I was grocery shopping last night and as I was finishing up the Valentine section caught my attention...Cute cards, pink and red hearts and I started remembering all the classroom parties I did when my kids were in grade school,craft creating and making special treats. Wonderful memories...
Gosh, where did those years go?
Feeling crafty ~~~ I decided to buy a heart shaped box of chocolates and alter the cover with whimsical elements.
Vintage paper, ribbons, rick rack, scrabble letters and tinsel. I embellished all the details and finished the project quickly with Sealah tape!
You are never to old to be crafty! Right?
and a few mystery chocolates for my husband and college kids to try. Ha-Ha
"Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get."{Forrest Gump}
January 2014 has been a very busy month! Before it slips aways I wanted to share a few instagram photos from the Craft and Hobby Mega Show and our booth!
My Mom created SEALAH TAPE adhesives over 10 years ago and she is well known in the home dec, window covering and quilt industries... so this was a real treat to show off the doubled sided clear adhesive for the first time at the CHA mega show and demo how easy the Jodees Inc Sealah Tape is to use.
A big thank you to my husband Mark Hammar for the new graphics and packaging and video for 2014. Everything looked amazing!
We showed a variety of artful examples how quickly you can create crafty projects with embelishing paper, burlap, felt, silk petals, wood, metal, glass, rubber, fabric & even candles along with a (make and take) bookmark.
Amazing distributors and craft store buyers came by to say hello from around the globe and placed orders with us.
Creative soul that I am ...I loved talking with other artists and seeing what they were creating too!
Enjoyed visiting and seeing Debbie and Shea again and I took a little time away from our booth to make a necklace at A gilded life. The booth they designed was stunning!!
Jenny and Aaron are very talanted team I met a few years ago at an art event.... very sweet too. They have a great new mixed media book out and a new line of hand painted paper ... really beautiful details on each artisic sheet!
Who doesn't love Mod Podge? Really great to chat with Cathie & Steve always sharing great projects ~~~ such a fun duo team!
Mark has several books published on creative crafting ... super talented and I have felt a creative connection with him from years ago with my visual merchandising back ground, excited to have his most recent craft book to get inspired!
The week flew by ~~ but before we headed home I had to pop over to Disneyland of course.
I have been receiving a few emails about my daughter's graduation cap I adorned last year with flowers.
Time to share my directions so you can make one too!!
Here are the supplies you will need to make your own DIY wreath.
Florist Wire 24 gauge
A roll of florist tape, white or green
Scissors or wire cutters
Measuring Tape
Colorful fresh cut small and meduim blooms
Greenery or Baby breath
Graduation Cap
Measure the portion of the cap that will fit on your graduates head.
Most caps should measure 20 inches at the smallest section.
Cut a piece of wire 26 inches long to start your wreath.
Cut several small and medium flowers aprox 2 inches long including, greenery or baby's breath. Line them up and inter mix colors of blooms and greenery.
Make sure you leave a couple inches of wire bare before you begin wrapping each flower on. One by one wire on each element with the floral tape. The tape will stretch and have a sticky feeling to it as you pull it off the roll. Try to angle your tape as you wrap and twist each flower on in a circular motion. Make sure you have 20 inches covered in your flowers and greenery on your wire when you finish wrapping. Bend wire into a circle and try it on your cap to make sure it fits.
I like to make fresh floral wreaths 24 hours before needed. Place into a ziploc bag and put it in the refrigerator over night. The day of graduation pull your wreath out of the ziploc bag, place on cap, and twist extra wire in the back. Cut off excess wire and your cap will be ready.
I hope this helps if you are in the mood to create your own wreath!
Another handy hint ... a few bobby pins will help to insure the cap stays on your graduates head.
Congrats to all the 2013 graduates!
Please send me a photo of your wreath if make one :))
