Showing posts with label re-use. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Tuestorial: Candy Corn Vase

Tuestorial: Candy Corn Vase

I can't believe it, but Halloween is almost here! There are many craft-inspiration ideas for this time of year, but I thought I would be inspired by my favorite seasonal candy...the humble candy corn. Some love it, some hate it (we aren't friends), but you can enjoy it in this unique form with most items you probably already have around your house.



Materials Needed:
  • Empty wine bottle (easy find in my house)
  • White paint (acrylic or glass friendly)
  • Yellow paint
  • Orange paint
  • Paint brush
  • Painter's tape

Step 1:

Clean your empty wine bottle of any labels or dirt. You want a pretty surface before you start painting. Once it's clean and dry, apply at least two coats of white paint to the entire bottle. This will provide a good base for the other colors too.


Step 2:

Once the white paint is dry, mark the section for yellow with painter's tape. The edges don't need to be neat (should be uneven to look more like candy corn), but this makes it easier when painting. Start with yellow at the bottom!


Step 3:


Once the yellow section is dry, remove the painter's tape and mark off the top (just below the neck of the bottle) for the orange section and go to town. See how delicious it is looking?




Step 4:

Once the orange section is dry, just remove the painter's tape and you are done! You can go back to make the other edges less neat or touch-up any boo-boos (technical term). Put it on display for all your trick-or-treaters! 


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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Tuestorial: Repurposed Holiday Cards

While putting away my Holiday decorations, I wasn’t sure what to do with the stack of cards from family and friends. I didn’t have the heart to throw them away and the various designs were eye catching. I thought they could have a second life as gift tags or small cards for the next Holiday season. Easy and useful!


Holiday essentials


Materials Needed:
  • old Holiday cards
  • decorative edge scissors
  • hole punch
  • glitter (optional)
  • glue (optional)

Chop, Chop
All together now
Step 1:

Review your stack of cards and select the areas to cut. Use decorative scissors to cut with.

Add some punch 
Ready to use as gift tags for next year!
Step 2:

Punch a hole on the edge of your pieces to use as a gift tag. If there is writing on the other side, use white-out or a blank label to cover.

Sparkle
I never need an excuse to use glitter 
Step 3 (optional):

Use glue to add glitter to the cards. Now you are ready for next year's gifts!



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