Life in the Craft Lane

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Decorate with Bloomers!

Home is where you hang your bloomers to announce that summer is here!

You will need:

Kunin® Classic Felt, 9” x 12” – Baby Pink, Lemon Frost, White and Apple Green
Kunin® Premium Felt, 9” x 12” – Kelly Green
Cricut® Maker™ with Rotary blade
Joy® Iron-on Embroidered letters – O x 2, B L M
Mod Podge® Ultra Spray - Matte
Zots® clear adhesive dots - singles
12” x 16” Wood plaque*
10” Embroidery Hoop*
Tacky glue & lo-temp glue gun
Canvas cloth (drop cloth)

*Choose a plaque to suit your particular needs and an embroidery hoop large enough to fit on top as shown. Embroidered letters are also available in different sizes.

Instructions:

1. Cut 4 pieces of canvas cloth to cover each section of the wood plaque then, following manufacturer’s directions, spray the wood liberally with mod podge ultra. Press the cloth on top then set aside to dry. Rinse the spray nozzle when finished to avoid clogging.

2. Glue the hoop in place on top of the covered plaque with lo-temp glue. Peel the backing from the embroidered letters to reveal the adhesive, then press firmly in place as shown. TIP: Always start by placing the middle letter first, then adding letters to the left and right for even spacing.

3. Using the “felt acrylic” setting and rotary blade on your Cricut® Maker, cut 7, 2” x 1” oval felt shapes for each medium rose and 7, 2 ½” x 1 ¼” ovals for a larger rose. Cut 16, or more 2” and 2 ½” leaves from 2 shades of green using the pattern below.

You can download/or print the leaf pattern here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZgEKMdFvnT8_hiAv3AKNEySPJQPxIeBV/view?usp=sharing

4. Using adhesive dots, attach 7 ovals together in a slight curve. Press the felt firmly onto the adhesive dots.

5. Starting at one end, tightly roll the linked shapes together to form the rose. To prevent unrolling, squeeze shapes together at the base then secure by spreading lo-temp glue across the bottom.

6. Position roses, rosebuds* and leaves on the plaque at the base of the hoop, then glue in place.

*Create rose buds by tightly rolling 3-4 shapes together.

Hang your bloomers for summer fun and enjoy!

Yours truly,

Julie

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON CRAFTING!

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Creativation 2019 - Phoenix, AZ

Another year, another trade show for the Arts & Crafts industry..... I wasn't quite as organized with taking photos this year, but there's plenty of inspiration. Let's start with the new product showcases, then take a quick stroll up and down the aisles. Enjoy!

This is a kit to make your own screen stencils... stencils without bridges!

Unicorn Spit booth was hopping!

Prima!

Paper cutting with Katy Sue Designs...

friend Noreen McKie demoing the Katy Sue Moulds with paper clay...

The hot foil pen, from We R Memory Keepers was a New Product winner and one of the most talked about products at the show.... look for it on HSN in March!