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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Smoothfoam™ Blog HOP

Smoothfoam™   Blog HOP

Welcome,
I am here today to share a fun blog hop with a new product I got to play with.Smoothfoam™  is such a versatile project and so easy to work with. I hope you take some time to hop through all the blogs and check out many projects.

There is also going to be a giveaway for this blog hop- It is going to be the supplies to make this
snow person...isn't he spectacular!!!

 To enter to win, you need to leave a comment on  the designer's blogs. Tell us what you would make with Smooth foam... The more you comment the more chances you  have to win.
 Let me share two projects I made just for you today.Both are display pieces and are using the same type Smoothfoam™  shapes.
 Smoothfoam 1/2" Diam. BALL
 Smoothfoam 5/8" Diam. BALL
 Smoothfoam 3/4" Diam. BALL
6 diam." x 1" Disc Smoothfoam
8 diam." x 1" Disc Smoothfoam 
 These pieces are amazing to work with, they can be sanded,painted,altered.I also like that you can use pins and glue and it holds together really well. I used two shades of Americana Deco Art Acrylic Paints, One color for the top and a different for the edge.
 I used Aleene's Tacky Spray and added a snow white glitter to accent the top
These silver snowflakes were in the Christmas Decor area and was perfect for my home decor piece.
I also wanted to share that I used adhesive dots and sticky dots to attach pieces.
 This is the bottom piece I altered with my Craft Blade from Wescottt. Then I sanded to smoth where I cut.
This is the bottom layer, and I used a pleated ribbon to make a skirting around the base.
 Next I wanted to share that I pulled some of my favorites together to accent this piece. I chose a two sided ribbon and cut it in half...can you see that I started to build a snow person?
 How about a couple views of my centerpiece...I made a snow person and added a few extra snow pieces on the side. I used the cut ribbon to decorate the snow person and the full pieces to outline
Next I used pins and toothpicks to assemble and hold several pieces of Smoothfoam™  together.
 I even used a couple pieces from a Christmas pick to accent my piece.
 For my second piece I made a Cloche out of recycled items and Smoothfoam™ .
 For visual reference I am sharing a couple sizes here and a colored version so you can see what I did.
 Just cut off the top of the bottle,and cut off the bottom of the container.

Used a miniature glass bulb from the holiday section,just removed the attachment.
 I pulled out my glitter from above and decorated the bottom of the jar and attached to bulb inside the top of the bottle.
 I kept this project very simple and plain, pulled apart another Christmas pick and used a couple pieces to accent my decor piece. I used the smallest circle and cut it down a little more. I used some beige trim to make a skirt. Now I just need to decide what to place in the inside
 I used some beige ribbon to make a bow to accent the neck or top of my cloche.

I hope you enjoyed my projects and will take the time to leave a comment so I know you visited.
Check out the  Smoothfoam™  blog and Smoothfoam™  Facebook page, there is even a Pinterest Page you can check out more projects.
The winner will be announced on our Facebook Page on November 19th.

Just check out the next link by using the [ hop forward] link on my sidebar

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11 comments:

  1. and on top of this you work???? sheesh! where do u get the energy? this looks like fun.... for you! too involved for me... which is why i leave it to you.

    craftroom is turning out neat but holy crap! all the stuff i have.

    need paper????

    hugs :)

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  2. You are amazing!!! These are just GORGEOUS!!! I love love love love that snowman!!!!!!

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  3. WOW!! Awesome!!love how you did the bottle. And the snowman is to cute... You are over the top girl friend. Excellent work!!! Hugs...

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  4. how cool is this. so very cute. love the recycle part too.

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  5. Wow. Wow. Wow! Dawn, I can't believe that you are also employed full time in a stressful job! Girl, these are fabulous! Thanks for sharing :)

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  6. I love recycled crafts! Very clever ideas!! :)

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  7. Dawn this is great. It would be perfect for our challenge at LESSology this month. I hope you link it up.
    Hugs,
    Linda

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  8. Recycled and vintage! You covered all the bases with you beautiful snowy scene. Very cute!

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  9. WHOA Fantastic, this is amazing! Love the snowman!

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  10. Very cute- what a great idea for a cloche!

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