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Crafts Delivered to Your Door

December 8, 2013 By Erica Deuel 7 Comments

Have you ever wanted to attempt a craft from Spoonful of Imagination but needed a little extra nudge?

Have you seen promotions for Spoonful Lab but have been too far away to attend?

Are you looking for a community of people to encourage and challenge your creative potential?

I’m excited to let you know we have created a solution for you.

Coming in early 2014 we will be launching a special members only portion of Spoonful of Imagination called Spoonful Tribe. You don’t have to wait for 2014 to start participating though! Today to celebrate this new chapter of Spoonful we are offering a limited quantity soft launch.

Last Thursday at my Handmade Christmas Spoonful Lab, the ladies that came created these beautiful Winter Wreaths and Holiday Ornaments. I set aside 12 sets of these craft supplies and you can sign up today to have them delivered right to your door!

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Wouldn’t you love a fun craft to do during the holidays? By signing up, I will ship all the supplies directly to you which will include a secret code to a special video tutorial where I teach you how to do your crafts. Coming in 2014 will be more crafts, goodies, store discounts, and members only privileges for Spoonful Tribe members. Each month you will receive a new craft. You can purchase a Spoonful Box for you or you can request multiples to host your own craft night party!

The only catch is that once my supplies are sold out, you will have to wait for the next month’s offering. Don’t wait to join in!

Once we announce our official launch we will have different levels of membership available. For today’s special you can reserve your Spoonful Tribe Box for $20. Remember, when 12 orders come in, the offer will be closed for the month.

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This is a one month offer with no further obligations!

Thank you to many of you for helping to contribute and inspire this idea. We’ve heard your feedback and I’m hoping this will be a special way for us to continue to expand the Spoonful of Imagination community and connect more with each other!

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Easy Pallet Wood Sign

November 18, 2013 By Erica Deuel 5 Comments

love_signLove might not be an easy thing, but this sign sure can be an easy way to express it!

Have you started making Christmas presents? I am in full swing. I love to give handmade presents, so I have to start way out to get them all done in time. My first present for this season is this easy pallet wood sign.

If you have a scrap piece of wood, a hot glue gun, a little stain and paint, and some chipboard letters, you can make this sign! I got my letters at Hobby Lobby, but I think the font of these letters is cute too!

The first thing I did was sand my scrap pallet piece of wood.

pallet_woodOnce it was sanded, I stained it quickly with my favorite Minwax stain.

stained_pallet_woodWhile the stain was drying, I spray painted my chipboard letters a glossy white

white_spray_paintOnce the letters were dry, I took a little acrylic paint and painted the sides. I love that this subtle touch added another color and helps the letters pop in a fun way.

pretty_teal_paintI then hot glued the letters onto my sign, added a tooth hanger in the back (so it can hang on the wall), and my sign was done! I love how it was quick and easy. It was rather cheap (since I only had to buy the letters), yet it’s a fun thoughtful gift!

love_wood_signDo you love to give handmade gifts too? What are some crafts on your list? I’m hoping to paint Reagan some peg wood dolls. She is not into big cloth dolls but all the little plastic figurines, so I figure I am going to try to paint her some wood ones. If I am successful, I will be sure to let you know!

I hope you had a good weekend!

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Handmade Greeting Card {send out love}

October 23, 2013 By Erica Deuel 16 Comments

DIY_homemade_greating_cardsHave you ever had a day where you feel defeated?

I’m talking about the kind of day where it’s 10:00am and the coffee didn’t work and you want to go back to bed.

There are days where I just want to press the reset button. Too bad we don’t have that option. In moments like these we have to find the inner strength and little whisper in our heart to say, “We can do this. Keep going.”

I’m on a mission to be real and vulnerable with all those in my life, yet at the same time balance the beauty and truth that I am privileged to live another day. Each breath is a gift and I want to use mine to love and encourage. I find that when I’m down I can go one of two ways. Just stay down and wallow in my frustrations. (Trust me, I go there a lot.) Other times though, if I can remember that there are other people out there struggling and I can do something to encourage them it ends up pulling me out of my funk. Rather than just focusing on myself I get to turn my attention to loving on a friend.

I made these simple little cards this week to help a few friends that I get to hang with on Saturday join me in this mission.

If you would like to create your own greeting card to #sendoutlove, here is how I made mine.

I bought a bunch of blank card stock cards, envelopes and pretty sheets of paper. I then cut hearts out of the paper that would fit onto my card stock card.

cutting_paper_heartsI picked up one card at a time and centered a heart onto the card by eye balling it in the middle. I then used my sewing machine and sewed the heart into place, just like I would sew any other fabric project.

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Heart_greating_cardThat is it! The card can be done then or you can get creative and use decorative scissors to trim the edges. I have several pairs of these fun scissors (thanks to a sweet reader for this gift ;)). I played with the different edges on my cards. I also played with adding more sewn lines to my heart. Both of these options let you get more creative with your greeting card. I had fun making mine with my trusty crafting sidekick.

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reagan cuttingNow since my cards are not for me to send out, I created a small little tag that I wrapped around each card and envelope. I love how they came out.

send_out_loveI mentioned this idea in my last DIY greeting card tutorial. I want to be sending out handmade, written cards regularly. It’s easy to text, facebook a message, or Instagram a sweet comment. BUT, all of those ways can also end up adding more “noise” and distraction to our day. A hand written note is simple but says so much. I am going to send out five of these cards next week to encourage those around me, but I am also giving most of these ones away to help encourage others to send out love as well.

I think this idea would be an awesome way to start a movement of people wanting to inspire, encourage, and challenge others to think past ourselves and to love one another well. Image what this world could look like.

If you would like to be on this mission with me, send out some cards to encourage, then please feel free to download my tag so that you can make cards for others to send out. I use this Uchida Tag Punch, but you could simply cut these out and wrap around your own cards. A set of handmade cards would be an awesome teacher gift, birthday present, hostess gift, stocking stuffer, or simple “I love you” present.

handmade_greating_cardsWith a little time and colorful paper we can brighten someone’s day and make those defeated days a little sunnier. If you follow me on twitter, instagram, or facebook and use this idea to send out love, please use the hashtag #sendoutlove on your pictures and cards. I would love to connect and see what you create to encourage others as you #sendoutlove!

Share this post somewhere (with a friend, neighbor, email, facebook, twitter, IG, etc) and leave a comment below telling me where & you will be entered to win 12 of my tags already punched out for your greeting cards. The winner will be drawn and contacted on Sunday.

***Registration is open until tomorrow night, if you would like to attend my Spoonful Lab this Saturday! Register here to reserve your spot!***

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Transform a Rug into a Textured Pillow

October 2, 2013 By Erica Deuel 4 Comments

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Texture and Color are two great loves of mine. Not new news, right!?!

The other day, I was browsing a local thrift store and found this brand new striped rug for $1. I didn’t need a new rug, but for the price, colors, and look I knew I had to buy it. I would find a cool way to use it.

I brought it home, washed it, and decided to turn this little rug into a fun, textured pillow.

rug_pillowThe rug I found measured 19″ x 33″. I figured I could fold it in half and make a cool horizontal rectangular pillow. I had a fun zipper already on hand that I wanted to use, and it just so happened to be the right length. I stole a pillow insert from another throw pillow we had and got to work.

adding_zipper_to_pillowI sewed my zipper on and then closed up the sides. The print of my rug was useful in this process, as I merely followed sewing down the ribbon line to give myself a straight sewn line.

rug_pillowcase_tutorialAfter my zipper was on and the sides were sewn up, I turned it right side out and stuffed my pillow insert in. It was complete! I love how this little pillow turned out! It was so cheap and the fun array of colors and texture make such a regular piece fun and lively.

rug_to_pillow_tutorialThe zipper adds so much character with that pop of red and chunky design. I love it.

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I now want to find more little cheap rugs that can be turned into pillows, as if my pillow obsession needs any growth.

There are cheap rugs sold in so many places. They may feel too cheap to be actually used as a durable rug, but they can make great thick pillowcases! I’m excited to find a place for this new decor piece in my home.

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You never know what a spoonful of imagination can do to your decor when you repurpose an object in an unusual way!

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