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During the holidays I was obsessed with making snow globes and now that it is Spring in Arizona I have taken the glass jars and started a new creative obsession — desktop terrariums! I can’t stop combing thrift stores for jars. I have terrariums all over my house now. Here are a some shots of just a few of them. I wrote about this one year ago, that post is HERE. Directions for creating your own at the bottom of the post.
SUPPLIES:
— Fine Sand (purchased at a pet supply store)
— Small Stones (purchased at a pet supply store or a hardware store)
— Activated Charcoal (purchased at a pet supply store)
— Potting Soil (purchased at plant nursery or a hardware store)
— Terrarium Plant (purchased at a pet supply store)
— Sphagnum or Spanish moss (purchased at plant nursery or a hardware store)
— Plastic ornament (purchased at a craft store or a cake supply store)
Layer in the above order, spring water into the jar for the first few days and if there is a lid you can leave it alone after a few weeks. If it is open you will need to water it as you would with any indoor plant.
Still T-Shirt yarn obsessed over here! I used red and white t-shirt yarn and a flat, wooden wreath blank to create a candy cane wreath for the holidays.I twisted the two colors together to make the peppermint like candies on the bottom.
Buy a T-shirt Yarn Kit HERE.
Happy crafting xoxo
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I used the Craft Room Exclusive Cart called Word Bubble to make Coasters. I cut out the bubble shape from some left over pieces of cork that I had previously screen-printed on with the YUDU. I am making a ton of these and packaging them as holiday gifts. Who doesn’t need coasters? Perfect for holiday parties!
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Happy crafting xoxo Cyndi aka Lovely Lula
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I used the Imagine Cartridge called Santas Village to create this project. I like the Abominable snow monster type character available on this cartridge, the odd little bunny that looks like it has to pee and the penguin that looks lost our in the snow.
I paired this with a very cool paper called Lazertran Inkjet Waterslide Decal Paper. You can print right onto this paper using your Imagine or any color printer or color copier.
The next step is to cut around the image you want to use, dip it into a bowl of water and the decal front peels away from the paper backing. You can then place the decal onto any ceramic surface and once it drys it is attached. So I used this method to create three cool ceramic wall tiles.
I also added Japanese Washi Tape at the bottom and sealed the whole tile with a clear acrylic varnish. This really gets me excited for Christmas decorating.
I married the idea of affordable art with Thanksgiving. A few weeks ago when I created this Fall wreath I over printed onto the canvas with the YUDU screen I had prepared using the Simply Scarecrow Cartridge. I cut the leaves out that were in good shape and then with the rest of the canvas I tore it into strips and set it aside. So always save those scraps you can put them to good use later.
I used an inexpensive canvas that I picked up at the craft supply store as the base. I first painted it red with acrylic paint, then I used painters tape to tape off lines and I spray painted orange over top of that, once dry I peeled the tape off. Next I wrapped the painted canvas with the printed, torn strips and stapled them to the back. To hold them down I coated the piece with shellac. Once the canvas was dry, I glued the leaves down down to the surface. Finally, I used the Autumn Celebrations Cartridge and cut the word “thankful” out of gold vinyl and attached that to the piece. Now I have a fun, affordable piece of art for Thanksgiving.
Happy crafting xoxo
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