How to create a Valentine's Day Embellished Smoothfoam Heart with The Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter

Happy New Year everyone! Tammy here today, showing you how to create a Valentine's Day Smoothfoam embellished heart for your favorite Valentine, using the Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter and Proxxon Delta Sander.

Supplies I used:

Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter

Proxxon Delta Sander

Smoothfoam heart

Plastic embellishments

Adhesive

Pink acrylic paint

Rose glitter paint

Candy apple stick

How I made the Valentine's Day embellished Smoothfoam heart:

1. I cut a Smoothfoam heart in half using my Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter as shown  in this short video below:

2. I sanded each half as shown in this short video:

3. I painted each half pink

4. I added Rose glitter paint and glued on some plastic embellishments

5. I added a gold candy apple stick and attached the embellished heart half to the painted heart half with a little adhesive.

6. I added some ribbon for extra decoration

I really like how this project turned out! I love to see your projects, tag me on Instagram @TammySmithSantana

xoxo Tammy

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

Fall Ribbon Wreath

 

Hi everyone, Tammy here from the Proxxon Tiny Tool Design Team with a tutorial on how to use the Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter to cut and heat seal ribbon.

 I made this cute Harvest Ribbon Wreath using just a few supplies:

Proxxon Thermocut Hot Wire Cutter

Wire wreath form

Ribbon

Fall decorations from the Dollar Store 

LED light strand from the dollar Store

  

 First I cut the ribbon into 8 inch pieces using the Proxxon Thermocut Hot Wire Cutter, and then I tied each piece to the wreath form as shown in this short video...

 

I used a LED strand of lights to make a lighted garland by tying the additional ribbon pieces to the strand of lights as shown in this short video.

 

I added some Fall decorations to the wreath for additional interest.

 

I love how the wreath and garland turned out, I think it looks cute with some of the other projects I've created this month. Cutting and heat sealing the ribbon was so easy with the Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter.

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

xoxo Tammy

Thanksgiving Turkey Framed Decor

Hi everyone! Tammy Santana here from the creative lifestyle blog, www.TammySantana.com, with my take on a fun home decor project that is perfect for a gift or just to showcase on an entry table or mantle.

Supplies I used:

Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter

Smoothfoam 

Metallic copper and gold paint

Ribbon

Zip Dry adhesive

Dollar Store Frame

Straight Pin

Red glitter cardstock

Needle and thread

How I made it:

 

Cut your turkey shape out of the Smoothfoam and freehand the squiggle cuts inside the shape. Separate the pieces a little bit to create the raised effect.

 

 Add a little Zip Dry adhesive to the back of the piece to keep the pieces separated and paint metallic copper. Drybrush some metallic gold on the top of the piece sticking out. Add pieces of red glitter cardstock and a black straight pin head for the eye.

 Cut and heat seal the ribbon with the Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter and glue to the back of the turkey body.

 Add some fabric adhesive tape to the ribbon

 Adhere the finished turkey to the outside of the frame. Add some glitter cardstock to the inside of the frame and attach the back onto the frame.

 And that's it...easy peezy!

xoxo Tammy