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January 2007 Archives
Decorative Boxes
Materials: Colored or glitter glue sticks Clear sticks for purging Mini wooden box of your choice (found at almost any craft store) Paints: acrylic or watercolor Decorations: wood cutouts, silk flowers, rhinestones, buttons, charms, beads or feathers 1.) Start by painting your box with a base color or a design of your choosing. Acrylic paints will go on thick and stay put, whereas a watercolor will bleed into the wood and spread. 2.) Once the paint has dried you can begin arranging your decorations on the box how you want them to go on. Do the inside and sides of… Read More
Bitty Bags Revisited
Materials: Colored or glitter glue sticks Clear sticks for purging Mini tote bags of your choice (found at almost any craft store) Ultra fine glitter Pattern Wax paper Decorations: ribbons, rhinestones 1.) Heat up glue gun and put in clear or colored/glitter stick of glue. 2.) To create the flower (as shown) or any other shape: take your pattern and cover with wax paper. Begin filling in your pattern with glue, use steady, even pressure on the trigger of your glue gun. Try to fill in with a back and forth motion or circular. Drawing an outline of the pattern… Read More
Bitty Bags
Make your own or the hostess can make the bags ahead of time and fill them, making for a memorable party keepsake! Materials: Colored or glitter glue sticks Clear sticks for purging Mini tote bags of your choice (found at almost any craft store) Decorations: wood cutouts, silk flowers, rhinestones, buttons, charms, beads or feathers 1.) Heat up glue gun and put in clear or colored/glitter stick of glue. 2.) Lay the bag down on and place the decorations on the bag of where you will want to glue them down. 3.) Start at the top of the bag and… Read More