DIY: Using paper from an old Road Atlas as wrapping paper.

Hey Y'all!

We had a gradation to attend for a lovely young lady that I just know will do great things and contribute goodness to this world.

To all that have graduated - A HUGE Congratulations to you!!!!

We decided to gift her a leather journal with hand-made papers and some fun pencils. I hope she is able to write and capture the next phase of her life. Even, especially, all the hiccups she encounters along the way, because I believe, that is what makes us stronger, wiser. I decided to wrap it up using paper from a Road Atlas Book. I had purchased this atlas for journaling, but it makes great wrapping paper too!

This Road Atlas measures approximately 15 x 10 for one page, and approximately 15 x 21.25. So its a good size for wrapping some items. I love the feeling of it, once the gift was wrapped.

We opted for Florida, because this girl is a huge Disney World fan. I just thought it made it a little more personalized.

I added some twine to finish it off and that was it. Super cute, and super easy.

Until next time - Stay Crafty & Happy! - Maddie

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Can I laser on glass?

Conversation with myself: Can I laser on glass? Well, I don't know, I haven't tried. 😂 It was my first attempt at lasering on glass. Next time I think I will make some minor setting adjustments. Depending on the design, I may want the image to be a bit clearer/sharper. But, since this design is a bit cute, spooky and going to be used as Halloween decor in our home, it works. The black roses were made using my laser, wood with acrylic paint. I know this is short but I hope it was sweet. I'm not sure where October went, but I wish you and yours a fun and safe Halloween. Thank you for stopping by and, Until next time, Maddie

Gold Leafing a Boutonniere

It was my first time to do a boutonniere and I thought I would try adding some gold leaf foil to a few roses and see how they turned out. They came out very nice, I thought. Some Supplies used: Add the adhesive where you want. You can put as much or little as you'd like. I was going for a bit of a drip on one of them. I played around adding some gold leaf foil to a few leaves. It was a big rose and a rather heavy one at that, so I decided to just do the one and leave the other rose out. It would have been too bulky. Using some floral tape, floral wire and some hot glue I put the boutonniere together. For a soft more vintage look I added some vintage lace I had on hand and finished it off with some ribbon. This boutonniere was a hit and it was a fun piece to do. Thanks for popping in, Maddie

Are we Sleighin' or Slayin' ?

I hope you are having a great start to this new year! As I was putting up Christmas I thought about how I had not shown this cute wood round sign. I love that it can go up in October and stay up through Christmas. This sign gives me all the Hallmark feelings. I've been contemplating making a few of these to list. 🤔 I will get back to you on that. Speaking of Christmas - Anyone feel like it just zoomed right by at a high rate of speed this year? I totally did. Materials used: Wood, acrylic paint, gold, green and red foil paper and some rope and ribbon for hanging. Everything cut on my laser. Thank you for swingin' by. Until next time, Maddie

Maddie Marrs

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