Lighted Hanger Star Outside Decoration

As you know making things from hangers is nothing new these days. But I haven’t really had a chance to put my spin on things, so we decided to try some of the ideas out this year!

 

We have taken pictures all through the process of putting it together, and I don’t know that a lot of explanation is necessary.

 

 

 

This makes a pretty large star, the pvc pipe is 4′ . I wanted it not to rest right on the ground.  I really like the idea of lighting it up. Laying those lights out and knowing how big of a string is the critical thing there. We used a 100 light set and it did a little more than we needed but I like it!

 

So these are $16.00 and the rebar is not included.

Lu

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Stationary Portfolio

A friend of mine wanted to make these stationary portfolios for some friends of hers. She saw a you tube video but then thought the measuring and math was too complicated. I said I would see what I could do to simplify it for her and come up with a design that would work for her. 

The first thing I noticed in the design was that the folds were just paper and I think that will wear out easily. So I tried with a single sheet of chipboard that I had. I scored where I wanted it to fold and turned out ok but not large enough to hold the things she wanted in it.

So I went back to the folds being just paper and cutting the chipboard for the pieces in between the folds. I still had a little trouble with the paper not folding correctly as the portfolio opens and closes. Gently scoring that line helps.

The other issue that you need to figure out before making one is how big the spine needs to be. The spines need to be a little bigger than the clearance you need to have for the pockets and writing pad stack on each other when it closes.

I didn’t put anything in it to hold it closed.  So I had to figure that out after. I will put something in it next time as I’m making it, like magnets or ribbon.

I made “pockets” the same way I make boxes and that seemed to work out well. Next time I might add a piece of chipboard on the sides to help them stay a little less “squishy”!

 

The adhesives for something like this can be pricy, so I suggest trying to find them on sale. Some places like the pockets and the pad need a very strong adhesive to stay in place with the wear and tear of use.

The decoration was hard for me this time because I used paper that I’ve had for over ten years and I didn’t have things to match it. But I like the way it turned out!

I also have had the ribbon and that clasp for over ten years and I think it worked perfect! Thanks Janah for sewing the ribbon together for me!!!!

 

I’m now in the process of designing one that can hold a coloring book and crayons for another friend! I’ll be sure to post those when I get them done! 

 

Lu

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Card Kits as a Gift

My friend Jackie has a birthday this week. She is in her 80’s and doesn’t need or want anything! So it is always a challenge what to get her!  She sends cards to everyone for every holiday! So several years I have sent her unique card bases and decorative paper cut to size for her gift!  And that is what I decided to do again this year.

This year’s card type was a twisted corner design. I saw it on fb or you tube or something and decided I could make her some of those. I did all the bases white and then the decorative papers I found in my scraps. I think she will enjoy them! I did 20 sets for her and I know she will go through those in a couple of days!

 

Here’s a couple of them!

We did some bright papers too but Steve didn’t get pictures of them all before we sent them off!

 

Then for her Birthday card I did a bay window card! I didn’t really have the paper to have it turn out like a window but I still think she will like it. I always do a Halloween theme because her birthday is this week!

 

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Lu

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Halloween Tic Tac Toe

Halloween is a great time for parties and this is just the thing to make your party fun!

This classic game takes on a fun Halloween theme with its spooky skulls and bones playing pieces!

Adding some cute papers to the board and some fun colors makes this a perfect addition to your holiday fun! I had a fun time making this set but the possibilities are endless! I have papers that will go with all different color schemes, I even have some red and black Halloween themed!  It only takes a little while to put it together and or pick it up already done!

Take N Make         $6.00

Make N Take (class)     $8.00

Ready to Play        $12.00

 

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Lu

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More Halloween Books

We mentioned last week that we would have some more of the Halloween book/boxes! So here they are! Hope you like them!

 

 

Remember they are all for sale, $12.00/per stack and we can meet up to deliver!

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Lu

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Halloween Book Boxes

Halloween has always been a big holiday in our family. We have almost as much Halloween decor as we do Christmas!

So when I came across these fun boxes that look like books I knew I had to do something fun with them! These are ones that I found last year. I found some this year too and will posting them as soon as I get them tied together!

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$12.00 a stack pickup or meet up, close to Fulton or Mexico MO

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Lu

 

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Christmas Shaker Cards

I found a new shaker card kit and it was Christmas themed.

This time I decided to measure the shaker bits. I used a dash or two of the white pieces and a smidgen of the green. I don’t really think that the green goes with the color scheme so that is why I didn’t used it much. 

The other thing I did differently this time is that I took the backing off the sticky pat before I added the shaker bits, it made it so that none of the bits got stuck to the sticky when I took the backing off. This  made putting them together go a lot fast for me. Also with the sticky part, after I peeled the backing off I used a small piece of it under my finger to hold the card in place while I added the bits. 

Hope you like them!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Lu

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I Love Dogs Shadowbox

This week I used that paper that I designed and finally got the I Love Dogs shadowbox done!

I love the way it turned out!!  I love the colors!!!  I used a technique that I haven’t in a while.  I “dirtied” the letters and the dogs face with a sweeper brush.  It was fun to do something I hadn’t done in a while and I think it really added to the finished project!

There has been some debate on which frame it looks best in so we will be posting them both!!!

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Lu

 

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Yard Decor

This week we thought we would make some of those snowflakes that they make with the hangers. As I watched several different YouTube videos, I realized that you could do so many other things! 

So we decided to make a flower for a friend that has been going through a rough patch!

So the supplies are: hangers, cable ties (2 sizes), an ice cream lid, paint, PVC pipe and rebar.

First we laid out the hangers thinking we needed 18, from the videos, but only ended up using 13. 

Then we decided where to tie the hangers together for the most stability.

 

 

Then the lid was more of a challenge than we expected. The spray paint didn’t cover the logo very well and it is flaking off already.We will need to figure out the flaking issue fr the next one. We marked the lid where we were going to put the ties and drilled holes for that before we painted.  Then we attached it to the hangers with the ties.

 

Then next part was figuring out how to attach the pvc. I didn’t want it to just sit right flush with the ground. So we drilled a hole about 1/4″ from the top of the pipe and put a tie through that so it would sit on the top of the rebar.  We put 2 ties through that hole so that we had one to attach it to the flower as well.

Then we used another tie to attach the pipe on the lower side of the flower.

 

The way we hooked the top of the hanger around the other hanger caused them all to bend in slightly and make it look more like a flower I think!

We hammered the rebar into the ground and slid the pipe over the rebar! I can’t wait to make me one!!!

 

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Lu

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