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Seed Catalog Art

Here are some great ideas for crafty uses for seed catalog pictures. Use Vintage or Modern depending on your likes..  ET

Instant Art Made From Vintage Seed Images

This is such an easy way to get some instant art for your homes. A quick trip to Michael’s gave me all the supplies I needed (some at half price). Then it was just a matter of printing off my favourite images and putting it all together. 

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To see more: http://www.newhousenewhomenewlife.com/2014/01/vintage-seed-packet-art.html

Heart Pillow

Bob and I were recently in NY City and we walked by the Anthropologie Store windows. I will upload a few of the pictures at another time, but the windows were fantastic.. This pillow idea is wonderful!!!  Got to get sewing in the very near future… ET

 

Are there any stores or websites that you just LOVE??You peek at their online website every chance you get and admire from your sofa all the beautiful things. And when you win the power ball you can afford not one but maybe even two Anthropologie Heart Collector Pillows for $198 each. I have been loving this Anthropologie Pillow for a little while now and thought “I’m sure I can make this.” 

Anthropologie Inspired Heart Pillow

It took some time but here is my version or the Anthropologie inspired Pillow I made. Here is the Anthropologie Heart Pillow you can buy online for $198. Mine cost under $5 to make. I looked through my home to see if I could do it for free but didn’t have the right color fabric. I found a pillowcase in the taupe fabric for $1.95 and doubled it and found a pair of hand me down pants (in the donate bag) of my daughters for the hearts and a bag of stuffing for $.95 = Under $5 bucks. Step by Step tutorial is on the blog. It took me about three hours to make this. I did stop to answer emails and switch laundry but just know to carve out some time when you’re gonna make it. It mixes well with any color in your home, like reds or neutrals too. I LOVE the way it turned out and especially loved that I save $187 too. I hope you

To see more: http://concordcottage.com/anthropologie-inspired-heart-pillow-2/

Vibrant Button Tree on Canvas

This is a great project for 2014 for me!!! ET

I would NOT be gluing any of my buttons to the canvas.. Must find another way to attach them..ET

 

Vibrant Button Tree on Canvas

Buttons aren’t just for seamstresses you know. I always have a stash of buttons on hand for a variety of projects. I love using them with kid’s crafts, they are great for dressing up little projects, and perfect for a quick embellishment. Buttons definitely have more uses than just fastening a blouse closed. This button tree I finished today is a perfect example.

Vibrant Button Tree on Canvas

I was presented with a challenge by the fine folks at Buttons Galore and More andJacquard Products to come up with a project using these gorgeous three dimensional paints and a variety of stunning buttons. I am always up for a good craft challenge, so of course I said yes!

Vibrant Button Tree on Canvas

There’s a bonus too. Jacquard and Buttons Galore have offered to provide a prize package to one lucky reader. You’ll receive the same beautiful paints that I did and will be able to choose some fabulous buttons as well! I’ll tell you more about the giveaway at the end of this post, so stick around.

I’ve had a brand new, still in the shrink wrap, 20″x24″ wrapped canvas sitting in my craft room for months. I bought it because it was on sale and I knew I wanted to make something like this tree, though I assumed I would be painting the whole thing. As I started brainstorming for the challenge, that’s when it hit me to make a button tree. I’ve seen several different kinds aroundthe web, but I hadn’t seen any using dimensional paint.

Vibrant Button Tree on Canvas

So I pulled out the canvas and some pastel colored spray paints I had in the craft room. I started with light blue, spraying one end of the canvas. Then I overlapped a bit with Robin’s Egg Blue, then some purple. I sprayed the other end with pink, then over-sprayed with yellow. Then I just willy nilly sprayed some blue here, yellow there, purple here, until I liked the way it looked. I allowed the canvas to dry for about an hour.

Vibrant Button Tree on Canvas

I drew a simple tree trunk onto the canvas, sketching lightly with a pencil. I drew 5 main branches, then added smaller branches off of those. When I was happy with it I used a brown metallic finish paint to fill in the tree. I used a liner brush on the smaller branches.

Vibrant Button Tree on Canvas

This is where I had a little fun with the dimensional paints! I chose the colors Black, Brass, Bright Copper and Gold Pearl. These paints come out in a nice steady stream and looked beautiful, adding a really nice dimension to the canvas.

Vibrant Button Tree on Canvas

Next I chose some of the largest buttons in each of the button collections. I was using Rustic Coconut Shell (my favorites!), Sea Glass, Earthly, Vacation and Rose Garden. I placed them in various places on the canvas. Once I was happy with their placement, I attached them with E6000 adhesive. It took a little while, but I just kept adding different sized and colored buttons everywhere, saving the tiniest buttons for the outer edges.

Vibrant Button Tree on Canvas

That’s it! A little spray paint for background effect, a simple tree drawing filled in with paint, some shimmering three dimensional paint, lots of beautiful colored buttons and some glue.

Vibrant Button Tree on Canvas

 

19 Most Viewed Mason Jar Ideas Of 2013!

Mason jars were so beloved by crafters this past year that Huff Post called them the DIY equivalent of the cronut. Here are the 19 most popular mason jar projects on Hometalk in 2013.posted on 

I haven’t tried any of these yet, but I’m wanting to try many of them!!! ET 

19. Easter bunny peeps + mason jars = adorable candleholders!

Easter bunny peeps + mason jars = adorable candleholders!

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Take a peep: two of 2013’s hottest stars cozy up together.

18. Mason jar down-home style chandelier

Mason jar down-home style chandelier

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Well, the first thing you know, old Jed’s a millionaire …

17. The (simple & cheap) secret of homespun dishwasher detergent

The (simple & cheap) secret of homespun dishwasher detergent

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Nowhere to store this dish soap once you’ve mixed it up? Umm, why not try … *drum roll* … a mason jar?

16. Here’s how to put together a Vogue-worthy votive candle

Here’s how to put together a Vogue-worthy votive candle

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This lit-up mason jar goes glam with stylish peekaboo cutouts.

15. Those blooming mason jars make great vases!

Those blooming mason jars make great vases!

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Mum’s the word at this meeting of the masons.

14. Another vase idea: all prettied up with distressed paint.

Another vase idea: all prettied up with distressed paint.

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Discard them, distress them, mason jars just keep going strong.

13. Mason jars can do ANYTHING …

Mason jars can do ANYTHING ...

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… light up the great outdoors, pack preserves, dangle from the ceiling like Spiderman.

12. Neat’n’tidy mason jars organize your bathroom stuff.

Neat’n’tidy mason jars organize your bathroom stuff.

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Perfect for New Year’s morning. Just follow the numbers.

11. . Packaging for homemade vinegar-citrus cleaner

. Packaging for homemade vinegar-citrus cleaner

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This cleaning solution packs quite a wallop, but please don’t drink it. Not even as a hangover cure.

10. New Year Resolution: perk up thrift shop vases and their humble mason jar cousins with a coat of fresh paint.

New Year Resolution: perk up thrift shop vases and their humble mason jar cousins with a coat of fresh paint.

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Stock up on DIY vases for all the bright bouquets your SO’s resolved to bring you in 2014.

9. Quite possibly the most unusual snow globes of the year.

Quite possibly the most unusual snow globes of the year.

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Mason jars display a case of the wintertime blues in Tinseltown.

8. There’s a crafty cocktail of inexpensive, natural smelling room freshener inside these masons.

There’s a crafty cocktail of inexpensive, natural smelling room freshener inside these masons.

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Now that’s what we call home brew!

7. Indoor MJ planters dispense fresh herbs on demand.

Indoor MJ planters dispense fresh herbs on demand.

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How herbivores can spice up their life in any season.

6. Fairy lights set mason jars a-twinkle.

Fairy lights set mason jars a-twinkle.

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One thing a gal (or guy) just can’t have too much of: mason jar lamps. Like Christmas all year long.

5. Good little mason jars keeping your twine tangle-free.

Good little mason jars keeping your twine tangle-free.

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Use these to build the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota. Or just to wrap parcels.

4. Create porch lights you can be proud of.

Create porch lights you can be proud of.

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The charming mason jar lights in the pic were actually put together for a devoted DIYer by her ever-lovin’ hubby. Sweet.

3. Mason jars morph into faux etched canisters.

Mason jars morph into faux etched canisters.

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You too can have stylish staples in their own country chic containers.

2. Easy instructions for building a mason jar solar light.

Easy instructions for building a mason jar solar light.

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Light up your life as you take a load off the planet.

1. Most popular mason jar project of the year: a “green” light.

Most popular mason jar project of the year: a “green” light.

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A DIY outdoor light that combines upcycling with solar power. Tree huggers rule!

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