Upcycled Juice Can Lid Magnets.

That’s a catchy title, isn’t it?

Recently, I was looking at one of the metal lids off the top of a can of frozen juice concentrate.  Maybe because the can said “concentrate”.  Who knows?  Har!

So I was looking at this lid and the thought occurred to me that what that lid really truly needed was some mod podge and glitter.  Oh yes.  Here is what I came up with.

I took some of my kid’s artwork, shrunk it down on my copy machine, cut it in a circle, mod podged it to the lid and went around it with my trusty Stickles glitter.  Then I glued a strong magnet onto the back.  This is great for saving your kids’ artwork.  And having it displayed sure beats shoving it in a box someplace where you can’t enjoy it!

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Desk Set. Altered Tin Can, Altered Purell.

It’s true, I will Mod Podge on anything.  See?  I even Mod Podged on a bottle of Purell!  Then I made a coordinating pencil holder out of a cleaned-out tomato soup can.  (On Facebook I said that made me so green that people call me Puff, but no one laughed.  However, my blog readers are totally hilarious so I know you all will laugh at me my joke.)

My grandma sent me that paper for Christmas.  The flowers were chipboard flowers from Everlasting Keepsakes which I covered with Martha Stewart glitter.  (My sister gave me this huge variety pack for Christmas and I love it!)  The brown middle of the flower is Stickles.  And then, of course, satin ribbon.

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Altered CD Notebook or Journal.

Well, you surely know by now that I have a real thing for altering items – particularly this huge pile of CDs that I get in my junk mail!

Here’s my version of an altered CD notebook that you can use to write down notes and random quotes that you’d like to remember for whatever reason (cough cough scrapbook page cough cough).

My Crop-A-Dile punches right through the CDs and the stack of paper (I cut the paper using my Creative Memories circle cutter).  That reminds me, if anyone wants to send me a Making Memories circle cutter, I’ll be glad to trade you a picture of gun shot pink plastic flamingos for it.  A book ring binds the journal together nicely – I finished it by tying ribbons around it so it wouldn’t look so stark.

Be prepared for some shameless self-promotion…this item is for sale in my Etsy shop.  Just click on the Cinnamon Toast Girls link that you see to your right. 

 

Items used: 2 CD’s (1 on front and 1 on back), Mod Podge, Crop-A-Dile, miscellaneous ribbon scraps, book ring from hardware store, Making Memories Garden Party patterned paper, Bazzill cardstock, Making Memories clip, Heidi Swapp Florals in Kiwi and Dark Pink, Bazzill Collection Polished Pebble in Lip Gloss.

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Altered Canvasses

I made a set of 3 altered canvasses for my mother for Mother’s Day.  I used one 7×9 stretched artists’ canvas turned horizontally in the middle and a 5×7 turned vertically on each end.  I mod-podged patterned paper to each canvas.  (If you don’t know how to mod-podge by now, it’s because you have not been reading my blog religiously and you should be very ashamed of yourself.)

After that, I added my pictures, mats, and small embellishments.  I finished the edges by using Aleene’s Tacky Glue to adhere ribbon all the way around.

These altered canvasses are great for home decor and make even better gifts.  They can be hung on the wall or displayed on a small easel or plate hanger.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products used: K&Co. Smitten Pink Paisley Flat Paper, Masterpiece Studios Chic Stripes, Paper Studio Border Punch, Bazzill Collection Polished Pebbles in Lip Gloss, Paper Studio Gemstones, Prima Say It In Crystals.

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Altered CD Mother’s Day Card.

Since today is Mother’s Day, I thought I would share a little something I made for my own mother.  I also made her some altered canvasses, but I will show those later in the week.  I made her a “card” out of an old CD.

 

 

First I used my Creative Memories circle cutter to cut a sheet of K & Co. Smitten Pink Paisley paper to the correct size.  I then adhered the paper with Mod Podge.  (In case you haven’t yet noticed, I’m a fool for Mod Podge.  I guess you could even say that I heart Mod Podge.)  I put another layer of Mod Podge on top.  Once that dried, I painted the bottom of my daughter’s foot with pink acrylic paint and pressed the CD to the bottom of her foot to get the foot print.  It smudged a little bit, but don’t judge until you try to hold a squirmy 8 month old child with pink paint on her foot.  Once that dried, I used my Crop-A-Dile to punch holes in the CD (don’t ask me why I punched 3 right together because I don’t know).  I tied pink ribbons through the hole.  I finished the CD off with the smallest circle from Heidi Swapp’s Bling line (pink circle frames).  I just wrote directly on the project with a black Sharpie.  I thought about stamping “Happy Mother’s Day” with black Stayz-On, but the only Mother’s Day stamp I own was a little overwhelming for this project.

I attached a magnet to the back so my mom can hang the CD on her refridgerator so admire all year long.  And I fully expect to see it there next time I visit.

This would be a great project for a mom or grandma any time of year – especially for her birthday or Mother’s Day.  What mother’s heart wouldn’t melt at the sight of her child’s foot print? 

I hope everyone had as nice of a Mother’s Day as I did. 

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