Hey Sweet Thang!

Dieters beware! I've been busy "cooking up" some sweet treats in my little crafty corner! See the high-calorie cuteness below:

Ooh Shake your flakes! I tried my hand and painting, and it didn't come out too badly. I painted directly onto craft foam with really cheap acrylics lol. Note the chenille stem poinsettia. They don't call them pipe cleaners anymore...I guess cuz everyone uses them for crafts and not cancer?

Mesmerizing swirls of delight (and foam). I'm just glad that I finally found a use for these wooden craft sticks that I impulse-purchased like....years ago. Anyone else do that? I buy craft supplies that I "might" find a use for. I do eventually...mostly...

Oooh La LA! I tried the heat-forming (thermoformado) thing again to make a cupcake, and it's kinda cute. Well, the biscotti or whatever it's supposed to be, are sort of positioned like tv antenna (yes, I'm old ok) so that needs changing...but all in all, CUTE!

What do you think?

High Elf Esteem

So, in my crafty research I keep coming across video tutorials on a craft foam technique called heat forming or "termoformado" in Spanish (craft foam is reeeeaaally popular in South America). Basically, the craft foam is heated (carefully) on an iron or some other hot surface, and then stretched/pressed into or over a mold. When the foam cools down, it retains the shape of whatever you used.

I saw a video showing how to make these adorable elves, and I was totally motivated... the heat forming part of this craft involves stretching hot foam over polystyrene balls.

My first attempt was a disaster, UN DISASTRE! So, I set the idea aside for a little while. Then I found this video, demonstrating a simple technique to help you shape the foam over the ball...And I was like...LET'S DO DIS!!!

So I DO-ed it, and it came out pretty decent!!He's comfy in an egg cup while the paint dries, then he'll get a hanger and be ready for the tree.

Termoformado level: Elf Esteem!!!

Twinkle, twinkle

Today I got inspired to try an experiment, to see if a paper craft project that I recently did would translate well into craft foam.

This is the paper snowflake that I made last year for the office...

Then I came across this chick making "star sections" from foamies...and a lightbulb went off in my head. PING!!!!

As per usual, I had a candle burning for "atmosphere" and maaaaaybe a little moscato for motivation...

Ta-DAH! What do you think? It was pretty easy to make. I coiled up a festive chenille stick for the center and I'm thinking this design would make great poinsettias in red!

Glamour shot...

Like a diamond in the sky...wish that I was eatin' pie.

Snow Much Fun!

The last 2 weekends were spent creating templates and cutting out foam shapes (while binge-watching "Supernatural" haha). I can't wait to get my ergonomic scissors - my hands have been suffering! Hashtag old age, haha.

There's just something about white against midnight/royal blue! 

Christmas needs carrots!

Squee! I feel as happy as these snowdudes at how the ornaments are coming along. Just a few more final touches and they'll be ready :-)

Muahaha!

We interrupt our regularly scheduled Christmas shenanigans to bring you these adorable Halloween Spookies (in progress...)

I saw the little felt ornaments online and fell in love with their bug-eyed glory

Sam and Dean kept me going through the thumb pain and glue burns...

Devilishly cute and frighteningly quick to make...

Eyeball hell, soooo many to slice (can no longer feel thumb)...

Squeeeee!!! So much eeeeevil! Stay tuned for the finished cuties...Ghoulishly adorbs!

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Christmas Teatime Friends

Hooray! I finished my first set of Christmas 2016 ornaments. The first set is always a "tester" set, that helps me to decide what colors and decorations I want to add (glitter, paint etc.). I'm pleased :) Time to get "Elfing" and make some more!

Below is the process I went through to get to the final product. It all started with my daughter's "Shopkin" falling in my beer.

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