Smoothfoam Crafts

This month's theme for Designer Crafts Connection is "Handmade Flowers",  plus a challenge to create with things from around the house.  My first thought went to a craft I used to enjoy in the '70s - no that's not a typo, I've been crafting a long time.......  supplies are white bread, white glue and glycerin.  Nice right - you don't even have to go to the craft store!  Okay, here's the rub - it's Easter weekend and I have family visiting from out of town.  I know exactly where my flower samples are, but I need another day or two to find them... oops.  So, I will post photos of samples and my recipe from 1978 in another couple of days.......   In the meantime, I want to share some Smoothfoam projects with you.  Smoothfoam is an amazingly versatile product as witnessed the variety of projects shown below. 

Can you believe all the things you can create with it!  A new project was featured each day on the  Smoothfoam blog during March, which was National Craft month.  There's also a fabulous giveaway worth over $100 if you want to hop on over there. 

Y'all come back and I'll share some flowers I made with bread and glue!  Enjoy!

Yours truly,
Julie :)

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON CRAFTING!

Fabscraps

It's been 4 weeks since my last post - what can I say..... February was SO busy, I barely had time to go grocery shopping!  March is turning out to be almost as busy......  It's National Craft Month, St. Patrick's day is on the 17th, March 21st is the first day of Spring and it's Easter Sunday on the 31st!  It's also that horrible month when we turn the clocks forward and lose an hour!  On the "Good News" front, DCC has a fabulous giveaway (details below) and a challenge hop showcasing product from Buttons Galore which starts on March 9th...

Many of our DCC bloggers are also members of the Smoothfoam Creativity team and their projects are being featured every day during the month of March on the Smoothfoam blog!  There's a giveaway there too - $100 worth of Smoothfoam product - so be sure to check it out.

Now, here are the details on the DCC giveaway:  You may remember that at the end of the last show on Scrapbook Soup series 100, I showed a fabulous "purse" album from Fabscraps.  You can view the video here: http://youtu.be/-OZjx6Yhmg0   

 

Our viewers just loved it, so we've put together a very special giveaway - ALL the product you will need to make this adorable album, including the flowers.

One lucky winner will receive everything pictured above:  album, papers, paper roses pad, tags and even adhesive.  To enter to win, hop through the DCC blogs and leave a comment on the blogs featuring your favorite technique, or a technique you can't wait to try, then let me know which ones they are by commenting here on my blog.  I'll be picking a winner at the end of March, so don't forget to check back.  Good Luck! 

Yours truly,
Julie :)

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON CRAFTING!

Smoothfoam

Smoothfoam™ is a fun product to work with giving crafters endless opportunities to be creative quickly and easily.  Here's why:

1.  You can paint directly onto its smooth surface without any prep!  For example, I painted the surface of a 12x12 sheet of Smoothfoam with pink acrylic paint, pinned ribbon around the edge, added a 12 x 12 piece of lace scrapbook paper, photos and embellishments to create a lightweight wall hanging.  Perfect in a baby's room.  

 
These pieces were painted with Neon acrylic paint for an older child.  Adding embellishments to the robots was easy.  The buttons were large red brads pushed directly into the painted surface.

  

2.  You can pin things into it without worrying that they'll fall out again!  Create flower balls for Spring, birthday, shower or wedding decorations, or a topiary for the holidays.  Just add small silk flowers with sequin pins.

3.  You can cut it without it crumbling.  Stack a small, medium and large ball together to create your very own Snowman.  Cut a slice from each side of the ball then glue the flat sides together.

4.  You can glue anything to it, so its perfect for découpage using the printed layer of a decorative napkin, or pieces of leftover wrapping paper.  It's also great for lightweight photo cubes.

                 

5.  And since the holidays will shortly be upon us, how about some quick'n EZ projects to get you started.  Simply cover the surface of a Smoothfoam ball with glue, then sprinkle liberally with glitter.  Display on a colored charger, or in a large martini glass.  You can also add gold brads, or stickers and hang with a ribbon.  (Make a "u" shaped hook from a paper clip to hold the ribbon and hanger in place.)  Like I said, EZ PZ Quick'n EZ and sure to add a special sparkle to your holidays.

  

 

You can find Smoothfoam at all major craft stores, but - guess what - we're having a giveaway!  As you hop thru the designer blogs, comment on your favorite projects.  Each time you comment you'll be entered to win, so the more comments you add the more entries you'll have. (You can also comment on our Pinterest page after November 12th for additional entries.)   The winner will receive this Smoothfoam Snowman kit

and, as you know, if you've ever received a box of goodies from me, there'll be a whole lot more for you to play with.  The winner will be announced on Monday, November 19th on our Facebook pages @ http://www.facebook.com/DesignerCraftsConnection?ref=hl and @ http://www.facebook.com/Smoothfoam  We hope you'll "like" us too!  Enjoy!  Y'all come back now...

Yours truly,
Julie :)