Coasters

Hi,
I hope you had a great crafty weekend :)

So today I am going to tell you how i did this coaster.

 To start of I got my base from here. Sanded the places imperfections if any, i usually buy from here and haven't found any with a 120 sand paper. use a red sand sandpaper if you don't find that number. it easily found at any hardware store.

Next step is to give a good coat of paint. if you are using acrylic paint give two coats of paint, if you are using chalk paints one coat is good enough

Here I'm using decoupage paper so it doesn't matter what is your base color. if your are using napkins you need to give a correct base color. I'll put up a tutorial on how to work with napkins soon. please stay tuned.

Once the paint has dried, cut the paper to the size of the paper, use mod podge or decoupage glue to adhere the paper to your base, don't be scared its easy. if you feel intimidated to apply glue for the whole surface and stick, start by gluing down small potions at a time and cover the whole surface.

once you have done gluing down all the paper to your base, make sure all areas are stuck, and go over them with a layer of mod podge or decoupage glue, which ever you have used. this helps is the coaster to not change color once varnish or if any part isn't glued properly it helps it stick correctly.

once all the steps mentioned above are done and the painting is also neat, glue down the bases pieces together, you can use the same use you used for paper or fevicol to glue the base. use a varinsh on all sides and let it dry for 24hours.

viola your coasters are ready!
if you have any doubts pls get to back to me here
i'll be happy to help you.

Thank you for stopping you!

Tea Light Candle Stand

HI
Thank you for stopping by again!

Today I am going to share with you something really interesting.
5th September is celebrated as teachers day here in India.
My school's saying was "lead kindly light"
and I am always grateful to them for molding to what i am today, not just them but every teacher who taught me something is any form.

For all the teachers I'm dedicating this candle stand.
i have decoupaged the MDF on all for sides and even the tray.
The have used chalk paints for a rustic look.

If you have any queries about anything please feel free to get back to me. i shall help you with all that I can.
Please do take a minute like my facebook and instagram page. It would mean a lot to me

Money envelopes continued

Hello! 

Welcome again to my blog!

Thanks for coming again!

So to continue the envelope series,

Today I’m sharing two envelopes 

Both have a magnetic closure but to add interest I have added a ribbon for one and a belly band for another.

The ribbon envelope

Belly band closure envelope

Strong neodymium magnets are places between the pattern paper and the card stock.

The card stock and magnets are from dress my craft, crafters corner

One of the envelopes is a three fold envelope.

You can clearly see how to make them from the pics.

The basics are same as the previous envelopes.

If you still want I can upload the templates.

Pls let me know.

For the full video u can check out my Instagram @craftmyheart22

Thanku❤️

Money envelopes (basic)

 Hi, 

Thanks for stopping by again today! Hope u had/have a great day!

Today I’m going to share with you some of the basic money envelopes I made.

They are a huge thing here in India. I love making them and I hope you like them too.

Without further ado let’s get started!

I started with my 12 by 12 Dress My Craft (DMC) white card stock and trimmed it to 8.5 inches wide and 9.5 inches long with my DMC trimmer.

Since my trimmer comes with it’s own scorer I scored at 0.5 inches and 8inches on the wide side.

Followed my 3 inches from both the ends on the length side.

This is the basic structure to your envelope. With this as the base you can always increase or decrease the measurements according to your requirements.

Cut out the part to get flaps, and fold the flaps along the scored lines, inwards. Glue to bottom scored part to the flaps and this is the easiest way to make an envelope in no time! To give it more interest I have  pushed DMC daily border punch alone the flap to add more interest.

Just to show variations I have made them with the same way but I have decorated it different.

The base is a little bigger just so that I have a bigger working canvas.

I have rounded the edges of the pattern paper with a corner rounder and distressed them!

If you want any details or review about DMC products pls let me know. I love their products, pocket friendly and best quality. Everything is taken into account when they were made.

If you do recreate them please don’t forget to tag me or mail me. I would to see your take on them.

 Thank you.