Bella Rouge Altered Frame

Hi everyone,

I have a fun altered project to share today using the Bella Rouge collection from Pink Paislee.  I love how soft, girly and sweet this collection is!  I decided to make an altered frame display using papers and embellishments from this collection.  I just love how it came out!

I had been wanting a clip on display photo frame for awhile but didn't want to pay for one.  I think it is so much fun to do it yourself.  So, I went to the hardware store and picked up some wire,  and nails.  I found the clips at a local office supply store.  

I strung four wires across the back of the frame.  I didn't measure, I just eyeballed it (which is usually my technique for everything)!

Next, I added about four metal clips to each hanging wire.

 Embellishing it was the fun part!  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out envelopes, tags, bows, and arrows.  I even found a sweet little viewfinder and diamond that I cut out that I thought would go perfectly with the Bella Rouge collection!

I embellished each hanging clip with pieces from the ephemera pack, puffy glitter stickers, and chipboard sticker pack.  I added some ribbons, loose thread and bling to dress them up!

I love the way this project came out.  You can bet that you will see more altered frame projects in the future using this DIY frame!

pinterest inspired week

Hiya friends,

We are having a Pinterest inspired week over at Epiphany Crafts. We were challenged to find a project on Pinterest that we could draw inspiration from and then recreate a similar project.

Here is my inspiration photo:

button frame by Jen Jockisch for American Crafts
link: http://pinterest.com/pin/256423772504204797/

and my recreated Pinterest project -

Heart button frame:

supplies:
Epiphany Crafts: round 14 button studio tool, round 14 acrylic buttons; round 25 button studio tool, round 25 acrylic buttons; flower 20 button studio tool, flower 20 acrylic buttons
pattern papers: Heidi Swapp (sugar chic collection)
frame, burlap: craft supply
adhesive: Helmar's: quick dry 450 (liquid)

I chose bold pattern papers (Heidi Swapp) to match the bright pink paint color of the frame. TFS!

Halloween in August is Glowing....

with Authentique's new Halloween collection!

Hi friends, I am here to show you some fun altered Halloween projects that I created using the new Glowing line from Authentique. I wanted to make a home decor project that would really show off their product.

Here is what I came up with:
An altered shadow box frame and a topiary



To create the shadow box frame I started with their Newsprint paper as my background and then handcut a spooky haunted house using their music notes and brocade paper and adding tabs from their tabloids paper. Did you notice all the details on the house? I added foam tape, ruler tape, moss and inked it to age a bit.



I also added a picket fence, wood sticks, photos and a fun banner cut from their Harlequin patches paper.


I really love the ending result!

For the second part of my project I created a topiary. And I have fun step by step tutorial to show you how to recreate this project.

To begin gather your desired papers and supplies. You will need atleast two punches for this project as well as stick pins, buttons, ink, a base and a styrofoam ball.


Step 1: punch your papers

for best results use a variety of paper patterns and two different size punches. For example I used 1 round punch, and 1 flower punch.





Step 2: ink and distress the edges

I used 2 different inks for this step - Pumpkin Spice and Charcoal from Colorbox. But you can use whatever ink you have on hand. Ink the edges of each punched piece, then gently fold and crinkle edges to distress.



Step 3: start creating your topiary by piecing 2 of your punched pieces together and adding a button.



Then place on styrofoam ball with a stick pin.



continue this process until the styrofoam ball is filled.

For a fun look add shaped die cuts to a few pieces before pinning on (Authentique's noteables die cuts are perfect for this).

When you are finished place the topiary on a base and enjoy!

Here is my shot of my completed topiary.



I had so much fun making this. I hope that you are inspired to make one too. Thank you for stopping by.