Maya Road and Glue Arts Swap

Hi Guys!  Hope you are all having a great week so far. Things have been a little crazy around here the last couple of weeks, as we are trying to sell our house. Have you ever tried to keep your house "view ready" with a five and six year old running around? Not easy!   Anyway I'm back to share another Mother's Day project with you. This was made for the Maya Road and Glue Arts Swap going on this week. Make sure to visit each blog and leave a comment for a chance to win some goodies!!! :)

I love making gift boxes especially when they have a practical use.  This gift box can be used to store treads, bobbins, and other small sewing items after the gift has been removed and the teapot serves as a pin cushion as well. I used Samantha Walker's cream polka dot fabric on the front of the teapot, which worked perfectly with October Afternoon's Daydream patterned papers.

1. Glue all but one, of the pages from the Teapot Album together. 
2. Then place a good handful of Poly-fil in the center of the teapot. 
3. Take some fabric and cut it large enough to cover the sides and front of the teapot. Begin wrapping the fabric over the polyfil and sides of the chipboard and secure with glue.
4. Next cover the sides of the handle, spout and lid with patterned paper. 
5. Use the last page from the album (that you saved) to cut out a lid, spout and handle. Cover them with patterned paper and glue them in place on the front of the teapot.
6. Cut out a rectangular section at the bottom of the felt pom-pom, so it fit's over the very top of the chipboard lid, glue it in place, then use a smaller felt pom-pom and trinket pin to hold everything in place.

After dying the crochet trim with Maya Mist (Sea foam Green) I used it to embellish the teapot and box.  

   

Then of course,  I used load of other MR embellies to finish of the box. Love those tiny spools!!!

Maya Road Supplies:
Tea Pot Chipboard Book
Wood Mini Spools
Wood Buttons
Love Mini Chipboard Set
Kraft Mini Tags

Vintage Crochet Zig-Zag Trim
Vintage Crochet Mini Ovals Trim
Leaf Trinket Pins
Kraft Doilies
Doilie Flowers Chipboard Set

Flower
Vintage Pearl Pin

Rub-ons (Mom)

Maya Mist (to color trim)

Glue Arts Supplies:
Raise N's (to attach the chipboard and flower to front of the teapot)
Glue Glider Pro (to adhere the chipboard pages of the teapot together before covering with paper.
Ribbon Adhesive (to apply all of the trim)

Other Supplies:

October Afternoon - Patterned Paper

 Samantha Walker - Fabric (Cream Cowboy Dots from Wanna Be A Cowboy 2 collection)

Plaid - FolkArt Paints

Hobby Lobby - Box, satin ribbon, pom poms, Poly-fil and embroidery thread

It's Fabulous Friday...

.....as my son would say. He's only in Pre-K and already he can't wait for Friday's!!!  Anyway, just wanted to give you a little look of the project I posted on the Maya Road blog this morning.  If you're looking for a Mother's Day gift idea or just something for a girlfriend, this might do the trick.

I also have another Mother's Day gift idea that should be posted next week sometime. It features one of my favorite mini albums from Maya Road's last release, the Chipboard Tea Pot  Album. 

See you soon -  By the way have a wonderful Easter! :)

Maya Road Challenge At Two Peas!

Hi all!  Just popping in to let you know about the Maya Road challenge over at Two Peas In A Bucket. It runs from 4/6/2011 - 5/16/2011, so you have plenty of time to get something done. The 3 winners will each receive a Maya Road pack worth $50.00 and will be featured on the Maya Road blog. Worth playing for???? :) 

Good luck, guys!

New Projects!

Hi everyone! I have a few new projects to share with you. These were all done for my Creative Team spotlight this month for Samantha Walker, and I have to say I had lots of fun creating them. One of my favorite things things to work with these days is fabric! I'm not that great at making clothing yet, but using fabric to alter with and make small projects is fun.  Anyway, if you've visited my blog before know I have a slight obsession with owls. So when I saw Samantha's Pet Shop file for the Silhouette, I knew I had to use it to create something.

I decided to just use the head of the owl to make a set of pillows for my little girl's room. The finished size is about 20"x11" on the big pillow and 17"x 8" on the smaller one. To make the pattern I used the sketch pen to draw the design with my Silhouette, onto cardstock. Because of the size of my pillows I had to do a section at a time then piece them together. I then transferred the design onto tracing paper added a seam allowance around the edge of head and used the pattern to cut my fabric.

I used felt for the head, eyes and beak and a mixture of patterned fabrics from Samantha's Wanna Be A Cowboy and Wanna Be  A Cowboy 2.

 

Next, I altered this little caddy. My son gave it to me for Christmas, filled with bubble-bath, lotion and a ton of other goodies for bath time (I think it was from Walmart). Originally it was plain pink and had a vinyl look to it, so I "spruced it up" with some fun fabrics from the Enchanted Garden collection.

I was thinking I might store my markers in it. But my little girl has got other ideas, since she has the same initials as I do!

For this project, I basically just used Mod Podge to adhere the fabric onto the caddy and chipboard letters.  The stitching was added to the letters and lining before they were adhered to the project.

For my last project I did another little bunny - It's Spring after all! :)

When I saw the pattern for this bunny head from Back Porch Pickins, just couldn't resist making it. Tonya Renee makes the most amazing creations that you can purchase.  She also has patterns and e-patterns that you can purchase as well. The head may look a little intimidating, but it's really not as difficult as it looks.

Samantha's Tea Dye fabric from Wanna Be A Cowboy 2 was the perfect color for the bunny's head. Since I didn't have a box, like the one shown on the pattern, I used a large paper mache Christmas ornament for the base instead. And yes I just realized I forgot to add her whiskers!!! Oh well, she's a "whiskerless" bunny for now!

The patterned papers are from the Creative Imaginations,  Cowgirl collection - an older line but definitely one of my favorites! See you all soon and thanks for stopping by!!! 

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Sweet Days Kit

Hi Guys! I'm a little late, but I wanted to let you all know about the new MR kit out this month. Maya Road started a kit program last year for retailers. The kits are designed by DT members and packed so retailers can use them in their store to teach with.  

Here is "The Sweetest Day" kit that Lia put together. Isn't it Gorgeous!!! This kit is valued at over $55 and will be able to purchase from the Maya Road website, just in case your local retailer doesn't carry the kits.

Enjoy your weekend! :)