bleakley created this sweet tutorial of a Mini Accordian Book recently and was kind enough to share it here with our readers. Ruth has started making tutorials on her blog as of late, and also sells her handbound books and journals on her etsy shop, here. Materials: • Scraps of thin decorative paper for covers, • filler paper (this can be regular computer paper or sketch paper) • thin cardboard for the covers (the kind on the back of a sketchpad will work fine) • glue (I use PVA but any white glue would work fine) 1.
Paint Chip Clock ~ Crafts by Amanda This clock is one of my favorite projects. It’s a paint chip craft taken to a different level. There are some really awesome paint chip projects out there, but I was determined to come up with something a little different. That’s when crackle medium entered the picture and this paint chip clock was born! UPDATE: This paint chip clock is available in my Etsy shop. I’ve had this rooster clock for quite a few years. If you want to make one of these or something similar, you will need: an old clock paint chipssand paper crackle medium Vintage white acrylic paint paintbrushes Mod Podge antiquing gel scrapbook paper So I pulled out the clock, removed the mechanism and sanded down the face. I laid out the paint chips across the front of the clock to make sure I had enough and that there would be enough to cover. I really wanted to do something different. When the crackle medium dried I added a coat of Vintage White. When the paint chips are dry, add a coat of acrylic matte finish spray sealer.
Sign for Your Craft Room Do you have a craft room? I recently revamped our office into a craft room, and I’m excited to decorate it! We kept the walls pretty minimal in color because I want to use a bunch of color in the decorations. I recently made this sign: “Make Stuff”! I love the saying “make stuff”, because isn’t that what a craft room is for?! Supplies for Make Stuff Sign: a big plastic gold oval frame – think “thrift store chic”a big piece of thin Styrofoama Styrofoam cutting tool (this thing is awesome!) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. There you have it! Tagged as: crafting, decor, yarn Written by Kami Bigler