Altered Chalk Board

-
Happy Thursday everyone.  I hope you are having a great day.  I have looked forward to today for awhile now.  Not only do I get the chance to share a fun new project using 3 Girl Jam products, but today is day 1 of 3 days off from work.  Woo Hoo for days off!

If school hasn't started where you live, it likely will soon.  How about a project to commemorate the new school year?   Today's project has a dual purpose.  The first one is that this is for 3 Girl Jam.  The other purpose is for a swap over at CraftHappens.net.

The requirements for this swap were pretty simple.  You are to do a back to school project and you are supposed to include a Bingo card in that project.  I've never really played much Bingo (and never the gambling kind), but I thought this project sounded like fun.

I started my project using 3 Girl Jam Mistletoe and Holly Berry ribbon.  I added a few vintage buttons (also from 3 Girl Jam), some thread, and viola...


...you have some pretty little flowers.  To make them, I sewed a simple basting stitch along one edge of the Holly Berry ribbon and then gathered the ribbon, sewing it in the back to form a flower.  I then tacked a piece of Mistletoe to the back of the flower to make a leaf and sewed a vintage button for the center of the flower.  This was a great start to my final project.  I learned how to make these flowers on a YouTube video.  I am posting the link at the bottom of today's project.



Other items that you might need include:
Bingo Cards from BMuse
Graphic 45 paper - An ABC Primer
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo and Black Soot
Basic Grey letter stickers
Tim Holtz Vintage Photo stickles
Mod Podge


Interested in the rest of the steps to make this fun project?  Watch the video below for more tips.  Be sure to stop by on Friday for the Monster Mash Blog Hop.  Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day.  See you soon.

Flower Tutorial link.

Comments

CRAZY4 CHRIST said…
Love those flowers wish I knew how to sew(everytime I try the machine jams up on me)I guess I could try hand sewing!! Great project. Have a great time off work!!
Kristan
August 30, 2012 at 4:36 AM
D- said…
LOVE IT!
Now I have an idea for my school secretaries. TFS.
dmcardmaker (at AOL)
(email follower)
August 30, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Lisa said…
This is so awesome, Cheri!! I love the look of the altered chalkboard and the flowers are fabulous!! What a great project!! I hope you enjoy your days off :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
August 30, 2012 at 12:40 PM
JulieK said…
I LOVE this project Cheri! Such a great idea! Your flowers are always fabulous- I need some lessons from you. :0)
August 30, 2012 at 9:39 PM
Jessica Buffa said…
Cheri, it is such a pleasure to be on a DT with you. Your work is amazing. Love all the fun tutorials you offer all the time. Gorgeous job on those beautiful flowers!
:O)
Jessica S
3GJ DT Sister
September 3, 2012 at 11:09 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Operation Write Home Memorial Day Blog Hop

-
Image
Welcome to my little contribution to the Operation Write Home Blog Hop.  I am so happy that you stopped by today.  This is the first time that I've participated in an OWH Blog Hop, but I have hopped to other blogs during these hops before.  I can't wait to see all the inspiration out there. Today, I have chosen the Bonus Sketch #12 to use with this hop.  It is a sketch that my daughter chose to have me make her thank you notes for graduation before I even knew the hop details.  What perfect timing!  Be sure to scroll down to the previous post for a full tutorial and to see my daughter's thank you note.  Same technique and sketch, but a totally different card. I used the following supplies: Operation Write Home Bonus Sketch #12 K and Company - Ancestry.com paper Memento Tuxedo Black ink OWH / Hero Art stamp Stampendous - Happy Messages stamp set Thanks so much for stopping by today. Remember to take some time to enjoy the l...
Read more

Monster Mash Blog Hop

-
Image
Welcome to the 3 Girl Jam and Jaded Blossom Monster Mash Blog Hop. I'm monstrously happy to be hopping with you today.  If you are hopping over from Abby , then you are in the right place.  If you just stopped by my blog today, you really should click here and start at the beginning with 3 Girl Jam.  You won't want to miss any of the stops.  There are some great prizes, but you have to go through the whole hop.  So let's get started. Now before you start any project, you need to have supplies, so I have some fabulous ones to share with you.  Click on any of the names below to purchase any of these monstrously fun products: From the Harvest Bundle I used "Harvest Orange" From the Spooky Bundle I used "Goblin Green" and From the Celebrations Bundle I used Tuxedo The stamp set I used was Monster Mash from Jaded Blossom. To start with, I altered a clipboard for my 13 year old son.  Of course if I'm giving a gift, I need a gift bag an...
Read more

Christmas Inspirations Blog Hop - Christmas Journal 2012

-
Image
Welcome to the 3 Girl JAM - Pinque Peacock Bloghop.  If you have hopped over from Scrappin' Madge , you're in the right place.  If you just stopped by to visit my blog today, be sure to start at the beginning with 3 Girl JAM .  There are some great prizes being offered plus you will be able to link up a project as well.  Why?  Because this blog hop also kicks off the current challenge on the 3 Girl JAM Challenge Blog.   I am so excited to be sharing my project today because I put a lot of "me" into it.  This is a special project that I made for me and for my family for years to come.  I plan to just give you a list of products I used.  The video will walk you through the book to show you what it's all about.  I've already started writing in my book.  I hope it inspires you to start a Christmas Journal of your own.  Let's get started. To start with, I grabbed the Winter Bundle from 3 Girl JAM and stick pins from ...
Read more