Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Memory Canvas Wreath










































Shopping List



8 - 5x5, 4 - 4x4, 4 - 2x2 Stretched Canvas


1/2 yrd burlap, 1/4 yrd cotton fabric


Tim Holtz accessories, embellishments, stickers, distressed ink pad & grunge paper


Making Memories black letter & and sign


My Minds Eye ribbon ( Stella & Rose coll.)


Caras Crafts clothes pins & scrabble pieces


Bottle cap & twine


Floral metal wreath ring


E6000 glue & Pioneer glue stick




Tools Needed



Staple gun






Instructions



Collect old or new photo’s & memorabilia that you would like to use on this project. I Used a lot of Tim Holtz Idea-ology collection.


Start with covering 4-5x5 & 2-4x4 canvas with burlap and 2-4x4 with cotton. Then use distressed ink all over your burlap and fabric to create the distressed look.


Then paint 2-5x5 & 2-2x2 canvas with black acrylic paint.


Take the last canvases 2-5x5 & 2-2x2 cover with Tim Holtz Tissue Tape. Then use distressed ink over the top and sides of canvas.


After everything is dry. Lay out how you would like your wreath to connect.


Start by placing photos and memorabilia on the canvas.


Use E6000 to glue down most objects and to glue smaller canvases on top & Pioneer glue stick for photo’s and paper.


After you have decorated all your canvases then you need to get them to connect to each other. As you can see in the photo I took small 2x2 pieces of the Tim Holtz Grunge Paper. Then stapled it to the back of the wreath to get the large canvases to form a circle & connect. This is an important step because it’s the only way to keep your canvases straight and in a well shaped circle.


Then I glued the smaller canvas to the top of the 5x5’s using E6000.


Once everything is dry I stapled down a floral metal ring to the back of the canvas. This also give you a hook to hang your wreath with.













Memory Makeover...just for Grads!


Hey Grads!  It's all about Memory Makeovers this Saturday and Sunday!  Bring in your tassel and your pictures this weekend to the Craft Warehouse location nearest to you and on the spot...our framing expert will give you one of two looks to choose from.  For $20 you can show off your achievements in our elegant shadow box or...opt for a more casual display (like our 12x12 graduation corkboard) and we'll create it for only $10.

Don't forget about all the other special deals happening in our framing department now!  Also, check out our Memory Makeover segment on KOIN's lifestyle show Studio 6.

We HEART SMASH!

I SMASHED yesterday.  I'm not a scrapbooker and already I am obsessed.  Trust me on this...SMASH is the most fun way to compile all of your favorite and random things.  Do yourself a favor and grab the book and all of the accessories.  You will LOVE it! 

Our Scrapbook Design Team Leader, Jen Evans loves it too!  So much so that she submitted her SMASH work and compliments to K and Company.  They were so impressed, it's now on their SMASH Blog.  Check out the link. 

Monday, June 6, 2011

T-shirt Quilt

If you read my post about the Vancouver Quilt Party on Friday...I mentioned a t-shirt quilt visual that NAU college student, Cara Williams put together.  How cute is this?




T-shirt quilts are great because they are soooo soft!  Have you created a t-shirt quilt?  What was the theme?  Share your t-shirt quilt stories here!


Friday, June 3, 2011

Quilt Party in Vancouver...Recap!



Quilting writer, columnist and editor Barbara Weiland Talbert shows off her placemat creation
(the pattern was designed by her).

Have you ever been to Vancouver's Quilt Party (if not make sure to go to the next one, click here for more info).  Yesterday, Barbara Weiland Talbert, a sewing and quilting writer, columnist, editor and designer spoke to the group of quilting enthusiasts (talking about trends and tricks of the trade).  Afterwards, it was time for quilt show and tell.  Here's some pics the Quilt Party wanted me to share.



Quilt Party in session!



Can you imagine cozying up with this quilt?  Beautiful!




Gorgeous quilt, gorgeous colors!



Aww, it's the youngest quilter in the group, Adalyn!

Speaking of quilting, have you ever created a t-shirt quilt?  I can tell you, that I have no clue how to create one, but NAU student Cara Williams has one she wanted me to share with you.  Maybe she can give me a few tips to go off of.  Check back tomorrow to see it!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Girls "Good Day Sunshine" 12 x12 Frame











Good day Sunshine Frame




Ingredients:








MDF 12x12 frame with 4x4 opening





My Minds Eye Good Day Girls Sunshine 12x12 paper pack.





My Minds Eye button packs, brads, key embellishments & stickers.





Tim Holtz Flower dye cut. (just send your burlap through the dye cut machine)





E6000 glue, pop dots & pioneer glue stick







Flag stick Pink Paislee “Soiree” collection

Family Memories Collage







Ingredients:

Unfinished 9 opening wood frame



My Minds Eye Stella & Rose Hattie 6x6 paper pack


“Family”, “Remember” & “Oh So Happy” dye cut


Hattie ribbon pack


Tim Holtz Vintage button & corners


"Family holds it all together” Vinyl


Cosmo Cricket Glubers (to make your flowers)


Brads & pearl embellishments


Pioneer glue stick


Large Pop dots & E6000 glue

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