AMANDA'S BASKETS: Design Board, Small Trailer Size

Monday, March 26, 2012

Design Board, Small Trailer Size

The last Monday of March 2012! Can that be right?   Are we almost done with March 2012?   'The sands of time slipping away....'   I have got to get a better handle on this thing called time...especially my allotment!!! More on that later this week.

I have traveled back to Florida.   Not too far from the Gulf of Mexico (which I hope to see tomorrow).   The one great thing about this campsite is it's wifi...I can even watch Netflix on it!!!   I think they have a 4g setup here.

I have also managed to create a few things.   First off, a design board, small trailer size.   I picked up two pieces of foam core boards (11 by 13) and some low loft batting.   I also used some thick tacky glue, duct tape, a scissors, a glue spreader and two pieces of paper folded in half.   I didn't know I would need the paper, but after using the duct tape to hold the pieces together, it became obvious that it would show through the batting.

First I duct taped the two pieces together on one side only, leaving a quarter inch gap for easy folding.

After putting the duct tape on and finding that it did show through the batting and would become a distraction, I folded two pieces of white typing paper in half lengthwise and glued on top of the duct tape. I glued down the backside first, then opened the paper up and glued inside and refolded it. That way everything was held tightly to the board.

Note what I use to spread the glue. I found that a small half circle ruler works very well. It is heavy plastic and spreads the glue very easily.

Finally, I covered the entire front of the foam board with a single piece of batting and trimmed the edges.

I can set it on the table or lay it flat. By attaching some string, I can also hang it either way. So far I have found it very useful. And when I'm done, I simply fold it with the batting to the inside (as well as any designs) and slip it between my shelves.

I did work with some fabric for a couple designs and as you can see, the fabric holds well even standing up.

I am using the fabric squares for a welcome sign to my trailer. Using Mod Podge, I adhered the pieces to a stiff piece of canvas board.

I am going to add the word WELCOME on the bottom and place a bouquet of flowers diagonally.

The other design I adhered to a piece of cardboard from the inside of a cereal box. I will be using this for my mixed media journals.

Well, that's all for today. I will share my pictures from the Gulf tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your evening.

CRAFTING IDEAS

I am always looking for a small piece of paper to write down something which will later be disposed of. I decided to use some of the scrap paper of which I have a ton. I mostly use the paper for glueing projects. I decided to cut the paper into a small size. (Six pieces from a piece of copy paper.). But just having them sitting on my desk would get messy without a container. So, using a cardboard box, I cut it down to size and using a hot glue gun I glued the ends together. Using a picture from a magazine cut into pieces and stick craft glue, I glued the pieces to the box inside and out. I also used some decorative tape for the outside edges. And to finish the top corners which were not covered, I used straight pins with colorful tops. Looks nice and works well.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

So in looking over your habits what did you find? Some popular good habits folks have are: Meditation, exercise, journal writing, flossing, reading and walking up early. Some not so great habits included smoking, saying yes, swearing, tolerating folks, not sleeping enough, always complaining and constantly making excuses. Do you have more good habits or more bad habits? Is it time to change? If so, start with the easiest bad habit to change, not the hardest. This will give the best chance of success. Decide on the best way for you to change your habit. Worry too much? Set a time to worry and then stop. You may have to stop yourself several times at the beginning but keep it up and you will worry less. Or, alternatively, write the worry down as well as options to stop the problem. Just figure out which way to stop is best for you.