tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72000382888946142852024-03-14T01:08:49.610-07:00Orange Cat CraftCreative Inspiration in Every Day.Orange Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630290434457263451noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200038288894614285.post-85335810487192783482011-09-25T06:48:00.000-07:002012-03-28T09:17:30.478-07:00Pinterest<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been pokin' around on Pinterest lately. It helps me gather images of inspiration for upcoming Winter home projects. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have a goal, or if you're like me and you like to yank images from print ads or articles and post them in an idea book, you'll love it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You create a category or "board". Mine consist of categories such as crafts, dream home, decorating, holiday ideas, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then within each of those boards, you "pin" your images. You can add a lengthy description to each pin, or you can just use a word. I have many that say "headboard", "wall color", "table", "skirt", etc. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I use Pinterest a few hours a week, and it helps fire up my creative side. I have made decisions on wall colors for the house, resolved organizational issues (we have many in our small house), found patterns and fabrics, and much more!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you need some assistance with creative visualization, I highly suggest it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The site is as yummy as a big can of Tuna!</span>Orange Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630290434457263451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200038288894614285.post-90306279602117327802011-08-15T18:34:00.001-07:002011-10-16T22:39:59.645-07:00ModPodge Bank<br />
I love Trader Joe's coffee. Every time I finish a can, I wash it out and put the can on a shelf in my craft room, knowing that someday I'll do something super cool with it.<br />
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* Paper: Thick card stock is not appropriate for this project. Use thinner printed scrapbook paper, wrapping paper, stationary, tissue, etc.</div>
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* Measure the width around your can, and cut paper strips long enough to run it.</div>
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* If you want a more "collaged" look, then rip or cut shapes.</div>
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* Apply thin coat of Mod Podge to the back of your strip or shape. I "paint" it on very thin.</div>
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<strong>Step 6: Let dry for 24 hours, put the lid on, and start to save those coins!!</strong></div>
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</div>Orange Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630290434457263451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200038288894614285.post-42147400376338249642011-08-15T18:23:00.000-07:002011-08-15T18:23:09.189-07:00<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> My Nephew passed away on February 5th, so there wasn't much inspiration to finish my Valentines. However, his death inspired me to do something for my sister. </span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been accumulating Starbucks, <a href="http://stumptowncoffee.com/">Stumptown</a>, and <a href="http://www.firstcupcoffeehouse.com/">First Cup</a> cup sleeves in my RRR drawer, with the intent of using them one day. I've used a few on cards, but I was looking for something original. I was visiting my second favorite store, <a href="http://www.paperzone.com/">Paper Zon</a>e,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and one of the artists had made a Valentine's mini book out of two of them. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I then reduced the size of pictures of my Nephew and printed them on vellum and card stock, and included divider pages and pages with quotes about children. </span></div></td></tr>
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