A TIE-NY TOKEN OF APPRECIATION

wowser...it just hit me that dad day is right around the corner...and hadn't done any projects for it!...so...here's a little last minute something something...

now...not sure why ties have become the gift standard...because seems that the only time my father wore one was for funerals...but for all those dads that dress to impress...there's no reason why your keys shouldn't be as sophisticated!...



so grab a old tie from years past and a key ring...that's all you'll need for this!...well...some scissors and glue too...

oh...you might notice that this isn't the same tie in the original pic...well...after finishing that one...i realized that i hadn't taken any pics along the way...so i had to grab a stand-in for the tutorial...just think of it as a stunt tie....



take the narrow tail end of the tie and pull it through the ring...about five inches...make sure the seam of the tie is facing down...



fold tail sideways...so it is pointing to right...now you'll be able to see the seams...



wrap the tail over the top of the tie...where it folds through the ring...



keep on wrapping the tail around the ring...until the seam shows...this should look like a knot on a tie...well...a teenie tie...



pull the tail through the ring....



and down through the "knot"....



grab the ring and the tie...pull on both to tighten...



flip your tie over....



grab your scissors and snip all the excess off...



how much to cut off?...well...try to end up with it looking like this...



snip off the edges to mimic the front of tie...or...you can totally leave it blunt cut...then add some glue to the edges...to stop the fraying...



here's how it should look all done up on the back!...



and here's the frontal shot!...



now...it's time to add the keys!...i mean...what's a keychain without 'em?...i used my cricut and a design studio cut file to do up these keys...then stamped with the perfect sentiments!...



you know....father's day isn't the only occasion for these tie-ny tokens of appreciation....anytime you need a male sorta giftie...these would be perfect!...

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WE INTERRUPT THIS CRAFT BLOG

to bring you a card!...as most know...i've never claimed to be a cardmaker...but it seems that the past couple of times i tried to work on projects...i ended up with cards...weird...i know...but just had to go with the creative flow!...since i was pretty darn proud of how this one turned out...i thought i'd force you to look at share...

 

for my card base...i started with a 4" inch by 8" piece of cardstock and scored it in half...cut my pattered paper at 3 3/4" inches by 3 3/4" inches...then took a 3 1/2" inch by 3 1/2" inch piece of cardstock and used my papertrey ink butterfly die for the cut out...just randomly placed...outlined with my signo white gel pen...rounded the edges of the patterend paper and kraft cardstock...then pop dotted each layer...got my doodle dot on...and yeppers...inked up the edges!...added a sentiment and tulle bow to finish it off!...

hope you like!...and now back to your regularly crafty blog that is already in progress....

O CHRISTMAS TREE

or at least that's what they're supposed to be...oops...sorry...should be writing a post...not singing...

so....am i the only one that never seems to use things for their intended purpose?...i mean...i'm pretty sure that when martha stewart whipped up these felt pennants....

 

that she wasn't thinking trees for christmas cards!...lol...well...sorry martha...but that's what i used 'em for!....

 

but i did manage to use this stamp sentiment from papertrey ink the correct way....i'm not a total loose cannon!...

 

yeah...my card my might on the simple side...but it doesn't need to be complicated to get my message across...which is wishing everyone a merry christmas!....

HOW 'BOUT SOME CARDS FOR A CHANGE

so...guess who's been making cards?...the bean...that's who!...i'm blaming it on the full moon!...anywho...thought i'd do a little scaring
sharing!...i know my cards are more on the simple side...but i thought they turned out spook-tacular!...

for this one...just took some random fabric and sewed on the kraft cardstock...then used stazon ink and the clover stamp from stampotique to finish it off...colored in her eyes with a white signo pen...to give that creepy stare!...worked huh?...

 

this one's just a little guy...3" by 3"...did a little pumpkin stamp on some washi tape...pretty sure it's stampin' up...then with my dymo label maker...did the happy halloween...topped it off with some black and white baker's twine...

 

for this one...i needed the help of my gypsy and cricut...that's right...a shape card!...lol...the image is from the simply charmed cart...added some stiching with my white signo pen...you might not be able to see...but there's some glossy accents on his buckers and feet....oh...don't forget the stickles on the cheek!....then put some googly eyes on it and called it a day!...

 

for the sentiment...used the dymo label maker...could be my new favorite toy!...

 

this one's probably my fav!...i heart this little mummy!...another 3" by 3" card...cut a tiny piece of black cardstock and attached to the card...then plopped some googly eyes on it...using this cotton tape...i cut strips and covered like a mummy...trimmed up any that hung over the edges...grabbed some stazon ink...stamped with a papertrey ink sentiment...and topped off with a little bow!...