Quick and Easy Christmas Projects - Day 10

Hi everyone.  Christmas will be here before we know it.  The last 11 years I've blogged about last minute Christmas ideas you could make in under 60 minutes.  Well, it's that time again and I've got some new projects to share.

Paint a wood panel with Home Decor Chalk paint.

Spritz through a holly stencil to give some color to the background.

Gather assorted floral elements and add to the upper half of the panel.

Fill in with pinecones and moss.

Paint a chipboard ornament with green paint.

I used several layers of the ornaments, gluing them together to create a thick panel.

Decorate the chipboard ornament with cardstock and a Christmas paper.

Add a wood reindeer, adding stickles to his nose.

Adhere twine around the edge and adhere some floral elements to the holes.

Place the ornament panel on an angle on the panel, using wood blocks to support the ornament.

Fill in with some moss.

Day 1 - Gift Card Holders

Day 2 - Reindeer Panel

Day 3 - Christmas Tags

Day 4 - Christmas Boxes

Day 5 - Snowman Canvas

Day 6 - Christmas Cards

Day 7 - Gift Bags

Day 8 - Crayon Wreath

Day 9 - Candy Treats

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Quick and Easy Christmas Projects - Day 5

 Hi everyone.  Christmas will be here before we know it.  The last 11 years I've blogged about last minute Christmas ideas you could make in under 60 minutes.  Well, it's that time again and I've got some new projects to share.

This snowman was created from a canvas which I painted with Gesso to give it a bit of dimension.

I used heart shaped buttons for the eyes.

The carrot nose was created from a popsicle stick and painted orange.

The I added 5 brads for the mouth and tied a ribbon beneath.

For the hat, I used a paint stick which I painted black.

Then used a piece of burlap for the top of the hat.

Using my Bowdabra, I created the bow using left over ribbon scraps.

For the buttons, I found and attached bottle caps.

Finally I used modeling paste to add "snow" about the panel.

Day 1 - Gift Card Holders

Day 2 - Reindeer Panel

Day 3 - Christmas Tags

Day 4 - Christmas Boxes

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

BPM - Mixed Media Seashell

 Hi everyone, I'm using some amazing stamps from Blank Page Muse.

Stamps: Tall Umbrella, Footprints, Seaweed

Paint the seashell with assorted colors of Plaid paints.
Stamp around the panel.

Full details can be found on the Blank Page Muse blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

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Happy Spring with Plaid Paints

Spring has sprung, so pull out all of your Plaid Paints, supplies from Hobby Lobby, Michaels and The Dollar Tree and have fun creating a perfect Spring sign.

Paints:  Plaid Paints

Wood Elements:  Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree 

Flowers:  Michaels Stores

I liked the gray background so I started by covering the panel with post it notes.

I wanted to be able to freely paint the edges without getting paint on the background.

Then I painted the birdhouse and all the wood elements I was going to use in my project.

I had mushrooms, flowers, leaves, snails, butterflies, a birdhouse and much more.

Once all the elements were painted, I placed them on the panel deciding where I wanted to adhere them.

I first glued the birdhouse in place, then placed all other elements around it.

Finally, I cut a foam block to fit inside the birdhouse and added some artificial flowers.

Steph

BPM Floral Journal

Hi everyone, I'm sharing a journal today using stamps from Blank Page Muse.

I Brake For Stamps - Large Script Background
Blank Page Muse - Classic Wild Flowers Background

Start by painting the covers of the journal with Folk Art Paints.

Using a floral napkin, remove the layers and tear the top edge as desired.

Once the journal is dry, use Mod Podge to adhere the napkin one section at a time.

Smooth it to remove any wrinkles.

Once the napkin has dried, use a sander to remove any excess from the edges.

Using the Large Script stamp, ink with gray ink.

Off stamp onto scrap paper and then stamp on the journal.

Pour on clear embossing powder and heat set.

On the inside panel stamp the Wildflowers stamp and also emboss.

Assemble the journal, adding pattern paper to the first page.

Details can be found on the Blank Page Muse Blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Plaid Easter Bunny Decor

Happy Easter - are you ready?  I've used assorted Folk Art paints to create this Easter Decor.

I've had this background panel in my stash, so I painted it with white gesso.

Then I roughly painted the panel with Ceramcoat Fountain Blue paint.

Once dry, I painted the bottom 1/3 of the panel with Folk Art Soft Apple paint.

I wanted a very whimsical background effect.

Grabbing elements from my stash as well as the Dollar Tree, I created my panel.

The bunny was die cut using my Cricut and he was added to the left side of the panel.

Adding a metal envelope, I placed a large decorated wood egg inside.

Next, I painted several different sized wood carrots and several shaped bunnies.

All of these were placed about the panel.

Bunny is a metal word that was added to the panel with foam adhesives for dimension.

"Grass" was added to the bottom of the panel.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Wood Easter Egg Decor

 Happy Easter using an assortment of Plaid Paints.

Supplies:

Martha Stewart Crackle Effect

Martha Stewart Surface Acrylic Paint - Sandcastle

FolkArt Decor - White Adirondack

Ceramcoat Paint - Pink Salt

Who wouldn't love this Easter home decor?

I've used an assortment of paints from Plaid Crafts in conjunction with wood products from my local Dollar Tree to create this project.

To create the background, I used Crackle Paint and Chalk Paint.  

Once dry, I had a lovely crackle background.

The bunny was painted with the same chalk paint and pink was added to the bunny feet along with some glitter for added fun!

Easter was first painted in pink, then a light layer of white was added.

Finally it was sprinkled with glitter!

Add some green moss, mini carrots, mini stenciled eggs and several chicks.

Finally I added a cotton ball to the bunny.

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Blessed Clip Board

 Hi everyone, sharing a quick and easy project today.

Paint the clip board with brown Folk Art paint.

Next, fussy cut the design from a napkin.

 Paint Mod Podge on the panel and place the napkin.

Be sure to smooth it out to remove any wrinkles.

Cut thin strips of ribbon from a wider ribbon.

Place the strips in the Bowdabra creating loops.

Place a 2nd strip to create as many loops as desired.

Use the bow wand to push the loops into the channel.

Pull out the ribbon and tie off.

Place a strip of burlap across the clip board.

Ink and adhere Blessed on top of the burlap panel.

Tie the bow to the clip.

Tie several balls together and tie to the bow.

Happy Fall.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Welcome Fall Leaf

Hi everyone, let's welcome Fall.

The wood leaf is a Dollar Tree find.

I painted it with Folk Art paints before adding a layer of Rinea Foil on the smaller leaf.

Create a bow using the Bowdabra.

Tie the bow to the leaf.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Etchall Rainbow Jar

 Hi everyone, I've got another EtchallⓇ project to share.

Supplies:  EtchallⓇ Etching Creme

EtchallⓇ Stencil Spray

Stencil

Plaid Paint

Darice Ribbon

Using the stencil spray, lightly spray the back side of the stencil.

Allow it to dry tacky.

Place the stencil around the jar.
Add painter's tape along the edges of the stencil to catch any etching creme from running onto the glass where it's not wanted.

Allow the etchallⓇ to sit for approximately 15 minutes.

Remove the etching creme and replace it into its original container.

Since etchall is reusable, it can be used on a number of projects.

Rinse off the glass and dry it.

You can also use soap if desired to clean the jar.

I decided I wanted to add color to the letters, so I reapplied the stencil to the jar (it was still tacky).

In keeping with a rainbow color theme, I painted the letters in assorted colors.

Tie some coordinating colored ribbons to the jar.

Finish with a Bowdabra created  bow to finish.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Happy Spring Decor

 Hello everyone and happy Spring.

Supplies:  Paint:  Plaid Folk Art Paints

Stamps and Dies:  Heartfelt Creations

Ink:  Ranger Distress Ink

Metal Embellishments from Dollar Tree

Wood Embellishments from Hobby Lobby

Lightly sand the metal shaped jar.

Paint with blue.

Once dry, lightly re-sand to let some of the silver show through the paint.

Paint a metal envelope with yellow paint.

While still wet, lightly blot with a paper towel.

Also paint the wood bird.

Wrap twine around the top of the jar using hot glue to hold it in place.

Hot glue the envelope to the jar on an angle.

Stamp, die cut and ink the flowers and leaves, then place them in and about the envelope.

Tie a watering can to the metal word, then add the word using hot glue.

Add additional flowers and leaves as needed.

Ink the butterflies and adhere, along with the bird.

Finally, add Stickles to the flower centers as well as the butterflies.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph