Silver and Gold Ornament

I would consider this silver and gold ornament to be "altered".  The frame came in a boxed set with the red ribbon already attached.  The image of the couple admiring their holiday lights is from our Swingshift Designs Christmas 9 collage sheet.

I filled in the swirly parts of the frame with Sure Tac glue from Pennywise Arts and sprinkled gold beads on top.  (Any clear drying glue will work).  I gently tapped off the loose beads and let it dry thoroughly.  Pressing the beads into the glue would cause them to loose some of the sheen, so I resisted the urge to do that.  Ü

What a quick keepsake!

Time to put image in frame:  1 minute

Time to add the beads:  2 minutes

Drying time doesn't count because I was sleeping.

Hugs!
Suzanne

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Christmas Memories

Jean Sunderman’s Christmas memory book is a sweet treasure.  She incorporated her own childhood photos with lots of PWA products and fun embellishments.  I made the photos large so hopefully you can see all the little details!

For all of the pages Jean covered cds with Graphic 45 Christmas papers and distressed them with Ancient Photo Ink.  Holes were punched with a Crop-O-Dial.

For the cover Jean used a Shake It Circle pouch filled with Iridescent Bubble Beads over the photo of her with Santa.  Both products are available from Pennywise Arts.

For the next page  the photo was punched into a square and distressed.  The Santa's Workshop coupon and collage image (from PWA and Swingshift Designs Christmas Fun 2 sheet) were raised up with foam tape. 

On the third cd Jean used photo corners and snowmen from the Snowmen 1 collage sheet.  The smaller snowman peeks out from behind an eye piece embellishment. A snowflake charm hangs over the edge. 

On the last page Jean covered the frame using an O'So sticky Tape sheet and Ultra Fine clear micro beads.   The gingerbread man is cut from the Christmas Fun 2 collage sheet.

I love making meaningful gifts for friends and family at Christmastime.  When I imagine my handiwork being treasured by future generations it’s a good feeling.  When I imagine Jean creating this keepsake of her childhood for herself, that really makes my heart feel warm. 

Hugs, Suzanne

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Free Shipping offer does not apply to preorders, only to in stock items that can ship on Monday.

Pennywise Arts is so blessed to have so many customers and friends that understand what a big difference shopping with a small business can make.  Thank  you for all of your support!!

Hugs, Suzanne

May All Your Pumpkins Be Plump!

These “Stamptastic” pumpkins are my favorite stamp to use this time of year. I colored the image with colored pencils and then put O’So Sticky Tape over the top and cut it out.

I peeled the liner off and carefully sprinkled Lettuce Translucent Mini Micro Beads randomly over the green leafy areas.  I used the liner to set them firmly into the tape and then dipped the whole thing into Clear Ultra Fine Micro Beads to fill in all of the open areas.  This close up shows the dimension between the two sized beads.   

Behind the pumpkins is a sleeve created by cutting an orange envelope into fourths.  The pocket is open on two sides and stamped with a cheese cloth texture stamp from Stampin’ Up!.  The gem is to help make it more noticeable that something actually pulls out of the pocket. Isn’t that the cutest saying?  The stamp is from Ann-ticipations.  Several customers received one of these in their order envelope as a surprise last week!  Ü  Enjoy!

Hugs, Suzanne

Holiday Chipboard Pins

If you are looking to make something simple to give to teachers, friends or co-workers these darling beaded pins are a winner!

A stamped design is layered onto a chipboard backing for durability then O’So Sticky Tape is placed over the top.  The edges are dipped in a colorful mixture of micro beads and the center is filled in with clear beads for a sparkly finish.  Add a pin or magnet to the back and it’s done!

Beadie Buddy, Beth Ullman made these cute samples!

Hugs, Suzanne

Ornaments From Glass Slides

These glass slide ornaments are a huge hit every year – I know because we sell gobs of the collage sheets for it every holiday season!  Michele Aiello-Zendejas of Swingshift Designs created several of the sheets to be perfectly sized for glass slides and inchies.

These two were made by PWA Designer Yvonne Grimes.

Collage images were placed between two glass microscope slides and 1/4” O’So Sticky Tape was run around the edges to create the frame and hold the micro beads.  Even her hanger was made from O’So and beads!  You can see more variations on our website tutorial page.

We have a really nice selection of Christmas collage sheets on our website that can be purchased in print or digital form.  Any of them could be trimmed to fit a slide to make these ornaments!

Hugs, Suzanne

 

This week we are spotlighting projects from the Pennywise Arts website that would make great Christmas gifts.  We have a plethora of artwork in our gallery and gobs of tutorials in our past online classes section.

Glass Blocks Revisited

Another show stopper has been the holiday glass block tutorial.  I shortcut and use gorgeous holiday napkins to hurry mine along.  I do love instant gratification!

I’ve also seen the blocks sold in craft stores with the holes already drilled in them – even better!  Things have come a long way baby!

Hugs, Suzanne

 

This week we are spotlighting projects from the Pennywise Arts website that would make great Christmas gifts.  We have a plethora of artwork in our gallery and gobs of tutorials in our past online classes section.