Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Happy Heartfelt Wednesday


Happy Heartfelt Creations day today!!!! It's the last week of the Enchanted Mum Collection so I thought I would wrap it up with this super cute altered clothes pin.  It's a great decoration to make up and can be use for so many different things.  Want to know how to make it????? You can hop over to Heartfelt Creations Blog and see exactly how. 

Tune in to HSN with Crafters Companion and Sara Davies


All day long today you can tune into Craft Day with HSN and see Sara Davies / Crafters Companion with tons of tutorials and lots of great deals and packages.  This is a box I created with my Ultimate Tool and the Create-A-Card die.  It was so easy and yet is just stunning to share this holiday season.
 
Here are some more views of the project so you can really get a feel for it. 
 
 




Here is a list of Crafter's Companion goodies I used to create this project, better yet you can find a lot of them on HSN today. 


 
 
 

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Lia Griffith and May Arts ....What a Pair!!!!!




Today I'm going to share a cute and simple pinecone garland created with Ribbon Resource Ribbon and cuts from the Lia Griffith Cricut Cartridge. You’ll be decorating your home for fall in no time with this festive garland.
 
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
Step 1. Cut out five pinecone pieces using the Lia Griffith/Cricut cartridge
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
Step 2. Cut out 3-5 pine needle clusters from the Lia Griffith/Cricut cartridge
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
Step 3. Run the pine cone pieces through an embossing folder to add texture
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
Step 4. Slide the two pieces of a pinecone together to make 3-d and glue together. Do this on all five of the pinecones and let dry.
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
Step 5. Use a quilling tool roll the pine needles clusters and glue down.
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
Step 6. Curl each of the needles
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
Step 7. Cut out 1 ½ yards (or desired length) of faux burlap ribbon to be the base of your garland
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
Step 8. Using the Ivory Burlap String tie each of the pinecones onto the base ribbon
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
Step 9. Run some of the Ivory Burlap String through each of the pine needle clusters and tie them onto the base ribbon in-between each of the pinecones.
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
Step 10. Cut several strips of the faux burlap and cut off the wired edge. Fray the edges a bit of the ribbon. Create two bows with the faux ribbon with the wire still in. Use the cut wire from the previous cut and add into the back of the bow. This will let you attach the bows to each end of the garland. Take the frayed pieces of the ribbon and tie randomly on the garland to add some texture.
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
Step 11. Create a knotted loop on the end of the ribbon/garland to hang your decoration up.
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
 
 
DIY Home Decor: Pinecone Garland
  
 
Ribbon Used:
 
Other Supplies Used:
  • Lia Griffith Cricut Cartridge

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Day of the Dead with Graphic 45

Today I have two things to share with you.  The first is my Day of the Dead casket shadow box using Graphic 45's Rare Oddities Collection.  You can find a complete list of products used on Graphic 45's blog. 
 
 


 
The other thing I have to share with you is the newest tool in scrapbooking and if you're anything like me, you have to have all the tools.  The Art-C Grove Tool by Momento.  I used the tool for the ink distressing on this piece....check it out.