Recycling Packaging Paper & Engraving Candle Lids

Something I have noticed about myself is that when I don't schedule myself to blog I blog. I'm just not going to not promise new posts any longer. Maybe then I will get more in! 😂

But here I am wanting to end this year with a blog. It has been a rough couple of years and I am really hoping that this next year brings much joy all.

I was super impressed with some of the packaging paper that came in the packages I was receiving from Christmas shopping online. It has a nice thickness to it and is a little satisfying sound when working with it. I just hated to waste it. Plus, I got vintage wrapping vibes. 😁 You can iron them if you don't want the crinkles, but I happened to like the crinkles in the paper, it looked like it was man-handled a little more. I got the yarn from the Dollar Tree in Red and Leaf. I love the green, Leaf, yarn. I love the warmth old vibes I get from them.

I purchased these candles at World Market for my mom and sisters. One of the candles did not come with a wood lid, so I had to create one. Using Inkscape, I created a circle using the measurements I got using my calipers on the lid. Although the other four candles came with wood lids, I used the calipers to measure those lids since a circle was still needed for the jig I would need to engrave these. I decided on this fun quote from Home Alone 2. It took a bit figuring out what fonts I wanted to use and placement, but once that was done and saved as an svg file I was able to send it to my laser to cut and engrave.

I loved the way they came out and thought for sure I was going to mess up at least one, but I didn't! 😅

I hope you had a beautiful Christmas and I wish you a crafty NEW YEAR!!

-Maddie Marr

Comments

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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