Rhinstone Brad Jewel Box . . . worth a mint!

Today is the first day of the Going Green Blog Tour.  It is my first time to be involved in one of these tours and I admit to being a bit nervous.  The idea behind this tour is to recycle an item, or idea, to create something fun and new.  I have been wanting to try this idea for a long time I hope you like it!

The BEFORE and the AFTER

You will need:

 1 metal tin,  a variety of the round Rhinestone brads, Filigree Designer Brads, Sanding Block, Craft Ink to match your tin, Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, a hammer, and a nail. 

 

First a light sanding of the top of the tin.  Then cover it in Stampin' Up! Craft Ink (I used Real Red to match this particular tins red top) and Clear Embossing Powder.  After you heat this be careful to let it cool. It will be hot and take a bit longer for the embossing to 'set'.  I messed mine up a bit by touching it too soon - plus OUCH! it was hot!

Find the center of the lid with a ruler, or just eyeball it.  Open the box and find a block of wood to support the lid and the foam piece from the Mat Pack bundle between the wood and the lid. Then create a starter hole using the Piercing Tool, then because you'll needed a larger hole use a fat nail (unknown technical name, I just got it from my husbands 'stash') and hammered that into the original hole.  It is important to create that starter hole so you don't dent the lid with the nail.    Once you have the first hole place your main brad on the lid.  Mine uses both sizes of the Filigree Designer Brads and a red Rhinestone Brad.

 Once the first brad is in place, place filigree brads around it and mark the center with a pencil.  Then pierce those holes as you did with the first one.  Continue this process until the lid is as filled as you want it to be. I found it easier to secure the main brads, then mark the next set of brads, and so on.  Then when you can no longer fit any of the Filigree Designer Brads on the lid, you can fill in with Rhinestone Brads

 
When you are satisfied you can add fabric or felt to finish the inside of the tin.  Then create a personalized designer charm using one of our beautiful Simply Adorned Charms and place it inside What a fun packaging idea for an Easter, Birthday, or Mother's Day gift!  . . . or keep it for yourself!

Remember to check back here tomorrow to see my next project.  Follow the link below to see what some of my other Stampin' Up! Demonstrator friends are doing for this tour.  The next one is by Jackie Bottomley, who happens to be a member of my downline (theMemoryINKers team) and a good friend!!

Hugs, Karie B.

Tour Ended 3/7/10

Card to 12" Scrapbook Layout

Make & Take Projects

On Saturday, 2/20/10, I was a vendor at the Saving The Memories Crop.  Although I did have several of my Scrapbook Layouts, and some retired SU product available for purchase, my main 'job' at this event is share the fun of Stampin' Up!  Guest could come to my table for a FREE MAKE & TAKE card, shown below.

FYI - The Dazzling Diamonds on the flower & bird were my husband Micheal's idea!  He thought it needed a little 'bling'  Gotta Love That Man!!  Plus...he was right!!  The bling really completed the look.

Below is a second option that I had available as a Make & Take of both pages for just $3.

 Both projects were made using Apricot Appeal & Chocolate Chip card stock, Very Vintage Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel, Vintage Vogue stamp set, Extra Large Two-step Bird punch, & the Scallop Trim Corner & Border punches.

I love teaching new techniques and at this crop I have several 'regulars' who always come to my table and often bring projects from home to ask for some help.  One of the girls, Patty, brought her Watercolor Crayons for a quick tutorial between the make & takes.  You can't see her in the photo below, she's behind the camera, but that's the pile of stamps and stuff she brought to use with the crayons in the bottom right corner of the photo...Thanks Again Patty!

Yep, that's me in the blue shirt1  Behind me and the Make & Taker's you can see some of the other croppers.  This location has great lighting, clean bathrooms (all of it is beautifully kept up) and Diane & Kim make sure the food is always great!!   It's why I recommend to so many people.  You can email Diane Alberts if you want more information on the Crops they have coming up.  Her email is  KDGDI@aol.com.  Please tell her I sent you ~ maybe I'll get a discount on one of the next crops ~ OK, they already treat me pretty good, I guess that's more than enough, and it is a CHARITY CROP too!

Here's a few more photos of the croppers...yes, and other vendors too.

I'll be there in again in April with another FREE Make & Take project, a few cash & carry items.  If you know you are attending and will need extra adhesives, card stock, ink, etc . . . be sure to let me know so we can place an order to be delivered to you before then, or if it's just a small item you can send payment direct to me and I will order the products then deliver them at the crop!  Just be sure to give me two weeks so that the order arrives to me in time!

Can't Wait That Long?  Remember that I am having a

T.A.C.O. Crop on March 27th 

(Totally Awesome Crop Opportunity) 

1 pm - 9 PM   Just $5!

at The Stamp Sell-er

Email me today to sign up!

Hugs, Karie B.

ABC Class Projects

Anything But Cards aka: ABC Class

I thought you'd like to see the February 17th class projects.  We made Tile Coasters.  Everyone had a wonderful time and found out how easy it is to make these fun projects.  A few people made them with stamped images but the ones shown below were made with one of the Definitely Decorative stencils.  They were a Big Hit ~ Thanks for the idea Jan Wakeland (my Stampin' Up! Upline) for teaching me this last summer at your house in PA! 

Tomorrow I will be at the Saving The Memories Crop (Madison Hgts, MI) teaching a fun Make & Take project with an optional 2-page Scrapbook layout project!  I will share that with you soon.

Until then, have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs, Karie B.