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Create a DIY Valentine Banner

by eclectic on January 20, 2011 in Crafts, DIY, Just for Fun with No comments

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s a great time to start easy projects for decorating the home in shades of pink and red. We love this “Sugared” Heart Banner idea from HGTV. Simple yet adorable, this is a low time commitment project with big results. Create just one strand of hearts, or make several heart banners for a beaded curtain effect to hang in a doorway.

What you’ll need:

Easy steps:

  1. Print and cut out these hearts from HGTV or create your own. Make sure to use cardstock paper for best results.
  2. Lay the hearts on a flat work surface, such as on newspaper or a plastic drop cloth.
  3. Coat the patterned side with spray adhesive.
  4. While the glue is still wet, dust each side with crystal glitter and allow to dry.
  5. Remove any excess glitter from hearts by gently tapping them.
  6. Apply Amazing EcoGlue to hearts and affix to grosgrain ribbon.
  7. Make the banner as long as you like by adding more hearts to the ribbon.

For more Valentine’s crafts you can make with Amazing EcoGlue and other Eclectic adhesives, try these projects:

A Sweet Frame

Sweetheart Topiary

Easy Valentine’s Day Projects

Photo credit: HGTV Design Happens Blog

Welcome the New Year with a Festive Banner

by eclectic on December 28, 2010 in Crafts, Just for Fun with No comments

It’s time to take down the tree and the Christmas decorations, but don’t put away the craft supplies just yet. With the New Year only a few days away, it’s the perfect time to create a festive banner for 2011. This week, we’re happy to share a craft project from Kaboose that’s fun and easy for kids to make using felt, glue and sequins that you probably have around the house. It’s a great way to get kids involved in celebrating the new year ahead.

What you’ll need:

  • Felt in various colors
  • Scissors
  • Amazing EcoGlue Craft (kid safe)
  • Glitter glue
  • Sequins
  • 2-48″ (each) pieces of yarn

New Year BannerEasy Instructions:

  1. Cut felt into 8″ x 2.5″ rectangles. You will need a total of eleven rectangles.
  2. Lay one of the pieces of yarn on the work surface. Find the center of the yarn and mark with a pencil.
  3. Fold a piece of felt lengthwise, sandwiching it over the center of the piece of yarn. Use a generous amount of Amazing EcoGlue to secure the felt closed.
  4. Move about 1″ to the left of that felt piece, and repeat step 3 above. For the next one, move 1″ to the right of the first felt rectangle. Repeat again on the left and right. The object is to have the center felt in the middle of the yarn.
  5. Repeat the process above for the second piece of yarn, this time your fourth piece of felt should be in the center of the yarn. This will represent the letter “Y” in YEAR. Be sure to leave an extra couple of inches to the left of “Y” so that the word “NEW” appears as a separate word.
  6. Once all your felt pieces are in place, use glitter glue to write the letters on the felt.
  7. Gently press sequins into the glitter glue, covering the entire letter.
  8. Allow everything to dry for several hours before hanging.

Kids will love helping you create this crafty party decoration. For more tips to complete the project, visit Kaboose.

Photo credit: Kaboose

How to Make Sparkly Bauble Rings

by eclectic on December 15, 2010 in DIY, Just for Fun with No comments

‘Tis the season for holiday cocktail parties. For a pretty little accent to dress up your outfit and start conversations wherever you go, sparkly bauble rings will do the trick.

This week, we’re excited to share a fun DIY project from the Martha Stewart Crafts blog. We came across this post because a reader commented that E-6000 is her favorite craft glue for making jewelry and hair accessories. We couldn’t agree more! And this easy-to-do project is made even easier with the right glue.

What you’ll need:

  • Wooden Beads or Foam Balls
  • Strung Sequins
  • E-6000 Glue
  • Cheap Jewelry Rings

Three easy steps:

  1. Create a lead end by pulling 1 or 2 sequins off the thread. Starting at the top of the bead (or foam ball), secure the lead with a dab of E-6000 glue.
  2. Apply glue one section at a time, adhering the sequin strand around the ball as you go. Cover the entire ball with sequins, spiraling it tightly and applying pressure as you affix the sequins.
  3. Apply E-6000 to the ring, secure the sequin bauble, and let sit until completely dry.

Sparkly bauble rings are fun to wear and make great stocking stuffers, too! And if you’d rather add sparkles to your Christmas tree, here are some other DIY projects to try:

Make a Sequined Bauble for the Christmas Tree

5-Minute Blinged Bauble

DIY Christmas Bauble Decorating

Photo Credit: Martha Stewart Crafts Blog

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by kendrahandke on December 10, 2010 in Just for Fun with No comments
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Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Hope you have a great weekend!

Craft:

Dollar Store Crafts shares how to make 3D tin craft stars.

Twisted felt garland from Craft is easy to make and is a fun holiday decoration!

Love these postage stamp coasters from  Design Sponge!

Holiday frame topiaries from Dollar Store Crafts make for a great gift!

DIY:

14 fantastic fireplace upgrades from This Old House.

Tips for barn foundation repair from Dover Projects.

Simple and beautiful decorating ideas from Apartment Therapy.

Reliable Remodeler reminds us to tighten up plumbing and irrigation during the winter months.

Creative ideas for DIY wreaths from This Old House.

How to make  a tile frame from Bungalow23.


Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by kendrahandke on December 3, 2010 in Just for Fun with No comments
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Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Hope you have a great weekend!

Crafts:

15 awesome before and after projects from Apartment Therapy’s re-nest.

5 crafty Christmas trees from DIY Maven at Curbly.

Handmade holidays from Crafting a Green World, 5 Christmas stocking tutorials. Would be a fun activity to do with the kids!

DIY:

How to remodel a kitchen on a budget from Danny Lipford.  Great tips!

Tips for maintaining your live Christmas tree from Charles and Hudson.

DIY project from Design Sponge - handmade gift wrap!

Modern Christmas tree alternative from Apartment Therapy, a DIY chandelier.

True Value DIY rescue mission from DIY Diva, replacing a trick faucet.

DIY pipe shelves round up from DIY Maven on Curbly.  Love these!

Beat the winter blues with interior painting says Reliable Remodeler.


Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by kendrahandke on November 26, 2010 in Just for Fun with No comments
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Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Have a great weekend!

Crafts:

Great gift idea from Paper Treats! A tile pendant secured with E-6000.

Dollar Store Crafts shows us how to make matted framed photo cards.  Great gift idea!

This bucket & branch advent calendar from Dollar Store Crafts is an adorable twist on the traditional version.

Fun napkin ring tutorial from Heather Bailey.

Love this little scissors case from The Mother Huddle made with E-6000!

DIY:

Great DIY coffee table from Man Made DIY.

Removing walls can open up a cramped kitchen says Danny Lipford.

DIY Holiday home security from Charles and Hudson.

Quick fixes to do before Holiday guests arrive from This Old House.

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by kendrahandke on November 19, 2010 in Just for Fun with No comments
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Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Hope you have a great weekend!

Crafts:

Five awesome coffee can projects from Crafting a Green World.

Crafting a Green World shares Thanksgiving crafts that you can make out of recycled materials.  Cool!

Paper frames never looked so good!  Learn how to make your own from Design Sponge.

DIY:

DIY Decor: Secondhand spray painted plates from Apartment Therapy.

We Heart This made this triple stud ring using E-6000!

Monogram a stationary set for yourself or as a gift.   New DIY project from Design Sponge.

Be amazed by this all-in-one DIY play kitchen from Oh Dee Doh.

Crafting a Green World is helping us prepare for a Green Christmas with DIY gift wrap ideas.

DIY kraft paper thanksgiving  tables from The Kitchn.  Such a fun idea!

Winter’s coming, which means it’s time to get your pipes wrapped!  Great tips from Reliable Remodeler.

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by kendrahandke on November 5, 2010 in Just for Fun with No comments
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Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Hope you have a great weekend!

Craft:

Dollar Store Crafts suggests a twist on the traditional wreath and making a monogram wreath.

Five things you can make from a scarf from Crafting a Green World and a new kids craft – a plastic juice bottle shaker.

How to turn headbands into bracelets from Dollar Store Crafts.

Left over Halloween candy? Don’t eat it, do this! Great tip from Curbly.

DIY:

Design Sponge shares how to get the look of pyrite bookends with rocks from your neighborhood streets.

This looks like a DIY project waiting to happen!

Man Made DIY shows us how to make a DIY colored pencil shelf.  So cute!

These DIY pinatas from Design Mom are perfect for a birthday celebration!

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by kendrahandke on October 29, 2010 in Just for Fun with No comments
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Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Have a great weekend!

Craft:

Fun upcycle crafts from Crafting a Green World, make an expandable file folder from a cereal box and turn a thrift store figurine into a revamped decor.

These halloween paper bag bowls from Craft are a perfect way to display halloween treats!

Pumpkins turned bats are a cute and easy halloween decoration.

Handmade city blocks are a fun craft for the kids.

These gilded acorns from Design Sponge are an adorable fall decoration, gift idea or jewelry piece.  So cute!

Dollar Store Crafts shares how to make paper bat halloween treat holders.

Loving all these halloween wreath ideas from Dollar Store Crafts.

All of these adorable brooches from Paper Demon Jewelry are fastened to the pin with E-6000.  See them all here.

DIY:

Still time to whip up a fun homemade costume for the kids!

This DIY minimalist tote bag from Design Sponge is an absolute must have!  We’re also loving these heirloom gem spiders.  Try using E-6000 for this project!

This home featured on Apartment Therapy is full of inspiring DIY projects.

Try this DIY lighted paper pennant garland for your next party!

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by kendrahandke on October 22, 2010 in Just for Fun with No comments
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Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Hope you all have a great weekend!

Craft:

Dollar Store Crafts was a guests blogger on Someday Crafts and share these adorable apothecary jars made with E-6000!

Fun idea from Design House Digital that uses E-6000 – 13 days of halloween.

This newspaper taxidermy from Design Sponge is very Anthropologie-esque.

Great idea from Crafting a Green World – thrift store wood to refrigerator magnets.

Lots of halloween projects over at Dollar Store Crafts,  check out their roundup!

Creative ways to repurpose what you already own from Apartment Therapy.

An unusual halloween mask from Craft Stylish.

Recycled paper envelopes are a personal favorite. Great how-to from Crafting a Green World.

This microfiber mitt puffer fish from Dollar Store Crafts is a perfect toddler toy and so easy to make!

DIY:

A DIY dream kitchen from Curbly.

A handmade canvas calendar is a great alternative to store bought! Love this idea from Design Sponge.

10 big ideas for small kitchens from This Old House.

A successful lighting plan starts with layering says Charles and Hudson.

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