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Crafty Fiesta: La Guitarra Fiesta Frame Box

May 3, 2012 by FaveCrafts

It’s a Crafty Fiesta all week long here on the FaveCrafts blog, and we’re joined by I Love to Create to get you geared up for Cinco de Mayo with some fun and festive craft projects! Be sure to keep tuning in every day through May 5th for all our amazing Cinco de Mayo craft ideas, DIY inspiration, and a giveaway each day. Check out today’s funky painted frame box tutorial, and then be sure to scroll down to enter our giveaway below!

 

La Guitarra Fiesta Frame Box

Every fiesta needs music, and the La Guitarra Fiesta Frame Box project from I Love to Create is a musically inspired craft that sings with color! Brighten up a table, credenza, or any area that needs some extra “pop” with this pretty painted craft project. Then, once the fiesta’s over, you can stow away your favorite treasures and keepsakes in style!

Materials:

  • Crafty Chica® Little Chica Paint Packs™
  • Aleene’s® Spray Acrylic Sealer™
  • Crafty Chica® Loteria Game™
  • Crafty Chica® Chunky Glitters™ (Rockabilly Ruby)
  • Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue™
  • Foil
  • Wood box with a frame opening on lid (found at craft stores)
  • Newspaper
  • Paintbrushes – small and medium

Instructions:

  1. Remove the glass and backing from the frame portion of box lid.
  2. Choose four colors from the Crafty Chica™ Little Chica Paint Pack™ to paint the box: one for the inside, one for the outside bottom, one for the outside top, and one for the framed area on top of lid.
  3. Cover work surface with newspaper. Squeeze puddles of paint onto foil and paint box. Let dry.
  4. Use the back end of the paintbrushes to create flowers, dots, swirls, and squiggles in contrasting colors all over the box. (Refer to photo.) Let dry.
  5. Spray inside and outside of box with Aleene’s® Spray Acrylic Sealer™. Let dry in a well-ventilated area.
  6. Remove the frame backing, paint it, and let dry. Use Aleene’s™ Original Tacky Glue™ to affix the Loteria Game “La Guitarra” image in the center. Let dry.
  7. Brush on a thin coat of glue around the painted surface; then immediately sprinkle a coat of Crafty Chica™ Chunky Glitter™ onto glue. Let dry; then shake off excess glitter and insert into frame with glass.

Want to make sure that you always have good love vibes in your home? Of course you do! Well with this pretty love shrine, you can do just that! Enter to win this Crafty Chica Love Shrine from I Love to Create just by answering the question below in the comments section!

Love Shrine

Contest Rules:

  • Contest open to US and Canada residents 18+
  • One comment/entry per person.
  • Contest closes April 3, 2012 at 11:59p CST.
  • Please answer the question below in order to be entered.
  • Winners will be posted on this blog and notified by email

 

 What’s your favorite craft to make for friends or family?

Filed Under: Full Project Tutorials Tagged With: Crafty Chica, Crafty Fiesta, giveaway, home decor, Kelly Spence, storage

A Preview of FaveCrafts Radio June Episode

May 30, 2011 by FaveCrafts

FaveCrafts Radio is a monthly radio show hosted by Pat Sloan. Pat interviews your favorite craft experts and celebrities and they offer tips about and discuss some of their favorite projects on FaveCrafts.com. FaveCrafts Radio airs live on BlogTalkRadio on the first Wednesday afternoon of each month from 3 – 4:00 pm (ET) (2 pm Central, 1 pm Mountain, noon Pacific). Archived podcasts can be streamed directly from the website or downloaded for free through iTunes. Visit FaveCraftsRadio.com.

Tune in on June 1 at 3 pm Eastern Time (2 pm Central, 1 pm Mountain, 12 noon Pacific) for FaveCrafts Radio.

Learn more about this month’s guests:

Hilary Frye is focused on the creative process. Learn more about her mixed media endeavors on Wednesday’s radio show. Projects on FaveCrafts: Painted Fabric Beads and Tissue Knit Necklace. Hilary Frye’s blog: Fryestyle.blogspot.com.

Kathy Cano-Murillo, aka Crafty Chica, has transformed her love of art into an amazing career, with novels and craft books, a product line, and more. Her website, CraftyChica, covers all of her endeavors, and her blog, Diary of a Crafty Chica, will keep you up-to-date on what she’s working on now. As for her projects on FaveCrafts, check out Daisy de la Flora Inspired Purse Clutch, Fabric Heart Collage, Glittericious Mixed Media Address Book, and more. Tune in to hear what she’ll talk about: maybe her new book, Miss Scarlet’s School of Patternless Sewing.

Tammy Powley is a prolific author about jewelrymaking. She’s the About.com guide to Jewelrymaking and her latest book is The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making. Tammy Powley recently shared some projects from her book with FaveCrafts.com: Geometric Gemstone and Pearl Knot Necklace and Shot Through the Heart Necklace. For more on Tammy Powley, visit The Crafty Princess Diaries.

Resident Craft Expert Maria Nerius is always up to something new. Learn all about her crafty endeavors, FaveCrafts 365 , her tips for designers and crafters running craft businesses, and more.

Brenda Pinnick is the queen of color! She’s an artist, illustrator, product designer and graphic designer. Among Brenda’s projects on FaveCrafts are videos, including Are you in a Color Rut?, Speaking of Color Values, and The Magic of Three Color Inspiration. Brenda’s website is sure to inspire, check out http://www.brendapinnick.com/.

So tune in!

FaveCrafts Radio Host Pat Sloan is a frequent contributor to FaveCrafts.com . She also has a website http://www.PatSloan.com, Blog – http://patsloan.typepad.com, Quilt Forum – http://www.quiltmashup.com, Facebook http://www.facebook.com/PatSloanQuiltFun and twitter http://twitter.com/QuilterPatSloan. In 1998 Pat took her 6 quilt patterns to Houston to Quilt Market and had her first booth to share her designs. From there she’s been published in all the quilt magazines, has over 20 books with Leisure Arts, and many fabric lines with P&B. Over the years, she’s taught around the country, hosted quilters cruises, and generally spread her joy of quilting to as many people as she can. All in all, Pat loves to motivate people to create. Pat also hosts American Patchwork & Quilting Radio with Pat Sloan.

http://www.favecrafts.com/Cool2Craft-Videos/Daisy-de-la-Flora-Inspired-Purse-Clutch

Filed Under: FaveCrafts Radio Tagged With: Crafty Chica, Hilary Frye, Kathy Cano-Murillo, Maria Nerius, Pat Sloan, Tammy Powley

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