tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76058192075902064942024-03-19T00:15:47.779-04:00The Impatient Crafter I color outside of the lines.Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-16624977004793235502012-10-29T08:51:00.003-04:002012-10-29T08:51:46.327-04:00Free Digital Download for Halloween: Good Witch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Are you a good witch, or a bad witch?" Glinda from The Wizard of Oz<br>
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I found these vintage inspired paper mache masks at Target and my only regret
is that I didn’t buy every last mask.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Alas, they’re sold out locally and I’m kicking myself for not getting
more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If your local Target is sold out don't fret, you can find similar masks
made of fabric and paper at craft chains and costume supply stores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s so easy to dress them up with
inexpensive glitter, gems, feathers and decoupage using Aleene’s Tacky Glue, Fabric Fusion tape and
decoupage medium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These also look
fabulous painted or covered with sequins or ribbon, so make them your own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love them for Halloween, but they’re so fun
you could use them for Home Décor year round!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can give these masks even more vintage appeal if you remove the
stretchy straps and attach a painted dowel and satin or lace ribbons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">(See the video on Knoxville's WBIR Channel 10 <a href="http://www.wbir.com/life/local/programming/liveatfive/article/238487/8/DIY-on-the-Fly-Crafty-costumes">Live at Five at Four here</a>!) </span></div>
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<b>Margot Potter for <a href="http://www.beadsdirect.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">BeadsDirectUK</a></b><br>
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Ah, shrink plastic. I can clearly recall myself as a younger and impatient Madge marveling through the oven door window as my colorful creations folded, flipped, flopped and flattened into delightful miniature works of art. Some things never change. I've been making shrink plastic jewelry for a number of years. It does require just a little bit of patience, but the end result is absolutely worth the effort! I've always had a deep adoration for The Day of the Dead celebration and the many colorful, lively, beautiful crafts that surround this holiday. What an amazing way to celebrate life and those who have passed away. I've taken a permission free skull and added some sugar skull embellishments, you can take the skull and add more details or take some away, remember to add a little loop at the top for your jump ring. Use permanent markers, take your time and <span style="font-size: large;"><i>make sure you bake colored side up</i></span>. <br>
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"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,<br>
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,<br>
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,<br>
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door."</div>
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Team Potter made a new video tutorial this weekend using our new <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/Tulip-ScreenIt-326" rel="nofollow">Tulip Screen-it Machine!</a> Here it is! All you'll need is a cotton t-shirt, a chevron print image and the kit. It took a few tries to get it right, if you have any issues with your print or holes in the sides of your screen, a little blue painters tape fixes things right up. Hope you enjoy!<br />
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Note: To make our shirt, we screened the image four times, just line it up and print! We used a size large t-shirt, you may need to do just a little math to get the image to fit around the center of the shirt.
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Cheers,
Margot<br />
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(This is an iLovetoCreate exclusive blog by Margot Potter. Blogger was compensated and provided with machine)Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-78734969123985153712011-10-28T08:55:00.000-04:002011-10-28T09:11:02.576-04:00Day Six of Halloween FaBOOlosity: Glitterati Skull Earrings Video!<div style="text-align: center;"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" align="LEFT"></script><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wmzJjWmE1D4" allowfullscreen="" width="420" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">What the what? Can it be? Day SIX of Halloween FaBOOlosity?! Huzzah! Today's spookcraftular selection is a video we made way back when...one of our first...and it has perhaps about 57 too many sound effects. There's a fun dance break and Avalon makes an ADORABLE cameo. Now that I know more about UTEE, I would not recommend stirring it like I do in the video and I would suggest adding some UTEE Flex. Though I still have the jewelry I made that day and it all looks great!<br /><br />Lots of stuff happening here at Studio Madge, so stay tuned!<br /></div></div><br />Spookily yours,<br />MadgeMargot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-3439935434216566222011-10-26T03:01:00.000-04:002012-08-16T13:35:16.996-04:00iLoveToCreate Teen Crafts: Hallowe'en Jack-o-lantern Earrings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEAyH6V2kca8LxOtBlnt-xXH0Xu6lbgLrZOosHGUVH9UD6AOlkxgy57-PPNH2AvB7j1JlpDCOhjHF9xr45ad0rtA4IZvM7NcYM-GONoquUIDYs16YhZp2aHu-ECfU6bHKElH7rtCVZl0A/s1600/Jack+o+Lantern+Earrings.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="417" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667539901242490082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEAyH6V2kca8LxOtBlnt-xXH0Xu6lbgLrZOosHGUVH9UD6AOlkxgy57-PPNH2AvB7j1JlpDCOhjHF9xr45ad0rtA4IZvM7NcYM-GONoquUIDYs16YhZp2aHu-ECfU6bHKElH7rtCVZl0A/s640/Jack+o+Lantern+Earrings.jpg" style="display: block; height: 261px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" width="640" /></a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Hallowe’en Jack-o-lantern Earrings</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Margot Potter for Avalon Potter for <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/">iLoveToCreate</a></span><br />
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Avalon was busy with school this past week and I had some free time, so I agreed to make her project for her. We love Halloween around Casa de Potter, but Avalon isn’t into scary stuff. These little vintage jack-o-lanterns were so cute; they seemed like the perfect fit for a flirty seasonally apropos pair of earrings. Permission free images are easy to find and decoupage on Grungeboard allows you to create water resistant and lightweight jewelry. A little touch of Collage Pauge sparkly and some Glam it Up Crystal accents add the perfect dash of sparkle!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials</span><br />
Grungeboard plain sheets<br />
Permission free jack o lantern (image can be downloaded from here)<br />
2 Small <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?name=Tulip%C2%AE%20Glam-It-Up%21%E2%84%A2%20Iron-On%20Crystals%E2%84%A2">Glam it Up crystals</a><br />
2 10mm silver tone jump rings<br />
2 silver tone ear wires<br />
Traci Bautista’s <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductSearch.aspx?c=de3b87b4-93d3-45bc-a938-71f119be1024&brand=1873eba3-ffac-47cf-b481-e278a56cd585">Collage Pauge sparkly</a><br />
Traci Bautista’s <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductSearch.aspx?c=de3b87b4-93d3-45bc-a938-71f119be1024&brand=1873eba3-ffac-47cf-b481-e278a56cd585">Collage Pauge glossy</a><br />
Aleene’s <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?name=Aleene%27s%C2%AE%20Fast%20Grab%20Tacky%20Glue%E2%84%A2">Fast Grab Tacky Glue</a><br />
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Hole punch (I used a Crop-a-dile)<br />
Sharp craft scissors<br />
Foam paint applicator tool<br />
Computer with publishing software<br />
Printer<br />
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1. The image should be sized correctly, but if you want to print multiples you can size it and put it into publishing software before printing. Print a sheet with at least two jack o lanterns on it. Cut out two.<br />
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2. Use glossy decoupage medium to attach images to Grungeboard. Smooth any wrinkles gently with finger tip and allow to dry.<br />
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3. Use crop-a-dile to punch a hole in the top center of each jack o lantern.<br />
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4. Use sharp scissors to cut out dried jack o lanterns.<br />
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5. Paint two thin layers of sparkly decoupage medium on each earring. Allow to dry.<br />
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6. Adhere crystals to eyes using glue. Allow to dry.<br />
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7. Attach ear wires to earrings using the jump rings.<br />
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8. You can decorate the backs of your earrings as you wish, I painted some sparkly dimensional fabric paint on the back of mine.<br />
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<b>Spooky Sparkly Flower Clip<br />Margot Potter for iLoveToCreate Teens!<br />"Mom crafted, kid approved"</b><br />
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If your teen is still not sure what to wear for Halloween, here’s a little idea that’s big on possibilities. This sparkly flower clip is a breeze to make and you can easily remove the faux web and spiders so it becomes everyday friendly. I purchased my flower clip at H&M, but I’ve seen these all over the place this season. You can opt to make these in any color, but I chose black for Halloween. Pin this to a thick black ribbon for a Morticia/Vampire style choker or to fashion a wrist corsage for a Dead Prom Queen, glitter up a bouquet of black roses for a Corpse Bride or attach a few glittered flowers to a headband for Frida Kahlo, or a bunch of them in various colors to a huge hat for a La Catrina Day of the Dead costume. You can find old prom dresses and wedding dresses for a song at your local thrift shops, then just shred and spray with black fabric spray. Easy peasy!<br />
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<b>Materials</b><br />
Large fabric flower pin/hair clip<br />
Faux spider webbing<br />
Three plastic spider rings<br />
<a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=34c323f3-0550-46ba-a6f9-17817faff7d5&brand=e829cc15-3402-4971-8e78-2ac365380037&c=36ca713a-3c56-4d5b-9e28-8de68fc58040">Tulip Fashion Glitter Bond<br />Tulip Fashion Glitter</a> in black<br />
<a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=3e13f754-c33b-4e1d-b672-8fb4001086c5&brand=1873eba3-ffac-47cf-b481-e278a56cd585&c=c8119f1e-97f0-410b-9ed9-e7983d214f21">Liquid Fusion glue </a><br />
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398377216673159346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXP-U8vcL1ANvSiLctZzRzNTaWMptIBUWhM8IXoLsqof4AogaZJa2qlp3prf_vjJ2J-yK30w7vfxXJRUyhUM3Qz647mq3MPjcRw5f_GCr1HBj3VhKJQoyftYoww4xlEiwvxjkg1wgdteW/s400/Plain+Flower.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 301px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br /><br />1. Pour a puddle of glitter bond on a non-stick sheet or a plate and dip the flower into it. (You’re looking to get a thin bead of glue on the edge of all of your petals; you can also opt to carefully squeeze the glue on the petal edges.)<br />
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Avalon looking Spooky Sparkly!</div>
Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-43216538410433753202009-10-21T09:21:00.000-04:002012-08-16T14:18:07.691-04:00In Case Of Emergency Free Halloween Craft Project Mixed Media Necklace<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">It had been exactly ten days, ten hours and ten minutes since he’d last fed. The hunger was maddening. She’d locked him in this godforsaken basement and even the rats had the good sense not to hang out down here. It felt more than a bit like a scene from Psycho, the only thing missing was a mummified ‘mother.’ Truth be told, even a mute mummy might be good company at this point.<br /><br />He had worn this amulet for years, just in case. The blood was so old, cold and stale it would taste vile, but desperate times and all that jazz. The skeleton key was sturdy and could easily break the wax seal on the tiny flask.<br /><br />Success!<br /><br />It was only a momentary solution to a monumental problem...but he would find a way out. There was no way in hell he was going to spend eternity like this, and when he got out, she'd be his first victim.<br /><br />A vampire must always be prepared...<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>In Case of Emergency<br />Mixed Media Necklace<br />Free Halloween Craft Project<br />Copyright 2009 Margot Potter<br />All Rights Reserved (For personal use only and not for resale)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">This little bottle that my daughter found in our backyard has been begging me to put it into a design for a while now. I think I've mentioned it here at least twice! Finally, yesterday, at the end of my work day, I got this project completed. Just in time for Halloween! I have to say, these macabre designs are becoming a guilty pleasure of mine. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Insert evil laugh here...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Materials</b>1 tiny glass jar (I used a vintage jar from our backyard, but a new one would work fine too)<br />1 skeleton key (I used a vintage key I scored at a local salvage store, but there a plenty of reproductions out there)<br />5 4mm light siam CRYSTALLIZED-Swarovski Elements™ 5000 rounds<br />11x5mm siam CRYSTALLIZED-Swarovski Elements 6000 teardrop<br />1 three link section of <a href="http://shop.rings-things.com/cart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=517&idproduct=11922">hammered oval gun metal chain</a> (Rings ‘n Things)<br />1 32” section elongated oval gun metal chain (Similar styles available at Rings n Things)<br /><a href="http://www.rangerink.com/beeswax.htm">Dark Annealed Iron Wire<br />Ranger Melt Art Beeswax </a><br /><a href="http://www.rangerink.com/products/prod_dyeink_distresspads.htm">Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink cranberry<br />Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink vintage photo<br />Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink black soot</a><br /><a href="http://www.rangerink.com/products/prod_paint_distresscrackle.htm">Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint rock candy</a><br />Printed paper centered In Case Of Emergency in Viner Hand ITC 10pt.<br /><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/adhesives.asp">Beadalon BeadFix Squares</a><br /><b>Tools</b><br />Computer with word processing software<br />Printer<br /><a href="http://www.rangerink.com/ink_applicators.htm">Ranger Ink Applicator Tool </a><br /><a href="http://www.rangerink.com/ink_applicators.htm">Ranger Blending Tool Foam </a><br /><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/DesignersparkleTools.asp">Round nose pliers<br />Chain nose pliers<br />Memory wire shears<br />Melt art pot</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://www.schmoozewithsuze.com/product/product.php?pID=080123122309">Suze Weinberg Wax Stylus<br />Non stick craft sheet</a> for wax if using stylus<br />Disposable paint brush if using melt art pot<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELN1Wbmqffdkx0sgony_IUpsUwtFysR-sAPzAieXq_BtYBIUZyaTs_GjOKFCkg2whc1aNemZlQ7FnWItcDyfHgoEp3WnS9ESoZPb5cw4-otn7yBd_EnrAD0yPcp0EglusIgIj4dpPnlQh/s1600-h/In+Case+Close+Up.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395043703377734610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELN1Wbmqffdkx0sgony_IUpsUwtFysR-sAPzAieXq_BtYBIUZyaTs_GjOKFCkg2whc1aNemZlQ7FnWItcDyfHgoEp3WnS9ESoZPb5cw4-otn7yBd_EnrAD0yPcp0EglusIgIj4dpPnlQh/s400/In+Case+Close+Up.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 318px;" /></a><br /><br />1. Create a centered document with the words “In Case Of Emergency” in Viner Hand ITC 10pt. or a font of your choice. It needs to fit your jar.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">2. Print document and cut label to fit jar. Crinkle paper and gently dab vintage photo on paper using a foam applicator. This gives an aged effect. Edge the paper with black soot and foam applicator. Work from outside in gently moving applicator in a circular motion, be judicious!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">3. Apply label to jar using BeadFix Squares. Glue sets fully in 24 hours, but works on contact.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">4. Apply a thin layer of Rock Candy Distress Crackle paint and allow to dry.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">5. Squeeze alcohol ink into jar.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">6. Cut a 3” segment of wire using memory wire cutters. Wrap jar with wire several times, making a small loop on the front and a larger loop at the back that will serve as your bail. Tighten wire with pliers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">7. Seal cap and wire with wax. You can melt the wax in a melting pot and apply it with a small brush or you can use your stylus to melt it and apply. Wax gets VERY hot...so be careful! Allow wax to dry.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">8. Use foam applicator and alcohol ink to stain wax red. Allow to dry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">9. Attach the three link chain to the bail on the back of your jar.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">10. Wrap a small section of wire around the bottom of your key, making a small loop. Attach the small loop to the open end of your three link section of chain.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">11. Create a rosary style chain with four of your crystal rounds, ending with a tear drop. The head pin threads through one side of the teardrop and you bend it flush to the top of the pendant and create a small loop at the top.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">12. Attach your fifth crystal round on a head pin with a looped top to the loop at the front of your jar.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">13. Slide the chain into the top of your skeleton key, folding it in half.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">14. Create a simple hook clasp attaching it to the two open ends of chain.<br /><br />(Note: The following materials were donated for use in my work: CRYSTALLIZED-Swarovski Elements™, Beadalon BeadFix squares, Ranger products, hammered chain from Rings n Things. I purchased the remaining materials.) </span>Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-23086706041957265402009-10-16T09:27:00.000-04:002012-08-16T14:17:04.727-04:00Free Halloween Craft Project for iLoveToCreate: Sparkly Skull Halloween Ornament Centerpiece<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDulrAjaeryt24mabkNW_4SrP-5z84gfbbmfYTfV-3JoU2qT2jxX_AgVLiATHv_MUHgplws2VogzB6Nf-74-a9qIfLLSxJdEPBm-m-OVvUK8RGbVwj9CdSXc4h9PngMyW5Wt4ozCKHCcfS/s1600-h/margot-potter-blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393214432946857266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDulrAjaeryt24mabkNW_4SrP-5z84gfbbmfYTfV-3JoU2qT2jxX_AgVLiATHv_MUHgplws2VogzB6Nf-74-a9qIfLLSxJdEPBm-m-OVvUK8RGbVwj9CdSXc4h9PngMyW5Wt4ozCKHCcfS/s400/margot-potter-blog.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 94px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctfEyUhHsiq1tjvF8wPcjpVXbOFLI9mu_Mg8rV-ouPtaVGenMlRQ6kIQtEFvkON9mn8XMDYLiEhQ_hXwsr7tACRN5hqAhKn43U4njcfq3qm8D9VNZfYcw7oeToFndU1sgwLseh4AxpvbS/s1600-h/Sparkly+Skull+Halloween+Centerpiece.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393233727075629794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctfEyUhHsiq1tjvF8wPcjpVXbOFLI9mu_Mg8rV-ouPtaVGenMlRQ6kIQtEFvkON9mn8XMDYLiEhQ_hXwsr7tACRN5hqAhKn43U4njcfq3qm8D9VNZfYcw7oeToFndU1sgwLseh4AxpvbS/s400/Sparkly+Skull+Halloween+Centerpiece.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 332px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<b>Sparkly Skull Halloween Ornament Centerpiece Copyright Margot Potter 2009</b><br />
(This sphere is 8" in diameter!)<br />
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It has been positively Poe-esque around these parts this week and it looks as if it's going to stay that way for a few more days. Insert melodramatic sigh...here. Alas and alack it also means my step out photos for this post are rather dark and dull as well. Do forgive. Would that I had a state of the art photo studio and a team of stylists to make my projects look fabulous, but I am the entire team and this is a 130 year old school house with limited lighting capabilities...therefore I'm dependent on the sun for good pictures.<br />
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That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.<br />
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<b>Sparkly Skull Halloween Ornament Centerpiece<br />Margot Potter for iLoveToCreate Teen Crafts<br />Copyright Margot Potter 2009<br />Mom Crafted-Kid Approved</b><br />
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My daughter has officially stopped trick or treating this year, so instead one of her friends is throwing a Halloween bash. That got me thinking about teen friendly party décor. I’ve been working on some retro style Christmas ornaments using Styrofoam, sequin and ribbon for an upcoming taping, so doing a Halloween version wasn’t a stretch. This is a fun and easy project and the potential variations are endless. Put this 8” ball in the center and add some smaller sizes wrapped in netting and other thematic ribbons and sequins and some Halloween themed confetti and you’ve got an adorable centerpiece for a teen party. You could also hang several of these on a wire from the ceiling.<br />
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<b>Materials</b><br />
8” <a href="http://craft.dow.com/craft/about/popular.htm#foam">Styrofoam sphere </a><br />
Crafty Chica <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=5dad2dc9-98d1-4ecf-b289-7a27bebb1097&brand=373443c4-c88a-4ca6-a645-2100866a74c9&c=c86186a7-90d5-448d-9ccd-f9b6eb5b0591">Little Chica Paints in black </a><br />
Crafty Chica <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductColor.aspx?cid=2cf108d6-b5e1-4225-9cd0-6fa0776f679f&id=15a2596d-1826-4d93-bb0e-aa4dc2326331">Glitter in Be Bop Black</a> (you’re going to need TWO tubes to cover this ginormous sphere!)<br />
Aleene’s <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=6a7b498e-935a-48cd-9148-f998e60828c6&brand=1873eba3-ffac-47cf-b481-e278a56cd585&c=3c24986f-4b11-4c00-8ccd-32c28f089b61">Fast Grab Tacky Spray</a>Aleene’s <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=0ec308f9-71a4-4fd0-b4df-b4bbf7b42152&brand=1873eba3-ffac-47cf-b481-e278a56cd585&c=c8119f1e-97f0-410b-9ed9-e7983d214f21">Fast Grab Tacky Glue </a><br />
Orange crystals (I used <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-5301-hyacinth.html">CRYSTALLIZED-Swarovski Elements™ 6mm Hyacinth bicones)</a><br />
Off white flower sequins<br />
Thematic ribbon (I purchased this ribbon at Michael’s last year, but all of the craft chains have fun Halloween ribbon around this time of year)<br />
1” thick satin ribbon with loop edges<br />
18 gauge <a href="http://www.beadalon.com/ColourCraft.asp">Colourcraft wire</a>2" <a href="http://www.beadalon.com/BaseHeadPinsEyePins.asp">silver plated head pins </a><br />
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<b>Tools</b><br />
Wooden dowel or paintbrush handle<br />
Paintbrush<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqpx850NMBWqbSlNULOsPaRDPg5PGaFiYeBWi9Tm-xnxqEip8KA0Z1WecxkKrJUUvAry2r0_zjQ_FG2NoCTFy8vwGKSEfdPemJSagKMEK0dcnzXlMBMZlJakr15t9QI7kEv7FaNQZCIar/s1600-h/Styrofoam+Ball.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393191290129925330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqpx850NMBWqbSlNULOsPaRDPg5PGaFiYeBWi9Tm-xnxqEip8KA0Z1WecxkKrJUUvAry2r0_zjQ_FG2NoCTFy8vwGKSEfdPemJSagKMEK0dcnzXlMBMZlJakr15t9QI7kEv7FaNQZCIar/s400/Styrofoam+Ball.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 371px;" /></a><br />
1. Begin by painting your sphere. I inserted a paint brush handle into my sphere so I could hold it while painting. Styrofoam sucks up a LOT of paint, so you may need two containers to cover an 8” sphere. Allow to dry.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSl0UOvoICERI448ukwMNPfoN8y7kO6P5rxYiCf-etfZFZbNWw6PBn63qUuqwC1gcVuZ4NNSRlwDCpWg2latZ1aTLSKm640FLVEoT2OytHBoSFyoKyAf5p1xad1FetheQ4kK5vox_SR63/s1600-h/Paint+Ball+Black.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393191441679799570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSl0UOvoICERI448ukwMNPfoN8y7kO6P5rxYiCf-etfZFZbNWw6PBn63qUuqwC1gcVuZ4NNSRlwDCpWg2latZ1aTLSKm640FLVEoT2OytHBoSFyoKyAf5p1xad1FetheQ4kK5vox_SR63/s400/Paint+Ball+Black.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 383px;" /></a><br />
2. Spray sections of the sphere with Spray glue and pour glitter over them on to a newspaper or non-stick craft sheet. Keep refilling glitter container as you work. You will need two tubes of glitter to cover an 8” sphere. When finished, tap off excess glitter and allow to dry overnight.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yg5PxqDBPzFsYjirebR8pTqDEc4fOE2RBza3jOPuDC5aIon8H0PdjVDUDWFH5DQpWA09Pwquviurl6EmCb_xaGa4fOGjcw596KffC16nhBKdOgRTAS7223zLTwIsxdsNQ_ei6RzmrmS5/s1600-h/Add+Glitter+to+Ball.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393191582714586914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yg5PxqDBPzFsYjirebR8pTqDEc4fOE2RBza3jOPuDC5aIon8H0PdjVDUDWFH5DQpWA09Pwquviurl6EmCb_xaGa4fOGjcw596KffC16nhBKdOgRTAS7223zLTwIsxdsNQ_ei6RzmrmS5/s400/Add+Glitter+to+Ball.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 317px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
3. Use your paint brush handle to shove one end of a pre-glued ribbon into your original indentation. I used a thick smearing of Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue along the entire length of ribbon.<br />
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4. Measure and mark an indent in the opposite side of sphere and repeat. Mark equal placement for four ribbon sections, using your paint brush handle to insert them into the indentations. There should be glue on the ends so they dry inserted in the indentations.<br />
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5. Insert a crystal and a sequin on a headpin and dab the exposed end of your headpin with Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue. Insert this into an open section of your sphere. Repeat filling each section with sequin and crystal accents. Try to evenly space your embellishments. (I started with just crystals, but we decided the sequins added so much to the design, so we did a redo!) Allow to dry.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UeHrW3U6Xrq-9qiwpmU2o9RS1o7uHTOw8H4z7b7eWitN5JHh9jztGRjiy7KYsDtQXg6JcQ_j_aIJ0TwEVslA-MwuZ2WYN-AazdAt4mwU6Bb-NQjBO9_h7MGKH-IIwmuLJ6jwjUARN7kV/s1600-h/Glue+ribbon+and+mark+spots+for+pins.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UeHrW3U6Xrq-9qiwpmU2o9RS1o7uHTOw8H4z7b7eWitN5JHh9jztGRjiy7KYsDtQXg6JcQ_j_aIJ0TwEVslA-MwuZ2WYN-AazdAt4mwU6Bb-NQjBO9_h7MGKH-IIwmuLJ6jwjUARN7kV/s1600-h/Glue+ribbon+and+mark+spots+for+pins.jpg"> </a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UeHrW3U6Xrq-9qiwpmU2o9RS1o7uHTOw8H4z7b7eWitN5JHh9jztGRjiy7KYsDtQXg6JcQ_j_aIJ0TwEVslA-MwuZ2WYN-AazdAt4mwU6Bb-NQjBO9_h7MGKH-IIwmuLJ6jwjUARN7kV/s1600-h/Glue+ribbon+and+mark+spots+for+pins.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393191724969040514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UeHrW3U6Xrq-9qiwpmU2o9RS1o7uHTOw8H4z7b7eWitN5JHh9jztGRjiy7KYsDtQXg6JcQ_j_aIJ0TwEVslA-MwuZ2WYN-AazdAt4mwU6Bb-NQjBO9_h7MGKH-IIwmuLJ6jwjUARN7kV/s400/Glue+ribbon+and+mark+spots+for+pins.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 341px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr1Pf7dFCGxUhsCVJt05RBzVGdKmzmFkNoBzxNP5jXeVfSrDIHgNdcARY0TDpQAE0BzPZXSD8fQzYUm6a_u3yuwPl6x3Ntj72zEJfdCdvXJQb7Eh1oavrwmEjEhMOC4mUd4c0cAIi9wNT/s1600-h/Insert+pin,+crystal+and+sequin.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393191794227280530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr1Pf7dFCGxUhsCVJt05RBzVGdKmzmFkNoBzxNP5jXeVfSrDIHgNdcARY0TDpQAE0BzPZXSD8fQzYUm6a_u3yuwPl6x3Ntj72zEJfdCdvXJQb7Eh1oavrwmEjEhMOC4mUd4c0cAIi9wNT/s400/Insert+pin,+crystal+and+sequin.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 330px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
6. Create a bow using the thick looped ribbon. <br />
7. Insert a 5” section of Colourcraft wire bent into a ‘u’ shape threaded through the knot of your bow into the top of the sphere as in photo. Allow to dry.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tIskihCNtfyPnHwPTxqfgtJZNS9wucl0fGkMY4nOUKU8ujx0LLPzVhFMyV3tAxOoq2KaBqssl04Qyjl1M2NP45l2ykXgMPNRDSyv2wzu09FYtgVsKl7D7u97keSB10qFiLRcozdKxd30/s1600-h/Insert+wire+and+bow.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393192236075482306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tIskihCNtfyPnHwPTxqfgtJZNS9wucl0fGkMY4nOUKU8ujx0LLPzVhFMyV3tAxOoq2KaBqssl04Qyjl1M2NP45l2ykXgMPNRDSyv2wzu09FYtgVsKl7D7u97keSB10qFiLRcozdKxd30/s400/Insert+wire+and+bow.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>(Disclosure of Payment and Samples Links: <a href="http://cmp.ly/2">http://cmp.ly/2</a> <a href="http://cmp.ly/3">http://cmp.ly/3</a>)Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-62017348791154568092009-10-14T09:45:00.000-04:002009-10-14T17:56:48.947-04:00Free Halloween Craft Project: Vintage Plastic Hooty Owl Necklace<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOvzPlDYdPvciM2_h-VOjE2HigXLf1l0uxQ8o9epLIlvA_NVf3vfwf_svYsydEgZW3DuYAqR7r5JxmexH-FYrh0el57FfXJiDlndkw7V3Lbjkvk2SYpx7aGqMDe8hVXEv2kAsbTLwXN9U/s1600-h/Hootenanny+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392471976034108930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOvzPlDYdPvciM2_h-VOjE2HigXLf1l0uxQ8o9epLIlvA_NVf3vfwf_svYsydEgZW3DuYAqR7r5JxmexH-FYrh0el57FfXJiDlndkw7V3Lbjkvk2SYpx7aGqMDe8hVXEv2kAsbTLwXN9U/s400/Hootenanny+copy.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> <strong>Hooty Owl Necklace Set Copyright 2009 Margot Potter</strong></span></div><p><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Hoot, hoot! I gave you a sneak peek of this necklace a while back. It's so seasonally apropos, I thought this would be the perfect time to share the instructions. This is another easy to whip up in a flash idea and you can sport this puppy all year long. These adorable owl beads come in a variety of colors. I'm a HUGE fan of vintage plastic beads and Beadin' Path has a phenomenal selection. I think plastic is a highly underrated material. It's lightweight, it comes in fantastic colors and effects and often you find far more whimsical ideas done in plastic than would ever be done in gemstone or crystal. I'm not a materials snob...I'll make jewelry from anything! Heck even trash if it's clean! (Designer note: I ended up going back and taking off the last two black beads after I photographed this, so the instructions reflect the updated version. You can add more beads if you want it to be longer.)<br /><br /><strong>Free Halloween Craft Project</strong><br /><strong>Vintage Plastic Hooty Owl Necklace</strong><br /><strong>Copyright 2009 Margot Potter</strong><br /><br /><strong>Materials</strong><br />6 15x30mm "</span><a href="http://www.beadinpath.com/LUC4414GR-p-lucite_butterflies.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">limey" vintage plastic owl beads</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />5 18mm </span><a href="http://www.beadinpath.com/LUC3978BK-p-black_vintage_lucite_beads.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">white with black polka dot </span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">vintage German plastic rounds<br />12 10mm </span><a href="http://www.closeoutjewelryfindings.com/cgi-bin/quikstore.cgi?category=Beads_"><span style="font-family:georgia;">_Plastic&search=yes&page=search.html">filigree white vintage plastic</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> rounds (these are available in bulk only on Wolf Myrow)<br />2 15mm </span><a href="http://www.plaidonline.com/productDetail.asp?itemID=94503"><span style="font-family:georgia;">frosted black Plaid Fresh rounds</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />2 3.5" segments Beadalon </span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/polyChain.asp"><span style="font-family:georgia;">polyester chain</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Frosted black </span><a href="http://www.creativityinc.com/node/12674&m=taxonomy_menu"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Blue Moon Beads Noir</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> toggle clasp<br />2 sterling silver </span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/BaseMetalEZ-CrimpEnds.asp"><span style="font-family:georgia;">EZ-Crimp ends</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />11 5mm </span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/BaseJumpRings.asp"><span style="font-family:georgia;">silver plated jump rings</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />6 2" silver plated </span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/BaseHeadPinsEyePins.asp"><span style="font-family:georgia;">head pins</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />4 1.5" silver plated or sterling </span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/BaseHeadPinsEyePins.asp"><span style="font-family:georgia;">head pins</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />2 silver plated or sterling </span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/BaseHeadPinsEyePins.asp"><span style="font-family:georgia;">French ear wires</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><strong>Tools</strong><br /></span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/DesignersparkleTools.asp"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Round nose pliers</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/DesignersparkleTools.asp"><span style="font-family:georgia;">2 pairs chain nose pliers</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/crimpTools.asp"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Mighty or EZ Crimp Tool</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Scissors<br /><br />1. Cut off 2 3.5" segments of Beadalon polyester chain.<br /><br />2. Create 6 coiled owl dangles, 2 coiled polka dot dangles and 2 filigree double loop dangles.<br /><br />3. Attach an EZ-Crimp end to a 12" segment of .018 19 strand Beadalon wire<br />.<br />4. Slide beads on in the following order: filigree, owl, filigree, polka dot, filigree, owl, filigree, frosted black, filigree, owl, filigree, polka dot...continuing this pattern until you reach the final (12th) filigree bead.<br /><br />5. Thread wire into EZ-Crimp, use chain nose pliers to pull it through. Keep piece rounded to prevent it from being too stiff. Attach EZ-Crimp. Cut off excess wire.<br /><br />6. Use jump rings to attach EZ-Crimp ends to your two poly chain segments.<br /><br />7. Use jump rings to attach the clasp to each open end of poly chain.<br /><br />8. To create earrings, attach ear wire to one end of double looped filigree, attach open bottom of filigree to coiled polka dot and repeat for second earring. </span></p><p>Designer Note: All materials used in this design were donated by the manufacturers and website owners for use in my work.</p>Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-20052206913078345292009-10-09T03:01:00.000-04:002012-08-16T14:16:40.380-04:00Free Halloween Craft Project for iLoveToCreate: Halloween Hootenanny Invitation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_V2_2QVyfIZhsu5Ex61enfU8vKY8xqB6lPHVn75_WmXWlvbd7GQNe6vk8_CmAC8qOVVkApmry2chNnO7JJCyU4jRqdG6NDfOfKpnKXfzdKZO0HZ_T-nCt07LjzMq4E0kBCqyRSn7F0Rw/s1600-h/Final+Hootenanny+Card.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390256300195076274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_V2_2QVyfIZhsu5Ex61enfU8vKY8xqB6lPHVn75_WmXWlvbd7GQNe6vk8_CmAC8qOVVkApmry2chNnO7JJCyU4jRqdG6NDfOfKpnKXfzdKZO0HZ_T-nCt07LjzMq4E0kBCqyRSn7F0Rw/s400/Final+Hootenanny+Card.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 359px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><b>Free Halloween Craft Project<br />Halloween Hootenanny Party Invitation<br /><a href="http://www.margotpotter.com/">Margot Potter</a> for <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/">iLoveToCreate</a> Teens</b><br />
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If your teen isn’t into the spookier side of Halloween, here’s a super cute retro party invitation they’ll love! Stack up layers of vintage and new paper and add a printed invitation and you’re good to go! These are and fun to throw together, so making a whole bunch won’t be a problem. If you’re into upcycling his is a great way to use up your scrap paper!<br />
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<b>Materials</b><a href="http://www.dafont.com/the-king-queen-font.font">King & Queen Font</a> 14pt. (daFont.com)<br />
White computer paper<br />
Old book pages<br />
Bright orange cardstock<br />
Acid green cardstock<br />
Black and silver patterned scrapbook paper<br />
Sizzix Hello Kitty <a href="http://www.sizzix.com/product/1203">Bigz Daisies die </a><br />
Aleene’s Tacky <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=bca8ebb6-2548-4c7f-9ec9-0fdaa2f3f436&brand=1873eba3-ffac-47cf-b481-e278a56cd585&c=601a29b7-43a5-4fca-ad11-cc339b650a57">Glue Stick </a><br />
Aleene’s <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=04820640-51df-4f87-87c3-bbaebdd7d2b6&brand=1873eba3-ffac-47cf-b481-e278a56cd585&c=cf995d02-da35-4070-97d9-2808e76c5275">Fast Grab Tacky Glue</a><br />
<b>Tools</b>Word processing software<br />
Bone folder<br />
Scissors<br />
Paper cutter<br />
<a href="http://www.sizzix.com/product/907">Sizzix Big Shot </a><br />
Fiskars 1.5” circle squeeze punch<br />
Fiskars 1.5" scalloped circle squeeze punch<br />
Fiskars 1/4” diameter circle hand punch<br />
Round standard size dinner plate<br />
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1. Type out the following in 14pt. into a Word document. Center the title and left margin the info: It’s a Halloween Hootenanny!<br />
Time:<br />
Date:<br />
Location:<br />
RSVP:<br />
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2. Print and allow ink to dry. Cut into 4”x4” square using a paper cutter.<br />
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3. Cut a 12”x6” sheet of acid green cardstock on your paper cutter.<br />
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4. Find and mark the center point of the width of the paper. Use a bone folder to fold and crease paper so the ends meet in the center.<br />
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5. Starting at the top corner of the folded paper, center and angle a ruler to mark the tufts. This angle should be 1.5” in length. Use a dinner plate to mark a rounded space between the tufts; this is the top of the owl’s head. Cut out tufts and top of owl head.<br />
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6. Mark the bottom of the folded paper edge to edge using the plate. Cut out bottom of owl head.<br />
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7. Use Sizzix Big Shot to cut large Hello Kitty flower with vintage book paper. Use same die to cut black patterned paper into a smaller flower.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRu_mNyx3JL4V5jqTBikk6FIWqm9TP8ZGRBVpeQxJfLgC6bKRqoLdfO_e_FAN_cKrSQizEgPRualzaH7bX79nPqVTqFlLDyEdJAZR5AlrlPPniuPUUPcyBUvdi7ccBpRetHmLvaSZe9B5n/s1600-h/Cut+Out+Shapes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390255160903101634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRu_mNyx3JL4V5jqTBikk6FIWqm9TP8ZGRBVpeQxJfLgC6bKRqoLdfO_e_FAN_cKrSQizEgPRualzaH7bX79nPqVTqFlLDyEdJAZR5AlrlPPniuPUUPcyBUvdi7ccBpRetHmLvaSZe9B5n/s400/Cut+Out+Shapes.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 385px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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8. Cut a small dot using a hole punch with a ¾” diameter.<br />
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9. Use Fiskars punch to cut out a 1/5” circle in the orange cardstock.<br />
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10. Use glue stick to stack and layer papers, starting with the old book flower, the orange circle, the black patterned flower and the green dot. Glue flowers to the cardstock base.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zs7jRavriDE8uJWUQm3QWnMrTxnUwok3IBZ_XidNkT4Ig8aeSAC2rPS2OYrxJ7nov69q4Ew53zyBfY-uiEA5HYWFRpHteGRRXWETOzeWl4jiNcgCosn2hyphenhyphenXlJZgXZRES7yihgmpIDXMo/s1600-h/Stack+and+Glue+Eyes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390255634927639074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zs7jRavriDE8uJWUQm3QWnMrTxnUwok3IBZ_XidNkT4Ig8aeSAC2rPS2OYrxJ7nov69q4Ew53zyBfY-uiEA5HYWFRpHteGRRXWETOzeWl4jiNcgCosn2hyphenhyphenXlJZgXZRES7yihgmpIDXMo/s400/Stack+and+Glue+Eyes.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 373px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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11. Hand cut a 7/8”x5/8” owl beak, this is shaped like a guitar pick!<br />
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12. Adhere half of the beak to one side of the slit in the paper using Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky glue.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5yNF2rKpzmQDkre0Dm1rMe09QhZztgczf53M6QbtMzjiBHDtUfIkeLYvjtxWRqA38CU_C-p-zqmoQsr2cRr6mYEO4drBk25w0ytjo-eTtSrr9L5x1cafszIz08kiPALNmzcEsZPvaO-_/s1600-h/Halloween+Hootenanny+Closed.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390256063487583010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5yNF2rKpzmQDkre0Dm1rMe09QhZztgczf53M6QbtMzjiBHDtUfIkeLYvjtxWRqA38CU_C-p-zqmoQsr2cRr6mYEO4drBk25w0ytjo-eTtSrr9L5x1cafszIz08kiPALNmzcEsZPvaO-_/s400/Halloween+Hootenanny+Closed.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 372px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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13. Adhere your pre-cut invitation into the center of the inside of your card.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLATK4AgmL2D-YF1veRfvcpdpH0yT-0pMxPNJibwTvEDQONvSF4RIXPvVvobT7g8gYcMvM21sFchVW1UNClaKEqhyphenhyphen-eooLhwMBvkE3G7ySYn8B4x2AUDz9mERT4ZA_cwqcep8UXYPPjvK/s1600-h/Inside+of+Invitation.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390255429765420594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLATK4AgmL2D-YF1veRfvcpdpH0yT-0pMxPNJibwTvEDQONvSF4RIXPvVvobT7g8gYcMvM21sFchVW1UNClaKEqhyphenhyphen-eooLhwMBvkE3G7ySYn8B4x2AUDz9mERT4ZA_cwqcep8UXYPPjvK/s400/Inside+of+Invitation.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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14. Cut a triangle shaped segment of patterned paper (this will fit between the eyes at the top of your card.)<br />
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15. Trace the back of the top of the triangle so it fits the rounded head of the owl. Cut out.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcr7Vg3Y0vEvdgJABCIxkCK1zf6PGV-w9hhiylUIixthXMl847LzzcrnSzj6sFb4nJELIQ8ZcX6J1pSDYOAIjDWDCuIS_RGtpb9K4A586A0nlkJUFSAvAFTFCqOS4gjKRhjhsEktRXKcdt/s1600-h/Add+top+accents.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390255806816903810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcr7Vg3Y0vEvdgJABCIxkCK1zf6PGV-w9hhiylUIixthXMl847LzzcrnSzj6sFb4nJELIQ8ZcX6J1pSDYOAIjDWDCuIS_RGtpb9K4A586A0nlkJUFSAvAFTFCqOS4gjKRhjhsEktRXKcdt/s400/Add+top+accents.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 335px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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16. Make a cut the triangle in half starting at the center point so it fits on each side of the card split. Adhere to card with Tacky Glue so the points meet up.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW2TG3gdoOkEo3_RtKt_d2iqWH7Zs1VoeI10pJWGz1JnKMFs2GCrUIY6nw9f-63XrJimnP2d_bzTZaLJMn-k6zJJgkTHkDjOwWXFSFpC0TJVUjd9FqVLGldp2TbjKA-zt9fzGkTaojgr2/s1600-h/Final+Hootenanny+Card2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390256361023156050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW2TG3gdoOkEo3_RtKt_d2iqWH7Zs1VoeI10pJWGz1JnKMFs2GCrUIY6nw9f-63XrJimnP2d_bzTZaLJMn-k6zJJgkTHkDjOwWXFSFpC0TJVUjd9FqVLGldp2TbjKA-zt9fzGkTaojgr2/s400/Final+Hootenanny+Card2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 353px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
(Blogger's Note: The Aleene's glues, Fiskars punches, Big Shot machine and Big Shot Bigz Dies were donated for use in my design work, all other materials were purchased.)Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-82598890737405711832009-10-08T10:47:00.000-04:002009-10-12T07:57:15.712-04:00Free Halloween Craft Project Idea Goulie Girl Necklace<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEeBZF8CrnQYmPKsqnBcH2gPaHFp9dXPWAgmPPvcDp8wTp2e1cH88P4n2itz_9AkFXJMiLRe-ozU3J0mRSAiymaj5aVNhCxl6s6BSJD8o-tC0ll4g2zPhIp8PAe5AJ4oSEH6IW2cC_ukq/s1600-h/Goulie+Girl+Necklace.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 384px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390246060897951314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEeBZF8CrnQYmPKsqnBcH2gPaHFp9dXPWAgmPPvcDp8wTp2e1cH88P4n2itz_9AkFXJMiLRe-ozU3J0mRSAiymaj5aVNhCxl6s6BSJD8o-tC0ll4g2zPhIp8PAe5AJ4oSEH6IW2cC_ukq/s400/Goulie+Girl+Necklace.jpg" /></a><br />I've been waiting for some phone calls this morning and I remembered these great ceramic skulls I got from Jennifer Heynan of <a href="http://jangles.net/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=JOS&Category_Code=CR">Jangles</a>. (It looks like she's out of skulls, but if you scroll down she's got pumpkins, ghosts and cats that'd be great substitutions.) I've been meaning to make something with these skull beads for quite some time and with a few spare moments here, I whipped up this jaunty little Goulie Girl necklace. I used carnelian beads, three strands of fancy gun metal chain I bought from <a href="http://shop.rings-things.com/cart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=517&idproduct=12899">Rings and Things</a> and some dark annealed iron wire I bought from <a href="http://store.metalliferous.com/">Metalliferous</a>. The wire is cut into short segments and used to create a rosary style chain to connect the beads. Basically I just added a loop on each side and connected them. You could also opt to add jump rings in between. If you use iron wire, cut it with Memory Wire shears and not regular cutters, it'll chew up a regular cutter blade in a flash. I have been mad for bows this season, so I couldn't resist adding one on here.<br /><br />I love how this is part whimsy, part fashionista...for your inner Goulie Girl.<br /><br />Until next time....craft on with your bad selves!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Madge<br /><br />For the edification of the FTC, the gun metal chain and skull beads were given to me for use in my design work and I purchased the rest of the materials in the above project.Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-21557204705987565682009-10-02T09:53:00.000-04:002009-10-02T10:10:30.749-04:00Free Halloween Craft Project: I Love to Create Jackolantern Tote Bag<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4w-DAs1fST-fH-Wut9UKsR_A_fuzJiUmM3-DTPPoh1ha8nsUO7wRbOCwVnXcfAlD9oQ9DCMnOQTqXTGaEy6fEh6B6w8nnTWnOli-DC1GvyUq1p4XeO47qjzuhRdqlEpGVSPGsHWw9R9z/s1600-h/margot-potter-blog.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 94px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388003053661699314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4w-DAs1fST-fH-Wut9UKsR_A_fuzJiUmM3-DTPPoh1ha8nsUO7wRbOCwVnXcfAlD9oQ9DCMnOQTqXTGaEy6fEh6B6w8nnTWnOli-DC1GvyUq1p4XeO47qjzuhRdqlEpGVSPGsHWw9R9z/s400/margot-potter-blog.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjzlVko69LyjGz9ZNt_qf_cCA05MJDRo-6HnRsKXVFwXGolFodmNAf-YSVIikB9jqi5dpKkKbuys_RH8BfI4yxfe67NwGY-Msf4RB-ZxshWbfqwmDfdc3DtGuptKE5R_daQb10gIPLU62/s1600-h/I+Love+to+Create+Jackolantern+Purse.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388002982040755762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjzlVko69LyjGz9ZNt_qf_cCA05MJDRo-6HnRsKXVFwXGolFodmNAf-YSVIikB9jqi5dpKkKbuys_RH8BfI4yxfe67NwGY-Msf4RB-ZxshWbfqwmDfdc3DtGuptKE5R_daQb10gIPLU62/s400/I+Love+to+Create+Jackolantern+Purse.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><strong><a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I Love to Create</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> Teen Crafts<br />Jack-o-lantern Purse<br />Copyright Margot Potter</span></strong><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br />I know I’ve got a winner when my daughter begs me to let her wear the project to school. She didn’t even want to wait for the tote to dry! I made a series of sketches with half images of iconic Halloween items: a skull, a bat and a jack-o-lantern. I decided on the jack-o-lantern, but I may revisit the other images. These half images have been showing up all over the place lately, so I thought it might give a ‘cute’ project just a little edge.<br /><br />My daughter is finished with trick-or-treating but she’s got a party to attend and she loves wearing Halloween themed t-shirts. I thought this would be a fun way to look stylish and seasonally apropos. I may sport this bag myself, you never know!<br /><br /><strong>Materials</strong><br />Black blank canvas purse<br />White marking pencil<br /></span><a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=5dad2dc9-98d1-4ecf-b289-7a27bebb1097&brand=373443c4-c88a-4ca6-a645-2100866a74c9&c=c86186a7-90d5-448d-9ccd-f9b6eb5b0591"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Crafty Chica Little Chica Paint Pack </span></a><br /><a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=64b011bb-caba-412d-9dc5-7b26c8b317ef&brand=e829cc15-3402-4971-8e78-2ac365380037&c=c6680e73-2053-4b63-b8ea-73ae41ff7332"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Tulip Fashion Glitter Rock and Roll (clear crystal)<br />Tulip Glitter Dimensional Fabric Paint (crystal sparkles) </span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong>Tools</strong><br />Fine tip paint brush<br />Square tip paint brush<br /><br /><br />1. Hand draw half of a jack-o-lantern on the right side of your purse using a white marking pencil or gel pen. You can opt to use a template if you prefer, you may need to size the image on your computer to fit the dimensions of your purse.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNwCXNRbp7TWCv0hJV2gQ3mij9Yq6HQHwOYhgk5SOPJ19AfkZv4u6aQa9T3HElWw8msrF4i-v8sUgMMyVkvq0TCeoDdCfbfmQpxlHej6EGl8EB6QaCDEOAHjkcmcF8NvZ9OJLIDA4s8I8/s1600-h/Draw+Jackolantern.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388002066741987538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNwCXNRbp7TWCv0hJV2gQ3mij9Yq6HQHwOYhgk5SOPJ19AfkZv4u6aQa9T3HElWw8msrF4i-v8sUgMMyVkvq0TCeoDdCfbfmQpxlHej6EGl8EB6QaCDEOAHjkcmcF8NvZ9OJLIDA4s8I8/s400/Draw+Jackolantern.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />2. Mix equal parts red and yellow Crafty Chica paints to make a deep orange. Paint a layer of orange and allow to dry. Use a fine tip brush for details and the flat tip brush for larger areas.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzlGAa5Rbi2bHZH43cfR1ZeWhHjWwsHoZrHEVWS7IkjnnxXQQz-Wj_2yICX_7j-HyIYWeHv0udqavpqLWcWZHXav1HKjKZiT60wpHkltLDf16KFzVHUh5OWw69x_hDKY1XMXe0hwYQueV/s1600-h/Paint+Lackolantern.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388002207874256770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzlGAa5Rbi2bHZH43cfR1ZeWhHjWwsHoZrHEVWS7IkjnnxXQQz-Wj_2yICX_7j-HyIYWeHv0udqavpqLWcWZHXav1HKjKZiT60wpHkltLDf16KFzVHUh5OWw69x_hDKY1XMXe0hwYQueV/s400/Paint+Lackolantern.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />3. Paint the stem green. Allow to dry.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1s5FOykelVGZpIs7Y5C3D6jQUc12YT3wqoSZyJPzBSGeaOVEearqcHbSMz5oQUd8yojHLcUHdcDfCH2mvvLGRzlHu85fPXzSfkgwLPUNgKRHVQju4m65QUF-K4Z7WyX56Mbm8yoV5_io/s1600-h/Paint+Stem.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388002361038645042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1s5FOykelVGZpIs7Y5C3D6jQUc12YT3wqoSZyJPzBSGeaOVEearqcHbSMz5oQUd8yojHLcUHdcDfCH2mvvLGRzlHu85fPXzSfkgwLPUNgKRHVQju4m65QUF-K4Z7WyX56Mbm8yoV5_io/s400/Paint+Stem.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />4. Paint a second layer of orange. Allow to dry.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C4APd0eynaHiifX3lMf3hMCfN2HMw1FsYNrxKbEYjGr6mjhQ3_OW22orrgDUiTonufH71QFdxd7CWN_rftGw69pS1KXdDmx93Y2gyy_Ey5HwztgWwH9iXHGNYTrAkleJBgUOUQr5_Bfa/s1600-h/Paint+second+coat+of+orange.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388002506231072450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-C4APd0eynaHiifX3lMf3hMCfN2HMw1FsYNrxKbEYjGr6mjhQ3_OW22orrgDUiTonufH71QFdxd7CWN_rftGw69pS1KXdDmx93Y2gyy_Ey5HwztgWwH9iXHGNYTrAkleJBgUOUQr5_Bfa/s400/Paint+second+coat+of+orange.jpg" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJTFhTDk5hCf3L_GBOCwwWUIVexaMjIyDXbVeMZi1ilMS-oixZELp589rmBINBPUS_HAZflQFQw2jJGI8bAmw3fkWTYzWvJHFiXcEIqtTJWs5MHkHo1ZlUIl_N5Sm4vHG-U1wD7DmYh3l/s1600-h/Painted+Image.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 373px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388002673996801122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJTFhTDk5hCf3L_GBOCwwWUIVexaMjIyDXbVeMZi1ilMS-oixZELp589rmBINBPUS_HAZflQFQw2jJGI8bAmw3fkWTYzWvJHFiXcEIqtTJWs5MHkHo1ZlUIl_N5Sm4vHG-U1wD7DmYh3l/s400/Painted+Image.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />5. Use black paint to cover any white lines left from your pencil.<br />6. Paint a layer of dimensional glitter on purse and sprinkle clear crystal glitter on it.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKYD95xG0bHJZDFLNI4pSwjNdRKlsewi8b17pfrcTOi_TvialV-uA194ZauBB_7JeFTzcwyfxC92RkQsoMty4aGHfF4ZUiUe6tvni9Zapuhsn28QZDJ689ubXEHoKFRgKuqTTpWzsn9Dq/s1600-h/Add+Glue+and+Glitter.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388002869761952562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKYD95xG0bHJZDFLNI4pSwjNdRKlsewi8b17pfrcTOi_TvialV-uA194ZauBB_7JeFTzcwyfxC92RkQsoMty4aGHfF4ZUiUe6tvni9Zapuhsn28QZDJ689ubXEHoKFRgKuqTTpWzsn9Dq/s400/Add+Glue+and+Glitter.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />7. Shake off excess glitter and allow to dry.</span>Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-21385820757981796262009-09-29T08:56:00.000-04:002012-08-16T14:17:34.655-04:00Free Halloween Craft Project: Drop Dead Gorgeous Mixed Media Necklace!<div align="center">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekIk5-7e1DZshSKdZJUxDIdZZAmPNoAWGBICRAfenuXk2SZUTHPxVxNsSe1NnOOVl0FKLjNq53_XqrtkvWrWcEzTSba6Fz1g2fX621Rwb9u0byf5Xih9j9pInNie5F_lUrqG83gfyqJgO/s1600-h/Drop+Dead+Gorgeous+Copyright+Potter.jpg"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386891180057998210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekIk5-7e1DZshSKdZJUxDIdZZAmPNoAWGBICRAfenuXk2SZUTHPxVxNsSe1NnOOVl0FKLjNq53_XqrtkvWrWcEzTSba6Fz1g2fX621Rwb9u0byf5Xih9j9pInNie5F_lUrqG83gfyqJgO/s400/Drop+Dead+Gorgeous+Copyright+Potter.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 252px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> All designs, images and text copyright Margot Potter </span></div>
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<br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Drop Dead Gorgeous</b><br /><b>A Darkly Romantic Short Story</b><br /><b>Copyright Margot Potter</b><br /><br />She was walking home from an evening of dancing with her friends. It was late. The streets were empty. Perhaps she'd had one too many glasses of chardonnay...perhaps...okay definitely. Her hips swayed in a syncopated rhythm as she struggled to maintain the illusion of sobriety. In the city, a girl needs to have her wits about her. One never knows what might happen if she doesn't.<br /><br />She heard the faint sound of footsteps about a block behind her. Slow and methodical and most definitely male. She casually turned her head and saw him. Tall, dark, pale, dressed head to toe in black. He was strikingly handsome and she was sure she'd seen him before, but where? He smiled slightly and she quickly turned around. Something about this felt off. She was only a block away from her apartment and she needed to focus. Where was that key...she reached into her purse and began rummaging. Five different shades of lipstick, two lip glosses, a wallet, some breath mints...damn...she knew it was in there. She tried to ignore the footsteps behind her as they quickened.<br /><br />She wanted to stop so she could find that damn key, but he was getting closer and she didn't dare give him any indication of vulnerability.<br /><br />"Just keep walking, you'll find the key." She told herself.<br /><br />He'd been watching her for months. He had spent centuries looking for the perfect red head and she fit the bill. His first love had been a red head...and...well...they'd had a complex relationship. That was in the past and this girl, this girl was most definitely the future. He'd waited patiently for an opportunity to get her alone. He would make her his. He would show her things that would blow her mind. They would travel the world, seize every moment, drink every last drop of every evening from sunset to sunrise...for eternity.<br /><br />She heard him begin to whistle. Soft and slow. She recognized the tune. It was an old song that was meant to be darkly romantic...and one she happened to love...but it took on a darkly sinister tone here in the quiet of the city night. Then he began to sing softly. Find the key, find the key...<br /><br />"I put a spell on you..."<br /><br />Damn where the hell is that key? I know it's in here. Fine tip marker...subway ticket stub...another lipstick. Why do I have so many lipsticks? I always wear the same color. Still no key.<br /><br />"Because your mine."<br /><br />He was right behind her. She was only a few feet from her front door. She could hear his raspy breathing and the song was crawling under her skin. Should she yell? Was she being paranoid? What if he was just a guy, walking home? He probably lived in the neighborhood, they'd probably stood in line at Starbucks together. Sure. Calm down. He's just a guy. The key...she found it.<br /><br />Then she felt his hand slowly slide around her left arm...<br /><br />"I put a spell on you."<br /><br />She tried to break free, but his grip was too strong. She started to scream, but his right hand covered her mouth in an instant. She felt his hot breath on her neck...then she felt his teeth...<br /><br />"Because your mine."<br /><br />"Drop dead, gorgeous."<br /><br />Ah, Halloween.<br /><br /><i>I don't usually like horror flicks or shows, but give me a good twist and a complex hero or heroine and you may just have me. There is nothing quite like a villain who has redemptive qualities, something in the human psyche finds that endlessly compelling, which is why vampires are iconic and <b>Dexter</b> is a hit show. We are simultaneously drawn towards and repulsed by these dark characters. So here is the first in my bi-weekly offerings of Halloween themed projects...BOO!</i><br /><i></i></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MQExrrVPiYT7Iw_7ZldObwq66kfJ09MEdAznWGxzARvw-JDZ1Fo5Mi4OW-PRlHGQ2Lfg78K9BkaWIqqKrTBqDBQ74aGXzqGIJxklyViOydyC6uWZ8Xvr2-8gjk6Mdc-wToCwOwKWmxiH/s1600-h/Drop+Dead+Gorgeous+Close+Up.jpg"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386890286650691106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MQExrrVPiYT7Iw_7ZldObwq66kfJ09MEdAznWGxzARvw-JDZ1Fo5Mi4OW-PRlHGQ2Lfg78K9BkaWIqqKrTBqDBQ74aGXzqGIJxklyViOydyC6uWZ8Xvr2-8gjk6Mdc-wToCwOwKWmxiH/s400/Drop+Dead+Gorgeous+Close+Up.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 281px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><b>Drop Dead Gorgeous</b><br /><b>Copyright 2009 </b><br /><b>Margot Potter</b><br /><b>For inspiration purposes only and not intended for resale</b><br /><br /><b>Materials</b></span><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=244984&b=33086&m=7429&afftrack=&urllink=store.scrapbook.com%2Fch-th92749.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tim Holtz Fragments large square pendant </span></a><br /><a href="http://store.scrapbook.com/ch-th92787.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tim Holtz Ornate Plates</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><a href="http://store.scrapbook.com/ch-th92788.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tim Holtz Foliage Flowers in gun metal</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><a href="http://store.scrapbook.com/ch-th92796.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tim Holtz link chain in gun metal</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><a href="http://store.scrapbook.com/ch-th92796.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tim Holtz link chain toggle clasp circle only</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-5000-light-siam.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tim Holtz Grunge Paper<br />6 5mm CRYSTALLIZED-Swarovski Elements rounds </span></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">18 gauge dark annealed iron wire </span><a href="http://www.metalliferous.com/basemetal.php"><span style="font-family: georgia;">(Metalliferous) </span></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Beadalon </span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/adhesives.asp"><span style="font-family: georgia;">BeadFix Adhesive</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">Traci Bautista </span><a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=8ddf0cbc-4897-4021-a3bc-b424ca2999ee&brand=1873eba3-ffac-47cf-b481-e278a56cd585&c=de3b87b4-93d3-45bc-a938-71f119be1024"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Collage Pauge Matte </span></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Crafty Chica </span><a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=5dad2dc9-98d1-4ecf-b289-7a27bebb1097&brand=373443c4-c88a-4ca6-a645-2100866a74c9&c=c86186a7-90d5-448d-9ccd-f9b6eb5b0591"><span style="font-family: georgia;">paint in red</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">Aleene's </span><a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=3e13f754-c33b-4e1d-b672-8fb4001086c5&brand=1873eba3-ffac-47cf-b481-e278a56cd585&c=c8119f1e-97f0-410b-9ed9-e7983d214f21"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Liquid Fusion</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">Edwardian script font size 12 "Drop Dead Gorgeous" printed on white paper<br />Dover Books permission free </span><a href="http://store.doverpublications.com/0486998673.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Great Anatomical Drawings</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> skeleton image printed on white paper<br /><br /><b>Tools</b><br />Scissors<br />Computer<br />Round nose pliers<br />Memory wire cutters<br />2 pairs chain nose pliers<br />Hole punch (1/16")<br />Pencil<br /><br />1. Create the words Drop Dead Gorgeous in a document on your computer using Edwardian Script ITC font in size 20. (Or similar vintage style font) Print. Trace with acrylic pendant and cut paper.<br /><br />2. Mark and punch a small hole in paper so it’s in the same spot as the hole in the tile.<br /><br />3. Adhere paper to back of tile with a thin layer of Collage Pauge. Seal back of paper with another thin layer of Collage Pauge. Allow to dry. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">4. Use an old toothbrush or a small paintbrush to flick a small amount of red paint across surface of acrylic tile. Allow to dry.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />5. Print Dover skeleton image. Place metal frame over image, centering skull. Trace around inside edge of frame using a pencil and reaching under the lip. Cut out image.<br /><br />6. Place frame on grungeboard paper. Trace around inside of edge as before and cut paper. Adhere image to grungeboard with decoupage medium. Allow to dry.<br /><br />7. Glue image edge to lip on frame using a thin bead of Liquid Fusion. Paint a thin layer of decoupage medium on image. Allow to dry.<br /><br />8. Use the Beadalon jump ring making tool to create 2 15mm jump rings with the iron wire. Cut rings with Memory Wire shears (iron wire will ruin your regular cutters.)<br /><br />9. Attach pendants together with jump rings.<br /><br />10. Glue small flower on top of the hole in fragments tile with jeweler’s glue. (Make sure you don’t cover the hole!)<br /><br />11. Glue a second flower on the lower left side of the pendant. Glue a crystal in the center of the flower. Allow the glue to cure.<br /><br />12. Create a large hook using the iron wire<br /><br />13</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">. Thread five crystals on a length of steel wire. Create loops on both sides.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">14. Attach loops to chain on one side and your hook clasp on the other.<br /><br />15. Slide chain through top jump ring on your pendant. Attach the circle end of the toggle clasp to the open end of your chain.</span> Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-49200036775945351042008-10-31T09:58:00.000-04:002012-08-16T14:46:03.138-04:00The Last Free The Impatient Crafter Halloween Craft Project of 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTcWULozj6WE4hVrqa0diqzO9N8NEs_kwrEvgBkzg5gE_iM-umGWFPVdKZfhA2TA1QVjKOTNloHvDqCt4F1b1wqdL7bMs_YVsQydiJ7ggiZru0QDQzggzQSWUhruBj5lrg05wiJ272Klg/s1600-h/yagaslide.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263321972244973490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTcWULozj6WE4hVrqa0diqzO9N8NEs_kwrEvgBkzg5gE_iM-umGWFPVdKZfhA2TA1QVjKOTNloHvDqCt4F1b1wqdL7bMs_YVsQydiJ7ggiZru0QDQzggzQSWUhruBj5lrg05wiJ272Klg/s400/yagaslide.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 381px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Copyright 2006 Margot Potter for Create Your Style with CRYSTALLIZED-Swarovski Elements</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">This is my final, final Halloween craft post. This one is pretty intense and seemed like the perfect ending to the Free Halloween Craft Projects for this year. I created this for Swarovski's International Brazil and Russia themed <b><i>Create Your Style</i></b> publication two years ago. My challenge was to make designs based on Russia. This is my Baba Yaga necklace. She is the crone/witch figure in Russian mythology. I really, really love this design. If you really want to see it, you need to click on it and view it in close up. You could surely modify it for a costume or make a smaller and less intense version for yourself. I wanted it to be feral, wild, magical and mysterious, like the Baba Yaga herself.<br /><br />I created this necklace on a <a href="http://www.beadalon.com/MWremembrance.asp">memory wire</a> base with <a href="http://www.beadalon.com/GreekLeatherCord.asp">thin leather strips</a> that cascade from the center and <a href="http://www.beadalon.com/rubberTubing.asp">thick rubber tubing</a> concealing the wire on the back. It's very heavy, so I added a clasp. It 's embellished with </span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-5714-star-beads.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">black crystal stars</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-moon-pendants-6722.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">clear crystal moons</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> in two sizes and hand crafted </span><a href="http://www.sculpey.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sculpey</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> polymer clay bones. Each bone is wrapped with black </span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/ColourCraft.asp"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ColourCraft wire</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and </span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-5000.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">red, black and clear crystal</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> rounds. The bones were tinted with </span><a href="http://www.rangerink.com/products/prod_dyeink_distressreinker.htm"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Walnut Ink</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and sealed with </span><a href="http://www.plaidonline.com/productSearchResults.asp?cat1ID=6&cat2ID=3&cat3ID=71"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mod Podge</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> after baking and I used pliers to tighten the wires around each bone. I used </span><a href="http://shop.rings-things.com/cart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=1173"><span style="font-family: georgia;">gun metal eye pins</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> to create a bail on each bone, bending them before inserting them into the formed clay. Each item is attached using jump rings knotted into the leather. This is a very time consuming Haute Couture style piece, but the journey I took while making it was incredible.<br /><br />I'll be back with the Linky Love tomorrow!<br /><br />Until then...craft on with your bad selves.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Madge </span>Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-48868927861188424962008-10-30T03:01:00.000-04:002008-10-30T03:01:00.245-04:00One More Free Halloween Craft Project!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvUx7oogRTst-T8COJYoblHUDyUJX0kdDY3LfRd8YzvmUgxFyvWEDjR2iCqNb6v-qD6LQOeNyQfOZTVhYiPIlMtZ868igYXztu3c10XGYXYteczHwHo3qdnrF-s-25XxjRMfaB2Wosrh0/s1600-h/TreatToteBagPurse-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262671647605140674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvUx7oogRTst-T8COJYoblHUDyUJX0kdDY3LfRd8YzvmUgxFyvWEDjR2iCqNb6v-qD6LQOeNyQfOZTVhYiPIlMtZ868igYXztu3c10XGYXYteczHwHo3qdnrF-s-25XxjRMfaB2Wosrh0/s400/TreatToteBagPurse-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Terrorific Tuesdays are over, but I've got a few more tricks up my sleeve. Here's a free project I made for Create Your Style with CRYSTALLIZED™-Swarovski Elements. It's super easy and affordable to re-create and you can opt out of the sew on stones if you want it to be even easier and more affordable! This is also available on the </span><a href="http://www.create-your-style.com/website.php?id=/techniques/design.htm"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Create Your Style </span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">website along with lots and lots of other fabulous free patterns from a huge variety of designers.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong>Trick or Treat Tote Bag and Purse<br />Margot Potter for Create Your Style with CRYSTALLIZED™-Swarovski Elements</strong><br /><br />This sizable tote has a retro flair and can double as a seasonal purse for Mom before the “big day.” It will hold plenty of candy and a flashlight too! Vintage style grosgrain ribbon is threaded through the purse and the handles on both sides. A permission free Dover vintage image takes center stage. A judicious touch of gorgeous hot fix and sew-on crystals takes this design from every day to gorgeous.<br /></span><strong><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Materials</span></strong><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.buttonsplus.com/productdetails.aspx?productName=200020221"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Blumenthal Craft </span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">17”x13”x4”x4” black canvas tote bag<br />1 Spool 4513310 3/8” </span><a href="http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Michaels</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> grosgrain ribbon in orange with black stitched accents<br />1 ½” S23670 Sheer Creations </span><a href="http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Michaels</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> wired black and white polka dot sheer ribbon<br />Girl with cat on pumpkin image </span><a href="http://www.doverpublications.com/sampler4/"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Dover Publications</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> Halloween Illustrations and Clip Art<br />6 2028 SS8 black diamond </span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-flatbacks-rhinestones-hotfix.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">hot fix crystals<br /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">11 2028 SS12 crystal ab </span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-flatbacks-rhinestones-hotfix.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">hot fix crystals<br /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">6 2028 SS8 crystal ab </span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-flatbacks-rhinestones-hotfix.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">hot fix crystals</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />42 2028 SS20 sun </span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-flatbacks-rhinestones-hotfix.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">hot fix crystals<br /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">71 2228 SS16 jet </span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-flatbacks-rhinestones-hotfix.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">hematite hot fix crystals</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> (you can also substitute with 2028 jet hematite in the same size)<br />4 3240 16mm </span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-crystal-sew-on-stones.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">crystal sew on stones<br /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">6 3240 22mm </span><a href="http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-crystal-sew-on-stones.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">jet sew on stones</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Sheet of </span><a href="http://www.pabric.com/"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Pabric</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> Soft printable fabric<br /></span><a href="http://www.duncancrafts.com/aleenes/"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Aleene’s Fabri-Tac</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> Glue<br /><br /><strong>Tools</strong><br />Photo quality ink jet printer<br />Computer<br />Ruler<br />White marking pen or chalk<br />Black permanent fine tip pen<br />Sharp scissors<br />Hole punch or We R Memory Keepers </span><a href="http://www.kandicorp.com/kandikane.htm"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Crop-A-Dile<br />Kandi Kane</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> hot fix crystal applicator tool<br /><br />1. Use a ruler and marking pen or chalk to mark every inch from bottom of tote, around handle and back to bottom of tote on both sides.<br />2. Fold fabric to cut small slits (3/8”) using sharp scissors on marks you made on the body of the tote bag.<br />3. Use hole punch to punch holes at marked spots on handle of tote bag.<br />4. Repeat on other side.<br />5. Thread a thrice knotted grosgrain ribbon from the inside bottom left side of your tote out and back into the next slit. (Use half of the length on the spool; you have exactly as much as you need in the 3 yard total length.)<br />6. Continue threading the ribbon through the slits and holes in handle working your way around to the other side. Try not to pull too hard on the ribbon, it shouldn’t pucker the fabric. Knot three times when you reach inside of the final hole and cut ribbon. Repeat process on other side of bag.<br />7. Print image on Pabric using ink jet printer. Allow to dry.<br />Carefully cut out image using sharp scissors.<br />8. Adhere image to tote using fabric friendly glue, be sparking as you don’t want to get the image too wet. Allow to dry.<br />9. Arrange sun hot fix crystals down the ridges of pumpkin on image as in photo. Use hot fix applicator tool to carefully adhere each crystal to the image. Try not to get tool on image as it will damage it.<br />10. Arrange jet hot fix crystals around outside of image “connect the dots” style. Use hot fix applicator tool to carefully adhere each crystal so it straddles the edge of the image and also is attached to the tote, this will help the image to remain stationary on the bag.<br />11. Add hot fix crystal “stars” around upper background area surrounding image using hot fix crystal applicator tool changing tips to fit varied stone sizes.<br />12. Sew stones on tote between ribbon accents.<br />13. Finish with two polka dot bows tied around the bottom lace on each handle on the front of your tote. Use fingers to give the wired bows dimension. </span>Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-79611971111138936922008-10-24T07:11:00.000-04:002012-08-16T14:46:35.955-04:00Morticia Invites Miss Havisham to Tea Part 2 Terrorific Tuesday Final Free Halloween Craft Project<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6tObEzl8uXA8_zbffZsqdmUKwICwvqqz0ruNiKD0nVnlP9Qqvb0RT3zKLkQZeNCG1B9fPJst6LP0tBFb4Ejs5zsSgDLsvwIz0OQ-pMCtFxtnri4VDSvAIqklPjKGXHMQ57mTzRUKZpsh/s1600-h/Morticia+Full.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260735292930191378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6tObEzl8uXA8_zbffZsqdmUKwICwvqqz0ruNiKD0nVnlP9Qqvb0RT3zKLkQZeNCG1B9fPJst6LP0tBFb4Ejs5zsSgDLsvwIz0OQ-pMCtFxtnri4VDSvAIqklPjKGXHMQ57mTzRUKZpsh/s400/Morticia+Full.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 371px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Copyright 2008 Margot Potter</b> <b>(Click on images to view close up.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>See below for photos of the details.</b> <b><a href="http://margotpottertheimpatientcrafter.blogspot.com/2008/10/final-free-halloween-craft-projects-for.html">Click here</a> to see coordinating necklace project.)</b><br />You can easily tailor this invitation to your own sinister soiree, just change the info up to suit your purposes. I'm telling a story here. A story of friendship...Goth style. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morticia_Addams">Morticia</a> Invites <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Havisham">Miss Havisham</a> to Tea<br />Paper Crafting Project<br />Copyright 2008 Margot Potter<br />For Personal Use Only</b><br /><br />Morticia was feeling a little lonely. Oversized, drafty, decaying mansions can do that to a girl. She thought it would be such fun to have a Hallowe’en party and invite some of her more Gothically minded friends. Miss Havisham, a bit of a home body, needed an excuse to get away from that dreadful rotted cake and those pesky rats. Morticia handed her one, courtesy of Lurch who actually was the one <b>doing </b>the ringing in this scenario.<br /><br /><b>Materials</b><br />Light grey textured cardstock<br />White printer paper<br />Bronze bat component<br />Fiskars Spooky Frightful clear stamps (bat, star, spider, left and right squiggle)<br />Fiskars Stamp Block Set<br />3” length silver plated small link chain<br />Head pin<br />5mm jump ring<br />Ranger Nick Bantock Ink Lamp Black<br />Ranger Paint Dabber Red Pepper<br />Ranger foam applicator square<br />Ranger non stick craft sheet<br />Micron .01 black archival pen<br />Scrapbook Adhesives EZ-Runner Clear<br />Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares</span><b><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tools</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />Round nose pliers<br />Chain nose pliers<br />Safety pin<br />Printer<br />Computer with Microsoft Word or other equivalent program<br />King and Queen Font Size 11pt. (available at </span><a href="http://www.dafont.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">http://www.dafont.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">)<br />Old toothbrush<br />Paper Cutter<br />Ruler<br />Fiskars scissors<br /><br />1. Create invitation using Word and King and Queen Font 11pt. Click on project shots for close up of text. Print invitation.<br /><br />2. Use an old toothbrush with a smattering of red paint to flick a judicious amount of blood across invitation. Allow to dry.<br /><br />3. Measure, mark and cut invitation background (grey cardstock) to 7 3/8” wide and 8” high.<br /><br />4. Measure center top point and mark. Measure down 1/5” on each side and mark. Cut in a curved shape from sides to top point working from left to right making a gravestone top.<br /><br />5. Use a foam applicator to work Lamp Black Nick Bantock ink along sides of invitation background. Move applicator across craft sheet in a swirling motion as you work ink gently into the paper from the outside edge in about ½”. Use applicator to blend ink so it has a hazy look and you don’t see demarcation lines.<br /><br />6. Stamp Bat on top center of invitation using Archival Ink in jet black. Move down about 7/8” and stamp stars. Move another 7/8” and stamp mirror swirls.<br /><br />7. Use Micron pen to add some freehand flourishes to stamped swirls. Add a swirl and a dot coming from tips of bat wings. Add some definition to stars.<br /><br />8. Cut dried painted printed page to 5.5”wx6”h using a paper cutter.<br /><br />9. Use foam applicator to dab Ranger mixative in silver on brass bat. Allow to dry. Accent raised portions with archival ink in jet black on foam applicator.<br /><br />10. Adhere invitation to center front of background using EZ runner.<br /><br />11. Use a safety pin to GENTLY poke a hole just above and to the right of your printed page.<br /><br />12. Insert a head pin into hole from back. Cut off excess leaving about 1/8”. Use round nose pliers to gently bend into a closed loop.<br /><br />13. Stamp spider on a scrap piece of grey cardstock. Cut out spider.<br /><br />14. Use safety pin to GENTLY poke a hole in top center of spider.<br /><br />15. Insert a jump ring into the back of the hole.<br /><br />16. Attach spider to a 3.5” section of chain. Attach top of chain to looped head pin.<br /><br />17. Cut foam squares to fit back of metal bat and adhere along center bottom of printed portion of your invitation.<br /><br /><b>Materials</b><br />Stamps, scissors, stamp block </span><a href="http://www.fiskarscrafts.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Fiskars</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, ink and paint </span><a href="http://www.rangerink.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ranger</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, free font </span><a href="http://www.dafont.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">DaFont</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, bronze bat </span><a href="http://www.ornamentea.com/theshop/index.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ornamentea</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, head pin, jump ring and chain </span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Beadalon</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, EZ runner and foam squares </span><a href="http://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Scrapbook Adhesives</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, Micron pen </span><a href="http://www.sakuraofamerica.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sakura</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, cardstock </span><a href="http://www.colorbok.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">COLORBOK</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87-tq3A6DVW2Ct8X9kZShXmC9ba5zIG9pwDlG9iRepnEKdNlfOKtPV0AF3KVDANUnE2c35uJABy3PJqqH6ZWvwOo78xzf-hgipU7LCn9Dg2d3LYcHbA8T-pt_I2L2syr_bB6UNY5lccLF/s1600-h/bat+detail+morticia.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260678444569125890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87-tq3A6DVW2Ct8X9kZShXmC9ba5zIG9pwDlG9iRepnEKdNlfOKtPV0AF3KVDANUnE2c35uJABy3PJqqH6ZWvwOo78xzf-hgipU7LCn9Dg2d3LYcHbA8T-pt_I2L2syr_bB6UNY5lccLF/s400/bat+detail+morticia.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 162px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Inked bat detail</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI95vvXoxB8pKqZSBPQdF-35_bqPE1OmVQXDlBEo4qnvoBRWY_l1xN4BsoPEnVJ6wP9VGldVtBwI5pYyLM38_2-jsSBe1DifCC38BOEuTDT46lW-FhN335YxG8PTOswHdAZ-o98a8RJra1/s1600-h/spider+detail+morticia.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260678725189382786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI95vvXoxB8pKqZSBPQdF-35_bqPE1OmVQXDlBEo4qnvoBRWY_l1xN4BsoPEnVJ6wP9VGldVtBwI5pYyLM38_2-jsSBe1DifCC38BOEuTDT46lW-FhN335YxG8PTOswHdAZ-o98a8RJra1/s400/spider+detail+morticia.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 363px;" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Spider detail</span>Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-34995131533483854382008-10-23T09:01:00.000-04:002012-08-16T14:47:25.205-04:00Final Free Halloween Craft Projects for Terrorific Tuesday Morticia Invites Miss Havisham to Tea!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizD1qH4mve_Pe5xNwRAYD12NU0-mYMRLSQpcgUj9nOrLsbasEtO3NLR3vnxHZl0g_RHEx0z7h3cvlxjUCwoQ434Iwbcuu0K6PrMODKSUOoWZAwGQatATTuA39iaSlDrzg5g_TH_Ckvlwte/s1600-h/Morticia+Full.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260735028036286882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizD1qH4mve_Pe5xNwRAYD12NU0-mYMRLSQpcgUj9nOrLsbasEtO3NLR3vnxHZl0g_RHEx0z7h3cvlxjUCwoQ434Iwbcuu0K6PrMODKSUOoWZAwGQatATTuA39iaSlDrzg5g_TH_Ckvlwte/s400/Morticia+Full.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 371px;" /></a><br />
<b>Copyright 2008 Margot Potter Click on Image to View Close Up</b><br />
<b><br /></b><span style="font-family: georgia;">(This week's final offering for Terrorific Tuesday is a two part post with two spooktacular projects for your perusal. Tomorrow I'll share the instructions for the invitation, today I'm showing you how to make the necklace. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Make sure to stop back tomorrow for part two...until then...here is a little story of friendship...Goth style...)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5XX1bN9ILgcsy8G6W-pIc7G6kGNsiPnKXa-yQJi9y3mqjxQfNZs0eh71d_gClFov3jUuhQKwa2a_BAH7XUfZFb84s5NLsZJ8aOcmVMwBzi3diK4ccUOCRSsRc6rKAgA6YYCGY1xzYOmb/s1600-h/close+up+morticia.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260336601953751874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5XX1bN9ILgcsy8G6W-pIc7G6kGNsiPnKXa-yQJi9y3mqjxQfNZs0eh71d_gClFov3jUuhQKwa2a_BAH7XUfZFb84s5NLsZJ8aOcmVMwBzi3diK4ccUOCRSsRc6rKAgA6YYCGY1xzYOmb/s400/close+up+morticia.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 284px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <b>Morticia Invites Miss Havisham to Tea Choker Copyright 2008 Margot Potter</b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZUfEfq3EAYADPJzNuKe52GmnDssmCAJbhyphenhyphenFEsxtgXqTSWB6KUyGyDL3jtF4rwRPTlvsPhhzQXB3O_jPbDdLdR77yGGl2Af5A4NjhfRIKdQgJnKMkQoVrisN1ynoDdUvoaGVqb4GBV7PH/s1600-h/Morticia+Meets+Mrs.+Havisham+Choker.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260336475996501522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZUfEfq3EAYADPJzNuKe52GmnDssmCAJbhyphenhyphenFEsxtgXqTSWB6KUyGyDL3jtF4rwRPTlvsPhhzQXB3O_jPbDdLdR77yGGl2Af5A4NjhfRIKdQgJnKMkQoVrisN1ynoDdUvoaGVqb4GBV7PH/s400/Morticia+Meets+Mrs.+Havisham+Choker.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 165px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <b>Morticia Invites Miss Havisham to Tea Choker copyright 2008 Margot Potter</b></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>(Click on images to view close up)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morticia_Addams"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Morticia</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Invites </span></b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Havisham"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Miss Havisham</span></b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> to Tea Choker<br />Free Jewelry Project<br />Copyright 2008 Margot Potter<br />For Personal Use Only</b><br /><br />If Morticia were to have tea with Miss Havisham, this charming choker would be just the perfect combo of Victoriana meets Goth to complement her ensemble. Would Thing pour the tea and serve the crumpets? Oh to be a fly on the wall during that meeting of the minds. If you want to get your Goth on, you simply have to whip up this little number.<br /><br />(Designer tip: Chokers have to be fitted so make sure to adjust the size and materials to fit your neck!)<br /><br /><b>Materials</b><br />Plaid ‘fresh’ acrylic Teardrop Black Chandelier pendant<br />25 tiny white metal skull charms<br />24 9x6mm jet CRYSTALLIZED™-Swarovski Elements briolettes<br />2 3/4” silver plated fold over ribbon ends<br />Silver plated medium swivel lobster clasp<br />6” length silver plated elongated cable chain<br />10mm heavy duty silver plated jump ring<br />43 4mm gun metal jump rings<br />4 5mm silver plated jump rings<br />2 60 link lengths gunmetal curb chain small<br />7/8” wide 12” (more or less depending on your neck size) black satin ribbon with loops<br />Ranger Adirondack Pigment Pad in snow cap<br />Inkadinkado Swirl Stamp 96253-P<br /><br /><b>Tools</b><br />2 pairs chain nose pliers<br />Electric drill with 1/16” bit<br />Sewing scissors</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">1. Measure your neck to determine ribbon length; remember to account for the clasp and jump ring. My neck is rather smallish so you may need a larger length of ribbon and therefore more dangles and longer chain sections.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">2. Stamp ribbon with pigment ink on flourish stamp alternating between top and bottom of ribbon. Set aside.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">3. Drill three holes in bottom of chandelier pendant, one in center and one on either side. You can use the image as a guide.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">4. Attach metal fold over ends to ribbon using pliers to secure them closed. This takes a lot of effort.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">5. Begin attaching dangles to bottom loops alternating between skulls and briolettes on gun metal jump rings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">6. Stop one loop from center loop. Attach pendant on 5mm silver plated jump ring. Skip another loop and continue attaching dangles starting with the same dangle style you ended with on other side of pendant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">7. Working on one side of your ribbon, attach a 60 link length of chain on a gun metal jump ring to the inside of the first dangle. Attach it again on the 30th link with a jump ring on the center dangle ribbon and again to inside of the final dangle on the final link. Repeat on the opposite side.<br />Attach a briolette and a skull on a 5mm silver plated jump ring to each drilled hole at the bottom of your pendant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">8. Add the elongated cable chain on the 10mm jump ring to the ribbon end on the right of your pendant. Add a 5mm sp jump ring with a briolette and a skull. This will hang down the back of your neck.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">9. Add a swivel lobster clasp on a 5mm sp jump ring to the opposite ribbon end.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br />Sources</b><br />Pendant </span><a href="http://www.plaidonline.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Plaid</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> ‘fresh’ line, Basic ribbon from Michaels, skull charms </span><a href="http://sacredkitschstudio.com/category.php?category_id=4&page=4"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sacred Kitsch Studio</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, briolettes </span><a href="http://store.swarovski-crystallized.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">CRYSTALLIZED-Swarovski Elements</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, stamp </span><a href="http://www.inkadinkado.com/shop/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=1"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Inkadinkado</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, pigment ink </span><a href="http://www.rangerink.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ranger</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, fold over ends available at craft stores and online, gun metal chain and jump rings </span><a href="http://www.rings-things.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rings & Things</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, plated chain and findings </span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Beadalon</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">.</span> Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-78986465709865337002008-10-16T03:01:00.000-04:002012-08-16T14:48:51.728-04:00Hooty the Halloween Hoot Owl Terrorific Tuesday Free Jewelry Project<b>Hooty the Halloween Hoot Owl Halloween Jewelry Set copyright 2008 Margot Potter</b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3u5DFyh_3vBAc0h7oTLtoNjszIANoxWMXrsSzcslYycbNw02q-xYlCE1yYFv2YtjqudZBUuQ8Gy1NYvRELJ9DewKowbsc49EO7Wo4vwMccd2Gxjo84FrzqBD_-RhA177QdnA7sS1PUte/s1600-h/hooty+set.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257463336880444018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3u5DFyh_3vBAc0h7oTLtoNjszIANoxWMXrsSzcslYycbNw02q-xYlCE1yYFv2YtjqudZBUuQ8Gy1NYvRELJ9DewKowbsc49EO7Wo4vwMccd2Gxjo84FrzqBD_-RhA177QdnA7sS1PUte/s400/hooty+set.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><b>( Click on Image to See Close Up)</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">I finally stopped obsessing over this design yesterday afternoon. My initial concept was to create a paper crafting focused jewelry set that had a kitschy retro appeal. I think I achieved that goal, but it is (much like the creatrix who crafted it) not exactly perfect. I tweaked it several times, but sometimes you have to know when to walk away! Enjoy this free project and check back Saturday for TastyLinks™ and look for lots of links to a vast array of Halloween themed crafty creations on next week's installment of Terrorific Tuesday.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Madge<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Hooty the Halloween Hoot Owl<br />Pendant and Earrings<br />Copyright 2009 Margot Potter<br />For Personal Use Only</b><br />Hooty the Halloween Hoot Owl says, “Boo!” He’s not a very talkative owl, but you get the message. Actually if you count the earrings, he says, “Boo. Boo. Boo.” So he’s actually more talkative than he seems at first glance. He’s either trying to scare you or he’s really sad. This set is made of paper, therefore you have to handle it with some care or it might just disappear on you, in which case it will be you crying, “Boo. Boo. Boo.”</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br />Materials</b><br />2 ¾”x1.5” thin chipboard tags<br />2.5”x1.5” thin chipboard tag<br />Die Cuts with a View Mini Stack with Striped black, white and grey paper<br />Plain white paper<br />Dover Art Deco Motifs Owl<br />Micron Pen .01<br />Ranger Ink Adirondack Sunset Orange Ink<br />Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink<br />Ranger Ink Stickles Orange Peel<br />Ranger Ink Foam Ink Applicator<br />Mod Podge Paper Gloss<br />Inkadinkado Dawn Hauser 8492-L star stamp<br />Hampton Art Studio G alphabet stamp set VS5731<br />2 crystal satin silver <i>CRYSTALLIZED</i>™-Swarovski Elements rounds<br />5 4mm fire opal Swarovski bicones<br />5 4mm jet Swarovski rounds<br />2 silver plated eye pins<br />2 silver plated dapped French ear wires<br />19 strand .018 Beadalon wire<br />Size 2 silver plated crimp tube<br />2 10mm heavy duty white jump rings<br />2 5mm silver plated jump rings<br />2 skull charms<br />2mm white ball chain and connector (16”)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Tools</b>Photo manipulation software (I used Photoshop)<br />Publishing software (I used Microsoft Publisher)<br />Printer<br />Round nose pliers<br />2 pairs chain nose pliers<br />Paint brush<br />1/9” hole punch<br /><br />1. Drag owl image into photo software. Size to fit tag (about 1” wide by 1 ¼” tall.) Save.<br />2. Drag saved owl into publishing software in a blank publication. I made multiple owls on a sheet so I could make more pendants later.<br />3. Cut out an owl leaving a thin white border.<br />4. Trace tags on lined scrapbook paper.<br />5. Cut out paper to fit front of tags.<br />6. Use letter stamps to stamp “BOO” on plain white paper vertically. Make three of the same size. Cut out. Use Micron pen to make letters look spookier.<br />7. Glue lined paper to tags.<br />8. Stamp stars in orange ink on tags. Work orange ink from edges of paper with foam applicator using a circular motion. Allow to dry.<br />9. Edge owl and words with orange ink using applicator working your way from edges into paper using a circular motion. Allow to dry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">10. Adhere owl to right edge of large tag and 'boo' to left edge of owl. Adhere two more 'boo's to smaller tags on left edge. Allow to dry<br />11. Paint a layer of Mod Podge in diagonal strokes over tags. Allow to dry. Paint a second layer of Mod Podge in opposite diagonal strokes. Allow to dry. This creates a nice texture.<br />12. Paint a layer of Mod Podge on back of tags and allow to dry.<br />13. Apply a thin edge of orange peel Stickles around tags. Dab small splotches of Stickles on stars. Allow to dry.<br />14. Use small hole punch to puncture through paper covered tags at the existing hole in each tag. Add a new hole to the center bottom of each smaller tag.<br />15. Side a 3” section of wire into large tag hole. Thread a single jet round on the end that comes through the back of tag. Thread 5 fire opal and 4 jet beads alternating between colors on the end that comes through the front of the tag. Thread both ends into opposite sides of a crimp tube.<br />16. Secure ends taut and compress tube with chain nose pliers. Cut off excess wire tails.<br />17. Created a double looped rosary style bead with each eye pin using the 8mm crystal satin silver rounds.<br />18. Thread a 10mm jump ring into each of the smaller tags, add a double looped bead and secure. 19. Add a French wire to the top of each double looped bead.<br />20. Attach a skull charm to the bottom of each earring using a 5mm jump ring.<br />21. Thread ball chain through beaded bail and secure with connector.<br /><br /><b>Supplies</b><br />Owl image Art Deco Motifs <a href="http://store.doverpublications.com/">Dover Books</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, scrapbook paper <a href="http://www.diecutswithaview.com/">Die Cuts with a View</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, inks, foam applicator and stickles <a href="http://www.rangerink.com/">Ranger Ink</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, crystals <a href="http://www.create-your-style.com/website.php?id=/products.htm">Create Your Style with CRYSTALLIZED™-Swarovski Elements</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, ball chain and heavy duty jump rings <a href="http://www.rings-things.com/">Rings n’ Things</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, findings and wire <a href="http://www.beadalon.com/">Beadalon</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, star stamp <a href="http://www.inkadinkado.com/shop/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=1">Inkadinkado</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, letter stamp <a href="http://www.hamptonart.com/">Hampton Art</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, skull charms <a href="http://www.sacredkitschstudio.com/">Sacred Kitsch Studio</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>But wait...there's more! Bonus Project!<br /><br />“S P O O K Y” bracelet!<br />Copyright 2008 Margot Potter<br />For personal use only<br />(7” finished length)</b><br /><br />Here’s a tasty little treat for your wrist that’s entirely calorie free! It looks great on its own and even more fab worn alongside the Hooty set. Can you tell I like saying “hooty?” Hee.<br /><b><br />Materials</b><br />4 6mm hematite bicones<br />12 4mm fire opal <i>CRYSTALLIZED</i>™-Swarovski Elements bicones<br />11 4mm jet ab CSE bicones<br />5 4mm black diamond CSE bicones<br />Plastic letter beads to spell “s p o o k y”<br />2 EZ Crimp ends<br />1 silver plated large swivel lobster<br />2 silver plated 5mm jump rings<br />1 silver plated skull charm<br />3 silver plated head pins<br />19 strand .018 Beadalon wire<br /><b><br />Tools</b><br />2 pairs chain nose pliers<br />Mighty Crimp Tool<br />Bead Board<br /><br />1. Place your beads on the bead board in the following pattern: fire opal, jet, black diamond, jet, fire opal, hematite repeat and add S, fire opal, P, jet, O, fire opal, O, jet, K, fire opal, Y, jet and repeat initial pattern twice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">2. Attach wire to EZ-Crimp using Mighty Crimp Tool to compress end closed.<br />3. Thread beads on working from bead board left to right.<br />4. Thread wire into second EZ-Crimp using chain nose pliers to pull wire flush to end of last bead.<br />Round bracelet before securing closed so it’s not too stiff when worn.<br />5. Compress end of EZ Crimp as before.<br />6. Attach a jump ring and a lobster clasp to one end of bracelet and a jump ring to the other.<br />7. Create coiled dangles with one fire opal, one jet and one black diamond crystal. Attach these and the skull charm on a 5mm jump ring to the plain jump ring side of your bracelet.<br /><br /><b>Supplies</b><br />Crystals <a href="http://www.create-your-style.com/website.php?id=/products.htm">CYSWCSE</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, letters JoAnns Fabric, skull charm <a href="http://www.sacredkitschstudio.com/">Sacred Kitsch Studio</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> , hematite available at most major bead retailers, wire and findings <a href="http://www.beadalon.com/">Beadalon</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 130%;"><b>Don't forget! I'll be at AC Moore's grand re-opening in Middletown, New Jersey this Saturday from 12-2pm signing books and sharing beading basics with Beadalon and Jolee's Jewels products! Come and see me!</b></span></div>
Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605819207590206494.post-79790798411243550782008-10-09T09:08:00.000-04:002012-08-16T14:50:13.212-04:00Terroriffic Tuesday Runs With Scissors Bracelet<br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Here's my offering for next <a href="http://swelldesigner.blogspot.com/2008/09/join-me-for-terrorific-tuesdays.html">Tuesday's Terroriffic Tuesday Round Up</a>. It's a very simple to create charm bracelet using a genius bracelet blank from the folks at <a href="http://www.fusionbeads.com/">Fusion Beads</a> and fabulous ceramic beads from <a href="http://www.earthenwoodstudio.com/">Earthenwood Studio</a>. You can change it up to suit your style or make your own quirky charms to add to the mix, in fact I encourage you do to so. This is much more of an "impatient crafter™" idea than last week's design, this one you should be able to whip up in about an hour or so. I think this is one of those ideas you could work a whole Runs with Scissors costume around. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Or you could just wear it because it's fun. It's certainly got year round appeal in my style book.<br /><br />Until Saturday...craft on with you bad selves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Runs with Scissors<br />Terroriffic Tuesday #2<br />Free Project for Personal Use Only (No resale please)<br />Copyright 2008 Margot Potter</b> <b>The Impatient Crafter™</b><br /><br />This wonderfully wicked bracelet features beads from <a href="http://www.earthenwoodstudio.com/">Earthenwood Studio</a> combined with <a href="http://www.create-your-style.com/website.php?id=/index.htm">CRYSTALLIZED™-Swarovski Elements</a> crystals and a scissors button from <a href="http://www.buttonsplus.com/categorydetails.asp?categoryID=63">Streamline</a>. For those who know the hazards of crafting far too well and yet continue to play with sharp objects, toxic substances and messy paints and inks, this bracelet is for you. Scary? Yes but oddly appealing and incredibly simple to whip up at a moment’s notice.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br />Materials</b><br />Skully Muertos Charm Earthenwood Studio<br />8 candy red pumpkin pair beads (a.k.a. four pairs)<br />7 8mm eight ball beads (can be replaced with bones or mini hearts)<br />7 mini skull beads from Mexico<br />16 3mm crystal vitriol rounds<br />14 3mm jet rounds<br />7 4mm black diamond rounds<br />7 4mm Indian red rounds<br />1 metal scissors button/charm<br />1 sterling bracelet blank with loops<br />23 5mm silver plated or sterling jump rings<br />36 silver plated or sterling head pins<br /><br /><b>Tools</b><br />Round nose pliers<br />2 pairs chain nose pliers<br />Wire cutters<br /><br />1. Create 16 coiled dangles using pumpkin beads with 2 crystal vitriol rounds on each side of the beads to prevent the head pin from sliding out.<br />2. Create 7 coiled dangles using mini skulls with 2 jet rounds on each side of the beads to prevent the head pin from sliding out.<br />3. Create coiled dangles for 7 mini eight ball beads.<br />4. Create coiled dangles for 7 black diamond rounds and 7 Indian red rounds.<br />5. Assemble the bracelet by attaching the charms in the following pattern: Attach scissors and ‘Skully’ bead to a bracelet loop on a jump ring using two pairs of chain nose pliers to open and close ring, attach a pumpkin bead on a jump ring to the next loop, attach a mini skull on a jump ring to the next loop along with an eight ball and the Indian red and jet beads on the same loop on a separate jump ring...continue alternating between single pumpkin beads and mini skull/eight ball/crystal combo working around bracelet loops until you reach the final loop and pumpkin bead.<br />6. Check the jump rings carefully to ensure they are closed. (Designer tip: Make sure when you are closing each one that you are creating tension in the ring so it remains secure. There should be no exposed space between the two ends of your ring. You do this by pushing them gently together as you pass the ends by one another until they click into place.)</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br />Sources</b><br />Skully, eight ball and pumpkin beads </span><a href="http://www.earthenwoodstudio.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Earthenwood Studio</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, crystals </span><a href="http://www.create-your-style.com/website.php?id=/index.htm"><span style="font-family: georgia;">CRYSTALLIZED™-Swarovski Elements</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, bracelet blank </span><a href="http://www.fusionbeads.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Fusion Beads</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, jump rings and head pins </span><a href="http://www.beadalon.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Beadalon</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, scissors button </span><a href="http://www.buttonsplus.com/categorydetails.asp?categoryID=63"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Streamline</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, Mexican skull beads </span><a href="http://www.eyesgallery.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Eyes Gallery</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Philadelphia</span>Margot Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328794490189942896noreply@blogger.com17