tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28489354474999575052024-03-28T08:58:49.076-07:00Magia MiaMaria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-48987951981207866422017-01-01T20:41:00.000-08:002017-01-01T20:41:47.683-08:002016 Best Nine....Vintage Christmas for the Win!<div style="text-align: center;">
Long time no chat!</div>
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My blog posts have become infrequent</div>
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since joining Instagram 2 years ago.</div>
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It's easy to see why, when many creations</div>
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and happenings may not seem "blog-worthy"</div>
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but perfect for Instagram.</div>
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So rather than show you a long</div>
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Here is a 2016 Best Nine collage</div>
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of my most popular posts on Instagram</div>
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last year.</div>
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Clearly, people LOVE vintage Christmas.<br />
I think it has everything to do with nostalgia.<br />
We are clamoring for things that remind us<br />
of childhood Christmases.<br />
And no arm-twisting is required to<br />
encourage me to create with vintage elements,<br />
so expect to see a lot more of that this year.<br />
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Although there is a vast array of social media options out there,<br />
I immediately appreciated the beauty and simplicity<br />
of Instagram. I would love it if you joined me there,<br />
where I post regularly with my original Creations,<br />
Junking Treasures,<br />
adorable Animals from my Pet-Sitting assignments,<br />
and some Nature thrown in.<br />
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-45831422535670961252016-12-05T07:21:00.000-08:002017-06-22T07:43:53.818-07:00Christmas Crafting with Bottle Brush Trees Galore!<div style="text-align: center;">
It's Christmastime, so you know what that means....</div>
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Trees on handcrafted Spools<br />
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-18610406815253041922016-10-06T20:19:00.000-07:002016-10-06T20:19:45.261-07:00Handmade Halloween Putz Houses <div style="text-align: center;">
It's that time of year again!<br />
Halloween is in some ways as magical as Christmas to me.<br />
This year I was able to produce 3 Putz houses<br />
instead of just one like last year.<br />
To some, that doesn't sound noteworthy at all,<br />
but when these are made from scratch, without any die cut machine,<br />
and so many details are put into each one,<br />
it's a lot.<br />
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This time I took a picture of them at their humble beginnings.<br />
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Each house is designed and cut by hand,<br />
with no use of a diecut machine.<br />
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Hand-cut siding is applied one piece at a time.<br />
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Handmade Paperclay stones.</div>
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The tree roots are created with a glue gun,<br />
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The Paperclay landscape stones are painted<br />
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-32978192730363756842016-08-26T09:30:00.000-07:002016-08-26T09:30:06.428-07:00Creative Containers for Succulents and Vines <div style="text-align: center;">
When I was preparing for the Beaverton Flea,</div>
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I was inspired to create some plant ensembles,</div>
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partly because it was summertime,</div>
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but also because plants bring the flea displays</div>
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Anytime I can keep the planters versatile, I'll do it.</div>
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I planted these in plastic containers that would fit</div>
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perfectly into the planters. This way,</div>
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or you wish to use the vessels for other decor ideas.<br />
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This creamer and aluminum measuring cup<br />
were easy for fitting liners into.<br />
The creamer has a small plastic drinking cup<br />
that I cut the top lip off of to conceal it.<br />
I planted the succulent into a peat pot first,<br />
and tucked in Spanish moss to soften the edge.<br />
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The measuring cup perfectly accommodated<br />
the cut off bottom of a clear pop bottle.<br />
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This fabulous Blue Willow teapot was missing its lid,<br />
so I thought its vivid designs would compliment<br />
a crisp green plant perfectly!<br />
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I didn't want to add a mess of soil and filler to the teapot,<br />
so to my delight, I found one of those Glad storage containers<br />
that fit snug as a bug into the mouth of the teapot!<br />
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By tucking in Coco fiber around the plant,<br />
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I found this old mantel clock that had serious body issues,</div>
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And so it was. After taking the clock guts out,<br />
I painted it a tomato red, then top-coated it with<br />
a vibrant leaf green. Finally, I painted the little<br />
worn plaque with black chalkboard paint,<br />
so a little something could be written on it.<br />
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The Piece de Resistance was adding the wire vine plant.<br />
Again, a Glad or Saran container came to the rescue.<br />
This time, it was one of those little oblong ones.<br />
Once I cut off the rim that the lid fits on,<br />
it slid into the clock like it was made for it!<br />
Sadly, I was away from home for a week,<br />
so you know what happened. The plant expired.<br />
That's okay though. I think I'll sell it with a<br />
fresh liner, so it can have many uses.<br />
I'm thinking a sweet bottle brush tree<br />
arrangement for Christmas!<br />
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-76857512981085260952016-08-23T17:46:00.000-07:002016-08-24T09:37:29.889-07:00Cats and Dogs and Flea Markets<div style="text-align: center;">
Since this year I've been steadily Pet-sitting,</div>
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In the midst of all of this</div>
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I was a vendor twice at the Beaverton Flea Market.</div>
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I haven't participated in a Flea since a few years ago</div>
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The Beaverton Flea has a different clientele,</div>
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since it's outside with no admission,</div>
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throughout the year. She asked if I'd like to</div>
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We each had a similar old ladder, so we decided</div>
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I loved how they turned out!</div>
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We got lots of compliments and many pictures</div>
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A fun accent we came up with was inspired by<br />
the 4th of July, since our first shared booth<br />
was on the 3rd. We wanted a vintage-looking banner<br />
but wanted something easy and quick.<br />
Enter my old stack of red, white & blue Bingo cards,<br />
plus new clothespins that I ebonized to look old!<br />
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It tied the 2 spaces together, was whimsical, and<br />
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in person than online.<br />
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Well, that's it for now.<br />
I do plan to have more time again<br />
for blog posts!<br />
Join me on Instagram,<br />
where I post regularly!<br />
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@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/magiamiaetsy/">MagiaMiaEtsy</a><br />
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"What I've been up to". </div>
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It's probably because this is the first year that I've exclusively </div>
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been pet-sitting and NO house-painting.</div>
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I'm certainly not complaining, </div>
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as it warms my heart to take care of a variety</div>
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of pets, and always in their homes.</div>
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It's like being paid to stay at Bed & Breakfasts</div>
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with a furry baby, or 2, or 5 at each place!</div>
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I wasn't particularly productive as far as my crafting</div>
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and Etsy shop are concerned, but I got my Mojo back</div>
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at the last house I stayed at last week.</div>
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I'm finally putting my vendor hat back on,</div>
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after only doing one vintage show a few years ago.</div>
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I'll be participating in the Beaverton Flea Market </div>
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Sunday, July 3. My friend Joyce and I are sharing a</div>
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double booth, so I've been painting a few vintage finds</div>
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Here's a few of them.....</div>
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An old mantel clock that's seen better days.<br />
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An old lamp base with great bones.<br />
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I didn't want to cover all the beautiful weathered finish,<br />
so I painted the outer sides, and only 2 of the inner sides,<br />
also leaving the dowel handle and nails alone.<br />
I used the same green as the clock for the base coat,<br />
and dry-brushed aqua ever so lightly over the green.<br />
I distressed it with a chisel and coarse sand paper.<br />
Before I wax it, I will use my rusty vinegar solution<br />
over the distressed wood, so it doesn't look new.<br />
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So that's it for now. I'll not be pet-sitting again till 10 days from now.<br />
In the meantime, it's Beaverton Flea Market prep prep prep!<br />
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TTFN, Maria</div>
Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-73511411427701762042016-06-12T12:13:00.002-07:002016-06-12T12:13:56.475-07:00United We Stand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is NO place in this world for hate.</div>
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It Solves Nothing.</div>
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There are no words for the people of Orlando.</div>
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Hearts from all over the World </div>
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are with you today.</div>
Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-66464241719284701522016-04-30T20:56:00.001-07:002016-05-03T21:50:17.291-07:00Kitty-Sitting, and....Wait for it.....More Dairy Milk Cap Spools!<div style="text-align: center;">
It's getting into the busy vacation season,</div>
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which means I'm getting into the thick</div>
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This week I'm petting my little buddy Charlie.....</div>
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She's such a love and a great personality.</div>
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I'm always delighted to spend time with her.</div>
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Last week, I shared my spools I created </div>
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using vintage milk bottle caps and Bingo cards.</div>
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Everyone seems to love them as much as I do.<br />
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After a very lengthy search for just the right red Bingo cards,</div>
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I've come to the conclusion they don't exist.</div>
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Check these out!<br />
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Don't they have a cool Toile quality about them?</div>
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Thanks to vintage play money!<br />
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And I'll say it again.....<br />
Upcycling is so rewarding!<br />
For these spools, I used 2 vintage milk bottle caps,<br />
a strip of unattractive Bingo card for the tube,<br />
and vintage play money!<br />
The only thing new was the glue....;)<br />
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-41082748185314694522016-04-21T19:47:00.000-07:002016-04-21T19:47:38.010-07:00When Doves Cry......<div style="text-align: center;">
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Prince was on my bucket list to see in concert, </div>
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as he fit prominently in my 20's & 30's,</div>
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beginning with Purple Rain.</div>
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The term "musical genius" gets thrown around way too easily </div>
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in our current society, but you truly were. </div>
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You will surely be missed. </div>
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R.I.P. Prince.....One-of-a-Kind</div>
Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-29969499331561874602016-04-17T21:14:00.003-07:002016-04-27T20:19:38.512-07:00Dog-Sitting, Dairy Milk Bottle Caps, and Bingo Card Spools<div style="text-align: center;">
Yep, I've been dog-sitting again......<br />
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Cutie Pie #1<br />
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Chicory<br />
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Cutie Pie #2<br />
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Beignet<br />
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And just when you thought I was done creating<br />
decorative spools using Bingo Cards........</div>
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When you love old graphics as much as I do,</div>
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you find a way to create with them as much as possible.</div>
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Dairy Milk Bottle Caps are graphics perfection</div>
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because so much art is printed on a tiny space.<br />
The added virtue of this craft is using vintage materials.<br />
With so much old ephemera out there,<br />
it's a way to Upcycle them, giving new life to a nostalgic item<br />
and rescuing it from the landfill!<br />
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But really. Why stop at spools?<br />
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It's Spring, so that means peat pot crafting!<br />
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-90968772088740661882016-04-04T11:08:00.001-07:002016-04-05T22:31:14.395-07:00Dog-Sitting, Peat Pots, and Berry Baskets<div style="text-align: center;">
Yes, it's been awhile since I last posted. </div>
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Here's what I've been up to this time. </div>
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Dog-sitting this little imp.</div>
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Creating Spring/Easter treasures for my Etsy shop.</div>
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Last Spring I produced a few of these chicken wire nest baskets.</div>
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I love the design, but I thought it would be fun to create them in a different color. </div>
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Moss green makes me happy. </div>
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And rather than stay with German glass glitter for the eggs, </div>
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I opted for Bronze mica flakes from Meyer Imports.</div>
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A great bold, yet sophisticated effect.</div>
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And more feathers is always a good idea.</div>
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I also decided to make twigs by wrapping thin wire, </div>
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bending it into shape, then painting it. </div>
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Real twigs are so fragile and I didn't want<br />
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The final touch was creating a bow using this luscious wired </div>
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French Ribbon in an antique Moss green.</div>
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My other creations involved playing with vintage<br />
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I bought them a while back, but hadn't come up<br />
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Finally figured it out. All I needed to do was<br />
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Just for fun, I thought I'd give them some age,<br />
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Some of them turned out darker than I wanted,<br />
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-36385034432572848822016-02-23T19:40:00.000-08:002016-02-24T10:32:22.609-08:00Dog-Sitting & Creative Craft Display with Bingo Cards<div style="text-align: center;">
What I've been up to lately......</div>
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Dog-Sitting<br />
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Organizing Craft Supplies</div>
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Creating spools for Dresden<br />
and trays for tiny supplies<br />
using vintage Bingo cards<br />
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and Crafting of larger spools,<br />
this time making them to double as boxes!<br />
Will I tire of crafting with Bingo cards?<br />
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-85910137149676084252016-01-25T11:15:00.000-08:002016-01-25T11:15:52.643-08:00Crafting My Way Out of Christmas and Into Valentine's Day<div style="text-align: center;">
After crafting through the Christmas season, it's very difficult to just stop the creative process, as soon as Christmas is over. The only way to placate the Muse, then, is to continue creating, till I'm no longer inspired. The next natural source of inspiration comes from Valentine's Day, and how convenient that I can still use all of my crafting supplies that involve red, white, silver, and gold.</div>
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After creating this little bit of whimsy at Christmastime, I wanted to use the same concept for a Valentine project.<br />
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So here's one.....<br />
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and here's the other.....</div>
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Using 3 elements I have copious amounts of.....<br />
Bottle brush trees, Bingo Cards, and German glass glitter!<br />
A new craft I've recently started is creating tiny faux candles<br />
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Another concept I thought I'd re-visit was making<br />
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These are always a pleasure to play with, because the possibilities are endless!</div>
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At Christmastime, I played with a very old Tetley Tea tin, and I loved how it turned out. A fun mix of whimsy, using many vintage elements. I've been drawn to old tins forever, so I'm thrilled that I've discovered a creative way to display them as a centerpiece. Naturally this has started a new obsession with me, as I've begun the inevitable hunting and gathering of more vintage tins, especially smaller ones. </div>
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My first non-Christmas tin design I've played with is this Eight O'Clock Coffee tin.<br />
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Christmas,</div>
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-67630686081369215662015-12-15T21:00:00.001-08:002015-12-22T17:52:59.299-08:00Whimsical Dutch-Inspired Christmas Centerpiece<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have a dear friend in The Netherlands</div>
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Lots of fun crafty items in this piece.</div>
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A little classic, a little kitsch,</div>
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The mini Dutch people were from a package</div>
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Apparently they were used for snow globes.</div>
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I knew they had to join this ensemble.</div>
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Playing with vintage elements is so much fun, and so rewarding to give new life to old treasures. Probably my favorite part is the flower that basically created itself.</div>
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Can mercury glass balls, antique metalized tinsel garland,</div>
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This Christmas flower is so simple, but with so much instant impact! </div>
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It's the teensiest of tart tins, with a pipecleaner stem of green mercury beads </div>
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Wish I had a bunch more of these tiny tins!</div>
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Metallic flowers growing in metal grass on a metal dirt mound. </div>
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Same ingredients as the other windows,</div>
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-80915127897807841362015-10-27T22:00:00.000-07:002015-10-29T18:51:51.211-07:00Halloween Skeleton Hands Charger Plate<div style="text-align: center;">
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What's a Halloween dinner without</div>
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After seeing door wreaths made with</div>
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Skeleton hands, it seemed like a</div>
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I found these great flat hands at Michael's.</div>
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I cut a circle of Foamcore,</div>
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hand's end piece. I just used hot-glue</div>
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to secure them to the Foamcore,</div>
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but that is only good for temporary use.</div>
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You need a strong white glue or something </div>
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Once dry, I flipped it over carefully </div>
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chalkboard paint. You see why I </div>
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I then hot-glued natural tinted reindeer moss</div>
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of being spongy and rubbery, creating a bit</div>
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A clear dish is ideal,</div>
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allowing a full view of the hands,</div>
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and also any chalk writing</div>
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example on Pinterest that said</div>
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"You have just been poisoned"...</div>
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A perfect place setting with the</div>
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Oh the things you can do<br />
with craft store props<br />
and a glue gun.<br />
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A plastic skeleton hand, plastic skull, grey moss,<br />
battery tealight, and styrofoam.<br />
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Small styrofoam disc painted black.<br />
Hot-glue moss around disc,<br />
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After hot-gluing moss around the battery tealight<br />
last week for my <a href="http://magiamia.blogspot.com/2015/10/2015-spooky-halloween-putz-house.html?m=1">Putz house</a>,<br />
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Again I painted the tealight black<br />
before gluing the moss to it.<br />
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Cut a hole through the bottom of skull<br />
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A little snug fit is better than loose and wobbly.<br />
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Using thin brown cardstock<br />
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I accented the name with red hot-glue<br />
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Just a touch of bloody macabre.<br />
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A nice finishing touch to your All Hallows' Eve </div>
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soiree at twilight.....</div>
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I finally finished my first Halloween Putz house! </div>
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I designed, hand-cut, and assembled this creation completely from scratch, </div>
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Roof sprinkled with Meyer Imports black mica, and little bunches of natural beige reindeer moss. The same moss has also been thoughtfully placed as landscaping.</div>
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Paperclay tree bark is hand-shaped, textured and painted. Branches have been accented with Meyer Imports antique bronze mica flakes to mimic Autumn leaves, and have also been applied to the ground and roof. I enhanced the tree with painted hot-glue roots, to maximize the old tree effect.</div>
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I've created a sliding hatch in the back of the house for easy insertion of battery lights. The hatch inside-facing is painted black to match interior.</div>
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I've customized a battery-operated tealight in black paint and covered in the same natural beige reindeer moss as the landscape. When lit inside, the only thing visible is the “flame” and the moss.</div>
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Ground cover is Terra Textures (Meyer Imports), a grey flaked mix of natural and wood materials, applied to a painted Foamcore base.</div>
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And no spooky, abandoned house is complete without a black cat! I have painted this little creature black and sprinkled it with fine black German Glass glitter, to give it sparkly fur.<br />
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I had planned on creating more Putz houses for Halloween,<br />
but I became so absorbed in the details of this one that time disappeared.<br />
That's okay though, because I am pleased with how this turned out.<br />
It's now listed in my Etsy Shop!<br />
UPDATE: SOLD!<br />
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-56153258215712437052015-09-19T13:31:00.000-07:002015-10-18T21:05:28.570-07:00A Plastic Pumpkin, Paper Mache Witch Hat, and German Glass Glitter <div style="text-align: center;">
Just add a little glitter, she said.</div>
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It'll be quick, she said.....</div>
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Anyone who knows me, knows I'm never satisfied</div>
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After glamming up the <a href="http://magiamia.blogspot.com/2015/09/its-time-to-play-with-german-glass.html">little black cauldron</a>, </div>
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I never planned the outcome, and just had fun gluing away.</div>
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While I could've stopped with the jack-o-lantern,</div>
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I so badly wanted to add a witch hat.</div>
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I bought some paper-mache cones recently, </div>
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and a witch hat was the first thing I thought of</div>
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As it turns out, I painted them all black,</div>
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Neatness wasn't really a necessity,<br />
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I used a variety of <a href="https://www.meyer-imports.com/">Meyer Imports </a>German glass glitters for this.</div>
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My new favorite glitter color is Black.<br />
So much immediate impact.</div>
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I love it!</div>
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The hat is covered with 80-grit black glass glitter.</div>
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The band is 90-grit orange glass glitter.</div>
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The rim is black mica flakes. It almost looks satiny!</div>
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I first pulled out the plastic handle on the pumpkin.</div>
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It occurred to me that if I painted it black first,</div>
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if I left the crevices black. I was right!</div>
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(Since you're painting plastic, I recommend </div>
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available now for multi-surfaces.)</div>
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The pumpkin is covered with Autumn Hues Medley,</div>
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which is a multi-color glass glitter mix.</div>
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I filled the areas with 90-grit Black glass glitter,</div>
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and framed them with metallic gold paint.</div>
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After putting the hat together with the jack-o-lantern,</div>
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I painted a chipboard disk black, drew a star pattern on it</div>
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then glued it to the base. I felt it would be easier</div>
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to glue it to the pumpkin first, then I wouldn't have to worry</div>
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glue the pumpkin to.</div>
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I filled in the star with more 90-grit orange glitter,</div>
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and filled in around it with 90-grit black glitter.</div>
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For the other handle hole, I glued</div>
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It also works like a handle!</div>
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This is a very lightweight piece, so not for heavy duty use.</div>
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-77342277913247502762015-09-16T14:40:00.000-07:002015-10-18T21:05:28.578-07:00It's time to play with German Glass Glitter for Halloween!<div style="text-align: center;">
Oy! It's been too long since my last post!<br />
Once again, I've been distracted.</div>
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Besides the fact that I'm pet-sitting with these little cuties.....</div>
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I was working on my first Halloween Putz house,</div>
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A vast array of German Glass Glitter colors & grits to play with!</div>
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I was approached a few months ago by <a href="https://www.meyer-imports.com/">Meyer Imports</a><br />
(North American importer of German Glass Glitter)<br />
about teaming up with them, to craft with their awesome<br />
products, and share my creations.<br />
Since I discovered the merits of glass glitter years ago,<br />
this was kind of a no-brainer for me.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Some of this pictured is purchased, and some is complimentary.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">I am in the design phase of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">creations for </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Halloween and Christmas, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">so as I use Meyer's products, </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">They have so many products,</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">This is the first Halloween item I applied their glitter to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I used <a href="https://www.meyer-imports.com/product_info.php?products_id=2744">80-grit Black</a> glass glitter for the body,</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">and <a href="https://www.meyer-imports.com/product_info.php?products_id=3092">Pumpkin Spice Medley</a> for the flames.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Just for fun, I used <a href="https://www.meyer-imports.com/product_info.php?products_id=3243">Black Mica</a> for the rim</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Using this as a decoration,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">it would be cute with a battery votive,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">as if something was brewing inside,</span></div>
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I have to say, I've purchased German glass glitter from </div>
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the good stuff many times. It appears that some</div>
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merchants mix the pure silver-backed glitter with </div>
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the sugary colored glitter, to fill the ounces</div>
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for less money. The brilliance of Meyer's glass glitter</div>
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is truly the best I've used, so needless to say,</div>
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I can now accept no substitutes.</div>
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Brilliance aside, since I like to be artistic with </div>
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whatever medium I use, I LOVE the fact that </div>
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I have so many grit sizes to choose from!</div>
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Next up, I'll be showing the 2 new Halloween creations </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>Thank you to Meyer Imports for complimentary product. </b></i></span></span></div>
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Maria (Magia Mia)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733128690500569806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848935447499957505.post-68510463454309780742015-09-11T09:01:00.003-07:002015-10-18T21:05:28.574-07:00Re-Visiting the Woodland Witch & Halloween Bowls<div style="text-align: center;">
It's beginning to cool down and the light is changing.<br />
So naturally Halloween is on my mind.<br />
I thought it would be nice to re-post<br />
one of my projects from last year<br />
for all of you new to my blog.<br />
A Wicked Witch bowl....<br />
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It is no secret, to anyone who knows me, that I have an unwavering love for all things Halloween.</div>
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I have a sneaking suspicion that I was a prop master in a previous life, because my holiday decorating usually morphs into “setting the stage”, creating a mood and view meant to transport me to another place, time, and story. But I digress......</div>
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A few years ago, I felt the need to create a Halloween candy bowl. I hand-painted a black bowl with a variety of eyes from the creature kingdom, and added glow-in-the-dark paint on them. It was quite pain-staking, and even though I sold it, will probably never create another one.</div>
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The following year, I painted a totally differently themed bowl, this time with an Old World gypsy witch in mind.</div>
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The year after that, I kept it more simplistic and understated, and let the number do the talking.</div>
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Last year, I created my glue-gun witchy potion bottles, which have certainly made the rounds on the internet. Since it is my belief that these were lightning in a bottle, I don't feel the need to out-do them. But as usual, my Halloween mood can't be silenced, and yesterday my imagination woke me up with an idea. Not to sell, but to inspire.</div>
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I thought it would be fun to have useful props that continued the theme of my potion bottles. So what else would this woodland witch have in her home?</div>
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How about a bowl for tossing her runes or greens in? But in your case, for handing out Halloween candy! How about party snacks! Or maybe just as props for setting that mood!</div>
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Part of the allure of the potion bottles was the upcycle virtue, but also the low cost of the project.</div>
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Although this isn't an upcycle, I did focus on keeping it on the cheap.</div>
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Here's what you need: a cheapo basket in the size you require. If you want it food-safe, line the basket with clear plastic bowls from the dollar store. (You won't need the liners for handing out candy, but you would for pretzels, hors d'oeuvres, etc.)</div>
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Plastic skeleton hands from Michael's. $1.99 per bag of 12.</div>
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Glue gun and thin wire</div>
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I hot-glued a thin layer of Spanish moss around the outside of the basket. </div>
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If you're like me, you like to keep your holiday décor as temporary as possible, so you can dismantle the components to use for other projects throughout the year. </div>
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In this case, I chose to wire the hands to the basket. Using very thin gray wire, thread the ends through the basketweave from inside to outside. Position the hand so you can twist the wire ends around a finger. Twist the wire so the hand doesn't move, snip the excess, then tuck the wire ends between the fingers out of sight. (This is the reason I used a basket rather than a bowl, so I'd have something to thread the wire through.)</div>
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After securing the hands, you can now add more moss, tucking it in around the hands to make them look more embedded. Add more moss to completely hide the basket, including the rim. Totally up to you whether you cover the underside or not.</div>
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As is typical of my M.O., I couldn't stop there. The bowl turned out so well, that it deserved to be elevated to centerpiece status. I collect shapely wooden candle holders, and I had the perfect one for this bowl. I painted it with black and brown chalk paint, then attached the basket to it.</div>
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Since the basket is thin and flimsy, it's very important to secure it properly. A screw alone would tear right through the weave, so you need to add a piece of wood or metal over the basket to secure it and give it stability. The wood doesn't need to be thick, just not flexible, and the closer it is to the full diameter of the basket, the better. A piece of a paint stir stick or wooden ruler would both work great. I had a tongue depressor, so I drilled a pilot hole through it and the center of the basket. (If you don't drill a pilot hole, you will most certainly split the basket material and the tongue depressor, since they are both thin.)</div>
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After drilling a hole into the center of the candle holder, 1 screw through the depressor, basket, and candleholder, and all was stable. I painted the tongue depressor black brown to match the basket, and now it's ready for use or display!</div>
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Along with the basket, I made a point of buying the contents at the Dollar Tree also, just to show how inexpensive this creation can be, and how readily available the components are. If you choose to line the basket with a clear food-safe bowl for a buffet, you don't need to attach the bowl to the basket. When the snacks need refilling, just take the plastic bowl out for refilling, then insert it back into the display bowl. If you'd rather attach it to the basket, you have some options -- hot glue, strong double-stick mounting tape, or even velcro.</div>
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At this point, all that's left is what to put inside. I bought these “Bloody Bites” for the glow-in-the-dark fangs, but they also include red “oozing” candy blood bags.</div>
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I've been wanting to create a Fairy house all year and finally got around to it. </div>
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It's a good warm-up for getting back into the Putz house construction groove again.</div>
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So beginning with a round 3" paper mache box.......</div>
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I wanted this creation to have the versatility of being either a trinket box or Fairy house,<br />
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I cut holes for windows so they could be illuminated with a battery tealight. The lid of this paper mache box has been properly camouflaged, and I added the fun feature of a "skylight" into it, so light will shine through it as well.</div>
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I made the door from the pulp seed starter<br />
pictured at the top of the post.<br />
After playing with its bark-like texture this Spring<br />
for my Woodland Fairy <a href="http://magiamia.blogspot.com/2015/03/woodland-fairy-baskets-from-seed.html?m=1">basket</a> & <a href="http://magiamia.blogspot.com/2015/03/forest-fairy-tea-cup-from-seed-starter.html?m=1">cup</a>,<br />
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Though these Paperclay stones are easier to shape than cutting real stone, not sure how ambitious I am to create this finish multiple times. I usually see this type of surface imprinted or drawn into a sheet of clay, but I formed itty bitty individual stones, then glued each one to the wall. I also mottled several different paint tints to each one. Oy!</div>
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I painted the styrofoam brown before gluing on the Reindeer moss,<br />
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Inspired by Hobbit houses, I gave this the look of being built up against a mossy hill. Now of course a true Hobbit house would be a lot more of a mound, with the unmistakable round door, but I think this could still find a place in Hobbiton. </div>
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After crafting the <a href="http://magiamia.blogspot.com/2015/07/woodland-inspired-paper-mache-gift-boxes.html?m=1">Woodland-inspired</a> gift boxes<br />
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I've had a couple of brass cricket boxes for a while now, that I aged with bleach, because I very much prefer dark brass with patina, versus shiny and bright.<br />
I had intended to sell them empty after I darkened them,<br />
but reindeer moss was sitting nearby,<br />
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Plain ol' brass cricket box is now a tabletop </div>
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Steampunk Fairy Garden.</div>
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So many materials that are fun to play with,</div>
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look great together,</div>
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Chartreuse reindeer moss & Tamarack cones</div>
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equals natural elegance!</div>
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But I couldn't stop there.</div>
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