From Shabby to Chic... Making the ordinary FABULOUS.. part 2

So I have to say... I am a little partial to this installment of our blog hop. I always tend to have my "scrapbook" eyes on when ever I go shopping. But $1 stores tend to send my mind racing. For a while I have wanted to do a video sharing some of these ideas and well... I am so glad to FINALLY be able to settle down and share these.

So here are a few ideas that I am sharing today:

Race car wheel flower centers- Who says flowers can't be for boys? With these flower centers, flowers can be totally gender neutral (now I am sure some men would argue this still!) But hey, chances are that you have already been putting flowers on your boy pages anyways, so why not try and legitimize it??? So here is a layout and a card that I made using these fun $1 store race cars.



The inside of this card says:

(and roll)

I though this would make a cute gender neutral card :)

Here is a layout that I created using the same $1 store race car wheels to center some fun shapes. I mirrored this layout after the 60's feeling of the movie "catch me while you can". Since we were at the Planes of Fame museum, I thought it would be fun to give this layout that 60's feel from that movie. I think it was originally the font of the chipboard that made me think on that movie, I know it is weird...lol... but I really do like the way this layout ended up, even with the weird inspiration. Also this picture is kinda not the best. I ran out of good lighting so I will take another pic when I get home from work and have better lighting.

This fun patterned paper is by Far Flung Craft a fun paper line based out of Singapore. Their releases at CHA were some fun Asian and Indian inspired designs.






$1 store elastical headband- With this project I used some scrap pieces of tulle and silky fabric to create this fun head band. This is SOOOOO easy!!!! I took my hot glue gun (had to go out and by an new one, I think this is like my 6th since I keep misplacing them!) and wrapped some glittery Grey tulle around the headband. I then added a rolled silky flower and some aqua tulle for accent and Viola! A fun custom headband!


Here is a video with some up close views of these projects and a little better explanation of each of them:

Non Traditional dollar store finds for crafting




Here are some fun videos that share some fun ideas with using doilies... both paper and crocheted.

Using a crocheted doily as a mask with Glimmer Mist



Using paper doilies to create fun flowers, ruffles and trims




So you can see just why I was so excited to share these fun ideas with you. Make sure to check out Marion's blog as well for her take on our $1 store challenge. And also, make sure to participate too! Join in the fun with our fun techniques and tag us in your picture on Facebook to be entered into a random drawing for a fun prize.

I hope you have enjoyed them and that they help spark a little creativity in your day!

~Liz