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Dangling projects are my constant companion in the studio this year.  Mother's Day required her own picturesque dangly mobile. My ingredient list is as follows: Eco Board   (Inchie and ATC sizes) ATC and Inchie Images  --I chose: Inchies Children  and  Watercolor ATCs      Adhesive    Marker or paint for edges of board   Personal Photos, cropped to fit board  Small screw eyes Soft wire First I need to gush about the Eco Board and the perfect sizes for an ATC or Inchies! Using the unique AlteredPages ATC and Inchie Images   they fit perfectly and looked so professional mounted on the boards. Here are the 2 image sheets I chose to use; My Inchies: My ATC sized images: The Inchie with a tiny image, attached with a dry adhesive: I printed the Mom photos onto cardstock in an ATC size (3.5"x2.5") and adhered with a dry adhesive.   A 1/16" drillbit was sufficient to crea...

Creating with the Sabor Papel line  of products has been a welcome treat.  Festive colors and engaging patterns gave me plenty to ponder upon. I wanted a decor item. My supply list includes: Sabor Papel line  -- Corazonitos PaperClay   Faber Castell Mediums Textural Accents   Americana Decor Timeless Cream Chalk Paint   Length of Ball Chain    Aleene's Tacky Glue    Stickles   Embossing Powder    Pigment Ink    Red Rubber "Circles Background" Stamp   Art Anthology Sorbet Textural Paint    Sari Silk Ribbon   Brushes     Optional:  Mold for PaperClay Nylon String/Fishing line Using the Corazonitos paper, I fussy-cut a couple of hearts. I had some  PaperClay  that would make a light and sturdy base for my chain-pull. I used an oval mold; any plastic or silicon rounded shape could be used to create your base. I de...

Vintage images offer a wonderful jumping-off point for crafting fun.  For this project I chose: Queen of Hearts collage    Red shiny foil tape    Red paint     Mediums for texture    Glitter    Sari ribbon    Aleene's Tacky Glue    Dimensional adhesive    Trim for dangle     Stencil for heart dangle    Stickles    Beaded chain, cord, or twine    Watercolor paper Eyelets-1 small and 1 large Small bit of wire I chose the 2 images I wanted to use and added glaze, glitter and Stickles to each panel. Set aside to dry. Then I worked on the heart dangle. I used a stencil I liked and mixed gel medium and the  Art Anthology paint  I chose; scraped it over the stencil onto watercolor paper and set it aside to dry.  Once the panels were dry, I adhered them back to back and added the red foil tape to the ed...