Pebbles Inc. Tricks and Treats Weekend Giveaway

 

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Oh, yeah! It is Weekend Giveaway time and we have Pebbles Inc. Tricks and Treats collection to give to one lucky winner! This prize pack includes 12 double sided paper, 4 packages of Spooky Thickers (in orange, purple, black and white glitter foam alphas), and 4 packages of Lindsay Thickers (in green, orange, black and white chipboard alphas).
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The winner will be picked via Random.org on Monday, September 23rd!

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Christmas Burlap Garland by Guest Designer Rebecca Grinder

I *heart* burlap and Craft Warehouse has loads of fun new burlap perfect for the upcoming holiday season!  A new addition to stores is a burlap pocket garland. 

Craft Warehouse gave me the challenge to create a Christmas banner using this new garland and the already popular winter release by Authentique called "Peaceful".

Shopping List

• 1 - Burlap Garland, 24 pockets
• 1   Authentique "Peaceful" Collection Pack
• 2 - Snippets Chipboard Mini Pennants
• 2 - Snippets Chipboard Pennants Mini 2 Point
• 1 - Paper Accents Chipboard Micro RectScallop Pennants
• Making Memories White Pearl Brads
• 1 - Silver Tinsel Stems
• 1 - Studio Calico Wood Veneer Stars
• 1 - Sierra Pacific Crafts Unfinished Wood Stars
• Clear Embossing Ink, Clear andf Glitter Embossing Power, Clear Snow-like Glitter
• Star Dust Stickles
• Silver and Red Paint
• Bottle Caps
• Small Clothes Pins
• Small Circle Punch
• Ranger's Sage Distress Ink
• Heat Gun
• Queen and Co Rhinestones and Twinkle Goosebumps
• Pioneer Embellishment Glue Stick, Modge Podge, E6000 Glue, Glossy Accents, Glue Gun
• White Sheer and  Cream Ribbon

Directions

Authentique "Peaceful" Burlap Christmas Garland/Banner

How to transform the pockets into stockings:

1. Shape the burlap pocket into a stocking by folding and tucking the left corner in.
2. With a towel underneath the burlap to protect your ironing board, spray starch and iron the burlap in order to hold its shape and prevent fraying.
3. I preferred my stockings sewen closed.  I used my sewing machine and some red thread to add some color to the top.

 

These burlap pockets are 2.5" x 3.5".  Small enough to hold mini candy canes, peppermint sticks, or toffee.  Gift cards or tags could fit nicely too.  The garland has 24 pockets perfect for an advent calendar or 12 days of Christmas banner. 

 

 

I chose to pull off a few pockets from the garland to later make Christmas ornaments.  For this project, I added a few banner pennants. I plan on tucking this garland in my Christmas Tree or hanging it from a fireplace mantel.

 

 

 

 

How to give your paper project an icy look:

 

1.  After using a Pioneer Embellishment Glue Stick to adhere patterned paper to the chipboard pennant, use a blending tool and apply clear embossing ink.  Sprinkle on the clear and glitter embossing powder and use a heat gun to set.

2.  Use a sponge applicator and brush on some  Modge Podge the edges of your pennant. Sprinkle some Snow Glitter.  The Modge Podge dries clear and holds the glitter well!

3. For the bottle caps, after adhering a small circle of patterned paper to the inside bottom of the cap, use a thin layer of Glossy Accents to coat the paper.  Then, sprinkle a pinch of glitter to give the appearance of an icy window.

 

 

 

How to make your own tinssel star:

 

1.  Wrap a Silver Tinsel Stems/Pipe Cleaner around a pencil.  Shape the spiral into a star.  Glue the brad into the center.

 

 

These stars were painted using mettalic silver and red paint.  A quick and fast little embellishment!

 

 

 

 

You can follow Rebecca and her chic style on her blog, Facebook, and Pinterest! 



Guest Designer Rebecca Grinder



We are excited to feature today's guest designer, Craft Warehouse Scrapbook Design Team Allumni, Rebecca Grinder! We love Rebecca's positive, "I can do that!" attitude! You can give this girl any project and she can create something beautiful, detailed, and elegant!

What inspires you to be creative?

I am inspired by my creative friends and family, online blogs and magazines...hey, I get inspired walking through Craft Warehouse and seeing so many pretties.

What Craft Warehouse products do you love to use? 

I love to shop Craft Warehouse for the newest products in scrapbooking.

How can you encourage others reading this column?

I hope this column will inspire readers to have fun and think outside the box when creating their own embellishments! 

Make sure come back to the blog tomorrow to check out Rebecca's special holiday tutorial!

Beware Coffins Halloween Project

                                           Designed and Created by Sarah Owens for Craft Warehouse

Decorate these unfinished wood coffins with your favorite scrapbooking papers and embellishments to create a one-of-a-kind Halloween decoration.

Beware Coffins

 

· 6 unfinished coffins

· Black acrylic paint

· Authentique “Enchanted” paper line

· Tim Holtz Rosette die cut

· Making memories glitter letters

· E6000 glue and embellishment glue stick.

Authentique Enchanted Printers Tray

 Designed and Created by Sarah Owens for Craft Warehouse

Authentique Enchanted Printers Tray

· Printers tray (NST-219)

· Authentique Enchanted paper pack

· All night media pop dots large & small

· Tim Holtz idea-o-logy embellishments , mini bottles, number plate, clip, corners and doll

· Jolee’s Boutique spider, skeleton, and keys stickers.

· Mini ornate black frames (yor-1876)

· Pioneer glue stick and E6000

· Round glass gems & Glossy accents

 

 

Create a unique tabletop display using each of the compartments as a mini shadowbox.

Metal Flower Home Decor

 

Flower Frame

Supplies:

Metal flower
8x10” Frame
Dark Teal Paint (for frame)
Foam Brush
Patterned Paper Cream
Distressed Plate
Metal Flower
E6000 Glue
Directions:

Paint the frame and let dry. Cut paper to fit in the frame. Glue the plate onto the glass of the frame. Glue the flower onto the plate.

Flower Candlestick

Supplies:

Unfinished Wood Candlestick
Dark Sage Green Paint
Metal Flower
Foam Brush
E6000 Glue
Taper Candle

Directions:

Paint the candlestick. Let dry. Glue the metal flower onto the top of the candlestick. Bend the center of the flower to hold the candle.

* Metal Flowers on sale for $4.47 each (reg $5.99) sale ends September 16th, 2012
 

3-Pane Window Home Decor

                                      


                                                   Designed and Created by Sarah Owens for Craft Warehouse

3 Pane Window
 

Shopping List

· 3 pane window (YOR/1898)

· 2 - glass float frame (YOR/905)

· Decorating your life vinyl “Live Laugh Love”

· 3 - 12x12 sheets of scrapbooking paper

· Embellishment stickers

· Double sided tape

· TomBow hook and loop Velcro

Instructions:

1. Start with cleaning all the glass.

2. Cut photo’s to fit float frames.

3. Attach photo using double sided tape to the back of the float frame so you see picture though the glass.

4. Repeat for your second photo.

5. On the front of you window pane on the middle panel place vinyl on the front of the glass.

6. Then flip over the window pane and place paper on the back using double sided tape. You will have to cut down each 12x12 to fit on the back of the frame.

7. Flip the frame to the front and attach your photo float from on to the pane window using TomBow took and loop Velcro. You will be able to easily change our your photos by using Velcro.

 

* Window 50% (reg 59.99) off until September 16th, 2012