13 August 2023
Bible Journaling and Hand Lettering
06 August 2023
A Farmer's Market-inspired Gift Bag
This is an empty bag of cookies. As you've seen in my past projects such as biscuit and mint tins, tea and pasta boxes, I like to save the packaging and turn them from blah to TADA!
30 July 2023
Origami Greeting Cards
Thank you for dropping by! Extreme weather has been the common theme lately and I hope you are all safe and staying comfortable wherever you are in the world. Over the weekend, we had high temperatures and then some rain. But look at the reward:
Our crafty inspiration for today comes from this photo:
23 July 2023
Transforming Old Boxes
16 July 2023
Turn Candle Wax into Wax Seals
09 July 2023
Dried Flowers: Hydrangea
02 July 2023
Faux Gold Leaf
Hi everyone!
Gold leaf is used in so many crafts from artwork to furniture. It gives any piece a golden glow and elicits the reaction, "Wow, that's expensive!" Gold leaf comes in thin sheets and is applied on objects with adhesive and a paintbrush.
In the spirit of transforming the "blah" to "TADA!" let's play with faux gold leaf.
The foil used to wrap chocolates. Yes, that's the one.
I cleaned it with a damp towel and allowed it to dry. I also weighed it down with a few heavy books to flatten it. It will have creases but that's okay.
I got so excited over this material! It came free with my chocolate and the sheen definitely adds life to my crafts.
Here are a few more ways where I used this faux gold leaf:
And there you have it -- handmade cards decorated with faux gold leaf. That's how I turned plain paper from blah to TADA!
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