My boyfriend and I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day for a number of reasons, but if I were to give him something, it might be something with the Lakers, as he is a huge fan. So the team’s logo is the inspiration for a customized chocolate box trial which turned into the following tutorial. If you [...]
As promised, here are some more pictures of the creation of the sign. I like how the stencils cut from the poster board look, because I’m usually drawn to negative/positive space displays.
I sketched the letters first on a one-sixth scale, so most of the letters were .5 inches wide on the sketch, but 3 inches [...]
I just finished a sign a man commissioned for his girlfriend to put above her bed for Valentine’s Day. I think it was a really sweet idea!
The board is actually two balsa wood boards from the craft store covered with poster board and then muslin. The words are painted with regular craft acrylic paint (to [...]
I’m usually quite blasé about Valentine’s Day, if not adamantly against it or nauseated by it. But I have to admit, it is a great time for crafting, Victorian ephemera, and chocolate. Yesterday, I was a inspired by a crocheted doily (of which I have about 10) from the manufacturer Darice. Every other time I’ve [...]
I’ve been cleaning and reorganizing my craft room/work area (before and after pictures to come!) and have found a lot of little felt tchotchkes from either half finished projects or just things without a home. I figured I would put them all in one place for your viewing pleasure and inspiration :D
These two are from [...]