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<b>Origami Lace Butterflies</b> </div>
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So easy to make, there is really not much explanation or instructions to share. The most complicated part is deciding which origami butterfly pattern you'd like to try. I say, "Keep it simple".<br />
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1.<b> Lay out parchment paper. </b><br />
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2.<b> Lay lace on top of the parchment paper.</b> (The largest size paper I found in the patterns was a 4.5" x 6". I laid out enough lace to make several.) The size in these photos were folded with 2.5" x 4" pieces of cut lace. The finished size is approximately 2" x 2".<br />
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3. <b>Apply a coat of decoupage mixture all over the lace.</b><br />
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4. <b>Let this dry throughly. </b><br />
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5. <b>Peel lace off of parchment paper.</b><br />
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6.<b> Measure, mark and cut lace </b>according to the instructions on the origami butterfly pattern you have chosen. There are thousands on pinterest!<br />
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7. <b>Fold the complete pattern with the lace</b> and then tack into place utilizing inconspicuous areas, being careful not to tack down parts that should remain standing a bit.<br />
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I would suggest, as I did this myself, practice with some cheap paper (without decoupage) before you start trying to fold with the prepared lace.
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">These pretty little baskets are made from strips of t-shirts!</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">strips of cotton stretchable fabric</span><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"> (like t-shirts) </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/southernskycrafts-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=13" target="_blank">get some here</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">a coffee can</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">a round knitting loom (</span><span style="color: #073763;">should be close to the same size diameter as your coffee can bottom</span><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">First we will make the bottom of the basket using our round loom and cotton strips.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">As you come to the opposite side where our weaving strand ended tie a knot to your sewing strand and keep on sewing until you come all the way back around. Tie a knot with your sewing strand to one of the loops to secure.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. Attach the bottom of the basket. </span>Using the strands, loop the middle through an area around the edge of the round pot holder. That one strand just became two, using those two strands weave over and under the fabric we wrapped the can with.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"> Once you have looped all the strands around the top basket strand, begin tying knots with two strands at a time.</span><br />
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Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-52482001951992382032015-08-16T13:54:00.000-07:002015-08-17T16:54:55.211-07:00DIY Flip FlopsThese flip flops are great, you can lace them up any way you like because
you can attach the lace at any point on the woven shoe pad.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Supplies:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">1. One piece of woven fabric large enough to cover two shoe
soles for the size flip flops you need. (</span><span style="font-size: small;">I wove enough for
one pair from old t-shirts and the other from a roll of purchased fabric t-shirt
yarn).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Enough sheets of fun foam to make several shoe
soles the thickness you desire.</span> The yellow flip flop above has one piece
of fun foam for each shoe sole and the orange, blue and white flip flop has 4
pieces of fun foam to make each sole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3. Glue</span> ( I used Aleene’s Tacky Glue
because it dries clear).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">4. <span style="font-size: medium;">Cardboard</span> (A large enough piece to trace
one of your old shoe soles).</span><br />
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You will also use scissors and a needle with a large enough hole to thread
the fabric t-shirt strips through and you will use your sewing machine with some durable thread.<br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">Let’s get started:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">1. Weave your piece for your shoe pad very tight. It will be
one solid piece like this…</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">2. Trace your favorite shoe sole on a piece of cardboard and
cut out. Using an old pair of flip flops find the points on the sole where the
straps that cross over the foot attach to the shoe. Mark your card board
pattern as you see below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">3. Trace two shoe soles on to the fun foam using the cardboard
as your pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">4. Cut out the fun foam soles, </span><span style="font-size: large;">but don’t
poke holes through the soles for the laces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">5. Apply generous amounts of glue to one side of the two shoe
soles and lay these on your woven piece, glue side down on the
weaving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">6. Lay parchment paper under the whole piece and over it, place
heavy objects on top of the shoes and let dry for 24 hours or longer. If the
glue is not clear it is not dry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">7. Once completely dry cut your woven piece with the soles glued to them out, leaving excess all
the way around. </span><span style="font-size: small;">(We will trim this off later, but I was just
being safe). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">8. Using the edge of the fun foam sole as your guide place
under the sewing machine and sew approximately 3/4” from its edge all the way
around the sole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">9. Layer the fun foam soles together with glue if you are going
to put more than one sole on each shoe. Put something heavy on the top of them
and let the glue dry, about 24 hours or until the glue is clear. Once they are
dry glue them to the bottom of the sole sewn to the woven piece. Here is the
way I layered one pair……………</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">10. When everything is good and dry you can trim it all nice
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<span style="font-size: medium;">11. Using your card board pattern for the sole, mark the woven
fabric where the shoe straps should attach. Then attach the laces with a needle
by slipping the needle underneath a strand in the weave like so…..remember not to sew it down. </span><br />
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Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-67096583031327985082015-04-20T11:59:00.001-07:002015-04-20T11:59:03.378-07:00DIY Jewelry: Washers and Colorful Thread<p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7n8hc8YMsWUfBy9vfJP5eNkx7HR7QAwQDB48lXKSsYZgrL31r4gUd7DLDt05iKSO7wST9a7K4X_bmeWBNBrTBbRYawGEDFVU2ry3lX8e8-NCrUnWYWzc6m-CAG4UwvulnfSnss_n2JTk/s1600-h/DSCF2460%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2460" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 96px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDjkj6tsI2_fKFn3ZvV5B0kkDhk_7ZBWrW12_WjEIsCR2eYH1okO1b4CcBgQKCFAk8PerexoSi8d_ChGjbC5QKAP7Lg8hx63L3wVwS-kQPt1Awm7qKPVVpZNZ4jQ5vu6wOPUuf4k54tk/?imgmax=800" width="328" height="252"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>I’m not a jewelry maker, but when I found these washers they just screamed at me to do something with them. I have just experimented so far and thought this idea would be one a jewelry maker/designer would really enjoy.</p> <p>These washers come in different sizes. I’ll be looking for some larger ones to play around with.</p> <p>Take the washer and wrap it with your choice of embroidery thread. I tied a knot in the end of the thread and ran the needle between the strands after looping around the washer.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OS_YuG6Re4E/VTVMZMx7OpI/AAAAAAAACoI/FGjgUU74WWg/s1600-h/DSCF2464%252520%252528800x597%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2464 (800x597)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2464 (800x597)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Wgmu2D_4ozs/VTVMZqbC9vI/AAAAAAAACoM/aWmN-vjVOyo/DSCF2464%252520%252528800x597%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p>Start at one spot on the washer and go directly down, then back up to the next spot on the washer till you have gone all the way around.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pDnJZobGCdk/VTVMaBsmxuI/AAAAAAAACoY/G3Nym-nTclY/s1600-h/DSCF2467%252520%252528800x597%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2467 (800x597)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2467 (800x597)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GDEG6MsBnaQ/VTVMavhUjjI/AAAAAAAACog/OiqQFYayqyI/DSCF2467%252520%252528800x597%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N5QHjY6cKSg/VTVMbGIifqI/AAAAAAAACoo/PDfurfyl5KQ/s1600-h/DSCF2468%252520%2525282%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2468 (2)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2468 (2)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MTqvm4OSljs/VTVMbgnbBII/AAAAAAAACos/Fjr9jPxpqMw/DSCF2468%252520%2525282%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p>When you get to the last open spot on the washer don’t go down and loop over the washer again, go directly down and loop over the opening in the thread.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iOhbCoCyT_Q/VTVMcLfAAAI/AAAAAAAACo4/gI89OLKwQ9s/s1600-h/washerlastrung%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="washerlastrung" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="washerlastrung" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KDeSyFp7ego/VTVMcg9J0bI/AAAAAAAACo8/jL_fWGnPL5I/washerlastrung_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p>Next bring the needle back up through the area where all the thread crisscross.</p> <p>Immediately start going over and under the threads catching the threads in the back. Continue in a circular pattern until you have the coverage you are happy with.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZGvJmwEoz2GVDAEQujFpLKbIERsaoEHfnXKgxbxcih8uu69LB-jpiZovBUvKH-A49f90s-PKS2BclfEEwO1Bm9mL4BvhHLdBpvUOgxX5QwveCQv6Y3YzDyxFFMD8I6x_eEmC_BN3Mvo/s1600-h/DSCF2461%252520%252528678x800%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2461 (678x800)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2461 (678x800)" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtur5E38tlRhxkYENzbBmdI5eqztIC8qK4YM8lJN2vIqsVnDIF4aKlAfY3wU8gNFXAwLmWGsxVCSL3KO8tADZO7voTtA7siat4vL-Z7fT1apTPvx-tDFU97nWOsShVT8K6nfXVF-clxQ/?imgmax=800" width="207" height="244"></a></p> <p>When you go over the last strand you will cover, slip the needle through some of the threads on the back side and secure with a knot or two, cut thread as close as you can to design. Since this will be being worn, a touch of glue might be beneficial.</p> <p>I hope you can create some beautiful jewelry with this idea. If you do, I’d love to see what you do. Please join me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/southernskycrafts" target="_blank">facebook</a> and upload a picture of what you create.</p> <p>Happy crafting!</p> Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-34343044571725012352015-04-14T10:39:00.001-07:002015-04-14T10:39:04.902-07:00DIY: Night Light Refrigerator Magnets<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Iiegnme0e5o/VS1QiAUyK1I/AAAAAAAAClY/kF9_sP0oHDc/s1600-h/machemagnets1%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="machemagnets1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="machemagnets1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-G24Acqvn02w/VS1QioqW6II/AAAAAAAAClg/dNyABZjbTFA/machemagnets1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Had a blast coming up with this sweet little craft project. It doesn’t cost much and doesn’t take much time. You’ll like this one.</p> <p>Supplies:</p> <p>Paper mache’ box, one & a half inches deep (they have to be 1 & 1/2” deep, because the tea lights are 1” tall) My box is 3” x 3” x 1 1/2”.</p> <p>One battery powered tea light (definitely not a candle!)</p> <p>Glue</p> <p>Brown paper bag</p> <p>Butterfly stencil (optional, you can use a heart or a flower, whatever you prefer)</p> <p>Screen wire (cheesecloth will also work for this and even lace would be beautiful) this is also optional if your design doesn’t have large open areas.</p> <p>Two way tape</p> <p>Magnets</p> <p>Let’s make a refrigerator magnet night light!</p> <p><font size="4">Making the top:</font></p> <p>1. Cut a square of the brown paper bag where it will completely cover the top of the box.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-m72YxoxA054/VS1Qjhc_2dI/AAAAAAAAClo/ghCK_Dr4yNQ/s1600-h/machemagnet3%252520%252528800x597%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="machemagnet3 (800x597)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="machemagnet3 (800x597)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-D6SBDZ5vpwI/VS1QkAlJPmI/AAAAAAAACls/YL0q3e2u5Rc/machemagnet3%252520%252528800x597%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>2. Trace your stencil on to the square brown paper.</p> <p>3. Using an xacto knife, cut the parts out of the drawn design that you want light to show through.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DFMEb22s8sI/VS1Qky77XjI/AAAAAAAACl4/VzjEC9ljm1A/s1600-h/DSCF2442%252520%252528631x800%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2442 (631x800)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2442 (631x800)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tLIHihXyQhw/VS1QlNWwIpI/AAAAAAAACl8/RnLRVy2DJ_g/DSCF2442%252520%252528631x800%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="193" height="244"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>4. Take the top of the box and cut out a square hole in it leaving just enough to glue the square brown paper cut out onto.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-R15WG-0PLfw/VS1QmKUi3OI/AAAAAAAACmI/HA1rMt9j76c/s1600-h/DSCF2442%252520%2525282%252529%252520%252528714x800%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2442 (2) (714x800)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2442 (2) (714x800)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kpDG_tB_8yc/VS1QmhdaTdI/AAAAAAAACmM/2d7k9zjKwHE/DSCF2442%252520%2525282%252529%252520%252528714x800%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="218" height="244"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>5. Glue the brown paper onto what remains of the top of the box. (I used a piece of two way tape to hold it in place while I glued to keep the paper in place, then glued right over the top of the tape to finish it off).</p> <p>6. When that is dry, turn the top upside down and glue the screen wire into the bottom. (remember this is an optional step)</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DJbBtUPxm60/VS1QnkzBzdI/AAAAAAAACmY/Aw5t3dcXaw4/s1600-h/DSCF2446%252520%252528800x597%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2446 (800x597)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2446 (800x597)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pJFXiYlRruY/VS1QoIWHC5I/AAAAAAAACmg/sv_FNQliiO8/DSCF2446%252520%252528800x597%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p>We are done with the top, unless you want to paint it.</p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4">Making the bottom:</font></p> <p><font size="2">1. Turn the bottom of the box over and glue on the magnets. I used two strips cut large to be sure it would hold the weight of the tea light and the box. (I really wanted smaller boxes, but this is all I could find that the tea lights would fit in.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eVW46zkE6XE/VS1QpLRWUEI/AAAAAAAACmo/ez2PITRo-0A/s1600-h/machemagnets7%252520%252528800x597%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="machemagnets7 (800x597)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="machemagnets7 (800x597)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WljdNeWMvCM/VS1QpjL6l0I/AAAAAAAACms/UppnJG_2cUA/machemagnets7%252520%252528800x597%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p><font size="4">That’s it! We are done.</font> When everything is dry, turn your tea light on, put it in the box, put the top on it and put it on the fridge!</p> <p>I thought this was a sweet project. I played around with my wood burner to see how it would look and I think I like it better. If you try this method you won’t need the brown paper bag cut out. I just burnt the top of the box. Here’s a pic…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oRyt13fqvLs/VS1QqkZ1KfI/AAAAAAAACm4/uvH5R918ipo/s1600-h/DSCF2452%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2452" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2452" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KmKAqNq0GZE/VS1QrIrifsI/AAAAAAAACm8/fYiw-ppCxc4/DSCF2452_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p>But I did almost catch it on fire! So I really did light up my refrigerator magnet!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6nPQrg_6Nm8/VS1Qr5BiSpI/AAAAAAAACnI/s5emodzWinY/s1600-h/machemagnet9%252520%252528800x460%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="machemagnet9 (800x460)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="machemagnet9 (800x460)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-i9AI-UY0ivs/VS1Qs_OlbVI/AAAAAAAACnM/kQUNDnCWdlk/machemagnet9%252520%252528800x460%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="142"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FwQZA9UV-UA/VS1QtavdPSI/AAAAAAAACnY/rnnrQXAeOsc/s1600-h/machemagnet%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="machemagnet" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="machemagnet" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZA5ehU0d6iY/VS1Qt0l34CI/AAAAAAAACnc/yAaC2Yeq-yU/machemagnet_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="211" height="244"></a></p> <p>Have fun!</p> <p> </p> <p>If you like this craft tune in to my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/southernskycrafts" target="_blank">face book</a> page to see other stuff. Thanks! </p> Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-67106341058529375662015-03-24T14:31:00.001-07:002015-04-11T02:33:38.330-07:00Magnets and Car Scent Holders: DIY<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I’m coming up with all kinds of ways to market my art. One attempt I came up with lately is to shrink them down, print them out and either sew or decoupage them onto these mini canvas’. It’s a lot of fun. I thought you might like to try it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Do you have a favorite picture? If so, put it on your computer and shrink it down to approximately a 2” x 2”, that would be one of the smallest settings for printing out. If you don’t have a favorite picture, you could just grab one from a magazine anywhere that you like, flowers,butterflies, an illustrated quote, a soup can label would even do, if that’s your thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I found these mini canvas’ at Wal-Mart for 97 cents. I also got a 10’ long roll of magnetic tape for less than $4 there. The little easels are 97 cents too, if you’d rather display your masterpiece as a painting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here’s what you’ll need:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">magnets (if you are making a refrigerator decoration)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">picture or fabric with the section you like cut out</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Step one:</b> Prep your canvas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> You can either leave the canvas white or brush on some acrylic paint. Here’s an example of both ways and the initial canvas is covered with lace and then painted. </span><br />
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YqxkBup2L7E/VRHXklMmkKI/AAAAAAAACgs/4PKnpJKCfJw/s1600-h/varietymagnets%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="varietymagnets" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lJicxb2RY5o/VRHXlH_2BdI/AAAAAAAACg0/L3uixYrLewU/varietymagnets_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="varietymagnets" width="183" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">You can even cover them with material as I have done here. Just wrap the material around to the back sides of the canvas and glue to the wood.</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wp83SEb9DTQ/VRHXmBaDzTI/AAAAAAAACg8/rRB1lQBhito/s1600-h/soulstirringcarscent2%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="soulstirringcarscent2" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DpKKJqY4Q8E/VRHXmaZtjOI/AAAAAAAAChE/u8fEfcVExmc/soulstirringcarscent2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="183" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="soulstirringcarscent2" width="244" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Step Two:</b> Sew on your fabric cut out or decoupage’ your picture on to the covered canvas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Step Three:</b> Once the glue has dried turn the mini canvas over and glue on your magnets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here is a line up of the different one’s I made.</span><br />
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Painted canvas with lace decoupage’ over top.<br />
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Lace covered canvas, painted, with decoupage’ fabric cutout.<br />
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Fabric covered canvas with fabric cut out sewn on.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0lnVabOkFwbrVaRUMCVEDGx62RMgIBTVTwN6eAwuetvIT8m9uQPM9ifqHvCAftn6N41eAT7iVCOO3LtDcM_0CD1MGVDaUeJKWvKm2oXhCSAOm85jQu_hBASnPSkOeiGWJGyrFCKtlrU/s1600-h/applesmag%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="applesmag" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2ayCwRoDTts/VRHXsrKeuMI/AAAAAAAACiU/L76ChPVIIeI/applesmag_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="223" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="applesmag" width="244" /></a><br />
Painted, distressed canvas, material cut out sewn on.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Car Scent Holder:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Cut your design out of your fabric, hand sew lace onto the back side slipping a ribbon or sturdy sting into the seam at the center top of your scent holder, being sure to catch it as you sew across it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Make another one exactly like it or slightly different if you like, attaching the opposite end of your ribbon or cord. I tied a knot in mine and sewed through it also for extra security.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Clip a small hole in the back of the lace piece, spray a cotton ball with your favorite scent and then place the cotton ball through the hole. Your done! Hang it in your car on your rearview mirror on a doorknob inside the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I hope you enjoy this craft. If you’d like to use the apple scene or the beautiful heart you can get it on fabric by visiting my shop at Spoonflower, you can <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4056522" target="_blank">click here.</a></span><br />
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If you like the verse and the art you can get a poster just go to my store at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/soul_stirring_poster-228813466766164104?rf=238143072844864169" target="_blank">southern sky reverie.</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here’s one of the small canvas' on the easel:</span> Paint your easel any way you like. <br />
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<br />Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-2490659989519432432014-06-19T16:31:00.001-07:002014-06-19T16:31:10.872-07:00DIY Craft: A Few of my Favorite Things<p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvI0ZXHTXW0U5JjFMIIx9l4qVjIMl5G8Imw3-cGoGIuVSylUtxble3ZImoZfkKESXgHdQR2nXEC527AF0aPWeU0tIpcxR7zr0532Dy8ApOIFKdFEcl_De-Rl4xHxBShXFTsSnCwTkPfs/s1600-h/DSCF2001%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 160px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2001" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gadoIlUUOQw/U6Nyqx3vvKI/AAAAAAAABnE/oz1m9GzpTjk/DSCF2001_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="169" height="244"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>After a very involved painting, I still wanted to use what time I had left to create something else. Still had that itch, you know, but didn’t have the time to get too involved. I like those involved pieces, but sometimes, “simple” is nice.</p> <p>This took less than an hour and I think I’ll just keep it for myself.</p> <p>2 pieces of barn wood</p> <p>2 mending plates</p> <p>White acrylic paint</p> <p>Tropical Blue acrylic paint</p> <p>Paper doily from a wedding or cake baking isle </p> <p>Paper butterfly stencil</p> <p>copper nails</p> <p>2 wood strips (paint sticks will do fine)</p> <p><font size="3">If you’d like to construct this yourself, here’s how---</font></p> <p><font size="3">Lay the boards together, the sides that fit the best. Turn them over and nail the wood strips to each side to keep them together.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Turn the boards over and lay the paper doily on top of the boards, positioning it where you like. Dabbing your brush in the white acrylic paint, stencil on the doily pattern.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Using the tropical blue paint, watered down a bit, paint the inside circle of the doily. You might rather use another color depending on your preferences. Then paint the mending plates with a light coat of this color too, preferably not watered down.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Lay the butterfly doily inside the doily circle you just painted and stencil the butterfly on with the white paint.</font></p> <p>Nail the mending plates on, one toward the top and one at the bottom connecting the two boards.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7LuFqJkAgpcVvKqEu5DN1gVUZV_Yupz23tZlqrHLTCwqjzE0Gd1wyYjKaA4HwijY4F8QGzzs5gCQISMDypTefN1W9FH8FZAm3VEjmrEKAZZK0IbovE84FF_NU7ybXowGrQQIS6fzrNY/s1600-h/DSCF2003%252520%252528800x712%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2003 (800x712)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2003 (800x712)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gQTkabLUop4/U6NytNJlW0I/AAAAAAAABnU/V_3TU8yOKIw/DSCF2003%252520%252528800x712%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="218"></a></p> <p>With the copper nails, nail around the inside circle of the doily.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgH-_1j_1XcJxDCkElM0Nm1PGlsxAAnGtzlA75s3q0JBSjSDG9MSPgcRZHyv-xgnKgFXxsXOFDB6ZNq3eK-NVCqe_N2u8hBKDBy0eotHJbhEVgATCBB4Jr8k_DmOXYiE2H1h5wZemmtg/s1600-h/DSCF2002%252520%252528597x800%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF2002 (597x800)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF2002 (597x800)" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuRqr_TNO1rbKTZCgsprOd1yQbdlloeMVidgG1C0gSphHvu8MY_ZY_uAI2EOFI6_ZX9CHLFLz1VGriYqLpAwiC7mo1M06Mc-yXg4HcOEG3ST0KtaWNKM2QME1AvFqOxujQJtRevJbrkU/?imgmax=800" width="183" height="244"></a></p> <p>I wanted to put more nails and more butterflies, but I tend to over work things. I was trying to keep this project simple and light.</p> <p>Don’t forget to put a hanger on the back. I knew I’d have to stress about something and I can’t decide if I want a burlap bow or just a wire. So there you go. If you have no problems making those types of decisions then just hang it and enjoy.</p> <p>Happy crafting!</p> Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-15493671135812030622014-06-03T17:14:00.001-07:002014-06-03T17:14:45.024-07:00DIY Craft: Decorate an old End Table<p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOUNYjjJXkAUIrWQ1ou7wbIiFHp_gmLzOcjfJkxgk-tAlSU2nZa_gv-9t2_q-JDkfh3ssuQXX-ZrU7u7I3x-HPWmXBiTX38zTR8WaZ6qU3M6eky73QLGWqSuNNiOEqQzhBRpu2vLPzio/s1600-h/DSCF1991%252520%252528800x701%252529%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1991 (800x701)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 169px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1991 (800x701)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dpmpsanRB3Y/U45k1-P4jkI/AAAAAAAABjY/iDwR25WtiWs/DSCF1991%252520%252528800x701%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="214"></a></p> <p>It took about 4 hours to give this little table new life. Some may not like it, but I do, simply because it has a butterfly or two on it and a lacey look. It did look like this………………….</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCV3OEUMNU0t7yIG7mbLt4G-ZLaRIVLhrEG_WRWtJ8s-01fWJwo2Dxc0xmI1C7KPI2DXnI7nF8IuaNWEzmKsTeI82VUNrZLbm5JTv64jVTv6l5jz6_J8k05sOnexAHiWzGG6rfbtn0RUA/s1600-h/DSCF1987%252520%252528800x699%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1987 (800x699)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 170px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1987 (800x699)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5nG8ioHOM7Y/U45k3jZpT1I/AAAAAAAABjo/BfVg28skgC4/DSCF1987%252520%252528800x699%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="214"></a></p> <p>1. Just lightly sand the shine off with very fine sand paper.</p> <p>2. Next give it a white wash over the top of the dark stain with Apple Barrel White Acrylic Paint by Plaid.</p> <p>3. Using paper rush or twisted paper some may call it, decide what areas of the table you’d like to wrap. I chose the legs. Using a small nail, find a spot on the back of the leg where the tack won’t show and use it to secure the paper rush. Then begin wrapping covering up the nail as you go. No need to measure the strand you are wrapping with, when you come to the end, just secure it with another nail in an inconspicuous spot and begin again til you have the area covered you want.</p> <p>4. If you want to paint your paper rush you can do that too. Once you have completed the wrapping, use water and acrylic paint, whatever color you choose and paint with a brush.</p> <p>5. I also used the same color paint and a small tip brush to put little scroll designs and flowers all around the table.</p> <p>6. For the top, instead of making it a solid color, I chose to just put a little. But you can completely cover it, it’s up to you. I used butterfly stencils and paper lace doilies for my stencils.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eSF2KyLKie0/U45k4mMzf1I/AAAAAAAABjw/8yLDNNVLrxs/s1600-h/DSCF1988%252520%252528729x800%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1988 (729x800)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 183px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1988 (729x800)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2cST3_YHwKA/U45k5OR-qnI/AAAAAAAABj0/vi06tvrhKow/DSCF1988%252520%252528729x800%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="223" height="244"></a></p> <p>The hardest application and the one that also took the longest was the wrapping. Everything else went quickly. Acrylic paint dries fast and the finish was almost already gone on this old table so the sanding was a breeze too.</p> <p>I have another table just like this. What would you suggest I do to it? What would you like to see? Give me some ideas.</p> <p>The top might need a sealer, I’m going to try it with out one just to see how well the acrylic paint holds up. It doesn’t scratch off, I tried. Just can’t understand why people are buying milk paint and other expensive things when the paint we have had around for years does just as well.</p> <p>Oh and here’s a tip: If your item is dark and you want it some color besides white, you will probably have to mix your color with white or white wash your piece first for it to show up good.</p> <p>One more view……………………</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugKub9FMICUCpBiijdAaDxcnFGCNh4Z8kk2Y2ySGRQ7NvgaV_lC8XuJV7xBcXyqpBa9AG-2jvYh36extxHQM4N-3s1PrsIBgDy0UqZL9qzjhANAUSOx2T6GIoSYQRQK_pxA2FJRB8ed8/s1600-h/DSCF1989%252520%252528800x671%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1989 (800x671)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1989 (800x671)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4-5z8kaI5h8/U45k6xM4x_I/AAAAAAAABkI/QAJ__XQC0B4/DSCF1989%252520%252528800x671%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="205"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7hfrjujyoxLiKixPunCz-OTebvvPpEVvAZCzio_Z1yhM4YvXtY5bVCrqRfSo3kX6YL39RzlB7hJArD-MEFX-ZP09QgmivfExDvBDYIN4L9oq5Zf6MG8hp4Fg1ARdnFmEy8nPpg5mAiI/s1600-h/DSCF1985%252520%252528800x753%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1985 (800x753)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1985 (800x753)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cdLa6-UoPQI/U45k8p54kdI/AAAAAAAABkU/qFDQriY_cKY/DSCF1985%252520%252528800x753%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="230"></a></p> <p>Happy Crafting!</p> Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-60076614113939455462014-04-29T12:11:00.001-07:002014-04-29T12:13:13.097-07:00Kitchen Island: DIY<p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0ZWje6d59YIKqSg1muBdaQZLjQOUKayt3I42IknTLfgi2U0vdY-WqQl-DLqFVnjb_ryqdbGTNS2rDQS5TVm2amLVrMC9FHrDYi-dkhzn7PsqsH7-zprVMtsO2qB4mWRmvXhD4ri3Tyo/s1600-h/DSCF1934%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1934" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 115px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1934" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6ThduC0kNVc/U1_5XCN_CrI/AAAAAAAABeg/QX1p_qSaM9Y/DSCF1934_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="250"></a></p> <p>This is my kitchen island. I thought at one time I would just buy one, not. Then I thought of several different ways I could make one, if I had this and if I had that, didn’t happen either. </p> <p>Love, love, love this little chest, but my house is small and after I emptied the chest out, I was just staring at it wondering if I could possibly give it up, couldn’t do it. So…………………….</p> <p>I removed the hinges and hardware from the top backside and top front side.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-81lYzFmR6-c/U1_5XyfyLmI/AAAAAAAABeo/MWI3MNBakiQ/s1600-h/DSCF1936%252520%252528765x800%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1936 (765x800)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1936 (765x800)" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qq8mpzl0yTddlMkymjJycNDvasmYKT759LW1yK94MGY9fVFJWTAnNcN7Kq-6BWcGxU7TKLgL4ii5VyU0hlgsoj4OdbXxkomdpB5JilgXOOBrqNjkUxRfcK1Fevl4V8IRyO9GuJWtKgY/?imgmax=800" width="234" height="244"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAiFoARdQPGng03YERF5cEF0LsBtOErhVgGpMPsL3WmfVSX0YotMvL6N1SgCqN-4p2vTzxgsyGcmfFONFEbw4nlBpLUzuQTdymHD49C-9Ae4cNhMIQCY5iJuY12zVoQww3Q0toJOt2PM/s1600-h/DSCF1937%252520%252528800x597%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1937 (800x597)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1937 (800x597)" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RRrV4qGiMjj3VLEC0wXG1gdXA57jYdz-H20dmu4av1bboxgmXU_WnoDrXHjoVOsRhyphenhyphen983FC8EJ0Tf-DYg_dCFLdvYXZkuPBqq_fb6-rDBUHE0-VlQNSPth5yFRCXfzomIWRrTdwhcr4/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The top lifted off. I turned the chest on its side, put the top on what was once the side, secured the top to the side and bingo, I had my kitchen island. Took me about 20 minutes and it was free. Yay!</p> <p>Just put a basket I had made with paint sticks and paper rope in the opening, filled it full of eucalyptus and I was just so, so happy!</p> <p> </p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-c5XYWtfuXIg/U1_5ay0ZPWI/AAAAAAAABfI/8L26AwNJ6R8/s1600-h/DSCF1939%252520%252528785x800%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1939 (785x800)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1939 (785x800)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XrxvtHMH-Jc/U1_5bioTiyI/AAAAAAAABfQ/Nsz6xBVeEOg/DSCF1939%252520%252528785x800%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="244"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NVSYtbQTEzo/U1_5ccOkcdI/AAAAAAAABfY/ot9ae1EZA0g/s1600-h/DSCF1940%252520%252528597x800%252529%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1940 (597x800)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 69px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1940 (597x800)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Hct8ufs8VHI/U1_5cxErzlI/AAAAAAAABfg/u8pSNkNJccI/DSCF1940%252520%252528597x800%252529_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="210" height="254"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Happy recycling!</p> Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-74711124768445647542014-03-11T06:04:00.001-07:002014-03-11T06:28:21.802-07:00DIY Craft: Small Center Piece Crate<br />
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I wanted to share with you how to make this amazing little crate. It’s really very simple and you can use it for a lot of different things. I’m going to use mine for a centerpiece, but you could also put a handle made of ribbon on it and use it for an Easter basket. It will also hold your favorite CD’s and many other things. Paint it any color you like. It’s made from paint sticks, paper rush, glue and nails. That’s all the supplies you need to make this except for the tools. <br />
What you will need:<br />
15 ----- 12” long paint sticks<br />
Paper rush<br />
40 small nails<br />
Tropical Blue Acrylic Craft Paint<br />
glue<br />
wire clipper<br />
hand saw<br />
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<strong>1. Begin by building the four panels:</strong><br />
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Take three of your paint sticks and cut them in half.<br />
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You will end up with six sticks 3”long.<br />
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Take two of the sticks, one with the handle of the stick at the top and one without the handle to be the bottom of your panel. Place a dot of glue at each edge.<br />
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Place two sticks with handle cutouts on each side. Put a dot of glue at each top and bottom edge.<br />
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Next put two more straight sticks on top. Even up the edges to make it square.<br />
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Build four, these will make your crate.<br />
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Once your glue is dry, tack the four corners of each panel with the small nails.<br />
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<strong>Put in paper rush:</strong><br />
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Make marks with a pencil at 1 7/8”, at 3”, and again at 4 1/8” along the top and bottom sticks of your panel. These marks are for keeping the paper rush straight.<br />
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Run the paper rush between the opening of the front side and back side of the top and bottom sticks.<br />
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Line up the paper rush with the pencil marks and tack with a small nail, top and bottom. Then with a wire clipper, clip the paper rush even with the edge of the paint sticks.<br />
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Do this to all four of your panels. <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Before moving on to the next step, be sure to clip all sharp ends of the small nails that came through the layers of sticks with your wire clippers.</span></b><br />
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<strong>2. Put your four panels together:</strong><br />
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Put a generous amount of glue on both edges of the top and bottom sticks of the panels.<br />
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Stand them up and add the other two panels, then tape to help keep them tight until the glue dries.<br />
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3. <strong>Weave:</strong><br />
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Once the glue dries, begin at the bottom edge placing the end of the paper rush between the side sticks at the corner.<br />
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Run the paper rush over the top of the paint stick and then under and over the paper rush that runs vertically and then again over the paint sticks at the corner. Go all the way around the crate until you reach where you began. Clip the paper rush and put through the opening at the corner where you began. Glue. Run as many strands of paper rush as you desire around your crate. I used four as you can see. My experience with this paper rush is as you add more it gets tighter and could end up warping the wood. <br />
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<strong>Put in the bottom:</strong><br />
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Cut six paint sticks to approximately 5 1/4” long. You can do this with three sticks. Run a line of glue along the top edge of the bottom inside paint stick, then lay the sticks along the inside edge of the bottom paint sticks. You may have to gently raise the bottom strand of paper rush to get the stick exactly where it’s suppose to be. Just push the strand back down when you get the stick in place.<br />
You have a small crate!<br />
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<strong>Paint:</strong><br />
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Paint with whatever color you desire with a watered down acrylic craft paint.<br />
Now you can decorate your crate or leave it as it is. It will be pretty and practical whatever you do.<br />
If you build this crate I’d love to see it. I’d like to see some of the ways you decorate it.<br />
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Happy Crafting!Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-63048012938792349252014-02-12T12:12:00.000-08:002014-02-13T06:29:30.714-08:00DIY: Wood and Screen Wire Crate<br />
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This is the sweetest little crate. It’s made a bit differently than the basic all wood crate because we have inserted screenwire on the side panels. At the bottom of this tutorial I have included links to get some of the supplies needed for this project if you need some things you don't have.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">You will need:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">36--- 12” paint sticks</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hand saw to cut the lengths of the paint sticks (a mitre box will help with the 45 degree angle we will be cutting)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">screen wire---- 4 panels 11 1/2”x 5 1/2”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">glue</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">hemp</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">wood burning tool with a sharp point attachment (to burn the holes in the side panels for lacing the corners)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">acrylic paint and 1” brush</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">stencil of your choice (I used a lacey paper doily)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">small wire nails--- 1/2 x 19 and </span><span style="font-size: small;">hammer</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Upholstery needle (or a needle with a large enough hole to thread the hemp through)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Let’s build a crate:</strong></span><br />
Hand saw all the paint sticks to size. Once you have cut all the pieces you will end up with……………..<br />
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8……6” pieces (saw 4 in half, these are the ends of the side panels)<br />
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8……3 3/4” pieces (these pieces fit on the end pieces of the side panels to enable the screenwire to lay flat)<br />
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4……4” pieces with a 45 degree angle on both ends (these are braces for the bottom of your crate)<br />
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2……12” pieces with a 45 degree angle on both ends (these are additional braces for the bottom of your crate)<br />
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<strong>Lay out and begin building:</strong><br />
1. Build the side panels of your crate.<br />
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Using the eight 6” sticks lay them out flat, put a dot of glue on one side at the top and bottom of the sticks. Carefully lay a 12” stick across the top of two of the sticks and across the bottom of the same two sticks, building a 12” x 6” frame for the side panels. Build 4 of these panels.<br />
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Glue two of the 3 3/4 “ sticks we cut and place them on top of the two 6” pieces of the side panels between the top and bottom 12” sections. See below…………..<br />
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Cut 4 screen wire panels 11 1/2” wide x 5 1/2” long.<br />
Run a line of glue all the way around the side panel frame we just built.<br />
Lay the screen wire panel over the top of the glue.<br />
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Using two more 12” sticks, lay one over the top of the screen wire panel and one over the bottom, keeping all edges flush.<br />
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Once the glue has dried, nail the four corners on both sides. When one side is nailed, turn the panel over and nail the other side, keeping the nails as close together as you can. If there are any sharp tips of the nails protruding, clip them off with a wire cutter or beat them down with your hammer.<br />
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You have built all four side panels of your crate. Yay!<br />
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With the wood burning tool, burn three holes in the sides of each panel through the 6” pieces and 3 3/4” pieces. Making sure the holes go completely through and centering them underneath the top 12” piece of the panel and just above the bottom 12” piece of the panel. We will be lacing them together after we build the crate.<br />
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Optional step: At this point if you’d like to paint a design on your screen wire this is the time. I used paper doilies as a stencil and just kind of blotted around, but you can get as detailed as you like with this step.<br />
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<b>Let’s put the four panels together.</b><br />
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Put glue on the very side edge at the top and the bottom of one panel. Attach another panel and tape the edges on the outside of the panel together. Go ahead and join the other two panels to these two the same way. Make sure that which ever panel is on the outside, the panel directly opposite to it is also on the the outside or this will throw your measurements off for the bottom of the crate.<br />
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Once all four sides are joined, check to make sure the bottom, top and sides are as flush with each other as you can get them. Put more tape on as you adjust to keep them in place.<br />
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Before it dries we will put the bottom in to help it squared up.<br />
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Using the four pieces that we cut 4” long and then put a 45 degree angle at each end, glue the edge of the bottom side of these pieces and set on the paint stick at the bottom of each panel on the inside of your crate. Don’t push it up against the screen wire or it will push the wire and stretch it, which is unsightly.<br />
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We also cut 45 degree angles in two 12” paint sticks, glue and place them in the same way. We are creating a brace for our bottom.<br />
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Once this is accomplished run a line of glue over the top of each of the pieces with the angles we just attached.<br />
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Now lay the bottom of the crate placing one 12” stick at a time on top of these braces, beginning at the corners and pushing them snuggly into the corners. You will use ten, 12” sticks for the bottom. Careful not to poke the screen wire, these sticks will fit one way and not the other. This is why we had to make the brace first, to give the paint sticks something to lay on.<br />
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Once dry, you are ready to lace the sides together. Thread the one end of the hemp through the needle. Looking at the crate upside down, go in from one of the openings at the bottom, pull the thread up and into the first hole, (leaving enough thread to tie a knot with) then through the next hole up on the opposite side, then through the top hole an the opposite side. Turn and start sewing downward making X’s. Bring the needle back down through the same hole at the bottom of the crate where we first began, tie a knot with both strings and glue. Do all four corners.<br />
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All that’s left to do is paint your crate. I use white and just washed with a very watered down mixture. If it’s too light you can always go back and add another light coat till you get the coverage you desire.<br />
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<b>Get your supplies here:</b><br />
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Screen Wire<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CSIC14/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000CSIC14&linkCode=as2&tag=southernskycrafts-20">New York Wire 33105 Fiberglass Screening, 36-Inch by 84-Inch, Charcoal</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=southernskycrafts-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000CSIC14" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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Acrylic Craft Paint<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ATJSD8I/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ATJSD8I&linkCode=as2&tag=southernskycrafts-20">Plaid PROMOABI Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint, 2-Ounce, Best Selling Colors I</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=southernskycrafts-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00ATJSD8I" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
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Hemp<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001689Y8Y/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001689Y8Y&linkCode=as2&tag=southernskycrafts-20">One Package of 400 feet 100% Natural Hemp Cord #20</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=southernskycrafts-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001689Y8Y" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
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Wood Burning Tool<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00002X232/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00002X232&linkCode=as2&tag=southernskycrafts-20">Stanley 20-600 Clamping Mitre Box with Saw</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=southernskycrafts-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00002X232" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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Wood Burning Kit<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VRTG8Y/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000VRTG8Y&linkCode=as2&tag=southernskycrafts-20">Walnut Hollow Creative Woodburner Value Pen</a><br />
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Paint Sticks<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=southernskycrafts-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000VRTG8Y" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GWTGFNO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00GWTGFNO&linkCode=as2&tag=southernskycrafts-20">Paint Sticks - (Wooden Stirring Paddles), These are the Best Hardwood Paint Stirrers for Mixing, Garden Markers, Crafts, Hand Fans; Same Professional Grade Stick Henry was using in the 1930s, Expertly Made in the State of Maine</a><br />
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Glue<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00178KLEY/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00178KLEY&linkCode=as2&tag=southernskycrafts-20">ALEENES 15599 All Purpose Glue, 8-Ounce</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=southernskycrafts-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00178KLEY" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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Wire Nails<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: small;"></span></strong>Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-35933961417394412272014-02-04T16:32:00.001-08:002015-09-12T05:37:38.406-07:00DIY Easy and Inexpensive Crate<br />
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This little crate will hold quite a few light weight items. You can fill them and stack them, you can hang them on the wall and use as shelves and you can even use them in place of those expensive baskets to sit on shelves for organization. I’m itching to decorate them, but I was anxious to see what everybody thought of them first. I’ll decorate one later.<br />
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You will be surprised that all you need for this crafty crate is paint sticks and hemp. The time it takes for the glue to dry is the longest process of all. But necessary.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Supplies needed:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">35--- 12” paint sticks (<a href="http://astore.amazon.com/southernskycrafts-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=9" target="_blank">get your paint sticks here</a>) </span><br />
4--- 96” long strands of hemp (384”)<br />
glue<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">hand saw</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">masking tape</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Painting your crate is optional, but if you do, I used acrylic craft paint.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">This will take some time between each step to let the glue dry, but it is still very easy to make.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Let’s get started:</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. Mark one paint stick at 6”. Stack 4 sticks together with the marked one on top and saw into. You will end up with eight 6” sticks to build the corners and sides of the crate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mark and saw…………</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. Lay out the 6” corner pieces by two’s, 12” apart from each outside edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">3. Position one 12” stick at the top of the two 6” corner pieces making sure the top and side edges are flush, glue in place. Position another 12” stick at the bottom of the 6” corner pieces also making sure the bottom edges and side edges are flush, then glue in place. In the picture below the first one is done demonstrating this step. Lay out the remaining 6” pieces, to build the rest of them at the same time. This is also helpful when you begin step #4.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">4. When the glue from step #3 is dry you will be able to move the frames a bit to get them all lined up evenly. Once you have that accomplished, position two more 12” sticks onto each section. Since you have them all lined up together, you will be able to make sure that all your tiers will match when we put these pieces together. Build four total.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It is very important that you let this glue dry completely because we will be picking them up and putting them together next, so we need them to remain in tact.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">5. Once the glue has completely dried from step #4, pick up two of the sides. Run a line of glue along the very side edge of one of the sides you built. Then attach it to the very inside edge of the next side panel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Using masking tape, tape each stick to the other at the outside corners to keep them tight while the glue dries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Go ahead and put all four sides together and tape tightly. Remember, the side panel that is on the outside of the adjoining panel, should be on the outside of the next panel you join it to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Retighten and adjust any seams after all four panels are together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">6. Look down into the four sides and eye it to make sure it looks square. If not adjust. Then lay three 12” paint sticks on top of the bottom tier of two of the side panels. They will lay just on top of two of the bottom tiers. One way they will be too short and the other way they will fit. Lay two of them as close to the corner as you can get and lay the third one in the middle. Put a line of glue on the bottom at each edge and glue in place.</span><br />
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(No need to wait on this glue to dry before continuing on to step #7)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">7. Next put a dot of glue on each of the three 12” pieces you just glued on and place another 12” piece on top of these fitting it snug into the corners We are making the bottom of the crate. Do this on the other side too, being sure to fit the piece snug into the corner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Once you have the two corner pieces in place continue on building the bottom. Draw a line of glue all the way across the three pieces that are resting on the bottom tier of your side panel and lay the 12” sticks beside each other until you have the bottom complete. It won’t be solid, you will use 10 pieces to complete the bottom from corner to corner. Lay something flat and heavy inside the crate and wait for the glue to dry completely before continuing on to step #8.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">8. Once the glue is dry, you will be able to pick up the crate to see how sturdy it is. But to add to the stability we are going to wrap the corners with hemp before we paint it. Cut four strands of hemp 96” long. You will use one strand per corner. Start by looking down into the inside of the crate and threading the strand through the opening between the corner piece and the inside bottom of the crate. Pull the strand through, turn the crate upside down, tape the strand of hemp to the stick that we begin building the bottom of the crate with. (Remember there were three that sat just on the edge of the bottom tier of the side panel.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Begin wrapping each corner between the sticks that make up the sides, when you have one section wrapped, angle the strand upward inside the crate and wrap the next spot and continue on like this until the top corner spot is wrapped. Then angle down crisscrossing inside the crate til you get back to the bottom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Slip the strand through the same hole where we started, holding it tightly. Turn the crate upside down again, pull up the tape underneath the crate, dab glue and tape both strands down tightly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Continue on to wrap all four corners this way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">9. Once all four corners are wrapped, snip the excess hemp just past the taped edge. Dot glue on the top of the tape and hemp, lay one 12” paint stick across the strands, this should also glue the strands at the opposite corner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Lay the flat heavy object you used earlier on top of these two sticks until the glue is dry. Once the glue is dry your crate is complete. Painting is optional of course, but if you do choose to paint it, I used a watered down acrylic paint. It takes a while to paint it, there are a lot of little nooks and crannies to get to. But I really liked mine painted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I used black with a little pale green here and there on one and turquoise on the other. I hope you enjoyed making this crate. If the instructions are confusing to you, you are welcome to email me or go to my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/southernskycrafts" target="_blank">facebook</a> page and holler at me. I would be glad to help in any way I can.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hang them on the wall or stack them on top of each other, there are lots of useful things you can do with these crates. They are great for organizing things and getting some clutter up off the tables and out of the corners. Well, I'm sure you know what I mean.</span><br />
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Happy crafting!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span>Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-6164583314660565252014-02-03T14:02:00.001-08:002015-09-12T04:56:55.577-07:00DIY Kitchen Wall Organizer<br />
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This DIY craft is so economical and pretty too! It’s so easy to make, you’ll want to make some for your friends to give as gifts. One of the best things about this craft is, you can make it for any room you desire, even the closet. You can hang, jewelry, belts, scarfs, kitchen utensils or any other light weight items you have you need to organize.<br />
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<strong>You will need:</strong><br />
13 paint sticks 12” long<br />
glue<br />
small hooks<br />
paint<br />
decorative items to embellish your organizer (I used wood buttons)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Lets make it…………………..</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">1. Arrange 4 paint sticks into a square, apply glue at points where the sticks touch each other. Lay two down and then two on top like in the picture below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. Lay 4 more paint sticks evenly over the top of the two paint sticks that make up the bottom layer. Like this…….. then glue in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">3. Lay 3 paint sticks across the front horizontally, letting your middle stick be centered and then the top and bottom sticks placed evenly above and below the center stick, like this………………then glue in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">4. When the glue dries, lay two sticks behind your entire piece and center them between the three sticks that are the very front of your organizer……………. like this, then glue in place.</span><br />
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5. Turn the whole piece over, back side showing and apply the type of hanger you like to hang it by. I use wire for everything.<br />
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6. Use whatever colors of paint you desire to match the room where you are going to use the organizer. I use acrylic paint and water it down so much that sometimes it looks like I’m just putting water on and build my colors til I get the tints and depth I like. This piece is washed with orange and blue.<br />
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7. Use small hooks and place them around on your organizer where there will be space between the hooks to give your items room to hang properly. Place the hooks in areas where you will be going through at least two paint sticks. Be careful doing this, if you try to get the hooks to tight, you could bust the paint sticks.<br />
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8. Embellish your organizer with whatever fun and happy tidbits you can find. I use wood buttons in flower shapes.<br />
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Remember this is to hang light weight items only.<br />
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I hope you try this. If you do I’d love to see what you come up with and what you decided to hang on it.<br />
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If you need some paint sticks, you can get them here.<br />
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<br />Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-3079680106316010822014-01-13T11:56:00.001-08:002014-01-13T11:56:24.426-08:00Valentine Craft: I will always love you<p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tKZFvbOG91tf0a3eoM6rfXGXG64kT5mUl_-3G6NuC4oHk7h2v9gWL6vGAyRIn7O7ASFkLETftc1ds1HFy5Ka0h0xbFAZHnMEI7ZqY10e3cQDSAhJxQnxX8gD3Yh3x3w33bWE7SbySts/s1600-h/DSCF1624%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1624" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 161px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftRHtwpUDgOqEeJ-bhZCO_PcolDx8ZyiJmkN2xM_qxmaNLsmfXpQUYX4Gsfaq_uRY1Na0e10k-TlgspUw7-Y7lbIldpvBkA56wtLvGvrc51g48NtDruiZ_GxNn1m26-RimyMtcPfK5sk/?imgmax=800" width="243" height="244"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Loving this wood panel for crafts by Plaid. This is wonderful for anything you want to put on it. Since Valentines is coming up I thought I’d work with that theme.</p> <p>All you need is the wood panel, acrylic paint, brush, paper doilies, a heart stencil and some paint pens.</p> <p>1. With your brush apply water only to wet the entire panel.</p> <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UAGVtg_MjvLr6x2FFyL8f8pGrxKV3MNNg8SHPAeTvEnP60d9ptqwujkEYAqR231BV4Ff-0cMbpku2fCm1EnXR_IjFW0lCwSJ5TeWXDyquHeyv8UljlB-JL7SQzqye5RAFbfUkIWBLSc/s1600-h/woodvalentine1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="woodvalentine1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="woodvalentine1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDGVh99mUKSsEsJP3u7-dh8KWu-vdEjh2iPbQgQdVT9UVXo40Na0oFRsQ62QmEI8BZcBLeWnlAVQaRhmfev2inrXIykbeCiofe9qofKjZi38wGbc7_CTcQo4aP4tj52YMjDuldFSjSNg/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="226"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>2. With your favorite color of acrylic paint, apply a watered down coat. Try not to get a perfect coating, leave it a little spotty. I used Petal Pink by Plaid.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnX2VhLuam5ByKiAlGnRkjKnN9SlTwr8Tf5VfovWXc0W5t-G28sbANpYe0UiDCUGwjCKpfg9oKUZKhFce_MtQkPg0k2OvPTJn3O1SIctBdhGYXuFg_ca7dePTCn_y62sb3pDclJ5zTHfc/s1600-h/woodvalentine2%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="woodvalentine2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="woodvalentine2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhxLKz21j0PyeZWZfp-F3qicECe1GpbmfdHXHJvk8jP4haYXMvmMgoYb9qQys9K1OoAVUHW3keRAYzVyapqvPSbk6xlv6WZAxWkRz_Et9eTtvnQ4EPLnN00_WMRfmkQe5KbvOYtBuKcs/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="239"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>3. Do the same with the next color. I used Burgundy. Then either trace or free hand a heart with pencil somewhere around the center. Doesn’t have to be perfectly centered.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEggDYSKUv_Gt3OJK1A8cWAGaju_iN_hsqFfxT8jl0XBFdjwqv0XPPESVjaNZ-woOfKoHhXedIDFyop2wMD3oe9FQP-fIabc3FYcOSPZgUADLmn0B5KB2hMNtME7UqrXX2c_p5zHbX1Q/s1600-h/woodvalentine3%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="woodvalentine3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="woodvalentine3" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yfLSBbZ8dxc59vKDL_34PDpypVyeAyJaVifJn8ivfhA8xyO-kW3cgq2p2G-OCJAYZ-6_lxOdzAtT8YsEGPTtSVVdQ_cRE9a3Yv8HLOP4FOq4c_ddH2MbrsmLZo9dRCZLQA41ziGW-Ss/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>4. With a white paint pen trace over the penciled in heart. Then go back over it just making dots with the white paint pen.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47y1FLnUJarl4cBQYebNiJ2MxxNr0NSJjn67AIih3ChL25OWF-6OTbreg3ihYraLTH_mmg4ZwFonWSmrcgmoXirSApVugrOLkLq6rEvsejr1uKZ56lxOO_vUOATUv51gwIK3qDQQxiew/s1600-h/woodvalentine4%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="woodvalentine4" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="woodvalentine4" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRi2hht3xymOVkRedTARm4TEruCjQUKrLkV8Tt3RHy2xPTK-TNb6YcZkArxZtqPSXIqeWsClQ032wxGQHzsGP4anqkTm9VMQrw-SbfWpl3zWDNCay70axQZZNMCbchyphenhyphenV8rNIh5Vm_N_w/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="237"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>5. Plan on what words you’d like to have on your Valentine plaque. Use stencils if you’d like to. Just pencil them in lightly and trace over them with your paint pen.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlNZFV58aLrf9MwY_PFLOgDfwLdkR2F96_trgHdYMg_nT33KjH0jN4gd8lT70ZRFgC9YMPhWE6G70M5Y5-jwnRwTlv5kKHA0nj9pVnLw7F_9V0v6JrfliF_xWBsozWJHWqkosknkHqeA/s1600-h/woodvalentine5%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="woodvalentine5" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="woodvalentine5" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4H9zxFCHjervY25OB_dY64jIk7YaB3ke-4Bp8JEe7gffTobDW_WKH06YuguQkkyZTB_I-375JXLxhzFuPZ9wyaP51QSENIRKWAZXAMx8VsybxA0326Pl8Oo78vWy-wyoN295jx8oEzaE/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="239"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>6. Cut a pretty part of a paper doily angling the sides, dabbing your choice of paint colors to make the design on your wood panel. I used White and Turquoise. Once you have one side done, turn the panel and do the next side, continue until all four sides are done.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPL0MgRtDIVC_dIVWSimSUVjuwEMURQ5j7xDfd0dBm5BL882J5tbrbAxGXqg_6zYdco_01T90RMiuh3Fymm1wv5ATRDs1SyVZ2yq0gCAH_8Q3Vz7SpSQSXyh8OFMEgjtdjpLBl8_G0WZ8/s1600-h/woodvalentine6%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="woodvalentine6" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="woodvalentine6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItwhF_V3LCmod-roa0QUeF0DSZRSrR8XFe9X2-2n7yXX11FGMt0Ml3_WuIUvYDZ7OCnhFmH1RZqkUEu8B46nFWCKJp9d12e8oA2NSR6QXQZ0_yUXhEwN_9TqbARefQPps5fZ2R56UdRQ/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvTaObk8jRb1sXBlIJydG-mSJcLq7OrY75NWmhJw1qKGvbenPRpGjby60qGVl-HcxjjAoUb2FElZ4ESzmXTNIE_ERdviEpbbItD8H3v-YqWBSlrqftnhTKoCLnVOLeRlnOrFfYtuV1ms/s1600-h/woodvalentine7%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="woodvalentine7" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="woodvalentine7" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRz62YMMeJVTi3uw9Ue6wAnVtXWqLKd2m0iOWZMOsNIRSZAinhk-XX9VUqisbjmbt9z6nE8G8h68JUQy9D0Q0r7QZ2U6ZYsvhYN_9TB2fy2XOcAr7h1D7Alr_kTUS3nQn2Gafdw7RH-C0/?imgmax=800" width="239" height="244"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>7. Take a round doily you like the pattern on and use it as a stencil too, dabbing paint all around the designs of the doily. I used Petal Pink, White and Turquoise.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mr4jTzDYkMxwNt1GS4lp6lCW1dVLx0k53Iy9QsjK52qWNLG5c3c8H8mC6EpJYZD7t6e1N4bL9uK7NnUPTS1RZhy_tmM1hCDJHxqjb1ZOssMgLDtCSBikYXyjIgeSK8glIREH94lq1jM/s1600-h/woodvalentine8%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="woodvalentine8" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="woodvalentine8" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsuI1mfMXMxcjJLanYEojsY0my4wh62F-5J7iN_pRV4vzp152giwuWunC6DHJCthtBn8_gsnH4b16wCvPrxQvQaltCXyNplfJ_INjXeqzmbXpuQUStkP_lycw0SKg922CkrEaHkadCD0/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="234"></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lz1rehDrlYKYq7Dlm448TxmuHJDXqMVAC1u5XUuSWeDW2QHksPcAMNROzs3XT3DC_S8Nuc73MZVCA7-YIQWkmR0Dd65a0RAJ-jl8NX7c728gHfJc-9zC7Z16NJObTMXZOJ05RAcEFeA/s1600-h/woodvalentine9%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="woodvalentine9" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="woodvalentine9" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFq1JKZl2oTqiAascEnvT6w6uDxx2IkbDfKrhW2cxFXZ4Mcs-T3RDCDyd-QGRLH7tkgSDiuRdT4YdEoLnQLTkyc_qzIrYOGR5Rui240Bs9kZV6JUK0G0OmyMEvBX3I2ELXYj71DFvozQ/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="243"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>8. Paint the inside of the heart to make it stand out more, use the acrylic paint watered down. I use Petal Pink and mixed some Turquoise with it here and there to get the purplish affect. Then play around with dots and swirls with the paint pens, just adding your special touch here and there until you are happy with it all. Don’t be afraid to try something, afraid that it might be the wrong color. My words were white, then pink, then gray, then white again and I finally settled on the Turquoise. Put dots, using your paint pens all around the doily design, I used gray, pink and with my brush I used Turquoise (only because I didn’t have a Turquoise paint pen.</p> <p>Don’t forget to paint the sides as you go so you can blend the color as it meets the front edge. Put some swirlies on the edges too!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUgvbkwfqxNF0soJMx_5xbgdz-e9TOer_u31L_nGWi_SXRbrpHZimp8F_vfXbQ7CAV0Dh4rtZX_nrbqWzrqytdpn5-uEk_nYz9CNLka10gjhePFaMVG0vwdJ9rNs5EijiGm0h_ebfPtU/s1600-h/woodvalentine11%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="woodvalentine11" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="woodvalentine11" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_6z1DJx6B0V-HBb-x4jLhu7-ddvkiCt25I6SpPm-9uXK94oUMD0firrwPeBRSrQgNb8Neb73vrDeLXT0uCIfnZI2C_EZH9dofMQbpb6fLA9QXaIBKpT7UEHp3mNwYoUdOMFQNECci7M/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Put a wire hanger on the back and you are done. Just as economical as a card and will last a lot longer. Besides, it can hang on the wall and makes a gift that can be seen and remind someone all year long that you love them.</p> <p> </p> <p>I hope you enjoyed this craft.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GIGB7S/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B009GIGB7S&linkCode=as2&tag=southernskycrafts-20" target="_blank">Get Plaid Wood Panels here.</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BRBZVU/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000BRBZVU&linkCode=as2&tag=southernskycrafts-20" target="_blank">Get Paint Pens here.</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=aps&keywords=paper%20doilies&linkCode=as2&tag=southernskycrafts-20" target="_blank">Shop for paper doilies here.</a></p> Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-11025886076636504932013-11-20T12:17:00.004-08:002013-11-20T12:19:23.801-08:00Craft: Making Christmas Angel Ornaments<br />
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This little angel is quite easy to make. She is made from an old t-shirt, a wood ball, wire , yarn and an old sheer curtain. I embellished her with two buttons for her shoes and a sparkly butterfly and those are optional. The dress flares out because I used a piece of the t-shirt with the hem in it. There is nothing under her dress to make it stand out more.<br />
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Make one using peacock feathers and wire ribbon for wings.</div>
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Make one using white fabric (this was made from an old blouse) and decorative ribbon.</div>
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This little angel only takes about 20 minutes to make, if that long. If you are interested in making some angel Christmas ornaments just click here to go to the tutorial. <a href="http://southernskycraftstudio.blogspot.com/p/making-angel-ornament.html" target="_blank">Angel ornament tutorial</a></div>
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Just wanted to show you a few little details about this picture so you can see that there is not any intricate work involved at all. The flowers are just four little circles attached to each other, brushed on with acrylic paint. The small flowers are just to fill up space, and they are nothing but dots. The stems are dots and then some of the dots have been connected. Just put little dots of different colors in the middle of your flowers.<br />
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This little bird was taken from a gift bag. I’m not that great at drawing, so I looked at it and painted it onto my wood paint stick canvas. There is absolutely no detail involved in it at all. But if you fear drawing it directly on your picture after you have already done so much work, use tracing paper and trace the image you want to duplicate, then cut it out. Use the cut out to trace around, just like we did when we were kids.<br />
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Take a close look at this dragon fly. I got on the internet and searched for a picture of a dragonfly. Then took a piece of paper and drew it, cut it out and used it as a pattern to cut the wings and body out of the screen wire. The screen wire wings and body were then painted white. I used a sharpie to make the veins on the screen. Tack the screen wire on with small tacks. Sew the buttons, going in and out of the holes, then glue them onto the dragonfly.<br />
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To prepare the base for your picture, use stretcher strips for the frame and paint sticks to paint the picture on. Assemble this first, then begin creating your masterpiece. I just sloshed some blue and then blue mixed with white to paint the background.<br />
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Here’s the finished picture…………………………………..<br />
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If you try this picture, I’d love to see it. Have a great time sloshing paint around and creating this picture. Happy Crafting.Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-91888898306422724832013-11-19T06:53:00.002-08:002013-11-19T07:04:36.899-08:00Craft: Sewing on stretched canvas<br />
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You should try this! With needle and thread try sewing on your stretched canvas instead of decoupage’.<br />
I painted the stretched canvas solid black with acrylic paint. This time I didn’t do a wash, I used the acrylic paint straight out of the bottle, just poured it on the canvas and painted it and get the sides while your at it.<br />
Before the paint drys, lay your paper doily, centered on the canvas, to use as a stencil. Once centered I used lilac, white and orange and went all around the doily dabbing with my brush, letting the colors all mix together. Pull up the doily promptly so it won’t stick to the canvas.<br />
Use a particular part of the doily and decorate the corners using it as a stencil. I used orange on the corners.<br />
With your brush, just dip it in your lilac paint (or whatever color you have chosen) and put little dots here and there all over the canvas. I tried to stay with the design. Do the same with a second color.<br />
While that is drying, prepare your focal point. Of course mine is a butterfly. I cut this butterfly out of screen wire then put an orange wash of acrylic paint on it which made it appear rusted. Sew a jute body on it and two small silk roses. Using a small paint brush, put some dots of color here and there to pretty it up and make it more interesting.<br />
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Now that your canvas is completely dry, place your item (butterfly) in the center and begin sewing it on. I used a blue thread and also sewed on some veins in the wings. Then sew anywhere else on the canvas you’d like, I sewed around the circle and the antenna of the butterfly.<br />
With different stitch styles you could probably really enhance this crafty collage quite a bit more with the sewing. But I had some more ideas for another project so I didn’t sew to much. I’ll probably have to go back to this idea another day and put more time in the sewing part of it.<br />
I hope you enjoy this craft and can find ways to adapt it more to your style. If you try one, I’d love to see it.<br />
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Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-86060328532765560512013-11-18T14:39:00.001-08:002013-11-18T14:39:04.059-08:00Craft: Sewing on screenwire<p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViNOpB9t5mf7Eo_1R81tHuUBcmzuxlVGmHPkqwuWjaBDyfunzqCu0CvVoF9JNM-JLQ9dBTO88VTYYiQVoYAW7NmnE__9gtvi464QQPWNtFjg36M4YMdnZPWI_zJUKIA8hkZvAf5F3JSs/s1600-h/DSCF1491%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1491" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 135px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIisneQb1S4LpQ-BzB3xAi-nifG4xr1MlLQ7wxneD9JHZIQOrxE5Q_89P9tOetSm5O8OKF8aBbxER-g1CvS69s84WrQAtDEzC_OwdGBZjljR8B6F51VAjt4IPVwe9GBFLEERF2emGrUe8/?imgmax=800" width="292" height="274"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Here’s a really fun project to do, sew on screen wire!</p> <p>There are so many interesting things you can do in the craft field. I particularly like to work with sewing, paint, wood, wire and paper. This project involves painting on screenwire and then hand sewing with a large needle and yarn. I used paper doilies for the stencil and a butterfly cut out from my daughters circuit.</p> <p>First I built my frame with stretcher strips. </p> <p>Next, paint the frame with acrylic paints very watered down.</p> <p>Attach screen wire to the back side of the frame. You can use staples or small tacks.</p> <p>Using paper doilies and any other cutouts like the butterfly that you desire, choose your color of acrylic paint and design your picture.</p> <p>Next decide what part of your design you’d like to sew and begin. Because this is screen and you can see through it, be sure to watch the path you take, whatever is on the backside will show through, so try to keep it neat. Also I found that as you are sewing the wire tends to want to stretch, so you’ll have to be gentle when pulling the needle and yarn through.</p> <p>If you want to put something behind the screen when you are done, you can. I kept this particular piece void of a background, when you hang it on your wall, you will be able to see the color of the wall behind the design. I thought that was kind of neat.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZq0Ifoo-Z_aNHJzaogOuZqLQ3kByClN_-ts9IJurp1MQmotchG6wG4RjhN4zCulBZHclk4E1QfWlr4zSXKfr9c44zpBhPzbMjPPdEph67cgBoheVHYIo7Nv3tkZWd79cvKT4kSzNPx5Y/s1600-h/DSCF1487%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1487" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWnEHj5Wbc1IudnvvZpDoiqz1_mQ0FdsaDa2etm8PzZpF-wu4gPnEb5AyhqmrPf93KFW51mJ_LGSz6qyiHQlj2Tf0jr5Yg1NYSpe7xElNWsT9BcuNPDB_VSEmFc43JmjGsqMifsn6QWE/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="224"></a></p> <p>This is the picture laying on beige carpet.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEVOfXnU7OLCt9VT3I6rtoja17Lq6F7oYYPosKvY4RfvnmLTl0xDil3vcWspryCFdaEsXZpq8dAly7lhq8mG7GPXv1-LCCItDF4tCD2LlSiMAaEGSCQxlWu6ubhmJKge-Xwy-WhJI9mY/s1600-h/DSCF1488%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1488" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 196px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNn5VtJ1I0OWrXVTqYnscgul01jl_sBYkpvWGWSdrinB-o4AiPhiqmlwwBtSsVW7hNM3hZ2Kky3PHHd4l5FM_vu0Tmz6BWhXaO9EtDSo4N5gLTJPANoeXPEQKrJMihe9OOqQH-AsU48c/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="227"></a></p> <p> This is the picture laying on a black background.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNCaprdaYtKDnVdx19qP4D0k9qVBAwX-rkEbd1QVbuuF8Dr4LDGWC_5qJ7B_QyzyMl_DHTmyMgGY-DI-EQMxk3R43UhGGIY_WkF-XMQ6Zqit31H1aWWK34Timr4uuUL8JjGUArg5YQi8/s1600-h/DSCF1489%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1489" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 195px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDaPtEz1geGy51eOEbTUfWNGukc5zgTEZPIR1b-0_i6TXSefXTNzeBIcgMjMLdoAPcOYSMwHMZReFpYIVHFglGdmfKqDLLtP6GLgb6Mq1Qs3Y5jBZ-NBy8GUJRcpDUXln2d29wrWvTmQ/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="227"></a></p> <p> And here it is with a cream color behind it</p> <p> </p> <p>You can do a lot of different things with this idea. I hope you try something and I’d love to see what you make.</p> <p>Get the <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/southernskycrafts-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=8" target="_blank">stretcher strips for your frame here</a>.</p> Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-54327728024330169822013-11-04T17:15:00.001-08:002013-11-06T08:33:12.189-08:00Craft: Freedom to Express Ourselves<br />
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<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">I gotta tell you I am enjoying being able to express myself these days. For so long I have tried to please other people and finally when I realized God made me to be me, not someone else and that He wants me to please Him, not someone else, it’s like I came alive. A burden was lifted off of me.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">As you can tell in this wild craft I worked on today. And that’s exactly what I did, I went wild and enjoyed every bit of it.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">There is absolutely no freehand work in this project at all. It is all done with stencils and cut outs, paint, wood and a hardboard canvas. Oh and a staple gun.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Any one can do this, as long as you are not worried what anyone else will think. Do you like it, did you enjoy doing this? That’s what matters. Hopefully though, because I put the word “Believe” on it, maybe someone will think of God when they see it. I do want to please Him.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">1. Prepare the stretcher strip frame and paint it what ever color you choose. <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/southernskycrafts-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=8" target="_blank">You can get the strips here for the frame.</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">2. Load your brush with a small amount of paint and a lot of water.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">3. Hold your canvas up straight and then run your loaded brush across the top. If you have it loaded with a lot of water, it will drip and run down the canvas. Reload and do the same thing again using the same color or a different color if you like. Continue doing this until you get the desired affect.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">4. Once dry (or not) lay a paper doily in the center of your canvas (with the center cut out of the doily). Apply different colors of paint by dabbing all around the doily.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">5. Using a paper butterfly cutout (my daughter has a cricut), lay it across the middle of the stencil doily design. Trace all the lines.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">6. Pull the butterfly stencil up and work on the butterfly, painting within the lines and painting the traced lines different colors.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">7. Using a stencil for the letters, paint whatever word you would like underneath the butterfly.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">8. Staple to the back side of the stretcher strip frame.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">This would make a great gift for your daughters or grand-daughters for Christmas. You could put their name underneath the butterfly.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">My butterfly really stood out when I put little white dots all around the lines with a paint stick pen. Try it, it was easy.</span><br />
<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Hope you can use this idea, Happy Crafting!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">You can purchase a print of this painting by <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/believe-teresa-johnson.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</span>Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-15336904059306232242013-10-29T11:00:00.001-07:002013-10-29T11:00:09.643-07:00Craft: Sewing on Paper<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqtOuTA0GqCdFpXnxpCikWrntv4Ij_DRQvEPZodvgGx3WxbY0-fSfc89nyt7DlJ69uf2NDCpups5nIHzy7A0yrZadJAANlD4hKiz_IOyr0UGDMgm3EEg0NGj9L3zXqCSRzZzWk6CmP_g/s1600-h/DSCF1465%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1465" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 161px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvIeqL_R48122J8qKIMbw2geweGa2AgrVrwhSnhDbP-PWPnXlK9_-xrXJj9XuVJVj973wHCM7_cd1lllHsu71FDxxM5D-T9mYB-0MS10vHmsVSdGM2XuhpTkLXOEHsjFuf5I-o1ghkPc/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="209"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Don’t be afraid to experiment with different techniques. Sometimes you stumble upon ideas that are really satisfying and pleasing to the eye. And then it opens up a whole new door of creativity.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I’ve seen some photos of sewing on paper, but wasn’t sure how it would work on this particular item I was constructing. It’s just a simple stretcher strip frame with lace washed with acrylic and water, then the paper doily was used for a stencil overlapping in white atop the painted lace. Two paint sticks put together to write the words on and glued to the inside of the frame.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">My daughter has a cricket and I confiscated some butterflies she had left over from a project. I am having a ball with them. But I have actually used some of them as stencils and have hand cut with a craft knife some others using her butterflies as patterns.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">But the main thing is that the butterflies, after being painted, were hand sewn on top of the lace. It was intricate work, for fear I’d tear the paper after going this far with the project. But I would almost think it would have to be done this way to keep everything centered. I might try the machine next time and do the sewing first.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Well, I just wanted to share this with you today.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I hope you can see that you can try to do whatever you want and don’t have to stay within someone else’s guidelines. We are all free to create! And you should see the pile of craft bloopers I have. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYrboLE4QVT-8qcrsMs2W-QIf1ttvL7BpSvShuj-qEs6E_5_uw9xEmRXtpyGLDleT4EdgAkJRa003X2ysS-ailh-rqvKqlDH9__YDdrbdWn-wnUbWsl9Ge-Ni18hO4YzWbknq402Yaxg/s1600-h/DSCF1464%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1464" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 55px 0px 0px 197px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wG7gI3LwXyv4eOSJwrzqx4jcMcbmKHaktfpmuQvWdr4oJsdAZTCZYv21ycWuu44KfAInXiuQw9zkkpY4dl9dfhOpbUXICPcWqkDZoNweK-oUihlD4AsqhBJ3ZhJzkgWjEpRuCxVeo2M/?imgmax=800" width="197" height="244"></a></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/southernskycrafts-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=8" target="_blank">You can get stretcher strips here</a>.</font></p> Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-91824864817977951932013-10-28T08:24:00.001-07:002013-10-28T08:24:16.346-07:00Craft: All Things Bright and Beautiful<p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcG0tNyh_xb0Ir7JfAGRhCvL4-SCCrXCIe64r5QXwulnV7yNVjUFUTGvkFeIq7q5aKbfF9yCiwuTgXVktlon2FUgqwKES9wqWLCnpwCyP6DHDI49CsynnATlOLdL_16y-0MqYPWXqz3lw/s1600-h/DSCF1445%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1445" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 176px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIfCK3naFjkqxn6itMK6GOAZuUEFriigbu_EPX4CEMt4txdN6dn-7prCwBwDFjH2hRELa9uV11supHhFRCzWUbrHsgYIDsYTO0mb4_nAeJuHS0_armbwMXmlygZGN6ObCN70ZLgBukQs/?imgmax=800" width="211" height="244"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">As I was working on this piece, I was thinking about God’s Creation. We try to duplicate It’s beauty, It’s “awe” factor, It’s breathtaking moment, but it’s really not possible. There is only One Creator and He is the Perfectionist. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I couldn’t help but think of all the beauty in His creation while attempting to make something beautiful myself. I stood back and looked at it and decided I liked it and it is pretty, but it is just not ever going to take your breath away like God’s Creation does. It’s a combination of so many little things He included in His Creation to accentuate the obvious. I love to look at the little bits of this and that He included everywhere.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">If you would like to recreate this wood wall decoration, start with the basic wood plaque and go from there. You can see how to make the wood plaque by clicking <a href="http://southernskyartstudio.blogspot.com/p/build-your-own-paint-stick-canvas-and.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">To make a similar plaque to this one, use paper doilies, paper butterflies, buttons, one sewing hoop section, glue, wire and paint.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">When your wood plaque is constructed and painted in the colors of your choice, do this to decorate it:</font> </p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">1. Paint the sewing hoop section, the buttons and the paper embellishments you are going to use.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">2. When dry, position the sewing hoop where you would like it to be on the wood plaque. Mark the wood lightly with a pencil inside the sewing hoop at the inside top and bottom and again on each side. (This is so as you are attaching it with the wire you will be able to keep the sewing hoop in the position you had originally decided on.)</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">3. Poke wire up through the space between two of the wood paint sticks and slide it close to the sewing hoop. Go over the hoop with your wire and back down through the opening between the same two paint sticks. On the back side of the plaque, twist the wire. Direct the two wires in the opposite directions.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">4. Using one wire, push it up through two different wood sticks and slide on a button if you like. Take the wire and go over the sewing hoop and then back down through the opening between two paint sticks (the same ones or move on around the sewing hoop). Wrap the wire around the sewing hoop only if you are going to skip quite a bit of area, add a button here and there as you go. No need to worry about not cutting your wire long enough, just join wires together behind the plaque. Continue going in and out between openings of paint sticks and over and under the sewing hoops adding buttons here and there until you can connect the wire to the area where you first began on the backside of the plaque.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">5. Using the paper doily, I cut out several small areas and glued them inside the sewing hoop onto the wood sticks. Lay out your whole design before you start gluing to get an idea of what you want it to look like. I used a butterfly for my focal point. What will yours be?</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">6. Once your pieces are glued into place seal with a light coat of Mod-Podge or other water based glue sealer you might have on hand.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">7. Using the colors of your choice, make small dots of color with your brush in areas that look empty to you or add more paper cut outs.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I hope you enjoy this craft. It’s a bit different with the wired on sewing hoop and buttons. Get creative, come up with other different kinds of things you can do with this.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></p> Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-63260613493802092352013-10-23T16:40:00.001-07:002013-10-23T16:40:02.445-07:00Craft: Decorating Stars for Christmas<p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwSDfIunWw-m8D1-3ytroKQ2iYhGcUcsZ6s2vbxPmN4p2_GF7ysR1M6A-c4ZUoOXS6cMmtLZW6dgDWibufPp_tUAfwZSjosCtOInfvqn6al8SDSdD_wdY60bWFw2k517U2gNjU5zYoFA/s1600-h/DSCF1442%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1442" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 164px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RW0uLBrFzvDgzkhkHvBukENamIIkkOWiTcs3CJP9R2fmVbycaNocr0U5UlZchRXuk-rStFYxg98XiYjOZUJzbQ13SKJfqTQofvGK_CSzju_E-Hc79x_bCrkBJ9dJQUkEyGYEZDM3p1U/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="209"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Been dying to try painting on screen wire. It’s great! I tried scratching it off and it didn’t move. Yay!</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">This is the basic star made from paint sticks.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><strong>All you need is:</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Five 12” long paint sticks</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Wood buttons (as many or as few as you desire)</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Glue</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Screen wire</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Acrylic paint (cobalt blue and white or colors of your choice)</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Paper doily for stencil (one large for outer circle and one medium for inner circle)</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Staples and staple gun (tacks or small nails will also work)</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><strong>This is all you have to do:</strong></font></p> <p><font style="background-color: #ffffff" color="#c0504d" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Build your star………………</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">1. Saw the five 12” paint sticks in half = Ten 6” paint sticks.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">2. Design the star and glue each touching point together.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">3. When dry, staple from the top side. I only stapled on the outside star points.</font></p> <p><font color="#c0504d" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Prepare the screen wire…………..</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">1. Lay the screen wire underneath your star and trace around the outside of the shape.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">2. Paint the star being careful to get the outside edges too.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">3. While your star is drying, cut out your star shape from the screen wire.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">4. Lay the medium size paper doily on top of your wire, lay the paint stick star on top of doily. Make sure you have the doily positioned on the area you want to paint. I just tried to center mine. Once you are sure where you want it, remove the paint stick star.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">5. With the color of your choice blot paint around the holes in the doily and the outer edge.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">6. Remove the doily from the screen wire.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">7. Repeat the painting process with the smaller doily.</font></p> <p><font color="#c0504d" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Buttons and finishing touches……………………..</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">1. In a small bowl mix up the color of acrylic paint with water you are going to paint the buttons. Drop the buttons in the paint and stir with a brush. Let them sit in the paint.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">2. Lay the paint stick star on top of the screen wire, position to your liking, reach around the back keeping the screen positioned and poke the wire over the staple ends. Once the screen wire is stretched over the top of the staples and the doily design is still like you want it, turn the star over with the screen wire attached.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">3. Bend staple ends toward each other with wire pliers, then hammer down gently. Once every staple is closed on top of the screen wire, turn the star over. Raise the star up a bit with some extra paint sticks so the screen wire is not laying directly against the table avoiding the area where you are going to place your buttons.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">4. With tweezers or wire pliers , pick buttons up one at a time out of the bowl of paint, place a small dot of glue on the back of the button and lay gently on the screen wire. (I put mine in a circle along the border of the painted doily design.)</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">5. Put glue on top of staples on front of the star and place the remaining painted buttons on top of them. Glue buttons on in a few more areas on the star if you like.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">6. Once everything is dry, turn the star over and glue the loose edges on the screen wire to the paint stick.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I just thought it was really neat how we can paint on screen wire. I’ll be trying some more things with this idea.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Hope you enjoyed making this star. Happy Crafting.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></p> Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-80077509481855467262013-10-22T18:28:00.001-07:002013-10-22T18:28:37.598-07:00Crazy Easy Christmas Stars with Paint Sticks<p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7CnHWzH6vq2-l5ldbgGGNuMPLOInxzYLsvUA4AJAyo8fTEJLdHZBqN8xxCG1ZF_Cv4_SvtOWeckl4TUfRR_3Uu_3o2hYlWwuqMIuii3GsBTc6LesQTdx6dgUqkxRaYSpvsMe24mNN0c/s1600-h/DSCF1435%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1435" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 179px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnrWXtTmTByDauvy-VQI_WAmuR6hEzTtHOC0YwP4_p-fffoMAYBy9mgbL9SHnO-gkf1EO8HILScFlsKGiiwFpRbsQ5QtWy1g5bvEbtU5pzksBx_I02Ks4AceR7rDs50ltJWDBVVgW7_c/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="237"></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">I’ve gone mad with these paint sticks. I’m making everything from A to Z. I like that I can saw them to the size I want easily. The way the paint reacts to the raw wood is very pleasing to the eye. The grain of the wood shows through. They are extremely economical to use, because I bought quite a few at one time, they came out to be around 12 cents per stick.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Here’s a star you can make for Christmas or other star related holidays that is easy.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><strong>All you need is:</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Five 12” long paint sticks</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">staples and staple gun or strong craft glue</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Acrylic paint (the color used here is Chromium Oxide Green)</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Wood buttons (optional)</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Screen wire (optional)</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><strong>All you have to do is:</strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">1. 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Staple the paint sticks together at the points and at the areas where the sticks overlap each other. Staple from the front side of the star.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">3. Paint the star being careful to coat the edges as you go. Wash with a watered down acrylic mixture until you have created the depth you desire.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">4. Lay the star face down on the screen wire. Trace around the star with a sharpie or chalk and cut the star pattern out of the wire.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">5. Lay the back side of the star face down. (ends of the staples will be facing up) Lay the screen wire on the paint stick star and push down on to the staple ends. Pull the screen wire snug.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">6. With a wire tool, bend the staple ends down, then hammer lightly. (So no one will rip a finger open) Trim the screen wire close to the edges of the star.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWkv8mGr4imp3hWY7M0dfskIRHxnquVA27YbTUB1StMCicSI3jaztLd9QVOk51ylE2eYmgefx-GRu6qzZLfDlyUgztiIvVNCFIW2FSRGDIohjBHPbxG7wsLs7lDkC-65qPss6suHI57M/s1600-h/DSCF1430%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCF1430" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 174px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCF1430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEKQzVB_GwB1Fijk6h-q0wDyBH0hEh-Zux99WCdB2VDRyD0Jx9h5eekZuHb3BpoDzXMb80gnFeNjGwQ2OwOWOFeYiPqoCxFhFdjh7Q5rUMUCGoYZgn6qVWhz3y9wkgokaOqXPH6LXUjA/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="237"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">7. Paint the wood buttons any color you like or keep them natural. 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Run a wire, string or ribbon through the screen wire from the point you want to hang your star. Twist wire ends together and hang.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Hope you enjoyed making this star. Happy crafting!</font></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></p> Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-82454172615880820662013-10-21T08:44:00.001-07:002013-10-21T18:01:33.186-07:00Make your own Burlap Canvas<br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">This simple idea can be used many different ways. Burlap coated with gesso can be used for collage, paintings or you can even stencil words on it. You can sew on it too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">It’s quite easy. Here’s what you need:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">An old frame</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Enough burlap to cover the front and wrap around the back to staple</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">gesso</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">acrylic paints</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">paper doily</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">staples and staple gun</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">paint brush</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Easy steps to complete this project:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">1. Cover your frame with the burlap, stapling the edges to the back and pulling as tight as you can.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">2. Apply a coat of gesso to the front of the burlap. Wait for this coat to dry then apply another coat or two if you like.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">3. Once dry, you can paint on your canvas with the colors of acrylic paint you love. You don’t have to paint a scene. Use the paper doilies as stencils and dab paint all around the edges and within the design of the doily.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Suggestions:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Using stencils, put words on your canvas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Sew a little bird or butterfly on your canvas by hand.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Sew buttons on the canvas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Don’t forget the hanger.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Hang and admire!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Hope you enjoy this craft, have a blast with it. And thanks again for reading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"></span><br />Southern Sky Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338931950497925430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245971454500414594.post-10548294747892249052013-10-14T19:00:00.001-07:002013-10-15T09:45:49.032-07:00DIY Calendar Holder<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">I was anxious to show you this idea. Do you get tired of fighting your calendar when you go to change to the next month.</span> <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">I had been wanting to find something to hang my calendar by, but wasn’t willing to spend the money for something that could be made easily and save money at the same time. When I did a search I was unable to find one I liked for less than $10. So I worked on this idea today.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><strong>All you need is:</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Two, 12" paint sticks</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">3 regular size wooden clothes pins</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">wire</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">glue</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">wood buttons (optional)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">miniature clothes pins (optional)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">You might have 2 to 3 dollars in this project!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">1. Glue 3 clothes pins on to one of the paint sticks.</span> <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Glue one pin at 1/2”, one at 5 1 /4” and the last one at 11 1/2”. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">2. When the glue dries slide another paint stick right underneath the first stick and glue to the back side of the clothes pins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">3. Once dry, paint with your favorite color and glue on buttons or any other kind of embellishments you might like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">4. Cut your wire long enough to go all the way across the front and the back with 2” extra.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">5. Run the wire through the holes in the springs of the clothes pins across the front and then around to the back and join the wire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Hang the calendar holder on the wall with the wire you ran across the back. Hang the calendar with the regular size clothes pins and hang cards, stamps, photos or notes with the miniature clothes pins if you opted to use those.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">I had a blast coming up with this. It was thrilling to come up with something I liked and saved money by making it myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">And don't forget the miniature clothespins can be used to hold other important things like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Experiment with this craft, here's another way to make the calendar holder if you'd rather not hang it by a wire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> All you need is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">one 12" long paint stick</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">two picture hangers with small nails</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">three regular size clothes pins</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">three embellishments (optional)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> All you have to do is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">1. Start by marking on the front and back of the paint stick where you will place the clothes pins later. One at 1/2", one at 5 3/4" and the last one at 11 1/2". Just for an example............ don't glue them on yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">2. On the back side of your paint stick nail one picture hanger placing the center on your mark on the left and right sides of the paint stick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">3. On the front of your paint stick, snip off the part of the nails that came through the wood flush with the stick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">4. If you are going to paint your clothespins and paint stick the same color you can go ahead and glue your pins on now, if not then paint all your pieces before gluing together. Once you are ready to glue on your clothespins, glue them to the marks we made earlier in step #1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">5. Paint your holder your favorite color.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">6. Glue on embellishments. The four buttons are to be glued over the top of the snipped nails.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Hang your calendar holder, put your calendar in it by putting the center in first, then the two sides.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Just so you know, Aleene's Tacky Glue is a great glue to use, it's some pretty strong stuff.</span><br />
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