Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Christmas Gift Tags

With Christmas less than a week away, here are a couple of easy and inexpensive gift tags to make your packages unique.

I started out by drawing a star with chalk on a piece of cardboard...
 There was enough room on the piece of cardboard that I also drew a tree shape...

I cut out the shapes and then peeled away the top layer so my star and tree would have some texture...

I dipped a hotel room key card into some acrylic paint and "scraped" it onto the shapes...




For the star, I cut out a circle using sheet music and inked the edges of the circle...

I cut out a tag shape using my Cricut and also inked its egdes...

I stamped "to" and "from" onto my tag then glued the sheet music circle, tag, and a button onto the star...

I punched a hole in the top of the star and added some twine.


For the Christmas tree, I made a loop with some baker's twine and threaded it through a star shaped button...
 I cut another tag using my Cricut and once again inked the edges. I also inked the edges and the trunk of the tree...
I added the star to the top of the tree and tied a bow on the front of the button. Then I glued on my tag and added some red, heart shaped buttons...


The tags can be easily removed and the star and tree can be used as ornaments on your Christmas tree.
  
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Mixed Media Christmas Collage

I recently had the honor of guest posting at Sugar Bee Crafts where I shared how I made this
 Mixed Media Christmas Collage.
In case you missed it, 
here's the tutorial...
 
 Supplies:
Polymer Clay
Rubber Stamps and other items to make texture
Knife
White Acrylic Paint
Red Acrylic Paint
4 x 6 Canvas  
Mod Podge 
Glitter
Button
E6000 Glue 

Start by conditioning the clay and pressing it out to about a half inch thickness. I do this on a cookie sheet so it's ready to stick in the oven.
 Form the clay into the shape of a Christmas tree or use a knife to cut it.
Cut the tree horizontally into 4 sections.
Notice how I didn't make the bottom perfectly straight.

Add a different texture to each section. 
I used ball chain and rubber stamps.


Assemble the tree and bake in the oven following package directions.
See ink left from my stamps? Don't worry, we're going to fix that!
Allow clay to cool completely.
Paint the tree with white acrylic paint to cover any left over ink. 

   TIP: Save your trays that meat comes on from the grocery store. Stick them in the dishwasher. They don't melt! They make great paint pallets!
Brush a coat of Mod Podge onto the tree and sprinkle with glitter.

Working quickly, before the Mod Podge has time to dry, rub your finger across the tree. This will allow the glitter to remain mostly in the recessed areas.

Paint a 4 x 6 canvas with red acrylic paint. Paint snowflakes using white acrylic paint and sprinkle the snowflakes with glitter while the paint in still wet.

  
Add paper to the bottom of the canvas using Mod Podge and sprinkle on a little more glitter. I used paper from an old book, but you could use scrapbook paper, magazine paper, fabric...the possibilities are endless.
Glue the tree onto the canvas and add a button or some other type of embellishment to the top of the tree.

This whimsical collage will be a great keepsake year after year!




Here are a couple of projects from last year that you might want to check out...
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Dried Flower Christmas Tree Canvas

This Christmas canvas adds beauty to your holiday decor and is easy and inexpensive to make!

Here's what you'll need to make your own...

Stretched Canvas
Acrylic Paint
Burlap
Scissors
Tacky Glue 
Dried Flowers...For this, I used dried lavender and another type of flower bud.
Jute or ribbon

I first painted the canvas. You could paint it solid but I used a damp rag and used a wash technique.
I first painted it a light blue and then added a little brown on top of the blue.

I didn't paint the center because it will be covered up.
Make sure you paint the sides, though, because they will show.

I cut a piece of burlap, frayed the edges, and glued it to the canvas with tacky glue.

I glued 3 of the flower buds onto the burlap to form the tip of the tree.


Then I started gluing down the dried lavender to form a shape of a Christmas tree.
  Once, the tree was formed, I glued in more of the flower buds.
  
I used a twig from the flower buds to make the trunk of the tree, and made a bow out of jute and glued it to the trunk.

This would make a great gift that your friends and family would cherish for many years to come.



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