Jul 29, 2011

Lace Flowers Made with Elastic Thread

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Take your Lace Flowers to the next level with Elastic Thread. Someone had recommended that I try this and I must say the difference is like night and day. The Elastic Thread makes the Lace Flowers a lot fuller and thicker. I found this item at local crafts store. I'm very glad that someone told me about Elastic Thread.

In the second part of the show, I used a purple Lace Flower on a scrapbooking layout. I was inspired by a sheet of paper from my "Once in a Lifetime" Scrapbooking stack. I added some other elements from my fashion stack and accented the piece with paper butterflies and acrylic beads. Scrapbooking is a great way to display family pictures. 






















Jul 25, 2011

Jul 17, 2011

How to Make an Arts & Crafts Notepad

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Make an Arts & Crafts decorative notepad for scrapbooking. All you need is paper, ribbon, craft bond glue, hot glue, and decorative scrapbooking paper. You can use these in scrapbooking projects. Also these make great gifts, especially for the holidays. In addition, you can put these in gift baskets and sell them for profit.





Jul 16, 2011

Color Theory in the Real World

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Types of Color Schemes

Complementary  
Color Triad 
Color Square or Double complementary
Color Rectangle
Monochromatic 
Split Complementary 




Did you know that you can make any color you want from the color triad Red, Yellow, Blue?

If you need brown mix two complementary colors together like red and green and it will give you a light brown.  Also mixing the three colors on any color triad will give you brown also.

You can lighten a color scheme by adding white or darken a color scheme by adding black and it will still give you the same affect.  For example, red and green and be lightened to pink and mint green.

Did you know that in the art world brown is actually considered a form of orange.   A lot of times, interior designers will pair the color brown or beige with the color blue to achieve a complementary color scheme.

Red is the most common color used in color schemes for fast food restaurants.  Think about the colors used for McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut.  All of these use the color red.


Jul 12, 2011

Collecting Cigar Boxes as a Hobby

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Cigar boxes are quickly becoming sought after collector's items.  Many people actually sell and trade cigar boxes as a hobby.  The older ones are considered antiques and have a lot of value because of the style and history.   Recently, many crafters, like me, are decorating cigar boxes.  I like them because they are versatile and can be used for many different things.  I usually get the unfinished wooden boxes because I can paint them any color I want and dress them up with beads and glitter glue.





Jul 10, 2011

Store Brought Crafts

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I was in Walmart today and I saw these two pictures. I really liked them. They are very crafty and homemade looking. I love the colors they used here, especially the Happiness Picture with the blue and purple. What I like most about these is that while they are different, they still complement each other and work together as a set. The artist who designed this used the same pink in both pictures for the heart and the flower. In fact, the color reminds me of Honeysuckle Pink which is the color of the year 2011.




Crafts Haul JoAnn's Craft Store

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Today, I visited a local crafts store to pick up a few items. I found some pretty good deals. I got 2 miniature birdhouses for just $1.00 each. Also I found some lovely scrapbooking paper for $3.99. I also picked up some buttons, wooden hearts, and my beloved white sparkly glue!!


 



Jul 7, 2011

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Jul 5, 2011

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