I am so excited to have been asked by my dear friends at Hazel & Ruby to partisipate in a blog hop filled with amazingly talented crafters and creatives, as well as create a project with their latest product that is in Michaels!
Welcome to the Hazel & Ruby / Michaels-Arts & Crafts Reveal Party and
Blog Hop!
All month long, we have been celebrating our little secret....
Michaels is now carrying our entire line of Stencil-Masks, Wrap It Up
Paper, & Pass the Tissue Paper! Now, its super easy to hop on over
to your local store and pick up our amazing products. We have made
DIY easy and fun for everyone!
To celebrate handmade, we have gathered together some amazingly
talented bloggers whose passion is to create, make and share every
day. Some of these ladies will be regular contributors as part of
Hazel & Ruby's Makery team, so you will see a lot more from them in
the future. Each one will share project inspiration, product tips and
how-tos to teach and inspire. We are so excited to introduce you to
each one of them and get ready to be awed!
For the next 2 days, you can hop around to each of their blogs,
stopping by to say Hi and Hello! Everyone is super excited to share
their project ideas with you and how they were DIY inspired.
Simply follow the Blog Hop list below as you hop from one blog to the
next. Lost? Return to the Hazel & Ruby blog to see who is next on
your hopping list!
Hazel & Ruby http://www.hazelandruby.com/blog/
Amber Packer http://www.amberpacker.com/
Carmen Rogge http://theflairexchange.com/
Cheryl Sorce http://www.aprettycoollife.com/
Jana Eubank http://janaeubank.wordpress.com/
Kelly Rowe http://livelaughrowe.com/
Margie Romney-Aslett http://www.margieromney-aslett.typepad.com/
Ronda Palazzari http://rondapalazzari.typepad.com/
Stephanie Bryan http://stephaniemakes.blogspot.com/
Tamara Jensen http://tamarajensen.typepad.com/lifeisanartform/
Tammy Tutterow http://tammytutterow.com/blog/
Taylor Urban http://www.itstaylormade.com/
Thuy Bui http://www.mypaperpinwheel.com/
Tina Walker http://adogslife-thirteen.blogspot.com/
Hazel & Ruby http://www.hazelandruby.com/blog/
But whats a Blog Hop without a giveaway? Nothing, you may ask! ;)
In Hazel & Ruby style, we like to celebrate BIG, so we will be
randomly picking a winner who will win a prize package worth $500. We
will be announcing the prize package over the next couple weeks, but
it will contain product from your favorite manufacturers! (we like to
keep secrets, can you tell?)
What do you need to do?
Leave a comment on the Hazel & Ruby blog AND on the blog post of our
talented makers telling us what you enjoyed most about their ideas.
Easy Peasy!
We will also be featuring each of these ladies on our Hazel & Ruby
blog over the next 3 weeks.
We will select a winner on June 6th and stay tuned for more details on
the prize package (oh the suspense!!)
Blog comments are due by midnight MST, June 5th to qualify for the
drawing. Winners will be announced shortly after the end of the
comment period, so be sure to check back to see if you've won.
Want more Party? Dont forget about our Instagram Party! Get out
those cell phones and take a trip to your local Michaels-Arts & Crafts
Store. Show us how much you love Hazel & Ruby by snapping a
picture of the Hazel & Ruby display in the store.
You know what we would love even more? Take a #selfie with our
display! Tag your IG photo with #hazelandrubyslittlesecret and share
it with us on Instagram.
On June 1st, we will be selecting one (or two) winners to win the
ENTIRE Hazel & Ruby collection! How awesome is that? If you arent
yet following Hazel & Ruby on IG . you can find us at
@hazelandrubyhandmade. Be sure to follow us so you dont miss out on
all of the fun and creative inspiration. Remember sharing is
caring .we would love you to share our good news with your friends.
Not on Instagram? Please share your Hazel & Ruby projects with us on
Facebook. Really and truly one of our greatest joys is seeing what
YOU create. You never know, we may feature your project on our Blog!Are you ready to Hop? Lets go!
When I recieved my product I had a few ideas! Last week I was at a girfriends weekend filled with some amazing artist friends! I had so much fun sharing my idea and the Hazel & Ruby products I chose with them!
There is nothing i love more than great quotes and words and Subway art! Liz, her darling sister Sally and I created these awesome signs using some re-pourposed wood Christy had around her studio and warehouse! I love the idea of taking a piece of junk and making it new! These stencil-masks are so easy to use that it was EASY! Here's how we created our Subway art!
Supplies: an old crate, a piece of wood, or in our case we used the old flooring in Christy's Sauna! Decou-page, Mod Podge or wet adhesive. Foam Brush Scissors Spray Paint Hazle & Ruby Stencil-Masks Hazle & Ruby Pass the Tissue Paper! Cut strips of the Pass the Tissue Paper and adhere to your wood slats. to speed up the drying process I used my heat gun.
once it was completley dry I placed my quote onto the slats. Tip: I start a word or sentence in the middle and work my way out.
Because my quote was long I had to split it into 2 parts! To get a true Subway Art look and feel we used Spray Paint. LOVE the way it turned out!
I I covered the bottom half of my project with a Paper Towel, using washi tape! LOL
I LOVE the way the spray paint let some of the Pass the Tissue Paper show thruogh! once I had the top half sprayed I let it completely dry again before I took the stencil-masks off.
once the top half was dry I finished the second half, covering the top with the paper towel again!
once it was all done I knew I wanted to make the words stand out.
I used a Scarlet Lime doodling pen to outline the letters! it really helped the words POP! LOVE. Such a fun and easy Project to create! Liz's finished project:
and Sally's: We had such a fun time creating these Subway Art pieces. I hope you are inspired to go create one for yourself! For more fun projects for Summer you can take my on-line workshop Spark your Summer! I'm using more of the Fun Hazle Ruby products they gave me!
Comments
What a fabulous way to reuse something and turn it into something fabulous!!
You have just made my day!!!!! I have about 15 small pallets I made with a friend for centerpieces at her daughter's wedding.....they have been sitting upstairs, patiently waiting to have a second life. BINGO. Can't wait to get to Michael's!!!
xo
SO glad you used slats - been saving one just to do a Hazel & Ruby project :) Thanks for the tips - so helpful. Hope you are doing well!! MargieH in Chicago xo
Your lettered signs are fabulous! I always think: canavas but you've opened my mind up to some new ideas--it will be fun to make some cool wooden signs!!!!!
What a fabulous way to reuse something and turn it into something fabulous!!
Posted by: Janet Zeppa | May 19, 2014 at 08:31 PM
Great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Sandy | May 19, 2014 at 10:37 PM
I love how you used the newspaper look in the background. Such creativity.
Posted by: Donna Stocking | May 19, 2014 at 11:08 PM
I'm so excited that Hazel&Ruby is at Michaels! Love what you've done with their products!
Posted by: Susan | May 20, 2014 at 06:31 AM
Everyone needs to read some inspirational words every day! Cute!
Posted by: Stacey | May 20, 2014 at 07:37 AM
Wonderful sign! I loved how you outlined the letters, I am going to try that!
Posted by: Peggy Johnson | May 20, 2014 at 09:04 AM
saw these in Michaels this week! CANNOT wait to use them!! I LOVE how you have the news print behind yours!!
Posted by: Judy in Huntsville AL | May 20, 2014 at 09:18 AM
You have just made my day!!!!! I have about 15 small pallets I made with a friend for centerpieces at her daughter's wedding.....they have been sitting upstairs, patiently waiting to have a second life. BINGO. Can't wait to get to Michael's!!!
xo
Posted by: lynnbluesky1@gmail.com | May 20, 2014 at 09:35 AM
I just love you, Margie! Can't wait to use this idea!
Posted by: Lindsay Fekitoa | May 20, 2014 at 09:47 AM
great project with papers & paints
Posted by: Sandy Lane | May 20, 2014 at 10:59 AM
As usual Ms. Margie....you are the Queen of Creativity!! I love this piece using Hazel & Ruby mask stencils!
Posted by: Barb R | May 20, 2014 at 11:10 AM
This looks so easy and fun! Thank you for the step by step instructions. Enjoy your creativity!
Posted by: Kathe | May 20, 2014 at 11:16 AM
Love these! Love the newsprint as the bottom layer!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | May 20, 2014 at 12:30 PM
Your signs are so cute! The best thing about the Hazel & Ruby products is their versatility! I love seeing what each lady has done with her products.
Posted by: Amy C. | May 20, 2014 at 04:59 PM
Lovely!!
Posted by: Sweet Tooth | May 20, 2014 at 06:07 PM
SO glad you used slats - been saving one just to do a Hazel & Ruby project :) Thanks for the tips - so helpful. Hope you are doing well!! MargieH in Chicago xo
Posted by: MargieH | May 20, 2014 at 06:47 PM
Great project! I like how you used the print as the background and then outlined the finished stencils! Can't wait to try this!
Posted by: Amy B | May 20, 2014 at 07:15 PM
Super cute pieces of art. I love that you used spray paint and the fact that the print stills shows through!
Posted by: Amber Sheaves | May 21, 2014 at 07:12 PM
WOW - these are all amazing projects! I love how you used the pallet wood! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Posted by: Krista van Tol | May 22, 2014 at 07:46 AM
LOVE these quote projects and H&R products!
Posted by: Wendy Orme | May 23, 2014 at 10:43 PM
Absolutely awesome! Love the way the words POP!
Posted by: linda trapp | May 24, 2014 at 04:50 PM
Love these!
Posted by: Kelly Malacko | May 25, 2014 at 03:06 PM
I love this project! So much fun
Posted by: Jeanne Ann | May 25, 2014 at 03:12 PM
Your lettered signs are fabulous! I always think: canavas but you've opened my mind up to some new ideas--it will be fun to make some cool wooden signs!!!!!
Posted by: massmankj | May 25, 2014 at 04:21 PM
Fantastic idea! The look amazing!
Posted by: jpscraps | May 25, 2014 at 07:43 PM