How to Upcycle a Phone Box using Eileen Hull Diecuts

 Hi everyone! I want to share a sneak peek of a phone box I up cycled into a gift using Eileen Hull diecuts. You can find all the details HERE.

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Recycled Little Debbie Notebook Journal

 Hi everyone! I want to share a sneak peek of a journal I created. I used an empty Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake box and the Notebook Diecut by Eileen Hull to create this. You can find the blog post HERE.

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From Recycled Amazon Mailer to Gift Bag

 Hi everyone! I want to share a sneak peek of my latest project! I recycled an Amazon Mailer and turned it into a gift bag to use for Christmas. You can find the complete blog post HERE.

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Part Two: Christmas Junk Journal Pages

 Hi everyone! I'm back today with a sneak peek of the inside of the junk journal I created out of an Amazon Mailer. You can find the whole blog post HERE.

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Part One: How to Create a Journal Cover using an Amazon Mailer

 Hi everyone! I want to share a sneak peek of the cover of my Christmas journal. What's so special about it is I used an Amazon Mailer to create the cover. You can find the complete blog post HERE.

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Be my Valentine Coffee Sleeve Album

Hi everyone! I want to share a project from the past with you today. This coffee sleeve album I created was published in the Craft Ideas magazine several years ago. I came across this while looking for something in my craft room and thought why not share (the magazine is no longer around. 😞)

I used four coffee sleeves that I had saved from Starbuck's coffee runs with my husband. I adhered various rectangle shaped patterned cardstock to each side before using a Crop-A-Dile to punch two holes in each sleeve. I adhered the bottom of each sleeve together.

I deconstructed a Victoria Secrets bag carefully. I cut the ribbon from the handles and used those to tie the sleeves together. 

I used a scalloped diecut and cut a couple from the solid hot pink on the gift bag and placed with paper clips on two of the sleeves.

From my stash of Valentine goodies I added sentiments, used postage stamp, buttons, hearts, etc., to each of the pages.

I punched twelve diecuts out from cardstock and added three to each of the pockets on the sleeves. 

I added an assortment of diecuts and the "Be my Valentine" sentiment to the cover.

I also used paper flowers, a felt heart, buttons, mini gems shaped like hearts and pearl top pins to finish the cover of the album. As always if you have any questions about this project please let me know. I also hope this inspire you to use with you have laying around the house to create your own album.

Supplies

Four Coffee Sleeves
Victoria Secrets Gift Bag
Crop-A-Dile
Zip Dry Adhesive
Paper Cutter
Diecut Machine
Baker's Twine
Paper Clips
Ephemera
Ric Rac, 
Gems and Flatback Pearls
Various Patterned Cardstock
Various Diecuts and Punches
Buttons
Various Paper Flowers
Pearl Top Pins

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Altered Cherub Paint Brush

Hi everyone! I have had two weeks of LOTS of errands and not much crafting time. Last week would have been perfect crafting weather since every day had consisted of rain whether only a passing shower off and on or the all day, stay in your pjs type of day. 

 So today I want to share an altered paint brush I created for ClearSnap. I have always wanted to try my hand at altering a paint brush and I finally got my chance with this old paint brush I had laying round.

I started by spraying a small amount of Splash Smooch Spritz into a plastic bowl and add a little water.  Place paint brush in Color Catcher and with a rag wipe the paint down with the watered down Splash Smooch Spritz. To speed up the process dry the brush with a heat gun. Spritz the following Smooch Spritz: Log Cabin, Platinum and Citrus Tickle randomly all over the brush and dry with the heat gun.

To seal the colors on the brush apply Antique Mod Podge. To get a cool "bubbling effect" use the heat gun to the brush. I sprayed the doily, Border Diecut, Butterfly Wings, Flower and Cherub with Platinum Smooch Spritz. Side note before spraying the flower deconstruct so you will have three each layers and I let dry. Spray the Cherub with Log Cabin Smooch Spritz and rub excess off. 

I Mod Podge doily around the side of the brush and let dry. 

Also run cording and gold thread through the Border Diecut and adhere along with the Butterfly Wings and flowers.  

Before adding the cherub to the butterfly wings mod podge to seal.

I added one deconstructed flower next to the cherub and the other flower to the top of the paint brush handle to finish off.  As always if you have any questions about this project please let me know.

Supplies Used:

1. ClearSnap Smooch Spritz: Log Cabin, Platinum, Citrus Tickle, Splash
2. ClearSnap Color Catcher
3. Paint Brush
4. Antique Mod Podge
5. Beacon Adhesive Mix Media Adhesive
6. Gold Thread
7. Cording
8. Paper Flower
9. Doily
10. Eileen Hull/Sizzix: Buttons, Border and Trim Diecut (Retired)
11. Mat Board
12. Chipboard Butterfly
13. Heat Gun
14. Cherub Figurine 
15. Rag

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Canvas Corp: DIY Water Basin Stand

Hi everyone! I have a water basin stand that had seen better days. It had a cracker in the wood where the bowl and pitcher would be placed so after using a little wood filler and replacing the towel holders with new dowels and taping off around the mirror I was ready to paint. For more info and photos hop on over to Canvas Corps blog!

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Washi Tape Booklet

Hi everyone! I am here to share a quick project I created for the same swap where I altered the cigar box for Lisa. I wanted to make something to hold samples of washi tape and I thought Eileen Hull's Needle Book was the prefect solution. I cut a Needle Book from mat board, embossed with Floral Tapestry embossing folder and spritzed with Cadillac Pink Glimmer Mist. Once dry I added a piece of cardstock and a printable bird that I had laying around from a pervious project to the front. I punched small holes in the front and back covers and tied off thread in each hole. Also I added a brad to the front to cover the hole.

Inside I adhered a strip of cardstock to the inside covers. I used the packaging from a Sizzix diecut and cut it down slightly smaller that the book and then rounded the corners with my Paper Gator Corner Rounder. I carefully folded the plastic into to create a page and then punch two small holes in the fold. Before sewing the plastic into the book I picked some of my favorite rolls of washi tape wound them off onto the plastic and used a needle and thread and stitched it to the spine of the book.

I finished off with some lace on the cover and fiber on the spine. Here is a helpful hint if you do use packaging it can sometimes be tricky to work with especially when folding in half because it can crack in the middle. So be careful and if you know of a better solution please let me know. :-) Also if you do have any questions about this project please let me know.

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