Cool2Craft TV: Rhinestone Spider and EEK's, oh my!

Hey Aleene's fans! It's super spooky cool! Cool2Craft TV October 15, 2012: Fun & Fabulous Fall

The Cool2Craft design team is sharing some spooky ideas this week! EcoHeidi Borchers is creating a Repositionable Spider Applique with Aleene's Tack-It-Over and Over Glue and Tiffany Windsor is crafting a Halloween tabletopper with glitter blocks and Aleene's Tacky Double Stick Sheets, plus more! Learn new techniques, chat with us while watching the show and ask questions about all your favorite Aleene's products! Drop by our chat room during Monday's show and mention this post for your chance to win Aleene's Tacky Glue!

Airing Monday October 15, 2012 9am Pacific/11 am Central/Noon Eastern. Go to Cool2Craft.com and you'll see the Livestream player and chat box where you can join right in. See you Monday!

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Mason Jars - Cool2Craft TV

It's super cool! Cool2Craft TV July 23, 2012: Mason Jars! The Cool2Craft design team is sharing a fun collection of mason jar craft ideas this week! EcoHeidi Borchers is crafting a Fairy in a Jar featuring Aleene's Super Thick Tacky Glue and Aleene's Tacky Double Stick Sheets and Tiffany Windsor is Painting with Tissue to create pretty collaged party jars featuring Aleene's Collage Pauge, plus much more!
 

Learn new techniques, chat with us while watching the show and ask questions about all your favorite Aleene's products!  It’s easy to watch the Cool2Craft TV Channel right from your computer. Airing Monday July 23, 2012 9am Pacific/10am Mountain/11 am Central/ Noon Eastern. Go to http://cool2craft.com and you'll see the Livestream player and chat box. See you Monday! Can't make the live show? No problem, you can drop by anytime 24/7 to watch the show!

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MAYA IN THE MOMENT CRAFT: Candy Cane Heart Picture Ornament

 My mom and I experimented with MELTING candy canes this week and had all kinds of yummy results. Here is the idea I made!

Did you know you can melt the candy canes into hearts by putting them in the oven for a few minutes?

Here is what you need:

You'll also need:

 - cookie sheet
- parchment paper
- oven
- oven mitt

Preheat the oven to 300F.
Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper. Remove plastic wrapper from each candy cane and set them as hearts on the cookie sheet. Let them heat up for three minutes. always use caution when using the oven, I suggest kids have an adult around to help them.

Remove the tray from the oven. Press the ends together so they set and the joints are secure. Use a steak knife to trim away excess candy cane. You want to have clean edges so it looks nice! Let cool.

 Cut up the Tacky Sticker Sheets into strips and apply to the back of the candy cane - don't forget to add string to hang your ornament!

Set the candy cane on top of the picture. Cut away excess.

 This is what I ended  up with, but I thought they looked BLAH. They needed some sparkle power. I found some glittered cardstock and cut out hearts. I added more Tacky Sticker Sheet adhesive and pressed them to the back of the ornament. Much better!

As a way to say Merry Christmas (and Happy Hanukkah too!), I'm sharing a little song I sang! It's Christmas Waltz and I hope it makes you smile. Have a wonderful, magical, glitter-filled holiday! Click below to watch, I hope you like it!

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Pretty Paper Flowers

I know it's Halloween, but once Halloween is over I start thinking about Christmas.  Today I'm sharing a few fun embellishments to make your presents look pretty.

They were fun and pretty easy to make.  I'll show you how I did all three.

The first one made by cutting out four wavy circles.  After cutting them I tried to curl the edges in a little and I used an ink pad to antique the edges of each layer.  I used Aleene's Tacky Dot singles to hold the layers together and to attach it to the present.  I love glue dots for paper crafting.  They are easy and clean.

I think it makes a really pretty gift topper.  I made some flowers like this to put on top of a jar when I made my neighbors honey butter last Christmas.

The second flower was done just like the felt flower I made HERE.  I cut a long strip of paper with pinking shears.  Then I cut slits down the entire strip and rolled it.  I cut a small square of Aleene's tacky double stick sheets for this one and planted the flower on it.  Both sides are sticky, so it essentially makes your flower a sticker to use when you want to.

I added a few leaves and trimmed off the sticker part I didn't need.

For the last flower I took a scalloped paper punch and cut out two of the circles.  I antiqued the edges of both and cut slits in the top one, curling the edges inwards a bit.  Then I made a smaller circle to go on top of it.  I used the tacky dots on this one as well.

It could even be a to and from tag.

And now it's time to start the Christmas shopping!

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Cool2Craft TV - Monday September 19, 2011

Cool2Craft TV for September 19, 2011: Pumpkins!

Join host Linda Peterson for a new episode of Livin' the Creative Life TV on the Cool2Craft Channel. This week's show theme is pumpkins. Linda shares three quick and easy projects for your fall crafting including Pumpkin Napkin Rings, Pumpkin Photo Holder an Pumpkin Cupcake Topper featuring Aleene's Tacky Double-Stick Sheets. It's terrifically tacky and creatively cool!

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Cool2Craft TV - Monday September 12, 2011

Cool2Craft TV for September 12, 2011: Girlfriend Gifts



Join host Tiffany Windsor for a new episode of Cool2Craft TV. This week's show theme is girlfriend gifts. EcoHeidi Borchers creates with a vintage Aleene's technique to transform eggshells into the look of mosaic on a pretty pendant featuring Aleene's Tacky Double Stick Sheets. Candace Jedrowicz creates an eternal chocolates polymer clay tiled box and Tiffany stamps and stencils a wood box featuring Aleene's Tacky Dot Singles and Aleene's Platinum Bond 7800 Glue. It's terrifically tacky and creatively cool!



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Cool2Craft TV - Monday September 5, 2011

Cool2Craft TV for September 5, 2011: Let's Repurpose, ReDo & Redecorate!



Join host Tiffany Windsor for a new episode of Cool2Craft TV. This week's show theme is redecorate. EcoHeidi Borchers transforms glass jars and clear vases with fancy yarn and Aleene's Tacky Double Stick Sheets, Candace Jedrowicz goes kitschy with her clock redo and Tiffany crafts thrift store frames into beautiful floral art in a reverse painting technique featuring Tulip 3D Slick Fashion Paint. It's terrifically tacky and creatively cool!



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Cool2Craft TV - Monday August 22, 2011

Cool2Craft TV for August 22, 2011: Summer Picnic

Join host Tiffany Windsor for a new episode of Cool2Craft TV. This week's show theme is summer picnic. EcoHeidi Borchers sets the design theme for this picnic with a ladybug created from plastic spoons, forks and bottle caps using Aleene's Original Tacky Glue, Candace Jedrowicz wraps plastic utensils with beads and wire and Tiffany adds glitter to plastic drinking cups with the NEW Aleene's Tacky Double-Stick Sheets.

It’s easy to watch Cool2Craft TV right from your computer. Airing Monday August 22, 2011 9am Pacific/10am Mountain/ 11 am Central/ Noon Eastern. Go to http://cool2craft.com and find the Livestream player and chat box. See you Monday!

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