DT Project: Baby Bailey/Pan ornament, Marfi Bradford

Here's an amazing enchanted project created by DT Member Marfi Bradford using the Baby Bailey Unfinished Doll embellishment from Lisa Kettell Designs and other magical supplies.

Materials:

• Baby Bailey unfinished doll, Lisa Kettell Designs
• moss
• mushrooms
• toothpicks
• artificial flowers
• dark brown acrylic paint
• light brown acrylic paint
• peach acrylic paint
• acorn tops
• glitter
• Clear plastic ornament
• hot glue gun and glue sticks
  

Directions:

1. Paint baby Bailey peach and brown, let dry.
2. Cut toothpicks into fourths and glue on top of head for horns.
3. Glue moss, mushrooms, acorn and artificial flowers to the inside of ornament half.
4. Make a pan pipe out of toothpicks by gluing five toothpicks together then cutting them at an angle.
5. Attach them to baby bailey.
6. Glue baby bailey inside ornament.

How amazing is this project from Marfi? Love it. I could see a whole series of enchanted storybook ornaments, couldn't you?

More projects on their way including the launch of the new website.
xoxo
Lisa

DT Project: Pink Pixie Fairy, Debra Famularo

Deb’s Pink Pixie Fairy Card

Materials:

• Lisa Kettell Designs Cupie Head
• ATC card backing
• Mini pink bottle brush tree
• Lisa’s Altered Art collage images
• Hello Dollie image by www.retrocafeart.com   
• Pink scalloped trim by Julie Collings
• Glitter, flower, rhinestones, pink craft wire, ink, pink sequin trim and adhesive.

Directions:

1.   Layer an ATC card backing ephemera of choice, and a collage image of a cupie doll, secure in place with adhesive.

2.   Attach a cupie head from Lisa Kettell Designs to top center of the cupie doll image on the ATC card.

3.   Add dimension to ATC with ink of choice.

4.   Embellish with scalloped trim, bottle brush tree, sequins, rhinestones, flower, craft wire and glitter.

This is such a fun project to create for any occasion, holiday or for a gift. ATC's are great trading projects as well.

    

    Bottle brush trees work for some many projects. Valentine's Day is coming up, this would make a great Valentine card or use in a party banner. Instead of a rectangular background shape, use a heart shape.

    

    Visit this link to learn how to create and dye your own bottle brush trees at Rit Dye: http://www.ritstudio.com/2013/11/13/diy-sweet-bottle-brush-trees/

Stay tuned for more DT projects from the DT girls at Lisa Kettell 

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Angel Lulu and The Gingerbread by DT Member Marfi Bradford

Today I'd like to showcase returning DT Member Marfi Bradford’s two Design Team projects using Lisa Kettell Designs (LKD) products. I can't pick a fave, love them both.

 The Gingerbread House Project:

Materials:

• Paper mache house shaped box (found at a craft store).
• 2 Tristan style doll heads, Lisa  Kettell Designs.
• Glittered candies embellishments.
• Faux cupcake, gingerbread cookie.
• Stickers.
• Lace Trim. 
• Various craft paints. 
• Glitter.
• Glue.

Directions:

1. Paint a paper mache house shaped box with gingerbread and ivory paints. 
2. Then attach glittered candies, stickers, lace trim and a cupcake to the painted house with glue.
3. Next paint the Tristan style doll heads brown and glittery.
4. Finally add them to the gingerbread 'cookies'.

 Angel Lulu Project:

The next project is an ornament

created using Marfi's favorite embellishment, carnival Lulu.

Materials:

• 5 inch wooden circle.
• Unfinished Carnival Lulu doll embellishment, Lisa Kettell Designs.
• Styrofoam snowflake.
• Pipe cleaner, glitter tinsel.
• Craft angel wings.
• Ribbon (for skirt).
• Tiny bottle brush Christmas tree. 
• Craft paints
• Glitter.
• Hot glue, glue gun.

Directions:

 

1. Hot glue  glitter tinsel around the 5 inch wooden circle.
2. Next hot glue a Styrofoam snowflake to the front of the circle.
3. Paint Carnival Lulu embellishment, add wings, skirt and tiny Christmas tree.
4. Hot glue her to the snowflake.
5. Finally, add a pipe cleaner to the back of the circle to make a hanger.

"I hope you get a chance to try out these projects..they're super fun to make."-Marfi

For more products visit:
Moonfaires World/Lisa Kettell Designs

Cupie Stick Pins by DT Member Kim Smith

Today I am posting a project from returning DT member Kim Smith, who created this whimsical set of stick pins using Lisa Kettell Designs products. These can be used in almost anything. Add these stick pins to a project, scrapbook layout, assemblage or insert in cupcakes or just jazz up a party.

Here is Kim's Project:

Need a cute, quick, easy project to give as a gift, wear as a hat or lapel pin or accent your altered art? I made these Cupie Head Stick pins using items from LisaKettellDesigns...want to know how I did it? Here you go....

Materials:

• Cupie Dollheads, LKD (Lisa Kettell Designs)
• FrouFrou Stickpins, LKD (Lisa Kettell Designs)
• Green Glitter Stars, LKD (Lisa Kettell Designs)
• Glitter..I used white, pink and blue
• Paper Flowers
• Rhinestones

Directions:

1. Take Frou Frou stick pin and gently slide it into  the Cupie Doll head. Check to be sure it's where you want before you continue.
2. Put a thin line of white glue on head and sprinkle with glitter. Add rhinestone accent. 
3. For Cupie Flower Stickpins, glue bottom of pin to star, add glitter and paper flower. 
4. What next? Add more glitter! (be careful when working with the stickpin, you can add a pin keeper to the end to prevent getting poked and to finish the artpin.)

Cupie Dollhead Stickpins are shown on LKDesigns Bingo card, also available in the shop!