{Project of the Week} “Disney Time Capsule”

Good Morning!!

This week’s project is a “time capsule” {memory box}. This box comes in at 14”x14”x8”. 

Well, let me just cut & paste the description from the website:

{This box was made for a client that wanted a “Time Capsule” for her twins’ first birthday. Her party guests were asked to bring something from the year 2010, the year of the baby’s birth. On their 18th birthday, they will be opening this box once again, to see what’s inside! This box is large, measuring 14 inches wide by 14 inches long by 8 inches deep. The theme was contemporary Disney. The colors were primary yellow, cherry red, and licorice black, “with a flair of zebra” as requested by the customer.}

{The bottom is covered  with textured red fabric & white dots -the dots are made of textured heavy weight cardstock- are added, to resemble Minnie Mouse’s skirt.}

{The lid is covered with beautifully textured black fabric & decorated with over 12 different types of coordinating ribbons & embellished stars.}

{The inside is lined with high quality flocked zebra print fabric - hemmed to fit theis particular box.}

{The front is adorned with a silhouette Mickey Mouse head, covered with black glitter & detailed stars. The glitter is sealed. This ensures that the glitter remains on the Mickey silhouette. The stars are looped on wire to give a fireworks emphasis to it. A banner of yellow ribbon streams across the box, lettered with the twins’ names in the classic Walt Disney font.}

xo,

Kristina-Nicole 

{Project of the Week} “On the Hunt”

Project of the Week: “On the Hunt” easter scrapbook page!

This is a single page layout for that most adorable easter picture! It’s made with Making Memories products, ribbon, & diecut letters. There’s machine stitching around the edges & all the flowers are 3D and glittery!! 

When I found this product line, I really liked the prints. They are those traditional pastel colors, but with some pizzazz. Enjoy!

Full view

Zoom on 3D easter words

Zoom on flowers & if you look close, machine stitching…

Click {HERE} to see more of my easter & spring projects!

xo,

Kristina-Nicole

{Project of the Week} Easter Paint Can

Hi All!

Here’s the project of the week! To celebrate the beginning of Easter, I wanted to post a project I love! Here’s it’s Etsy description:

This adorable altered paint can is the perfect container to hold all those easter eggs they’ll be hunt for this year! It is also the perfect container to put easter gifts in! Can you imagine how cute this paint can would waiting for your child easter morning - filled to the rim with chocolate bunnies & jelly beans??

This paint can is an unused, clean paint can. (Paint has NEVER been inside) It does not require a key to open. It is made of high-quality metal, and covered with acid-free/lignin free papers and embellishments. The bottom layer is a patterned print paper, creamy brown with light blue bunnies hopping along. The top layer is a plaid print in matching brown, blue & cream. The middle of the can in rimmed with coordinating embellishments - layered textured papers with satin & organza scalloped ribbon. Cream buttons adorn the ribbon to give it extra detailing. The front of the paint can is decorated with three dimensional lettering, spelling “happy easter” in cream heavy-weight textured cardstock & inked in creamy brown. The lid of the paint can is covered in the same plaid paper as the top layer & is embellished with a paper sign all about easter egg hunting. The handle is adorned with an assortment different ribbons, tulle, & fabric matching all the colors of the papers & embellishments. 

The inside dimensions of this paint can are approximately 5 1/4” wide and 5 3/4” tall.
The complete dimensions are approximately 5 3/8” wide and 12” tall (including handle & ribbons).

******What Customers Are Saying About Our Altered Paint Cans*********

{Etsy} minidoc29:

“I love the can its soo cute..”

You can click the photos to see this altered paint can in my etsy shop, or click HERE to see other easter projects on my website. 

xo,

Kristina-Nicole

Whooo Loves You?

Every year, for the past 10 years, my best friend S.B. & I trade Christmas presents. This year, we decided on a DIY Christmas. She had been talking lately about organizing her favorite photos of her and her boyfriend…. so I really wanted to make her a mini book. 

I had been thinking for awhile on the shape of the book I wanted to use. S.B. loves owls. Did I say loves? I mean LOVES owls. And when I saw this Maya Road owl chipboard book I just knew it was for her. Here are some of the photos from the owl book “Whooo loves you?”. 

Click HERE to view pictures of the entire “Whooo loves you?” mini book in our Love & Romance Scrapbooks, Mini Books, & Altered Projects Portfolio!

xo,

  Kristina-Nicole

Wedding Cake Card Boxes!

I am so excited about this project that I have been asked to create. A client has asked me to make a card box for her to sit on the gift table at her wedding reception. So, is it square? No. Is it a bowl? No. It’s a 4 tiered wedding cake!! The pictures below are my sample cake that was made for the portfolio. This cake is a 3 tiered round cake.

Above is the front view [[ you can see the card slot]]. Below is a top view and some photos of the detail.

This is how the box opens [[aka how the bride & groom gets to all the good stuff!]]


This cake is cream color, covered in fabric and purple hydrangeas. I almost wanted to keep it!!

xo,

Kristina-Nicole

I {LOVE} Rit Dye!

A project that I have been working on for the past week has been making ribbon roses. A client requested yellow and red roses. Did you know that ribbon to create such beautiful flowers does not exist?! Lo and behold, I made them using dye, paint, white ribbon, and a handful of stitches.

Here you can see the ribbon drying off… with a photo of what they should soon be made into…

And here we go:

[[How To Tips:]]

I never follow instructions [which is the reason I do not bake…] when it comes to ratios. I used the Rit Dye as a paint rather than a diluted solution. From its concentrate, I “painted” the white ribbon yellow & then hung them up to dry [this is so the dye doesn’t leave a weird drying pattern]. Then I stitched the ribbon together into a rose.

Next, I put my gloves back on, and “painted” the edges of the petals with red and orange dye, following the fading variations of the photo above.

To see where these ribbons ended up, click HERE.

xo,

Kristina-Nicole