Day 2 - Simple Stories & Helmar Adhesive Blog Hop

This is Emily Pitts with my Simple Stories/Helmar USA adhesive swap project. Inspired by the 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, I went out and actually bought some glitter glass to see how well the adhesive would work. I was seriously impressed. Apply a nice thick layer of the glue on the clothes pin.

Pour a generous amount of glitter over the clothespin and press gently then shake excess glitter off and let dry completely. It was so easy. And that adhesive holds the glitter like nothing else. Amazing!

I had a plan for these golden clothespins.

My taste in Christmas colors doesn't run the traditional red and green. I decorate in bright pink, lime green, aqua, orange, silver, gold, and a touch of red (my house looks kind of  like Dr. Seuss showed up and decorated). So can you guess what line I used for my Christmas wreath? Yes, Sn@p! works perfectly around my house. I made a clothespin wreath by adhering strips of the Sn@p paper to the clothes pins, I used the 450 Quick Dry Adhesive for this as well, just not as thick a layer of glue.

Finally, I made my little Merry Christmas sign and used the Quick Fix Adhesive Runner as insurance to keep my letter stickers in place. This will be an outdoor wreath, protected, but still, one can never be too careful. Also, a nice thick bit of liquid adhesive to attach my measuring tape to the sign and I'm all done. Attaching the sign to the wreath was easy, I just used the clothespins to hold it in place. I glued the tulle bow with the liquid adhesive as well. It's not going anywhere.

So there you have it, a bright and cheery Christmas wreath, made without any Christmas themed papers. Isn't it happy?

Products used:

Sn@p! Core Collection

• Sn@p! Stickers–Typeset (#4021) 

Sn@p! Life Collection

• Sn@p Life Basics 6x6 paper pad (#2823)
• Basics Cardstock Teal/Calendar (#2816)
• Basics Cardstock Yellow/Grid (#2818)

Sn@p! Color Vibe Collection

• Red Dot/Stripe (#2828)
• Green Chevron/Mini Dot (#2833)

P.S. In case you're interested, I used two packs of 36 clothespins and had 4 left over. I used a 12 inch wreath form and painted it white.

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I created this fun festive banner, perfect for decorating for the holidays.  This banner took a lot of gluing and so I used Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.  Boy, does this stuff stick and dry fast too.  I glued patterned paper around my spools and well as using the glue to put my snowflake flowers together.  I made this banner using the Handmade Holiday Collection. This banner is not going to come apart at all, so I can enjoy it for years to come.

Simple Stories Supplies Used:

Handmade Holiday Collection: Handcrafted #2077, Dec. 25 #2706, Blue Stripe/Music #2719, Tis the Season #2708, Green Holly/Notebook #2718, Flash Cards #2709 and 3x4 Sn@p Cards #2726

Helamar Supplies: 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

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For my project today I wanted to create a gift that could be used year-round.

Photo frames make great gifts, but I wanted to make something a little different where the photos could be more inter-changeable. So I made an altered clothes pin. These aren't your normal sized clothes pins, they can be purchased at the craft store and they are free-standing wood clothes pins. 

I used the Helmar 450 glue, or as I like to call it... Hot Glue In A Bottle to adhere the paper to the wood and then the ribbons. I used zap dots for the hearts and sentiment. 

There you have it! The perfect gift that is ready to give and use for any photos year -round!

 

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Jill here with a "Winter Wonderland" home decor project using Simple Stories' "Handmade Holiday" collection and Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. The main piece is a flat 5 x7 canvas and I chose to create a neutral piece using the kraft, cream and white in the collection. I had a chipboard ornament that I drizzled with the Helmar Quick Dry Adhesive and then sprinkled on shaved ice glitter. I then added scraps of pretty lace and pearls to tie in the theme. I also used the Helmar Zapdots in Black to add some dimension behind the snowflakes.

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Comments

[Wendy Crowe]

Who would have thought that plain wooden clothespins could turn out so beautifully! And I just found some at the dollar store! Thanks for the inspiration!! Off to get some more glitter!

[Barbara Staradumsky]

Another day of beautiful projects! I am again pinning some of these! Your DT rocks!

[conniemelancon]

Love the clothespin! Going to the dollar store--these would make great teacher gifts.

[Sue Alg]

I've been making these clothespin photo holders as gifts this year, so I'm so happy for the inspiration. I've made some using other Simple Stories products, but I'm glad you pointed out the Helmar products.

[{vicki}]

OMG
LOVE the clothespin wreath!
What a great, creative idea!
TFS

[Miriam Prantner]

That clothespin wreath is fantastic! I actually have several bags at home right now...planning to make sets of paper covered ones for teacher gifts.

[Lisa P]

Love the different projects. i love the big clothespin so much. What a great quick gift idea!

[diana]

These projects are so amazing! what great products! I cant wait to get some and make stuff lol

[gisele]

fantastic work ladies :)

[Raylene]

loving all the creative ideas I find here! My Snap albums arrived and I'm having a blast filling them. So inspiring!

[Beatrice Lawson]

Amazing to see the glass glitter hold on so well! Love the Dr. Seuss wreath, it s gorgeous and original.

[Romy]

Even more gorgeous projects! With the Helmar adhesives it it so easy to give the Simple Stories projects a beautiful finishing touch.

[Carla Hundley]

Fun projects. The glitter clothspins look easy to make.

Carla from Utah

[Carol B]

Fabulous projects!! Thanks for the ideas.

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

[jpscraps]

Great projects today! Love the decorated clothes pins.

[Sharon Gullikson]

They are all just adorable. But I guess my favorite is the banner. TOO cute!

[Katie B.]

Oh my gosh, I don't know which project to comment on, they are all so amazing! Love the wreath, always want tips on how to best adhere glitter, such a unique project! And I love the kraft Winter board. Really they were all amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Katie B.

[chaussures de foot mercurial]

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[Julie A. Shearer]

My Goodness ....these projects are so darn cute . Love the banner the giant clothspin and the glittered snowflake !! All of this makes me want to run to my craft room . Thank you for sharing and a chance to win .

[Michele D]

Gorgeous clothespin wreath, what a fantastic project idea!

[Michal]

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[Steffanie S]

What a fabulous wreath! Such a great and simple idea!

[sandeeNC]

wow, awesome projects! Great job DT!

[Roberta @ The Papercrafting League]

I have enjoyed this 2 day hop so much! First, I love the ease of the clothespin wreath, as I think my 4 year old son and I could do that together, and it would be a great use for my Simple Stories paper scraps! And I have to have some of this 450 Quick Dry Adhesive - it sounds so versatile! And I love the calm, peaceful color pallette of the Simple Stories Handmade Holiday collection! Thanks so much!

[Pam]

These projects are fabulous. I am loving all the inspiration from this blog hop.