Thursday, February 28, 2013

Coming soon!

Here are some crafts I'm interested in doing soon!

 Earring Holder

Canvas with wooden letters

Photograph cut in letters on wood

 Candle holder with frame

Awesome looking mason jars!

Magnet boards

More canvas art





Friday, February 15, 2013

Taking it Back

Today during dinner my parents and I were discussing family history, which led to us trying out Ancestry.com.  It turned out to be really interesting!




                     
Durfee side:


Horatio Nelson Durfee
1823-1912 of Leon, NY



Thomas Otis Durfee (first one seated on left; my 2nd great grandfather)
1879-1972
His parents are sitting next to him, his father named Edwin Giles Durfee
His brother standing behind, Edwin Horatio Durfee



Edwin Giles Durfee (3rd great grandfather)
1849-1924 of Stueben, PA





Edwin Horatio Durfee
1896-1981
along with his obituary, he was a very successful man!

We found the Durfee name all the way into 1585!  (England)



Phillips side:



William P. Phillips (my 3rd great grandfather)
1814-1884 of Madison, NY
Cause of death: Had oxen hooked together pulling stumps, chain snapped hitting him in the head killing him instantly



The Phillips name went all the way into the 1200's (Wales)..and the names started to get strange.


All in all, my mind was BLOWN.




























Salt Dough Tutorial


For me this didn't cost a penny, but it was a little tricky.  My plan was to make a thumbprint pendant, and here's what I cam up with:


You need a medium sized mixing bowl, measuring cup, 2 cups of flower, 1 cup of salt, and about 3/4 cup of water.



Pour the flower and salt into the bowl,


Then add water.  Mix and kneed until the consistency is like play dough.


It should look something like this.  You can also add food coloring if you want it a certain color.


As you can see, I've tried numerous times trying to get a thumbprint.  It was really hard seeing the lines, so I lost hope.  :(


Let's hope this one will work!  I added a ring on the top to make it a necklace.


So, since I had so much left over, I made a bunch of random stuff.  Bake in the oven at 250 degrees for about 2 hours (maybe more).




Once baked, I decided to use gold spray paint on them.  It brings out the lines in the thumbprints a lot more, heres some close ups:


Jamie's thumbprint on the left, mine on the right.  :D


The pendant turned out alright, but the ring on the top was too small for the necklace :( 
Oh well!


Other imprints



So if you're making a thumbprint out of this, don't get your hopes up about the details, because spray paint will really help (especially metallic spray paint.)


























More Frost


 Heres another jug that I frosted, and I tried out lace this time:











Want to try it yourself? Check out my tutorial at jad0826.blogspot.com

:D




Friday, February 8, 2013

Frosted Glass Tutorial!


 This was probably the easiest craft I've done yet, and verrrry cheap :D




Here's what you need:


All you need is a glass vase/fixture, frosted spray paint (AC Moore/Michaels), and a bunch of rubber bands.  Simple enough right?



Place the rubber bands onto your vase, making sure they are flat all around.  Arrange them however and how much you desire!



Flip your fixture over and get ready for some frost.  Make sure it's completely covered!  For mine, I gave it another coat a couple minutes later just to be sure. (You can see some drip-age on the left, may have done a little too much but oh well).  Let it dry for a couple hours.



Then BAM! You can put whatever you want in it, I think a candle looks pretty.


Even Misty approves!


There you have it. Happy frosting! :)







Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Ideas

More wedding brainstorming




Centerpieces:







Flowers:










Other Table Decorations: