I like to browse my local Hardware store and find great bargains to use with my Pazzles Inspiration Creative Cutter. The other day I found these glass hurricane lamps including the candles, on sale! There were only two left, at a great discounted price, so I snapped them up. The lamps were lovely but rather plain, and I thought I could make them look more special with a touch of vinyl using my Pazzles.
You still have time to get your submissions in for our November Challenge. As a reminder, the challenge is to create something you can use for the holidays. Today we have some fantastic Design Team projects to share with you.
Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year. Creating these dimensional pumpkins for the fall season just seemed like the right thing. I chose colors that match my house so that I can have them out for everyone to enjoy.
Super cute little Pilgrim turkey place cards with a rosette tail that you can make for your Thanksgiving table this year.
These place cards I created go together in a snap and will greet your guests and hopefully make them smile.
The Halloween Parade Cutting Collection takes you back to the days of homegrown pumpkins, real scarecrows and DIY witch and ghost costumes. It's a perfect mix of vintage and cute and it will add character and charm to your Halloween projects.
We wrapped up our Haunt Your House series last week and after four weeks of Halloween home décor it is hard to stop the creative wheels from turning. Pazzles Owner and Designer Holly put together one more project to share with you today, a hanging Halloween mobile. This mobile looks more time consuming than it is and it is easy to assemble. It makes a stunning statement hanging among your other Halloween decorations and is a great project for using up scraps of paper.
I always have a lot of fun creating projects, but something about this one had me buzzing around the office chasing people with these super cute glittery, hairy legged spiders!! Don’t exterminate these bugs! Instead, lavish guests with spooky fun the moment they step up to the door. They’re bound to get caught up in your web of creativity when you host your spooky Halloween party get together. Let the smiles and maybe even a few frightful screams begin… when you have this spider wreath hanging ready to greet all who dare enter!
Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love to decorate for fall and I love the colors of fall. I was born in the fall, so this quick project was right up my alley. I took several files from the Craft Room Library and combined them to make this cute picture home decor piece for any room. I’m putting mine in the guestroom. The files I used were the Cowgirl Hat, Cowgirl Boots, Pumpkin and Autumn Harvest Wheat Bundle. I didn’t change any of the files except for the cowgirl hat, which I welded the two black pieces into one and added a slit for the pumpkin. I did omit the stem on the pumpkin, resized all the files to fit my 8' x 10' frame and added this adorable stamped face. I used two different fonts for the saying. I layered cardstock and patterned paper and then glued all the parts onto the top layer. Add it to an 8" x 10" frame and it's done.
Inspired by the fun paper collection Steam Punk Spells by Graphic 45 and the Authentique Enchanted Halloween Collection, I decided to decorate a shadow box tray with Halloween pictures and several cutting files. All the cutting files can be found in the Pazzles Craft Room Library. To decorate the top of my shadow box tray I used the Flourish Hardware file backed by chipboard and to accent the flourish I added some sequins for some sparkle. I cut out the Spooky cutting file to add on top of the spider web coaster.
We can all agree that a staple in almost any home is the infamous junk drawer. It's the place where we throw batteries, loose change, small light bulbs, buttons, tacks and rubber bands. I’m always intrigued by what I find floating around in mine. When I started to rummage around this morning I found two drawer pulls from a dresser and two old handles from the outside faucets and a ton of matching brass tacks. Paired together with this cute frame I had here at work I thought hey, I could make something really cute with these!
Add an eerie, yet elegant look to your Halloween decor' this year. This Eerie Victorian Wall Hanging will look great hanging anywhere in your home, even the formal dining room or living room. I cut out Pazzles Iron On using the gold and white from the solid pack. When I applied it to the Velvet Canvas from Canvas Corp, I found I needed to support it a little from the back, so I used a box behind it to help. I put the gold on first, then added the white. For more instructions on using the iron on, I recommend watching this Iron It On video.
Three easy to make vinyl signs for some truly spook-tacular Halloween decor!
Take advantage of the last bit of summertime fun before saying farewell to backyard BBQs and get-togethers. Create this Soda Can Box and fill it with goodies, but don’t forget to mix a pitcher of your favorite drinks to go along with it.
There are just a few more days to get your August Challenge entries in. The Pazzles Design Team took the challenge and came up with some outstanding projects to inspire you!
After returning from a great trip to England and Ireland, I decided to celebrate those memories by making a tea and napkin box.
A gorgeously detailed, vintage Grandfather Clock that looks fancy but is so easy to make! The open panels of the clock are covered with clear transparency so this would make a gorgeous gift box filled with treats.
During the early summer mornings I am often woken up by the singing of the birds in our garden. Recently, my children have been filling up our wooden bird boxes in the garden with nuts, which reminded me of the House Box that I had seen in the Pazzles Craft Room.
You can design a unique chest using as many of these cute little matchboxes as you want. For this particular project, cut and assemble 15 of them. Divide them into three groups of five, and then take each group and glue the matchboxes one on top of the other, making sure to line them up perfectly.
Adhesive may not come in pretty colors or patterns, but it is an important part of every project. It is, after all, the glue that holds a project together! We are so impressed by the huge variety of adhesives available from Therm-O-Web. They have thought of everything. I had the opportunity to play with and cut a few of their specialty adhesives recently and was thrilled with the outcome.
What is the connection between subway art, washi tape, and walls? In today's Take Two video tutorial, Michelle and I show you how to go large with washi! We are going to show you how making your own Wall Washi allows you to create projects that would not be possible with the average thin washi strips.
A project this unique deserves to be filled with delicious treats and shared with someone special. Take advantage of the summer sun and enjoy treating mom to a day in the park this Mother’s Day with a picnic filled with sweet treats and plenty of love to go along with it.
This wall hanging features hearts from the Craft Room Library’s Handful of Hearts and lots of flowers made with “Rose” from the project Twirled Flowers. I have discovered a wonderful treasure with these twirled flowers cutting files.
I am often found browsing the shops looking for bargains that I can decorate for gifts. Recently I found these cheap glass jars and knew I could jazz them up and make them look pretty with vinyl!