Junque

 I collect Junque, which is a higher class of junk than most junk!  I have a hard time throwing stuff away because it might be able to be used in a new project.  To that end, you might call me a hoarder and I am sure my dear husband would agree (he complains about the basement all the time and rightfully so).  It is filled with beads, fabric, yarn, cardboard, broken pottery and jewelry not to mention some leftover furniture and clothing items!

This is a WINE Server that sits in my kitchen made from Junque broken pottery :

This wine cooler is created from a terracotta wine cooler that I have overlaid with broken bits of pottery and some "gem stones".  I glued the pottery pieces to the base using e-6000 and allowed to dry.  Then I filled in the holes using grout (follow the package directions).  I also decorated a plant pot RIM using the same process.  Next time I will have LESS grout between my pieces of broken pottery.

This was also a good stress reducing process, because lacking tile cutters, I SMASHED the pottery with a hammer!  Be sure to wear protective goggles and  place the piece to be broken in a box to.  Then, cover your piece with a towel to contain any random small pieces of glass.

Recycled Altoid Containers-Gift Card Holders

We give a lot of gift cards as gifts now that our family has many teenagers and young adults in it.  Those cards can be expensive but the holder need not cost a lot!  Make these cute holders using your craft supplies.  You're only limited by your imagination. 

Start with a clean Altoid container.  Spray paint it if you wish (the bottom of the container has printing on it--so this is a good option if you don't want to cover the bottom).  ALlow the pain to dry before proceeding to the next step.

 

Use stick strip and line the edges of the container so your decorative paper will not peel up.

Trace the shape of the box on to the BACK side of the decorative paper and cut out along the outside edges of your marks to assure the best coverage.

Decorate as desired using stickers, rubber stamps, ribbons and rhinestones.

These boxes were both decorated using

Stampin up's Stitched Stocking rubber stamps and stocking punch!

Who wouldn't love receiving this container???

Halloween Jars

Recycle your jars and containers into something spooky for halloween

I cleaned a variety of jars and then spray painted them and added some labels printed usng a SCARY font, then filled them with creepy treats.  The witches toenails are candy corn.

Happy Hauntings

I have created a collection of "potion fixings" by spray painting a variety of jars and affixing labels using scrap booking materials. These were a big hit at a college age party and make a cute display when paired with fake brains (bought at the dollar store), bones and flocked spiders.

Witches toenails are candy corn,

Eye of Newt: bubblegum eyeballs

vampire teeth-candy "Billy-Bob" teeth

Ghost Guts-sour string candy

Let your imagination go wild!