Carey Burns

I purchased two vintage muffin tins to hold charms and beads at sales but don't really use them anymore. Rather than sell them off at a yard sale, I saw some inspiration on Pinterest so I made these two crusty, creepy Halloween decorations! For the piece on the right, I didn't have step-by-step photos, but I'll list all the ingredients after the how-to for the one on the left. Supplies: Muffin tin Distress Grit Paste Distress Paint: Black Soot and Picket Fence Distress Ink: Black Soot and Walnut Stain Alcohol Ink: Mushroom, Gold Mixative and Pitch Black Tim Holtz Transparent Tile (skulls only) Tim Holtz Halloween paper stash (older version for cobweb designs and skeleton) Tim Holtz Skulls Tim Holtz Decorative Domes Tim Holtz Word Key Tim Holtz Tombstones Glossy Accents E6000 Foam dots Moss Plastic Spider Vintage silver glass glitter Cork vial of glitter Twine Tools: Foam brush (small) Cotton swabs Scissors Wire cutters (I use an old pair f...

I decided that this year I will "make do" with the crafty supplies I already have. There's only so much space in the Pit of Despair! This project came together really quickly and while I used a vintage plastic reindeer, a new version can be substituted. Supplies: Tim Holtz Vignette Panel (largest size with backer board) Tim Holtz Christmas Stack golden star paper Tim Holtz Typography letters 'FLY' Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Gold Mixative Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Walnut Stain Tim Holtz Matte Medium Glossy Accents Red acrylic paint Dark green acrylic paint Vintage plastic reindeer Sophisticated Finishes Rust paint Four felt adhesive dots Tools: Scissors Paint brushes Cotton swab Months ago, I nabbed a bag of vintage plastic reindeer at an antique shop and decided to rust one to see how it would look. I coated it in two layers of iron paint and then added the rusting agent. I liked how it looked and set it aside for later. While organizing my...

It's the day before Christmas and I've been a little crafty making this one-of-a-kind Christmas Tree! Supplies: Wooden finial that looks like a tree Small film canister Tim Holtz gold ribbon from Metallic Trimmings Tim Holtz gold tinsel garland from Metallic Trimmings Tim Holtz Christmas word band Tim Holtz brads Tim Holtz Distress Crayon in Candied Apple Tim Holtz Mirrored Stars (two smallest sizes and one of the largest) String of LED lights Glossy Accents Tools: Saw Rotary tool with drill bit Hammer and nail Bracelet forming tool I first spied the wooden finial in a bin at a funky antique shop and I thought "That looks like a tree" but kept walking. Before we left, I found a small, dingy film canister and wanted it but wasn't sure what to do with it. That's when I remembered the tree. After a couple weeks of it sitting around, I finally tried to trim the base of the finial off, but didn't have the right tools. The hubby came ...

I ask this question too often lately. On Saturday, I overhauled the Halloween Room (office) and there's still some fallout that needs attention. In total, I think I spent over 12 hours cleaning, moving, purging, and organizing over the weekend and last night I couldn't do it again. I was tired and stressed out from the day job. But I had new orange ink to try out. This trio of tags are clipart from doverpictura.com and I used Tim Holtz® Mini Distress Ink Pads in Dried Marigold, Frayed Burlap, Forest Moss, and Stormy Sky. I also used Ranger® Archival Ink, but I cannot remember the color. Bad crafting form, I know… I also used Tim Holtz® ChitChat stickers.  I printed up the images and cut them out, running a black marker along the cut edge of the paper so it didn't look so "new."   Next, I high jacked my Tim Holtz ® Alcohol Ink Applicator to apply layers of inks. I used the same felt pad for all of the colors, again, bad crafting form. I liked h...