Canvas Stencil Art

Canvas Art is a great way to express exactly how you feel.

 Making these easy little pieces of art for someone

 interjects a  piece of your energy and soul into the gift.

Now every time they look at it they will think of you.

 What a great way to remind someone of how much they mean to you.

Tulip has the perfect flexible stencil, paint and crystals 

to make this project  easy to create and really POP. 

Faux Coiled Tribal Basket DIY

 

I have started collecting coiled baskets. One day I will have enough to make my dream gallery wall of them. I discovered that they are kinda hard to find and often expensive when you do. As with most things I decided to make my own version. Super easy and chic.

DIY STRIPED NAPKINS

It's the time of the year to show your TRUE colors! Parties, get togethers and special occasions require the best napkins and boy do I have some cute ones for you today. They are really easy to make and totally affordable! You literally can make them in about 30 minutes. These are great to give to someone as a gift, fyi! 

Let's get started...

Darling Doily Dishes

While reading through Crochet Adorned by Linda Permann (don’t forget to enter to win a free copy!) a lacey bowl project caught my eye. The book has full instructions on how to crochet your own doily and a recipe for a sugar starch to make your flaccid doily hard as a rock. Always one to take the easy way out I thought to myself: now why couldn’t I take pre-existing doilies and some Aleene’s® Fabric Stiffener & Draping Liquid and do the same thing? Better yet I could toss in some Tulip Fabric Paint and make white doilies any color that I wanted. This week for I Love to Create that is exactly what I did.


I actually made two bowls. The first one using a vintage yellow doily with pink trim.

SUPPLIES
Doilies
Aleene’s Fabric Stiffener & Draping Liquid
Bowl
Foil or Plastic Wrap
Rubber Gloves


First I found the perfect bowl to use as my mold, which just so happened to be one of my salad bowls. Not wanting to get glue all over something I eat from I wrapped the bowl in foil. Plastic wrap would have worked as well. Next following the instructions on the bottle I put on my rubber gloves and completely saturated the doily in Aleene’s Fabric Stiffener & Draping Liquid. I then draped the doily over my bowl and allowed to dry overnight.


The next day I gently peeled my crocheted dish away from foil wrapped salad bowl. I was surprised by how stiff the bowl was. It was strong enough to hold all of my rings, and that is a lot of rings.


For the second bowl I snagged a white doily from a pillow, dyed it green and gave my vintage water gun collection a new home.


SUPPLIES
Doilies
Aleene’s Fabric Stiffener & Draping Liquid
Bowl
Rubber Gloves
Tulip Soft Fabric Paint


First using a seam ripper I removed the doily from the pillow. Doilies are readily available at thrift stores and most craft stores carry them as well. Unlike the other bowl where I just saturated the doilie in Aleene’s Fabric Stiffner & Draping Liquid I also added a squirt of Tulip Soft Fabric Paint in to match the color of the walls in my game room. They have so many colors to choose from you could make your bowl match any room.


I then coated my doily until the fabric was saturated and the color was even. I used a large bowl as my mold and draped my doily over the bottom and allowed to dry overnight.


Doilies come in all shapes and sizes so you can make any size bowl you want. With the help of a little fabric paint you can also make them any color you want. Think of the possibilities: clocks, lamps and more oh my!

Xo,
Jen

P.S. Be sure to check out the Naughty Secretary Club blog for more crafty goodness.

Eggscellent Easter Crafts!

Easter is almost upon us and the perfect time to craft! Whether you are creating a fun and festive project for your Easter table or enjoying craft time with family, there's something for everyone at www.ilovetocreate.com .

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– Create this colorful placesetting using Tulip® One-Step Fashion Dyes™ and Aleene's® Adhesives.

– Paint this beautiful blue flower placemat using Tulip® Soft Fabric Paint.

– This bunny plate will be a crowd please using Concepts® Underglazes for Bisque and Majolica.

– These Mosaic Eggs would make a beautiful centerpiece for your Easter table.



– Break out your ribbon stash to make this Ribbon Egg using Aleene's® Tacky Packs!

– Create this adorable Bunny Face Box for candy and goodies using Concepts® Underglazes for Bisque and Majolica.

– Give this Bunny Pocket Pal to some bunny you love using Aleene's® Quick Dry Tacky Glue™.

– Personalize Egg magnets for the entire family using Aleene's® Crystal Clear Tacky Spray.

What Easter crafts have you created? If they've used Tulip®, Aleene's®, Crafty Chica™, or Duncan products, we want to see your work! Send us an e-mail at ilovetocreateblog@yahoo.com showing us what you do! Please put in the subject line "Ilovetocreate project". We might even feature it on this blog or on our other social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, or Myspace!