3-D Ice Capades Art with my Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner

Nothing says Christmas and Winter like the Ice Capades from the 1950s!  I found this image and had to scan it (with my Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner) and turn it in to some 3-D art for a friend for her Christmas gift.  It was a lot easier than I thought to get the dimension.  Your Christmas gifts don't have to be expensive, this one only cost me a couple of dollars and most of the supplies I already had.

Make sure you check out what my fellow guy crafters are doing with the Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner!

SUEDE, Fashion Expert, 

KEN OLIVER, The Accidental Crafter

MARTIN AMADO, Home Décor and Lifestyle Expert

AARON CHRISTENSEN, Designer

YOU'LL NEED:

Scanned image you want to make 3-D

Frame with some depth

Cardboard

Scissors (Fiskars are my brand of choice ALWAYS)

Elmer's glue

Loose Glitter

Krylon Glitter Blast

HERE'S HOW:

1. Scan your image and print it out twice on card stock.

2. Take the glass out of your frame, trace the frame on cardboard and cut it out for the backing.

 3.  Glue your image to the cardboard.

 4.  Cut out the shape of the 2nd image that you want to have dimension. 

 5.  Cut out some small pieces of cardboard (about 4 layers depending on the thickness) and glue them together over the bottom image making sure they cannot be seen when you glue your cut-out image on top.

6.  Add some loose glitter for sparkle and shine.

7. Spray your frame with Krylon Glitter Blast.

8. Glue the 3-D image to the back and you're done.

And remember, my new book THE BIG-ASS BOOK OF CRAFTS 2 makes a wonderful gift, too!

Skull Pillow DIY!

 

If you love a bit of the macabre all year long then these skull pillows are perfect for your home decor.  I have them in my kitchen in NYC all year long and they look fantastic with my Mexican art and colorful walls.  However, just having a few around for Halloween can be fun, too. 

 

YOU’LL NEED:

1 yard white canvas fabric

Black satin or black canvas fabric. You could use Ultrasuede, too.

Sewing machine

Black thread

White thread

Pillow stuffing

Scissors

Straight pins

Needle

HERE’S HOW:

Here's the pattern to help you out! 

 

STEP 1: Cut out 2 layers of your pillow shape in white

STEP 2: Cut out 1 skull in black satin, canvas or whatever fabric you chose.

STEP 3: Pin the skull to the white canvas, carefully centering it. 

 

STEP 4: Zigzag stitch around the all of the edges, eyes, mouth and nose of the skull. 

 

STEP 5: Pin the two sides of the pillow with right sides together and stitch around with 1/2 inch seam allowance leaving a 5 inch hole.  This will be the hole to stuff your pillow. 

 

STEP 6: Turn the pillow inside out and stuff with the pillow stuffing. 

 

STEP 7: Stitch up the hole by hand with needle and thread using the white thread.

Now that was easy, wasn't it!  

This Skull Pillow is from The Big Ass Book of Crafts Volume 1.  Between Volume 1 and 2 there are over 300 projects!