DIY a Dragonfly Pin

Make an adorable dragonfly pin with Denise Boddey Designs. @deniseboddeydesigns #sponsored @DecoArtAcrylicPaints

Follow along as I make this adorable Dragonfly Pin using a chipboard design piece from Denise Boddey Designs. This post is created as a part of the design team and some materials have been provided to use in this post. You can make your pin in different colors if you wish. Make one match a special outfit or for a special occasion. The Dragonfly Pin would also make a great gift or an embellishment for a card or mixed media project.

white paint

Since the chipboard is dark, I used white chalk paint to coat the dragonfly. I found it needed two coats to fully cover the piece. Now the colors will show up better.

paint colors

I used a variety of paint colors and applied them in a dabbing motion. You can see what I mean in the video tutorial below.

glittered

To enhance the wings, I painted the entire dragonfly with White Enchanted Shimmer and while still wet, I applied chunky glitter to the wings.

resin

To finish off the dragonfly, I used UV resin to seal the piece. If you don’t have UV resin you could use a variety of different sealers. Spray varnish coating or Diamond Glaze would work as alternatives.

Video Tutorial:

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Creatively Crafty Link Party #275

Share your creative posts with Creatively Crafty Link Party. #CCBG #linkparty

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Life Beyond the Kitchen | Try it – Like it – Create it

This week’s Link Party

There are just a few simple rules:

  • Link to a specific post, not your homepage.
  • Link up something YOU made/wrote/created.
  • Giveaways, other link parties, Etsy shops, or business links are not accepted.​​
  • ​Don’t link and run. Try to visit at least one link and show them some love. You may make a new friend.​ 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Cricut’s Reveal the Deal Sale

Cricut is having a reveal the deal sale now through 5/18. @officialcricut #affiliate

Starting today through 5/18, Cricut is launching their Reveal the Deal Sale featuring the Explore Air 2 for $199 and the Maker for only $329!
Vinyl, paper and cards, and machine mats are also 30% off! 

Cricut.com is offering Free Economy Shipping on orders $99+ with code SHIPMAY or MAYSHIP through 5/31.

These links are affiliate links. Thank you in advance for using them.

Maker machines only $329.99! Valid through 5/18.

Explore Air 2 only $199.99! Valid through 5/18.

Save 30% on vinyl! Valid through 5/18.

Save 30% on paper and cards! Valid through 5/18.

Save 30% on machine mats! Valid through 5/18.

Save 20% on bulk items! Valid through 5/18.

Cricut Access members save 40% on infusible ink! Valid through 5/18.

Lace Envelope SVG

A free SVG file to cut a lace-top envelope. @CutCardStock #sponsored #affiliate

As a part of the CutCardStock design team, I am sharing this SVG file for a lace-top envelope. The entire post can be found on the CutCardStock site. The SVG file is linked at the bottom of this post.

Cricut Maker

I cut the lace envelope on a Cricut Maker. The card stock was 80# and I used a setting of 100#. It cut beautifully with no weeding needed. The file is designed to be used with a 4″ x 6″ card.

lace envelope

The free SVG file can be found here in the store: [Lace Envelope]

WRMK Planner Punch Board

Using the WRMK Planner Punch Board to replace pages in a disk system notebook. @WeRMemoryKeepers

I bought the We Are Memory Keepers Planner Punch Board for a very specific purpose. I wanted to replace some pages from a notebook I bought at the Dollar Tree. I didn’t like the green paper it came with and I wanted to replace the pages with white paper. I like the disk system, however; I don’t use a paper planner and I am not a person who uses journals so I didn’t have a lot of need for punching for a disk system until now.

I found the Punch Board at Tuesday Morning at a discounted price so I went ahead and purchased it.

Opening the box, the board comes with a few different punches. The three colors of the punches don’t really coordinate styles as you will see in the video below.

My pages are replaced and I am much happier with the white pages versus the green.

Creatively Crafty Link Party #274

It’s time to link up for the new week’s Creatively Crafty Link Party. #CCBG #linkparty

creatively crafty


Life Beyond the Kitchen | Try it – Like it – Create it

This week’s Link Party

There are just a few simple rules:

  • Link to a specific post, not your homepage.
  • Link up something YOU made/wrote/created.
  • Giveaways, other link parties, Etsy shops, or business links are not accepted.​​
  • ​Don’t link and run. Try to visit at least one link and show them some love. You may make a new friend.​ 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Free Wild Leaves Printable

Grab this free colorful printable for your crafting. #free #printable

Wild leaves is a fun colorful free printable. You can use it for Scrapbooking, Cardmaking, Handmade Stationery, Invitations, Place Cards, Tags, Wrapping Paper, Books and Journals Hardcovers, Jewelry, Cards, Decoupage, Decorated Furniture, Packaging, Crafts for Weddings, Birthdays, Parties and DIY Projects.

Grab your free printable from this link [wild leaves]

Making Silver and Gold Earrings

Make a pair of silver and gold earrings using materials from The Maker’s Movement. #sponsored @jointhemakersmovement

with The Makers Movement

I really enjoy making earrings. Some of the easiest earrings to make use a die to cut the shape. The silver and gold earrings above are made using a die and other materials from The Maker’s Movement. I like the combination of silver and gold especially when you can’t decide which color of metal works with your outfit the best. Or if you are going to wear different metals for other jewelry pieces, these earrings can pull it all together.

A special thanks to The Maker’s Movement for providing materials to use in this post.

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earring parts
pliers

Materials:

  • Faux leather – silver and gold
  • Earring wires in silver
  • jump rings in silver
  • two jewelry pliers
  • Mini Maker die cutting machine
  • Mandorla dies

Video Tutorial:

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