Pincushion and Pencil Holder

I wanted to share a couple of fun projects with you that I recently completed. The first is the pincushion I made that was inspired by the one Michele from The Scrap Shoppe created.

I started with a frame I purchased at Hobby Lobby and fabric to match my room. I lined up the fabric so the flower pattern would be in the center. Once I had it all assembled I thought it needed a little extra touch so I decided to paint in the grooves of the frame to add a little extra color. Now when I am doing a project and need pins it is so much quicker than trying to dig them out of the pin container and it looks better as well.  

I have several containers I use around my craft area for pens, markers, etc. but I kept noticing all the writing utensils around the computer were scattered everywhere so I decided to fix the problem by recycling a Pringles can. I cut a piece of paper that would wrap around the can and then dressed it up with a little lace and ribbon. Now everything has its place around the computer as well.

Now I have my pins and pens organized. J

Happy Crafting!

Tracey

DIY: Embossed Tissue Paper

Recently HSN aired several scrapbooking episodes and I always like to DVR them so I can watch for any ideas they might share. Some of the airings have the same projects but you can get lucky to get a new tip and see what is new in the crafty world. While watching one of the episodes they shared a great tip on embossing tissue paper I thought I would share.

Start with one piece of tissue paper folded to fit into your embossing folder.

Use the appropriate plates for your die cutting/embossing machine and run it through once. I have a Cuttlebug and because of the thickness of the tissue being folded I had to use a smaller plate than usual.

Open your embossing folder to reveal your new tissue paper. Carefully unfold the paper to ensure it does not rip. People will wonder how much you spent on embossed tissue paper when it only takes a couple of minutes to fold the paper and run it through your machine.

Have fun creating tissue paper to match any event!

Tracey

April Challenge

The April Challenge was to complete a kit. I have had a mini-book kit for a couple of years I have wanted to complete and I thought our recent Easter pictures would be perfect for this project. Michele at the Scrap Shoppe has a monthly challenge so join us in crafting our stash and see what the challenge will be for May. Here are some pictures for what I completed this month.



This shows some of the items in the kit and the front of my completed book.

Here are the rest of the pages in my mini-book:

I noticed taking a picture of the original picture did not turn out that great but I hope this will get your creativiT going. I would encourage you to pull out a kit you have not completed and start working on it. I made myself complete this one wihout spending tons of time worrying about what to put on the page because I find that I start to get overwhelmed and walk away from a project so remember the most important part is to have fun doing what you enjoy and capturing the memories.

Happy Crafting!

Tracey