Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams: 2025

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 42

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week! This week's features include:

Pumpkin muffins from An Artful Mom

A personal essay for Down Syndrome Awareness month by Trial and Error Home Ec

A bee wing applique pattern from Stitch Whisper Designs

A DIY Halloween Ghost from Two Chicks and a Mom

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Friday, October 31, 2025

Custom Accessories With Recycled Phone Case Charms

I had an event where I needed a small bag, and this blue one was the perfect size and color. It was too plain though, so I decided to glam it up using some recycled charms, check it out:

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More than 10 years ago I had a phone case with these pretty charms. Once the phone and case were obsolete, I got rid of them but saved the 'jewelry'. The charms have been hanging out in my drawer of jewelry supplies ever since.

Here is the small leather clutch that I found (thrifted of course) for $1.99. I loved the color and size, but wanted it to be a little fancier.

Using E6000 industrial strength glue, I attached the larger charm to the front of the clutch like this.

The smaller charm I repurposed into a hair ornament by cutting and shaping a thick piece of wire before attaching the charm with more E6000.

Note: Cutting your own wire can create sharp edges. If you are making accessories for others, especially children, you may be better off purchasing pre made hair clips.

Here is how the hair ornament looks in place.

And that's how I upgraded a simple bag using recycled phone case charms!

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

-Jennifer

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This post was added to the following link parties:

Farmhouse Friday

Saturday Sparks

Sundays on Silverado

Craft Schooling Sunday

Monday Morning Blog Club

New Upcycle Ideas

Dare to Share

You're the Star

The Really Crafty Link Party

Craftastic Monday

Handmade Monday

Busy Monday

Happiness is Homemade

The Crazy Little Lovebirds Link Party

Tuesdays With A Twist

Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party

The Happy Now Blog Link Up

Tuesday Turn About

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 41

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week! This week's features include:

A floral tray makeover for charity from Creative Moments

Thanksgiving dinner in a giftable jar from Easy Pantry Recipes

Digital baby books from Between the Bookends

Italian table decor from Thrifting Wonderland

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*Please link to a specific post and not your homepage.

*Link only your own posts, not someone else's.

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*Party runs from Wednesday until Monday each week, Central Standard Time.

*A link back to this party isn't required but is appreciated!

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-Jennifer

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Friday, October 24, 2025

Experimenting With Sculpy Shape Makers

I found a set of Sculpy Shape Makers at the thrift store and wanted to try them out.
Here's how they work:

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Still in the original packaging, the set consisted of two leaf styles in various sizes. The set was made by the Sculpy company as a companion product for this clay, but any clay will do.

(You can find this set here on Amazon)

The set looks like standard cookie cutters, but when opened up also contains plastic squares that feature 3D leaf veining. This allows you to press the vein detailing into your cut shapes.

Using Crayola Model Magic for my project, I rounded out little balls and then pressed them down on top of the 3D squares. You can see that when gently lifted from the plastic, the modeling clay now features the vein pattern.

Tip - If you pull the clay away from the plastic, the clay may warp and stretch. Instead, carefully hold the clay in place in one hand and then pull the plastic away from the clay. This helps keep your design nicely in place.

The next step was to use the cutters to create the leaf shapes.

Notice that the impression is larger than the cutter. I liked that because it meant that the vein design would extend all the way to the edges of the leaves.

Once I had my cutters in place, I pulled the extra clay away from the exterior. You can try pushing or pulling the remaining clay out of the shapes, but it usually messed up the designs. I like to stick my cutters in the freezer and wait until the clay is solidly frozen before easily popping it out.

Because it's fall I decided to paint my leaves in a rich, chocolate brown.

I thought about detailing the veining with a bit of gold, but decided to keep in simple. These leaves are now part of my Fall Fake Bake Collection.

And that's how my Sculpy Shape Maker experiment turned out!

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-Jennifer

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 40

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week! This week's features include:

Herb roasted potatoes from Esme Salon

Mason jar pumpkins from Creatively Beth

5 simple fall centerpieces from Steph Creates Things

Pink and black Halloween from Debbie Dabble

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*Please link to a specific post and not your homepage.

*Link only your own posts, not someone else's.

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*Party runs from Wednesday until Monday each week, Central Standard Time.

*A link back to this party isn't required but is appreciated!

*Linking up gives you the opportunity to be featured in next week's party.

*By Linking up you give Studio 27 by Jennifer Adams permission to use your posts and photos in social media and as features. If used, a link back to your material will be given.

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-Jennifer

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Friday, October 17, 2025

Cleaning Vintage Toys

Whether it be yard sales or thrift stores, I LOVE thrifting and adding to my collections. Some of my favorite things to collect are vintage toys; Barbie, Fisher Price, Cabbage Patch, Magic Nursery... Because these items are used, and because toys get a lot of love from their previous owners, they can be pretty grungy. The first thing that I do when I get a new item is to clean it up. This post shows you how I cleaned a set of Fisher Price food toys:

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You may remember from this post that I won an eBay lot of vintage Fisher Price. Overall everything was in great condition, but of course it needed cleaning to remove the dust and dirt that accumulates over the years.

I like to separate my items into groups based on durability; items with stickers, items with holes or openings, and items that are solid.

Anything without a sticker or a hole gets tossed into a sink full of soapy water and then rinsed. Usually dish soap is enough, but if you feel that something needs to be fully sanitized then a tiny bit of bleach will do. Just be careful not to damage your finds.

Some items aren't solid and have tiny holes. I don't want those to fill up with water and then get all moldy, so I give them a light scrub without submersing them.

For the items with stickers I just wipe them down with a damp cloth. Again, a mixture of water and dish soap is usually enough but you could use a disinfectant spray or wipe if needed.

Once I feel like everything is fully cleaned then I stack it all in a dishrack or on towels to dry. If you use towels then make sure to turn your items every so often so that they completely dry.

And that's how I clean my vintage toys.

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I hope you enjoyed this cleaning post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer