Rustic Wreath Tutorial with Squirrels on a RAZ Faux Moss Log

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
squirrel-wreath-finished

This is a new look for the Rustic Wreath we made a few weeks ago and did a tutorial for. Here’s the image and  link for that tutorial: We decided to re-work the wreath to give it a different look. To see how to make the wreath, just follow the tutorial up until the point [...]

New Dried Florals Just Arrived

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
dried florals

New product that just arrived this week to Trendy Tree and it’s an excellent value. Bundle of dried florals consisting of pods, cone, wide leaves and curly stems. Four different colors that are very rich and perfect for summer or fall creations. This last image is the Blue Dried Floral Bundle on an 18″ grapevine [...]

Fishing Wreath Tutorial Using Deco Poly Mesh® Botanical Mesh and Paper Mesh

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Wreath Tutorial

  This Fishing wreath makes a nice summer decoration and is made of Deco Poly Mesh, Botanical Mesh and Paper Mesh. We have assortment of different summer signs that fit nicely with these materials. We started with a roll of plain Chocolate Deco Poly Mesh® which is one of the least expensive meshes available in [...]

Tools for Wreath Making

Saturday, May 18th, 2013
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Was watching one of Julie Siomacco’s wreath tutorials the other day and decided that we needed to try one of the rotary cutters. She was demonstrating making a curly wreath and was cutting three layers of Deco Poly Mesh at one time…..quite a bit of time saving from the way we had been cutting rolls [...]

Western Keepsake Wreath Tutorial Using Deco Paper Mesh and Work Wreath

Friday, May 17th, 2013
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We all have items that we want to keep and this little pair of cowboy boots was one of those things. What better way than to secure them to a wreath with a western look to go on the wall in a little cowboy’s room))) Since this wreath was going on an interior wall, we [...]

Joys of Owning Your Own Business)))

Thursday, May 16th, 2013
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Joys of owning your own business…….taking time out to make a phone booth so Clark Kent has a place to change clothes)))

Patriotic Candy Rolls

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
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  These candy rolls were decorated up for Memorial Day. I saw a project on Martha Stewart’s site using this method to wrap up rolls of coins. I thought it would work great for a little extra decoration for Memorial day. These candy rolls are actually strawberry and fruit flavored Mentos. First wrapped in white [...]

Patriotic Fan – Free Printable

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
free printable patriotic fan in god we trust red white and blue

Great free printable from Guildcraft Arts and Crafts. Just print on some card stock and attach to a wide craft stick, or tongue blade for you nurses out there)) Just click on the photo to go to the printable page. You can print them colored, or as coloring pages, great summertime activity for the kids. [...]

New Product – Burlap Bags

Monday, May 13th, 2013
burlap-bag-wreath

    These new Burlap Bags just arrived and would make a great addition to your decorating projects. We took one, filled the bag with plastic bags to give it some shape and added a cluster of yellow blooms. The tutorial for the wreath we attached it to was posted a few weeks ago: Rustic [...]

Patriotic Ruffle Wreath Tutorial using Pencil Wreath with Balls, 10″ Wide Foil Deco Poly Mesh and Ribbon

Monday, May 13th, 2013
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New style Ruffle Wreath Deco Poly Mesh design…..or a first time try at a new style for us I might should say))) There may be plenty of wreaths out there using this style, but this is the first tutorial we have done using the style. Craig Bachman Imports came out with a video last week [...]