Fairy Hanging ball

                     

                       Hanging Fairy Ball

 Supply list:

 Hanging Glass Ball 6”

 Moss

 River rocks

2 Small Shells

Fairy statue

Frog Statue

Sheer Ribbon

Take the Hanging Glass ball and insert the moss on the bottom.

Then add the river rocks and shells to the front.  Insert the Fairy Statue and next to it insert the frog statue.

  Make a bow for the top of the glass. 

                                      Joy@ Hilo BEN Franklin

Cute Jewelry Box

Hello All!
We just got in some of the cutest boxes I've ever seen, and they are so fun to decorate! I picked out this cute jewelry box, and decorated it with a few coats of acrylic paint, some painters tape, and some sticker from the Studio G collection, and a little bit of felt. I love the way it turned out, and I love that it encourages positivity when looking in the mirror.

Here's the main materials I used.

The very first thing that you will need to do, is completely cover your mirror with painters tape. You'll want to make sure that there are no air bubbles so that the paint will not seep under.

In order to get nice angles, I first painted the whole box white apart from the very top of the box. After letting it dry, I placed painters tape at random angles all over the box. My next color that I painted over top of the white, was the acrylic gold paint. Let it dry, then peel off the tape. Clean up any edges by carefully going over the edges with a very thin paint brush. After that layer is dry, do more random angles to mark out your last layer of paint. Paint, let it dry, peel, and touch up again. After all of your layers are dry, you can peel off the tape that you put over your mirror, and begin to place your Studio G stickers. I spelled out "Hello Beauty" with the alphabet letters given. I then cut out a few little squares of white felt, and glued them down to the bottom of the jewelry box sections in the top to make a nicer landing for jewelry.

 

How sweet is that?

 

See you all next time! Megan @ Mapunapuna

Mermaid in a Jar

Happy Monday! Hope you've had a great week and that you're ready for some mermaid crafting! I can't get enough of the mermaid theme!

Supplies: 
smooth mason jar
warm white twinkle firefly lights
matte Mod Podge
nylon brush
1 sheet light blue wrapping tissue
X-acto blade
pencil
black thick card stock paper
E6000 clear glue
chunky white/clear glitter
jute/twine
scissors
shells
starfish
net


First, cut the approximate length of tissue (in one long rectangle) that will cover the entire jar with an extra inch of overlap. Slowly and bit by bit, paint Mod Podge on to the glass, laying the tissue over it. Since tissue is thin and tears very easily, don't touch or move it once it's touched the glue. To make sure everything lines up at the end, make sure you're checking to make sure the tissue is lined up with the jar throughout the process.

After the jar has been covered, let it sit to dry for 30+ minutes.
As it's drying, cut out a mermaid shape from the black card stock paper. it could even just be the shape of a mermaid tail.


After the jar is dry, add more glossy Mod Podge on the outside around the top and the bottom. Sprinkle the chunky white/clear glitter over it being careful to leave a big clear space for the mermaid to be seen clearly.

Glue part of the mermaid to the inside of the jar. To make her look more realistic in there, only glue one part of the silhouette so that it's not completely smooth to the side. The E6000 will need to cure for 30+ minutes before the jar can be handled.

Throw some pretty lights in there behind her to make it look like she's floating in a sea cave!

And there it is! Super cute mermaid in a jar!

Happy Crafting! 

Bethany @Enchanted Lake

Kokeshi Doll Fan

Aloha!

      It is almost Girl’s day.  We had an event at all stores over last weekend.

 This is one of the projects, thought I would share with all of you that weren’t able to make it.

                                                                   KOKESHI DOLL FAN

Supply list:

 1 qty. RTD blank fan

1 piece 8 1/2x11 Beige cardstock for face

2 piece 8 1/2x11 Black cardstock Hair and eyes

1 piece 2x3 white card stock for eyes

1 piece 3x3 dark pink cardstock for bottom layer of flower

1 piece medium pink for flower top layer of flower

1 piece 2x4 light pink for cheeks

Foam dots

Meriken 1/4 “double sided tape

Gold Marker for flower stamen

Tools:

AccuCut Die Cut machine and fan insert die

Pencil for tracing

Sharp Scissors

1 ½ Circle punch- Clever Lever Yellow

1” Circle punch- Clever Lever Green 3/4” Circle punch – Clever Lever Green

3/8: Circle punch- EK Success

1.      Use the AccuCut die cuttings machine and fan insert die to cut one insert each from the beige and black.

2.      2- Align the beige cardstock cut-out on the top of the blank fan. Matching edges and tape down

3.      Take the hair template and place onto the black fan insert cut-out, Trace and cut out hair according to the pattern. Use the scrap black cardstock to trace and cut out the “Bun”. Place the hair onto the fan and align with the face. Slip the bun under the center of the top, adjusting how big you want the bun to be. Remove the hair and tape down the bun. Take the white cardstock and punch out two 1” circles for the eyes. Take the scrap black cardstock and punch two holes about an inch apart with the 3/8” hole punch. Take the ¾” circle punch, turn it upside down and place over one of the 3/8” holes and punch. Repeat with the other3/8” hole. Place the black ¾” circle over the 1” white circles. The 3/8” holes should create a white dot accent. Tape together to make eyes.

4.      Place the hair back onto the fan. Position the eyes and tape down. Take the light pink cardstock and punch out two 11/2” circles for cheeks. Position onto the face, slightly under the hair on the sides. Tape down. Now tape down the hair on the fan.

5.      Trace and cut out the flowers according to the patterns. Draw in the stamen on the smaller flower with a marker or a pen. Center the smaller flower onto the larger flower and attach with foam pop dots, place flower in the hair at the side of the bun and tape down.

  

                            Enjoy and have some fun with it. 

                        Joy@Hilo Ben Franklin

Sea Glass Windchime

So what if the groundhog saw his shadow again!

Six more weeks of Winter is not going to stop us from starting our

Spring crafting!  We have so much fun craft supplies coming in for the Spring and Summer seasons.  Nautical, Fairy Garden and Natural Woodland-themed items are making their way to our stores and filling our shelves this very moment.

There's also a very special product that we got in that has been requested MANY times by both our guests and employees. Haha!  That item is...Branch pieces!  We have both light-colored and dark colored branches in bundles available for you, so don't miss out.  Grab a bundle for all your Wooden frames, fairy garden, Bohemian and Nautical crafts!  Today, I have an easy and beautifully Boho craft for you.

 

 

This Seaglass windchime will be a great craft to display on your lanai or favorite tree in the backyard!  All you need are a few items.

 

 

Supplies

+ Two branches

+ Jute Cord

+ Hot Glue Gun or E6000

+ Sea glass pieces

+Scissors

 

First, cut about five to six pieces of jute in lengths ranging from 15 to 20 inches.  You want to have at least two inches to tie one end to the branch.

 

 

Second. knot one end of the jute to a branch.  Make sure there are no loose ends sticking up for a clean look.  You can secure them with a little hot glue.

 

 



 Next, glue your pieces of sea glass to the jute cords!  You can glue them on using any pattern you want.  And there you have it!  This is a great craft to display on your front porch over the summer and it could also make a great nautical wall hanging.

 

Have fun and see you next week!

 

Erika @ PC

Nautical Sea Door Hanger

Hello everyone! Are you ready for more beachy home decor? I'm ready for the sunshine and the waves. Check out this cute Sea door hanger you can make using paper mache letters! I love them! They're such a great size and can be used in so many different ways.

Supplies:

paper mache letters S E A
acrylic paint in dark brown, mint green, ivory, and dark blue
one nylon brush
one thick haired bristle brush
matte mod podge
assorted ocean themed card stock sheets
E6000 clear glue

Optional:
net
starfish
Glossy Accents dimensional clear glaze



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Luckily the wood panel already comes stained and with a rope attached, so all we have to do is decorate the letters! 

First I picked out a few ocean themed sheets of card stock paper I liked, and used my brush and Mod Podge to apply an even layer to the front surface of the letters S and A. Then, I let the paper dry on the letters. 

Using an X-acto blade to cut out around your letter will be a much easier method, rather than trying to trace the image and try to align the paper beforehand.

With your nylon brush, paint the sides of your letter with acrylic paint. Paint the last letter with acrylic paint, and let sit to dry for 10-20 minutes. When all of the paint is completely dry to the touch, you can glue on the accents like starfish or netting. Glue your letters with E6000 down to the wooden board. This glue will need one whole day to completely cure but to the touch will be solid within a few hours.

 Dimensional glaze on specific areas will give a really nice glossy appearance. This gel will squeeze out like a tube of puffy paint but will need to dry over several hours.

For the beach-worn look on the E I painted the letter mint green, allowed the paint to dry, and then lightly brushed on ivory paint.

  
For the A I used patterned card stock paper and Mod Podge to adhere it to the front.

So cute right? So charming. I can't wait to make more tropical and nautical crafts! Check out next Monday's blog for "Mermaid in a Jar"!

Bethany @Enchanted Lake 

Glitter Ivy Bowl

                                          Glitter Ivy bowl

   

  Ivy Bowl

 Darcie Glitter Silver and Raspberry

 Glitter it

 Flowers of choice

 Deco makers Color: red

 Take about off the container of each colored glitter and mix them together.

  Pour the glitter- it into the ivy bowl, make sure to cover the whole inside of the jar. By moving the glue around the bowl.

 Pour out excess glitter it.

Then pour in your glitter and make sure to cover the whole inside. Using the same technique as with the glitter-it.

Set to dry.

Then write on the front “be mine”

Set the flowers in the bowl.

                                                             Joy@hilo ben franklin