Saturday, June 30, 2012

Wooden Spoons - Before and After

I am fairly certain that I have transformed these wooden spoons from useful and ugly to unuseful and decorative.

Before Picture:  These were my wooden spoons... they've seen better days.

Here's what the wooden spoons look like now.   It was my SIL Cindy that suggested adding faces to the spoons.

Hair and moustache from Cricut Paper Doll Dress-Up.   Hat from Everyday Paper Dolls.

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Lost Sock Wall Art


 
Image created using Cricut Meow Lite cartridge (cut at 6.5 inches).   Background and image colors from Best Friends Imagine (background cut at 7.5 inches using Imagine stock image 8:10).  
 
Canvas is 8 x 10 painted with Krylon Blue Ocean Breeze Gloss paint before images were attached using Mod Podge.  
 
Yellow puff paint used on image above socks.   Cloud created using Liquid Applique.  Twine added along clothes line.
 
Butterfly on cat is a Martha Stewart punch and was added to cover a paint smudge.
 
 
Clothes pins were painted and attached with hot glue gun.  Rinestones on clothes pins from Michaels.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Plant Stand Refurbished

Before and After Pictures


Before picture.   Just a little plain brown plant stand.   Its been passed around in my family for a number of years.


After picture.   I used a base paint followed by the blue glossy paint.   Bird cage and flower on top were cut from Bloom Lite Cricut cartridge and attached using mod podge.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Batman Super Hero Wall Canvas

Batman Super Hero



Image downloaded from web and printed on regular ink jet printer.  Canvas painted and mod podged with Batman image and "BATMAN" letters.  POW background from Paper Doll Dress-Up Cricut cartridge.   All letters from Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge.   Batman accented with stickles (belt).  POW background accented with Ranger Liquid Pearls and stickles.

Captain America Super Hero Wall Canvas

Captain America Super Hero



Image downloaded from web and printed on regular ink jet printer.  Canvas painted and mod podged with Captain America picture and "CAPTAIN AMERICA" letters.  Flag cut from My World Cricut cartridge.  Captain America image accented with stickles and Glossy Accents.  Letters cut from Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge.

Spiderman Superhero Wall Canvas

Spiderman Super Hero



 Image scanned for picture I already had.   Spider webs from Mini Monsters Cricut cartridge (large web is 4", smaller image is 3").   Spiderman letters cut from Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge.   Twine used to create web from hand of Spiderman to spider web.   Spider web also outlined in white twine.

Flash Superhero Wall Canvas

Flash Super Hero



Image downloaded from web and printed on regular ink jet printer.  Canvas painted and mod podged with Flash picture and "FLASH" letter.  Dots and lines drawn using Ranger Liquid Pearrls.  Letters accented with Stickles.

"FLASH" letters cut from Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Gum Ball Name Chart

Large Gumball machine for back to school bulletin board. Gumballs will have student's names on them. There will be letters saying "We're going to have a 'ball' in Pre-K!"                                       


Entire display is 46 inches in height.   Each gum ball is a 4 inch circle that will be labeled with a student's name.

Red base is 18" x 20 ".
Red top is 16" x 5 1/2".
Bow tie on front was created from Create a Critter Cricut cartridge (bow tie found as accessory for the hedgehog image).   Bow tie cut at 4 inch width.
The white gum ball top consists of two half circles :  25 inches in diameter and 12 1/2 inches in height.   Two half circles joined create the 25 inch circle.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Green Lantern Wall Art

Green Lantern Super Hero - Wall Art


 Image downloaded from web and printed on regular ink jet printer.   Canvas painted and mod podged with Green Lantern picture and "Green Lantern" letters.  Dots and lines drawn using Ranger Liquid Pearls.   Letters accented with stickels.  Canvas is 8" x 10" in size.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Super Hero Book Ends

Calling all Super Heros!

This was such a fun project to make.   It's rather simple, but time consuming.

First I purchased two 3 1/2 inch wood blocks from Michaels and one fan corner bracket at Lowes (package has both fans needed).


Paint and mod podge images.


Here are the images I used:


1.   Super Boy - cut from Paper Doll Dress-Up Cricut cartridge.   Letter "P" from Plantin Schoolbook.  Face on boy from Peachy Keen stamps.

2.  Super Dog - cut from Create a Critter Cricut cartridge (Terrior).   Mask is from the racoon on Create a Critter.   Cape is from 3 Birds on Parade.   I cut an additional Terrior in all blue and trimmed to get his boots.

3.  Pow - yellow part from Paper Doll Dress-Up (super boy cut accessory).  Blue lightening from Paper Doll Dress-Up (vampire cut accessory).  "POW" font from Plantin Schoolbook.


4.  Yellow lightening - Paper Doll Dress-Up (super boy cut accessory).

5.  Orange space ship - Paper Doll Dress-Up (super girl cut accessory).  Blue lightening from Paper Doll Dress-Up (vampire cut accessory).

6.  Black Car - Paper Doll Dress-Up (super boy cut accessory).  Silver wheels on car are a circle cut.   Orange and yellow lightening / flames are from Paper Doll Dress-Up (vampire cut accessory).  "P" on car from Plantin Schoolbook.


Fans painted blue.   Yellow paint dabbed in spots along "rays".


Attached decorated block to fan.   I attached using E-6000 glue.   Once dried I also hammered a finishing nail in thru back side.


Finished look.   Stickles were also added to bling it up a bit.


Once everything was dry, I sprayed the bookends with a clear acrylic coating.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Super Hero Room Decor

Super Paul has some new designs coming to his bedroom!

Super hero created at 10.5 inches from Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge. "P" fonts on super boy and car from Plantin Schoolbook. Dog cut at 5 inches from Create a Critter Cricut cartridge. His mask came from the racoon cut on same cartridge. Dog's cape is from 3 Birds on Parade. Car is from Paper Doll Dress-Up cartridge. Flames on car are from the vampire cut on same cartridge.


Face on super boy were hand drawn.