Cake Decorators may already be familiar with Gum Paste, or as some call it, Pastillage. And it only makes sense that ProvoCraft would create their very own, to go with their Cricut Cake family of products.

 Cricut Cake Gum Paste can be rolled thin and put on the cutting mats, and be used with the Cricut Cake. Or can be rolled, and hand sculpted into whatever the creator wants. A snow white edible clay that can be dried out to a porcelain like hardness, the Cricut Cake Gum Paste can be used with or without the Cricut Cake!

With my twelve mini canvases I created a personalized folding name plaque for my daughter’s room.  I added hinges to the plaque to allow it to completely folded-up.  These little canvases would make a wonderful personalized birthday gift or Christmas gift, as well!

Materials Needed:

• Darice Mini Canvas 2.5in x 3.5in Item #980-25×35
• Darice Brass Hinges Item # 9142-18
• Liquitex Basic Acrylic Paint

Instructions:

1. I first began by adding a coat of paint to the small little mini canvases.  I used a different color for each canvas.  I then let the canvases dry.

2. Next, I added black lettering to the canvases.  I personalized each canvas with a painted letter from my daughter’s name.  I had a few canvases that I left blank.

3. Once the canvases were completely dry I began to add the hinges to sides.  To make the canvases fold I added hinges to the front and back alternating as I went.  I did NOT pre-drill the holes the screws that come with the hinges were able to easily grab and hold to the sides of the canvases without any problems.

4. I added hinges to all of the canvas and placed the canvas art on a shelf in my daughter’s room.  She loves her personalized mini canvas art!

Hi! Vicki here, I posted this project on my blog quite a while ago and thought I’d share it with our Crafts Unleashed readers too.  This is a great craft for day camps, summer camps, art camp or VBS for the older girls in the group. Remember that small  beads post a choking hazard so keep them away from the “littles”.

Here are some of the Supplies you might use:

• 1990-05 Memory Wire Bracelet – Silver
• 1990-04 Memory Wire Bracelet – Gold
• 04651 Pearls Round White – 6mm
• 04323 Pearls Round White – 5mm
• 04322 Pearls Round White – 4mm

Memory Wire bracelets have to be THE EASIEST piece of jewelry to make and probably the easiest piece to WEAR as well. I especially like them for girls and older women because there is no clasp.

I used round nose pliers to round one end of the memory wire. The coils of wire are pretty long and you can cut it off to make the bracelet as long/short as you like. Just remember to have separate wire cutters for cutting memory wire as it is very strong and will dull the cutters you use for fine wire.

Also, you can put a dab of jewelry glue at the end of the wire to hold the first bead on OR there are also screw on ends for memory wire. I just turn the wire and make sure that the ends are smooth and even so that it won’t catch on a sweater.

I randomly added beads until the wire was full and I curled the other end. Easy Peasy.

Great stocking stuffer, last minute gift and a great accessory for the flower girl in a wedding too!

Destination weddings, weddings for relatives who live far away and attending a wedding for someone you don’t know very well. Any of these scenarios can make it tough to decided on the perfect gift.

A lot of folks are giving cards instead of gifts in big boxes, with bows, that have to be transported back home. Or worse yet, SHIPPED back home.

So why not make a nice card box to receive those cards?

Here are the supplies you’ll need:

• White Mailbox Wedding Card Holder
• 6 inch Pink Tulle
• 6 inch Sage Tulle
• 3 – 35601-01 Rose Gypso Pearl Fern Bridal Bouquet White

The first thing I did was to cut the thick stem on one of the bouquets down as far as I could without cutting it apart. This becomes the center of the floral arrangement that will go on the top of the card box.

Then I cut the stems completely apart on the other two bouquets.

Following the advice from my video on How to Use Floral Tape begin taping the smaller pieces to the large piece. Add one to another making the center fuller with “vines” of flowers hanging down over the sides of the card box.

Then make tulle “poofs” by scrunching tulle down into the bowdabra and tying it off with bowdabra wire.  Don’t make these too big as they will take over the florals. They are just going to be added as accent pieces.

I made 6 pink poofs and 4 sage green.

Glue or tape the poofs into the floral arrangement and then either glue or wire the whole thing onto the card box so that it’s fairly secure and won’t fall off when guests put their cards inside.

The nice thing is that this can easily be removed (easier yet if you didn’t use glue) or the colors changed and the box re-used for another wedding or another purpose all together.

To see how I made simple corsages using the bowdabra and these same flowers be sure to stop by The Creative Goddess Blog.

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Editor’s Note: This week, we’re celebrating the upcoming Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton by featuring some wedding crafts! Each designer is bringing their “royal best” to the table with crafts that will inspire you to craft along with us!

This is a simple, yet elegant, flower girl basket that any special little girl in the wedding party would be honored to carry on the big day. Here’s how you can make your own.

Supplies:

• flower girl basket
• 6″ wide purple tulle
• 6″ wide lavender tulle
• silk rose petals – purple
• 7mm Swarovski Crystals (10)
• Fabri-Tac Glue

Start by cutting 2 strips of each color of tulle. Each strip should be approx 14-16″.  Next, take one strip of lavender tulle, and one strip of purple tulle and lay one on top of the other. Then, tuck the two strips of tulle under the gathered satin on the front of the basket as shown below.

Tie a bow with the the strips of tulle. Then separate the loops in your bow to add fullness. Repeat these first steps with the remaining 2 strips of tulle.

Next, you’ll create the flower embellishment for the front of you basket. To do this, simply take 7 petals (I used 4 lavender ones and three purple ones) and glue them together, using Fabri-Tac glue,  with the ends overlapping as shown in the step-by-step pictures below.

Once the base of flower is assembled, cut a strip of each color of tulle, approx 6″ long. Tie a knot in one end of the tulle and then simply twist and wrap the tulle around itself until your happy with the  little “ball” of tulle. Secure the ball of tulle to the center of your flower using the Fabri-Tac glue. You’ll need to put glue on the center of your flower, then stick down the tulle, and then insert dabs of glue into the little gaps in the tulle to ensure it is securely attached. To finish off the flower, add 3 swarovoski crystals to the center using Fabri-Tac glue.

Next, to embellish the handle of the basket, simply adhere more swarovoski crystals to the handle. To ensure they were evenly spaced, I first glued one crystal to the side of each handle where the handle meets the basket. Next, I glued a crystal to the top of the handle in the center. I then glued each crystal at even intervals between the crystals I had already adhered.

Finally, fill with silk flower petals and give it to that special girl to carry on the big day! This simple, elegant basket is sure to delight the youngest girl in the wedding party.

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When I got married, I had a simple wedding which I planned entirely myself with the help of a couple of my best friends.  It was very small, held right at sunset in the beautiful back yard of some great friends, and catered by a local Italian restaurant.

But since I did do everything myself for my own wedding, from the table centerpieces to the cake decorations, coming up with a table number idea to go along with this week’s Royal Wedding Craft-a-long was a snap for me!  With just a few supplies, you, too, can create your own beautiful table numbers!

Supplies needed:

• Silver Bell Place Card Holder & Favor
• Cricut Cartridge Tie the Knot
• Sheer Rosebud Pick w/Rhinestone – Coral
• Victoria Lynn White Hydrangea Pick
• Faceted Mixed Bead Cluster white
• K&Co Que Sera Sera paper pad
• Core’dinations Cardmaker Series Pearls – pearly white
• Sparkle tulle – ivory
• Glue Glider Pro
• hot glue gun

First, pick out a sheet of paper from the Que Sera Sera paper pad which coordinates with the coral colored rosebud picks.  Using your Cricut and the Tie the Knot cartridge, cut the “toast” card at 5.5″.  Save the champagne glasses which the machine cuts out of the card, as you will use them in a future step.  Then, use the same cartridge with a sheet of the Pearls cardstock to cut the table number circle monogram at 3″.  At this point, this is what you should have:

Cut "toast" card at 5.5", and table number monogram at 3"

Next, cut a 2.5″ circle of the white cardstock (with scissors – doesn’t have to be perfect), and cover it with adhesive using the Glue Glider Pro.  Using the sparkle tulle, begin forming loops or petals, sticking them down in the center on the circle of cardstock, and letting the loops hang off the edge of the cardstock by about one inch.  Go all the way around the circle, forming a complete circle.  Use a hot glue gun to glue the center down at the end, as well as any other pieces of tulle which aren’t staying down.

Use Glue Glider Pro and hot glue gun to form tulle "flower"

Then, use the hot glue gun to glue the number monogram onto the tulle flower, and the champagne flutes onto the monogram.  Finally, glue the entire piece onto the card base.

Use hot glue gun to glue all layers together

Go ahead now and insert the card into the bell place card holder.

Next, make a small bouquet, using three of the coral-colored rosebuds, two of the coral-colored leaves, and two of the white hydrangeas.  I used a bit of clear scotch tape just to hold them together temporarily…once you have the bouquet arranged satisfactorily, use the hot glue gun to attach the bouquet to the front of the table number.  *Note: once you do this, you will no longer be able to remove the card from the bell.*  Then, using sharp scissors or floral cutters, trim the wires from the stems as close as you can to the base of the bouquet.

Make small bouquet using coral rosebuds and white hydrangeas

Use hot glue gun to attach bouquet to table number card

Cut off a couple pieces of wired beading from the bead garland.  Use hot glue to attach them – one along the side of the card, and one into the bouquet.

Use hot glue to attach wired beads to card and bouquet

Finish it off with a piece of the sparkle tulle tied around the top of the bell, to help hide the stems from the bouquet, and your table number is finished!

Tie a piece of sparkle tulle around top of bell to hide stems

To add to the festivities, this little bell even rings, so guests can pick it up and ring it to encourage a little smooch between the new wedded bride and groom!  The champagne glasses on the monogram and card will remind guests to ring the bell and to make a toast!

Ring the bell for a kiss, or make a toast!

I hope you enjoy this week’s wedding festivities!!

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Editor’s Note: This week, we’re celebrating the upcoming Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton by featuring some wedding crafts! Each designer is bringing their “royal best” to the table with crafts that will inspire you to craft along with us!

A few weeks ago I showed you how to use recycled fabric to make shabby-chic flowers. Today, I’m going to show you how a few of  these blooms and some pearly accents can transform a standard guest book into a personalized centerpiece.

You’ll need:

• Victoria Lynn Guestbook
• Fabric scraps from the bridal and bridesmaid’s alterations
• Felt for the flower bases
• Flower stamens and/ or Jewels f
• Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
• scissors

Start by making flowers using the tutorial I shared with you here. I used 3 small ones (based on felt circles the size of a quarter), 3 medium ones, and 4 large ones. Next, I took the pearl stamens and cut them in half. Hot glue them to the back of the large and medium flowers.

Add varying lengths for interest & texture.

Next, prep your guestbook. I wasn’t digging the heart embellishment, so I carefully cut the plastic bar that held it to the tulle. (There was some glue, too, but it pulled away easily. I decided to leave the tulle. It added a little more interest.

Victoria Lynn Guestbook "Before"

Start hot gluing your fabric rosettes in a diagonal pattern, from upper left to lower right. Place the large rosettes first, then fill in with the medium-sized ones, then the smallest ones to fill in the empty spaces.

That’s it. It took me about an hour to make my flowers, and only 20 minutes to prep the book and glue it all together. Now isn’t this nicer that just a plain, white book? And come to think of it, you could whip up one of these in your graduate’s school colors for graduation open houses and parties…or baby showers… well, just about anything.  Have fun!

DIY elegant floral ball wedding centerpiece to match your wedding color scheme.  Select small mini roses using one color or several colors and create your own rose pattern.  The floral ball is easy to make and looks gorgeous showcased with a fluted glass vase.  To compliment your centerpieces continue using small mini roses in other wedding projects like wedding favors and accents on table seating cards.

Material List:

• TW02CL Clear Glass Tower Vase – 12 in.
• 9162-03 12″x1/4 in wood dowel rods
• 38002 1 1/2 in white round head corsage pin
• 3573-102 Mini Silver Ribbon Rose Bunch
  
• 3573-51 Mini Purple Satin Ribbon Rose Bunch
  
• V35442-102 Single Rose Leaf Silver Metallic
• 01007 4 in white Styrofoam Ball
• VL23 Clear Plastic Faux Ice – 8 oz. Bag
• 2902-142 5/8 inch purple poly satin ribbon

Instructions:

1. Begin by cutting the mini roses away from the floral stems.  Leave a small amount of stem at the bottom of the rose so that it does not come unraveled.

2. Insert a corsage pin through the center of the small mini roses.

3. Begin to create a pattern around the center of a 4″ Styrofoam ball.

5. Continue adding more roses to the Styrofoam ball with corsage pins.

6. Continue mini rose pattern.

7. Finish mini rose pattern along the top and the bottom.  However leave a small opening at the bottom of the ball to place a wooden dowel.

8. Tightly wrap ribbon around a wooden dowel and hold it in place with hot glue.

9. Attach silver leaves onto the wooden dowel with hot glue.

10. Place floral ball into a vase, fill the vase with faux ice to keep the floral piece straight and centered.

The floral ball wedding centerpiece took me about 60 minutes to make.  It is not a hard project it is just time consuming placing each individual rose.  However, I love the results and I think it is well-worth the time spent.  As a DIY wedding centerpiece it is easy to make and cost-effective.  If you are making several of these for wedding table centerpieces it might be fun to have a bunch of friends and family over to help make several of these rose balls.

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You’ll need:

• strips of cotton or silk fabric, 2-3 inches wide and at least 12-16 inches long
• stiffened felt
• Cuttlebug and Nestabilities dies- optional
• scissors
• Jewels (optional)
• hot glue gun & sticks

I love this color palette of blues and greens.

I don’t like to cut with scissors, so I start by ripping strips of fabric- plus, i like the raw, thready edges. But you could use scissors, a rotary cutter, or even pinking shears to get different looks. Experiment! Then cut some circles (or flower shapes) from your felt. I made a number of 2-4 inch shapes with my Cuttlebug because it’s so fast and easy, and the Nestabilities cut the stiffened felt beautifully. I like the stiff felt because it makes such a nice base for your flowers!

Start by gluing your jewel or rhinestone into the center of your felt circle. (I think these ones by Darice are amazing!) Next, trim the end of your fabric strip at an angle.

Next, place a dab of hot glue next to the jewel and press the point of the fabric strip into it. Let it cool and set up a bit. When it’s secure, start twisting the strip. Add a dab of glue every quarter inch or so, and press the twisted fabric into the glue.

Continue until the felt is completely covered. To secure the ends, just flip the flower over, trim the excess, and glue the ends down on the back:

Ta-Da! You’re done! These are so fun and easy, you can whip up quite a few in an hour. Use them to embellish purses, totes, headbands- even guest books and jewelry. Stay tuned, I’ll have some projects coming up using these!

Full directions are on my CraftTestDummies blog… but here’s the supply list. You can get the supplies for less at ConsumerCrafts.com!

• Armor Etch Cream
• Craft Vinyl
• palette knife
• painter’s tape
• Scallop Punch
• Cricut
• Font cartridge of choice or a monogram sticker

To make mine, I used the Cricut to cut my monogram…but you could use a sticker if you have one handy. Or don’t use a monogram at all….maybe use a pretty flourish or fleur-de-lis; whatever fits your decor.

I also etched the bottom of the glass to indicate my “fill-line”- this is great for tasting parties or for folks on a diet. Fill to the etched line, and you know you’ve had enough!

I think these would make darling hostess, housewarming, or wedding gifts, too. What would YOU use them for? We’d love to hear your ideas!