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Butterflies and Flowers Altered Ice Cream Container

April 4, 2019

Hi everyone! I am so excited to share that I am a Brand Ambassador for Momenta! I’ll be sharing twice a month projects that I have created using their wonderful assortment of products such as cardstock, diecuts, stamps, traveler’s notebooks, etc.!

Well, lets get started with my first project of the month!

I had decided I was going to alter an empty ice cream/gelato container. I liked the shape and size of the container and thought once altered I could either use it as storage or give it as a gift.

I measured and cut a piece of cardstock, from the Metallic Ink Paper Pad, and adhered to the container.

I picked out the pink and gold polka dot doily from the 4″ Doily Watercolor Pack and cut a small section of the doily off.

I pinched and folded both pieces of the doilies to create “fans” and I adhered the larger of the two to the container.

Next I adhered trim around the top of the container.

From the Intricate Floral Cutting Plate I cut several paper diecuts out from the Peony Paper Pad and from the Metallic Ink Paper Pad.

I then started by cutting a section of butterfly and flowers off from the yellow/off white cardstock. I used this as the base to adhere all the layers to.

I cut flowers and the butterfly from the different diecuts and adhered…I used Adhesive Sheets for the t-tiny pieces and Beacon Adhesives…generally Zip Dry Adhesive but I was out and the Fabri-Fix works as good if not better.

I added sequins and gems to the center of the flowers.

I traced onto the same piece of cardstock I used to cover the container a circle using the lid as the template. Since my cutting wasn’t perfect I covered the edges with flatback pearls.

I adhered the flowers and butterfly diecut to the front of the container. I added bits of tulle behind the diecut.

I also adhered the smaller doily “fan” behind the diecut as a filler.

For the final touches I made several loops of thread and added those and pearl sprays to finish this container.

I hope you have enjoyed this project as much as I enjoyed creating it! As always if you have any questions about this project please let me know. Also be sure to check out Momenta website which can be found: HERE, Facebook HERE, Twitter HERE and Instagram HERE.

SUPPLIES USED:

Momenta: Metallic Ink Paper Pad

Momenta: 4″ Doily Watercolor Pack

Momenta: Intricate Floral Cutting Plate

Momenta: Peony Paper Pad

Beacon Adhesive: Zip Dry Adhesive

Sizzix: Adhesive Sheets

Sequins

Gems

Trim

Thread

Pearl Sprays

Flatback Pearls

Ice Cream/Gelato Container (empty)

Thanks for stopping by, hope your Thursday is wonderful and enjoy creating!

Dresser Up-cycle Project

August 27, 2016

Hi everyone! How is your day going? Me? I am slowly getting back into the swing of things. August has been a rough month with me still mending for my surgery, my dad finding out he has prostate cancer (doctor is hopeful since it has been caught in time) and the sudden lost of our grandson who was only 16 months old. My crafting mojo went into hiding and all I could do was sit and look at my supplies. I have forced myself to complete design team projects for this month and I am slowly getting that itch to create.
I do have an up-cycle project that has been in the works for several months now and I can now finally share the finished piece. Well, as you all know I am in the never ending remodeling project here and me and my very handy parents are still working in the laundry room, den/breakfast nook/kitchen. In the kitchen was a hideous built in desk…imagine country blue laminate with burgundy tile…can we say ICK! :-p . Well, I had my dad remove the desk but then there was the empty space beneath the cabinets. So I go the idea to refurbish this dresser. As you can see it had seen better days but the best part it is made of wood and solid. The only problem was it was a little too tall for where I wanted to put it. Sooooo…I had my dad cut almost two inches off the top of it. We removed the top before sawing and the decorative piece on the top (that will be used in another project later on).

Pardon my cat’s tail in the photo 😀 but this is what it looked like after cutting it down. I also removed two of the drawers since I wanted a place for my husband’s massive lunch box when he wasn’t at work.

My dad installing the shelf in the dresser…the wood is leftover from the desk top that my dad cut for me.

After my dad sanded this is what the completed project looks like.

The paint is actually a custom color. I found a paint chip at Walmart but had it mixed at Lowes. I buy the most expensive paint they have because it has no odor (also this is the color I am painting my kitchen cabinets). I have bad alergies and my husband has migraines…who wants to smell paint for almost two weeks??? Not me!

The top of the dresser I left natural and painted with a clear sealer. Also the drawer pulls I spray painted with Rust-oleum Metal Satin Nickel. Later I might add a curtain to the opening to hide the massive lunch box. 😉 Now I have storage for linens, towels and whatever else that I can’t fit into my cabinets.
I hope you like this and if you have any questions please let me know.