The closure uses a stick on velcro spot. This is very simple and easy to make.
graphics Tina Wenke©pcCrafter
To save the template as a full size printable, click on the template, then right click on the full size and save to your computer.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Post It Note Holders
This is another of the little purse post it note holders I made. I'm also showing the template that I designed for it. If you would like to use the template for your personal use, feel free to save a copy to your computer.
The closure uses a stick on velcro spot. This is very simple and easy to make.
graphics Tina Wenke©pcCrafter
To save the template as a full size printable, click on the template, then right click on the full size and save to your computer.
The closure uses a stick on velcro spot. This is very simple and easy to make.
graphics Tina Wenke©pcCrafter
To save the template as a full size printable, click on the template, then right click on the full size and save to your computer.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Candy Corn Pins and Magnets
My favorite season of the year is Spring. All living plants take on a new life and the outdoors seems so fresh. The fall season is my second favorite season. The colors are so beautiful and it will be here soon.
Fall makes me want candy corn and I love candy corn. Of course, I'm leading up to these little pins and magnets I made that resemble candy corn.
To make these, I used the hard plastic place mats for the backing and three colors of felt, orange, yellow, and white. The felt with the sticky back can also be used or use a sticky glue like E-6000 for the regular felt and also for sticking on the pin or magnet to the back and for the eyes and nose.
You will need a small tac type pin or a small magnet to glue to the back of the plastic place mat backing. I used googly eyes and a small bead for the nose.
Instead of glueing my 3 pieces of felt directly to the place mat backing, I sewed my pieces to a solid white felt backing. I used pins to hold the pieces to the felt backing while sewing the face design on. I trimmed the edges, then glued the completed face to the place mat back.
It would be easier to use the sticky back felt and stick the 3 pieces directly to the plastic back. Then use a black fine line felt marker and draw the face. It depends on which way you want to make it. Sometimes easiest is the best.
My pins and magnets are about 2 inches high x 1 and 1/2 inch wide.
I found a similar idea for the faces that were hand drawn on foam. I put my own ideas to it and this is what I came up with.
If you would like to use the patten below, right click on it and save a copy to your computer.
Fall makes me want candy corn and I love candy corn. Of course, I'm leading up to these little pins and magnets I made that resemble candy corn.
To make these, I used the hard plastic place mats for the backing and three colors of felt, orange, yellow, and white. The felt with the sticky back can also be used or use a sticky glue like E-6000 for the regular felt and also for sticking on the pin or magnet to the back and for the eyes and nose.
You will need a small tac type pin or a small magnet to glue to the back of the plastic place mat backing. I used googly eyes and a small bead for the nose.
Instead of glueing my 3 pieces of felt directly to the place mat backing, I sewed my pieces to a solid white felt backing. I used pins to hold the pieces to the felt backing while sewing the face design on. I trimmed the edges, then glued the completed face to the place mat back.
It would be easier to use the sticky back felt and stick the 3 pieces directly to the plastic back. Then use a black fine line felt marker and draw the face. It depends on which way you want to make it. Sometimes easiest is the best.
My pins and magnets are about 2 inches high x 1 and 1/2 inch wide.
I found a similar idea for the faces that were hand drawn on foam. I put my own ideas to it and this is what I came up with.
If you would like to use the patten below, right click on it and save a copy to your computer.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Primitive and Americana Crafts
Do you like whimsical type crafts, as I do? I've found a website loaded with free patterns! I've added it to my list of websites I like to visit and I will be going back to explore it further. This website is loaded with patterns and instructions for making these cute, cute crafts. If you do woodworking, tole painting or stitchery, then you will want to check these out. It makes me wish I could do the woodworking and painting. I can only do the stitchery. I think some of these patterns for woodworking could be adapted to paper crafting for those of us that are not so handy, dandy with a saw and paint.
If you will click on the little snow people you will be directed to the website, freecraftz.com, and you will also find directions to make this cute little couple.
If you will click on the little snow people you will be directed to the website, freecraftz.com, and you will also find directions to make this cute little couple.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Slide Out Pencil Box
Schools in most areas will be starting soon. It seems like they just got out for summer break. The stores already have school supplies and WalMart has this cute slide out pencil box for about 50 cents. I bought some of these boxes a couple of years ago when they had their after school sale and I only paid 10 cents each for them. You can use these to store a lot of little gadgets and craft items plus they make good little gift holders for small items such as candies and toys, etc.
This is one way I altered some of the boxes to give them a prettier look.
I designed a cover. Added graphics, printed it, cut it out, and covered the box...wa-la, a pretty box! You could also add pretty button, beads, ribbons or whatever you like to alter the look.
They come in assortment of different colors. I just bought another one in red and thought that would be good for something for Christmas. In the meantime, I have photos of the ones I did a couple of years ago.
I'm offering my template to you free for your personal use and I hope you find it useful. Have fun making some pretty boxes!
The template is a transparent PNG. Directions are included.
You can download it here from my 4 shared account.
*note - I just realized that the newer box I bought has a shorter closure on it, thus the snap is in a different position. This is the only difference so I have re-uploaded the 4 shared files and included a template for both boxes. The snap position is the only difference, and I apologize if this has inconvenienced anyone who previously downloaded.
Click on photo to enlarge it.
graphics from pcCrafter.
This is one way I altered some of the boxes to give them a prettier look.
I designed a cover. Added graphics, printed it, cut it out, and covered the box...wa-la, a pretty box! You could also add pretty button, beads, ribbons or whatever you like to alter the look.
They come in assortment of different colors. I just bought another one in red and thought that would be good for something for Christmas. In the meantime, I have photos of the ones I did a couple of years ago.
I'm offering my template to you free for your personal use and I hope you find it useful. Have fun making some pretty boxes!
The template is a transparent PNG. Directions are included.
You can download it here from my 4 shared account.
*note - I just realized that the newer box I bought has a shorter closure on it, thus the snap is in a different position. This is the only difference so I have re-uploaded the 4 shared files and included a template for both boxes. The snap position is the only difference, and I apologize if this has inconvenienced anyone who previously downloaded.
Click on photo to enlarge it.
graphics from pcCrafter.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Little Bit
Little Bit is the name of my little pet parakeet. I won't go into the story of how I came about to have Little Bit or how she was named but I snapped this photo of her one day when she flew away from me and landed on this wall display with the little not so real birdie in the nest. It is just another of my crafty creations I put together years ago and I'm still hanging onto it....or should I say, Little Bit is hanging onto it?
photo©JP2008
photo©JP2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Christmas In July
Make a Christmas gift bag from a plain brown bag. You can decorate the bag anyway you want. Glue on, paint on, or tie on what ever you have on hand to give your bag a Christmas look. This is a quick and easy idea to use if you need to give a gift and don't have wrapping paper or purchased gift bags on hand.
Don't stop at Christmas gifts, you can also use this idea for other gift occasions.
You can buy a package of fifty of these little brown bags in the supermarket food wrap section for less than two dollars or at one of the Dollar Stores for one dollar. You can also re-use some of those little white "pharmacy" bags. Recycling paper is always good. Regardless of the occasion, you can make a bag for that little gift. Bear graphics are from pcCrafters
©JP2008
Don't stop at Christmas gifts, you can also use this idea for other gift occasions.
You can buy a package of fifty of these little brown bags in the supermarket food wrap section for less than two dollars or at one of the Dollar Stores for one dollar. You can also re-use some of those little white "pharmacy" bags. Recycling paper is always good. Regardless of the occasion, you can make a bag for that little gift. Bear graphics are from pcCrafters
©JP2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY
© The Graphics Fairy
July 4Th is the day that Americans celebrate our independence from Great Britain, the day that the then Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. That was on July 4, 1776, 232 years ago.
Celebrate America! Keep safety in mind and have a happy 4Th of July.
Patriotic Cross Stitch
The following pictures are a sample of the twenty four patriotic cross stitch projects I completed. I am planning to make the squares into a small quilt and/or maybe some pretty pillows.
You can see more of these patriotic squares that I stitched in the slide show in the right panel.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Altered Tin
Who would have thought this tobacco tin could be so pretty. This is one of the few brands that have a metal can. Most are plastic. It has a plastic liner around the bottom inside edge, but the remainder of the can is metal.
Of course I don't chew or dip or whatever you call it! I personally think it is a bad, nasty addiction. I know someone who does use this, and that is where my tin came from.
Below are the steps to show how I altered this tin.
Be sure to click on the photos for a closer view.
The first two photos show what the can looked like before it was altered.
To start altering it, I added a big "glob" of glitter glue to the top. I used the inexpensive kind you find around Christmas at the Dollar Tree or the 99 cent stores.
You can find it almost anywhere you buy craft supplies.
I applied a generous amount of glue to work with.
Then I picked out a few pretty elements from my button and bead collection and placed them around on the glitter glue. I used the very small pearls and seed beads to fill in.
After the glue dried for a day or so I brushed on gold leaf paint around the edges. This step can be done before the glue and elements are added to the top.
Either way works fine.
The edges could be further embellished with trim of my choice but I prefer my tin without more trim. This is my finished tin and it was so quick and easy!
Of course I don't chew or dip or whatever you call it! I personally think it is a bad, nasty addiction. I know someone who does use this, and that is where my tin came from.
Below are the steps to show how I altered this tin.
Be sure to click on the photos for a closer view.
The first two photos show what the can looked like before it was altered.
To start altering it, I added a big "glob" of glitter glue to the top. I used the inexpensive kind you find around Christmas at the Dollar Tree or the 99 cent stores.
You can find it almost anywhere you buy craft supplies.
I applied a generous amount of glue to work with.
Then I picked out a few pretty elements from my button and bead collection and placed them around on the glitter glue. I used the very small pearls and seed beads to fill in.
After the glue dried for a day or so I brushed on gold leaf paint around the edges. This step can be done before the glue and elements are added to the top.
Either way works fine.
The edges could be further embellished with trim of my choice but I prefer my tin without more trim. This is my finished tin and it was so quick and easy!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
More Cans
A little can to drop my spare change in, then another just because I like that saying.
Money graphic from GrandStand Graphics.
©jp2008_______Click on photos to enlarge
Money graphic from GrandStand Graphics.
©jp2008_______Click on photos to enlarge
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Recycled and Altered Can
I made this from a plain old empty vegetable can.
These are the steps I took to make this little can. First wash and dry the can thoroughly. Tap a small hole in the top on opposite sides for the wire handle. Paint the can with a base or matte paint. After that is dry spray with whatever color spray paint you like. Choose your graphic print and cut out or use a premade graphic. I like to spray my ink jet printed graphic with clear Krylon Fixatif to set the ink and keep it from bleeding. You can use a graphic from a magazine or where ever you find one you like. I like to print them on sticker paper so they are easy to attach to the can. Stick or glue the graphic to the can. You can use the sticker paper, glue, or mod podge to attach it to the can. I then coat several light coats of mod podge over this or you can use a clear spray varnish to finish it. After this is thoroughly dry, attach the handle and any other embellishments you like. This makes a cute little holder for different items.
You can turn it into a gift can, candy container, candle holder or a variety of other uses.
©jp2008_________click photo to enlarge
These are the steps I took to make this little can. First wash and dry the can thoroughly. Tap a small hole in the top on opposite sides for the wire handle. Paint the can with a base or matte paint. After that is dry spray with whatever color spray paint you like. Choose your graphic print and cut out or use a premade graphic. I like to spray my ink jet printed graphic with clear Krylon Fixatif to set the ink and keep it from bleeding. You can use a graphic from a magazine or where ever you find one you like. I like to print them on sticker paper so they are easy to attach to the can. Stick or glue the graphic to the can. You can use the sticker paper, glue, or mod podge to attach it to the can. I then coat several light coats of mod podge over this or you can use a clear spray varnish to finish it. After this is thoroughly dry, attach the handle and any other embellishments you like. This makes a cute little holder for different items.
You can turn it into a gift can, candy container, candle holder or a variety of other uses.
©jp2008_________click photo to enlarge
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