Welcome to the February edition of the monthly Creative Craft Hop
Thank you Donna from Modern on Monticello
for hosting this month!
Welcome friends, readers, and visitors from
from Rachel @ Tea and Forget Me Nots
with her cute Painted Valentine’s Candles!
I received a box of Pecan Straws for Christmas
They came in a cookie tin that was crying to be repurposed
after the Pecan Straws were gone
Hmmmm…my first thoughts were of decoupage,
but then I got another idea~
MacKenzie-Childs just added a new design to their Spring line,
If you look closely,
you’ll notice that what appears to be simple pink and white checks,
is actually a little more complicated than that
MacKenzie-Childs popular check patterns actually have
streaks of tan mixed in the white
so I decided to do a little “knock off,”
and paint the tin with Rosy Check and decorate it with faux flowers
I got out the paint I wanted to use, pink, white, and Buff Titan
I loaded my large Filbert brush with white and a little Buff,
so when I brush the colors will naturally mix when I stroke
Once the white was dry,
I added the pink checks with a square flat brush like the one below
Start with the bottom row and continue to place the squares
every other space as you continue up and around the tin
As with the white and Buff,
I put pink and white on my brush
letting the colors mix naturally as I stroked
I kept the pink a little darker than the MKC pink
because I liked it better
I didn’t cover the top completely
because I knew I was going to glue the flowers on it
and it would be covered
2 large blooms
2 slightly smaller blooms
Small buds fill in the remaining spaces
Fill it with cookies, candy or a small gift~
perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day,
birthdays, hostess gift or any occasion!
Next up on the hop is Terrie from Decorate and More with Tip
with a Cute Easter Wreath
You can visit all of my talented crafty friends on the links below
All links will be live at 7am EST
Rosy Check Gift Tin Jenna @ the Painted Apron
Cute Easter Wreath Terrie @ Decorate and More with Tip
DIY Christmas Ornaments With Travel Decals Donna @ Modern on Monticello
Knitting Needle Necklace Sara @ Birdz of a Feather
Air-Dry Clay Heart Napkin Rings for Valentine’s Day Carol @ Blue Sky Home
DIY Dollar Store Drawer Liners Cecelia @ My Thrift Store Addiction
Painted Valentine Candles Rachel @ Tea and Forget Me Knots
Cute Easter Bunny Tammy @ Patina and Paint
Easy Buffalo Plaid Heart Valentine Decor Beth @ Creatively Beth
I have made several of these upcycled tins
You can get the details and see them here
Thanks so much for your visit!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Happiness is Homemade
Between Naps on the Porch / Turn About Tuesday
Wednesday Linky Party / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party/ Creatively Crafty