How To Tuesday: T-Shirt Scarf

This is a great way to recycle and old, stained shirt or t-shirt.

Materials:

• T-Shirt
• Scissors

Step 1:  Cut off the bottom of the shirt 6" to 8" from the hem.

Step 2: Cut the new portion in fringe1/2" to 3/4" wide and 2"to 4" long.  You may want to experiment with shorter and longer fringes to get a different effect for each scarf.

Step 3: Wear your newest fall accessory!  Feel free to layer multiple scarfs in a variety of textures and colors.

Voila!

New Product Monday-Pillow Boxes

Happy Labor Day!

I recently added a brand new product to DeLorenzo Arts and Crafts-pillow boxes!  These boxes are perfect for favors for any party-baby showers, holiday parties, bridal showers, weddings, anything!

Boxes are made of beautiful, patterned cardstock and are hand assembled.  I would gladly accept custom orders and will create these favor boxes for any occasion you need.  Orders include the box, twine and tags made specifically for your occasion.

Remember, blog followers get a 20% discount with code-BLOGFOLLOWER

Feedback Friday: What are some of your favorite Etsy shops?

Happy Friday!

I am very interested in finding new things on Etsy, and I would love to hear from you.  What are some of your favorite shops?

Here are some of my absolute favorites (but all are really great!):

• The Sunday Flower: Beautiful folded paper flowers and decorating items.  I love, love, love these!
• Sukan: Too cute hand crafted pillows.  Just too cute!
• box64studios: The paper collages are simply gorgeous and would do wonders to a blank wall.
• Sew Beastly: Check out these hand made clutches, purses, wallets, etc.  The ruffles are amazing!

Featured Artist: Natural Beauty Photography

You all know I love photography! I had the opportunity to talk to another photographer about her art and business. Anne DeLorenzo, Natural Beauty Photography, was gracious to give me a few minutes of her time to answer some questions about her business. She has beautiful portraits of families, children, weddings, musicians, and more. Many of her pictures also feature the beautiful Arkansas mountain landscapes.

Q: How/Why did you get started in your artistic endeavors?

A: I started taking pictures of my boys. I wanted to have lots of pictures of my boys. I started my business when I started taking photos of my sister. People would tell me these pictures looked so professional. I went to buy a professional camera and started my business to get out of my day job sales position. (Natural Beauty Photography was born!)

Q: How long have you been creating?

A: My business has been going for over 2 years. July was 2 years.

Q: What are you most common models or subjects of your crafts?

A: I take a lot of pictures of families and children. My most common pictures are family portraits or child portraits.

Q: What advice would you give starting artists/crafters?

A: Just shoot what you love-take those types of photos!

Q: What has been your favorite project you have worked on?

A: I once took a picture of a mother and a child through a kitchen window. I am proud of this one because it looks so professional; you would never notice it was on a kitchen table! I also love to use the Petit Jean Mountains. The view is right out my front door, many people drive hours to take photos of this landscape but it is right out my front door.

Q: If you could be any color, what color would you be and why?

A: I would be purple because it reminds me about God and royalty. God’s majesty created earth which is natural beauty. This is my business name!

  

Visit her website at: http://www.naturalbeautyphotography.net/ and do not forget to sign her guestbook!

Wordless Worldly Wednesday

Windows in Frieburg, Germany.  Fairytale windows.

How To Tuesday: Playing Card Mini-Journal

Materials:

• Old playing cards
• Plain copy paper or notebook paper
• Cardstock scrap
• Rubber cement
• Ruler
• Binder Clips (you will need 3, not shown in materials picture)

Step 1: Measure your playing cards as closely as you can.  You will want an accurate measure because you do not want your pages to stick out from under the playing card cover.  Measure and mark your plain paper and cut precisely.

Step 2: Stack the plain paper and tap the edges against a hard surface to line up the edges.  Once the edges are lined up, add the front and back to your mini-journal.  Next, clip three sides (not the top!) with the binder clips.

Step 3:  Coat the top edge of your paper stack with the rubber cement.  Give the top a couple of coats of rubber cement.

Step 4:  Cut your scrap cardstock to fit the top width of your mini-journal.  It might be helpful to cut the cardstock wider than the journal then trim off excess.  Coat the cardstock with rubber cement then place your mini-journal (rubber cement side down) on the cardstock.

Step 5:  Let the project dry and trim any excess pages or cardstock.

Voila!

New Products!

Here are some new products from DeLorenzo Arts and Crafts:

    

    

The burlap wreaths are hand made and would do wonders to beautify any entrance or room of the house.  Also, the notecards are super cute and would put a smile on the face of any recipient.

I created a new coupon code for my followers-BLOGFOLLOWER gets a 20% discount!