Hello arty-crafty Friends! This is Tanvi ringing in some cheer with an inspiring post for this month’s challenge “Shine your creativity with Stencils”. Itsy Bitsy has widened its range of designer stencils and made them available in several sizes. Given the versatile designs and range, I can already foresee you all grabbing these, getting creative and becoming busy making cards, home decor items, boxes, bags, cushions, & more…. In the project here, I have built multiple layers and incorporated Read more…
Tag: chalk paints
Antique Jewellery Box with Stencil
Hi arty-crafty friends, Vidhu Thareja on the blog today with a new inspiration. In the present situation, when we are forced to remain inside our homes, crafting is the best way to utilize time creatively. As all of you must be aware that the Blog Challenge for this month is anything goes with the newly launched 4×4 inch stencils. These stencils are perfect for big and small, both type of projects and very easy to store. These stencils are designed to cater to all your crafting needs. Today Read more…
Decorative Study Table Accessories with Stencils
Hello arty-crafty friends! Harshada Rege here and this is my first post on the blog. Firstly, I want to thank Itsy Bitsy for giving me this wonderful opportunity and I am really excited to share my creations with you all. This month’s Blog Challenge is all about using the newly launched 4×4 inch stencils in your creations. These stencils are so handy and easy to use, plus there are a variety of designs to choose from. They create a crisp and beautiful patterns on different bases. Read more…
Royal Lion Door with Metallic Waxes
Hello Friends! Priya here today to share another inspiration for the blog challenge this month. The challenge for the month is “Shine your creativity with Stencils”. A range of new 4″*4″ stencils has been released this month and they are all so gorgeous. I have used 3 different stencils today for my project. As soon as I heard the theme, I was clear what I want to make and I totally love the way it came out. I decided to make a ‘Lion Door’ on a canvas that symbolizes Indian heritage, courage, Read more…
Upcycled Baking Tin Home Decor
Hi All, Sumedha here today to share a home decor project. I took an old baking tin which was lying in my kitchen for long and decided to upcycle it into a home décor piece. I selected the chalk paints- Tattered Lace, Pink Ballet and Misty Rose to give a shaded base to my tin. I used a floral decoupage napkin from the store and the stencil- Secret to Happiness. 2. I applied a base coat of Gesso and then 2 coats of chalk paints- Tattered lace, Pink Ballet and Misty Rose with a sponge Read more…
Home Décor Wall Hanging Featuring Stencils
Hello dear friends, Hema Bhat here and I am super excited about my first project as a DT member of Itsy Bitsy! Today I am using the new 4×4 inch stencils to create a super cute wall décor to inspire you for this month’s blog challenge. These stencils are very easy to use on name boards, coasters, card making, fabric and all those projects with smaller working areas. The best part is you are spoilt for choice as there are so many to choose from. I spent a good an hour and half deciding Read more…
Fabric Decoupage with Image Transfer
Hello Creative Friends! This is Tanvi with my first inspirational post. Today I am sharing a project merging fabric decoupage with image transfer & walking you through the steps to do this yourself. Here are the supplies we will use. All these are listed & linked to the store at the end of the post. I selected a chalkboard image (Source – Google) for the image transfer. While printing the image remember- to use a laser print on normal printer paper (70-85 gsm) if the image contains Read more…
Pretty Women – Mixed Media Decor Featuring Little Birdie Sculpture Paste
Hi Creative friends, This is Chitrali here on Itsy Bitsy’s blog today. It’s been a great pleasure to be associated with the esteemed organization. Thanks Itsy Bitsy for giving me this opportunity to share one of my projects with crafter friends and group members. I am sharing a pictorial of the project “Pretty Women with a blooming Face” Below are the steps towards my project : 1) I have taken a Heart Shaped MDF Wooden Decorable panel as the base. 2) Applied White Read more…
A Pretty Box – Inside & Out
Hello everyone, Vini Gupta with you today to share an altered box. I have used three 4×4 inch stencils from the store to create different effects for a make over of a plain MDF box. The beauty of the stencils is that the designs are elaborate yet they fit in small spaces. I created the effects using 2 in 1 mixed media paste, embossing texture paste and metallic wax. The final finishing touches were added using paper packs and flowers from the store. As a first step, I primed the box Read more…
Upcycled Tissue Box
Hi arty-crafty people, Lekha here today! In my last blog post I had upcycled an old tray using the Little Birdie chalk paints and today its time to reclaim an old tissue box(which incidentally I had made a few years back for my home). I had done decoupage on the tissue box previously, so the first step was to remove the decoupage paper. You can try using some sharp knife or a spatula to tear off the paper or use a sandpaper to get the surface of the box as smooth as possible. Next, I applied Read more…