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Project Ideas: Rustic Frames

Happy Wednesday?!  Have I told you how we love Jillibean Soup Mix the Media Rustic Frames?  Today, we have three projects featuring the rustic frame that show you how fun and versatile these frames are.   This mix the media home décor piece is sweet and simple, pulled together with a new rustic white center frame, Jillibean Soup Silhouette cut file, embroidery hoop, fall leaves and a bow. The cut file vinyl is a shimmering gold color which is hard to capture in the photos, but perfect for a fall theme project.

My Favorite Color Is October Home Decor by Patty Folchert

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media: Rustic White Center Frame- 12” x 12”
Jillibean Soup Silhouette Cut File: October is my favorite color

Other Items:  8” Embroidery Hoop; American Crafts Adhesive Gold Vinyl/347289; Transfer Tape; Creative Impressions/ ¾” Brown Crepe Ribbon; ruler; fall leaves; Thermoweb/Mixed Media Adhesive; Thermoweb/Zots Singles- Medium

Here is another rustic frame that uses the beautiful felt flowers.  Can you spy some old school Jillibean Soup in there?

Flower Home Decor by Jenifer Harkin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media: Rustic White Frame 8 x 15
Felt Flowers:  Mixed Magenta, Playful Pink

Other: old school Jillibean Soup buttons and flower, embroidery floss.

Feeling a little crabby?  Well, you shouldn't be!  It's fun to collect driftwood and then create a fun design.  It's just like a puzzle piece!

Crab Home Decor by Jenifer Harkin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media:  Rustic White Frame 12 x 12

Other:  drift wood, hot glue.

Have a great day!

Project Ideas: Rustic Frames

The Christmas season will be here before we know it! This mix the media home décor piece was created with wood snowflakes and wood word from Joann’s. Our Rustic white center frame became black with a quick covering of spray paint. Then the wood word was painted in the peppermint style by using washi tape to mask off the stripes for the white and then the red paint. Last the snowflakes were painted the turquoise blue. Each painted piece was then added to the black background, the word was even popped up with 3D foam dots first. The result is a bright and bold Christmas statement worthy of any wall.

Merry Christmas Rustic Frame by Patty Folchert

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media: Rustic White Center Frame- 12x12
Joann’s: Wood Snowflakes & Wood Word

Other:  Black Spray Paint; Apple Barrel/Outdoor Gloss White Acrylic Paint; DecoArt/Americana- Acrylic Paint in True Red & Indian Turquoise; Washi Tape (for masking); ruler; foam brush,

Here is a rustic Christmas mix the media home décor project that requires only our rustic white center frame, black chalkboard spray paint and paints in greens and white. The inner panel was spray painted in black chalkboard paint first, then the wreath was painted onto the base, using just a kitchen bowl as a circle template. Last the sentiment was added using a white chalkboard marker. Your handwriting not perfect? No problem- if you mess up just use a baby wipe to erase the chalkboard marker and try again. This frame can add a lovely farmhouse touch to your holiday season.

Merry Christmas To All Rustic Frame by Patty Folchert

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media: Rustic White Center Frame- 10x10

Other:  Black Chalkboard Spray Paint; Apple Barrel Paint/Gloss White, Marsh Green & Mossy Green; paintbrush; Bistro/White Chalkboard Marker- chisel tip.

Have a merry day!

Project Ideas: Mix the Media

Hello everyone!  Today, Jillibean Soup is combining two different popular craft themes with our Mix the Media collection....string art and cactuses!  This bright and colorful set of string art cactuses would add a whimsical touch to any home decor.  The black string outlining each cactus and the wider head nails make it a more bold statement. 

Cacti Wall Planks by Jenifer Harkin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media:  Surfaces/16 x 20 Panel Rustic, 12 x 16 Panel Rustic, 12 x 12 Wood Plank

Other:  nails, string.

Have a great day!

Happy Harvest Acrylic Stand Mini Album

It is a favorite practice of Jillibean Soup Design Team Member Patty Folchert to bring together a mix the media piece and Jillibean Soup papers to create a unique mini album. This project came together using a new acrylic wood stand and the brand-new Garden Harvest collection. To prep the wood stand drill two 1/8” holes into the top of the stand as shown so that you can add the binder rings. Then create your pages and add to binder rings.  This will create an interactive album perfect for your coffee table!

Happy Harvest Acrylic Stand Mini Album by Patty Folchert

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media: Acrylic Wood Stand-5” x 6”
NEW Papers- Garden Harvest/Plant the Seeds, Plow the Field, Reap the Grain, Water the Goods, Harvest the Crop, Gather the Goods & Bite Size Bits
Puffy Stickers: Farmhouse Stew
Soup Labels: 2 Cool For School
Mini Alpha: Navy

Other:  Heidi Swapp/Memory Files Mixed Media Album Scrapbook Kit; Electric Drill; 1/8” Drill Bit; 2 – 1 ½ ” Binder Rings. 

What a great keepsake of wonderful memories!  Have a great day!

Project Ideas: Halloween

It is nearly time to spookify our homes, here is a simple Halloween frame décor piece. The design is from the Silhouette store and link for it is below. Select the type of vinyl you would like to use, this project used a black dot patterned vinyl. Cut it out with your Silhouette machine and use transfer tape to transfer it to your frame. Adhere to the frame insert panel and you are done, it really is very simple- give it a go, if you dare…

Enter If You Dare Rustic Frame by Patty Folchert

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media: Rustic Frame White- 8” x 15”
Silhouette Cut File: Enter if You Dare

Other:  DCWV-Black Dot Pattern Vinyl/The Craft Barn; Transfer Tape.

Or, if you don't feel up to decorating yet for Halloween, whip up a 'scary' card.  Don't forget the inside of your card!   Use the Shaker stamps and dies on the inside to continue the design and theme.

Monster Boo Halloween Shaker Card by Juliana Michaels

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup:
Shaker Stamp/Die Set Monster
Clear Stamp/Die Set Enjoy Sentiments (banner die used for sentiment)
Shaker Card Small Circle
Shaker Small Circle Insert
Shaker Fillers Oranges and Greens
Bohemian Brew Patterned Paper Calm
Alphabet Stickers Alphabean Green Dot

Other: Ranger Archival Ink, Darice Halloween Shaped Sequins, Cardstock.

Have a 'spook'tacular day!

 

Projects Featuring Acrylic Stands

Hello friends!  Acrylic is in!  It is such an easy and fun surface to work with.  Use your own handwriting, stencils or purchase our cut files from the silhouette Store to create your own signs using Jillibean Soup's acrylic wood stands.  They come in three sizes:  3x4, 5x6, and 8x10.  Look at these projects for inspiration!

Make Today Count Acrylic Stand by Summer Fullerton

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Acrylic Sign: 8x10
Jillibean Soup Cut File: Make Today Count #255025
Felt Flowers: Touch of Teal
Felt Flowers: Mixed Magenta
Felt Flowers: Lots of Lime

Other: Silhouette Vinyl, Felt, Floral Stick Pins, Brad Maker from Imaginisce, Jute and hot glue gun

The Jillibean Soup Mix the Media acrylic frames are perfect for displaying your memories or for a great gift too! There are many ways you can use the acrylic frames, Designer Nicole Nowosad used the 5x6 Acrylic Frame and Felt Flowers to create a beautiful family keepsake that you can easily display.  She added a photo to the back of the acrylic frame and a Jillibean Soup Silhouette design cut from adhesive vinyl as well as felt flowers and leaves to embellish the front of her frame.

I Love Us Acrylic Stand by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Jillibean Soup Silhouette Cut file: # 274018
Mix the Media Acrylic Frame: 5x6 Wood frame
Felt Flowers: Shades of Red; Playful Pink

Other supplies: ink, art crayons, card base, bling.

*Designer Tip: Nicole took apart a larger felt flower and re-purposed it into two smaller rolled flowers to make mini felt flowers to accent her acrylic frame

Life gotten too busy for you too? This cute little sign is a reminder to “just breathe”. This project was made with the smallest size of the new Acrylic wood stands. A quick trip to the online Silhouette store for a fun Jillibean Soup cut file and some patterned black vinyl made this project crazy quick! This sign is such a fun size and would be perfect for event table signs, the possibilities are endless.

Just Breathe Acrylic Stand by Patty Folchert

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media: Acrylic Wood Stand- 4” x 4”
Silhouette Cut File: Just Breathe

Other:   DCWV-Black Dot Pattern Vinyl/The Craft Barn; Transfer Tape.

Have a great day!

Mix the Media Projects

Good morning Jillibean Soup friends!  Anyone out there looking for a customized home décor feature for over your bed? This project allows for you to pick fabric to perfectly coordinate to your room. We have whitewashed window frames available in two sizes, this project used 2 of the 16x20 size. Cut your fabric to size and then using an electric stapler, staple the fabric to the back side of the frames. Adhere a galvanized word if you like with a hot glue gun. Then hang it up on the wall and admire. A simple and versatile project you could make in less than 2 hours.

Home Decor Fabric Windows by Patty Folchert

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media: Whitewash Window Frames- 16” x 20”

Other:  Fabric of choice (Patty used a Covington Fabric & Design Floral from Hobby Lobby); Electric Stapler; Staples.

Fall is almost here, take this opportunity to prep a cute and easy home décor project. This project started with the brand-new Rustic frame white, next remove the inset panel and paint it with black chalkboard paint. After it dries use a white chalkboard marker and add the “hello Fall” title as shown. Then place the panel back into the frame and add a nail for the wreath to the top center of the frame. The best part of this project is that you can erase the title using a baby wipe and switch out the wreath to change it for every season!

Hello Fall Chalkboard by Patty Folchert

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup

Mix the Media: Rustic Frame White- 12” x 16”

Other:  Krylon/Black Chalkboard Spray Paint; Bistro Chalk Marker/White, chisel tip; ruler; Wreath of your choice; nail.

Do you need a fun, easy project for a teacher’s back to school gift?  We love how Design Team Member Kira Ness used one of our Mix the Media embroidery hoops to create this colorful project.  All you need is a rainbow of sequins and a simple French knot to attach them to the hoop.  She finished it off with some layered pea pod parts from our Shades of Color collection. 

Create Embroidery Hoop by Kira Ness

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Embroidery Hoop
Embellishments:  Shades of Color Pea Pod Parts
Sequins:  Red, Orange and Yellow, Green, Teal

Other:  Embroidery floss.

Have a fabulous Friday and wonderful weekend!

Guest Designer Jaclyn Miller

Good morning!  Please welcome this month's Jillibean Soup Guest Designer Jaclyn Miller!

Jaclyn shares a home with her hubs, 3 rowdy children, and 2 rescued dogs in Indianapolis, IN. A long time ago, Jaclyn went to a "stamping" party and fell in love with the art. Since then, she has used cardmaking and scrapbooking to channel her creativity, with stamping still being her favorite medium. Jaclyn finds joy in all forms of art though and has also delved into jewelry making, quilting, sewing, painting, needlepoint, and pretty much anything that is colorful and creative and allows me to make something with her hands. She first had a card published in 2010, and since then joined several design teams and found her work published many more times. People would say her style is clean and simple, but Jaclyn does enjoy a good challenge into other styles. Jaclyn actually has a graphic design degree that she only used professionally for a few short years, but still uses from time to time to create logos, web pages or other things for her Church, friends or family. Jaclyn's friends know that she loves Disco, Sci-fi movies/books, and that popcorn is her favorite snack! She loves change and one of her passions is redecorating rooms in my house every few years. The past few years she hasn't been able to enjoy her hobby as much, as her kids are growing older and "momming" has taken the front seat (though she swears she's a taxi driver). Being a guest designer this month for Jillibean Soup is a great honor for Jaclyn and has allowed her to have a few days back at crafting, that she so sorely missed. Jaclyn hopes you enjoy these projects as much as she enjoyed creating them. See some of her past work over at designsbyjax.blogspot.com or visit her on pinterest or instagram (Designsbyjax).

Boys Will Be Boys Birthday Card by Jaclyn Miller

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Puffy Stickers:  2 Cool For School
Pea Pod Parts:  2 Cool For School
Stamp Set:  2 Cool For School

Congrats! Shaker Tag by Jaclyn Miller

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  2 Cool For School/Boys Rule
Label Stickers:  2 Cool For School
Shape Shaker Tag and Insert:  Balloon
Stamp and Die Set:  Balloon Party

 

Other:  yellow cardstock. 

 

 

Legit Boy Scrapbook Layout by Jaclyn Miller

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  2 Cool For School/Boys Rule, Wild Child, Mad Skills, Way Cool, Bite Size Bits
Coordinating Stickers:  2 Cool For School
Pea Pod Parts:  2 Cool For School

Puffy Stickers:  2 Cool For School

 

 

Teeball Scrapbook Layout by Jaclyn Miller

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  2 Cool For School/Way Cool, Too Legit
Pea Pod Parts:  2 Cool For School
Coordinating Stickers:  2 Cool For School
Alphabeans:  Yellow Chevron

 

Folk Art Wood Decor by Jaclyn Miller

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Hanging Banner:  8 x 12
Happy Hues
Sequins:  Greens

 

Thank you Jaclyn!  Your projects were amazing! 

Projects Featuring Mix the Media and Bohemian Brew

Happy Wednesday!  It's that time of the year where all school children are loading up their backpacks and getting on the bus!  My youngest is heading off to her first year of middle school.  It's bittersweet because her 'tribe' of friends is changing as they move to different schools.  To help her remember the wonderful friendships she has, she helped me pick out some of her favorite memories and we combined them together in a mini album using the canvas heart stitched banner and the Bohemian Brew collection.  It can even be hung in her room if she chooses!

My Tribe Mini Album and Garland by Jenifer Harkin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Bohemian Brew/Peace, Happiness, Calm, Content
Stitched Banner Canvas Heart
Felt Flowers:  Playful Pink
Beanboard Alphas:  Precocious Pink
Mini Alphas:  Teal
Pea Pod Parts:  Bohemian Brew
Puffy Stickers:  Bohemian Brew
Coordinating Label Stickers:  Bohemian Brew

Have an amazing day!

Mix the Media Projects

Have you tried our pre-stitched embroidery hoops yet?  Not only do they make an adorable piece of décor on their own, but they’re also completely customizable.  Jillibean Soup Design Team Member Kira Ness used the Hello hoop to create this fun, summery piece of wall art.  She used a satin stitch over the pre-stitched word to change the color.  Then she stamped the jar from the Jar Goodness stamp set, stitched over top and used some ink mixed with water to create the subtle watercolor effect.  She finished off the hoop with some diy yarn pompom flowers to create the perfect wall piece!

Hello Embroidery Hoop by Kira Ness

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup:
Embroidery Hoop - Hello
Stamp – Jar Goodness

Other:  Embroidery floss, Yarn, Stamp ink.

Have you seen the Jillibean Soup's acrylic wood stands yet?  These are so fun and come in three sizes:  3 x 4, 5 x 6, and 8 x 10.  Jillibean Soup Design Team Member Jenifer Harkin used the wood stand to create an embroidery home decor piece that will look perfect on her mantle!

Home Acrylic Wood Stand by Jenifer Harkin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Bowl of Dreams/Think With Purpose; 2 Cool For School/Way Cool
Coordinating Label Stickers:  Bohemian Brew
Beanboard Alphas:  Precocious Pink
Mix the Media:  Acrylic Sign 5 x 6

Other:  DMC embroidery Kit - Home Sweet Home.

Have a super awesome day!