GLUE TIP- OH NOOOO!! Oh. It's ok.

Simple Glue Removal TIP!

I was just doing the finishing touches on an engagement ring holder order when my hand slipped and I got glue all over the place.  Seriously.  I freaked OUT.  If it was something for myself or a gift for a family member I wouldn't care but this is an order for a customer and I take extra care for orders that I make for customers.

I was adding the pearl accents on the metal when I smeared the
glue completely across the "DO".  

There are some things that I do that are ok.  An example of this would be my metal punching.  I don't want that to be perfect.  If you look at the letters they are all wobbly.  I like it that way.  It shows that I am not a machine.  It gives it a rustic hand made look.  A big glue smear across the ring holder is not acceptable in my book.

If you would like to remove glue from a project that is still wet (I am assuming that this would not work on anything paper based)

1. Dip Cotton Swab in Acetone based Nail Polish Remover.

2. Gently rub over glue area.

3. Watch in amazement as all of the glue goes away.

4.  Thank ME.

If you are doing this on a painted surface you should know that the acetone in the nail polish remover will most likely strip the paint off of your project.  Use the nail polish remover sparingly.  You should always do a small test spot!

So far I have used this for only Arlene's Tacky Glue and for WARNING TOWING Stickers.  That is another blog post to come... Just know.. I was really angry that day.

Family Photo Signs!

This is a very simple way to make signs for pictures so that you can put whatever message you would like in the frame when editing the image.    You can use these for engagement photos, family photos, christmas cards, baby pictures (marking the months).  Really, the options are endless!

I bought my frames at AC Moore and Home Goods.   They both were very inexpensive.  I believe that I spent $7 & $14 on the frames.  I chose very simple frames because you are going to be putting font inside of them. It will be a lot to look at so you want to keep it simple.  Remember, you will also be in the picture and have the whole background also.

Here is an example of how I used the frames for my save the dates.  Save The Dates- Kakie Wedding!

Materials Needed:

Foam Board

Picture Frame

Duct Tape

Box Cutter

DIRECTIONS:

1. REMOVE BACK OF PICTURE

2. TAKE OUT GLASS

3. USE WHATEVER CARDBOARD OR BACKING IS IN THE FRAME AS A GUIDE AS MEASUREMENT ON FOAM BOARD AND TRACE SHAPE ONTO BOARD.

4. CUT FOAM BOARD WITH BOX CUTTER

5.  PUT FOAM BOARD IN FRAME

6. PUT CARDBOARD BACKING IN FRAME 

7.  DUCT TAPE IT IN PLACE.  (If there are the little metal things that you can bend into place to hold the board into place then you do not need to use duct tape if you do not want to) 

8.  DISPOSE OF GLASS SAFELY (or save for another crafting project).  DO NOT PUT THE GLASS IN THE FRAME.  

Oliver Ornament -Boston Terrier Christmas!

We'll start this entry off with the obvious.  Yes, that's officially the cutest dog you have ever seen.  You have not been fooled.  Meet Oliver.  Christmas fashion model.  He's so fierce.  He took the job so seriously he lost 5lbs in his eyeballs.  For my ornament I wanted him to be less serious so I made him more googley eyed.

This would be a great ornament activity to do with kids if you have them.  You can really do this project with any shapes.  I opted to not sew the felt as I used a lot of small felt accents.  Glue is my buddy.  To adapt this project for children or people with special needs you can have all of the felt pieces pre-cut and the picture of the dog as a guide for them.  You can also use Elmer's glue.


SUPPLIES NEDDED:
FELT
TACKY GLUEDuncan 120105 Aleenes Original in. Tacky in. Glue-2 Ounce (Google Affiliate Ad)
RIBBON
SCISSORS
CARD STOCK
PRINTED PICTURE ON PAPER
SEWING PINS
GLUE GUN

DIRECTIONS:
1. TAKE PICTURE OF WHAT YOU WANT TO TURN INTO AN ORNAMENT.  PRINT IT OUT.   TRACE THE DIFFERENT SHAPES IN THE PICTURE ONTO DIFFERENT SPOTS ON A SEPARATE PAPER.  THE HAT.  THE HAT FRINGE.  THE HEAD.  THE WHITE SPOT ON THE FACE.  THE EYES.  THE NOSE.  Please note that I made the head and the green part of the hat overlap in the back behind the red part of the hat. You want to make sure that you do not have all of the shapes coming together at the same point. 

2.  CUT OUT EACH SHAPE AND SECURELY PIN THEM TO YOUR SELECTED FELT COLOR.

3.  CUT OUT SHAPES IN FELT.

5. TAKE OUT THE PINS.  PIECE ALL OF YOUR FELT TOGETHER AND SEE HOW YOUR ORNAMENT LOOKS.  MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL OF THE PIECES.  If you do not like the look of some of your felt pieces you can re-cut them.  Those are not Oliver's real eye size.  I just cut that shape.

6. DO A TEST STRIP ON SCRAP FELT WITH THE GLUE.  I USED TACKY GLUE AND IT DID NOT SHOW UP.  THIS WILL ALSO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH YOU WILL BE USING WHEN YOU PUT TOGETHER YOUR ORNAMENT.

7. ONCE YOUR ORNAMENT IS ALL GLUED TOGETHER CUT A PIECE OF CARD STOCK THAT IS THE SAME SHAPE BUT SLIGHTY SMALLER THAN THE PERIMETER OF THE BACK OF THE ORNAMENT.

8. PLACE RIBBON ON BACK OF ORNAMENT AND GLUE CARD STOCK (SEE BELOW).  MAKE SURE THAT YOU EVENLY COVER THE CARD STOCK WITH THE GLUE AND THAT YOU DO NUT USE TOO MUCH GLUE.

9. ALLOW ORNAMENT PLENTY OF TIME TO DRY.  I left mine over night.

10.  ENJOY!   I added a couple of extra decorations on the hat that weren't originally on it.  For the bell on the hat I cut a plastic bead from a dollar store garland and hot glued it to the tip of the hat.  I didn't have anything else laying around that size to use.  I've been using garland for a lot of crafts lately!  Stay tuned for my tree skirt!

I am a firm believer all inclusive activities.  If you see something on my blog that you would like to do with someone that has a disability of any kind please send me a message and I will try my best to adapt my post!  I have 15 years of experience working and loving with people with disabilities so it I would be honored to know that my crafts are being shared in the community.