HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year everyone! 

What a wonderful year I've had and it's all because of YOU!  You have helped spread the word about my work, my books and my insanity.  It's true, I could not have the life I have if it weren't for all of you. I'm grateful!  To celebrate the New Year, here's a little project to wear to your New Year's Eve party.  Enjoy and may 2013 be your best year yet!

Here's the how-to video I made with my niece and nephew

YOU'LL NEED

Krylon metallic spray paint

E-6000 glue

Kid's magnetic numbers

Glitter

White Elmer's glue

Plastic headband

Feathers

Sandpaper or sand block

Hot glue gun 

Sand the top of your headband 

Sand the base of each number.

Sanding makes the glue stick perfectly!  

 Glue the numbers to the headband giving them about 1/2" in between each number.  Let the glue dry for 40 minutes!

 Spray the headband with the metallic gold and let dry

 Magic fingers!

Add glue and glitter to the face of the numbers and let dry 

Figure out where you want to put your feathers 

Add feathers to the back of a number 

Let everything dry for a bit

Wear in  health and bring in the new year safely! 

Lacy Recycled Holiday Ornaments (from magazine pages)

It's that time of year that we start decorating for the holidays.  It's also that time of year when we all get super crafty!  These recycled ornaments are a blast to make with friends.  They look great on top of a gift or on the tree.  Warm up some hot chocolate, gather a few friends and get crafting!  I'll bet you already have everything you need to make these, too!

Happy Holidays everyone and stay tuned for another ornament DIY next week.

 Beautiful, lacy, recycled holiday ornaments!

Here's the how to video! 

From my book PULP FICTION PERFECT PAPER PROJECTS 2ND EDITION

 You'll need:

Glue

Scissors

Wax paper

Magazine pages

Ribbon

Pencil

Glitter

Spray paint (optional)

Roll your magazine pages around a pencil to create a tube 

Secure the edge with glue and let dry.  You'll need about 5 tubes per ornament 

Cut in 1/2" sections 

 Lay down some wax paper and dab the pieces in glue and start creating your ornament

After your ornament dries for about 30 minutes, spray it with silver metallic spray paint and let dry for another 15 minutes. 

 Paint the edges with more glue

 Sprinkle with glitter

Hang from a ribbon 

DAY 7 of 7 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS!

WELCOME TO DAY 7 of 7 Days of Giveaways
to celebrate the official launch of THE BIG ASS BOOK OF BLING!  NEW RULE TODAY,  READ CAREFULLY. I officially only have one more box of goodies left for one lucky winner. TODAY we are honored because we're including for a 2nd time
THE SPELLBINDERS GRAND CALIBUR PRIZE PACKAGE!
(Which includes a selection of die cuts)

THE RULES ARE EASY!

1.  Subscribe to my FB page.

2.  Subscribe to my Youtube Channel and leave a comment on a video

3. SHARE this post on your FB page!
4.  LIKE the Spellbinders FB page! 

YOU MUST ENTER EACH DAY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT DAY'S CONTEST

I will be picking a winner every day from that day's entries!

OUR PRIZE PACKAGE CONSISTS OF:

Autographed copy of THE BIG ASS BOOK OF BLING!

E-6000 GLUE

A SELECTION OF FISKARS SCISSORS

SELECTION OF ELMER'S PRODUCTS

KRYLON GLITTER BLAST 6 PACK

KRYLON STAINED GLASS PAINTS

MINWAX CLEAR AEROSOL CLEAR COAT

RING POPS (YES, RING POPS)

FYI!

I could NOT fit ALL of the prize package in this photo!  It's MUCH BIGGER than what is represented in this photo.....MUCH MUCH BIGGER!

Good luck!

We will be checking all the entries to make sure that all of the rules are followed so please make sure to accomplish all 3 tasks.

DAY 5 of 7 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS! GOOD LUCK!

WELCOME TO DAY 5 of 7 Days of Giveaways!
To celebrate the official launch of THE BIG ASS BOOK OF BLING I have more boxes of goodies for our 7 lucky winners this week. TODAY is special because we're including
THE SPELLBINDERS GRAND CALIBUR PRIZE PACKAGE!
(Which includes a selection of die cuts)

The rules are easy!

1.  LIKE The Big Ass Book of Bling on Amazon.com

2.  Subscribe to my Youtube Channel and leave a comment on a video

3. SHARE this post on your FB page!
4.  LIKE the Spellbinders FB page! 

YOU MUST ENTER EACH DAY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT DAY'S CONTEST

I will be picking a winner every day from that day's entries!

OUR PRIZE PACKAGE CONSISTS OF:

Autographed copy of THE BIG ASS BOOK OF BLING!

EXCITER SET OF JACQUARD LUMIERE PAINTS

E-6000 GLUE

A SELECTION OF FISKARS SCISSORS

SELECTION OF ELMER'S PRODUCTS

KRYLON GLITTER BLAST 6 PACK

KRYLON STAINED GLASS PAINTS

MINWAX CLEAR AEROSOL CLEAR COAT

RING POPS (YES, RING POPS)

FYI!

I could NOT fit ALL of the prize package in this photo!  It's MUCH BIGGER than what is represented in this photo.....MUCH MUCH BIGGER!

Good luck!

We will be checking all the entries to make sure that all of the rules are followed so please make sure to accomplish all 3 tasks.

7 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS......Day 4! Rock on kiddos!

WELCOME TO DAY 4 of 7 Days of Giveaways!
To celebrate the official launch of THE BIG ASS BOOK OF BLING I have 7 boxes of goodies for 7 lucky winners this week.  The rules are easy!

1.  LIKE The Big Ass Book of Bling on Amazon.com

2.  Subscribe to my Youtube Channel and leave a comment on a video

3. SHARE this post on your FB page! 

YOU MUST ENTER EACH DAY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT DAY'S CONTEST

I will be picking a winner every day from that day's entries!

OUR PRIZE PACKAGE CONSISTS OF:

Autographed copy of THE BIG ASS BOOK OF BLING!

EXCITER SET OF JACQUARD LUMIERE PAINTS

E-6000 GLUE

A SELECTION OF FISKARS SCISSORS

SELECTION OF ELMER'S PRODUCTS

KRYLON GLITTER BLAST 6 PACK

KRYLON STAINED GLASS PAINTS

MINWAX CLEAR AEROSOL CLEAR COAT

RING POPS (YES, RING POPS)

FYI!

I could NOT fit ALL of the prize package in this photo!  It's MUCH BIGGER than what is represented in this photo.....MUCH MUCH BIGGER!

Good luck!

We will be checking all the entries to make sure that all of the rules are followed so please make sure to accomplish all 3 tasks.

7 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS.......DAY 2

WELCOME TO DAY 2 of 7 Days of Giveaways!
To celebrate the official launch of THE BIG ASS BOOK OF BLING I have 7 boxes of goodies for 7 lucky winners this week.  The rules are easy!

1.  LIKE The Big Ass Book of Bling on Amazon.com

2.  Subscribe to my Youtube Channel and leave a comment on a video

3. SHARE this post on your FB page! 

YOU MUST ENTER EACH DAY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT DAY'S CONTEST

I will be picking a winner every day from that day's entries!

OUR PRIZE PACKAGE CONSISTS OF:

Autographed copy of THE BIG ASS BOOK OF BLING!

EXCITER SET OF JACQUARD LUMIERE PAINTS

E-6000 GLUE

A SELECTION OF FISKARS SCISSORS

SELECTION OF ELMER'S PRODUCTS

KRYLON GLITTER BLAST 6 PACK

KRYLON STAINED GLASS PAINTS

MINWAX CLEAR AEROSOL CLEAR COAT

RING POPS (YES, RING POPS)

FYI!

I could NOT fit ALL of the prize package in this photo!  It's MUCH BIGGER than what is represented in this photo.....MUCH MUCH BIGGER!

Good luck!

We will be checking all the entries to make sure that all of the rules are followed so please make sure to accomplish all 3 tasks.

He Crafts She Crafts.......And she did it this time!

BOOK PAGE WREATH

As you may know, my friend Stephenie (www.mycraftyadventures.com) and I have a blog segment together called HE CRAFTS SHE CRAFTS.  For this installment she sent me an old book ready for the scrap heap.  Now let me tell you about Steph.  She's a love bug and a very good friend.  When you're good friends with someone you KNOW just how to hook them!  She knew that I would eat this challenge up.  This one is for you, Stephenie, and for all of the people who don't know what to do with an old book when it's time to toss it.
BTW, since I'm not the biggest fan of wreaths, I decided that a wreath is just what I needed to do to challenge myself creatively.
MAKE SURE to head over to www.mycraftyadventures.com and say hello to Stephenie and join her blog.  I know she would LOVE it.
Leave a comment and we'll send someone a goody bag filled with, well, goodies...

Stephenie made beautiful, feminine votive holders with flowers and pearl accents.  NICE!

She Crafts

Check out the how-to at (www.mycraftyadventures.com)

He Crafts

Detail of my book page wreath

YOU'LL NEED

Book pages

Scissors

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Elmer's Glue All

1 pool noodle

Packing tape

Metallic Gold Krylon spray paint

HERE'S HOW

 1.  Tape the ends of your pool noodle together with packing tape.

2.  Roll 3"x5" book pages in to straws and secure with Elmer's Glue-All. 

3.  Cut out TONS of leaves

4. Cut out tons of petals 1 1/2" to 2"  by 1 1/2" wide (about 12 per rose)
5. Curl the edges of the petals as shown with one edge of your scissor.

6. Hot glue the petals (with the curled side facing outward) to the book page straw.

 7. Continue adding petals all the way around until you've created your flower.

 8. Curl the edges of your leaves and glut around the pool noodle with hot glue.  This will take some time so sit back and watch a movie while you're at it!

* Leave an empty space at the bottom for your flowers.  I glued the flowers where the ends of the pool noodle met just in case the wreath base wasn't a perfect circle.

9.  Glue your flowers to the base of your wreath and lightly dust with gold spray paint.   I made a cascade of vines and smaller flowers to hang down from the bottom center.

For 150 more home decor projects grab a copy of
THE BIG ASS BOOK OF HOME DECOR!