IN THE PANTRY cut vinyl or contact paper circle to fit lid & use a paint pen marker to label (I used a Uni* PAINT marker, available from my local newsagent) alternatively, use chalkboard vinyl & write on with chalk!
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baby formula tin + paint + vinyl =
a perfect food scraps container for the dog! Spray an empty, clean baby formula tin with a coat of primer, let dry then apply enamel top coat. 2-3 light sprays for best results — don’t be like me & skip forget the primer because you will end up having to apply half a dozen coats!…
candles ‘n cranberry glass
Supplies:- • clean jars, e.g. 235gm Kraft easy cheese • Mod Podge gloss lustre • red & blue food colouring • wire rack • baking tray covered with alfoil • old paintbrush or paint stirrer • bowl to mix in • wire & wire cutters • round nosed pliers • washed sand • LED tealight…
diy: baker’s twine
Make it yourself! How perfect is this when you’re trying to colour match? Popular with paper crafters, it’s so quick & easy I’ll be making it from now on!
Keyscraps
Keyscraps© (inspiration: Simple Scrapbooking, Digital Issue 4, article — Shellyrae Cusbert) A selection of 12” x 12” layouts were resized to create these mini “KeyScraps”. The recipients were aged 2½ & 4½ years respectively, so the pages included family, pets, zoo animals & special celebrations, e.g. birthdays, parties, Christmas, family gatherings etc. Using PSP X’s…
Miniature Album in a Tin
A bit of both — digital & handscrapped miniature album (inspiration: Australian Paper Arts No 21, article — Kylie Clarke) This tiny memory book was made to fit inside a tin measuring approx 2” x 2½” x ½”. It comprises eight digital pages; originally 8×10s & 12×12s, reduced to fit. Embellishments included scrabble letters, seed…
Baby Bits keepsake tin
To celebrate the arrival of the newest family member I put together a collection of goodies in a Provocraft© tin that could later be used to keep some of baby’s treasured mementos in. I left the tin white & decorated it with a wrapped plain linen cardstock & patterned paper layer on the bottom section….
Take a magnet
& start punching! With a Carl© craft punch that is . . . punch out stars, hearts — whatever you like & then decorate. Want to display those cute little end of year snaps of the kids & pets you receive during the lead up to the Christmas & holiday festivities? Display them on the…
Charming
Wine charms have been around for a while now, I’ve made a few — beaded ones, personalised ones, Christmas themed, with holly leaves, curled ribbons etc. At the last moment I thought about them again as I was finalising the table arrangements for Christmas day. Using Carl© craft punches I punched out some star, heart…
In the black
Sifting through a collection of old frames I’ve held onto from a very long time ago (c. oil painting days) I dug these ones out, thinking they might be just the go for a project makeover. The smaller ones were quite ornate & very gold but two coats of matte black paint, some fishing line…