Thursday, May 15, 2025
BFF Open House
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Summer Crafting: Painted Llamas
I tend toward neutrals but I decided for Summer, I'd do some more colorful things. When I found these wood llamas at Dollar Tree, they were perfect for my Summer vignette on our kitchen display shelves!
Supplies
- Wood Llamas (Dollar Tree)
- Acrylic Paint (I used Craft Smart from Michaels)
- Acrylic Paint Pens
- Pom Poms
These are the llamas I found at Dollar Tree. Laid out this way, they remind me of the "Pushmi Pullyu" from Dr. Doolittle. For several years as a child, that was my favorite toy. It had a pull string and talked! I took it everywhere with me.
I painted them white using Craft Smart Acrylic paint from Michaels. Then I got out my acrylic paint pens and just went to town freehand.
I pulled out a selection of colors and on one, did random dots, and on the other drew a "saddle" and decorated the legs.
I grabbed my stash of pom-poms and chose colors that coordinated with my llamas.
I went mostly with these that have little iridescent fibers poking out.
I'm tickled with how they turned out. I will also post a tutorial on the coffee filter flowers in the background. I had way too much fun with those!
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Dollar Tree Crafting: Glam Fairy Cottage
Supplies:
- Dollar Tree Ceramic Fairy House
- Waverly Matte No Prep Acrylic Paint (I used White and Steel)
- Craft Smart Multi Surface Acrylic Paint Bright Silver
- Creatology Gem Mix
- Clear Dimesional Glue
Thursday, May 8, 2025
BFF Open House
Our Tiny Nest shared a fabulous idea that would make a great Mother's Day, Birthday, Friend, Teacher, You Name It, gift: Personalized DIY Tea Bags. Pick up some thrifted tea cups to make it even more special!
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Papercrafting: Mother's Day Cards
While I haven't been able to do much lately, I was able to knock out some Mother's Day cards for family and friends. Last year, I was busy with my Mom being in physical therapy rehab after a fall, this year it's been medical appts with my husband. Yikes! But I felt so bad last year when one friend thought my card hadn't made it, and I had to tell her I hadn't sent any, so I was DETERMINED!
Supplies
- Coordinating Scrapbook Papers
- Coordinating Glitter Papers
- Foam Squares
- Focal Image
- Digital Cutting Machine
I pulled together coordinating papers from my stash. A mixture of patterns, foiled, plain, and glitter. All of my papers are Recollections, from Michaels.
I cut my cards to 5x7 using 110lb cardstock, cut the printed panels to the same size, and created the focal panel for the card in Cricut Design Space, using a floral image that I welded to a frame so it's all one piece.
Then I attached foam squares (Dollar Tree) to the back of the panels as shown, and adhered them to the printed panels.
To finish, I got my stash of self adhesive rhinestones out and went to town!
I had fun mixing the glitter papers with the printed papers, sometimes matching, others, contrasting. And they're on their way to friends and fam.
Amethyst
Rose
Turquoise
It also provided what I needed. A creative break and joy!