Sharing a tutorial on how to turn those dollar store votives into pretty Vellum Votives that would be perfect to use as decorations for wedding's, baby showers, garden parties or simple home decor. DIY Vellum Votives To decorate the large votive, I stamped two pieces of 4 x 11 inch vellum with decorative stamps. Using a score board, score the vellum at 1/2 … [Read more...]
Using Xyron to make Embellishments
Today I'm sharing a tutorial for The PaperVariety on how to use the Xyron to make Glitter and Twine Embellishments. This little " X-thingy" is marketed as an Create-A-Sticker tool but instead of using it to make stickers, I've found the adhesive very useful towards making embellishments. {this post contains affliate links} Like... adhering glitter evenly without making a mess on … [Read more...]
Paper Tearing and Chalking Tutorial
Here's a simple tutorial on paper tearing and chalking techniques. I actually learned this paper tearing technique from a scrapbooking demonstration that I attended on a Royal Caribbean Cruise years ago. The chalking was something else I've learned on my own. What a great vacation, huh? Sun, food and scrapping! {This post contains affliate links referencing products … [Read more...]
Kids Valentine’s Treats
It's that time of year to make the Kids Valentine's Treats for their classrooms and that exactly what we did this weekend. My daughter is 5 and she was totally into making Valentine's where as my son who is 7 1/2, really didn't have much interest. I'm sure he would of preferred the store bought Lego Star Wars Valentine kits if I gave him the choice. But that's not happening with this … [Read more...]
Sour Cream Container Wedding Favors
Since Spring Weddings are already being planned, I decided to make simple but elegant Wedding Favors out of sour cream containers for the challenge this week at Getting Cricky with K. Andrews . Too bad there isn't a better name for these little containers, the word "sour" just doesn't sound that elegant but that's what they are thanks to Wendy's. Wedding Favor Sour Cream … [Read more...]