Creative Cats

I just had to try the washer necklaces that I saw on The Creative Crate last week.  What really appeals to me is that the materials are really kind of small and I could easily take them up with me to girls camp in July.  I wanted to try a few to see how they worked out.  I got some washers, a piece of craft paper, Mod Podge, some beads and necklace rope.  I glued the paper onto the washers with Mod Podge.  After they had dried I sanded the edges of the paper around the washer to get a nice crisp edge. I stuck a pencil into the center of the washer and rolled up a piece of sandpaper to get the middle smooth.  I used my varnish to top them off, but I wish I would have had diamond glaze. I think that gives them a really polished neat look.  I tied a bead onto one end and a loop on the other to connect the necklace.  I think it's going to be a really fun project for the girls!

So..... just what have YOU been working on this week my friends?  Hopefully you are in the mood to share because today is Creative Cats Tuesday! 

I am in the mood to be jealous of all your amazing talents, so please come over and play with us today! Creative Cats welcomes creativity in any form, so feel free to link up! Mr. Linky is having issues today(or I am) so to please copy your post URL right into a comment and I'll post it. Grab yourself a CC button and have fun!

• Coretta and Olea ~ Great mother and daughter magnet board project!

• Becky~Amazing canvas painting project!

• Pop over to Fireflies and Jellybeans to learn how to make magnetic bookmarks! 

Spring Contest

I heard from Little Birdie Secrets that Plaid, the makers of Mod Podge, are having a Spring Contest . To enter, you email them something that you have made using Mod Podge and that has a spring theme or uses spring colors. Of course I am a fan of Mod Podge and also of Spring, so it sounds like fun! For my entry I found an old magazine stand to refinish.

I went to Robert's Craft and picked out some really springy paper and some French Blue paint. I used Mod Podge to create a spring scene on the lampshade and after sanding and painting the magazine stand I added some bright blue and green paper.

If you would like to enter something that you have made you have until April 2nd. The winner will get $75 worth of products from Plaid! Cool eh? They also have prizes for the 2nd and 3rd place winners.

To Enter:

• Submit your fav craft project. Projects must be inspired by spring , use a spring palette or have a spring theme.
• Projects must use Mod Podge
• Projects must be created by you and owned by you.
• Email a phote of your project to promotions@plaidonline.com along with the following info: name, email, address, project description, products used,what are your crafting plans for the summer and the original reason for making the project(specifically for the contest, gift-giving, home decor etc.)

Have a happy Monday!

Fabric Peg Board

Here's a quick project! I was thinking about covering peg boards in fabric because Joy did something similar with knobs and I think it's very cute.  Just take a piece of mdf and glue fabric on using Mod Podge. I didn't think it was as secure as I wanted it to be, so I also put some staples around the edges. After it was covered I put another coat of Mod Podge on top of the fabric and used the drill press to create holes for hanging and for the pegs.  I painted the pegs green and voila! A quick cute place to hang coats.  I would have liked to make it bigger, but my piece of fabric wasn't very large. I think it might be fun to go to the fabric store and find some really cute pieces of fabric to try it on. 

Vinyl Fun....

Thought I'd share a couple fun ideas with vinyl.. a Welcome Home sign out of an old window papered on the back. I think if I made this again I would stretch fabric tightly across the back and staple instead of using Mod Podge because you can see the reflection of the glue if when it is in light. I had to put this up so it wouldn't be close to window light.  I saw these house numbers in a magazine that Kathy gave me and thought they were really adorable on a blue door. I like it on my green one as well!