Get Crafty

It’s the Super-Saturday time of year again, only it’s Tuesday evening three weeks from now. I’ve come up with a few homey things for the sisters to do if I can survive the project demos.

First on the list, a cheap twist on the F.H.E. board and a message board.

Paint. Not the whole thing but just the sides and the edges.

Goop your metal into place.

Just eyeball it. Okay, it’s actually 2 1/2 cm on all sides.

Get jiggy. Find a fun 12 x 12 scrapbook paper and a can of adhesive. Don’t worry about the skull and crossbones, use it like a can of Rave and stick it to the metal.

Glued to Go.

Then I kidnapped a family used them as guinea pigs, printed what pictures turned out in black and white. Bought a bunch of magic stones (glass pebbles) and slapped on random words my printer tossed out like Song, Prayer, Lesson etc. etc. Next I painted the equally random letters of F, H, and E then took another hit off the goop, applying them willy-nilly to the side. If that wasn’t enough, I eased the edge off by sanding and tied the whole thing up in a big, black bow. Do I have photos showing all these steps? Nope, too busy trying to be “crafty and trendy” all at the same time. But the end result is this.

I followed the basic steps over again, switched it up a bit and now I have a message board.

It’s crooked I know, but no matter how much I nudge the thing on my monitor, it just won’t move. This time the glass stones say Live, Laugh, Love printed on red paper, framed and tied in dark chocolate and a groovy, botanical paper backing. Less crafty but it works since my fridge doesn’t do magnets.

Next up is a recipe holder for those pesky 3 x 5 cards.

Distressed black, boring beige vinyl. I did frouf it up a bit with some Dollar Store flowers. The smaller two are magnets and the stems/main flower are just for looks cause it needed something else and I was too tired to think of what that else could be. I’m trying to Live Beautifully here in my own “special” way.

Now for the kicker. I don’t think I’ll be offering this as a class, but thought I’d mention my day long exercise in artistic patience.

Not quite the Mona Lisa, more like the Mad Maddy. What your looking at is a 11 x 14” canvas that has had a black and white print of Maddy E. decoupage print side down. At this point, the glue has dried and we’ve rubbed off multiple layers of paper with our fingertips and a spray bottle of water. It doesn’t look like much now but it is promising in a very antiquated sort of way. Don’t worry E’s, this is one of many, many renditions. If all goes well – or doesn’t for that matter – I’ll show the results as either a great accomplishment or a great example of what not to do.

Super-de-duper Tuesday is on the way.

Labels: Faith, Home and Garden