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July 27, 2020

Lighted Altered Paint Brush for Reneabouquets

Hello to our Reneabouquet family and friends. Every month RB hosts a swap that you can participate in and it's a great way to make new creative friends and share your love for paper crafts with another. This month's swap was to create an altered paint brush, here is my take on it.
I purchased a brush from Dollar Store 3" wide which provided a nice amount of space to create on. Below I have a video tutorial so you can watch the different mixed media techniques that I used to get this effect... very easy to do.

The main focal point on the brush was the sweet RB shadow box. They are so much fun to work with and so versatile. I decided to add some fairy lights just for effect. If you haven't worked with these shadow boxes you need to get your hands on them especially with the holidays approaching. They are so much fun to create with. 
As always, RB never disappoints when it comes to their beautiful flowers and Beautiful Board. I will leave a list of all supplies used from the store below with their links for easy access. I invite you to participate in our swaps. I get so excited when I receive my package in the mail from a fellow crafter that I know has specifically created something just for me. Give it a try... Until next time, xoxo

July 11, 2020

Shabby Chic Canvas Bags for Reneabouquets

Hi everyone, hope you are getting in a little bit of crafting time... I'm still in the organizational mode so I decided to alter up these canvas bags that I purchased at hobby lobby (One was .99 and the other $1.29) and use them to store all my beautiful Reneabouquets Glitters, Beads, & Pearls.
The photo above is to hold my glitters and microbeads and I started by attaching several different laces from Reneabouquets store. All the products for these projects will be listed below with their websites. 
I love Reneabouquets Shaker Boxes, they are so easy to assemble and are so versatile. This one here is the small round and I used the Printed BB Cherry Blossom Frame and then filled it with some gorgeous glitters, flowers and tiny butterflies from the store. The Flower Girl Dahlia was covered with the Gawdie Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass as well as some of the leaves from my stash. 
The next canvas bag was shaped I used one of my favorite laces from the store Gold Embroidered Lace and then decided to used the small square shaker box. The frame on top is the BB Seashell Scroll Frame which I embossed with several different Lindy's. The shaker bits are a mixture of pearls, shard glitter glass and microbeads from the store as well as BB Bits Seashells. 
Here is an up close photo of that magical mixture. I of course then finished off both projects using mulberry flowers from the store. Reneabouquets carries so many beautiful colors and these are handmade right here in the U.S.A. I hope you enjoyed this and are inspired to make pretty containers to place your craft supplies in. Until next time, have a blessed day, be safe and stay healthy. xoxo
art (ärt) noun - supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty.