Hippity Hop Easter Is On It's Way with GlueArts!


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"Fabric Wrapped Egg"
GlueArts Designer: Linda Albrecht

This a quick project for anyone who is like me and is always running behind. Make up one or several of these fabric eggs to pretty up a centerpiece or make smaller ones for each place setting at your Easter dinner table.  


Supplies:

Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro+ with Perma Tac Adhesive
Glue Arts Mini Hot Glue Gun with hot melt glue sticks

Other:
Paper Mache Egg- large, 8" long from smallest point (top) to bottom
Muslin fabric strips
Color Mists- Maya Road
Decorative Pins- Maya Road
Resin Wing- Melissa Frances
Paper butterflies & tag- Pink Paislee
Fabric Brad- BasicGrey
Brown Distress Inkpad- Ranger
Clear Glitter
Raffia & Tuelle
Cotton trim or ribbon
Silk Flower, buttons, and rhinestones on wire

Instructions:
1. Tear muslin strips about 1/2" wide. 

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2. Begin wrapping strips onto the paper mache egg by applying Perma Tac Adhesive. Wrap the egg from top to bottom. Apply the adhesive at the beginning and end of each strip... and also at the top and bottom of the egg to prevent the fabric from sliding around. I also added a section of adhesive here and there on the egg, but did not entirely cover the egg. 

3. When wrapping the strips around the egg, do not start or stop at the top or bottom. If your fabric strip runs out at the top or bottom cut some of it off and adhere the end near the center of the egg. This prevents extra bulk and bumps at the top and bottom of the egg.

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4. Wrap the entire egg in a single layer of the fabric strips from top to bottom. I sort of criss crossed the fabric as I layered over the top and bottom of the egg.

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5. Apply more strips of fabric to the egg around the middle going the opposite way (horizontally verses top to bottom.) For this step I used hot glue. As the strips got close to the smaller end (top of the egg) you may need to use more hot glue to prevent the fabric from sticking straight out, so you will be slightly puckering some of the fabric and laying it down flat with the hot glue.

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6. Lightly distress the fabric egg with a brown inkpad then apply color mists as desired. I used very light colors to achieve a pastel effect.

7. Spray the colored egg with adhesive then apply glitter. Rub off excess.

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8. Tie ribbon or trim around the widest part of the egg and make a bow at the top.

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9. Use hot glue to adhere the remaining embellishments to the egg near the bow.

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10. Insert the trinket pins at an angle as they will not go through the base of the paper mache egg. Apply glitter to buttons if desired.

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11. Add a tag and tie raffia onto a large button and adhere to the cluster of embellishments.

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For another option to the larger egg, you could use smaller paper mache eggs or use the fillable plastic eggs. You will need to tear the fabric strips just a bit thinner so that they don't become too bulky on the eggs. They would make really cute dinner table placecards.
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Have a Happy Easter!!

Linda

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Heureux anniversaire card
GlueArts Designer: Ania Lexander

Glue Art supplies: Extreme Adhesive Squares - small and large, hot glue, U cut it, Raisen's

Other: Prima Marketing - paper, canvas, flower, trinket, chipboard, bling, mask; Maya Road - ribbon; StazOn Opaque Soft Lilac, Sassafras - chipboard, Craft Origine - clearstamp, bazzill - cardstock, tattered angels - iridescent gold glimmer mist 

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Here I used the StazOn reinker - not on the inkpad, but directly on a sponge.


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This way I could dab generously amounts of ink straight onto the canvas - using a mask to create a nifty, scripty pattern on the card  when done, spray lightly with the mist to add a touch of soft glimmer.


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When finished, I used the same ink (this time from the inkpad like normal) to stamp my sentiment onto a piece of paper. Rolling the ends of the strip I used small extreme adhesive squares to keep the rolls in place.


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Place the embellishments in front of you on the card to decide their placements.


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Then use a hot glue gun to stick most of the stuff in place.


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This butterfly, to sit upon the metal cage, was done using Raisen's though.


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The whole thing was pretty heavy-ish, so I decided to use the large extreme adhesive squares to keep it sticking to the cardstock-base. So far so good! 
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Finally - using U Cut it to keep the cardstock base on the card itself. The more dimension the merrier =)

We've enjoyed reading about your holiday traditions and would like to invite all of our fans to post and share your creations on our Facebook wall. Please don't be shy!

We'd also like to help you make decorations for your home for spring or Easter?  Please post a comment...we'll pick some of our favorite GlueArts products to send to you! 


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Don't forget to stop by our spring cleaning event! We have great deals on our Glue Rings...great for taking to crops, our Crop & Glue and if you've always wanted to try vinyl...now is the perfect time with our Accent It All!! 


Stop by to see the deals and pick up some of our new PRO+ Cartridges too! 
You have read this article Ania / Extreme Adhesive Squares / Glue Gilder Pro / Hot Glue Gun / Linda / Perma Tac / U Cut It Foam with the title March 2012. You can bookmark this page URL http://skinnyminny22.blogspot.com/2012/03/hippity-hop-easter-is-on-it-way-with.html. Thanks!

Spring Flowers from GlueArts

There's something magical about spring and the flowers coming back to life.

Green everywhere, trees in bloom...today GlueArts has two beautiful ideas for how to put a little bloom into your life!

Designer Patti Milazzo has a sweet smelling cachet with our Adhesive Squares. The cachet is perfect for this time of the year...but think teacher gifts and yes...Mother's Day too!

Designer Andrea Budjack has made a beauty as well! A beautiful floral gift bag that you too could fill with all sorts of goodies for someone special! Consider making another flower for a pin, hair clip or several for a cardigan and more!


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 Fabric Flower Sachet 
GlueArts Designer: Patti Milazzo


Supply List: 
Glue Arts- 
Extreme Adhesive Squares
Extreme Micro Adhesive Squares

Other: fabric scraps, buttons, thread

Instructions:

Quite awhile ago, I created this simple fabric button pouch for a project idea. I ended up going a different way with the design but decided to keep this little sachet pocket since it turned out well enough. As an afterthought I decided to dress it up with fabric flowers and leaves as well as a few buttons by simply using Extreme Adhesive Squares.



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The flowers and leaves are circles and ovals that have a gathering stitch to create their shape. Each petal is done individually. Then I used both the regular sized Extreme Adhesive Squares and Extreme Micro Adhesive Squares to assemble them together. I also used them to adhere the buttons to the center of the flowers and around the arrangement. 



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I’ll fill the pocket with another lighter weight fabric filled with lavender and this sachet is ready to tuck into a drawer or closet.



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Friendship Bloom Gift Bag
GlueArts Designer: Andrea Budjack


Glue Arts Supplies:
Glue Gun


Additional Supplies:
Stampington - fabric bag
Papertrey Ink - stamps, ink
Imaginisce I-Top - tool and badge
iron
fabric
flower petals

1. Add two layers of fabric onto fabric bag using Glue Arts Fabric Bond. (or Extreme Adhesive)

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2. Stamp images onto top layer of fabric. Add glitter to butterflies.
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3. Add layers of flower to bag using Glue Arts Glue Gun. Use something to press down on each level as it is added. This will give the flower more volume.

4. Create fabric badge, add hot glue to back side and press into center of flower.

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4. Using a needle and thread, stitch along top portion of fabric strip. Add Fabric Bond (or Extreme Adhesive) to bottom of bag and iron fabric border in place.

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5. Create a paper gift tag and fill with your favorite things.

Do you make any decorations for your home for spring or Easter?  Have family over to celebrate and follow any special traditions? If so..we'd love to hear what you're up to! And for post a comment...we'll pick some of our favorite GlueArts products to send to you! 


Glue Arts


Don't forget to stop by our spring cleaning event! We have great deals on our Glue Rings...great for taking to crops, our Crop & Glueand if you've always wanted to try vinyl...now is the perfect time with our Accent It All!! Stop by to see the deals and pick up some of our new PRO+ Cartridges too! 


Last our incredible Designer Lesley Langdon has a new adventure up her sleeve! Do stop by her new Facebook page and read about her Arts & Crafts House! And if you're headed to ScrapFest in Kitchner...look at what she's giving away!
You have read this article Andrea / Extreme Adhesive Squares / Extreme Adhesives Mini Squares / Patti with the title March 2012. You can bookmark this page URL http://skinnyminny22.blogspot.com/2012/03/spring-flowers-from-gluearts.html. Thanks!

Spring Flowers for Your Table from GlueArts!



Spring Flower Napkin Rings
GlueArts Designer: Lesley Langdon


Supplies:
Glue Arts Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Spellbinders Dies (Dahlia, Blossom Three)
Canvas Fabric
Shimmerz Coloringz (Lime in da Coconut, Pink Stiletto, No Yolking)
Want2Scrap Gems
Ribbon

Instructions:
1. Die cut layered flowers using Spellbinders Dahlia and Blossom Three dies (or similar).
2. Hot glue each layer with your Glue Arts Hot Glue Gun.

3. Rinse under water (the glue will hold up!) to saturate fabric flowers and squeeze until lightly damp.
4. Unravel frayed flowers, and spritz with Shimmerz Coloringz (green, yellow, and pink) for Spring! Let dry.

5. Hot glue each flower to a long strip of ribbon, which will tie around your napkins.
6. Adhere various sizes of gems in the center of each flower.


Do you make any decorations for your home for spring or Easter?  Have family over to celebrate and follow any special traditions, recipes (ahem...deviled eggs!!). If so..we'd love to hear what you're up to! And for post a comment...we'll pick some of our favorite GlueArts products to send to you! 


Glue Arts


Don't forget to stop by our spring cleaning event! We have great deals on our Glue Rings...great for taking to crops, our Crop & Glueand if you've always wanted to try vinyl...now's the perfect time with our Accent It All!! Stop by to see the deals and pick up some of our new PRO+ Cartridges too!


Last our incredible Designer Lesley Langdon has a new adventure up her sleeve! Do stop by her new Facebook page and read about her Arts & Crafts House! And if you're headed to ScrapFest in Kitchner...look at what she's giving away!
You have read this article Adhesive Squares / Hot Glue Gun / Lesley with the title March 2012. You can bookmark this page URL http://skinnyminny22.blogspot.com/2012/03/spring-flowers-for-your-table-from.html. Thanks!

Spring Home Decor with GlueArts!

It's just not Easter without Easter baskets...and yes...Easter eggs!

We have two ever so fun projects for you today whether you celebrate Easter...or spring..they're the perfect addition for a basket or bowl in your own! Perhaps on a mantel or entry table too!

Designers Jan Hennings and Kristen Swain will have you itching to get crafty today and make some of your own!

"Springtime Butterflies"
GlueArts Designer: Jan Hennings 

Supplies:

Star Pillow
Greenery, Butterflies (Graphic 45)
Glue Gun and Glue Sticks (Glue Arts) 

Instructions:

Start with a star shaped pillow. Look for these in your local stores such as HomeGoods, Gordman's or yes..make your own!! 
Cut out butterflies. 
Hot glue greenery and butterflies in place. 

Consider making several or smaller ones and tuck into a bowl for an entry table!!


Folksy Fabric Easter Eggs
GlueArts Designer: Kristen Swain

Supplies:

Glue Arts Fabric Bond, Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Sewing machine
fabric- craft store and basic grey
pinking scissors 


Instructions:

1. Use pinking scissors to cut out strips of fabric and sew using basting stitch, then pull stitch to ruffle fabric.


2. Trace egg pattern and stitch around egg. 
3.Use fabric bond to adhere ruffled pieces across egg. Cut at traced edge using pinking scissors. 
4. Iron into place 
5. Decorate eggs with Hot glue gun, fabric, flowers and buttons/twine. 





Do you make any decorations for your home for spring or Easter? We'd love to hear what you're up to! And for post a comment...we'll pick some of our favorite GlueArts products to send to you!


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Don't forget to stop by our spring cleaning event! We have great deals on our Glue Rings...great for taking to crops, our Crop & Glue and if you've always wanted to try vinyl...now's the perfect time with our Accent It All!! Stop by to see the deals and pick up some of our new PRO+ Cartridges too!
You have read this article Fabric Bond / Hot Glue Gun / Jan / Kristen with the title March 2012. You can bookmark this page URL http://skinnyminny22.blogspot.com/2012/03/spring-home-decor-with-gluearts.html. Thanks!