Home Decor Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to the Home Decor & More blog hop. This is day1 of this 2 day event so make sure you stop by tomorrow too.  Our host is Cicily the Pink Dalmatian Scrapbooker. If you came from Jessi then you're in the right spot. If you want to start from the beginner than head on over to http://pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/ and hop your way thru some amazing home decor. The Pink Dalmatian is giving away blog candy, you can see all the details on her post. Some of the other hoppers may be giving away candy to so be sure & check them out.

We all have drawers, closets & possibly rooms full of scrapbooking supplies. Those beautiful, colorful supplies don't have to be limited to our pages. We hope to inspire you to use your supplies in Home Decor projects that add that special touch to our homes.

I wanted to share with you today a cute little wall frame I made for a friend. These are so easy to make and are perfect gifts to give for birthdays, anniversarys and Christmas.

I used my Gypsy to weld the letters together with Cursive 101 cartridge, and the Family is made with Plantin Schoolbook, and then I used the Sentiments cartridge for the little swirly. I then cut out on vinyl and the put in and the picture frame that I bought.

Thanks for stopping & looking at my Home Decor project.
Blog Candy: I am giving away some blog candy too, woohoo! I will be giving away the New Limited Edition Tim Holtz Spring Ink Set or the Spring Re-inker set, your choice.

So there are a couple of simple things you can do to win.
1. Be a follower- required
2. Leave a comment on this post- make sure you leave your blog addy so I can come and visit you.

For Extra entries you can:
1. Visit my webstore www.whatsscrappin.com and look around then come back and leave a comment on you favorite products.
2. Like me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Whats-Scrappin/172626176125726?ref=hl

3. Post about my webstore on your blog and let me know you did so.

Now you are on to Esther's blog. Have fun! And we will see you back here tomorrow!

In case you get detoured along the way, here's the blog lineup:
Cicily Lesher www.pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com
LissaMarie www.somanycrafts.com
Robin Scott www.scrapandchat.blogspot.com
Melissa Pinter http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com
Jessi - http://mylifeinartsncrafts.blogspot.com/
Becka http://creationswithbecka.blogspot.com
Esther http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com
Tammy http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com
Shannon - http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
Maria Matter - http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com
Shawnee - http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com
liz mullen- http://scrapiliciouslife.blogspot.com/
Erica http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

Vinyl Wall Haning Project

Happy Tuesday All!

I hope you all are enjoying your Tuesday. I am at work, YUCK! LOL!  So I have been wanting to try vinyl for a long time, and finally I did it! It was so easy to do, I just watched some YouTube videos before hand just to make sure I did it right and wowzers so easy!

Anyways I wanted to share this wall frame I made for my friend for her birthday.

I bought this picture frame at Big Lots and just took the backing off of it. I then added the vinyl letters and glued the glass to the frame. It was super easy to make and what an awesome present.
I used my Gypsy and Cursive cartridge and welded the letters together. I also used Platin Schoolbook font and the little doodle is from Sophiscated cartridge.
Thanks for stopping by, have an awesome Tuesday!

Etched Glass Candles

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone is having the best day ever. We are certainly having fun. The kids woke up bright and early this morning- I mean really early it was still a little dark outside! LOL! We opened and presents and then went to my Mom's house for breakfast. Now we are home again, relaxing and watching movies.

I thought I would share with you some glass etched candles I made for Christmas presents. This was the first time I tried glass etching and learned a couple of tricks that I will share with you.

This candle was for my sister. I used Platin Schoolbook for the letters (their last name) and the design is from Art Philosophy, it is the snowflake border.

Ok so here are some of my tips that I learned while doing this.
1. Use contact paper instead of vinyl to cut out your designs- it is much cheaper about $5 for a roll with tons on it at Walmart, and it works just as well.
2. Make sure you get all the air bubbles and stick down all the edges really well.
3. Make sure you wear gloves when applying the etching cream
4. Make sure you used or put on a thick layer of the cream- As you can see in the Red candle I didn't coat it on thick enough it is really hard to read.
5. Candles- these were the holiday candles from Michael's that went on sale for 3 for $10- they have a lot of air bubbles in them so it is really hard to read the words.- Maybe use higher end candles?
Hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas

Circle Love Notes Challenge

Hi Everyone
This week on the Circle blog, the challenge was called Love Notes. You had to make a project with at least two Cricut cuts and a heart. I just got my Cricut Everyday cartridge and I thought of a cute saying while I was looking through the book.

So here is my project.

I used the Circut Everyday Cartridge and cut the Yudu out at 2.53", and Platin Schoolbook for the letters and then welded them together.