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A Noteworthy St. Patrick’s Day Card

By Admin1 on March 13, 2015 in Card Making, Holidays, Paper Crafts, St. Patrick’s Day

Sending cards for the little holidays is not only fun but also very special. I mean come on, who doesn’t LOVE to get a note in the mailbox these days. This hand made card is not only adorbale but sure to spread luck and friendship for St. Patrick’s Day. Three cheers for Fifteen MINUTE Friday!

You will need the following:

Card stock in greens and oranges (Darice Core’dinations)
Candy Apple Green Buttons from the Laura Kelly collection
Aleene’s Always Ready Tacky Glue
Embroidery Floss and Needle
Message Stickers (You can write on the note card too)

Cut a fold over card to fit your envelope. This one is 8.5 x 4.25 to fit in an A2 sized envelope. Cut your other decorative papers to add color to your card front. Stitch your buttons to a piece of pre-cut card stock to form a shamrock. Knot it in the back.

Adhere your pieces to the front of the card with Aleene’s Always Ready. Add a sticker message if you would like. You can also write your message with a marker or a pen.

I hand-stamped the back of my card too with my self-inking stamp from Expressionery.Com. I think this makes it a little more special.

And now you are ready to write a for real, noteworthy, hand written letter to a friend!

Happy Creating,

Laura

Don’t Get Pinched! Guest Blogger DIY Shamrock Accessory

By Admin on March 2, 2015 in Holidays

We are excited to have a guest blogger sharing this fun project. Kadie from the fabulous blog 7 Alive is here to share her creativity. Kadie is a DIY junkie like many of us as well as a fantastic crochet designer and mother to five kiddos.

This easy project only takes minutes to create, and only a little longer to dry. You can easily create a fun shamrock for your kiddos or yourself to wear on St.Patrick’s Day.

You only need a few materials to create your own button shamrock. These buttons are from the Bright Mix by Laura Kelly. They are Forest Green and Candy Apple Green.

To make your button shamrock ~

Freehand or stencil a shamrock shape onto green craft felt. We love the felt best from Kunin Group.
Outline shamrock in fabric paint.
Use craft glue to add buttons stacked large to small on top of shamrock.
Make small bow out of ribbon using craft glue. Glue bow to steam of shamrock. (set aside till all glue dries)
Optional ~ add a pin or hair clip to back of shamrock to make it easy to wear.

This is perfect for boys or girls and will insure no one in your family will get pinched on St. Patrick’s Day. :)

You can find more inspiration on Kadie’s blog HERE or by clicking on the picture below!

If you would like to enter to win a craft stash of products (and a gift card to Starbucks), go for it.

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Happy Creating St. Patrick’s Day Fun!

Mini Shamrock Garland

By Admin1 on February 20, 2015 in Holidays, Home Decor, St. Patrick’s Day

This little garland is super festive and so easy to create. The mini shamrock garland can be used to decorate in lots of fantastic ways and is perfect for a fifteen MINUTE Friday project.

You will need scissors, green decorative paper, Candy Apple Green Buttons, Ribbon or Ric Rac and Aleene’s Always Ready Fast Grab Glue.

Cut your shamrocks out free hand so they are all a little different. You can make a little pattern if that makes you more comfortable.
Glue them from the backs to your ribbon using the Fast Grab and let dry.
Flip over and add buttons with the Fast Grab.

Ta Da! It looks so fun on this wreath on the front door.

Cheers,

Laura

Fifteen MINUTE Friday – Scrap Ribbon Trees

By Admin on November 14, 2014 in Holidays

Check out these adorable Christmas tree ornaments made from scraps of green ribbon and Laura Kelly buttons in Radical Red and Passionate Pinks (and one yellow)!

So cute, so easy and so much fun! The Aleene’s Quick Dry formula in the Always Ready bottle (available at Joanne’s) makes crafting things like this easy peasy. I am in love with the stuff!

Here are the simple directions:

Tie green ribbon scraps around a stick from a tree.
Trim the ribbon to shape a tree.
Add buttons and a hanger with Aleene’s Quick Dry Adhesive.
Ta Da!

This is a great craft for kids. Here are lots of other DIY ideas for celebrating the season with kids too!

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And you can enter to win a fabulous contest too!

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Happy Creating for the Holidays,

Laura

Felt and Button Coaster Fun with Aleene’s Adhesives

By Admin on June 6, 2014 in Home Decor

This project is super easy and fast and creates coaster fun with felt and buttons.

Cut your felt squares to 5 inches by 5 inches. You will need two squares per coaster. I used the high quality Kunin Felt to get a thick classy feel. Put a layer of Aleene’s Tacky Glue around the edge of one square then line it with your favorite buttons from the BRIGHTS collection by me, Laura Kelly, for Buttons Galore.