This colorful decorative piece was inspired by turquoise jewelry. When I first saw these amazing Mod Melts molds with nature shapes and geometric designs, I knew I wanted to try to create something that reminded me of southwestern art. I combined several different Plaid Craft products to create this jewelry tray. Supplies Used to make the Jewelry Tray: (affiliate links included) Darice Pine Wood Serving Trays Mod Podge Collage Clay, Vanilla White Mod Podge Stencil in … [Read more...]
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Learn to Make Buttons with Mod Melts and Mod Molds
Wouldn't it be awesome to make your own buttons in the right color or design that you need for a certain project? Thanks to Mod Melts and Mod Molds you can make custom buttons in minutes. Supplies: MOD PODGE Plaid 16-Piece Mod Melts, Opaque Colors Mod Podge 24889 Mod Mold, Flowers MOD PODGE Mod Melter Jump rings Gold Leaf Step one: Heat the colored melt stick in the Mod Melter or glue gun. Squeeze the liquid into the mold to fill it. Step two: Let the … [Read more...]
How to Make 3-D Embellishments with Mod Melts
Plaid has a fun new line of Mod Melts molds and colored sticks! I showed you how to use Mod Melts in this post, and now I'm going to show you how I used the new products to make three dimensional cabochons with Mod Melts! Make the embellishment as you normally would, by heating the stick in a low temp glue gun and filling the mold. When the first shape has cooled, remove it from the mold. Make a second shape, and immediately place the first cabochon on top of the second one. You can … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Gift and Card made with Mod Melts
Father's Day is on the horizon. I love to make a special card (like this one) to give to the special guy in my life. This fun card and "pop" magnet is easy and quick to make! (This post first appeared at Dollar Store Crafts, where you can find my new tutorial every Tuesday!) As I showed you in this post, I enjoy using resin and dollar ice trays to make pendants. I found this fun bottle shaped ice cube tray in the dollar spot at Target, and I bought it thinking I would use it with … [Read more...]
Faux Antique Brass Tacks Made with Mod Melts
You know I love all things vintage and antique, so I just about fell out of my chair when I received a package of Mod Melts from Plaid Crafts. Check out this hot new product and learn how easy it is to use! Mod Melts are a crazy cool idea that you will LOVE. They're insanely easy to use. Just put one of the sticks in your glue gun, squeeze the melts into your mold, and wait for them to dry. They're set in less than ten minutes! Then, you're free to choose how to decorate and use them. … [Read more...]
Mod Podge Image Transfer: DIY Cigar Box Purse
Make the cutest cigar box purse by adding a Mod Podge image transfer of one of your favorite furry friends! This will be your new favorite bag! If I had to choose a favorite crafting technique, it might be image transfers. I just love that I can take any picture I want and transfer it to a wood surface to create a unique, vintage looking piece. I was thrilled when my sponsor for this post, Plaid Crafts, invited me to participate in their 50th anniversary celebration of Mod Podge, and … [Read more...]
Easy Clean Up Craft: DIY Bath Melts
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Wet-Nap®, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #ConquerTheMess http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV This is one of my favorite kind of craft projects, because not only do I get to be creative but I also get to create something that is a tad indulging. Bath melts are fun and very easy to make, and they leave your skin feeling oh-so-soft! I like to melt a few of these in warm water in the sink and … [Read more...]
Repurposed Ceiling Medallion Room Decor
This repurposed ceiling medallion project is a great way to upcycle something outdated into something that is useful! I love to turn "trash" into "treasure". Instead of heading to the landfill, why not give outdated items a new life? That's what I did with this ceiling medallion. With a little paint and fillers from Fairfield World, it has a completely new purpose! Repurposed Ceiling Medallion Project Supplies Ceiling Medallion Project Foam 2" Foam scrap Cuddle Fabric … [Read more...]
Gilded Boxes for Craft Storage: A Quick Project
Make faux gilded boxes to organize your small craft items with! Like so many of you, I'm trying to organize my craft supplies. I spent the week after Christmas clearing off my craft desk and trying to declutter as much as possible. Less time hunting for supplies means more time to create! When a saw these adorable boxes, I knew I wanted to use them to organize my paper ephemera and itty bitty papercrafting items like brads and eyelets. I transformed the plain boxes into faux gilded boxes … [Read more...]
Make a Glowing 3-D Haunted House
This post is brought to you by Plaid and BluePrint Social, but all ideas and opinions are my own. I'm smitten with my new 3-D haunted house! It even glows in the dark! As I've mentioned before, Halloween is my favorite holiday to craft and decorate for. I love that there are so many different ways that you can decorate for Halloween, and I always turn to color and whimsy as opposed to gory and scary. I broke out my stash of Plaid products to turn an unfinished wood house from … [Read more...]