Stoned Picture Frame

 This is another version of the Stoned picture frame that I made here, except I used red spray paint on the dollar store frame and only 8 of the clear stones.

Stoned Picture Frame

These are based on a tutorial over at  Ruffles and Stuff for "Easy Fancy Pants Frames" and we made them previously  here.   They are inexpensive and very easy to make and add panache to a plain frame.

The only thing that is a bit different is I didn't find a frame in pink at the dollar store and used some hot pink spray paint I had on hand.   

•  Picture frame (with an edge wide enough to hold the stone you are going to glue on
• Small clear decorative stones
• Amazing Goop or other strong, clear glue
• Spray Paint
• Newspapers

- Put down newspapers

-Spray the frame with paint, allow to dry

-Check for missed spots, spray again, allow to dry

- Position stones on frame then glue down.

-Leave frame flat until glue is dry.

- Place picture in frame and it is ready for gift-giving.




The photo was Walgreens using their free software to create a collage and you can select up to 20 photos for the collage, but I only used 10 for the above.  I ordered it during a promotion and it was free, but the code has now expired.  From time to time they do offer this special and it usually posted on their photo home page.

http://30minutecrafts.com/2013/05/craft-lightning-week-2.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed

Burn At The Stake Barbie

This is for Day 2 of 30 Days of Creativity (Day 2, #30DoC )  and the theme of the day is fire, so I decided to make a "Burn At The Stake Barbie".    She used to be a mild mannered doll, but she started idolizing Paris Hilton and started carrying her dog in her purse (until the ASPCA fined her for cruelty to animals), stopped wearing underwear and started tricking the boys in town into making night vision videos of questionable character.   The townfolk decided she was possessed by a witch and only the fires of hell would cleanse her soul.

She just thought it was a new fad spa treatment and was all for it.  As she wanted to look good for the occasion (as it might be her last) she donned a new outfit in peach as it would go well with the orange in the flames.  (She ditched her hair extensions as she was afraid they would melt.).

The skirt and top were made out of stretch terry cloth scraps from a free printable pattern with instructions at Emby Quinn.

The "rope" that tied her to the stake is a leftover Christmas ribbon.











The center for the fire is based on a  CD Campfire I had made previously

Source: craftsandcreationswithkathy.blogspot.com via Kathryn on Pinterest

To help steady her feet, I rolled up two balls of FIMO clay then pressed her feet into them, then baked at 275 degrees for 15 minutes as indicated on the package.  When cool, I used a glue gun to glue her feet to the "rocks".

To the campfire, I added three bamboo skewers, gluing on in the center toward the back, then criss-crossed two other skewers over it and glued them down at the bottom and at the center to form sort of teepee shape.

I tied the Barbie to the sticks and placed it in the center of a round piece of cardboard (off of a frozen pizza) painted red, then with torn pieces of yellow (some with orange accents colored on them) and red tissue pieces glued on it.

To make the fire look more realistic, I put a 3 in 1 light that I purchased at the dollar store.  One of the modes flashes blue and red.

This is what the Barbie looks like form the back.  The light was placed behind the sticks.


(No actual Barbie was harmed in the making of this craft)


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Shabby Chic Circle Flower

Great way to turn scraps into something pretty.

I am working through my scraps stash and going to use this particular "flower" to decorate a tote bag, but it could be used for barrettes, pins or statement necklace.

Items used:

• Soda Can 
• Scrap of felt
• Scrap of burlap or heavy textured fabric
• Scrap of coordinating solid fabric
• Scrap of coordinating lace or netting
• Decorative stone or button
• Seam gauge or ruler
• Scissors
• Pen
• Nail Polish (optional)

Use the pop can to draw a circle on the felt. Cut out.

Using the seam gauge or ruler, measure out 1/4 inch from the edge on the burlap or textured fabric then cut out. Glue together - the felt circle will be the base.

For the next layer on top of the textured fabric, use the soda can to draw a circle and cut out.  Reduce1/4 inch off the edges after drawing using the seam gauge or ruler.  To make it easier I folded it in half then a quarter, measured then cut.  Glue on top of the textured fabric with a glue gun.

Repeat with the netting or lace, except this time I trimmed off 1/2 inch from the edge(keep - will use around the stone).  Use the hot glue gun to glue it down.

I wanted to soften the look up a bit, so I used nail polish and painted the decorative stone to soften the look up. Glue the stone to the center of the flower.

On the piece of netting/lace trimmed off above fold it in half, glue it around the stone.

REVAMPED FANNY PACK

See Revamped Fanny Pack and 1000's of others - or share your own on Cut Out + Keep

I had planned on purchasing a fanny pack to use on a trip to an amusement park but my son dug out one he had used when he was younger. When I mentioned it was ugly and would clash my outfit (it was the orange as shown in the second picture) he said "you could always paint it" - so that is what I did.  I painted it with purple acrylic paint, sprayed it with clear acrylic spray paint and also added a flower to make it more girly.

I posted the steps on how I did this over at Cut Out and Keep at the link above

TWISTED STONED FLOWERS FROM SCRAPS

Make pretty flowers with from scraps and dollar store decorative stones.

This is super simple, quick and easy.  You can use them to create a statement necklace, barrette, pin...anything you like (I haven't decided yet what I want to do with them).

Items used:

• Soda Can
• Paper
• Paper
• Pen or Sharpie
• Scissors
• Scrap of felt or other sturdy fabric
• Ruler or seam gauge (optional)
• Scraps of fabric
• Decorative stone - small 
• Hot Glue Gun

Use a soda can or other circular object to draw a circle on a piece or paper.  Cut out and use a template. Place circle on felt, draw around it with a pen or Sharpie then cut out.




















I measured off 1 inch of a piece of scrap fabric that was 22 inches long, cut then tore as I wanted a jagged edge - what you use is up to you.  Total I used 2 pieces of 22 inches of fabric for this item.

Use glue gun to glue down fabric and start twisting.  Dab a bit of glue on top of the fabric and glue down the stone.  Twists fabric, dab glue, push down and repeat all the was around the flower, twisting as you go.

Keep on dotting glue at intervals and tacking down - if you run out of the scrap, add another piece of the same or contrasting fabric that you would like or trim the edges and use as is.  I added another length of fabric and trimmed on this one.  On the yellow flower, I dotted glue on the fabric and glued down even after I had gone beyond the circle.

Stoned Picture Frames

These are based on a tutorial over a Ruffles And Stuff for "Easy Fancy Pants Frames" which would never have flown if I had asked my son to make something "girly" as present for his Grandma so instead we are calling these "Stoned Picture Frames".   They were inexpensive and super easy.

http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2009/12/easy-fancy-pants-frames.html

•  Picture frames
• Clear decorative stones
• Amazing Goop or other strong, clear glue
  

I bought 2 bags of clear small stones, one round and the other more oval, along with two picture frames, 1 rectangle and one fish shaped from the Dollar Tree.

Position the stones on the frame to see how you want them to look.  My son decided to use the small stones on the fish and larger ones on the rectangular one.  You could add bows or flowers to dress them up more, but my son wanted to keep it simple.

Use the Amazing Goop or other clear glue and apply to the bottom of one of the stones and position it back on the frame and continue until all stones are glued to the frame.

Frog Pond

This is another decoration for my fairy/whimsy garden.

Items used:

• CD or DVD
• Large plastic lid
• Decorative Stones
• Silk leaf
• Craft Scissors and/or an X-Acto knife
• Frog (purchased, or link to make a rock frog below)
• Hot glue gun and glue stick

Glue the silk leaf to the center of the CD.

Cut a hole in the plastic lid that is smaller than the circumference of the and poke holes around the edge to allow water to drain.

Glue CD in the center and glue the decorative stones around the CD. I then glued the frog to the leaf. If you want to make a rock frog instead of using a purchased frog, The steps to make the frog are here. http://craftsandcreationswithkathy.blogspot.com/2009/09/rock-frog.html

TOAD HOUSE

This is for my fairy/whimsy garden and based on an origina project by Valerie E. at Cut Out and Keep. http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/toad_houses Items used:

• Small plastic container
• Craft Scissors or Xacto knife.
• Small decorative stones
• Old potpourri
• Popsicle stick
• Black marker
• Glue gun and glue sticks
• Clear acrylic spray paint

I used an old medium sized sour cream container as the base. I turned it upside down and cut out a doorway with a pair of craft scissors.

I next glued on the decorative stones and potpourri with a hot glue gun and glued them to the sides and the top of the container.

For the sign, I used popsicle stick and black marker and wrote "Toad House" on it and glued it to the top.

It the sprayed the "house" with clear acrylic spray paint and allowed it to dry, then applied a second coat to help hold the items on and help protect it from the elements.