LESSology Challenge #5: Jars of Cuteness! :)

Welcome to LESSology Challenge#5: Jars of Cuteness! :) Yes, we want to see jars that make us go "awww...that's adorable!". Remember to include at least one upcycled item on your creation. :)

Our sponsor for Challenge #5 is Paper Bakery Kit Club! :) The prize is $20 off ANY single kit or First Month's subscription prize!

Check out the Paper Bakery Kit Club blog and gallery! :)

And here are some sneak peeks of our design team projects! We will be revealing them during the week! Stay tuned! :)

Ready to play along? Link your creations via Inlinkz (located at the end of the post) by Sunday November 13, 11.59pm EST. Please read the challenge rules to ensure your eligibility for our prizes.

Sponsor Spotlight - Tradefish Designs

Lessology is honored to have Tradefish Designs sponsor Challenge #4 - The Wall Art Challenge. Tradefish Designs is generously offering a $20 Gift Certificate to the winner of this challenge. Also, be sure to check out their "Stamp of the Month".

This adorable Halloween Set is only $10 during the month of October.

Here are some adorable projects made by the Tradefish Designs Team

Amy Arnold - TFD DT

Wall Decor made by Kate Cordero - TFD DT

And be sure to check out their adorable $10 offer on the Holiday Mix Stamp Set.

Emily Niehaus - TFD DT

Don't forget to play along with our current challenge - LESSology Challenge #4: Wall Art. The deadline for entries is Sunday October 30th, 11.59pm EST. Please read the challenge rules to ensure your eligibility for our prizes.

LESSology Challenge #4 Guest Designer: Lynn Miller! :)

Our guest designer for LESSology Challenge #4: Wall Art is the fabulous Lynn Miller! :)

Hi, I’m Lynn Miller and I’m so happy to be LESSology’s guest designer. :) 

Melissa shared this creative idea—to make a wall hanging, by creating art blocks.  There are no rules, just do whatever you love and it's so FUN!. 

 

I would love to see what you can do with this challenge! –Any kind of wall art with a upcycled item on it.  And thanks so much to the LESSology gang for the fun challenge and my guest spot!

Isn't that a beautiful wall hanging from Lynn? Hope she's inspired you to get cracking on your project for LESSology Challenge #4: Wall Art. Please leave a comment for our guest Lynn.

LESSology Challenge #3: The Doggy Bag winners! :)

We loved how you got creative with your doggy bags altered enthusiasts! :)  The winner for LESSology Challenge #3: The Doggy Bag is .....
 

Ros Crawford with this gorgeous creation

Congratulations Ros! You are the winner of LESSology Challenge #3: The Doggy Bag! Please email your mailing details so that we can get your prize shipped out to you! :) [Please grab your Winner Badge from the sidebar!]

Here are the Top 3 creations...

Stampersuzz

Sandi T

Tracey

Congratulations Stampersuzz, Sandi and Tracey! [Please grab your Top 3 badge from the sidebar!]

We also have a randomly picked winner for this challenge...

Congratulations LALO! :) Please send us an email.

P/s: Don't forget to play along with our current challenge - LESSology Challenge #4: Wall Art. The deadline for entries is Sunday October 30, 11.59pm EST. Please read the challenge rules to ensure your eligibility for our prizes. 

LESSology Challenge #4: Creative projects of Tesa Broman, Dora Dekker and Lisa Saunders! :)

How about checking out how design team members Tesa Broman, Dora Dekker and Lisa Saunders interpreted the wall art challenge?

I love making wall art. It's so much fun and perfect gifts. I thought I'd try something new this time around. I got myself some aluminium tape and made a metallic looking wall art. The aluminium tape (which can be found in the hardware store) is super thin and anything you put under it will make a relief. And to enhance the effect you simply paint it with acrylic paint and rub it off - some of the paint will stick and make all the edges etc much more visible.

My wall art consists of four 4 x 4 pieces, made out of a cereal box and then covered with canvas structured cardstock. The big heart and the letters are also cut out of the cereal box. It's hopeless to get decent photos. But you get the idea.

The word Love is much more visible in real life. Anyway, this was a first try, and it was super fun! :)

Now I can't wait to see what wall art you will create!

 

Hello everyone it's Dora

Again a fun challenge; Wall Art!

Love to make thing like this!

I have used the packages of Prima flowers and first painted them white.

Then make some holes at the top and at the bottom.

I have used some lace to connect them and I also used lace to decorate.

Than you can do whatever you want, and of course you can do this in any color you like.

I have made a white one with a little touch of soft pink.

 

I love making Wall Art.

I have so many pieces around my home.

This latest piece is made from an embroidery ring which is completely covered by wrapping bakers twine around and around.

I then used an old cotton school shirt that my daughter has grown out of. I drew in pencil the word 'LOVE' and then stitched over the penciled word.

Mini alpha stamps were then used to finish it off.

I hope you like it : )

Inspired to make a little wall art? We would love to see your entries for LESSology Challenge #4: Wall Art! :) The deadline for submissions is Sunday October 30, 11.59pm EST. Please read the challenge rules to ensure your eligibility for our prizes.  

Please leave a comment for our awesome designers! :)

LESSology Challenge #4: Creative projects of Angi Barrs, Mandy Dodd and Julie Tucker-Wolek! :)

Today we are sharing the creative inspiration of design team members Angi Barrs, Mandy Dodd and Julie Tucker-Wolek.

Hi everyone, Angi here with a quick and easy wall art project for you. I used a 14" x 5" piece of canvas and covered it with recycled cork. Cork is a very natural and green material that is so fun to use on your altered projects.

I decorated the cork wall hanging with Martha Stewart adhesive diecuts layered with pink and green flowers. In the center of my board I added pink glitter adhesive alpha stickers to add more shine to the projects.

This project was so fun to make. I'm going to hang it in my craft room. I hope you all will join us and play along in this fun challenge. Can't wait to see what you come up with.

I've promised Paige, my14yr old for ages that I'd make her a canvas to hang her necklaces and earrings on.

When Paige was much younger, she watched me make quite a few of these as presents for sisters and nieces, and she's never forgotten them and has been asking for one.

Here's how its done:

Firstly add dobs and dribbles of paint in tones of  colour to a canvas

I've done a lighter tone on the outside to a deeper colour in the middle

This measures 16 x16 inches

Then, using a fairly wide brush, start from the outside and brush around in a circular motion

and keep going .....(and paint the sides)

and keep going until the middle is finished.....

(Paige has a white, orange and lime green room!)

Now add the big foam stamps

Her name.... and some stems and petals!

Here's how its shaping up...

now to add the little things that help jewelry hang...

but I havent added much because it would be better for Paige to arrange it how she'd like.

Here's what I'm recycling... I think I've had these brads in my stash for about 8 years!

But how handy are they to repurpose them as earring hangers!

They just need pressing through the canvas...

and for bigger earrings... you can hang a little fine wire hoop on them.

and these pins from jewelry making (dont know what they are called...

but bent up like this and pop a brad in the loop... press a couple through the canvas and this becomes a hanger for necklaces and bracelets

And the finished result......

(of course minus a few  'hangers'- I'll let Paige arrange more of those herself and I've added a bracelet hanging for an example)

It's really a great little project - you can make it to whatever size you like...

AND

most of all

its a fabulous gift!

Hi everyone! :)

This is seriously the BIGGEST (Size wise that is!) project that I have ever made! :)

I started with a canvas that I got at Michael's :)

Here is the size of my canvas :)

Next, I used Mod Podge to put on one vintage dress pattern :)

Then I added a second coat of Mod Podge and another dress pattern :)

When that step was done...

I started making my paper flowers with these papers :)

To fill the entire canvas... I ended up making 77 flowers!! :)

And here is my finished project! :)

Can't wait to see what everyone makes for this fun challenge :)

~~Julie~~

Aren't these awesome wall art projects? Inspired to make something yourself? We would love to see your entries for LESSology Challenge #4: Wall Art. Please leave a comment for our designers. :)