Grace's Scrap Attic

Better Late then Never - Christmas Book Page Trees

2012-01-16T17:18:00.000-08:00

Better late then never! Here are some images of some book page trees I made this year for the Christmas Season. Enjoy!

It was a HEL-met of a CAKE!

2012-01-07T21:15:00.000-08:00

I honestly have not been crafting much in the way of working with paper and books like I usually have been this year. I ended the year with some painting in my master bed and bath that once the faux finish and flooring are done I will post photos of later.

Today I am going to share with you my first post of the new year and though it's not scrapbooking related it is one of my favorite things to do ... decorate specialty cakes!

I am admitting I don't like fondant and most of my friends/customers don't either so I use butter cream and modeling chocolate for most of my works.

Here is a photo of my newest confection, the Auburn Helmet! This was made for a friend of mine who just loves Auburn. He loved it.

PS. I made my goal and posted over 52 posts last year. New Years resolution for 2011... check! Let's see... the Grace's scrap attic blog 2012 resolution.... 104 posts! Think I can do it? I hope so! See you later ladies and gents.

Happy belated New Year and Merry Christmas!

Making the Holiday Colorful with Helmar and Faber-Castell

2011-12-26T12:49:00.000-08:00

Making the Holiday Colorful with Faber-Castell

Good Day everyone!
Today I am so excited to share with you my experience working with some of the wonderful products by Faber-Castell and Helmar together. This decoration you just lay on the branch of your tree. If you make it out of cardstock it can be hung by adding a ribbon or cord onto the back.

But first here is a fun fact about Faber-Castell ... 2011 is a milestone year for Faber-Castell USA as they celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Faber-Castell and 35 years of Creativity for Kids! TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS!!!! WHO DOES THAT? Faber-Castell does, that's who! Can you imagine being part of such a great business/company that you have the opportunity to celebrate 250 year anniversary? Kudos to you Faber-Castell and by the way your products rock! I love working with them!

To see a tutorial of how to make this please visit Making the Holiday Colorful with Faber-Castell Helmar's blog. There you will find inspiration daily and some wonderful projects and product.

My most favorite projects using Chipboard

2011-12-11T23:39:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!

Today I am posting this as a summary of what I have done with my chipboard on my projects. I am doing this to apply for the Imaginarium Designs Design Team Call! (Deadline is Dec 12th) I am always up for a good challenge and I thought I knew what to do with chipboard but after looking at their blog I feel I have a lot to explore and experiment with. I am very excited to get started. I would get started here...

Method # 1: The chipboard on this layout has several things going on. It's inked in two tones, glittered slightly, and embellished with brads and ribbon. I love this layout!

Method # 2 - Hand painted with shimmer: This ornament is all hand painted with a couple of different colors. To achieve the silver shimmer I spritzed it with silver glimmer mist and sprinkled it with a white perfect pearls dust. This gave it some texture as the dust absorbed the glimmer mist that was not yet dry, it hardened and gave it the sparkle like snow.

Method # 3 - Yarn: In the project below I took a large 12" letter C and wrapped a bulky yarn around it till it was covered. I love how it makes it just pop in this project.

Method # 4 - Crackle: Currently working for Helmar Adhesives I have had the wonderful opportunity to work with their crackle product... it's amazing! The next time you have some crackle on hand try it out on your chipboard. You can create several looks with it... it's all about how much you layer on and with what type of brush/sponge.

Method # 5 - Glitter: Here I am showing two ways to glitter... the first layout "Fluffy" is a grungy glitter where some of the chipboard shows through. I love how this counters the girlishness of the rest of the layout.

Here is a solid glitter. The difference is the types of adhesives you use and/or the thickness of the application of the adhesive. I have used the chipboard to create a label in a difficult area. I love the playfulness of the letter fonts and the sparkle draws your eye to it.

Method # 6 - Paint: A simple coat of paint and maybe some light distressing around the edge with ink or a basic embellishment of pearls/gems can go far when the project needs a place to rest the eye in composition.

Method # 7 - Cover with Paper - as you can see here though I also glittered the front and inked the edges of the letters in the title. I also love to play with different sizes of letters in my titles.

Method # 8: Naked with a hint of Shimmer (glimmer mist spray)

Helmar Holiday Hop - Grace's Decorate on a Dollar

2011-12-03T00:00:00.000-08:00

It’s that time of year where we all start thinking of theholidays so what better way to get your Holiday spirit than a great HelmarHoliday Hop? Filled with so much Holiday cheer and some amazing projectsfeaturing all the different Helmar Adhesives.

Hello everyone and welcome to my stop on the Helmar HolidayHop. If you have been following along, you should have hopped here from Connie Mercer’s blog. If not, you just have to stop at the Helmar Blog and startfrom the beginning. There are goodies along the way and we don’t want you tomiss a thing.

My Project today will be brief. I know you have a lot of blogs to hit will all the wonderful projects we will be showing off today! This holiday wreath is small but stunning.

I want to tell you a bit about these products.

The Zapdots are fantastic to add dimension.
The Gemstone glue works well on all gemstones but my favorite thing to use it on is glitter since it dries completely clear and lets the sparkle of the glitter shine!
The Remove - Well... it's just awesome at what it does. There is a video demonstration at the bottom of this post.
And Helmar Premium Craft Glue - This stuff is awesome I love it for most of my crafty projects.

Below is a photo of the main supplies. I added a few more embellishments. To see an older post on how to make a larger version of these wreaths please click HERE. Instead of a larger foam wreath I glued these cones to a piece of book page 3" square and mad the point of the cones touch in the center. The cones are made of 3" squares too.

After making your wreath. Brush Helmar's Gemstone Glue on where you wish the glitter to be. Sprinkle it with glitter and let dry. Supper easy and it always looks so great when your done!

I built up 4 Zapdots in the center of this wreath to base the center embellishments off of. It is so sturdy and nice and tall. The adhesive on these puppies is strong and lasts forever! I have not hand any of these release their adhesive like I have with other brands of foam dimensionals.

Now let me show you that Remove magic!

EDIT: many of you have been asking so here is where you can get the REMOVE Cleaner. Go to Helmar's Blog at the end of this blog hop and look down the left hand side. Main retailers are there and all of our online ones also. Happy Helmar Holidays everyone!

Make sure you leave acomment at every stop because the elves of Helmar will be giving away prizes tosome lucky Helmar fans. Now hop on over to Michelle Wallace’s blog to see anotheramazing Helmar Holiday project. The Holiday Hop will be open for comments until11:59P.S.T December 4^th , so take a look and enjoy a little holidayspirit from all of us on the Helmar Team. Thanks again for stopping by todayand Happy Holidays

Mini Baby Brag Books

2011-12-02T13:52:00.001-08:00

Hello Everyone!
Today I am want to share a sweet little gift idea with you. It's brought to you by our friends over at FabScraps. These adorable little cut out kits are perfect for cards, layouts or these mini brag books. Not to mention that all their lines they carry partner with that vintage look that Helmar's Crackle brings to the table.
These are adorable mini Brag Books.

Supplies:
1 - Helmar Crackle Steps 1 and 2
1 - Jar of Helmar Acrylic Sealer
1 - Sheet of FabScraps Die Cuts
1 - Mini Book from Creative Memories
1 - Paint brush
1 - Acrylic paint color of your choice
1 - Adirondack ink

For step by step instructions please see the Helmar Blog.

Close up of the wonderful Crackle finish.

The Boy Bath Time Brag Book:

The Girl Brag Book:

I just think this is such a sweet little gift to give to someone with a new baby. Hope you have enjoyed this week of FabScraps... there is still more to come. Check in every day!
Thanks for reading!

Decorating on at Dollar: Glass Ball Book Page Ornamnet

2011-11-17T13:54:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone!

Today I want to share with you another ornament I made from book pages. I wish I could capture the glistening glitter a bit better... however I still love the way they look. I made five of them with these words on them:

Noel
Love
Peace
Faith
Hope

Use the Helmar Decoupage to adhere the book page pieces. Add a final coat of the decoupage medium and sprinkle with glitter while wet. Ad the label that is printed on a blank book page from the same book. Take Helmar Gemstone Glue and brush it on the pine cones and sprinkle with the same glitter. Attach with a thin cord.

Have a Happy Helmar Holidays!

Helmar Holiday Blog Hop - Mark your calendars!

2011-11-16T21:29:00.001-08:00

Helmar is excited to announce our Helmar Holiday Blog Hop so mark your calendars for a weekend of fun!

Decorating on a $1 - Snowflake Ornaments

2011-11-15T13:42:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!
Today I am going to show you how to make some stunning snowflake ornaments for your Christmas Tree. This is my favorite holiday and I can't wait to share some of my ideas, so take a moment for a quick look.

Here were a few more photos of different color options I made for the window display at the local book store Dinah's on D St.

If you would like to see how these were made please check out my post HERE at Helmar's Blog.

Thanks so much for your time and I hope you enjoy this project.

Helmar Design Team Haul Nov 2011!

2011-11-13T18:44:00.001-08:00

This is for Tracy, Helmar and all the companies that support our Design team this term. I am honored to be a part of it all!

Call me a goofball! I am, and I love it!!!

Thanks to:

Helmar

Faber-Castell

Elle's Studio

Bella BLVD

Maya Road

Authentique

FabScraps

Susiebee Studios

May Arts

Paper Mache Ornaments - Christmas is in the air!

2011-11-13T12:15:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone!

Today I am posting some ornaments I made for the window display at a local book store I consign my crafts at. These were painted and then embellished with ribbon, glitter, laser wood cutouts and some book pages. No how to today... just some ideas. Most of these cost me under $2 to make (though I took advantage of the 50% off sale at Hobby Lobby to get these paper mache ornaments down to $1 and $1.50 each)

Here is the type of ornament I started with. I found the shapes I used in this post at Hobby Lobby.

This one is one of my favorites.... I will have more in different color schemes in a later post...

The window display is in red, teal, silver and white... I love this color combo for a fresh looking and eye catching Christmas display.

The one up above was done with some felt ribbon too.

I have to admit that the snowflake below was one that gave me the biggest creative block... I found and painted this wooded holly shape and fell in love with the burst of red. All these supplies were found at Hobby Lobby.

Have a wonderful day! It's never to early to start crafting for Christmas!!! I would love to see what you all have been working on... Thanksgiving, Halloween or Christmas... this is my favorite time of year! Please share a link in the comments below. Happy Holidays everyone!

Happy and Honored to anounce...

2011-11-08T15:36:00.000-08:00

Happy and honored to anounce that I have been selected for a second term with Helmar USA Design team.

Announcing the Helmar 2011-2012 Design Team!!!

We are pleased to announce our 2011-2012 Helmar Design Team!

Tracy Weinzapfel (Design Team Coordinator)
Erika Taylor
Jessica Diedrich
Jen Erickson
L. Grace Lauer
Connie Mercer
Carisa Czlobicki
Angie Blom
Karen Taylor
Martha Richardson
Cheryl Boglioli
Trudy Sjolander
Jennifer Evans
Carolyn King
Natasha Naranjo Aguirre
Lydell Quin
Beck Beattie
Michelle Wallace
Renee Aslette
Rae Cooper
Linda Baldock

Decorating on a Dollar - A Gourd by Any Other Name...

2011-11-05T21:08:00.000-07:00

Today I want to show you a wonderful idea that should cost any of you less then a $1 in supplies. We will be re-purposing a used book that has seen better days. Instead of recycling this worn out beast lets create something beautiful out of it.

Supplies:

1 - Bottle of Helmar 450 Quick Dry
1 - Bottle of Helmar Gemstone Glue
1 - Used paper back book... the more pages the better (300-500)
1 - Jar of Pumpkin Colored Glitter
1 - Paper Grocery Bag
1 - Sheet of Glitter Leaf paper from the Robin's Nest
2-3 - Flowers (I chose orange)

Step 1: Rip off the front and back covers of the paper back book. Begin cutting with an exacto knife the curve of the pumpkin. (It can be done with scissors but it is a bit harder to control your edges and shape.)

Step 2: Once you have cut all the pages into the pumpkin curve you need to ink it with a golden/orange color to help create the "pumpkin" look.

Step 3: Using Helmar 450 Quick Dry, glue the front and back pages and inside the back binding to each other, opening the book 360 degrees. Hold in place for a couple of min and begin to separate any pages clumped together. NOTE: Helmar 450 Quick Dry really is the best glue for the job here. No Joke! I tried to use a hot glue gun for this step and found that the head melts the origional binding glue and it winds up to be a bigger mess (with the binding falling apart) then you wanted.

Step 4: Using Helmar Gemstone Glue select 7-9 pages around the pumpkin to run a bead of glue on from top to bottom. Glitter with Pumpkin Colored fine art glitter and let dry.

Step 5: While step 4 is drying take a brown paper bag and twist and contort it into a stem for your pumpkin. I added brown puff paint to give it more of a two tone color. Fancy cut some fall leaves out of paper (I used a sheet from Robin's Nest) and glitter with Gemstone Glue and a gold colored glitter.
Step 6: Using Helmar 450 glue the paper bag Stem onto the pumpkin and embellish with fancy cut glittered leaves and some flowers.
Here are a few more examples of the pumpkins. Enjoy and Have a Happy Helmar Day!
Short and fat:

Tall and lumpy:

L. Grace Lauer

Halloween - How am I going to top this one?

2011-11-01T21:38:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I need to let you all know that every year I go all out and make the family costumes. Every year it gets harder and harder to make them amazing. This year my daughter decided she wanted to be a paper doll (as seen on the front of the Family Fun magazine, October cover).

Just some poster board and markers... sure... that's easy I thought... LOL! Easy sure... but simple... not if your me. Sometimes I feel I dig myself holes that are bigger then I wish they were when I am down in the middle of them.

Here she is... a 3D Paper Doll Ballerina! (used Helmar 450 all the way! It works great with crate and tissue paper!)

Here is my costume as a "Literary Work of Art" (used Helmar Acid Free and a splash of water to use with a paint brush to "paper mache" the book pages onto the dress)

The local paper got a hold of us too and put my daughter on the front page!

Then put us both and a small article about Scarysville night and how my costume was the most original.

We also won the best Family Costumes award from our local candy store, The Candy Box, on D St. Here are the kids with the bucket of candy we won! Tristan was Bumblebee!

As if that was not enough my hubby and I won "Best Costume" and "Scariest Costume" at our friends Halloween party. We got the cutest little trophies and some Denny's Gift Cards!

I hope you all had a Happy and Safe Halloween!

Helmar Design Team Call - 2011/12

2011-10-12T21:27:00.000-07:00

Helmar Design Team Call - 2011/12

Here is a copy of the Helmar design team call post. Check out this amazing team that I have had the honor of being a part of for the last 6 months!

"HelmarDesign Team Call 2011/2

Helmar USA, Inc, distributes Helmar Adhesives & Art Mediums. Have you had dreams at night that adhesives would land on your doorstep? Do you want to be a part of one of the most creative teams and work with products from the most amazing manufacturers? Well, that dream can come true…….Helmar USA, Inc. wants YOU to become a member of our Design Team!

We are looking for new Helmar Design Team Members!!! We are looking for enthusiastic, dedicated designers and paper crafters to serve a six-month term beginning November 1, 2011 (Continuation of the term will be determined by both parties at the end of six months.)
As a Design Team Member, you will receive:

*Advance releases of products!
Adhesives!
*Endorsement fees for published layouts and projects!
*Payment for projects used for trade shows!
The latest & greatest products from our Preferred Vendors (USA)!

Helmar Design Team Members are required to:

Dedication to a minimum of (2) blog posts per month. More are LOVELY!
Dedication to your personal blogs which means keeping them fresh and mentioning Helmar products (we will do our best to promote you personally as well which is a win-win for everyone). Keeping them fresh and new is important.
Involvement with social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Facebook at minimum is required. This is the future for the industry and plays an even bigger part now than publications.
Dedication to our preferred vendors. They treat us great! We work very hard to secure those relationships.
Optional...Teaching experience. We are expanding our marketing efforts and the best way to do this is by demonstration and teaching.
Another great plus is video tutorials.....and step-by-step projects or kits featuring Helmar products.
Members are asked to submit their monthly Helmar projects for possible publication in crafting magazines and idea books.
Members will also complete special projects as requested by Helmar to be used for trade shows, catalogs, promotional items, and various other venues.

Interested applicants should send the following in a single email:

Name, address, daytime & evening phone numbers, and email address (USA, Canadian, Australian & New Zealand applicants only, please due to shipping constraints). Current and prior Design Team Members welcome to apply!
Please indicate if you are applying to be a Design Team Member or Educator.
Short biography
Links to any on-line galleries and/or blog
Link to Facebook/Twitter Pages
List of other design teams in which you are currently or were previously a member. NOTE: Members are encouraged to be on other design teams (except for competing adhesive companies) and partner their products with Helmar Adhesives & Art Mediums.
A brief paragraph stating why you would like to be a member of our Design Team.
Three example projects (layouts, altered projects paper crafting projects, etc.) no larger than 150k each – Make sure to list any special adhesive techniques used and list the Helmar products. NOTE: You are not required to use Helmar adhesives for your application however, that is preferred so we see how creative you are with our products.
Anything else you want us to know about you…..what sets you apart from the rest? We want to see your enthusiasm!
Optional: Please provide Links to your YouTube or Ustream page including a link to a video showing your demonstration or teaching techniques. Please do not send the video in your email (only a link).

Please submit the above information to info@helmarusa.com by October 26, 2011. No late entries will be accepted. The new Design Team members will be announced on our website.
For additional information on our products, visit our design team blog at: www.helmarusa.typepad.com. Feel free to EMAIL any questions to info@helmarusa.com

Tracy WeinzapfelPresident, Helmar USA, Inc."

You can do it!!!! Go for it! I would love to see you on this team!!!!

"Out of the Box with Helmar" in October (sketch challenge)

2011-10-12T21:20:00.000-07:00

Ok Helmar Fans........it is time to think and create "Out of the Box with Helmar" in October! Yep, we are digging deep and challenging you to Glue Outside the Box! October is about Fall, Spooky Things and Halloween. So what scares you creatively? Is there a Helmar adhesive or art medium you have not picked up and played with? Time to challenge yourself! For more information click on a Helmar link or the image below.

Decorating on a Dollar - Trick or Treat Wreath.

2011-09-30T13:45:00.000-07:00

Today I am going to show you how to take a 12" $1 store foam wreath and turn it into an 18"-20" holiday decoration. This wreath is on display and for sale at Dinah's On D St. Bookstore. Please feel free to contact her or myself if you are interested in purchasing it.

Begin with a $1 wreath from the Dollar Store. Some Acid Free Glue from Helmar and a smidgeon of water. I thinned out the Acid Free glue with a bit of water in a disposable cup. Using a brush with the glue and strips of newspaper strips to the wreath. I chose this glue because of the finish it has when it dries. It sealed the paper with tough, flexible surface.

Once the wreath is dry use Helmar Premium Craft Glue to help adhere book pages that are rolled and stapled in a cone shape.

Using Helmar Premium Craft Glue allows a little slower dry time for you to place and adjust the book pages into a circle and place the points where you like them. Continue all the way around the wreath adding width and volume. You need to have a hole about 5"-6" wide in the center.

Print a circular frame off of the computer on cardstock. Cut a circle around it and ink the edges with a complimentary color to the crape paper in the next step. Place it upside down for the next step.

Using Premium Craft Glue from Helmar, glue black (or any other desired streamers) crape paper streamers around the back of the printed frame.

Measure the center of the printed frame and cut a circle out of coordinating (with the desired glitter as seen in the first photo) cardstock to fit inside of it. Spray Helmar V2 Vellum Adhesive to cover the entire circle and let it sit (per instructions on the back of the can) for a few minutes.

Then glitter with desired color of glitter. Glue this circle into the center of the printed frame with either some Helmar V2 Vellum Adhesive or Helmar 450 Quick Dry. Using a die cut machine cut a silhouette image out of black cardstock and use Helmar 450 Quick Dry to adhere it to the center of the printed frame and glittered circle. I used the trick or treat witch image from the Cricut Cartridge "A Child's Year".

Glue the Printed, glittered image over the center of the wreath and use Helmar 450 Quick Dry to glue it down to the inside of the rolled book pages. Once dry tie a ribbon or string around the top of the wreath to hang it from the back.

Hope you enjoyed this project.

Decorating on a Dollar

2011-09-24T10:26:00.001-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I shared with you a Witches Skull project that was from the $1 store. Since then I have been back to a few of our local $0.99 and $1 stores to find unusual items that I saw potential in.

This week I am going to share with you an idea I fell in love with on Pinterest. The original was done with real pumpkins and if any of you have bought real pumpkins lately you would find they are about the same price as what I paid for these artificial ones at the $1 sore. However, I don't want to remake these every year. So I opted for the fake pumpkins.

Here are your supplies:

Black lace
Black feathers
Black acrylic paint (or Ranger's black crackle paint)
Black (gloss) and Off White (satin) spray paint
(3-5) Fall silk leaves
(3) Artificial Pumpkins (mine are from the $1 store)
Print "Trick or Treat" (or any other saying) in the desired font on your computer.
Black Gemstone swirls (say it in crystals by Prima)
Black Sharpie
and of course... HELMAR 450

Step 1: Spray paint - the pumpkins with primer or several coats of the off white and the silk leaves with the black.

Step 2: line up the printed "Trick or Treat" on the desired pumpkin and trace over the printed word slowly with the Sharpie. Remove the printed word when done.

Step 3: Fill in the outlined letters with black acrylic paint and paint the stem with also. OR, use gemstone glue to fill in the letters and then glitter or micro bead them. Supper cute!

Step 4: Use HELMAR 450 to adhere the embellishments to the stem. (feathers, leaves and lace)

Step 5: place your swirled crystals onto the pumpkins where desired. (these could also be painted on)

Here you go! Don't you just love it. Now I had all the supplies accept the pumpkins in my craft room. Get crafty and use what you have.

Have a Happy Helmar day!

Spooktacular Skull

2011-09-12T11:41:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again... time to get crafting for the holidays! My favorite is Christmas but I always go in order... something about the fall colors that make me feel all warm and cozy inside. Though I have to admit... Halloween is not warm and fuzzy to me. I still have young kids and we don't do "scary".

This project is not for my home though the skull is kind of growing on me... It's for a new endeavor I am working on and if you fallow my blog you will learn more about it in the coming weeks.

Believe it or not after almost a month of creative block, (yes we all get it) this project came to me in the isle of the $1 store. Yup, I jumped out of line and headed over to the Halloween decor and snagged up a cheap… cheesy plastic skull. I almost put it back too, after getting back in line behind about five people that were originally behind me. "What the heck? It's only a $1, right?" I thought, convincing and rationalizing with myself. In the photo below you can see the wondrous thing of beauty that is the $1 plastic skull... with it's poor paint job and bad dental job.

Though this looks bad, I rarely “never fear when I have Helmar near”! LOL... really I used that handy dandy Glue chart in the upper left column on this blog and found the best glue to adhere paper to plastic. I chose the Gemstone glue. I like in this case that it was not fast drying, I added a bit of water to it also to help the torn pages of the dictionary mould to the shapes of the skull.

Once dry I added a layer of Helmar's Acrylic Sealer to the entire skull to give it a shinny and sealed surface. Once the sealer was dry I used Helmar's Gemstone Glue to fill in the sockets and mouth with black glitter.

Using some beautiful paper from Robbins Nest I began to create the witches hat. Cutting it into 1/3 of a circle and then using the amazingly fast drying Helmar 450 to create the cone top. I added the brim of the hat also using Helmar's 450.

Sealing the hat with Helmar's Acrylic Sealer, I love this stuff, gave the hat just the right sheen.

Once the hat was in place the project started to grow on me... Here is the back where you get to see this great paper from Robbins Nest and some of their Dew Drops (Mardi Gras). These are not brads and oh my they are so much easier to use. They look great and give a metal feel. I just had to add this tear on the brim to have another opportunity to work with them.

Robbins Nest is such a great company. I love all their products. Though this project didn't have much room to so their rubons I did get to sneak one on it with a Tear Drop (Forest Fun), also another product of the Robbins Nest. The Tear Drop brings this spider to life!

I hope you have had a great week seeing the wonderful projects with Helmar and The Robin’s Nest.

Have a Happy Helmar Day!

Mark Your Spot

2011-08-12T11:44:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

It's that time of year again! I love the fall. School is in, the colors of the season change, the cool evenings and the holidays are on the horizon. With the beginning of the school year I am always on the look out for great hand made teachers gifts. With our school opening back up next week I wanted to share a little gift I am creating to toss into those teacher's baskets.

The wonderful thing about this project is that it is small enough to begin to use up those scraps you have been saving all year. It's quick and easy and useful too, thanks to the Helamr Quickfix Adhesive Runner! Check out this how to video.

Don't you just love how easy these are? I love that I can use up some of those extra stickers too. I have seen these created as page monsters for the kids with teeth and eyes as well as something more elegant with some embossing powder and decorative scissors. Play with it and have a great time. Don't forget to use the Helmar Quickfix Adhesive Runner to make this project even easier!

I hope you all have a Happy Helmar Day!

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue...

2011-08-05T11:45:00.000-07:00

I've heard it's been said, Helmar 450 is... THE GO TO GLUE!

Hello everyone!

It's me, Grace. I am back today to show you a paper rose tutorial. This is one of my favorite flowers to create. I love making these for altered items or hair pieces etc. I thought I would show you how to make this style of spiral rose because the key to a good end result is biased on the glue you use! Guess what? Helmar 450 is the go to glue to use!

Don't they look great? I love how they turn out and how easy they are to create with Helmar 450!

Hope you all have a happy Helmar weekend and get that 450 out and make something fun!