How to Remove Paper Covering on Acrylic Blanks - video

In less than 2 1/2 minutes see how to remove the paper covering from your acrylic blanks. Easy Peasy!

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In less than 2 minutes you can learn how to make quick easy and professional holes in your vinyl on acrylic blanks.

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Faux Sea Glass Pendant

Who doesn't love the sheer bliss of of a pretty piece of sea glass? Well now you can make your own light weight alternative.

Here is what you will need:

• Transparent colored disc (blue transparent shown here)
• Emery Board or Sandpaper
• Face mask (optional)
• Necklace
• Oval side cut jump rings
• Charm 
• Tassel (turquoise shown here)

Now the for the fun part! Take your sandpaper or emery board and sand the disc! Be sure to sand in a circular motion for a more realistic appearance.

Don't forget the edges!

Wipe down  the disc and complete your pendant.

6 colors to choose from.

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High Style | Low Cost Easter Baskets - Part 3 Final

You don't have to break the bank to get custom looking Easter Baskets.
PART 3 - Final
USE WHAT YOU HAVE EASTER BASKET

Don't rush out and purchase something, maybe the old tin,
footed glass bowl, baseball mitt or something
in your basement or attic will be perfect! 

Look around your home and shop your house!

Here is what we did:
* Found an old tin in the utility room at our house.
* Filled with green grass from Dollar Store floral area.
* Added our blingy eggs for contrast.
* Personalized the white glitter acrylic chick and tied it on the handle with ribbon.

    TIP: Use a long piece of ribbon to get your bow just right and clip off the extra.

Here are other ideas on containers we made into Easter baskets and used the personalized acrylics to give them some pizzazz and a custom look.

All acrylic shapes and knit hats are available here.

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High Style | Low Cost Easter Baskets - Part 2

You don't have to break the bank for custom looking Easter baskets.
PART 2
BASKETS FROM YEARS GONE BY

Reusing baskets from past Easters is a great idea for you wallet and the environment!! 

Here is one way:
* Grab some black or brown spray paint and give it a quick once over to knock down the colors.
*Take your basket and wrap the handle with twine.
* Hit the back roads to gather grapevines to use; wrap the basket body and adhere with hot glue.
* Add some moss when finished.
* Braid twine and glue or use grapevines to stitch to basket rim.
* Run paper grocery store bags through the shredder, scrunch and fill the basket.
* Decorate your acrylic egg and hang with twine from the handle.

Fill with goodies and you have a great looking basket!

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High Style | Low Cost Easter Baskets - Part 1

You don’t have to break the bank to get custom looking Easter Baskets
PART 1
BUNNY NESTS

If you have several children, grandchildren or perhaps those in a nursing home, Bunny Nests are a great way to keep cost down.

All you need are your plastic bags, Easter grass (you get more than one nest per bag), ribbon to tie on bunny, a pompon for the tail plus your eggs or treats (all from the dollar store) and one of our darling bunnies!

If you are making these for Nursing Homes or other groups where you do not have all the names or time to personalize, pop on a tail and write your message on the back.

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Fabric Cross

It seems like time sure is flying by, Easter is going to be here soon.

Today we are going to make a Fabric Cross.

Here are the items you'll need:
Faux Suede Fabric

Canvas or Wood
Hot Glue Sticks
Hot Glue Gun
Fabric Scissors
Thread or String

You're going to start by removing the plastic from your canvas.

Next, the hardest part is choosing which beautiful faux suede fabric color you want to use.

We are now going to measure your canvas or wood to decide on how wide and how long you're going to need your faux suede fabric.

I wanted my fabric to be 6-7 inches wide so I cut it that wide and left enough to wrap around the back.

Once I had my faux suede fabric pieces cut, I frayed the edges.

Frayed Edges

Now we are going to hot glue our edges to the back.

Run a little hot glue along the back of the wood and apply your faux suede fabric.

Grab your thread and pull it underneath your faux suede fabric.

Cut it off and now tie it into a knot.

Cut the strings up towards the knot.

Do the exact same steps with your horizontal piece of faux suede fabric.

Don't worry, it doesn't need to look perfect right now!

We are going to make a rolled flower so you're going to need to fold your faux suede fabric in a half a few times and cut a strip that is about 1-1.5 inches wide and about three to four feet long.

I start by turning the corner in so that I have something for the other fabric to hold onto.

Keep rolling the fabric into itself and hot gluing as you go.

When you get to the end and you have a half inch tail, roll it a little more and hot glue.

Add hot glue, then wrap your tail on the bottom of the flower.

Now you can move the pieces to get them how you like them onto your canvas by pushing them in or pulling them out.

Just be careful that you don't pull too hard and rip your hot glue off;)

Once you have them where you like them, decided where you want to place your flower and add a little hot glue to the center and place it onto your faux suede fabric.

These would be gorgeous in a bunch of different colors and as a focal cross wall!