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Vintage Style Pocket Letter with Lots of Acrylic Techniques

by CraftyPaws | Aug 2, 2015 | Altered Items, Steampunk, Vintage

I have been wanting to complete the acrylic ATCs that I started in my Clear Scraps ATC class that I took at the Scrapbook Expo a couple weeks ago. Finally, not only did I finish them all, but add them to a vintage style pocket letter for a special crafty friend...

Upcycled Vintage/Shabby Chic Style Pocket Letter

by CraftyPaws | Jul 27, 2015 | Altered Items, Shabby Chic, Vintage

Sometimes projects just seem to design themselves, right?! Well, that’s how this project seemed to me. About a week ago, my father gave me an old freebie calendar that had images of paintings by some of the great masters. While the monthly images were too large...

Altered Stick Pins – Eye Candy

by CraftyPaws | Jul 26, 2015 | Altered Items, Shabby Chic, Vintage

Those outside the crafting community might not know anything about using stick pins as embellies. I certainly didn’t until I joined the YT crafting community almost 2 years ago. These are so much fun to make and add to projects like cards, alter projects or just...

DIY Shabby Chic Wood and Doily Embellishments

by CraftyPaws | Jul 21, 2015 | Altered Items, Shabby Chic

At the Scrapbook Expo I saw some cool demonstrations of inking, stamping and heat embossing on chip board pieces (I substituted wood veneer pieces since the chip board pieces I had were larger) that I knew I wanted to try at home. I experimented a bit with the inking...

Scrapbook Expo Review + Giveaway

by CraftyPaws | Jul 18, 2015 | Altered Items, Cards and ATCs, Layouts, Shabby Chic, Steampunk, Vintage

I had a great time at the Scrapbook Expo in Duluth, GA yesterday. I got some great deals and a few less-than-great buys, but overall I learned loads and loved it! I wish I had had more time to peruse the booths (I barely made it through the floor), but I think I got...

DIY Minions Bookmarks

by CraftyPaws | Jul 10, 2015 | Altered Items, Cutsie

I decided to try my hand at making some paper versions of those adorable Minions for my friend’s sponsorship of her local public library’s summer reading program for children K-8th grade. The characters themselves are so simple that creating these was just...

Origami Bookmarks

by CraftyPaws | Jul 8, 2015 | Altered Items, Clean and Simple, Cutsie

A crafty friend, Nae Nae (YT: Renea Villanueva) is hosting a challenge asking folks to make bookmarks for kids in her community who are participating in a summer reading program. Encouraging a young reader is something that I feel can help change a person’s life...

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