October 12, 2008

help me...i'm willing to bribe you.

i LOVE altered items.
or projects that use scrappy stuff in cool ways.
but i really struggle with ideas for them.

i mean, look at what our fabulous Nicole Samuels did with a tree from Target and a set of 3-D Making Memories stickers!! do you know how awesome this would look with my vintage Halloween collection?! and one of our dear members, akaliz, made lemonade from lemons with this frame she picked up at Goodwill...how do people think of this stuff?!

i love this kind of stuff...but my brain just does not think that way, lol.
so if you have a link to something cool that shows scrap supplies being used for something other than pages, cards or mini-albums, could you link me up here??
oh...and the bribe.
my RAK stash has been growing exponentially...so i would love to share it with a fellow SC'er. along with scrappy stuff, i'll throw in some vintage trim and paper goodies...just hook a sister up!!
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24 comments:

  1. Just_a_beanOctober 12, 2008 at 2:37 AM

    I love altering tins - see link for 2 x cigar tins for stamps and stash and old tin cans transformed into pen holders!

    http://justabean.blogspot.com/2008/10/altered-stuff.html

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  2. KimberlyOctober 12, 2008 at 4:58 AM

    I love altering things.

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  3. KimberlyOctober 12, 2008 at 5:28 AM

    Oh yeah, I have several altered bottles on my blog and an altered Halloween canvas as well.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 12, 2008 at 9:37 AM

    I wish I had half their talent. My altering is confined (so far) to tins, paint cans and lunch boxes. For inspiration I go to twopeasinabucket.com - they have so many talented crafters. You can do a search on "altered" and see items such as altered chicken wire. Who knew? Check it out.

    Janie

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  5. FiorellaOctober 12, 2008 at 9:52 AM

    I don't think I am very talented...unfortunateley, but sometimes I like altering boxes to put my stuff in, cans,tins....

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  6. frazzled2dayOctober 12, 2008 at 10:01 AM

    have been getting into altered art in a big way recently....so far I have done a door hanger, a candle and a tissue box but am aiming to make all birthday pressies for family next year...there are various piccies on my blog...frazzled2day.blogspot.com ...will be posting more pics as I complete projects xx

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  7. Ann-MarieOctober 12, 2008 at 11:16 AM

    I really want to make something like this:
    http://www.pbteen.com/products/p3542/index.cfm?pkey=cwall%2Daccessories%2Ddecoration
    Use up some cool SC scraps!!

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  8. ScrapAddictOctober 12, 2008 at 3:19 PM

    Gotta few items on my blog: http://texasscrapaddict.blogspot.com

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  9. liz matarazaOctober 12, 2008 at 4:08 PM

    holy cow! that's me up there! i feel so honored. i just posted another one in the gallery, too, if you care to take a peek..

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  10. liz matarazaOctober 12, 2008 at 4:11 PM

    here's what i put in the gallery


    it's on my blog too

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  11. Amy Adams (aka Scrapitgal)October 12, 2008 at 7:38 PM

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  12. Amy Adams (aka Scrapitgal)October 12, 2008 at 7:40 PM

    I love to alter things, but I need a purpose!! Here is my boo box (and explanation of a boo box!)

    http://scrapitgal-ticktock.blogspot.com/

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  13. WendyOctober 12, 2008 at 10:01 PM

    I have altered two wooden trays, a wall canvas, and a couple lamp shades.

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  14. Erica HettwerOctober 13, 2008 at 2:04 PM

    Here's a link to a little goodie I found at Goodwill and altered. :D

    http://ericasdoingsomethingelse.blogspot.com/2008/07/this-ones-for-you-liz-hicks.html

    Thanks for looking! :D

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  15. AnonymousOctober 13, 2008 at 3:44 PM

    I'm with Kimberly... I LOVE scouting flea markets and antique shows for cool items that can be altered.

    Better yet... we tore down an old chicken coop on our property and replaced it with a new workshop for my hubby. You should have seen me hopping up and down as the old window panes were (carefully) removed from the old coop. I retained them to alter. The first one I re-did has three openings at the top of the pane and those contain 2 8.5x11 inch layouts of my son's first horse show. One long opening along the bottom is fitted with chicken wire. I hang notes and little goodies from the wire. If you'd like to see photos, please send me an email me at: wadev@grinnell.edu. I'd love to share the finished project with anyone!

    My next project...? An altered antique book that opens to reveal all kinds of goodies. And then on to an altered typesetter's "drawer".

    P.S. Check out junkmarketstyle.com. Their ideas and book are super cool. Although they focus more on altered furniture and home decor, they occasionally feature altered paper-crafts.

    -Vicki J. Wade
    wadev@grinnell.edu

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  16. CharmayneOctober 13, 2008 at 5:53 PM

    Ok-I have the black tree-have all the making memories spellbound stuff-but there are no 3D diecut unless did they use the glitter clear ones? Help, I so badly want to duplicate this!
    Thanks

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  17. Hanna LongOctober 13, 2008 at 7:45 PM

    I really love updating the old type case drawers w/ pictures and scraps. Here is what I did

    http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/5447

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  18. Victoria S.October 13, 2008 at 10:10 PM

    Here is a link showing a frame used to hold a series of "pages" from my friend Ronda Palazzari.
    http://rondapalazzari.typepad.com/helpmeronda/2008/08/page/2/
    see entry August 15.

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  19. Sweet PeripetyOctober 14, 2008 at 8:31 AM

    well here's my "wall art" that I had done with a photo in a frame with scrappy stuff :)

    http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/2803

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  20. KellyOctober 14, 2008 at 9:36 AM

    Love the altered frame from found objects! THanks for featuring my RAK on the blog guys!

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  21. diana albrightOctober 14, 2008 at 10:08 AM

    http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5603243

    these are too cute. i've also seen the same concept for magnets.

    another thing that comes to mind is Stephanie's barrettes that she made using those OA rubber charms.

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  22. Erin MOctober 14, 2008 at 4:40 PM

    I love to do canvases.
    This one hangs above my kitchen sink. I posted directions as well.
    http://scrapbookourlife.blogspot.com/2008/05/easy-kitchen-canvas.html

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  23. CK ChaiOctober 14, 2008 at 8:19 PM

    I love altering. I love to use scraps to make cards, altered coasters & ATCs...

    This is a link to some of my simple creations: http://ckchai.blogspot.com/search/label/SB

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  24. AnonymousOctober 21, 2008 at 11:43 AM

    Hi Nicole. Here is one I made for Luxe Designs. Fun and easy! Hoe you like! Jane

    http://blog.luxedesigns.com/livingtheluxelife/2008/10/thirteen-hallow.html

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