SPIDERWEBS WITH BUTTON SPIDERS

I have seen versions of these Spiderwebs all over the Internet recently and wanted to create a few, so I made a set!

I started out with three embroidery hoops and three crocheted lace pieces that I found at my local craft store. Here's where you can experiment with the size and shape of your lace. I wanted my circles to line up, so I pulled and stretched the lace from the back until it was taught. Tighten the screw at the top of the hoop with pliers. Trim the extra pieces from the back - I ended up with some perfect scalloped pieces that I plan on using in another project.



To create a more vintage, distressed feel, I used Krylon Indoor/Outdoor Primer in All-Purpose White to partially color the natural tone of the hoops and lace. Once dry, I applied Ranger Stickles in Frosted Lace to accent the spiderwebs.



I created three scary spiders from large buttons I found in my Buttons Galore and More Grandma's Grab Bag stash. Cut a 12" chenille stem in four equal pieces, fold each in half and glue two on each side of the back of the button to create eight legs. Attach colored rhinestone eyes - I used green, orange and purple on my spiders.



Glue each spider on to their web, or hang from a length of black ribbon. Hang your finished spiderwebs by looping a 24" length of black ribbon through each screw at the top of the embroidery hoop.



These spiderwebs with button spiders were really quick and easy to create in just a few hours and would make excellent and inexpensive gifts to give for Halloween.

Thanks for stopping by! -Beth

DESIGNER CRAFTS CONNECTION - FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER PROJECT

CUPCAKES, CUPCAKES & MORE CUPCAKES!

My Niece Marlee just LOVES cupcakes, so her last birthday celebration was - you guessed it - a Cupcake Themed, fun-filled afternoon!

There was a giant cupecake shaped cake with smaller cupcakes surrounding it that all of the girls decorated in their own special way, a special rhinestone cupake t-shirt and cupcake crown for the birthday girl.

When thinking of a special gift, I sketched a Cupcake Gift Box and knew it would be the perfect container for this celebration.



I started with a basic 5" round paper mache box from the craft store topped with a 5" STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam Ball, which I cut in half, layered with Aleene's Tacky Glue and Glittered with Tourmaline (hot pink) glitter from the Martha Stewart collection at Michael's. The papers are from the October Afternoon Thrift Shop Collection - Near Mint (stripe), Collector's Item, (blue doily) and Still in Box (yellow damask). I used pastel jumbo brads for the "Candy Sprinkles", a white tinsel wrapped 1" STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam Ball for the "Cherry on Top" and custom dyed Satin Seam Binding Ribbon with Dusty Concord re-inker from the Tim Holtz Distress Ink line by Ranger. A green painted wooden skewer with paper flag, Melissa Frances celebrate rub-on and pearl accent, finishes off this special gift box.

Since Marlee is my crafty pal, I filled the Cupcake Gift Box with some craft supplies and a Michael's gift card, so we can go shopping together!

So, now it is time for the SEPTEMBER GIVEAWAY!

The Designer Crafts Connection has something special this month - a set of Scrapbook Soup, Series 100 DVDs! Scrapbook Soup is now airing on your local PBS TV channel featuring Julie McGuffee and Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. Check your local listings and if it isn't listed, call the station and request it! Program managers always like to hear what their viewers want to watch.

To enter to win, list the names of the Designer Crafts Connection blogs where you see the Scrapbook Soup logo back in the comments section of Julie McGuffee's blog Life in the Craft Lane. To see all the blogs, click on the "hop forward" button wherever you see the blue DCC logo in the sidebar. Keep on hopping and you will end up back at Julie McGuffee's blog where you can add your comment. The winner will be announced on Julie McGuffee's blog on September 15th!

Thanks for stopping by! - Beth

DESIGNERS CRAFTS CONNECTION - FIRST MONDAY PROJECT

Our theme this month for the Blog Hop is of course - Mother's Day!

With next Sunday being the day that we celebrate Mom, I have created a grouping of picture frame flower plaques. My Niece Marlee and I got to work on turning these inexpensive wooden plaques from a craft store into flowers featuring - you guessed it - HER!



We used three different photos and color copied them. Then cut them out and decoupaged them to the plaques with Mod Podge Matte from Plaid and let dry while we selected our decorative papers from October Afternoon's Fly a Kite and Thrift Shop collections. We cut scallops, circles, petals and leaves then adhered them to the dimensional edges of the plaques with Aleene's Tacky Glue from i Love to Create. Next came trims, ribbons and lace tucked into the paper layers with Aleene's Fabric Fusion from i Love to Create. Finally we created a tissue paper flower, beaded petals and attached a bumble bee from the craft store to each frame along with a cute hanger using Craft Glue Dots.

Now Marlee has a great gift for her Mommy, her Gandmom and her Grammy for Mother's Day - and it only took a few hours on Sunday afternoon. I love crafting with my Nieces and Nephews!

Use the Designer Crafts Connection link on the left sidebar to "hop" forward or backward to the next blog and ENJOY!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

Thanks for stopping by -Beth