Baby's Nap Time Sign....Shhhhh......

Materials:

Joy Embroidered Letters:  Baby Monogram Letters & Numbers, brown; Iron-On Embroidered 1", black

cardstock:  12" corrugated, black, one; 12" green leafy pattern, one; 8-1/2" x 11" kraft, one

unfinished wood:  Heart - 8"

painted wood cut-outs:  Elephant, Sun & Cloud

wire

wire cutters

needle nose pliers

drill

scissors

inkpad:  Brown

wedge sponge

glue

pencil

decoupage medium (Mod Podge matt)

sponge brush or paint brush

iron and pressing cloth

 

**  Follow the manufacturer's directions to apply the letters to the paper & wood surfaces as shown below.

Directions:

1.  Lay the right side of the wooden heart on the wrong side of the leaf patterned paper.  Trace around the heart with the pencil.  Cut out the heart.

2.  Apply the decoupage medium to the surface of the right side of the wooden heart using the paintbrush or sponge brush.  Apply the wrong side of the patterned paper to the heart, matching the edges.  Smooth any air bubbles from under the paper.

3.  Lay the wrong side of the heart over the corrugated paper.  Trace around the heart.  Cut out leaving a 3/8" border of the black paper.  Glue the wooden heart to the corrugated heart.  Allow glues to dry thoroughly.

4. Refer to photo and cut out kraft paper for the words SHH and TIP-TOE.  Follow the instructions given and adhere the letters to the paper by using a pressing cloth and iron. Use the inkpad and sponge to chalk the edges of the paper. Adhere the baby letters to the cloud of the painted sun & cloud cut-out.

5.  Adhere the elephant and sun & cloud cut-outs to a scrap piece of the black corrugated paper.  Cut out around each wood shape leaving about a 1/4" border.

6.  Adhere the cut-outs and words to the surface of the wooden heart as shown.

7.  Finish:  Drill a hole in the top sides of the heart.  (Make sure the holes are even.)  Cut a 12" piece of wire.  Bend a spiral in one end of the wire.  Put the opposite end through the hole in the left hand corner of the front of the heart. Bring the opposite end through the opposite side; back to front.  Trim off excess wire.  Bend a spiral in the end to secure.

Hang on the wall or use on the door of sleeping child.  There are many pre-painted cut-outs to be found at your local craft store.  You can choose themes and papers to suit your personal preference!

Hope you got some inspiration here today!  

Make sure to take the time to enjoy the small blessings along the way and

Live Life with a Flourish!

Marilyn

Home Decor with Styletech Craft Vinyl

Do you enjoy treasure hunting at discount stores?  I sure do!  Especially when I can turn my finds into  beautiful and useful home decor.  I found some clear glass pieces and turned them into some decor that can be used as a vase, illumination, or both! Read on and I will show you how I did it!

Sources for Styletech Craft Vinyl:  

st- ATSM Craft your contact will be Peggy Suddath. Website is www. ATSM CRAFT she services FL, GA, SC, MS, AL.

Next we have Denver Sign Supply they service the westcoast. Contact number 225-654-3693 website: www.Vinyl&Crafts.com

Lastly we have Mid South Crafting they service the east coast. Their website is www.midsouthcrafting.com 615-462-5918

St. Patty's Day Decor with Deflecto

It is hard to get by St. Patty's Day without getting at least a pinch!  It is an often overlooked opportunity to create some fun!  I enjoy having a special dinner for the family or a party style lunch for my friends.  Deflecto products offer endless possibilities for decorating for any event or holiday.  Read on and I will tell you about my ideas.

Materials:

Deflecto:  Stackable Storage Cube, Standard, 6" x 6" x 6" #350401CR; Supergrip Sign Holder #20002CR; Clear Frame, 4" x 6" #597501CR

Cardstock:  white, green, black, Kraft

Vinyl adhesive film:  apple green, polished metal, 12" sheet

Die Cut Machine

Die or punch:  heart, 1", 2"

6" green scalloped circle

3" kraft scalloped circles

2-3/4" x 3-1/4"prints with a St. Patty's Day saying (I found a print on the internet)

3" x 3-1/2" rectangle of green cardstock (for border)

St. Patty's Day sign print-out; 4" x 6"

Rhinestones

Plastic gold coins

Anything else to make your party a success!

Directions:

1.  Find a St. Patty's print on the internet, size it to 4" x 6" and print out on white cardstock.  Trim excess paper and slide between the panels of the frame.  Cut a 6" scalloped circle and set/adhere the frame to the circle.

2.  Vinyl:  Cut out 1" hearts.  You will need four hearts for each clover.  Save scraps to cut the stems from.  Peel the release paper from the back of one vinyl heart and adhere to the frame.  Repeat with three more hearts to complete each clover.  Cut a stem from a scrap and adhere it to the clover as shown.  Make sure to place them exactly where you want them.

3.  Center and adhere the printed saying to the slightly larger green rectangle to create a border. Place the rectangle into the sign holder. 

4.  Cut out 3" scalloped circles from Kraft paper.  Remove the release paper from the sign holder, center and adhere to one Kraft circle.  Repeat for how-ever many you are making.

5.  Cut more hearts from the green vinyl, slightly larger or smaller for each clover, depending on the size you want it to be.  Adhere "clovers" to the Cube Organizer as shown.  Adhere a rhinestone to the center of each clover.

6. Bonus idea:   I used the vinyl hearts to decorate small Kraft paper bags with clovers.  I create 3-D paper decorations and I made the leprechauns to use as bag closures.  I sell these in my Etsy shop at PriMarilynly Paper.

Add some festive tableware and some good food and all you need is something green to drink and lots of good company!  I hope you found some inspiration here today and enjoy St. Patty's Day!

Make sure to take the time to enjoy the small blessings along the way and,

Live Life with a Flourish!

Marilyn

Oh, the Joy of Spring Banner - Flower Pattern

PATTERN FOR FLOWER

"Oh for the Joy of Spring Garland"

Copy and paste pattern into a Word Document.  Span to 8-1/2" x 11".  Print out on cardstock.  

Cut out pattern and follow instructions given in the blog post.

Marilyn Gossett Designs

February 2018

Carousel Storage For Every Season!

Deflecto has so many storage options for containing and storing a huge variety of supplies!  I have used my carousels for many different things.  This one I decorated for the space I am placing it in.  I love that I have so many options with all of the beautiful memory papers and embellishments that are available.  Read on and I will show you how I did it!

You will need:

Deflecto:  9-Bin Rotating Carousel Organizer, #3901CR

cardstock:  12" coordinating colors and prints, 6 

wood:  1-1/4" ball knobs; 6; dowels or chopsticks to use as a handle for painting

acrylic paint:  six colors to match patterned papers

paintbrush

paper trimmer

pencil

scissors

adhesives

water bucket

paper towel

Directions:

1.  Cut a 5-1/2" x 12" rectangle using the paper trimmer.  Insert in one 6" tall bin.  Adjust so that the short edges come together in the V of the bin.  Repeat for the other 6" tall bins.

2.  Cut one 2-3/4" x 12" rectangle. Insert in one 3" tall bin as for the 6" tall bin.  Cut a contrasting paper and repeat for another bin.  Repeat for each bin, inserting your chosen patterned paper.

3.  Choose the paints to pair with the patterned papers.  Insert a wooden dowel in one ball knob. I use wooden disposable chop sticks.  Use as a handle and paint the wooden knob.  Place upright to dry.  Repeat for each knob.

4.  Decorate the lid:  Lay one lid top down on the wrong side of cardstock.  Use the pencil to outline the shape.  Cut out inside the pencil lines and make it fit inside the lid edges. (About 1/4") Adhere to the lid.  Repeat for each of the lids as shown in the photo given below.

5.  Adhere the painted ball knobs to the tops of the bins as shown below.  I used a stronger glue for this step.  Tacky glue will work too.

Isn't this fun?  There are so many design options for decorating these bins.  I am using these for my small wood turnings and shapes.  Let your imagination be your guide!

Take the time to enjoy the small blessings along the way and

Live Life with a Flourish!

Marilyn

Celebrate Love with Deflecto

The month in which we celebrate "LOVE" is here.

I think this pink frame is a stand-out for the month of February.  It is perfect for Breast Cancer Prevention signage, but also for framing pictures and signs that pertain to Valentine's Day!

You will need:

Deflecto:  8-1/2" x 11" pink frame #69771
cardstock:  Valentine themes with contrasting colors:  12 x 12" red, beige and off white with red print
cardstock die-cut:  2-1/2" red heart, 2" red print
photo:  4" x 6"
paper trimmer
adhesives
punches or die-cut machine (for hearts)

Directions:

1.  Cut the papers as shown in the photo above.

2.  Layer the photo over the larger rectangle and adhere.

3.  Lay-out the page as shown and adhere.

4.  Place the page between the panels of the frame. 

5.  Enjoy & celebrate the month of love!  

De-cluttering with Deflecto!

Happy New Year!  Wishing us all a wonderful and blessed New Year!  May all your dreams come true for 2018!  Would you like to know my dream for the new year?  It is actually the same one that I have every year!  I dream of having my studio completely cleaned up and organized as well as the rest of my house!  

I think fighting clutter is high on the list for most of us.  By the time Christmas is over, I can barely get to my desk in the studio! There are boxes and clutter everywhere!  Since I love to work in this room without the clutter, I have decided to take it in hand and attempt to start fresh for this year.

I am taking some pictures of where I am now, and the great products I have to help me get organized.

This is a picture of a portion of the studio as I walk through the door.  I have actually been sorting through things and eliminated a lot of boxes, but still have a long way to go.  I will post another blog once I work my way through all of this and show you how it turned out!

In the photo below I am showing a bookshelf that is filled with some of my Deflecto storage.  I have various sizes of tilt out interlocking multi-bin storage organizer that fit together for storing smaller things like flowers, embellishments, hardware, etc. I am going to empty everything and make it more efficient as I have a tendency to put things out of sight without giving it much thought.  Sound familiar?  

The tilt-out bins can be removed which allows for 2 different modes of storage.  The tilt bin can be used to hold pens as you can see on the upper shelf to the left.  Right below that is a newer product made especially for holding pens.  These interlock and you can add as many as you like.  They can be stood upright or put on their sides as shown.  These also fit nicely into the new caddy storage that is very popular with crafters and makers.  Here is another view below.  On the top of the shelf are more Deflecto storage products that I have used for various purposes.

The photo below features one of my favorite products from Deflecto.  These are interlocking 4-bin units that can be taken apart and used as a single compartment.  I have added knobs to the front of some of the bins; others I made into a candy bin with knobs decorating the top.  Right now, I have them all interlocked into a unit and I need to organize everything that is in the bins.  I love these!  They are fun and easy to alter if you like to personalize your decor.  You can separate the bins and use them as gifts, personalizing them for the recipient.

The next photo shown is a close-up of my favorite bins.  If you look close at the lower left hand quad, you will see the clear acrylic knobs that I attached to the bins.  I love the way these look!  You can purchase 1 bin at a time, or purchase them in a package of 4.

If you share my pain with clutter, leave me a message if you have any organizing tips that work well for you!  

The products I have used here are listed below.

Interlocking Multi-Bin Storage Organizer:  4 Bin Unit, #20403CR; 5 Bin Unit #20503CR; 6 Bin Unit #20603CR

Stackable Cube Organizers:  2-Drawer Cube #350101CR; X-Divider Cube #350201CR; 4-Drawer Cube #350301CR; Standard Cube #350401CR

Interlocking Marker Organizer #29123CR

Check out on here:  Craft site

I will be back with an update on my de-clutter!  Leave me a comment if you have any special tips!  My special tip is donate, donate, donate! Lol!

Cheers!

Marilyn