Easy holiday gift that they will actually use. This tutorial or recipe is for a Peppermint scented Bath Scrub. This tutorial comes with a free printable too. Check it out here.… Read More...
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OK, now this is an over-the-top fun and festive Ugly Christmas Sweater! You could take even just one of these elements and go crazy with your sweater project. Pop on over to the blog The Mommy Promotion for the tutorial … Read More...
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Brandy from Gluesticks shows how you can sew a pair of pajama pants without using a pattern. Instead of a paper pattern, you can use a pair of pants that fit your child as a guide. This method eliminates some … Read More...
Stamp up and die cut some fun gift tags for your holiday presents this year. Nina-Marie has 5 amazing gift tags ideas many with great interactive elements like a shaker tag, one with a door that opens, a pocket tag … Read More...
There’s always so much to do and keep track of during the Holidays. Get organized and don’t miss a thing with this DIY Christmas planner. Eileen covered a small journal with pattern papers, a frame with photo and embellishments to … Read More...
I was looking for ideas for my kids class to make for gifts and I decided it’ll be holders – cell phone holders, ring dishes… that sort of thing. Here’s one straight forward tutorial(English translation) of sorts … Read More...
12 months, 12 squares, and lots of fun tapestry designs. The 2018 Tapestry Square Afghan Project is going to be a fun way to try out the technique and make a fun blanket by December.
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Sew a cute little Christmas gnome to sit on a shelf or mantel! This guy is so cute with his tall gnome hat and long gnome beard – and that funny little pom pom nose! Caroline from Sew Can She … Read More...
I love the intense inked backgrounds with snow and the glittering hill and trees on these lovely scene cards from Angelica. Using the same design but changing the sentiments and background from blue to pink has added a whole other … Read More...
Who doesn’t love a good love holiday movie? In addition to the old classics each year Hallmark returns with new Christmas movies, fun, romantic and yes, maybe a bit cheesy but these movies bring all the feels and so many … Read More...
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This DIY candle is made using beeswax. You could create this candle by using soy wax or paraffin. The detail is in the embellishments to make it look like a snowman candle. These DIY candles are perfect for Christmas gift … Read More...
These ornaments look like they’ve got pretty floral designs painted on the outside, but they’re actually motifs fussy cut from floral fabric. Bev from Flamingo Toes has a tutorial showing how to make them. You can use any kind of … Read More...
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The holiday season is getting closer and closer, so we’re all about coming up with the very best DIY gifts for all our friends and family. Some people can be especially tricky to shop or even craft for, so today we’re putting a handmade spin on a classic gift: framed photos!
Adding these handpainted details onto your photos really couldn’t be easier! We opted for this adorable pet photos, but you can absolutely deck out any photo you like: family photos, landscapes, whatever! For this technique, we used Folk Art’s Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paint on the inside of the glass itself versus painting directly onto the photos. By applying the paint this way, we found that the patterns had a sharper and cleaner look with no visible texture or brushstrokes. To see the full tutorial, as well as a few helpful tips & tricks, keep reading!
Step 1
Start by tracing the outline of your main focus (in our case, the pets) in pencil on the back of the photo. It helps if you can hold the photo up to a window or light source when doing this.
Alternately, if you don’t want such an outlined pattern, you can skip this step and go with a more freestyle approach.
Step 2
Open up the back of your picture frame, removing the back panel and glass. Place the photo into the empty frame and put the glass on top so that you can see the back of the photo through, as shown above. Pick out a paint color and begin applying your pattern in the area outside the lines. For this one we made small brushstrokes, but you can do any pattern you like: polka dots, stars, stripes, you name it. Once the entire outside area is covered in the pattern, let dry completely. Depending on your pattern, you might want to apply a second coat to make it even bolder.
These are the other two patterns we made – polka dots in pink and white, and more blue brushstrokes.
Step 3
Once dry, remove the glass the glass and photo from the frame and replace the glass making sure that the painted side is facing the back, not the front, of the frame. Then put the photo on top of the glass as you normally would, and close the back of the frame up.
And your handpainted frames are ready to display!
Happy crafting!!
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Japanese Creations is a Japanese arts and crafts experience creator offering unique
Japanese crafts and courses. With all materials hand-selected in Japan to assure
authenticity, Japanese Creations shares traditional Japanese heritage through
treasured crafts.
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Japanese crafts and courses. With all materials hand-selected in Japan to assure
authenticity, Japanese Creations shares traditional Japanese heritage through
treasured crafts.
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