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.

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From Teddy With Love

Hello
How are you doing today? I am thrilled to be back on another Wednesday to share a project from Crafter's Companion. Every week I say "Isn't this the cutest?" Well, I am going to say it again!
I love this Teddy Bear Meadow Cottage Bears EZMount Stamp Set - With Love
from Christine Hayworth.

I had so much fun coloring this bear with my Spectrum Noir markers...I kept the colors very light  so it looks kind of vintage.
I have a little silly story to share...If you look close you will see the nose is textured. My cat Pippie likes to help when I am crafting...she touched the nose when it had 3D Crystal Lacquer and was drying. She had it on her nose so I assume it is her nose print on there...lol

We all love our Markers

I like to mat my images to make them pop, I also love to use Kraft paper card bases especially with bears.
Loved adding black ribbon and black flat back pearls as accents
This is a very simple and clean design but I really love how it turned out.
Thanks for joining me today, I will see you next week with another great Crafter's Companion project.