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"Day of the Dead" Choker by Denise

 

Every year during the Fall ... we get requests to post "Day of the Dead" projects ... here is a great "Dia de los Muertos" choker from Denise Hahn with Snapguide directions to go with it!! 

 

The Day of the Dead is filled with the most livley colors that celebrate and remind us of our loved ones who have passed. Today I have created a felt choker inspired by the holidays colors and themes. It was supr easy- just a piece of felt 12 inches by 2 inches. I took some Petaloo Trims to make make ties, and then continued using the Petaloo Fancy and Crocheted trims to embellish. I added in some scrap velvet, tulles and fabrics. Then used my glue gun to add my Petaloo flowers. At the end I decided to add in some of Petaloos Brads and I think it just made the design pop. I used my sewing machine to add on the trims but you could easily use a glue gun for the entire project. See my Snapguide Check out How to Make a Day of the Dead Choker by Denise Hahn on Snapguide. for the easy instructions. Supply list at end! Denise

Petaloo Flowers:

Darjeeling Petites 24ct Black/Cream

Darjeeling Medium Mix x6 Black/Cream/Brown

Trims Assorted Glitz- Fuschia

Brads Assorted x20 Shades of Green

Felt, fabric trim, hot glue

Skull Cameo- Etsy

Teacher Gift ~ Back to School

Hi Petaloo Fans.....
It that time of year again...
prep time for the kiddos to return
to school...

But not only the kiddos....
but the AMAZING teachers who
have dedicated there lives and finances
to educating our children.

So, how about we say a 
BIG THANK YOU 
the teachers
with a card and a wearable piece of art.

 

Petaloo's DIY ~ Burlap Medium Sunflower ~ Ivory
is a PERFECT for such an occasion.

 

I began by spritzing
the DIY Sunflower with water.
Then I placed a puddle of 
Perfect Paints on my Craft Mat
and diluted it with a bit of water.
I applied the color with a small round brush.

I created another shade of Gold by mixing
in a bit of Aged Copper to allow
for shading.

When dry, I used my hot glue gun
to adhere a pin back 
and a few loopy bows.

I pined the brooch to the
card I made using
Authentique's ~ Faith 
Card Making Stack.

A QUICK and EASY gift to say
THANK YOU
to those who work to help
shape the minds 
of our children.

 

Patriotic Headband

Hi everyone!  Shellye here today with a quick DIY headband just in time for the Fourth of July!

For this project I have used a variety of the DIY Paintables and a couple of different mediums. 

To color the butterfly on the headband, I used alcohol markers and a blender. 

Begin by coloring the entire piece with the lightest color.  Use two coats if you'd like for it to be a little darker.  A great thing about the alcohol markers is that they cover up any of the glued areas nicely.

Next, add the darker color around the mid-section of the butterfly.  Use a blending pen to blend the two colors together. 

For the Burlap Sunflowers, I used both a velvet paint (turquoise) and an acrylic paint (red) along with a sponge brush for application.  I found that dabbing the paint with the brush worked better to keep the integrity of the burlap.  Before drying, I sprinkled each with clear glitter.

I also used the alcohol marker to paint the tips of the plain Baby's Breath Picks. 

A length of stretchy ribbon was cut and the pieces glued on with fabric glue.

Now we're ready to sparkle this 4th of July!

Thanks for joining me today!

Petaloo Products: DIY Small Burlap Sunflowers; DIY Small Butterflies; DIY Baby's Breath Pick

Simple floral favors

Although I've been married for an age, I believe the worries of time and money probably still plague brides-to-be today. I thought this project may be too simple but quickly realized that might be exactly what someone needs, an oh so simple favour that can be done in a pinch.

Ok, ok... but what are they?

Pretty floral rings! Easy as can be to make. Simply affix the blooms to a ring blank and ta-da! You've got a cute as a button favour for your guests. Selecting adjustable rings will take the worry out of fitting.

Give as party favours at a bridal shower, or give as a sweet token of affection to those who help make your day special.

I've used Chantilly Mixed Blooms in Sienna 1279-212 and Textured Elements Mini Blossoms in Red 1263-212 but I am certain that there is a Petaloo bloom to match any wedding colour pallet. 

 

Supplies:
Textured Elements Mini Blossoms in Red 1263-212
Chantilly Mixed Blooms in Sienna 1279-212 
Adjustable ring blanks

 

 

Graduating with Petaloo and Marion Smith!

 

it's DAY SIX

of our DADS & GRADS WEEK with Marion Smith!

 

 

There will be lots of fun ideas plus...

PRIZES  ~  HOW TO WIN a prize  read here

 

Don't forget to HOP over to the Marion Smith BLOG and see what their DT has created  too!  see 

~  ~  ~ 

 

Let's get started with

our "Crafty" DT member DENISE HAHN ...

 

If you are crafty, then you should be making creative leis for your graduates! I made a marion Smith steampunk style one inspired by her Timekeeper collection. Add some Petaloo Flowers and some cash and you've got a easy and unique graduation gift! I made a Snapguide here to show you how:

Check out How to Make a Graduation Lei by Denise Hahn on Snapguide.

 

Supplies:

Petaloo Mixed Mini Textured  Blossoms X4 and X9 Black

Marion Smith Designs Paper Timekeeper 

 

Dia de los Muertos Day of the Dead Petaloo Choker

The Day of the Dead is filled with the most livley colors that celebrate and remind us of our loved ones who have passed. Today I have created a felt choker inspired by the holidays colors and themes. It was supr easy- just a piece of felt 12 inches by 2 inches. I took some Petaloo Trims to make make ties, and then continued using the Petaloo Fancy and Crocheted trims to embellish. I added in some scrap velvet, tulles and fabrics. Then used my glue gun to add my Petaloo flowers. At the end I decided to add in some of Petaloos Brads and I think it just made the design pop. I used my sewing machine to add on the trims but you could easily use a glue gun for the entire project. See my Snapguide Check out How to Make a Day of the Dead Choker by Denise Hahn on Snapguide. for the easy instructions. Supply list at end! Denise

Petaloo Flowers:

Darjeeling Petites 24ct Black/Cream

Darjeeling Medium Mix x6 Black/Cream/Brown

Trims Assorted Glitz- Fuschia

Brads Assorted x20 Shades of Green

Felt, fabric trim, hot glue

Skull Cameo- Etsy

 

Pretty for summer

Hi! I hope everyone is having a great summer! Something fun to do with the kids, is making your own jewelry and hair decorations. It's so easy and you can make just about anything using the stuff you already have at home (hairclips, hairbands and so on) and of course Petaloos amazing flowers and embellishments!

Today I'm showing how simple it is to decorate a hairband and making a flower brooch. My little daughter is the model of the day :). (Btw, she is not angry as you might think looking at these photos, she just takes her assignment very seriously!)

For the headband I used Petaloo's Floradoodles Fabric'n'glitter flowers, Brites, and just layered different sizes and colors, putting a brad in the middle. I then glued them onto the headband using hot glue.

For the brooch, I used green Floradoodle flowers, and a green pearl brad in the middle. I then glued the flowers to a pin, using hot glue, and then the brooch is ready! So easy, and so pretty!

Thank you for stopping by today!

xoxo

Helena

Petaloo products used:

Floradoodle Fabric'n'Glitter - Brites

Floradoodle Brads - Shades of Green

 

 

Super Easy Botanica Flower Brooch

 

For all the elaborate crafts I try to dream up for my blog posts, sometimes it's the simplest ideas that are my favorites! Now I won't say that this didn't start out as an elaborate project! I was going to make a tote bag and embellish it with Botanica Flowers, and I did make said Tote bag but when it came to attaching the flowers, I just couldn't do it. These were my only Pink Botanicas and I wasn't about to glue them down for all eternity! From that came the simple idea I am going to share with you- Make a Petaloo Brooch. Now I could attach it to my tote, or a jacket, or a hat, or anything my heart desires. It was so easy to make too and here are the directions:

Trace out a 2 inch circle onto a double layer square of felt. Sew on the trace line (if you don't sew you can just cut the circles first and glue together with Fabritac). After you sewed together cut off the excess. Line up a safety pin at the center and zig zag stitch the pin on. Again if you don't have machine you can hand stitch, or purchase a clasp at the craft store you can glue on.

Next put two dollops of hot glue in the center and attach two of the Petaloo Botanica leaves. Curl the wire ends to get extra hold and stability. Don't worry about placement as the wires adjust after cooled.

Attach three Botanica Flowers to the circle backing. You can use more if you like- I like to keep them at odd numbers though

View from the back

Now simply pin on to whatever your heart desires! here are a few of my ideas:

Like my tote!? It's made from Felt and a cotton dish cloth. The Ribbon is May Arts.

Yep, so cute on my denim jacket

And on my hat!

What a fun way to show off your Petaloo! Hope you will make one or teo of your own- Denise

SUPPLIES:

Petaloo Botanica Blooms x4 Fuschia

Felt

Safety Pin

Hot Glue

Sewing Machine or Fabritac

Darjeeling flowers & other goodies ~ Spring 2014 Sneek Peek

These new Darjeeling flowers are just what we adore here at Petaloo...flowers that are beautiful & affordable but also ones that are VERSATILE!!  These Darjeeling flowers are perfect for jewelery making, paper crafting, altered art and so much more!  

Darjeeling Spring 2014 Collection

Don't these flowers just sing "spring is in the air"... the colors are so rich & beautiful.  Plus,  the mixes of color are amazing!  

There are 8 NEW colors for Spring ... (from top left) spice, blue, purple, pink, teal, green, ivory and red.  

 Darjeeling Dahlias

( available in 8 new Spring colors)

  Remember how we mentioned the word ... VERSATILE??  Well, here are a few examples of  the versatility of these flowers...   

Bracelet Cuff featuring Darjeeling Dahlias in teastained purple & Petaloo's Vintage  Buttons

 Necklace featuring Darjeeling Dahlias & Darjeeling Lg Daisies in teastained purple

Greeting Card feauring Darjeeling Dahlias in teastained spice & Petaloo brads shown with Graphic 45 Good Ole Sport paper collection for spring

 

 Another FUN FACT?  they can also be altered with paint, sprays, gesso and anything else!  HOW?  Because the have cotton in them ...   WHY?  The paper for these Darjeeling flowers are made from RECYCLED cotton teeshirts and pressed into paper, seriously!!

 

 Darjeeling Mini Mix 

( available in all 8 new Spring colors) 

This little cutie is a perfect accent for a Mini Album, a card,a tag or so much more! 

 

 

Darjeeling Mini Mix in teastained red & tea stained blue along with Petaloo Brads in teastained red PLUS... Graphic 45's Good Ole Sport paper collection.

 

 

Mini Butterflies

 

teastained green

( available in 8 new Spring colors) 

 

Make sure to check back tomorrow to see what's happening at the CHA show in Anaheim!

See you soon ...

Your friends at Petaloo

Making Jewelry with Petaloo Flowers

  Today we have a fantastic tutorial by DTM, Denise Hahn using Graphic 45's NEW Bohemian Bazaar.  You are going to love what she has created and the awesome stepped out tutorial. Join us all week!

When I started this project it wasn't actually a  jewelry project at all. It was an experiment. Could I clear emboss flowers? And the answer is yes! After I worked out my technique, I felt the flowers ended up looking like the flowers on a vintage metal cloisonne brooch. I had this cuff blank sitting around and decided to create a cuff using Graphic 45's new collection Bohemian Baazar with Petaloos Printed Darjeelings in Painted Fuschia. I inlcuded a step by step tutorial after the pics. 

And here is how I made it!

I started by embossing my flowers. Here I used Clersnaps Glue Gloss. It has a tip like a foam lipgloss applicator and helps you get into the petals and tight spots. I then used Clearsnaps Clear Emossing Powder. Use a bamboo skewer to hold the flower while you emboss it. I made two to three layers of powder to get the end result.

First take your jewelry cuff blank (I got this one at Michaels) and measure the length and width. Cut out a strip of Graphic 45 Bohemian Baazar the same siz-adding on a 1/4 extra "seam allowance".

I took my 9.5 x 2 inch strip and ran it through my Xyron Create-A-Sticker 2.5 inch. Do you have one of these? It is my go to adhesive! If you don't have one-coat your cuff blank with high tack glue instead

Attach your strip to the cuff- place cuff in center and bring the ends up. If you had to use glue, you will need to allow your glue to dry before you go to the next step. 

Take your small detail cutting scissors and trim around the edges. I use teflon coated ones to keep them from sticking to any adhesive

Now I take a clear lacquer and coat the paper side of the piece to protect it- I used Sakura but you could use modge podge or gel medium

Now attach your flowers- since its paper to paper you can use hot glue or tacky glue

After your flowers set up or dry- take a needle and punch through a few of the holes that are exposed still after gluing them on. 

Take a 15 inch piece of wire. This is 18g but anything that will fit in the cuff holes will work. Make a round "knot" and run down through the top where it won't show.

Come back up through one of the visible holes and run a bed or charm. Run back through the same hole and come up through another. Continue until you have as many beads as will show

After your done, wrap the wire around itself and trim-leaving just enough to send the very end back into one of the holes and then bend down-so that it does not poke you on the inside. Try on the cuff-if the metal wires bother you aesthetically or physically you can cut a piece of coordinating felt and glue with tacky glue on the inside

For the final step- I attached a focal piece. This is a vintage bracelet link form my stash. When I attach metal I use a stronger adhesive such as E6000- hot glue would not work here, it will just pop off. 

To really finish this cuff off I added a gift tag to it using Bohemian Baazar Tags and Pockets, and Chipboard Tags. The cord is May arts.

Well I hope this blog post has inspired you to make some "paper" jewelry of you own! 

Denise