This fun and easy project can be altered in many ways to suit your specific needs. You can make several in decreasing sizes and stack them then tie them together in a stack for gift giving. Use plain chipboard and cover it with a pretty patterned paper for a different look. Add a spring ring attachment inside to create a photo album or recipe book. No matter what materials you use, the ... View Post
Haunted House Part 6
Welcome back! With this final post we should wrap up the Haunted House so that you can display it through the month of October. When we last left off the siding, windows and door had been added. Today we will work on the shingles, shutters and railings. We will also do some more finishing on the roof and base. Let's begin with the base .. . You can choose to leave the base painted if you like ... View Post
Haunted House Part 5
Welcome back! When we last left off we had attached the siding to the main structure. Here's what your house should look like now. Next we will begin painting the siding to make it look weathered. You will need a stiffer bristle brush and acrylic paint in the following colors: dk grey, med grey, white, black and a mossy green. You will also need some paper towels to wipe ... View Post
Haunted House Part 4
Welcome back to my Haunted House project! With this post we will be finishing up all of the construction part so that you can begin on the finishing. Use the cutting file link below and cut all base pieces from either medium weight chipboard or the Cricut heavy chipboard. TCC Haunted House 1m Follow the video to construct and attach the house base. Her's a look at the finished base ... View Post
Haunted House Part 3
Welcome back to my Haunted House project! Originally I had thought I might finish the inside of the house but after much debating I've decided not to. For one, the place where I'll be using my own makes it difficult to remove the front to see the inside and secondly because I'll be plugging it into the wall for the lighting I'll be using. Again, finishing the inside is totally up ... View Post
Haunted House Pt 1
Making a Haunted House with the Cricut Maker WELCOME !!!! To kick off my new "Craft Along" series I've created a fun Haunted House miniature project using the new Cricut Maker machine with Cricut Heavy Chipboard and other materials. With the recent release of the Knife Blade for the Cricut Maker and their own Chipboard material, I knew this would be the focus of my new crafting series. Let me ... View Post
Mums Mailbox Part Two
Cutting the Chipboard Here's a look at my first cut with the Cricut Knife Blade on the Cricut Maker machine. VIP Notes . . . (Please READ the following before attempting to create a project with the Chipboard) these are from the Cricut Help site. Which mat should I use? StrongGrip Mat How do I prepare the materials? For best results, open Cricut Chipboard and lay flat for ... View Post
The Wedding Book Display
I picked up this diary book cover from the Tim Holtz collection on sale and just had to make something with it! Looking at it just brought images of a tiny house in a woodland setting and by accident, I hit on an outdoor wedding theme in miniature. The scene sits on top of a forest floor decorated box that holds a small wedding album. Wouldn't this make a wonderfully unique wedding gift or ... View Post
Cottage Cabinet
CABINET MINIATURE SERIES - 01 The Cabinet Miniatures "Cottage Cabinet" is the first in a new series of pattern tutorials I've created. You can find it in both of my shops now, using the links above. This series will include a variety of handmade cabinets, in half scale or quarter scale, that can be used as room boxes, mini houses, or to display your favorite mini pieces. All made from medium ... View Post
Chipboard Finishes
This afternoon I thought I might talk a bit about various ways to finish your Chipboard furniture pieces. Painting is one way, and one I use often but sometimes you might want a stained finish and there are a few ways you can go about this. First, let's look at the use of Alcohol Inks . . . for the shelf below I've used a Spectrum Noir Alcohol Ink Marker. These are available in tons of ... View Post
New Village Shoppes
Hanson’s Village Shoppes is a brand new series of projects for 2016. Each shoppe has been created with a shoe box or photo storage box, medium weight chipboard and printed papers. You will find a variety of options for creating each shop as well as interior projects, and I hope to show you some challenging ways of creating exteriors as we move along in the series. Please note that the ... View Post
