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RED, WHITE and BLACK!   A block of LOVE!  Front of block Supplies: Wood Block Red Chalk Paint Gel Medium Altered Pages Collage Sheet Young Lovers Teresa Collins Alphabet Dies News Print Flowers Black Bazzill Edges - Black Tacky Glue   Use Red Chalk Paint  on Wood Block  and let dry.   Cut image from Altered Pages Collage Sheet Young Lovers and apply to block with Gel Medium.  Let dry.   Attach the Teresa Collins Alphabet Dies  L O V E to the front of the block with Tacky Glue.  Add Teresa Collins Alphabet Dies   randomly to the letters.  Finish with Black Bazzill Edges - Black  around the bottom. Back of block    

HELLO LOVELY READERS ~ I AM SHARING CREATIVE SPRING THEMED WOOD BLOCK PROJECTS TODAY.    We had a class for Spring wood blocks this past week.  I was blown away by the creativity of the participants.   We provided the basic parts and pieces and let them have at it!   One of the girls is so afraid of creating and wound up with an awesome out of the box creation!  This is one of my projects ~ We began with raw wood blocks  3.5" x 4.5"  I also added a brand new copper penny and a yellow ceramic butterfly plus the glass knob.  More blocks, with a Shabby look The wood was painted in an array of Spring colors using  DecoArt / Americana paints . Some girls used sandpaper to soften the edges of the blocks after paint was applied.  This provided a lovely shabby effect. Die cut adhesive letters were prepared using our double side adhesive specialty paper.  Assorted precut papers were availabl...

We are so very Thankful for our Design Team  and our Customers. Family is such an important part of my life, this holiday is one of my favorites. It's a time to just enjoy each other and talk over a bountiful table of blessings. When I say family, it also means friends who join us. Create a thankful jar by having each person write why they are thankful and have everyone pick one from the jar & read it. Preparing for the feast Here is a creation for our Thanksgiving table..... Each person will have one at the table.    Here is the process... Start with a wood ATB , you can sand it but not necessary.  I like a rustic finish for this project.  Chalk paint is so perfect for this type of work.   Wood preparation is not needed.   Different brushes will provide differing results.  First I used a bristle brush to roughly apply the chalk paint with the dry brush technique (adding no water)....

Yes, I am that girl that tends to go rogue when a deadline is approaching!  That said deadline being this blog post! See, we recently changed up the DT calendar & I didn't have a thing ready to post since I had just posted last week & it's been a crazy "kid's outta school" week! SO, I decided to post something a little different...Don't get mad at me Jean, but, there are only a handful of supplies from AP used in the following pictures! BUT that is only because I was using up my own stash of stuff that has accumulated over the years & didn't have time to place an order before this post! But, OH how I wished I'd had even MORE of the fabulous finds from the AP shop!!! AND , ladies & gentlemen, this project can SO easily be done WITH many of the supplies purchased at Altered Pages!! So, without further ado, I present my Tiny Village ...I made these with my Art Gypsies gal-pals (we meet every month to do something fantas...

Did you know that Southern Girls have only 3 Deadly Sins that they worry about? They are something to do with bad hair, bad manners & cooking bad food !  What a simple life they lead! Hi all! Becky here today to share a glimpse at the 3rd GRITS girl ( Girl Raised in the South ) that will be available in the KITS section of the shop sometime this month! Lulu May Her name is Lulu May & deep down she is an angel, but don't let those wings fool you! She won't let anything stand in her way to get what she wants! All the while, watching that she doesn't cross any of the Southern Girl's 3 Deadly Sins!! (The deadly sins are on the back of the block) In the KITS section, you will also find the first 2 GRITS girls in the series. The kits contain everything you need to make these little blocks your own: collage images, text to cut out for the titles & poems/sayings for the backsides, embellishments (vary from what you see here) & detailed in...