Santa Bling Candle Stand

Hi everyone!  Happy Friday.  Today I want to share with you another quick and simple project I made for Christmas.  As some of you may know, Phil and I often attend wine tastings, and when we do we often come home with extra wine glasses.  Well, that leaves lots of glasses for crafting.

This project was super simple and only used a few supplies.

I began by using mod podge and covering the bowl.  I was having a hard time getting the mod podge even, so spray adhesive to the rescue.  I sprayed the glass and then rolled it in glitter.  I know, I could have worked better with the mod podge but I had other projects and was in a bit of a hurry.  lol

Once dried I sprayed the stem and base and rolled that in glitter.

From there, a simple ribbon with a Buckle Boutique rhinestone slide hot glued around the bowl and a quick fabric collar cut with my Sizzx and my project was complete.  Don't forget to clean up those little hot glue strings.

So quick and easy.  I may make a few more.  I think we have a dozen or so more glasses lying around.  lol

Have a great weekend.  Hugs.

Busy Busy Busy

Hey everyone!  sorry...I think I may just let the blog go come the new year.  I have slowly been stepping back from my DT commitments and really just need to take time to focus on family.  That doesn't mean I won't be creating...and posting the occasional tutorial.  Just that I will probably be sharing my projects more on facebook, instagram and twitter.  So be sure to follow/like me on those platforms.

Well, today I wanted to share with you a little something I made with my Cricut and some glitter vinyl from The Buckle Boutique.

I found these fun pump dispensers on sale at my local Michaels and thought they would be perfect for the holidays.  The glitter vinyl was quick and easy to cut using my Cricut Explore and some files I had on hand.  And weeding the glitter vinyl was a breeze.

 Just a couple of sparkly fun layers and my soap dispenser was complete.    Love a little sparkle and shine during the holidays, don't you?

Well, thanks for dropping by.  And don't foreget that if you want to keep seeing everything I make follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Hugs.

Mason Jar Trick or Treat

Hey everyone!  Happy Friday.  Today I wanted to share with you a fun little mason jar I embellished with some Glitter Vinyl from The Buckle Boutique and my Cricut.

I began by covering the inside of my jar with a bit of mod podge mixed with some pigments from Marion Smith Designs.  There are tons of videos and instructions out there on the internet, so I won't bore you, but just mix it up, pour it in, swirl it around and let dry upside down...so simple.

From there, I simply cut a couple of designs from Cricut Design Space out of the Purple and Gold Glitzy Glitter from the Buckle Boutique.

The glitter cuts beautifully with the Cricut and comes in such great colors...and no flaking...cause you know what they say about glitter.  hee hee

I simply layered my cuts and added some LED lights I found at Target and voila....

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs.

Make your Subway Art Sparkle

Hi everyone, Hope you are having a great day.  Well, if you know me...follow me on Facebook and Instagram, you may know that we drink quite a bit of wine around here....well, maybe not drink, but we do buy a lot.  lol  I decided to make this lovely Subway Wall Art for our home.  With just a few supplies, your home will be sparkling in no time.

Sparkly Wine Subway Art Supplies:

• Core'dinations 12x24 Glitter Paper - Gold Glitter 1 Sheet
• Tim Holtz Core'dinations Kraft Core Nostalgic Collection 2 sheets of same color
• Electronic Cutter (I used my Cricut and a prepared file, but you can use any cutter)
• 12x12 Chipboard or Cardboard - 2 Sheets
• Adhesive

Step 1:  Adhere Core'dinations 12x24 Glitter paper to chipboard or cardboard sheets to form a sturdy backing.  You can even use cereal boxes if you like.  Just be sure to place them right next to each other to form a solid backing.  A little extra tape along the seams will make everything sturdy.

Step 2:  Use electronic cutter to design your Subway Art.  I used a pre designed peice from Cricut.  But with a mixture of fonts and words, you can create your own piece in a short period of time.  Cut design using sheets of the Tim Holtz Kraft Core Nostalic Collection.   My design created a 12x24 piece so I used two sheets of the same color.

Step 3:  Adhere cut letters to the glitter paper.

Step 4:  Having a hard time determining the spacing of your letters?  Try using the negative of your letters as a template.

This was a super quick and easy project to make.  With the Core'dinations Glitter Paper and the wide varitey of cardstock available, the sky is the limit to what you can create.  How fun to have a baby room art with names of nursery rhymes?  A child's favorite sport with all the terms listed out, song lyrics....let your imagination run wild.

Layout a Week

Good Morning everyone!  Just a quick post to let you know I have a layout up over on A Layout a Week today.  Stop by and take a look.

Hugs.

Oh Christmas Trees....

Hi everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you a little project I made the day before Christmas this year...well, I say made, but technically they aren't quite yet finished.  However, they were done "enough" to set out over the holiday.

I found this cute little tree kit over at the Gilded Girls site.  It was part of the Christy Tomlinson class 12 Artsy Days of Christmas...but since I didn't ever finish last years class I couldn't bring myself to sign up for this years....

Anyway, I did decide to purchase the kit...which made this.

 Gorgeous!  And then I decided I needed more...because, well...I wanted a forest of trees.

 

So, I took a quick run over to the fabric store and gathered up some flower trim...I wrapped it around a cone base, added some glitter and.....

Well, I still need to add glitter to the red tree...and toppers, and some type of balls or something...but they were a lovely addition to my coffee table, and eventually.....

Gots to run!

Hugs.

Nancy

A Very Merry Christmas

Hi everyone!  Sorry I have been MIA for a few days.  The family and I have been having some much needed family time and celebrating the holiday.  It is so hard to imagine that next year, Brighton will be off at school and so we are doing a lot of family stuff.  Movies, games, just hanging out and talking.....

Today tho, I wanted to share with you some Christmas projects I made for Hydrangea Hippo using the Vintage Mistletoe kit.

I chose to start with an advent calendar.  Lili doesn't have one so I knew I wanted to create onefor her.  Being that she is still very young, I kept it simple.

Twenty-five simple rosettes, accented with some a few of the cute embellishments from the kit with magnets on the back...

 And of course lots of glitter on the numbers that I cut using my Cricut machine

helped make this calendar simple, yet elegant.  Something my sister can proudly hang in her house, but still can be played with.

My second project is a mini album to house my December Daily photos.  I had been following a list I found on Pinterest...and although I have yet to print any of the photos that go inside, this year I did manage to take most of them.  lol  I just am not a December Daily person I guess.

 Again, lots of the fun embellishments and trims help decorate my cover

 and bits of the stickers, trims...

 and fussy cutting round out my pages.  I really love the mix of papers and embellishments in this kit.

 A simple binding with my Bind-it-All holds it all together.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

Nancy