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Decorative Photo Tray

By Tracy McLennon on October 16, 2013 in Paper Crafts

This Decorative Photo Tray has had a bit of a transformation from it’s original state.

I started with a plain pine serving tray from Walnut Hollow. I knew from the time I got the serving tray, that I was not going to be using it to serve anything. I wanted to decorate it more like a shadow box frame to showcase a very special photo.

I started by painting the pine serving tray with a white acrylic paint. I chose not to seal mine, but if you think your tray may get a little wear and tear, then perhaps a coat of matte finish Modge Podge would do the trick.

I used a regular metal clip that I picked up at my local stationary store to actually hold the photo within my Decorative Photo Tray.

All of the patterned papers and coordinating embellishments are from the Teresa Collins, Memorabilia Collection.In order to adhere the papers to the wood, you will want to make sure that you use an adhesive that will withstand some wear and tear. I used Mini Glue Dots to attach all of those black and grey buttons to the Decorative Photo Tray.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I I would love to see you crete some spectacular photo displays like this Decorative Photo Tray.

Walnut Hollow Wall Art

By Allie Gower on September 25, 2013 in Home Decor

Walnut Hollow Wall Art

Allie here today making some Walnut Hollow Wall Art. This is really not hard, so colorful, and a lot of fun.

Supplies for my Walnut Hollow Wall Art:

Sweet Blush Buttons
Garden Bug Buttons
Board – Walnut Hollow
Bulk Bling – Want2Scrap
Fucschia Dye – Rit Dye
Crossword Puzzle Paper, Stickers and Vintage Cards – October Afternoon
Flowers – some are handmade using Spellbinders, additional flowers from Wild Orchid
Adhesives – Glue Dots, Adtech Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks, Plaid (Mod Podge)
Dies – Spellbinders, My Favorite Things, and Heartfelt Creations, Silhouette
Other – decorative napkin, coffee filters (for handmade flowers)

Instructions

Decoupage a napkin onto the board and seal with Mod Podge.
Cut main mat (Silhouette), flourish (Heartfelt Creations – Belle Rose Collection), tabs (My Favorite Things) and flowers (Spellbinders).
Assemble large flower and add Sweet Blush Button center and Garden Bug accent. Assemble smaller flower (this flower was dyed with Rit Dye in Fuschia) and add Silver/Clear Bulk Bling Rhinestone.
Add vintage cards and other paper embellishments. (Note – I doodled along the edges of some of these pieces.)
Decorate edges with Bling.
Add a sentiment using stickers. I chose a line from an Emily Dickinson poem. Note, stickers don’t stick well to the mod podge surface, so you may want to reinforce with adhesive.

Note – I lined the back of board with matching paper so that the crossword pattern would show through where the bird cutout is.

Thanks for joining me today.

See more of my creations at My Card Party.

Rustic Pallet Wall Art

By Melony Bradley on September 24, 2013 in Home Decor, Mixed Media

The Autumnal Equinox officially starts September 22nd, 2013. It’s time to start thinking of all of the decorative projects you will be making to usher in this transitional season. How about making some Rustic Pallet Wall Art?

Materials for Rustic Pallet Wall Art

Walnut Hollow’s 14″ x 12″ Rustic Pallet

DecoArt Americana Acrylics in Espresso and Buttermilk

Fabric Scraps, wool felt scraps

Buttons Galore and More Laura Kelly Hand Dyed Buttons

Rub on sentiment

Wax candle, sanding block, sewing machine and thread, hand sewing needle and thread, tacky glue

Taking notice of the recycled wood pallet craze, Walnut Hollow recently introduced their new line of rustic pallets. I have to honestly say that I am super excited about all the cool possibilities for this line. Walnut Hollow came up all kinds of fun ideas for this line. These products can be ordered directly from Walnut Hollow’s website. By the end of December, you will be able to purchase them in Joann’s Fabrics and Crafts and in AC Moore in January.

24″ x 12″ Pallet

Rustic Arrow Pallet

Paneled Wood Clock

These are just a few examples of the yummy surfaces offered in this product line. For this Rustic Pallet Wall Art project, I used the 14″ x 11″ rustic pallet.

First I used DecoArt’s Americana Acrylics in Espresso to paint the front this brown shade. I waxed the surface once the pallet was dry in random areas and painted the surface Buttermilk.

Once I painted the entire surface of the pallet, I sanded the surface to reveal the distressed finish. Areas where the wax was applied will rub away easily resulting in a chippy looking finish. This technique also works well with Vaseline but the effect is a little more dramatic.

One of my favorite things to do with my leftover fabric and felt scraps is to create different sized circles and fuse the fabric circles to the wool felt circles. I use my sewing machine to play with the various stitches by sewing around the edge of the fabric to hold it in place on the felt. A button, sewn in the center makes the look complete. These are some of my favorite. I love the Laura Kelly Hand Dyed Buttons from Buttons Galore and More!

Use tacky glue to adhere the circles to the rustic pallet. Arrange an outer circle first, leaving a gap at the bottom so you can paint on a simple tree truck with the espresso brown paint.

I finished the rustic pallet wall art with a couple of rub on sentiments to celebrate Autumn. This is wall art that you can display from the end of September into Thanksgiving before the holiday decorations go up! If you are not a huge fan of inside seasonal décor, use colors to coordinate with your home décor and a general sentiment instead. Then you can display it all year long!

Happy Autumn (soon),

Live Life Creatively,

Melony

Distressed Serving Tray embellished with Buttons

By Holly Gagnon on July 11, 2013 in Home Decor, Mixed Media

So, you’ve been eyeballing a distressed serving tray in a home decor store that you’re totally in love with but can’t seem to justify spending the money.

Well, no worries ’cause here is a simple tutorial on how to make your own distressed serving tray by using a Walnut Hollow Serving Tray and Buttons Galore buttons that will make the perfect {inexpensive} addition to your home decor.

Distressed Walnut Hollow Serving Tray

Supplies Used to Make Serving Tray:

1. Paint 2. Sand 3. Stain

How to create a distressed look

To give this tray a distressed look, I painted it white, used an electric sander to randomly distress areas and then applied a light coat of stain. ** Tip…A little stain goes a long way**

I applied the stain with a sponge brush then used a paper towel to quickly wipe off the excess. As you apply and wipe off the stain, you’ll begin to see the distressed areas become darker in appearance developing into your aged look. Just like magic!

Use Mod Podge to adhere patterned paper on tray

While I was waiting for the stain to dry, I tore the edges off a piece of patterned paper and inked them with Colorbox ink to create a distressed look. When the stain was dry, I adhered the paper onto the tray using Mod Podge Matte.

Add buttons to wood projects

To complete my serving tray, I added some buttons from Buttons Galore Vacation & Zesty Lemon packs on to the four corners and tied the handles up with Hemptique Natural Cord. Adding simple buttons on to your projects can be an inexpensive way make them beautiful.