Garden Penny Ball with Smoothfoam

For my March Smoothfoam™ Design Team project I created my own penny ball for my garden!  Inspired from Pinterest!  Find full instructions on the Smoothfoam™ blog here.

 http://www.smoothfoam.com/blog/put-a-penny-ball-in-your-garden/

Season of Green Earrings

Find out how I combined Makin's Clay®, Connie Crystal & EarthSafe Finishes to create these Season of Green earrings today on the Makin's Clay® blog - http://makinsclayblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/season-of-green-earrings.html

http://makinsclayblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/season-of-green-earrings.html

Designer Craft Connection Blog Hop - Wishes

Although there are endless ways to think about wishes - birthday wishes, good luck wishes, wedding wishes, bon voyage wishes, baby shower wishes, get well wishes, wishes that your children will have happy & healthy futures, when I thought about creating a post for today's blog hop following our "Wishes" theme was Jeannie.  Yes - Barbara Eden from the I Dream of Jeannie show many years ago.  It originally aired before my time, but I enjoyed the re-runs about a zillion times (and still do when I can find them on TV!)   I loved it so much that one Halloween many (many, many) years ago I even made a Jeannie halloween costume, complete with a jeweled bottle, and dressed my husband as Major Nelson for a party we were attending.   (What's one of MY wishes today?  That I could still fit into that costume lol!)     

I went to what seems to be a never-ending source of inspiration these days - PINTEREST - and searched "Genie" - the results were plentiful - and very interesting.   It seems "genies" inspire creativity of all kinds - photographs, costumes, paintings, cartoons, bottles, lamps, jewelry, and some of my favorites which I thought were completely amazing - this awesome, colorful cake, this enormous sand sculpture, and yes, there was even a genie costume for a dog!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/design_cakes/6763619611/in/photostream

http://pinterest.com/pin/205336064230926374/

pinterest.com/pin/205336064230926374/

I also found this quote, which I liked so much I decided to use for a mixed-media bracelet project.  I kept the basic bracelet very simple, as I plan to wear this regularly and wanted it to coordinate with many outfits. 

                “The absolutely awesome incredible power of belief is the genie in your life.”
                                                             ― Eldon Taylor

Materials:

DIY Bangle - 1/2"
EarthSafe Finishes Shimmer Opaque - Black Pearl, black acrylic paint, paintbrush
Silver foil tape
ImpressArt® Metal Stamps - Newsprint and Lower Case, steel stamping block, brass stamping hammer
E6000® Adhesive
Hampton Art collage rubber stamp
Clearsnap® ColorBox® Crafter's Ink - Night
JudiKins Diamond Glaze™ 




Instructions:

Paint bangle, inside and outside, with 2 coats of Black Pearl Shimmer Opaque.  Let dry.










Following manufacturer instructions, use ImpressArt® stamps and tools to stamp quote/verse onto silver foil tape.

Apply coat of black acrylic paint over stamped quote, gently remove paint from non-stamped surface with a soft cloth.

Use E6000® Adhesive to mount stamped silver foil tape onto center of bangle.







 

Ink rubber stamp with ColorBox® Crafter's Ink, stamp onto both outside edges of bracelet.  Let dry.

Coat entire bracelet with two coats of JudiKins Diamond Glaze™.   Let dry.








Don't forget to follow the Designer Craft Connection link in the right column to see what other creative projects the designers are sharing with the "wishes" theme - Cindi

ICE Resin Layered Swirl Gothic Pendant

I've been having more creative fun with my ICE Resin and EarthSafe Finishes.  This time I've created a gothic style pendant for ICE Resin's Technique Tuesday series.  View the latest edition of Creatively Crafty with Cindi Bisson to find out how to recreate this technique at the ICE Resin blog.

Beading, Autumn Memories and "Fabulous" Crowns

This week in my Cindi's Simple Solutions project on When Creativity Knocks I am sharing an Autumn project to display your memories with texture and rich fall tones.  Crackle finish, Makin's Clay® and EarthSafe Finishes add the finishing touches.  You can find it here.

My Book Review this week is a great beading book by Suzann Sladcik Wilson - Simple Beginnings:  Beading.

Our new episode of When Creativity Knocks is a simple whimsical crown featuring Fast2Fuse from C&T Publishing.  Ana Araujo and I hosted make & takes featuring this project at Maker Faire Bay Area and Princesses, Princes, Queens and even Kings of all ages had fun creating their own unique Royal Fashion Statement.
 
This month is National Sewing Month and I've been sharing a different "sewing" related video from our WCK Video Library each day on our Facebook page and Twitter.   If you are looking for a little sewing inspiration - check them out!

Now I'm back to baking 100 cupcakes and a small wedding cake for this weekend...... sure - I can whip up 110 chocolate clay sunflowers in no time - or so I thought.  I'll be sharing photos of the finished edible masterpieces and some of the wedding crafts created by the bride's mom next week!
Until then...find something crafty to try yourself!  - Cindi