Sunday, April 11, 2010


Hello! Here is my latest project...

Oh Deer!

Materials:
- Cute forest paintings and collages
- carboard that fits arond the picture with about 1-2 inches extra on all sides
- vintage bias tape
- glue gun with glue
- tape
- twine
- gluestick
- scissors
- hole punch
- pine cone
- silk leaf

Instructions:
1. Cut out and hole punch a decrative border around the picture.
2. Glue on to the cardboard with the gluestick and cut cardboard to desired shape around the picture.
3. Hot glue the bias tape arond the cardboard.
4. Make a knot on the twine (to hang from.)
5. Tape the twine to the backs to cardboard so both pictures hang from it with space in between, but leave about 7 inches extra on the bottom.
6. Attach the pinecone to the bottom and put a leaf above.
7. Hang on the wall!!!
ignore the bed post !!!!:)

Saturday, April 10, 2010

My First Blog-craft!

Hey! This is the first craft that I have blogged! Hope I'll be back with more...

A Jewlery Box of Words...

Materials:
-department store jewery box
-page of a vintage book (make sure the pages are that lovely cream color!:)
-glustick (any one works, but its best if it's a permanent one)
-scissors
-red paper heart

Instuctions:
1. Remove the old lining from the box, it should be relatively easy, if not, pick another box.
2. Cut paper the same size as the lining.
3.Glue the paper in with the glustick.
4.Glue the heart in the top of the box.
5. Place jewery inside and give it to a friend! (Or yourself, of course!:)

Doesn't this remind you of Alice in Wonderland??? All it needs is a tag that says "Love me!"