The DVR is killing me. I record everything now. Feeling a little spoiled when I go to watch a show and can’t fast forward through commercials because it isn’t recorded and HGTV is my obsession. If the short people don’t interrupt and ask for a show of their own. I often watch Design on a Dime and mock a little because really some of their projects are just ugly. So I thought why not show a simple way to make a painting for your bare walls that is fun and functional and not splatter paint!

I took an inexpensive canvas from the art supply store and treated it with layers to make a great piece of art.

1. I started by painting the canvas all one color using acrylic paint, allow it to dry fully.

2. I spray painted a loose spotty paint over top in a contrasting color.

3. I used my Cricut to cut letters out of sticker vinyl (in this case I used Birds on Parade Cartridge) I laid those letter down on top of the canvas and dabbed a third color of paint over top, this time a lighter color, covering the letters, I allowed this to dry and then peeled the letters off to revel the color underneath.

4. I then used the YUDU to screen printed several sheets of card stock using a hand drawn patterns. I used those screen printed sheets to cut a large rose shape on the Cricut using the Sophie Cartridge, which is a Cricut Circle exclusive.

5. I flipped the rose shape upside down and lightly spray painted a dusting of black onto the canvas.

6. I flipped the rose over with the screen printing facing out and I added a few pieces of the vinyl that had been removed, to different areas on the canvas.

7. Finally I used shellac to hold the whole thing in place.

Allow to dry and you are done with a great piece of art to hang on your wall!

Happy crafting xoxo. Follow me on Twitter I am Lab5 and on Face Book under the Lovely Lula page.

This was the short one’s Christmas present on Christmas morning. It is a 2 foot x 3 foot canvas painted pink and screen printed, using the YUDU, with a castle from the Once Upon a Princess Cartridge and the Cricut. I added embellishments along the top out of felt and a ribbon notion and I added in felt trees to the sides of the castle. We just recently saw the movie Tangled about Rapunzel so I decided to make her blond hair cascade down from the tower window, this was made by pulling apart yarn and tying a bow. The short one was so thrilled that we had to stop everything and hang it up in her room above her bed.

For the complete tutorial click here: Princess Wall Hanging How To

Happy crafting xoxo Lovley Lula

This girly girl gift idea is one that you will not want to wrap. It is made using Bazzill Basics paper and the Forever Young Cricut cartridge. I cut the girly silhouette on the Cricut in different sized layers and backed it with chipboard, added some bling and sprayed on some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. I have the silhouette resting on a simple wooden easel that I covered with a hot pink lace.

Then I used a scrabble tile, covered it in red Bazzill Basics paper and cut out a matching girly silhouette out of pink paper and glued those to the tile, I screwed in an eyelet and then added a silver plumbers chain. Gift complete! Now I have to go run and hide it so it will be a surprise for Christmas!

For the complete Tutorial Click Here: Silhouette Necklace Happy Crafting xoxo LL

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and that means home decoration is not complete without a Holiday Advent
Calendar. I made this one using the Cuttlebug.

Supplies:
Advent cupboard
White paint
Glue Stick
Modge Podge
Tacky Glue
Pink and Green cardstock
Cuttlebug
Letter Dies for the Cuttlebug
Cardboard Tree Form
Green teeshirt yarn
Pearl top pins
Pink novelty ribbon

For the complete tutorial click here: Advent Calendar How To

Now run off and make a great advent calendar to decorate your home. Happy Crafting xoxo Lovely Lula

This is my take on a fall cornucopia. I filled mine with Halloween candy and this will be the grab “bag” for trick-or-treaters. I love candy corns as visual icon and since orange is my favorite color I just can help but love these little treats.

Here is how to make one of your own:

1. Start with a large piece of white poster board. Cut it into a baseball field pattern. Round at the outer edge and instead of coming to a point, cut it flat at the base.

2. Roll it in to a cone shape.

3. Use binder clips to hold it into the shape. Lift edges and glue with tacky glue. Keep binder clips in place until it is fully dry.

4. Once dry, divide it into three sections. Use craft paint and paint the base white, the middle orange and the outer edge yellow. repeat this for both the inside and outside. Allow to dry completely by standing up on the outer edge.

5. Using broad cloth, tear a strip of white, orange and yellow about 1 inch wide and long enough to go around your candycopia. Glue down with tacky glue.

6. If you have too much room and not enough candy to fill the whole thing, stuff the bottom with orange tissue paper.

7. Add in candy of choice and enjoy!

Tiffany’s has a new leather and exotic skin line filled with bags, purses, journals, key chains and luggage tags. The leather goods are in brown, black, silver and Tiffany blue. Too pricey for you? Make a copy cat as I blogged about over at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch: Thrifty Version Of Tiffany’s Luggage Tag.

Here is the tutorial: Thrifty Version Of Tiffany Luggage Tag

Cute Easter chic or chick as the case may be. I just got my hands on the Cricut “Create A Critter” cartridge and had to bust out a super cutie Easter moment with it. I love the “accessories” on each of the critters.  So happy Easter and here is a card created using the “Chick” setting from “Create A Critter” and then I took my trusty fine point sharpie and hand drew on top to make it my own. Enjoy!

Paper Easter Card made with Cricut Create a Critter

I whipped up a little St. Paddy’s day Pin to wear. It is made mostly from Provo Craft Cuttlebug Dies. Check out the “How To” below and make one for yourself. It is so super cute it could really be worn year round too!

St. Paddy's Day Pin out of craft foam and felt

Click here for the simple downloadable PDF HowToCloverPin.

Products used in this project: Wool Felt, Craft Foam, Bar Pin Blanks, Aleene’s Tacky Glue and  ProvoCraft Cuttlebug dies