DIY Shadowbox Collage Layout Tutorial with Andrea Amu

DIY Shadowbox Collage Layout Tutorial
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Andrea Amu

Today Andrea shares her technique for creating a collage-style layout perfect for displaying inside a shadowbox frame.  Because this project is in a shadowbox instead of an album you can as many layers and textures as you like.

 

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Hand Dyed Yellow Doily

Pink Heart Doily

Floral Patterned Paper Bow

Chalkboard Tag

Torn Fabric Strip

Library Cards

Other supplies-

cardstock

printed burlap sheet

SEI die-cuts

Cricut Expression and Chalkboard Fonts cartridge

Ranger Paint Dauber

Fine tip marker

My Mind's Eye enamel dots

adhesive

To see more of Andrea's lovely work visit her blog, I'm Living on Scraps by clicking on the link below.

                                                                   I'm Living on Scraps

Bath Salts Gift Bag with Rebekah Faries

Today we are sharing a delightful project that doubles as a great gift idea.  This gift bag, created by Rebekah Faries, starts with a Kraft Bakery Bag, to which Rebekah added bath salts, then made it beautiful by adding a Heart Shaped Doily, some Baker's Twine, a tag, and an adorable wooden scoop from the shop.

The shop is on vacation currently, but you can still browse these items and more by clicking HERE.  We'll be back soon!

To see more of Rebekah's lovely work, you can visit her blog HERE.

Shabby Chic Snowflake Ornament Tutorial with Andrea Amu

I love to mix in little bits and pieces of Shabby Chic décor amongst my favorite pieces of vintage and primitive fixins as I decorate.  The fresh white and glitter aspects that are common with each make it a very good style combination to pair up!  Ornaments are especially fun to decorate with this time of the year plus they make the perfect little gift too.  So, I started this project off by purchasing an unfinished wood snowflake ornament at a craft store. 

Here are the steps:

1.  First I coated the wood snowflake with several  generous layers of spray color mist.  I used a combination of Hot Chocolate Chalkboard Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels and Perfect Pearls Heirloom Gold mist by Ranger.  Allow this all to completely dry.  Now spray the ornament with a heavy coat of Spray adhesive.  I used "General Purpose 45" by 3M.  You will want to cover the entire surface of the wood ornament with glitter of your choice.  I used one of my favorites, Fairy Dust glitter in Pralines & Cream by Donna Salazar Designs (Clearsnap).  Make sure to fix all the glitter to the ornament by spraying the surface with a clear coat fixative spray. 

2.  The rest of this project involves lots of embellishing... with lots of gorgeous Curtsey Boutique goodies!  First up, I layered on a pink heart paper doily from the shop.  Apply it to the top of the snowflake ornament using some strong adhesive glue-dots. 

 

3.  Next I selected some white glittered mini snowflakes to add in.  I layered each of them to the ornament having them peek beneath the pink heart doily and attaching them to the ornament with smaller glue-dots. 

 

4.  To finish this ornament and to really give it a boost of shabby chic-ness, add a fabulous Curtsey Boutique glass pearl and fabric tulle flower embellishment to the very top.  Adhere with a dab of hot glue.  Last, tie off a piece of jute twine through the hole at the top to use as the hanger. 

 

The result is a perfectly Shabby Chic Winter snowflake ornament to adorn your favorite holiday display!

 

Curtsey Boutique supplies:

 

Tulle Flowers

Christmas Glitter Snowflakes

Heart Shaped Doilies

 

Other supplies:

 

Unfinished Wood Snowflake Ornament

Color Mist Spray
Glitter
Clear Coat Fixative Spray

Jute Twine

Glue-Dots

Hot Glue

To see more amazing projects from Andrea, visit her blog by clicking on her photo below.  Thanks for stopping by today!