
The Book Worm
Episode 104 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Go back to school with Mark’s favorite book-themed projects.
Hit the books in an unconventional way this episode. With crafts like book page glass dishes, mixed-media necklaces, and homemade smashbooks, reading is not the only way to engage with books.
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The Book Worm
Episode 104 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Hit the books in an unconventional way this episode. With crafts like book page glass dishes, mixed-media necklaces, and homemade smashbooks, reading is not the only way to engage with books.
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TODAY WE HAVE SOME GREAT PROJECTS FOR YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH A REALLY FUN MATERIAL: BOOK PAGES!
WE'LL BE CREATING BOOK PAGE GLASS DISHES; I'LL BE SHOWING YOU A FUN NEW WAY TO MAT YOUR IMAGES; WE'LL LEARN AN ALTERNATIVE TO SCRAPBOOKING; AND WE'LL EVEN TURN SOME PAGES INTO A FASHIONABLE ACCESSORY - ALL IN TODAY'S EPISODE "BOOKWORM".
♪ THIS SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE BY KRYLON.
KRYLON HAS BEEN FORMULATING PAINTS THAT DELIVER COLOR, DURABILITY AND FAST DRY TIME SINCE 1947.
OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS EXPANDS FROM INDOORS TO OUT WITH A VARIETY OF FORMULATIONS TO MEET PROJECT NEEDS FROM PLASTIC AND LAMINATE TO RUST PREVENTATIVE AND CRAFT AND HOBBY PRODUCTS.
AND BY ECLECTIC PRODUCTS MAKERS OF E6000 FAMILY OF ADHESIVES.
E6000 PROFESSIONAL STRENGTH ADHESIVES FOR CRAFTS, DECOR, HOME REPAIRS, SCRAPBOOKING, PHOTOS, FRAMING, AND MORE.
E6000 INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH ADHESIVE.
FAVECRAFTS.COM IS PROUD TO SPONSOR MAKE YOUR MARK.
AT FAVECRAFTS.COM YOU CAN FIND CRAFT PROJECTS, VIDEOS AND TIPS, NEW CROCHET, CHRISTMAS CRAFTS, SEWING, KIDS' CRAFTS, JEWELRY MAKING, KNITTING, PAPER CRAFT PROJECTS, AND MORE.
AND BY PLAID ENTERPRISES.
PLAID HAS BEEN HAPPILY HELPING CRAFTERS BRING IDEAS TO LIFE WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOLKART, DELTA, APPLE BARREL, BUCILLA, GALLERY GLASS, ONE STROKE AND MOD PODGE.
PLAID - CREATIVE IDEAS MADE EASY.
I LOVE THROWING DINNER PARTIES WITH THEMES.
I'LL USE EVERYTHING FROM VINTAGE COMIC BOOKS TO VICTORIAN CLIP ART TO CREATE MY TABLE SETTINGS.
I EVEN LIKE TO MAKE MY OWN DECORATIVE DISHES AND PLATES IF MY CURRENT SET DOESN'T FIT WHAT I'M DOING.
I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND AN ASSORTMENT OF GREAT IDEAS FOR DECORATIVE PLATES BUT I COULDN'T FIND DISHES YOU COULD ACTUALLY EAT OFF OF.
I FINALLY FIGURED OUT A GREAT WAY TO TAKE INEXPENSIVE DOLLAR STORE GLASS PLATES AND DECORATE THEM SO MY GUESTS CAN EAT OFF OF THEM.
YOU CAN PERSONALIZE THEM TO FIT ANY THEME OR DESIGN AND THEY MAKE GREAT DINNER CONVERSATION.
THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS HEAD TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND PICK UP SOME VERY SIMPLE CLEAR GLASS PLATES JUST LIKE THIS ONE.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT FACE DOWN ON THE TABLE, PUT IT ON SOME SCRAP PAPER OR NEWSPAPER, IT'S UP TO YOU.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR GOLD ENAMEL PEN AND WE'RE GOING TO DRAW ALL THE WAY AROUND THE EDGE.
THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A BIT OF SKILL BUT IF YOU MESS UP, JUST STOP, WIPE IT OFF AND START AGAIN.
WATCH HOW I DO THIS... SEE HOW EASY THAT IS?
LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, TOO.
OH, SEE?
I MESSED UP.
I'M GOING TO TAKE MY FINGER AND WIPE IT OFF.
JUST WIPE IT ON THE TABLE THERE.
NOBODY'S PERFECT!
NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ANY IMAGE THAT YOU WANT AND CUT IT OUT.
YOU CAN COPY THESE IMAGES ON YOUR HOME COPY MACHINE, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.
I FOUND THIS BEAUTIFUL CABBAGE ROSE.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS IS IF YOU MAKE TEN OR 12 PLATES YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE SET OF DISHES FOR NOT A LOT OF MONEY.
LOOK AT THAT.
THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TAKE OUR GLOSS SEALER AND WATER IT DOWN A TINY BIT SO THAT IT'S EASY TO SPREAD.
JUST GOING TO PUT THAT IN THERE WITH A TINY BIT OF WATER AND YOU MIX IT UP... GET A NICE CONSISTENCY AND I'M GOING TO PAINT IT RIGHT ON TOP OF THE IMAGE.
SEE WHAT I'M DOING?
SCARY.
WE WANT TO TAKE THE IMAGE AND JUST PLOP IT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR PLATE.
MAKE SURE IT'S NICE AND FLAT.
ARE YOU EXCITED?
YOU WANT TO SEE THIS?
PRETTY COOL, HUH?
ALRIGHT, LET'S FINISH THIS UP WITH SOME BOOK PAGES.
I'VE HAD A WATER DAMAGED DICTIONARY THAT I'VE BEEN DYING TO USE THE PAGES FROM SO I TOOK OUT SOME DECENT PAGES FROM IT AND I'M GOING TO CUT THEM UP AROUND WHERE THE WATER DAMAGE WAS INTO SOME SMALL SQUARES ABOUT TWO INCHES BY THREE INCHES.
THE NEXT THING WE DO IS TAKE ABOUT 15 OR 20 OF THEM.
I'LL SHOW YOU A LITTLE TRICK THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THIS GO REALLY FAST.
YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THE STACK UNDERNEATH THE EDGE OF THE PLATE.
JUST LIKE THIS... YOU TAKE A PENCIL AND TRACE RIGHT AROUND THE EDGE.
TAKE THAT OFF... TAKE YOUR SCISSORS... CUT THAT RIGHT THERE...
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW QUICK EVERYTHING IS AFTER THIS.
THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TAKE MORE GLUE, WATERED DOWN A TINY BIT SO THAT IT'S EASY TO SPREAD.
AND START PAINTING THE GLUE ON THE BACK OF THE PLATE.
AND I'M GOING TO ADD ONE OF OUR SQUARES.
REMEMBER THOSE LITTLE PIECES THAT WE CUT WITH THE CURVE?
THOSE GO RIGHT AROUND THE EDGE OF YOUR PLATE.
THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRIM THEM LATER.
SO CHECK THIS OUT.
THERE YOU GO... JUST LIKE THAT.
I KNOW, IT'S LIKE MAGIC, RIGHT?
YOU'RE LIKE "WHOA".
SO WE'RE ALMOST DONE HERE.
I'M GOING TO FLIP THIS OVER SO YOU CAN SEE IT.
ALRIGHT, CHECK THAT OUT!
♪ WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS ADD MORE ACRYLIC GLOSS ON THE BACK, REALLY LAY IT ON THICK SO THAT IT'S A NICE PROTECTIVE COAT.
LET IT DRY FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT IT IN THE DISHWASHER.
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS WASH IT OFF WITH A SPONGE.
ALRIGHT, NOW I'M REALLY HUNGRY 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN MAKING ALL THESE PLATES.
I WANT A SNACK.
I LOVE TO FRAME VINTAGE IMAGES AND POSTCARDS TO CREATE ARTWORK FOR MY HOME.
TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE INTERESTING I LIKE MATTING MY ARTWORK WITH BOOK PAGES.
THIS METHOD OF MATTING USED WITH SEVERAL SMALL PIECES OF ART IS A GREAT WAY TO SPRUCE UP A BORING WALL IN YOUR HOME.
IT'S ALSO INEXPENSIVE AND REALLY EASY TO DO.
BOOK PAGES CAN MAKE A SIMPLE PIECE OF ART OR A PHOTOGRAPH LOOK AMAZING.
I'LL BET YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO THIS PROJECT ALREADY.
THE FIRST THING I DID WAS PUT A BOOK ON MY HOME COPY MACHINE AND COPIED IT ON A PIECE OF COLORED PAPER.
REAL EASY TO DO, RIGHT?
I PICKED OUT MY ART.
THIS IS A COPYRIGHT-FREE IMAGE BUT YOU COULD USE A PHOTOGRAPH OR A POSTCARD OR ANYTHING YOU HAVE AT HOME THAT YOU WANT TO FRAME.
I'M TAKING MY FRAME AND I'M POPPING OUT THE CARDBOARD...
SO WE'RE GOING TO CUT THIS COPIED PAGE THE SAME SIZE AS THE CARDBOARD IN THE MAT.
JUST PUT THE CARDBOARD ON TOP OF THIS AND FOLLOW IT AS A GUIDELINE.
SO EASY.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE OUR BOOK PAGE MATTING.
THE NEXT THING WE WANT TO DO IS CUT OUT OUR IMAGE, OR CUT OUT YOUR PHOTOGRAPH OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU WANT TO FRAME.
SO HERE I GO...
SINCE OUR THEME IS "BOOKWORM" TODAY I HAVE A MAN HOLDING A PEN.
MAYBE HE'S WRITING A BOOK, I DON'T KNOW.
DONE!
WE'RE ALMOST READY.
WE WANT TO PUT OUR CARDBOARD IN THE FRAME, PLACE THE MATTING RIGHT ON TOP OF IT.
PUT A TINY BIT OF GLUE ON THE BACK OF YOUR IMAGE OR YOU COULD USE DOUBLE STICK TAPE, WHATEVER YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH.
JUST USING A TINY BIT TO KEEP IT IN PLACE SO THAT IT DOESN'T MOVE.
JUST CENTER THAT RIGHT ON THAT... JUST LIKE THAT.
EASY.
POP THIS GLASS RIGHT BACK ON TOP OF THE FRAME AND THERE YOU GO - NOW YOU'VE GOT SOME CLASSY BOOK PAGE MATTING AND IT ONLY TOOK A MINUTE.
AWESOME!
SCRAPBOOKS ARE A GREAT WAY TO CAPTURE MEMORIES AND GIVE YOUR PHOTOS A STORY AND CONTEXT.
MY FRIEND SHEILA GOLDSBERRY HAS A DIFFERENT TAKE ON SCRAPBOOKING THAT I REALLY LOVE.
SHE CALLS THEM "SMASHBOOKS" AND THEY'RE A TRULY FUN TWIST ON A TRADITIONAL SCRAPBOOK.
YOU CAN USE ANY DECORATIVE ODDS AND ENDS SO IT'S THE PERFECT LEFTOVER PROJECT.
KIDS ALSO HAVE A GREAT TIME MAKING THEM.
SO GET READY TO GET MESSY AND HAVE SOME FUN MAKING A SMASHBOOK.
I'LL BET YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE A SMASHBOOK ALREADY.
SMASHBOOKS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY GOOD FRIEND SHEILA GOLDSBERRY SENT ME ONE FOR MY BIRTHDAY.
THIS SMASHBOOK WAS SO AWESOME AND THE THING THAT MADE IT SUPER COOL IS THAT SHE MADE IT WITH PAPER BAGS SO YOU COULD HAVE LITTLE INSERTS AND THINGS TO PULL OUT.
I LOVED IT!
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE TODAY.
THANKS SHEILA.
ALRIGHT, THE FIRST THING YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IS ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN PAPER BAGS.
AND YOU'RE JUST GONNA FOLD IT, JUST LIKE THAT.
DOESN'T MATTER, YOU CAN FOLD IT EITHER WAY.
SEE WHAT I'VE DONE THERE?
OKAY?
WE DO THAT TO EACH OF THE BAGS.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A HOLE PUNCH AND GIVE IT THREE LITTLE PUNCHES...
EQUAL DISTANT APART... ISH.
SO WE'VE PUNCHED OUR HOLE IN THE FIRST BAG RIGHT WHERE THE FOLD IS.
OKAY?
I'M JUST GOING TO PUT IT RIGHT ON TOP OF OUR OTHER BAGS.
JUST LIKE THAT.
SO WE'VE MEASURED WHERE OUR HOLES ARE GOING TO BE ON EVERYTHING AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND PUNCH THEM OUT SO EVERYTHING MATCHES UP.
I HAVE SO MUCH FUN MAKING THESE.
HOW ARE WE KEEPING THESE TOGETHER YOU MIGHT ASK.
EASY!
HEAD TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND PICK UP SOME OFFICE CLIPS.
SEE HOW THIS IS COMING TOGETHER?
SEE WHAT I'M DOING HERE?
WE'VE GOT OUR BAGS AND WE ARE READY TO START SMASHING.
HERE'S WHAT I'VE DONE - I'VE GATHERED TONS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
WHAT I WANT TO START WITH, THOUGH, ARE PICTURES OF ME AND MY FRIENDS, PICTURES OF PROJECTS I'VE DONE.
JUST PICTURES.
CUT THEM OUT WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS... JUST LIKE THAT.
DOESN'T EVEN MATTER IF YOU'RE NEAT ABOUT IT.
IN FACT IF YOU'RE NOT NEAT ABOUT IT IT'S EVEN BETTER.
IT'S NOT CALLED THE NEAT 'N TIDY BOOK.
IT'S CALLED SMASHBOOK.
YOU CAN USE A LITTLE BIT OF GLUE - THAT'S EASY ENOUGH TO DO SOMETIMES.
OR YOU CAN USE A STICKER MACHINE TO SPEED THINGS UP.
JUST THROW IN THE IMAGES...
I REALLY LIKE PRINTING OUT PHOTOS FROM MY CAMERA PHONE BECAUSE USUALLY THEY JUST STAY IN YOUR PHONE AND YOU NEVER GET TO SEE THEM.
OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT OUR PICTURES ON THE PAGES.
THE NEXT THING WE WANT TO DO IS CREATE SOME INSERTS.
SO WE WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW BIG OF A PIECE OF SCRAPBOOK PAPER OR CARDBOARD - WHATEVER YOU HAVE, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO USE - WILL FIT INSIDE THE PAPER BAG.
SO WE'VE GOT SOMETHING RIGHT HERE.
THIS LOOKS ABOUT RIGHT.
PAPER CUTTER... SEE WHAT I'VE DONE?
I'VE CUT SCRAPBOOK PAPERS - WHATEVER YOU HAVE - AND I'VE CUT THEM TO SIZE TO FIT RIGHT INSIDE EACH OF THE MOUTHS OF THE PAPER BAG, JUST LIKE THAT.
SEE HOW THAT IS?
PRETTY COOL, RIGHT?
WE'RE GOING TO START DECORATING THESE TOO.
JUST PUT SOME PICTURES ON HERE... OH, I LIKE THAT ONE.
IT'S ME IN NEW YORK.
PUT 'EM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SCRAPBOOK PAPER TOO.
THE MORE STUFF YOU HAVE IN YOUR SMASHBOOK THE BETTER.
NOT CRAZY ENOUGH YET.
FUN THING ABOUT THIS, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A HOLE PUNCH IN IT... JUST LIKE THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TINY PIECE OF RIBBON...
PUT IT THROUGH THE PUNCH...
TIE A LITTLE KNOT HERE... SEE THAT?
THAT WAY WHEN YOU PUT IT INSIDE THE PAPER BAG... YOU CAN PULL IT OUT.
PRETTY COOL, HUH?
EVERYBODY HAS RUBBER STAMPS SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE RUBBER STAMPS AND START STAMPING OUR BOOK ALL OVER THE PLACE.
JUST TO GIVE IT SOME...
SOME INTEREST.
PERFECTION IS COMPLETELY OVERRATED.
THE NEXT THING WE WANT TO DO IS ADD SOME COLOR.
SO YOU JUST WANT TO TAKE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE PAINTS.
I'M GOING TO PAINT AROUND THE EDGES OF THE PICTURES...
THE EDGE OF EACH PAGE.
JUST ADD SOME FUN COLOR, MAKE IT POP A LITTLE BIT.
I DON'T THINK SMASHBOOKS ARE EVER ACTUALLY DONE.
YOU COULD REALLY KEEP GOING WITH THEM FOREVER.
NEXT THING YOU WANT TO DO IS TAKE SOMETHING LIKE A SHAPED PUNCH - THIS IS A STAR PUNCH, IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
JUST PUNCH OUT SOME DIFFERENT COLORS OF PAPER.
YOU CAN USE THESE STARS FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
I USE A STAR PUNCH BECAUSE IT'S A LOT FASTER THAN CUTTING SHAPES OUT WITH SCISSORS.
SO I'M A REALLY BIG FAN OF SHAPED PUNCHES.
THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS ADD SOME GEMS.
EVERYTHING NEEDS A BIT OF SPARKLE, DON'T YOU THINK?
YOU COULD ADD GLITTER IF YOU WANT TO BUT THAT'S A LITTLE MESSY.
I LIKE TO ADD ACRYLIC GEMS.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TAKE ALL THESE DIFFERENT COLORS OF RIBBON AND TIE THEM AROUND THE OFFICE RINGS AT THE END TO GIVE IT A NICE FESTIVE FEEL.
KIDS LOVE THIS STUFF!
OKAY, I LOVE THIS STUFF.
DID I ADD ENOUGH GEMS?
LET'S ADD ANOTHER GEM.
NOW YOU DON'T JUST HAVE TO DO WHAT I'VE SUGGESTED HERE, YOU COULD DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
YOU CAN ADD GLITTER, YOU CAN PUT TICKET STUBS.
YOU CAN USE YOUR THUMBPRINTS.
YOU DON'T JUST HAVE TO USE PHOTOGRAPHS.
YOU COULD USE GAME BOARD PIECES - WHATEVER YOU HAVE THAT YOU WANT TO ADD TO YOUR SMASHBOOK YOU ADD IT AND THAT'S GONNA MAKE IT YOURS.
I LOVE THIS SMASHBOOK!
CHECK IT OUT: PEEK-A-BOO.
I BELIEVE YOUR ACCESSORIES SHOULD BE AS INTERESTING AS YOU ARE, WHICH IS WHY I LIKE USING BOOK PAGES IN MIXED MEDIA JEWELRY PIECES.
THE CHALLENGE WITH USING THE PRINTED PAGE WHEN CREATING JEWELRY IS THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE MOST DURABLE OR WATER RESISTANT.
I FIGURED A WAY TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE AND MAKE AN ACCESSORY WITH PRINTED BOOK PAGES THAT WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME AND LOOK GREAT.
THE FIRST THING YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO DO IS TAKE YOUR FAVORITE POEM OR A PAGE FROM YOUR FAVORITE BOOK AND COPY IT ON A PIECE OF COLORED PAPER - WHATEVER COLOR YOU WANT.
I'VE CHOSEN TWO DIFFERENT COLORS OF YELLOW BECAUSE I LOVE SUNFLOWERS.
THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS SOMETHING I LOVE DOING!
I LOVE SEWING PAPER.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS FREE-FORM A FLOWER ON THE SEWING MACHINE.
THIS IS REALLY FUN.
NOW DON'T WORRY IF IT'S NOT PERFECT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE CUTTING OUT THE FLOWER YOU CAN MAKE IT ANY SHAPE YOU WANT.
THE KEY IS JUST SEWING A COUPLE OF SHEETS OF PAPER TOGETHER TO GIVE IT A NICE THICKNESS.
HERE WE GO.
I'M USING A BLACK THREAD SO IT GIVES A NICE CONTRAST WITH THE YELLOW AND IT MATCHES THE PRINT.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE DRAWING WITH THE SEWING MACHINE.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS ON ANOTHER COLOR.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS FLOWER A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN THE FIRST.
NOW FOR THIS ACCESSORY I'M ALTERNATING YELLOWS.
A LIGHT YELLOW, THEN A DARKER YELLOW, THEN A LIGHTER YELLOW FOR THE CENTER.
SO MY SMALLEST FLOWER IS GOING TO BE IN THE LIGHT YELLOW.
YOU HAVING FUN YET?
YOU ENJOYING THIS?
I KNOW I AM.
OKAY, WE HAVE THREE FLOWERS AND JUST SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO TURN THIS AROUND.
ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT ON A PRINTED PAGE YOU COULD DO IT ON PLAIN PAPER, YOU COULD USE SCRAPBOOK PAPER, YOU COULD EVEN PUT SOME FABRIC ON TOP OF SOME PAPER.
THAT MIGHT BE REALLY COOL TOO.
I'M NOT BEING VERY PRECISE WITH THIS.
I'M JUST KIND OF GIVING IT A CRAZY, HAPHAZARD FLORAL FEEL - KIND OF LIKE NATURE.
ALRIGHT, WE'VE GOT OUR THREE FLOWERS.
NOW I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE THEM LAST FOREVER AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TURN THEM INTO AN ACCESSORY.
ALL YOU NEED IS SOME ACRYLIC GLOSS.
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS COAT THE FRONT AND THE BACK SEVERAL TIMES SO IT'S NICE AND THICK.
WHAT IT'S GOING TO END UP FEELING LIKE IS A PIECE OF VINYL.
YOU KNOW WHAT VINYL IS?
THAT STUFF YOUR CAR SEATS ARE MADE OF.
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU STICK TO THE CAR IN THE BACK SEAT IN THE SUMMER?
THAT'S VINYL.
THERE WE GO...
OKAY... LET THAT DRY FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THEN WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH ARE SOME VERY, VERY STURDY PAPER FLOWERS THAT WILL LAST FOREVER.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AN INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH GLUE AND GLUE THEM TOGETHER.
LARGEST FLOWERS ON THE BOTTOM... WE GET SMALLER AS WE GO TOWARD THE TOP.
SEE THAT?
THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WANT TO PUT IN THE CENTER OF IT TO MAKE IT SPARKLE AND LOOK LIKE JEWELRY.
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN USE.
YOU COULD USE A BUTTON... YOU COULD USE A RHINESTONE... OR YOU COULD USE A CABOCHON.
THERE ARE ALL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO WITH THESE FLOWERS.
YOU COULD GLUE ONE TO A HEADBAND.
ATTACH A HAIRBAND TO IT RIGHT IN THE BACK AND WEAR IT ON A PONYTAIL.
I THINK THAT COULD BE PRETTY CHIC AND REALLY CUTE.
YOU COULD ALSO TAKE A PINBACK AND CREATE A BROOCH.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S VERY GRANDMA, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
GRANDMAS ARE PRETTY CHIC.
THE OTHER THING THAT YOU CAN DO IS POKE A LITTLE HOLE IN THE TOP OF ONE OF THE PETALS AND CREATE A NECKLACE.
MY FAVORITE THING TO DO IS CREATE A BROOCH OUT OF IT SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TAKE SOME MORE OF OUR INDUSTRIAL GLUE AND GLUE ON A PINBACK.
YOU CAN FIND THESE AT ANY CRAFT STORE.
OKAY...
GOING TO LET THAT DRY FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.
STICK ON A CABOCHON OR A RHINESTONE AND A PIN ON THE BACK AND THERE YOU HAVE IT: GRANDMA CHIC.
IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, NO BOOKS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS EPISODE.
WE WENT FROM BOOK SMART TO BOOK ART; WE MADE SOME BEAUTIFUL GLASS DISHES; LEARNED HOW TO USE BOOK PAGES AS A PHOTO MAT; FOUND A FUN NEW WAY TO SMASHBOOK OUR PICTURES; AND TURN SOME PAGES INTO WEARABLE ART.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO MAKE YOUR MARK.
♪ THIS SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE BY KRYLON.
KRYLON HAS BEEN FORMULATING PAINTS THAT DELIVER COLOR, DURABILITY AND FAST DRY TIME SINCE 1947.
OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS EXPANDS FROM INDOORS TO OUT WITH A VARIETY OF FORMULATIONS TO MEET PROJECT NEEDS FROM PLASTIC AND LAMINATE TO RUST PREVENTATIVE AND CRAFT AND HOBBY PRODUCTS.
AND BY ECLECTIC PRODUCTS MAKERS OF E6000 FAMILY OF ADHESIVES.
E6000 PROFESSIONAL STRENGTH ADHESIVES FOR CRAFTS, DECOR, HOME REPAIRS, SCRAPBOOKING, PHOTOS, FRAMING, AND MORE.
E6000 INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH ADHESIVE.
FAVECRAFTS.COM IS PROUD TO SPONSOR MAKE YOUR MARK.
AT FAVECRAFTS.COM YOU CAN FIND CRAFT PROJECTS, VIDEOS AND TIPS, NEW CROCHET, CHRISTMAS CRAFTS.
SEWING, KIDS' CRAFTS, JEWELRY MAKING.
KNITTING, PAPER CRAFT PROJECTS, AND MORE.
AND BY PLAID ENTERPRISES.
PLAID HAS BEEN HAPPILY HELPING CRAFTERS BRING IDEAS TO LIFE WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOLKART, DELTA, APPLE BARREL, BUCILLA, GALLERY GLASS, ONE STROKE AND MOD PODGE.
PLAID - CREATIVE IDEAS MADE EASY.
Make Your Mark is presented by your local public television station.
Distributed nationally by American Public Television