Painting with Glue Stencils

Stencils are a favorite among crafters and painters alike, but, finding a readymade stencil for all occasions can be difficult (and expensive). You can cut your own out of cardboard, but why bother when you can make resist stencils using a product found in any craft store: Quick Dry Tacky Glue. 

Want to learn more? Come on - let's go!

Dyed Tramp Art Planter DIY

My latest obsession is tramp art. Tramp art is often made from discarded pieces of wood to form geometric shapes. Popsicle sticks are a perfect example. You can find intricate baskets, lamps, picture frames and more from carved sticks. I decided to add to my collection and but a colorful twist on the theme.

Twine "Wicker" Lampshade Tutorial

 

My home decor style tends to change quite frequently or at least every few years. I'm going away from the stark, clean and uncluttered rooms to something a bit more comfortable and homey. I have always loved wicker but with cats it's just not possible. Or it is but it looks like heck within a week. So I decided to incorporate the look by making a faux wicker lampshade from my newly remodeled half bath!

7 Ways To Decorate A Light Switch

I originally set out to decorate 5 light switch plates, but ended up getting to 7 -- I just couldn't stop! For most of them, I used the new "Always Ready" Aleene's Tacky glues (they arrive in the checkout aisle -- no the glue section -- of JoAnn stores starting in November!). It's smart new inverted packaging that has the glue all ready to go -- in other words, no need to shake the bottle anymore to get the gluey stuff into the tip. They are great -- my only challenge was to remember to store them back in their base, tip down!

A light switch plate is a pretty sweet blank canvas -- small in dimension and fairly low-stakes (in case the creative process doesn't go as planned). But when it does work, what fun! Which switch plate theme or technique would you take and run with?

Learn New Crafting Techniques! Monday January 30, 2012: Black & White

Cool2Craft TV for January 30, 2012: Black & White - Join hosts Tiffany Windsor and Heidi Borchers and special guests Savannah Starr and Candace Jedrowicz for a new episode of Cool2Craft TV. This week's show theme is Black & White. Today's featured projects are super cool! EcoHeidi will show you how to make a mosaic mirror featuring Cool2Cast and Aleene's Original Tacky Glue, Candace Jedrowicz is tiling a shadow box, Savannah Starr is using Aleene's Quick Dry Tacky Glue to create the vintage Aleene's Look of Enamel and Tiffany is crafting a Scrapbook Candle Cover with Aleene's Tacky Dot Singles and Aleene's Super Thick Tacky Glue. It's a terrifically tacky and creatively cool show!

It’s easy to watch the Cool2Craft TV Channel right from your computer. Airing Monday January 30, 2012 9am Pacific/10am Mountain/ 11 am Central/ Noon Eastern. Go to http://cool2craft.com and find the Livestream player and chat box. See you Monday!

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