DIY Neon and Gold Rose Necklace with Mod Melts

 I am so smitten with hot pink right now!  It is just like me in the 80's only now I have red hair a few more pounds.  I was a bleach blond back in 88 and neon pink was my go to color!  This design is quick to piece together (I promise)!  It is a little more advanced than the Podgeable charms and you will need a hand-drill.  We heart the Fiskars drill...no cord and super easy to use!

Mod Melts are Launching in Michaels - June 2013

Podgeables are available at every Michaels!

Dollar Frame Makeover with Mod Melt Crowns

Oh La La ~ We love making over dollar frames! Over the years we have painted them, Mod Podged them and even thumb-tacked them.  Now we are Mod Melting them with gold crowns and rhinestones.

To get the shabby look ~ paint the frame with White craft paint.  Dry-brush paint the frame with a Robin's Egg Blue paint.  Using a loose bristle coarse paintbrush, paint a few highlighted spots with gold craft paint.

Make a handful of Mod Melt crowns.  Paint the crowns with Gold craft paint.  (We like FolkArt paint).  If needed seal the Mod Melt with a coat of Mod Podge Gloss, Matte or Sparkle depending on the look you like.

Glue the Mod Melt crowns and rhinestones to the frame.  Glue a funky trim around the outer edge of the frame.

VIDEO: Learn About Mod Melts

VIDEO: Learn About Mod Melts

Come Craft with Us at the Santa Monica Festival

Come Craft with Us and Jo Pearson from Michaels

at the Santa Monica Festival!

Saturday, June 1st, 2013

11am-6pm

Clover Park

2600 Ocean Park Blvd

Santa Monica, CA 90405

The Santa Monica Festival offers an eclectic mix of live music and dance, DIY art workshops with recycled and re-purposed materials, guilt-free shopping featuring earth friendly artistic wares and local services offered by a variety of City, environmental and local non-profit organizations.

Creative and Lifestyle Arts Show Here We Come!

Steve and I are super excited to be attending the Creative & Lifestyle Arts show!  We will be showcasing our newest products for Mod Podge.  It will be Mod Melts all day long!  If you are attending The Stationary Show or C&LA pop by the booth and say hello! We will be in the Cre8time booth with Plaid and joining us will be I Love To Create and Floracraft!  Good times are ahead!

May 19-22, 2013

NYC - Javits Convention Center

Booth # 3420

DIY Rose Sunglasses with Mod Melts

Spiffy up your sunglasses with pearl roses made with Mod Melts and Molds for Mod Podge.  It's easy breezy summer style with Mod Melts!

New Video: Mod Melts and Molds for Mod Podge

In this video we are exploring our new Mod Molds and Melts for Mod Podge!  The Melts and Molds are coming to Michaels very very soon!

Thanks for stopping by! ~ Cathie and Steve

Tye dying stripes and freezer paper stencils!

Dying stripes with washout glue and fabric dye is so easy.  To get good stripes use painters tape!  This simple technique of creating dyed stripes is so fun and addicting! The best part is that you will only need Elmers washable school glue, blue painters tape and Rit dye to create the stripes. Embellish with Folkart fabric paints, freezer paper stencils, rhinestones, ribbons or anything that strikes your fancy.

Make a Recipe Box for Mother's Day!

With a little Mod Podge and Scrapbook Paper you can make a Recipe Box for Mother's Day!  We picked up the papermache house at Michaels.  The zipper flower is made with zipper trim from our supply shop and the center is a Mod Podge Podgeable shape.

Makeover a Jar Candle with Mod Podge and Scrapbook Paper

Today we are making over a jar candle with extra bits of scrapbook paper and Mod Podge.  The little charm is one of our metal pendant blanks for Mod Podge and the paper is one of our designs too. It is really easy to alter a candle and they make awesome gifts!

Video: How to make Photo Charms with School Photos and Mod Podge.

Oh Boy! Look close and you see some of my (Cathie) old school photos.  I had some pretty bad hair-dos....ah the 70's!   We used them to make school photo charms with Podgeables and Mod Podge. They are super easy to make.  You can get the clear Podgeable shapes at any Michaels Craft Store in the Mod Podge Section.

Video: How to make Photo Charms with School Photos and Mod Podge.

Summer Style: How to Alter a Cowboy Hat with Mod Podge and Fabric!

Summer Style via Cathie and Steve....ok well maybe more Cathie on this one!  This time we are altering a Cowboy Hat with Mod Podge and Fabric!  This project can be whipped up in under an hour.  So grab some Fabric Mod Podge and your favorite floral fabric and get making!  We nabbed the plain hat for 9 bucks and the fabric was less than 2 bucks!

Happy Easter ~ 2013

Yesterday was all about good food and good times. 

XO

Cathie and Steve