Simple Last Minute Gift

 Hello friends. Larissa here with you today showing you how I made this supe simple last minute gift idea.

I found this little crate in the Dollar Section at my local craft store. The boards were a little loose. I used some glue to straighten them up decided to use it as a cute little container that can actually sit on a desk to hold the gift.

Supplies I used: 

Proxxon Tools Delta Sander

Wood Glue
Plaid Paint BrushPlaid 

FolkArt Ultra Dye 5618 Satin Varnish

Crate container

After gluing all the boards together and it dried I used the Delta Sander and sanded everything smooth. 

I could not decide which color to paint it. The person I am giving it to has a lot of natural wood pieces in her house. Everything is white and natural. So I decided to just add some satin dye to it to give it a nice finish and leave it the natural color. 

I filled the crate up with a favorite glue and will place it in a cute gift bag. 

When you don't have a lot of time for a last minute gift these little crates are perfect. You could also fill them with candy or even Tea Bags. My friend is a crafter and uses glue like cazy so this was perfect. 

Hope you enjoyed my post today. Have a Merry Christmas everyone.

Larissa Pittman 

www.muffinsandlace.com

2016 Journal

Happy New Year everyone, Steph Ackerman here today as a member of the Proxxon Tiny Tool Design Team. 

Do you believe 2016 is now here?  Time is just flying by so why not create a journal to document all that happens in 2016? 

Supplies:

Proxxon Detail Sander
Book
Clearsnap Ink
Clearsnap Art Screens for Ann Butler
Clearsnap Stamps
Indigoblu Stamps
Art Anthology Paint
Gesso

This book was a little too cutesy for my taste, so I decided to alter it.  But first I had to remove all the dimensional elements and glitter that was affixed to the book.

 

Using the Detail Sander, I was able to remove the elements and create a smooth surface to work on in no time at all.  The sander is perfect to use on projects both big and small.  It's light weight, easy to hold and the shape of the sander gets into small spaces.

Once the elements were removed, it was time to create the book I really wanted.  I  painted it with pinks and purples, then proceeded to decorate it with stencils and stamps.  I lightly stamped a village stamp along the bottom edge with black ink.

 

 

 Using molding paste with a star stencil, I partially covered the front cover.  Then I added wood letters, using the Detail Sander to smooth them before inking them.

 

 

 Once the molding paste dried, I adhered the letters to the right side.  I wanted a fun phrase for the front cover, so I stamped this Indigoblu stamp with brown ink.  I distressed the edges and inked it before adhering it to the book.   And I love the final result!!

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Steph

 

 

 

Christmas Sled Centerpiece

Good morning everyone, Steph Ackerman here with a Christmas post today.  It's almost time for Christmas and center pieces are always fun to display around the holidays.  Proxxon's tools are definitely fun to work with and perfect for projects, both big and small. 

Supplies:
Proxxon Tools:  Delta Sander OZI/E
Smoothfoam
Earth Safe Finishes Chalk It Up Paint - Licorice; Cherry Jubilee
Christmas Picks

I love decorating for the holidays and a sled is the perfect Christmas decoration.  Since my wood sled was very rough, I used the Delta Sander to smooth it out before painting it.

 

There were a lot of small areas on the sled that needed sanding and because of it's shape, the Delta Sander was able to get into those spots.   The sander is the perfect size to access even the smallest of areas.

 

Once I finished sanding it, I painted the sled with Earth Safe Finishes Chalk Paint.  Once dry, I adhered Smoothfoam blogs to the sled and inserted Christmas picks creating a nice Christmas centerpiece.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph

Cozy Rustic Christmas Wreath With Wood Accents

I love the soft feel of alpaca yarn but I don't know how to knit, so I thought why not make a wreath out of it? 

Supplies I used:

Proxxon Delta Sander

Wire wreath form

Alpaca yarn

Wood pieces

Colorbox Crafters Ink stamp pad in Crimson

Ann Butler background stamps

Zip ties

Decorative trim

Mounting tape

Floral wire

How I made it:

I started by wrapping the yarn around my hand about 30 times and securing the center with a zip tie. 

I clipped each side and trimmed each pom pom to be circular. I added each pom pom to a wire wreath base with floral wire as shown in this video:

I decided to add some wood accents. I sanded the wood pieces to make them smooth and flat with my Proxxon Delta Sander . I stamped the wood pieces with Colorbox Crafter's Ink by Ann Butler and also used the Ann Butler background stamps as shown in this video:

 After stamping the wood pieces I added them to the wreath by carefully stacking them one piece at a time with strong mounting tape.

For additional interest, I added some cute wired trim. It also helps keep the wood pieces secured to the wreath base.

I really love how soft and beautiful this wreath is. I may need to keep it up all year!

I love to see your projects! Tag me on Instagram @TammySmithSantana

xoxo

Tammy

Proxxon Design Team~Free Spirit~ Gypsy Style Buffet

~Free Spirit~

Gypsy Style Buffet

I just love Bohemian and Gypsy inspired pieces as I am a total "free spirit" and just the uniqueness that the Gypsy style brings! I am so happy to be a new Design Team member for Proxxon tools as I love creating all types of projects with wood . I was in the middle of redoing this vintage style buffet  when my order arrived from Proxxon. I chose to use the Delta sander to be able to quickly sand down the areas to give it a worn look.

 I just love the Delta sander and was surprised that it was so well made and felt so comfortable in my hand. I used it to sand down the piece around all the edges (using a medium grit sand paper) and the top of the buffet and the drawers. It took no time at all and it was wonderful to sand these areas with such ease! The paint base is chalk paint ( Folk Art)  in the color "Savannah" . It was a blue color previously and I thought it would be fun to have some of that peek through to add more of a "story" to the piece.

  I used a large wall stencil to decorate the top and sides as well as the drawer fronts. I used a plum color acrylic paint. 

I  then decided to add gold acrylic dots to adorn the pattern

 The goal for this piece was to have an antique finish on it and I used an antique wax medium. It made the piece a bit darker but I love the fact it looks like it is an old well loved piece!

Being able to use the Delta sander for part of this project made that tedious part of the task so much easier and faster! I love the way you can easily attach the sandpaper triangles with the velcro base! I was pleasantly surprised at how well the velcro sandpaper triangle held on!! It didn't budge at all while sanding!

 I Hope you all have some fun creating a little Vintage Gypsy piece for yourself!
Happy Creating!!
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Chrismoose

A Tiny Tool Time "Chrismoose"

Hello everyone, Barbara Moore here and my project to share with you today is a cute little "Chrismoose" ornament. I have been making a lot of ornaments out of mini gourds in the past week. When I saw this particular mini gourd shape, the "Chrismoose" idea was born.

The supplies used used in this ornament were:

 1 mini gourd ornament

 1 small piece of masonite 1/8" thick

 wire 

 paint

 small piece of fabric ( I used a tiny piece of fleece)

 med. sized pom pom

 2 jingle bells

 1 snowflake brad

  paint brushes

 glue

Tools used:

Proxxon Delta Sander  OZI/E

HSS Cutting blade for OZI/E ,  2 1/2"

Proxxon Jig Saw STS 12/E (This jigsaw has a rounded foot for curved surfaces)

Foot Switch FS (Is a perfect addition to that jigsaw so that you can operate it without having to turn loose of what you have in both hands lol) 

I started out with a plain mini bottle gourd which I painted brown:

I then drew a pattern of my moose antlers and copied it onto the masonite and cut it out with the jigsaw:

(That was just a pose for the camera)

I then took the sanding part off of the sander and attached the HSS Cutting Blade. This is an oscillating blade and it was so easy to work with! I used it to cut a slot in the top of the gourd:

After cutting the slot for the antlers, I attached the antlers:

I then painted the antlers brown and drilled four very tiny holes in the antlers in strategic spots to attach the jingle bells, snowflake and hook. I painted the face, attached the pompom for a nose and cut a small piece of fleece and tied it around his neck for a scarf.

Now, isn't this just the cutest little Chrismoose that you've ever seen? 

I really love using these new tools and can officially say that I totally endorse them. I'll be showing many more gourd projects created with them.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post!
Barbara Moore
http://barbara-moorewhimsies.blogspot.com