Sunday, May 18, 2014

Fun With Cardboard and Acrylics

Hey Everyone,

     I work for a pretty awesome bookstore and as part of the position I'm in I get to sometimes make these cool elaborate displays.  Being the crafty person I am, you can imagine how much fun I get to have at work!

    I learned that cardboard and acrylics are made for each other.  Along with doing things for work, I've also helped out with displays for my daughter's teachers.  I understand that bulletin boards are very time consuming for teachers and I would volunteer to put them together or to bring in what I've painted to decorate their classrooms.

Here are some basic things you'll need to create awesome cardboard creations:
  •  Pieces of cardboard (refrigerator size or poster board size, whatever your project calls from)
  • Basic drawing skills (my skills are kindergarten at best lol!)
  • Acrylics paints in any color you want
  • Paint brushes (any and all sizes)
  • Scissors or a box cutter (depending on the thickness of the cardboard)
  • Stencils or Letters
  • Any other embellishments that will make your creation POP!!

Below are a few examples of what I've done with some good ole cardboard and acrylics...
Easter display for work. 



                          

A truffula tree from The Lorax I made for Dr. Suess night at my daughter's school.




For Valentine's Day I decided to make an Owl themed display.  Some phrases I used were:
Owl you need is love
Owl be your valentine
We Owlso have WiFi


Now go find you some cardboard 
and get creative!  
Thanks for stopping by!







Saturday, May 10, 2014

DIY Wall Art


Hey Everyone,

    I've been having a hard time finding wall art that I like.  I've been in the process of redoing our bedroom to give it a more modern feel in contrast to the wood furniture that we have.  I recently purchased a really awesome black and gray comforter set that I and my husband could agree on (because he will not sleep on anything too girly lol).  Finding wall art for it has been slightly difficult because either I'm just being too doggone picky or I'm not looking in the right places lol.  

    Let's get to my solution.  I found some mosaic frame sets on sale at Michaels for $5!!  Of course I bought all they had because that was a crazy good deal.  It may seem excessive but I also made some for my sister.



    Next while still shopping at Michaels, I picked up some scrapbook paper that matched the black and gray comforter but in different patterns to add a little flair to the room.  All together my paper selections came about to about $2 since the paper was on sale that week.


    Now get one of the frames and take it apart very carefully as per the instructions.  It should be pretty simple to pop the glass and backing out.


Using the backing from the frame, trace and cut out the square of your first paper choice.


Now place the decorative sheet on the backing and along with the glass press it gently back into the frame.



   Repeat the process with the rest of the papers you chose.  You can also add glitter papers or cut out smaller squares to create your own unique wall art (as seen below).  



Thanks for stopping by.  Come back for more DIY crafts and fun!!



                                                                                                                  






Friday, December 6, 2013

Easy Bottle Cap Magnets

Hey Y'all

  Bottle caps have become a favorite craft pass time of mine.  I work at a bookstore and around the holidays we get those kits with the different DIY activities that are fun for the whole family.  We are always getting this particular one in:
Now me being the crafty person that I am, I don't like to be limited to what is available in kits like these.  So I decided to do a little more research one the other things I could make with bottle caps.  I can across things like necklaces, bracelets, keychains, candles (yes candles!), and fridge magnets.

I decided to make a few of the magnets and put together an easy how to video.  ENJOY!!