Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams: January 2023

Friday, January 27, 2023

Valentine Fake Bakes Using Miniature Molds

Wanting to add a bit more to my Valentine decor, I made these faux cakes out of miniature molds.

Read on to see how easy it was:

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But first, let's take a minute to give a shout out to our local thrift stores! My Husband took me to a construction supply/ furniture re-sale shop that I didn't even know about. I got this almost completely full 5 gallon bucket of lightweight spackle for under $20! 😎😎😎

Now back to those mini fake bakes:

These tiny molds are some that I found awhile ago at a yard sale and had stored in my supplies. Every so often I like to go through and see what I have lying around that I can use up, it helps keep my craft studio from getting too full!

(Want to see the craft studio? Click Here)

Using foam board I cut circles just big enough for the molds to sit on top of, and then painted the foam in gold.

A bit of hot glue held the molds in place.

And then it was on to decorating!

All of the molds I completely covered in spackle, three by applying it with a spatula and one I used an icing tip to give more texture. A couple of them got a dollop of faux chocolate - just mix in a bit of acrylic paint with your spackle and pipe on with an icing bag. All of them were topped with faux berries.

The berries I picked up at a thrift store during the Christmas season. Intended to be cranberry garlands, I just cut off all of the berries to repurpose for my fake bakes. You can leave them the original shade or repaint them to look like cherries, large blueberries, etc. The holiday season is a great time to find items that can be repurposed for fake baking 😍

And there you have it, easy to make miniature Valentine cakes!

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Interested in more fake bake crafts?

Check our these posts:

Faux Cupcakes

Faux Cupcakes: Candy Series

Chocolate Bunnies & Eggs

Crib Sheets Turned Ice Cream Tray

Jello Mold Recycle : Strawberry Chocolate

Strawberry Shortcake Fake Bake

Hostess Cupcakes

Fake Bake Ice Cream

Fake Bakes - Jellies & Jams

Pumpkin Soup Decor

Faux Pumpkin Pies

Snow White's Poison Apple

Dollhouse Turned Gingerbread House

Fake Bake Breakfast Cereal

Fake Bake Faux Lollipops

Checkers Turned Faux Cookies

Faux Food From Dollar Tree Pet Toys

Popsicle Decor From Pool Noodles & Sponges

How I Made My Faux Bread

Cupcake Tree Ornaments

Peppermint Candy Decor

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I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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Friday, January 20, 2023

Make Your Own Faux Snowballs

With Christmas cleaned up and put away and a bit to go until Valentine's, some of us are wanting to decorate for the winter season. Here is an easy way to make your own faux snowballs, check it out:

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All I needed for this project were some foam balls, quilt batting and a hot glue gun.

Starting with a square cut section of quilt batting, I placed a foam ball in the center on top of some hot glue.

I then began wrapping the sides of the batting up and around the ball, gluing as I went. I made sure to pull a bit on the batting so that is was nice and tight to the ball before gluing in place. Just keep wrapping and pulling, until one side of the ball has a clean, finished look and all of your mess is at the back. At that point you can trim off any excess batting and glue down the remaining edges.

You may have some overlap or seams here and there, but as long as you pull snugly the finished ball will overall be smooth and pretty.

And there you have it, a basket of faux snowballs for your winter decor!

Want another idea for winter decorating? Here is a post where I show you how to take any Christmas village and restyle it to your preference:

Holiday Village Makeover

I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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Friday, January 13, 2023

DIY Minecraft Party Balloons

When my son wanted a Minecraft theme for his birthday, I turned to a Pinterest search for ideas. I saw so many posts where people used markers to transform ordinary balloons, that I gave it a go myself - check it out:

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All you need for this project is a few latex balloons in the appropriate colors and a permanent marker.

(Dollar Tree has a nice selection of both permanent markers and party balloons)

The balloons can be filled with helium or air, either will do. If using helium and your balloons are going to float, you will create your Minecraft faces holding the balloon right side up. Because I filled my balloons with air (and they were going to hang upside down), I flipped them over before drawing the faces.

Using block style lettering and simple geometric shapes, I drew the faces onto the inflated balloons.

And there you have it, simple Minecraft balloon decor!

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Want more birthday party decorating ideas? Check out these posts:

Thomas The Train Invitations

Thomas The Train Party Decor

Thomas The Train Cake

Mermaid Party Preview

Mermaid Party Layer Cake

Mermaid Party Balloons and Jellyfish Lanterns

Mermaid Party Seashell Cookies

Mermaid Party Tabletops & Seaweed

TMNT Invitations

TMNT Paper Faces

TMNT Party Decor

Bakery Theme Party Decor

Bakery Theme Cake & Cupcakes

DIY Ice Cream Cone Balloons

Customize Your Cake Candles

Super Mario Invitations

Super Mario Decor

Super Mario Paper Crafting

Super Mario Balloons

Super Mario Party Baking

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I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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Friday, January 6, 2023

Craft Room Organization: Miscellaneous Supply Storage

Welcome back to the Studio27 blog, I hope everyone has had a happy start to the new year!

Today I'm finishing up the tour of my craft room with an inside look into my miscellaneous supply storage:

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Want to see more from the craft room? Visit these previous posts:

Craft Studio Tour

Jewelry Supply Storage

Fake Bake Supplies

Sewing, Knitting & Crochet

Painting

Office Supplies

I'm sticking this photo here again because before I show you what's inside of each drawer set, I want you to notice the shelves behind them. Using three bookcases in a row I made a 'wall' to block off this section of the craft studio (behind I made closet storage). I then pushed the plastic drawer sets directly up against the shelves to create a hidden shelving spot. The shelves up on top are for decor, but below I can stash away all sorts of larger supply items like rolls of wrapping paper or picture frames. All I have to do is pull the stack of drawers forward (they are lightweight) and then I can access the hidden shelves.

My plastic drawers sit directly on the ground, but they do come with wheels if you prefer to use them. Here are the shopping links:

Large

Medium

*Note - For some reason the large drawer listing is coming up as $64.59 for two, but $21.98 if you select one. These should be around $20 per set- make sure to choose carefully so that you are not overcharged!

Here is the link to the bookcase shelving.

Now, on to what's inside:

Moving from left to right, I'll start with the first stack of drawers. Here is where I keep paper cutting supplies, stickers, paper and cardstock.

The second stack holds miscellaneous odds and ends, wood, foam and recyclables.

My third stack contains a collection of containers and dishes, I use a lot of these for fake bakes.

In the fourth stack of drawers I stash away my seasonal items, with one drawer for each season.

The final stack is a combo of medium drawers on the bottom and small on top.

In the medium drawers I tuck away party supplies and gift wrap.

The small drawers house all of my markers, pens and colored pencils.

Here is where you can find the small drawer sets.

In the opposite corner (over by the Painting storage) is another stack of miscellaneous storage.

The bottom drawers are painted in gold with Cricut made labels while the top feature more of my rose printed paper. You can check out this post for the tutorial featuring the gold drawers or this one for the paper covered drawers. I purchased the large drawers from a thrift store.