Thanksgiving Theme - A table Setting

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Hello All:

I was really excited about doing my first blog hop with Team Stampers.  I challenged myself to use "Paper Pumpkin" for October  and various supplies to create a Table centerpiece for Thanksgiving.  It was really exciting.  What I found was that it just the prep that took time.

Paper Pumpkin from stamping up gives you so many items to use as they are packaged, but I wanted to embellish them using things from stash.  First, I went to the dollar store bought two wine goblets.

 Painted both glasses with white gesso and dried with heat gun.  You can allow to dry naturally, but using SU heat gun is faster.  This project can done after place your Turkey in the oven and all your sides are prepped.

 I gesso glasses because the paint color takes better.

 Both glasses (above) after gesso and dried via heat gun

I decided to use the PomPom maker from the Paper Pumpkin to create a PomPom flower.  It was really easy.  Wrap the yard around the card board then tie a yard string around the yard wrap and cut.

While waiting for the glue gun to heat up, I put the candy box together from the October Paper Pumpkin kit.  It felt a little weak so I painted the box with gesso to prep it for painting like goblets.  It will become a place setting on the table.

In pic above, I have gesso the candy box and dried it with SU heat gun.  Now I am going to embellish the flame less candles and make a few hand made flowers.

 Using a glue gun, sizzix die cut flowers and Paper Pumpkin leaves, and lace from an old doilies.

 Added card stock paper (Tilda - Toni Finnanger ) to the candy box and I will add lace trim and some bling to finish it.

 One last paint job on the glasses includes mod podge glitter

 The flameless candles are embellish with hand made flowers.

I added the lace trim I got from Walmart and the PomPom Flower and a flat back pearl.  I will add candy and place it on top all chargers on the set table.

 Glue the candles into the bottom of the glass and add the rest of the Paper Pumpkin yards to the inside to keep the candles balanced.

Look at the project now it will make any table and place setting look elegant.  Now, continue to the other wonderful projects within the Hop.  I know you will have fascinating afternoon in this Hop.

• Kathy Phillips
• Lori Schaefer Mueller    http://www.stampindreams.com/my-blog/2014/11/for-all-things-hello-fall-blog-hop.html
• Tonya Jastad   http://theheartdesires.com/2014/11/hello-fall-team-stamp-blog-hop/ 
• Diane Giarrusso http://dianestamps.com/2014/11/team-stamp-it-blog-hop/
• Linda Stevens Cullen   http://www.craftystampin.com/crafty-stampin/2014/11/blog-hop-hello-fall.html 
• Siara Acdal http://www.siarasweetsensations.com/2014/11/hello-fall-blog-hop.html

Kraft Lab Tuesday - Dylusions Experiment

Hello All:

Today, I experimented with using Dylusions by Ranger as watercolors.  I placed a little bit of the liquid delusions in a plastic pill container.  I was able to get at least 6 colors in and snapped the lids shut.

Experiment #1 - Will the liquid dylusions evaporate?

Experiment #2 - How intense are the colors during application with a watercolor paint brush?

Experiment #3 -  When mixing delusions with acrylic paint, did either mediums fade or bleed?


Results:

Experiment #1 - Ongoing will report next Week.  No evaporation after 24 hours.

Experiment #2 - The colors are intense via first application, but intensity does diminish with the addition of water or  when trying to clean the brush.  It takes a while for the brush to become clean as the water keeps the color useful.  I see many benefits of delusions use for watercoloring.  I was able to use the color "white picket fence" on top of the main color

Experiment #3 - The use of delusions over acrylic paint does not effect either medium on the journal page....page is a watercolor paper.

Summary:

I have to say that I love using Dylusions by Ranger as watercolor paint.   I was able to write using my handwriting using the stem of the spray bottle.  This was a illuminating Kraft Lab.   Enjoy!

Holiday Crafting is Online

Hello All:

This has been a really "world wind" year.  I planned a trip to Honolulu on Christmas Day 2011.  It literally took over my life.  I did all the planning, scheduling, and organizing of the trip for my family.  Take a look at the video of the USS Arizona still underwater and leaking oil from WWII.  We went in late June for nearly ten days. 

While we were gone, Maryland had a terrible storm that caused a tree to fall down in front of our house.  Thank goodness, no one was hurt and there was only one car in the driveway.  It is missed that car by only inches.  Funny, once we returned from the trip.  I was "stumped".  I didn't have anything to do.  I really had withdrawal from the planning, worrying, and shopping for the trip.  Well, this year I decide to get a jump on my Holiday handmade gifting.  I started sewing patchwork like crazy.  I have come up with hundreds of ideas for gifts, research ideas, and raided my holiday stash for fabric.  My goal this year.....buy nothing. No new fabric.

I want to use everything up from prior years.  Ask me how that is really working for me.  Actually, I am keeping to my goal about the fabric (for the most part).  I only bought threads.... an embroidery sewing machine....stablizers....holiday digital designs for the embroidery sewing machine.  I guess I should have gotten more fabric....It would have been cheaper.

Enjoy a short Video of the USS Arizona