Buttercup Bracelet

I spent some quality time scrapbooking and catching up with some out of town friends last month and during their visit, they shared with me a few goodies they picked up at a few local craft stores in the area. It's always fun to take a break from creating layouts to making cards or altered projects. So, I was excited when they shared with me this metal bracelet where you can add your own papers or even photos to decorate and wear.

If you are looking for a gift for the special mother in your life, then this is the perfect project for you!

Currently, my favorite colors are grey, yellow and touches of blues. I can wear it with any wardrobe and it's fun! Here is a simple tutorial to show you how easy it is to make pretty and simple jewelry using scrapbook paper.

As you can see, I used the Buttercup 6x6 Tiny Tablet papers and a border punch that had the perfect size circles to fit within the bracelet, which are approximately 1 1/4" in diameter.

Punch out a variety of prints to add to the bracelet.

Add a little adhesive to each circle inset of the bracelet and use tweezers to adhere circles.

Use diamond glaze or any adhesive that dries clear.

A sewing needle is perfect to rid of those air bubbles.

I used a lot of clear adhesive to add a little dimension to each circle. Let dry completely!

Voila! You have a perfectly simple bracelet that would make for an adorable Mother's Day gift for that special person in your life. To make more personal, consider using the ABC Cardstock Stickers to spell out name or monogram or use Clear Stamps for added texture to the simple bracelet design.

ETA: The bracelet was purchased at Hobby Lobby, but I am sure you can find one similar at Michael's or AC Moore.

Lily Bee Supples:

Buttercup: 6x6 Tiny Tablet

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Focus On: Spring!

Happy Monday everyone! As I was reading my Twitter feed this past week, I noticed that there were lots of tweets and photos about bulbs and trees flowering. About melting snow. Even here in Southern California, we got lots of rain and wind! It can only mean that Spring has sprung.

Two of our design team members created projects that celebrate Spring.

Layout by Katja Schneider

Art by Ronda Palazzari

Ronda shares a few tips on how to recreate her darling project: "This piece of art will fit nicely in a 5 x 7 frame. I used a bunch of my scraps to create the spring kites. I tied them all together using a black pen to accent the kits. The rub-on phrase is perfect but it was in brown. Using the same black pen, I went over the rub-on so the colors would match. The flowers were cut out of the patterned papers. I added a bit of german glass glitter for that extra touch!"

Is it Spring where you are? Or are you in the Southern Hemisphere, and therefore enjoying Fall? Thank for dropping by, and see you back here tomorrow! 

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More CHA projects!

Hey there! Guess what? We have a few more CHA projects we wanted to share with you all. Yay!

Layout by Kay Rogers (featuring Handmade)

Kites by Linda Barber

Layout by Kay Rogers (featuring Victoria Park)

Make N Take Mini Album by Ronda Palazzari (featuring our Index Cards)

Heart Canvases by Kay Rogers

Thank you for dropping by!

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Last day - CHA

We've had such a great show! Thank you for coming by our booth to say hi, to order, to look around. Thank you for coming by our blog to support us!

Today, we have Handmade projects!

Layout by Georgia Keays

Layout by  Cindy Liebel

 Tag holder by Lisa Day

Card by Lisa Day

Banner by Ronda Palazzari

Layout by Lisa Day

Our products will ship out to stores on March 1st, so you should be able to find them in your local stores or online soon! Thank you for stopping by.

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Mixed Media Heart Canvas

While looking at Pinterest at this project, I thought I would put my own little spin on and make a canvas using masking. I used a small 6x6 canvas and covered it with small 1x1 inch squares from the Lily Bee Head Over Heels 6x6 Paper Pad.

After I mod-podged them down using glitter mod-podge, I used my Cricut to cut out a large heart. Using removable Glue Dots, I attached it to the canvas and painted over the front with white paint. You can faintly see the squares under the white paint. A really light coat, even slightly watered down, is what I would suggest.

This is what you see when you pull off the heart. I also used bubble wrap and black ink to distress the corners a bit. I did that while the heart mask was still on the canvas.

I didn't like the white edges of the canvas so I used decorative tape (two layers deep) to finish the edges.

I also didn't like that the heart wasn't well-defined, so I put the heart back on and and used a thin black sharpie to outline it. I also doodled a bit on parts of the heart. Finally I added the words and the sticker to finish it off. I mod-podged a few more times to set everything.

From the side

A little close-up action

Products Used:

Lily Bee Head Over Heels 6x6 paper

Lily Bee Head Over Heels Cardstock Stickers

Lily Bee Head ABC Cardstock Stickers

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Day 8: A Do-It-Yourself Christmas Tree

I am constantly inspired by all that I see on Pinterest, and when I saw this Christmas tree made from recycled wood, I knew I could put my own spin on it using the gorgeous Jingle collection.

Here is what I made.




When I showed the project to my husband, he thought the cedar shims he had in the basement would be perfect. Sure enough, 5 minutes later he had snapped the pieces into the shape of a tree.

First I sprayed each piece of wood with Glimmer Mist, in essence "staining" each piece. As it dried I cut strips of paper to fit each piece and inked the edges with chalk ink. Then using Glitter Mod Podge (AKA my newest obsession), I attached each piece to the wood. Finally I used Elmer's Wood Glue to attach the pieces to one center wooden piece.

Here is a view from the back. I am going to hang it using one of those 3-M strips. It's super light!



Here are a few close-ups:

See how shimmery the Mod Podge is? I covered this chipboard piece with patterned paper.



I liked the rough edges of the wood, so I tore the end of the paper to match the feel of the rough wood.






And again, the final product.



Products Used:

Jingle Mistletoe
Jingle Merry & Bright
Jingle Peppermint
Jingle Tinsel
Jingle Frost
Jingle ABC Stickers

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