Thursday, May 19, 2011

Fan Fold Flowers -- Part Two!


This is a continuation of yesterday's post!  When I was day-dreaming about what to do with my fan fold flowers, "wheels" came to mind and eventually I settled on making a flower cart with them.  So here's the results!



I used a lid from one of my 2x2" Dollar Store boxes and covered it with DP, then added some large eyelets to one end so I could slip my "handles" through.

My handles and peg legs for this cart are these "Bonny Party Pics" that I got in the beer and wine section at a grocery store.  One of those "I-might-be-able-to-use-these-for-something-some-day" items (I KNOW you know what I'm talking about!! LOL) that I grabbed and stashed away!

I used two of the smoky colored ones for the handles and slipped them through the eyelet holes.



For the cart's peg legs, I covered a 1/2" x 2" piece of chipboard with DP and punched two 1/8" holes where I wanted the legs to stand.  I snipped down a pair of the clear pics, squirted glue into the holes and inserted them -- they fit perfectly!  






Next I covered a piece of chipboard with coordinating DP that I had cut down to fit inside the 2x2 lid.  I glued down the chipboard piece over the pegs and that served to hold down and cover up the sticks, and it filled up a good portion of it!

This photo shows how I then spread a very thick layer of "Yes" paste over the "floor" and up the inner sides of the cart to prep it for the flowers!







Finally the best part!  I started with a layer of punched, green leafy branches on the bottom that I just randomly stuck into the glue letting them spill over the sides.















Then I added a mix of flowers that I had from my stash.  Totally non-discriminatory; there's paper flowers that I handmade, Primas, glass flowers that I had from years ago, refugee flowers from old arrangements in my house, just about anything that was little and colorful went into the mix!

The stems of the flowers were inserted into the paste to keep them secure inside.  Now that the paste is dry, the flowers are all but permanently stuck in there like that!



I was half expecting it all along not to come out so I didn't put a lot of thought into the placement of the flowers.









 And this is my little flower cart!  This will probably stay with me as inspiration to make more!!

These are the last two samples of the stuff I made with my flowers this past weekend. 


 This little can -- it came naked from Michaels.


And this box.  I'm not sure where this came from, but it used to have something inside it!!











So thanks for joining me in this fan-fold flower oddessy of mine.  Although, I know I'm not done.  There will be cards... oh so many cards!!  I still have a few more flowers to use up!!


TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Fan Fold Flowers Gone Wild!

So maybe I've gone a little overboard with my favorite fan-fold flowers . . . I asked some Facebook friends for ideas for these flowers and got some great suggestions!  So I just started crafting to see how many I could make.  There's still a few more I want to try and make before I get over my obsession (like the blinged out frame, the hanging banners idea, for example) but, I thought I'd stop and share what I got done this past weekend.
First up, this little party bird.  Chick.  Whatever he/she is!  This was too fun.



The chick eggs were a dollar-store-find around Easter time.  I have a few extras... so I can dress them up for any occasion!  Wish I had done something in time for Graduation...can't you just see him with his grad cap and scroll?  LOL!  This was totally fun and as easy as it looks!







Just made a little cone hat for him, glued it on with E-6000 glue and added a flower topper.  Next I straightened out a paper clip, glued the flowers on it, then glued the stick to the back of his hand or wing or whatever that is that has 2 fingers! 










Here's the back, cute, eh? He made me smile.  He still  needs to be filled with something fun... more flowers (LOL!!)  Anyhow, gotta make more of them!  :) 







Next I made some bookpage markers and a container for therm.



These were fun to build and decorate.  Endless possibilities here -- almost any kind of embellishment can go in the center of them. You could add a magnet to the back of them and they are suddenly paper holders for the fridge! 



To make the container for them, I used a 2x2" box from this $1.00 pack of 3 little boxes I found at the dollar store awhile back.  (I must go get more!)  They made this such a fast and easy project to get done.  I could make tons of these sets all day, just please let me quit that day job!! 






Next this little altered can -- it's a shower gift for a shower that I am late to!



Actually, I knew I wasn't going to be able to attend (it was out of town) but I did want to send a gift, so I made this and I am going to fill it with small baby things, like a rattle and a rolled-up baby cloth or T's??  Not sure yet.  Plus a gift card - yeah, I still need to finish this idea with a gift card holder. I will take the photo and share again when I do get it completed.



And lastly -- for today...



I had the top of the box left over from the bookmark container  so I tried to make it into a little basket, but it didn't quite work out, but I thought I'd show it to you anyways.




Hee hee, not sure what I'll end up doing with this.  Probably be condemned to my "unfinished" drawer for life! 

I have a couple of more projects that I'll be blogging for you tomorrow.  My personal favorite is still to come!  Here's a sneak peak -- I hope you'll come back to see the rest of what I've been up to!!



TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Friday, May 13, 2011

Glass Beads and Flowers


Stephanie has given me 3 dates this month to host the Inspiration Challenge so I'm so excited to get to share several websites that I have used for my own inspiration.  This week's the website is called "Doodletart Glass" (yeah, it's "doodleTART"!) and the artist represented on that website is super talented!  I love her glass pieces!



Anyhow, I chose her "Garden by the Sea" piece for this card sample.  Such bold colors and wouldn't you know, it gave me another opportunity to use my fan fold flower die again!!







The smaller purple flowers on my card are made with MS punch and the centers are made with a Viva Pearl Pen.  The greenery is a combination of another MS fern punch and SU! Large Bird punch.  The sentiment is a Michael's Studio G $1 stamp.



Although it's not very visible in the photos, the background is textured with a Cuttlebug folder and the finished size of the card is 3-1/2"x5".

Hope you get a chance to play in the IC with me!!  I'll look for you there!!  :)

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Spread Your Wings!

Hi All,

Came across a super cute owl made with the Stampin Up! Owl Punch on Wendy Jansen's blog who cased it from Teneal Williams!  So I'm definately not the originator but I am a fan!  Punched "anything" is always an easy way to get results!


I didn't find instructions on piecing the owl together so I just sort of copied what I saw. It looked to me like the wings were made from the circle scallop punch so I just trimmed those up and positioned the wings like their pictures and assembled the rest of the owl as the punch was intended.  


I had some graduation-cap-shaped brads from last year so I used one of those instead of trying to figure out the cap like the originators did.




This card was really hard to photograph!  I guess because of all he white, my little 5-year old 35mm couldn't soak it all in!  So I took a closeup of the embossing that is on the base of the card.  It's a Cuttlebug folder, just sort of added a little bit of a finishing touch to the whole thing.

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Brown, Blue and Prayers


 Hi Friends,

The weekend is here and it's time to get crafty!!  Woo hoooo!!  This card is for the Inspiration Challenge this weekend on Splitcoast.  I get to host tonight and I've been looking forward to it all week!!  The website to check out for inspiration is Henriettas Handbags.  I chose this bag for the colors -- love blues and browns together!!  Hope you get a chance to play along!  Head over to SCS for all the deets!!

The DP is Stampin Up!, the ribbon is May Arts, the roses are "Paper Roses" by Kaiser Craft from Frantic!  Awesome awesome awesome flowers, I love them!!  They come in gorgeous colors and shades!


TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!