Just Some Inspiration

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

2x4 boards cut to size, covered in paper and Modge Podged. I like it, but it doesn't lay flat against the wall, grrrr.

My first attempt at collage. I'm not a "messy" type person when it comes to creating, I'm much more of an everything needs to be even and go just so together. But I like the look of other's collage work, so I will continue to try my hand at it.

Frame I made as a wedding gift.

Recently got into using Polymer clay. The large black & white beads were made by me :) Have tried several techniques, but this style is my favorite.

Just a few of the thing I've made over the past few months. I hope I've inspired someone :)

Monday, May 2, 2011

I made these using images from http://www.graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/

I covered some chipboard with fabric and popdotted the images to give dimention and hotglued some silk flowers. I just loved how all these things turned out for the kitchen! Now to find just the right things for the living room.

shadow box #2

Got this image from http://www.graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/ And this is what I came up with, my favorite thing I've made so far!

Monday, April 18, 2011

Made this for in my kitchen. I used Cricut Paisly cart for the flowers, that I made by hand. What a pain in the butt, but I think it was worth it!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

It's been almost a year since I posted anything I think I forgot I had a blog :} I have made a few things since then, so I will try to update with a few pics. Here is another advent box that I made. I was inspired last year by the ones I had seen others make, but they used the Cricut cart TTBM to make the matchboxes. Well I don't have that much time or patience to make each individual box. So I picked up a bunch of matches from the grocery store that come in match boxes. I also recently saw someone else's instructions that she painted each of the boxes before decorating them. I think that's a great idea too! I might try that next time! Here's a link to her directions, I'm totally jealous of how her's turned out!

http://http://www.bubblyfunk.co.uk/tracie-hudson-christmas-advent-a-39.html

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Match Box Advent - step by step directions

This is the first Match box Advent Claendar I made for my nephew.

These are the match boxes that I bought. They come in packs of 10 in the picnic aisle at the grocery store. I gave the matches to a coworker, she wanted them for something.

Cut 24 strips of colored paper of choice 1 1/4" x 6".

Remove all the drawers, and cover with paper.

I start the paper on the back of the drawer and fold over and through the inside and finish on the back of the drawer.

Glue 3 boxes together, repeat until you have 8 stacks of 3 drawers. I weight them down when they were all glued, so they dry nice and tight.

I number the boxes in the order I will put them in and put X's on the sides I need to cover with paper.

Cut 8 pieces for the sides 2 1/8" x 1 3/8" . I cuttlebugged and sanded mine. Glue to the side of match boxes.

Cut small pieces of ribbon and fold in half. Then tape to the bottom of each drawer. I stamped a snowflake inside each of the drawers.

Cut 2 pieces of cardboard 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" and glue together.

Cover the cardboard with paper.

Cut colored paper to 4 " x 4" to cover the bottom.

Glue paper to bottom layer to cover, I wrote who it was to and from on the bottom and the year. This side will be the very bottom.

Glue the first layer of boxes onto the bottom.

Glue the second layer on.

I like to weight it down for a while so it's nice and tightly together.

Cut 2 four inch squares from cereal boxes, glued together.

Cover the squares with paper and glue the top square design.

This is the finished product. I think I will cut out "Peace on Earth" to put on the top. Oh, and I printed the numbers 1-24 on the computer and cut them out, them glued them to the front of the drawers.