Smooth Foam Cross

 Hello friends. Larissa here with you today. Having a lot of medical issues lately on my mind brought this project to life.
I wanted to cut a cross out of wood. Our weather has been full of thunderstorms the last few days so instead of cutting wood I decided to try a piece of smooth foam.

Supplies you will need: 

• Smooth Foam 12x12x5/8
• Proxxon Thermocut Hot Wire Cutter 
• FolkArt ® Milk Paint™ - Cabinet Maker's Blue, 6.8 oz.
• FolkArt ® Milk Paint Brushes
• Black Sharpie Marker 
• Ruler 
• Spatula
• Modeling Paste
• Plastic bowl for mixing 
• Black Cardstock Die Cut Word "Believe"

What did I do: 

I started out drawing a cross on a piece of 12x12x5/8 piece of Smooth Foam and cutting it out using the Proxxon Thermocut Hot Wire Cutter. 

I smoothed the edges of the smooth foam.
 

I added a thin coat of Modeling Paste to the top of the cross to make it look like rough stone.

Once the Modeling Paste dried I added a thin coat of Milk Paint. 

Once the Modeling Paste dried I added a thin coat of Milk Paint. I added a little Milk Paint to the Modeling Paste and mixed it together. 

Once the Modeling Paste dried I added a thin coat of Milk Paint. I added a little Milk Paint to the Modeling Paste and mixed it together. Like icing a cake I spread out the colored modeling paste on the top of the Milk Paint. 

Once it was completely dry I added the word Believe to the cross with a little liquid glue. 

I hope you enjoyed my post today. Have a wonderful day friends.
Larissa Pittman 

www.muffinsandlace.com

Tutorial How To Add Sparkle To Your Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter For National Craft Month

Welcome to National Craft Month! Crafts come in many forms, and today I am going to show you how to add some sparkle to your Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter. I really enjoy using my Hot Wire Cutter to cut ribbon, Smoothfoam etc. but to be honest it needed a little bling :)
Supplies I used for this project:
Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter
Adhesive rhinestone sheet
Non stick scissors
How to:
Cut rhinestone sheet to fit your Hot Wire Cutter and peel and stick the rhinestones on the machine away from any heat source or controls. For an easy step by step tutorial, please watch my video below.

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

Cute Valentine Themed Crate

Hi everyone and Happy New Year! Tammy here with a cute idea for a Valentines holder for your child's desk at school. My daughter asked me to make something for her to collect Valentines at the class party in, and this is what I came up with.

Supplies used:
Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter
Proxxon Delta Sander
Mini crate
Black chalkboard paint
Hot pink paint
Red glitter paint
Adhesive
Ribbon
Chalk marker
"Love" wood piece

How I made it:

Sand the wood crate with the Proxxon Delta Sander

Sand the "Love" wood piece with the Proxxon Delta Sander

I used chalkboard paint to paint the crate

I used hot pink paint to paint the "Love" wood piece

I added some red glitter paint on top of the hot pink paint

I cut and heat sealed some Valentine's ribbon with my Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter

I added the ribbon to the top of the crate and glued the "Love" wood piece to the front

I added my daughter's name to the side with the chalk marker

I also added her name to the front with the chalk marker

I really love how this project turned out! It was so easy to decorate with the help from my Proxxon Delta Sander and Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter!

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

xoxo Tammy

Create a Vintage Christmas Scene in an Illuminated Rustic Shadowbox

My partner, Joe Morgan, loves vintage decorations, especially Halloween and Christmas! A Rustic Shadowbox made from reclaimed lumber (pallet wood) was the perfect frame to showcase some of the miniature animals he has collected. This vintage Christmas scene is illuminated with 20 LED battery powered lights.

Proxxon tools make it easy to work on a small project like this. The scale of the tools is perfect for a project this size.

What You’ll Need

• A rustic shadowbox with a recessed back – check out this blog post to learn how to make one out of reclaimed lumber
• 2x4x8 Smoothfoam block
• 1 sheet of paper to use as the background of the scene – anything from wrapping paper to scrapbook paper to art paper
• Pencil
• Battery operated LED light string (20 lights)
• Black felt
• Snow glitter
• Vintage animals, Christmas tree, moon, etc. to create your scene
• Vintage pipe cleaner
• Quick dry liquid adhesive (I love Aleene’s Quick Dry TackyGlue)
• Hot glue gun (I love AdTech’s glue guns and glue)
• Proxxon Cutter THERMOCUT 115/E (bench top)
• Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter THERMOCUT 12/E (handheld)
• Proxxon Professional Rotary Tool and drill bits (1/16 works great!)

Steps to Follow

1. Cut the paper to fit the shadowbox and adhere it with the quick dry adhesive. This makes the background for your scene.

2. Use Smoothfoam to make the contour of the ground. First, decide on the maximum height (most likely at the back of the scene, the depth (give yourself about ¼” from the front to show the wood of the shadowbox) and the length (the opening of the shadowbox). The foam in our shadowbox is about 1” tall, 8” wide and 2-3/4” deep. Use the bench top Proxxon Cutter THERMOCUT 115/E hot wirecutter to cut the foam block to the desired dimensions.

3. To continue making the contour, use the handheld Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter THERMOCUT 12/E to “carve” the contour of the ground. Make it slope to the front and dip up and down, just like snow drifts.

4. Adhere the Smoothfoam to the shadowbox using quick dry liquid adhesive.

5. Decide where you want lights to shine through the back of the shadowbox and mark the spots lightly with a pencil. Use the ProxxonProfessional Rotary Tool and drill bits to drill the holes. You can vary the size of the bits if you want different sized “spots” of light.

 


6. Adhere the lights to the back of the shadowbox using hot glue. Line up each bulb with a hole you drilled. Work your way from one side to the other. We tried adhering the lights with electrical tape, but it didn’t stick. Other tapes didn’t work well either. Hot glue worked perfectly!

7. Cover the back of the shadowbox with black felt. Adhere it with quick dry adhesive. This prevents light from peering out the back of the box when you place it on a shelf. You can also adhere the back of the battery box to the shadowbox. Just be sure to position it so you can slide the top back and forth to change the batteries!

8. Cover the Smoothfoam with quick dry liquid adhesive and apply the snow glitter.

9. Build your scene and adhere the pieces to the foam with quick dry adhesive.

10. Optionally, decorate the front of the box with vintage sparkle pipe cleaner, adhered with quick dry adhesive.

 Do you collect vintage decorations and trims! Everyone at Create N Craft loves the look of old-time goodies! Check out the boxes we went through to decorate our shadowbox!

What are your favorite vintage finds! We would love to know. Mention what you like in the comments below.

Happy Crafting!
Joe Rotella