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Showing posts with label table decorations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label table decorations. Show all posts

April 25, 2017

Dainty Nest Eggs by Heather Wilson


Springtime is finally here guys! And that means it's time to decorate with flowers and bright colors of nature! Here is a little something I made to bring the beauty of spring inside my own apartment...

 Materials
Nest:
Hot glue
Aluminum foil
Floral tape
Artificial Flowers
Found items (moss, grass, sticks, feathers, wool, etc.)

Eggs:
Ebrush
Golden paint
Clear Acrylic varnish
Ebrush siphon adaptors
Polymer Clay 
Part One: Nest

 Start out the nest by shaping a strip of aluminum foil by fitting it into a little bowl. Remove carefully and tidy up the nest rim by folding down the edges of foil. Have your hot glue out to fasten down the ends of foil that want to stick out.

 Next, it's time to cover up the foil with your nesting materials. I just used whatever I happened to have on hand; wool, dried moss, and feathers. I used the softer materials for the inside of the nest (fine moss and feathers), like a real bird would do. Use hot glue to attach these to the nest.
 The fun part is finding things to decorate your nest with to make it look extra pretty! I made vines by twisting floral tape into long ropes, then curling them around my pinkie to make curls. Yellow flowers really made the nest stand out. I embellished it with leaves and a few beads too.

Part Two: Eggs
Start by rolling plain white polymer clay into egg shapes in your hand, then follow the baking instructions on the package. Give them plenty of time to cool off before painting them.


Next, it's time to get your Ebrush and siphon kit out! Thin your gold paint a little with water before starting. Remember to clean your siphon well after using it.
After the paint has dried, put a couple coats of clear acrylic varnish over your painted eggs.

 
Now all you have to do is find a place to tuck in that cute little nest!

November 14, 2016

Pinecone Memories! Debi

I love pinecones! I love memories that I have as a child especially during the holiday season. We were of humble means and love to decorate with what was available. Pinecones were plentiful and made for some great crafting opportunities! So here with the inspiration of Craftwell's eBrush and tool kit are my Thanksgiving Dinner Place Holders. I will use these on my tablescape to add that home warmness I need so much!


Supplies:
Sharpie Adaptor
Metallic Sharpie Marker-Silver, Gold, And Bronze
Floral Wire
Scrap Cardstock



I love the eBrush and all I can do with it! I sprayed the cones with the metallic markers. I used silver first as a base. It quickly covered those pine petals.


I used my Craftwell tool kit to measure and cut my floral wire. It is very soft and doesn't damage the scissors that I used to cut it with. I also measured my cone so that I could have consistency in my 
table arrangement.



After my painting was done I then took some floral wire and wrapped it around each cone. The wire slides inside the petals. The stand it creates is so nice.


Now the little cards on top are just for fun for now. I will break out my calligraphy pens and make them come to life. I love setting my table with place cards.


Here is my finished product. Super easy and looks great too! Have a wonderful holiday!


Happy Thanksgiving!














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