Friday, December 18, 2009

Family...

Other things may change us, but we start and end with family -Anthony BrandtWOW, a week, really....I only have a WEEK to get all of this Christmas stuff done!?!?!?!

I took a little time out for myself and got some crafting done, Say It With Letters has some GORGEOUS words available to alter. I got the word FAMILY the other day and pulled out some gorgeous Daisy D paper to pretty it up. I use Decoupage Gel...have you used this stuff??? It is Amazing, I love it SO much better than Mod Podge, it never gets tacky after it dries and it sticks SO well! After I attached the paper and it dried (another thing I LOVE about this gel is that is dries SO fast!) I sponged the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink to tone down the white background. I then added Stickles to the flowers and then tied on some random brown ribbons and Dark Chocolate Vintage Buttons on every other letter and then Prima flowers adorned with more buttons on the other letters.

Sorry the pictures aren't perfect, I took the pics at night and the lighting was not great...they are 100% better IRL!

10 comments:

  1. DROP DEAD GORGEOUS my friend! Really amazing job on these letters!

    ReplyDelete
  2. WOW! That is gorgeous. Nice job.
    SEe what you learn when you READ? Decopage gel. On my next order :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. You're putting Pottery Barn to shame! I LOVE it!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Rachel, this is so pretty! I'm gonna have to try that glue you were talking about!

    ReplyDelete
  5. This is gorgeous Rachel! Awesome work, those letters are so skinny, I can't imagine how time consuming this was!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Like I always say - nobody holds a candle to you on altered items. Beautiful Rachel!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Regradless of the pictures the letters turn out beautiful Love it!

    ReplyDelete
  8. OMG!!! These are fabulous!!! I am going to have to try that gel stuff! Thanks for the tip!

    ReplyDelete
  9. This turned out gorgeous! LOVE it, love the distressing and glittery-ness. P.S. Those Christmas colored cupcakes are GORGEOUS!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for taking the time to comment! It means a lot to me that you follow my work and take the time to share how you feel! {SMILES}