Frosty Snowman Face

This was a plain, glass cube used for wall dividers and such.

Since it had a cold, frosty look to it I wanted to paint a snowman

face on it.

I went onto Pinterest and searched for Snowman Faces.

I found one I loved and just started painting it on

with acrylics.

After I finished the painting, I used a Rust oleum clear coat spray paint and gave the paint a

sealed finished.

 

Dollar Tree Cutting boards $1.25 each

 

These cute gingerbread man signs first started their life

as the $1.25 cutting boards at the Dollar Tree.

I liked the wood, so I started painting on the for Christmas.

One of them I hand painted a Gingerbread man.

The other I burned a Gingerbread House with my laser 

and then painted it.

I added all kinds of little pine combs and berries.

Booth #555

                                     

I've spent 15 years at the craft mall and in all honesty, the sales have just been declining too much to ignore.  Even though that's still my favorite thing to do in life, I will find a way to keep doing it all, both online and off.

But I am moving to mainly online sales and craft fairs and craft booths for a while.  

 I've spent so much of my life, buying and reselling and I will not stop.  

It is what I love.  Along with making whatever crafts that I feel like at the moment as well.  

It's just what I love.

And I'm going to continue.  I just need to venture out into new ways to keep doing so.

So here comes more craft fairs and vendor events in my future.

 I have missed going to the craft mall on a steadier basis already.  

It was so fun to see what people would walk around and grab and look at that I made or redone with my hands.

But I get to see that on the sales sheet still, at the end of the moth.

Do ya'll still have a physical craft booth anywhere that is still profitable?

Or are ya'll mainly all selling online now a days?

PHOTO IN A JAR KEEPSAKE KEYCHAIN

PHOTO IN A JAR KEEPSAKE KEYCHAIN

I've seen the adorable photos in a jar posts on Pinterest and I just had to give it a try.

The only thing different I did was make it into a cute keychain.

I know it's glass and all, but these jars are pretty thick and could take a bit of handling in my opinion.

Another alternative would be to make it hang from a necklace. 

But for the person, my Aunt, I have in mind for this gift, she doesn't wear necklaces but does carry her door keys with her when she leaves.  

And the photo in the jar is of her late son lost tragically in a car accident. 

So I am pretty sure she will enjoy it whether she wants to use it or put it up as a memento.

This would also make a great, one of a kind Valentines Day gift!

Here's what you will need:

Well this, plus the Keychain key ring that I left out of photo.

-Glass jar with cork top 

(found at craft stores like Michaels, Hobby Lobby)

-Yard or String of some sort

(I use twine)

-1 Eyescrew

-A safety pin 

(for pushing out the hole in the cork)

-E6000 glue

(for dabbing the twine at tip of eyescrew so it dont unravel

-Printout of a tiny photo

(must be small enough to fit down inside the jar you choose)

Okay, so very easy craft here that has a great meaning.

First off, I took off the cork and inserted the safety pen through it carefully.

It slides in pretty easy but then you just have to woller (move) it back and forth to make the

hole bigger.

Then it was time to use the safety pin to push the twine through.

It was easy as soon as I realized I needed to make a knot in the twine for something to push!

Then hold onto the bottom of twine and pull the safety pin back out.

Bam! There's your string in cork, ready to go!

Just tie a knot in the top, outter side so it don't slip through.

I also put a dab of E6000 glue on both sides by the hole and twine.

Just to reinforce it.  E6000 is strong, I love it. It's found at Walmart, btw.

Next, trim up your string to size needed to hang about halfway down in your jar.

The bottom will be covered at the bottom by the photo later.

And now time to cut your tiny photo.

I cut it to look like a vintage Polaroid picture.

You will also need a second piece of plain paper that will act as the back of the photo, the

same size.

I stuck them together, with a tiny piece of packaging tape INSIDE both photos and a tiny 

dab of E6000 glue in the twine.  You can't see it in the pic, I am talking about inside the two pieces of paper. The front and back. This is how it sticks to the hanging twine.

Then I took some clear packaging tape, stuck it to the top and folded it around to the back.

Covering both the front and back with one piece. 

Made the tape touch at all edges and then just cut around the photo, leaving a bit of tape to hold all intact. 

It makes for a glossy photo finish kinda like the old Polaroid photos were back in the day.

Screw in your eye screw while the glue it wet, so it will get a strong hold.

Back of photo with tape trimmed.

Then just bend your Polaroid looking photo slightly enough to slide it down in the jar.

And stick back in your cork.

Next just slide on your key ring and you are finished!

And that's it.

Seems way more complicated than it really is.

Just gather all the stuff you need to begin and it goes pretty fast.

Don't forget to print your photo very tiny!

 Happy Crafting, see ya'll next time, ~Lisa

Personalized Glass Cutting Board

Personalized Glass Cutting Board

Here's a cute idea for a one of a kind kitchen gift.  

My cousin first asked me to make this for her and since then I've made a few more.  It's a very simple but really cute idea  and makes for a great, unique gift.

Simply print out the name you need on a Cricut if you have one, if not you can do a personalized order from eBay or Etsy.  Just make sure you tell them, or make it "mirrored" and the size board you need it for.  This will keep you from making the same mistake I did, lol.

And just simply apply underneath the glass, going in the correct direction.  I had to flip and flop the glass cutting board over so many times, you would not believe.  But once I realized, it was super easy.

Here it is all finished.

Hope ya'll like this. And if you look around in about any Home Goods store, in the kitchen area, you can find the clear glass cutting boards.

~Lisa

Primitive SNOWMAN Ornaments

Hey ya'll! 

Here's a post about how to turn just about any plain hanging ornaments into some cute, wintery, snowman ornaments.

I had ordered a ton of these wooden, hanging hearts at an after Valentine's Sale online. And I got them super cheap. I mean like under a dollar a dozen.  They were burgundy with various sayings and already had the wire hanger too! So I couldn't go wrong.

BEFORE PHOTO

First off, I spray painted them a random color I had on hand.  It was a sage'ish green in the Rust-oleum brand in a satin finish.

  I so wish I had the Almond color on hand, but I didn't.  So I just went with it.

Next, after those drying, I took some cheap white and cheap black and did the speckle effect. 

Just barely hold down the spray button and let it fling out on them.

I had so many, I had to lay them all over the place to dry.

Finally after drying for a few hours, they were ready to begin painting!

Most of them I painted in the Snowman themes and wrote various sayings like "Frosty" and such on them.

And some said "Burr," 

"Winter Wishes," 

and "Best Flakes."

Then I decided to make a few Candy Cane ones.

And added some wording of "Home Sweet Home."

There's a ton of these not in the photos, but I finally got tired of the winter theme and started doing some primitive designs.

This one below I mixed it up and glued a bit of pinstripe fabric on it, and then glued a rusty star on the center. Then just worded on "Love."

The "Faith is Believing in God" is one of my favorite sayings.

Then I used a small checkerboard stencil and stenciled on a background for the one below.

And I put on the saying, "Old Crow Co."

Oh, and as you see, I went through my fabric stash and grabbed bits and pieces of various colors and tied them onto the wire hanger.


I made so many of these and I did save a box of them to do in a different base color. Almond I'm hoping soon!  But for now, I just used colors I had on hand so that I didn't have to put more money into making money.

I'm going to price these for $3.19 each and considering I paid just under a $1.00 / dozen (about 7 cents each,) that will be a good profit.

And these type of cheap, hand painted ornaments tend to fly off the display trees during Christmas time.  They are a great, unique gift that not everyone will have one of!

Hope this gave ya'll an idea to paint up some holiday hanging ornaments.You can do these on just about any flat, hanging ornaments you may have already or can find at the Dollar Marts.

See ya'll next time,
~Lisa