Crafts

I’m a bit nervous posting this and that’s why it’s so late at night. I thought it would be fun to be able to look back in a year or so and see how I’ve come along and remember where I came from years after that. As I’m taking woodworking into the garage space and turning it into a hobby and less of a necessity I need standard equipment. I decided to start with dust collection. This is the first piece I’ve made for the system. The arm was constructed from pieces that were laying around the barn from the previous home-owner including the ducts. I countersunk the washers on the front and back of the beefy support. I had planned on putting a pipe through it and adding weights but it seems to be stable enough on it’s own or with a small weight on the base. It’s not the most attractive thing, but I’m actually proud of it and it’s been motivating to build even though I ran into some snags during it’s assembly from a lack of proper clamps. I plan on giving it a sprayed polyurethane finish after I get a few more things setup and another car out of the garage but I may end up building something nicer at that point.

Banners continue to be a trend in scrapbooking and I have a tutorial for you on how to make banners with washi tape (also called decorative tape by some manufacturers). If you haven’t caught onto the washi tape bandwagon yet, you could always use strips of pattern paper for this technique…or just head over to the store and buy some washi tape. Start with assorted rolls of washi tape and a piece of baker’s twine. Cut a piece of the washi tape twice the length that you want the finished size of your banner to be. You can cut them all evenly or make them different sizes. Place the washi tape under the twine and fold in half. If you didn’t align it up so it is exactly in the middle, trim the bottom edges to make them even. Cut a small slit in the middle of the banner. Cut from the left and right corners of the banner to the top of the slit you previously cut in the middle. This will make your banner shape. Voila! A nicely cut banner. Repeat this procedure until you have as many banners as you need for your project. I used a sketch for my layout from the Page Maps 7th Anniversary Celebration. My Mind’s Eye Kate & Co. Collection Oxford Lane 12×12 Paper & Accessories Kit Chipboard Buttons Decorative Tape Hampton Arts Smooch Spritz – Electric Blue Baker’s Twine Julie will have more scrapping inspiration for you on Monday.

Time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge and the theme this fortnight is:CuteI've used a pre coloured Lili of the Valley topper and added stickles around the edge. The patterned papers are from Prima - North Country collection 6x6. I can't remember where I got the sentiment from but that has been stickled too and layered onto some deep red card I found in my stash.Big red organza ribbon from my stash too! Quite a quick and simple card to make - good job because I probably have another 14 of the images to go at!Good luck with the challenge!Image: Lili of the Valley pre-coloured topperSentiment: Can't rememberPapers: Prima - North Country 6x6 padRibbon: My stash

I made a couple of book cases a year or so ago and finished them with Olympic interior latex semi-gloss. I let the paint dry for at least the recommended time, but even after more than a year after a book has been sitting on the shelf when you go to remove it, it seems to stick. Its almost like the paint never really dried completely. Now the shelves in some places are crummy looking because of the fibers from book covers sticking to them. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Is this a problem common to modern latex finishes? Should I have put a coat of polyurethane over top of the latex finish? Recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks

I finished this coffee table recently. It was built primarily with hand tools (I did resort to power sanding, as I only have a jointer and block plane right now). I wanted to try contrasting woods, so I used Walnut and Maple. I like the overall feel of the table, but I would probably work in more walnut if I could do it again. I also considered using a larger number of narrower boards for the top, alternating as I went. I’m still not sure which one would look better, but I do know which one requires less work to glue up. I never drew up plans for this. I just decided what looked good as I built. Is there some type of style this fits into? I’d like to look build some friends for the table, and would like to do some research.

Read the full post on ScrapGirls.com digital scrapbooking blog You read that right! We are thrilled to be giving away a Silhouette Portrait electronic cutting tool to one lucky Scrap Girls customer! Since becoming partners with Silhouette we have been bringing you some fabulous Silhouette-inspired tutorials here on our Blog, along with some great deals on Silhouette’s products! We here at Scrap Girls love the Silhouette’s ability to cut out our digital scrapbooking products and create all kinds of great hybrid crafts, cards, and scrapbook pages! To Enter please do the following: 1. Enter this contest by replying to this post and answering this question, “Describe your favorite memory.” 2. Check the box that says, “Notify me of new posts by email” in the comment form. 3. For an extra chance to win, visit our Google+ page and say “Hi!” 4. Leave your comment by midnight (ET), Monday, May 27th. The winner will be announced the morning of May 28. If you can’t wait to get your hands on a Silhouette Cutting Machine check out the Silhouette fabric bundle promotion below going on now through May 31st! To purchase any of these bundles follow this link: Silhouette May Fabric Bundle Promotion. (make sure to use this link and the code below to receive the discounted price) Check back tomorrow for a great tutorial using the Fabric interfacing! Silhouette fabric project bundle Do you already own a Silhouette electronic cutting tool? You can still get both types of interfacing,  Silhouette fabric blade, and a $25 Silhouette Online Store download card for a fantastic bundle price. WHAT’S INCLUDED: Silhouette sewable fabric interfacing (36 in x 17 in) Silhouette clean cut fabric interfacing (36 in x 17 in) $25 download card to Silhouette Online Store Silhouette fabric blade Regularly $53.97 $29.99 with promotion code Silhouette Portrait® fabric project bundle WHAT’S INCLUDED: Silhouette Portrait® Silhouette Portrait® electronic cutting tool Power cable/AC adapter USB cable Silhouette Studio® software $10 download card 8 in x 12 in cutting mat Silhouette blade Basic Instruction Guide Portrait instructional DVD Silhouette sewable fabric interfacing (36 in x 17 in) Silhouette clean cut fabric interfacing (36 in x 17 in) $25 download card to Silhouette Online Store Silhouette fabric blad Silhouette Portrait® fabric project bundle Regularly $233.96  $129.99 with promotion code Silhouette CAMEO® fabric project bundle WHAT’S INCLUDED: Silhouette CAMEO® Silhouette CAMEO® electronic cutting tool Power cable/AC adapter USB cable Silhouette Studio® software $10 download card 12 in x 12 in cutting mat Silhouette blade Basic Instruction Guide CAMEO instructional DVD Silhouette sewable fabric interfacing (36 in x 17 in) Silhouette clean cut fabric interfacing (36 in x 17 in) Long cutting mat (12 in x 24 in) Silhouette fabric blade Regularly $348.95 $269.99 with promotion code The post Silhouette Portrait Giveaway and Fabric Bundle Promotion! appeared first on Digital Scrapbooking Blog for Layouts & Printables | ScrapGirls.com.        Related StoriesHybrid Tutorial: ID Badge Mini AlbumCollage 101 Tutorial: Painting With PaperGreat Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Your Mom 

Its another idea for your wood veneers! Being a die cutting girl, the first idea that always pops into my head is, can I cut it, or can I emboss it? Turns out, you can emboss them! I placed them on my base plate, topped them with cardstock and then, with the cutting plate. It’s a bit tight, but it works. The wood veneers will be a bit squished, but still completely usable.The small print: I attempted this with my Spellbinders Grand Calibur. I cannot vouch for other machines, nor for other brands of wood veneers. These butterflies are from Studio Calico.Using Distress inks as watercolor, I then brushed over the now-embossed cardstock. The water did “loosen” up the embossing, making it less obvious.thank you for stopping by!~kimberly InLinkz.com

Hi Everyone !! A new file from SVG Cutting files being released tomorrow"Surfer Boy Corey" I used this cut to create 3 of the same cards but use different sentiments for different occasions.All the sentiments are from the Jaded Blossom set "Happy Summer" This card "wishing you sunshiny days" I sent to a friend who was diagnosed with cancer, he recently had surgery and has a long road ahead of him.I really don't like to send sympathy cards reminding them... they know, so I tried to create a bright upbeat card to get his mind off of it. I also used paper from Echo Park and twine from the Twinery for his swim trunks. Hope you enjoyed don't forget these files and more get released tomorrow atSVG Cutting Files !!!

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