When You Miss a Make and Take...You Take.

ORNAMENTS

I went to Archiver's on Sunday and thought I would be in time to participate in some of their make and takes. I really liked their $10 Clear Frame one, but, as usual, I missed out by a moment or thirty. So what do you do when you miss a make and take you really wanted to do? You harrass the employees into giving up their secrets. Well, I don't harrass. I whine. Actually, I did neither. They were just nice enough to let me know how to do it and I will share it with you.

NAMENTS

The ornaments and frame above are my take on their project. The Archiver's project was much larger. An example is no longer on their website, but if you live near an Archiver's you can run in and take a peek at the one they have on display. While looking at theirs, I came up with the idea of making smaller ones and using them as ornaments for the tree.

ORNAMENT

They are pretty self-explanatory, but here are some tips to get you started. You will need a photo sized to fit, a scrap of pattern paper, ribbon, thread/floss for the ornaments, a sheet of Wonder Tape, rub-ons and other embellishments and an acrylic stamp block. Yes, you heard me right. The whole she-bang is put together using a stamp block. Like these:

The ones I did measure 1.5" x 1.5" and 2" x 3" and I found them in the $1.99 bins at Archiver's, but you can find them anywhere even at Target. I mentioned earlier that they made larger frames. Well, you can use any size stamp block you want. Just scale your photo and paper to the block size. I used what I had on hand to make these and realized that I needed sheets of Wonder Tape to make it correctly. Supposedly you can stick the sheets of Wonder Tape right over the photo and then adhere it to the back of the block and it should still be clear. Since I didn't have the sheets of Wonder Tape, but instead had the 1/4" Wonder Tape on a roll, I strategically placed little of pieces of the tape onto the corners of the pattern paper and then adhered it to the back of the acrylic block. Then upon decorating I hid where it showed with rub-ons and embellishments.

AWESOME

That should get you started. Just remember the photo is adhered on top of the pattern paper and the combination is then adhered to the back of the block. I hope I haven't confused you. If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them. I plan on purchasing sheets of the Wonder Tape tonight and try it out. I am hoping by placing it completely over the photo and pattern paper you won't see the little tape splotches. I'll let you know, if it works.