EASTER 'Putz' House

Hello my friend,

I finally brought out some SPRING decor.

I can't believe Easter is next Sunday.

Yesterday I made this small 'Putz' house.

I have collected Christmas houses for years, I thought it would

 be easy to make an Easter themed town.

I had a bag of wooden bits and pieces from an old Easter Tree.

It was a popular item in the 1980's.

Someone else had already cut off the hanging strings.

 

I made up a pattern from one of my Christmas houses.

I gathered some of the pieces I wanted to use.

I like to save scraps of thin cardboard and cellophane

from packaging just for such a project.

I cut a base and a tiny fence.

I used corrugated paper for a roof.

I painted the pieces, before gluing them down.

I glued the house to the base, put a bit of moss

around the base.

I  glued the cellophane inside the windows.

I also glued a figure inside one of the windows.

I then added the roof

After the figures were glued in place, I let this dry.

With a small brush, I painted mod Podge over areas I wanted to

add glitter.

This would be optional of course!

The glitter looks like sugar!

I took it outside for a better look.

Can you see the bunny in the window ?

Thank you for the visit!

xo Lisa S

A Victorian Cabinet Card for St. Patrick's Day

 

Hello my friend,

I have this sweet little Victorian girl on a cabinet card....

she could really use something in her hand.

How about a shamrock?

I cut a small shamrock out of paper. I didn't trust myself

to directly paint on the photo.

I used a tiny dab of glue from a glue stick....

if I decide to remove the shamrock it won't damage the picture.

The color was too bright for me so I painted the shamrock with a darker green.

I left it hanging on my project board.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

xo Lisa S

Storybook Suitcase

Hi my Friend,

I've had this old suitcase a while...I used it for display

at the holiday boutique.

It worked ok for Christmas...but not my favorite color.

I wanted to make something special for my granddaughter.

The suitcase is small about 12'' x 16''

Perfect for a little overnight trip.

I decided to paint the suitcase grey, using chalk paint I had on hand.

The will be a good base for decoupage!

The inside was in great condition and it even had the mirror!

I had a copy of this book,

' The Country Bunny and the little gold shoes'.

It was tattered and I thought it would be a good start !

I cut out some of the pictures-

along with a mismatch collection of other book scraps-

Nursery rhymes, poems and flowers.

 I used Matte Mod Podge to adhere the pictures.

I worked in random way-

I started on the sides at first- I tied to match acrylic

paint to fill in open space in the background.

Painted the sky then

I added that bird to the cottage roof

Continued the path with paint.

The top of the case was painted also and then filled in the clouds.

I went all along the top-

Then came down the other side with a castle!

The sides are my favorite part.

At this point I just kept going and had fun layering

with no rhyme or reason-

Filling in here and there with paint.

I even added some small scraps on the bottom.

Here it it is completed-

I tied some ribbon on the handle

 and a couple cotton spun mushrooms.

Both sides are completely different and I like that-

it tells a little story.

I tried to show all sides.

I worked on the case off and on-

until I thought it was finished.

I think my granddaughter will enjoy the suitcase.

For now it's filled with stuffed animals.

Thanks for visiting today!!!!!

xo Lisa S

Repurposed Yogurt Jars

 

Hi friends,

I hope you are doing well!

This week I have been busy planning a party-

I have a small collection of these yogurt jars.

I decided to paint them with some white chalk paint.

Started on the bottom-

Then flipped over to paint to the upper edge.

This is delicious yogurt!

It's a bonus to save the containers.

I had these votives that I purchased from Dollar Tree.

They were .25 for a pack of 3.

I had the lavender oil on hand.

I removed the wicks from my votives.

The wicks were long enough to use in the jars.

Any unmounted stamp can be use to stamp on a round surface.

I wanted my jars to look like an old jam jar.

I stamped all the jars and then sealed them with matte spray sealer.

I saved a tall tin can from tomatoes- washed and dried the can,

smashed the top a bit to make a pour spout. 

Placed the can inside a small but deep sauce pan

 filled with 2'' of water.

Keep the flame low, be sure to

 keep the water away from the wax

I melted 3 votives for each jar candle.

When the wax melts, remove from heat with oven mitt.

Now scented oil can added.

Set hot can on a towel, dry the water from outside of can.

Now you can pour the wax into jar.

Try not to move the jars until completely set.

The color will lighten as it cools.

When the jars cooled, I added ribbon and a bit of lavender.

I made these for party favors.

I'm glad I could share this idea with you.

Have a great week!

xo Lisa S