Posts from ‘Home Decor’
Thanksgiving Decoration by Jennie Garcia
I am all about recycling, that is why my blog is called Earthy Scrap and this week for my Home Decor Project I did a wall piece with cardboard and an old book that I didn’t need anymore. I used the Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue to cover the cardboard and then I used a ruler (you can also use a bone folder) to really smooth the page on the cardboard. After is dry (it dries pretty quickly, I didn’t dry it over night) I used a craft knife to cut the excess of the paper.
I used home made mist (made with the re-inker of a distress ink and bronze paint) and some gold mist to cover the paper. After it was dry I used ink to distress the edges of the piece.
I heat embossed this flower with white embossing powder and then I used the heat emboss resist technique. The “Thanks” word are letter stickers from Autumn Leaves.
I used rescued lace from another project and made this rose. 
On the center of the flowers I used a red button with an orange bling in the center and attached it with Tombow Mono Multi glue. I also used some mist with the flowers. 
I punched two holes, set the eyelets and I used some ribbon from my stash to make the hanger. 
Tombow products used:
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Take Care!!
Jennie
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raise your hand if LOVE the autumn season like i do?!?
and i am sure just like me, many of you enjoy a few crafts to spruce up your home this time of year?!?
for the last few years i have made place cards for the thanksgiving table.
to keep with my new crafty tradition, i have made the set for this year.
come see how i did it!
i used:
Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Adhesive
Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Runner
circle punch
off-white cardstock – cut to 3 1/4 x 4 1/2
kraft colored cardstock – cut to 3 x 4 1/4
assorted orange pattern paper and cardstock
green cardstock scraps
dark brown cardstock scraps
first brush the Tombow Dual Brush Pen along the edges of the kraft cardstock pieces and the off-white cardstock pieces.
then fold the off-white pieces in half, and adhere the kraft piece to the front with the Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Runner
punch circles from orange pattern paper.
each pumpkin will need 4-5 circles.
fold all of the circles in half.
use Tomobw MONO Permanent Adhesive Runner and attach the folded circles together, back sides together.
i love the Tombow runners when i am doing a curvy project…the runner just follows the curves to make for a full coverage adhesive!
in between two of the circles sandwich a thin strip of green cardstock. these will become the vines.
use a pencil or other small cylinder to curl the green stripes. it is easier to curl them with the pencil and then work the curl into it by twisting the spiral into it.
then using theTombow Permanent Runner again, put adhesive on the back panels to adhere it to the front of the place card.
i used a thin line of Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue along the back seam of the pumpkin, where it touched the placecard.
and i also used the Aqua on the backside of the pumpkin to attach the brown cardstock scrap to create the stem. once it was glued down i gently worked the paper to twist it.
the last thing i’ll do, when we finalize who is coming to our thanksgiving feast, would be to cut out some lettering with my die cut machine and use the Tombow MONO Glue Pen to adhere them to the front,
or use the Tombow Dual Brush Pens to write the guests names.
i know it is early…but happy thanksgiving! i truly appreciate all our blog followers and tombow lovers!
sarah
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This week at Tombow the Design Team will be sharing Thanksgiving/Fall home decor ideas with you.
Besides my love of papercrafting, I love to create wood art. This wallhanging is a fun quick project to make. I have my own band saw, so I am able to cut out my own projects.
After painting the pieces, I then used Tombow’s Power Tabs to adhere to the scarecrow head and hat brim. These tabs are super strong! I love them!
I used Mono Multi Liquid Glue for adhering the raffia on the hat.
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“How do you get ready for the holidays?” This was the question asked of the Tombow Design Team this week. Be sure to stop by the blog every day this week to see the wonderful creations by the team.
I love to make altered gifts of all kinds. This jar is one of MANY that my mom had saved from some fruit that she buys in them. I love the size and shape and have altered many of them.
I used some older fall Basic Grey papers, punches, my Cricut, rubberstamp, button, and ribbon to create a fun jar that can be used as a treat holder or throughout the year, you could write down things you are thankful for and put them in the jar and then read them at Thanksgiving. We have done this and it’s fun to reminisce over the year and remember things that we had forgotten.
A tip for adhering the paper to the jar. I used Mono Adhesive Power Bond to adhere only one short end to the “back” of the jar and then the same adhesive to the other short end to overlap. This seems to keep the paper from “buckling” especially if the jar isn’t perfectly rounded. I also used the Power Bond adhesive for adhering the ribbon to the lid and papers to the top of the lid. I used 1/4 of a Power Tab to add the button.
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i love quotes. they are inspirational, motivational little tid bits to get you through the day. maybe to be reflective, maybe to make you laugh, but always something you need to hear.
i wanted something front and center that i would see everyday, so i made a little frame to set by the mirror. i used some of my favorite paper and stickers from October Afternoon’s Seaside collection, as well as a 6×6 frame, a metal clip and Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Adhesive and Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Roller.
I cut the background paper to 6×6 and then layered paper and stickers using the Permanent Adhesive Roller.
Then I slid it back into the frame, under the glass and used the Multi to secure a clip to the front, on top of the glass. It will take a while to set, but by golly it sticks!
So when it comes to adding a quote, you can use a permanent or dry erase marker directly on the glass…
or use the clip to hold a quote torn from a magazine or printed from the computer.
Just a little pick me up each morning…and appropriately, the first quote that i want to clip up is:
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the Devil says “Oh crap, she’s up.” (apologies for lack of credit, as i do not know who originally said it…)
i’m trying to be that woman!
sarah
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back to school
i am determined to keep myself and my kids organized with the start of this new school year. they are getting older and can be responsible for a few more things…but it isn’t a bad idea to give them reminders. i was searching for ideas and found this idea on the Family Fun website. I am making a place-mat with a checklist included, so as they eat breakfast in the morning they can look it over and remember the things they need to do getting ready for school. because it is laminated it is easy to use write and wipe erasers or permanent markers with dry erase board cleaner to get it ready for the next morning
you’ll need pattern paper and poster board or chipboard. since i made this the night before the first day of school i used chipboard. i had 2 pieces of pattern paper. i left one a full 12×12 and cut up the 2nd and 3rd pieces of pattern paper so it was 6 1/4 x 12. i laid the two pieces of 12×12 chipboard side by side and adhered the smaller pieces of paper to the outside edges, using Tombow MONO Multi Aqua Liquid glue. then i covered the center with more MONO Multi Aqua Liquid glue and then covered the “seam” between the two pieces of chipboard with the full 12×12 pattern paper. i also used 1″ strips of paper down the side of the full 12×12 piece. i printed the morning check list on card stock and glued it to the left side of the mat. then i printed a “today you are…” checklist and adhered it to the right side of the mat. both items i used Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive .
so whether your children have gone back to school this week or they have another month of summer (lucky!) we hope you have a very
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! ~sarah~
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okay so i have this OBSESSION with craft blogs. one links to another and before i know it my brain is flooded with ideas! i followed one link earlier this summer to a piece of art that was for sale (somewhere in the UK cause the price was in pounds???), but it was a butterfly, entirely made of buttons. we’ll the wheels were turning and i had an idea! i have buttons! i have glue! and i have an empty canvas!
~ sarah~
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Here is one of my favorite projects that I made for a sweet friend of mine. I always intened to make me one, but haven’t yet and need to. Ü
This project uses 4″ x 4″ coasters and I covered them with patterned paper using Tombow’s Mono Adhesive Permanent.
All of the coaster pieces are then connected together with jump rings and this easily sits on a shelf or table.
I hope this fun project inspired you to create something lovely for your home or for a gift for someone.
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…is the tub is finally installed and I can start to see the completion of our new bathroom. Have been renovating for weeks, suffering through clouds of drywall dust, bathtub in the living room, workers in and out of the house all day and boxes everywhere!
We still have more to do with our ‘West coast Spa’ themed room, but have started to play with some favorite things I have been collecting. These candleholders are beach rocks with holes drilled in for votive candles (nice soy based aromatherapy votives) and a recycled glass starfish from a local artisan. I was worried about the starfish falling onto the tiled floor, but a few Tombow POWER TABS insures it will stay put!
i have followed teresa collins for sometime…and i am completely impressed with the path she has carved for herself in this craft industry. to be participating in a blog hop with her and her company is a fantastic opportunity…
i loved the line “on the edge” that i received and i didn’t want to waste a piece of it, so i put together a collection of frames and shapes to decorate a boy’s room…without feeling too over-the-top or crafty.
this is the point where i’m going to need to apologize. i know you all like pictures that show the process of how something was created, but this time, there aren’t any *GASP* when i sat down with my frames and wood shapes i only knew that i wanted to create with this fun product, but i really didn’t know what i was going to make with it. little by little i pieced it together, without ever thinking about photographing all my changes and indecision.
so, what i have for you is a list of “try-it-yourself” suggestions.
1. find frames, wood shapes, letters, canvas, etc to create an eye catching wall collage (i found original inspiration for mine over the last couple of months – a blog, a photo on the scrapbook site “two peas in a bucket”, and in magazines)
2. if all of the pieces are not the same color, or the colors you want to work with then paint them with acrylic paint. turn an off-white frame into a white on. paint the edges of wood pieces for a finished look and turn a white canvas dark grey.
3. use Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Adhesive to glue paper to wood and canvas. use the broad tip and smear the adhesive over the whole shape (or where it is needed) all the way to the edges, to keep the paper from lifting.
4.to get pattern paper to fit over your desired shape, trace the shape backwards on the backside of the paper you want to use, and cut it out.
5. ink the edges of all the paper with a Dual Brush Pen or an ink pad to give your project a finished look.
6. to create a circle for brads like in the white frame, trace a circle on a scrap piece of paper. on the scrap, along the traced line poke holes where the brads will go. then hold the scrap with the poked holes over the final project. using the paper piercer or pencil, go back through the holes to make marks to follow
7. brads will go through canvas.
8. staz-on ink pads are helpful for stamping on a painted canvas surface
9. teresa collins line even impressed my 7 year old…. and he is cool with me putting it up in his room…when he’s 10
10. have fun! try new things…even if you don’t have a predictable outcome in mind.
so, my pictures for you today….before & after! be sure to visit these sites for more creative projects with Theresa Collins: http://teresacollins.typepad.com/ http://teresacollinsdesignteam.blogspot.com
