Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Turn a Wicker Placemat Into a Hanging Floral Cone

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When it comes to adding a touch of style and charm to any decor or occasion, a DIY Hanging Floral Cone with Bow is the perfect choice! It's really a simple solution and you won't believe how easy and quick it is to make! Simple take a woven wicker placemat and fold the sides together into a cone shape. Glue the overlapping edge to the opposite side of the placemat - and there you have it! A hanging cone shape container ready to decorate with a Bowdabra Bow and Florals! 

Materials:

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How to:
Take a 15" woven wicker placemat and .  .  .
begin folding the sides in .  .  .

to the shape of a cone- narrow at the bottom and wide at the top.



Until satisfied with the cone shape.


Add hot glue to the edge of the placemat on the flat portion. 
And seal, holding together until the glue dries. How easy was that!


To make a Bow for the Floral Cone: 
Full Disclosure: I'm on the Bowdabra Design Team and love using the Bowdabra to make fabulous bows!

Insert a 20" piece of bow wire folded in half into the Bowdabra, tucking ends under. Then cut an 18" piece of wired ribbon, pinching the middle of the ribbon strip and insert down into the Bowdabra. Dovetail the ends by folding the ribbon together and starting at the bottom cut up to the fold at an angle.


Crease the end of the matching ribbon on the roll, and place in the Bowdabra. 

Since the design is on one side of this ribbon, fold a 5" loop, creasing, and twisting the center of ribbon down into the Bowdabra.     



Fold and twist ribbon to make a matching 5" loop on the opposite side, down into the Bowdabra.


Continue making one more loop on either side. Folding and creasing the center and twisting the ribbon into the Bowdabra for a total of four loops. Scrunch all the loops down using the Bowdabra wand and cut off excess ribbon. 


While the bow is still in the Bowdabra, thread the loose ends of the bow wire through the loop and pull tight while gently pulling the bow out. 


Then take the wire around to the back, tying the bow wire in two or three tight knots, cutting off excess bow wire.


Cut eight inches of bow wire to insert into the top edge of the cone. Make a loop, tying the ends for hanging the cone. 

Add hot glue to the back of the bow in the center and attach to the woven cone
Add beautiful florals and hang!
How cool is this! Quick and easy to make!

Thanks for stopping by
and take a little time to enjoy,
Happy Crafting!
Gail







Saturday, July 27, 2024

Staggered Tier Treats Stand DIY

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Showcase your favorite treats - cakes, cookies, appetizers and whatever else you desire with a DIY staggered tier treats stand! Perfect for any occasion, holiday or decor! The staggered tier treats stand can be used in a variety of ways - the options are nearly endless to display your favorite treats or any delicious food you can think of. Plus, don't limit the stand to treats or other types of food. Use it to display cute decor, too! Be it in the family room, sitting room, bedroom or bathroom! The possibilities are truly unlimited! 

Welcome to this months' "Do It Over Designers" Blog Hop! The "Do It Over Designers" is a group of creative bloggers who love to recycle/upcycle/ DIY, hosted by Anne @The Apple Street Cottage. It happens the 4th Saturday of every other month and it's all about taking something old and/or unused and 'doing it over' into something new. Normally we don't have a theme, but every now and then Anne wants us to 'do over' a certain item. This month's theme is Metal!  Thanks Anne for hosting this wonderful blog hop!


The best part about this DIY staggered tier treats stand is that it's made of metal! Two types! Stainless steel plates and brass candlestick holders!  Perfect for this month's 'Do It Over Designers' Bog Hop Metal theme!  I picked up both items and more at my neighbors' moving giveaways! That sounds a bit strange but just before the pandemic hit, my next door neighbors were moving from Maryland to Texas in a U-Haul and had a 'take what you want' from items in their garage. Which meant that the plates and candlestick holders and a few other items I got were free! You certainly can beat that!

Here's What I Used To Make the Stand:
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How to:
This is really a quick and easy to make staggered tier treats stand! I'm using five stainless steel plates that are 13, 10, 9, 8, and 7 inches wide. 


and four brass candlestick holders with various heights of 3, 5, 6, and 7.5 inches. 


Beginning with the largest plate .  .  .
I visualized the candlestick holders placed on the plate below, as pictured:

That looked pretty good, so I began adding RapidFuse adhesive - a quick grab glue that sets in 30 seconds - to the base of the first candlestick holder.


Placing the first candlestick holder down on the left side of the plate and .  .  .
gluing the second plate on top of the candlestick holder.

Then placing the second candlestick holder on the right side. Which I didn't like, so I .  .  .
moved it closer to the front of the bottom plate and glued those pieces down.
Next came the fourth candlestick holder and plate glued down near the back center.
And finally, the fifth candlestick and plate glued down near the back right side.  
Easy-Peasy!
I'm  really loving the staggered look of this tier treats stand!
It's an adorable way to elevate your treats presentation with a charming four tier staggered metal stand!
And adorn with gold color doilies, too! 
Delightfully elegant in complimentary metals - stainless steel plates supported with assorted brass metal candlestick holders! A stand that's both decorative and functional! How cool is that!






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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Birch Wood Veneer Decorative Candleholder

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 Hello and welcome to our Creative Craft Hop hosted this month by Sara @Birdz of a Feather! We are delighted to have two hosts - Sara and Donna @ Modern on Monticello. Each one take turns hosting every other month! Thank you ladies for hosting this awesome Creative Craft Hop! 
If you're coming over from Terri @Decorate with Tip and More, wasn't her sewing machine cover adorable! At the end of my post I'll tell you the next stop on this hop! But be sure to visit all of the creative crafters who joined this month for some amazing inspirations! 

Today I'm sharing another fabulous wood veneer craft!  I love working with wood veneer edging and I have a lot of it leftover from previous projects you can checkout here, here and here. I'm always looking for inspiration to use the wood veneer edging I have in my stash! Recently I came across a picture of a pendant light that was originally sold on West Elm but appears to be available here. When I saw this item,

right away I imagined making a tabletop candleholder out of wood veneer! I'm so excited to show you how I made a birch wood decorative candleholder for this month's Creative Craft Hop:

Materials Used:
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Directions:
First, using a ruler and pencil, divide a thick round wood circle into four sections  starting at the 12 o'clock spot down to the 6 o'clock spot Then draw a line from the 9 o'clock spot over to the 3 o'clock spot.


Next, cut out sixteen, 16" long strips of birch wood veneer. There is a right side that shows the birch wood design. And a wrong side which is rough and actually has glue embedded on it.


After cutting out the sixteen strips, lay each strip on a cutting mat right side up and measure 3/4" from the end and draw a line. Then turn the strip over to the wrong side and on the opposite end draw another line at the 3/4" mark. 


In other words, you should mark 3/4" from the end of each veneer strip and when you turn the strip over there should be a 3/4" mark at the opposite end on that side. You will use these marks to line up the strips with the edge of the wood circle

Once the lines are drawn, start gluing on the strips, first at the 12 o'clock mark using the pencil lines as a guide to gluing it on and .  .  .
glue on three more strips at the 3, 6, and 9 lines.
Continue gluing on more veneer strips in the center of the 12 and 3 strips and then the centers in between those strips. 
Adding veneer strips around each section - placing them evenly in-between until 
the wood circle is completely filled in with wood veneer strips.
Then cover the ends of the veneer strips and circle base with a thin wood circle using RapidFuse - a quick grab and dry adhesive to seal.

               
Now it's time to connect the base of the candleholder to the top ends of the veneer strips. I used an 8" tall plastic glass placed in the center of the wood circle to hold the wood circle cutout on top. But you can use something similar as long as it is at least 8" tall and wide enough to temporarily hold the opening of the cutout circle. Follow the same steps in gluing on the veneer strips, first at the 12, 3, 6 and 9 positions, using the pencil lines as a guide 
Continue gluing on strips in-between those just like what was done on the bottom circle.
It might be necessary to remove the plastic glass support before gluing on more strips -  you may have a hard time getting it out later. At this stage of gluing on the veneer strips, the cutout circle should be holding up on it's own.

You can use a thinner support like a cardboard roll - which I cut to the 8" size - until all strips are glued down on the circle cutout.
Once all the strips are glued on, add additional glue around on top. Then attach another wood circle cutout to the top to cover the strip ends to complete the design of the candleholder.
How cool does this look! I love the natural birch wood finish!
Next, I wanted to decoupage a glass candleholder with a pretty napkin design to place in the center. The lighter colors of the flowers in the napkin matched the birch wood veneer and would look extra pretty when lit using a flameless candle.
To decoupage, remove the plain layers of the napkin from the back of the printed side.
Measure the napkin around the clean glass vase, cuting off excess napkin.
 Apply an even light coat of Mod Podge using a paint brush in sections on the  glass and .  .  .

           

lay the napkin (printed side up) on top of the decoupage glue. Use parchment paper or plastic wrap to gently smooth out the napkin. Continue adding Mod Podge to the glass and then smoothing the napkin down.  Going around the glass in sections until all of the glass is covered with the napkin design. Let dry. 

                   
Once the napkin has dried, cut off the excess napkin at the top rim. Apply another coat of Mod Podge over the entire napkin area to seal and let dry.
Decoupage candleholder with a colorful flameless tealight in purple.


Look how gorgeous the birch wood veneer decorative candleholder looks with a   
Colorful Flameless Tealight Candle turned on!

And with a couple of my favorite looks using larger individual LED Multi-Colored Flameless Candles that's perfect for summer:


I hope you enjoyed reading how I made this adorable birch wood veneer candleholder! 
 
                            Welcome once again to our Creative Craft Hop! 


 Up next is Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction sharing her lovely Garden Boots Planter. How cool is this! 

Be sure to check out all of the talented bloggers sharing their awesome creations below: