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loving burlap

Suezi has been whipping up some adorable projects using burlap.  Just loving the way the raw, natural fabric works with some of our valentine & love products.  The sweetness of the pink, white and red just works with the burlap.  SO CUTE!

frame it up!

I have several plain wooden frames laying around my studio...gathering dust.  When I saw this colorful print, I thought it would make a cheerful looking frame.  So, a quick little project ensued.

1. Paint your frame a complimentary color.  I chose white.
2. Apply a layer of mod podge or other adhesive to the front of the frame.
3. Position your paper on top of the frame.
4. Wait for the adhesive to dry....be patient with this.  Maybe check something off your to do list and then come back to the project.
5. Once completely dry, use a craft knife to trim away the excess paper from the frame.
6. Add some pizazz to the front by including ribbon, embellishments, etc.

enjoy.

Simple banners are the perfect touch!

When I hosted a baby shower for my soon-to-be-grandson and his lovely mommy, I knew what I wanted to do....LOTS & LOTS of banner garland!!!  Small and large ones...all in the shower colors. The setting was already so beautiful.  This simple touch was all we really needed. 

I strung them in front of the house to help guests find the party!

The process was simple.  I created a triangular template and traced it on the back of a piece of paper and then stacked several pieces together to cut on a heavy duty trimmer.  Punch some holes at the top and then string!  Don't worry about perfection...your guests won't notice!

Halloween mantle decorations...part 2

 

The Halloween mantle is coming along spookily!  I have a few more finishing touches to add before I'm ready to declare it finished.  So far, I'm loving it!

My second phase went a little something like this...

1. Find a funky mirror that I could paint glossy black!

This one would do just fine!

I taped off the mirror part and started spraying away. 

Abracadabra!!!!

And because the paint I was using had a matte finish....I topped it off with a glossy coat.

 

Perfect!

2. Cover wooden letters that spelled BOO with our specialty foil paper. 

I used Mod Podge to stick it down and then trimmed the contour with an X-Acto knife.

After the glue dried, I sanded the edges and painted the backs & insides black.  I love that you don't have to be too careful with your painting.  A little black on the edges and front just seems to fit the occasion.

3. Add more glitz and bling of course!

A few years ago, I covered 3 fake pumpkins with glitter.  This year I wanted to give them an equally sparkly friend. 

So....I painted another fake pumpkin black and covered it with orange rhinestones.

4. Arrange all decorations on the mantle.

I still want to add a mini banner and spiderwebs and then I'll post the finished project.

Happy Decorating!

live creatively.

stephanie

Fall crafting ideas and inspiration!

I know Halloween isn't here just yet but I am so inspired to start crafting and decorating for this holiday!  I'm on my way to the craft store to pick up some supplies for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas projects.  I'm excited!!

In the meantime...I thought I'd start by posting this link from Michaels.com.  We sent in this spookily cute wreath project using paper and soft spoken.  You can find the step by step instructions and supply list HERE at Michaels.com.

Live Creatively!

Stephanie

Thanksgiving Tree

Hi everyone! Hannah here for a Thanksgiving project for you and your family.  If you're like our family we like to go around the dinner table an share something we are thankful for during Thanksgiving.  Why not put those thoughts to paper and create a beautiful memory for the family?  We've put a golden tree frame that is normally used to hang decorative Christmas ornaments to double duty and used it to hang our thankful reflections for Thanksgiving. 

Materials:
Copper Willow Specialty Paper Pad with Coordinating Cardstock
Copper Willow Clear Stamps
Copper Willow Leaf Embellishments
Fall colored rhinestone singles
Ornament Tree or fallen tree branch
Hole punch and twine

 

Instructions:

1.  Use our Copper Willow clear stamps on Copper Willow Specialty Paper Pad cardstock and cut around to create a place to write what you're thankful for. Punch a hole at the top to hang.

2.  Punch a hole in our Copper Willow Leaf Embellishments and couple with your thankful note and string with twine.  Embellish with rhinestones.  Hang on an ornament tree.  Hang additional leaf embellishments on your tree to make it look full.