I started looking for an image that would work for both challenges, and I have to say I love this image and had been wanting to use it again, so I knew my theme would be something to do with gardening. So then I got to thinking that the picture has such a vintage look to it, and during WWII having gardens, or 'victory gardens' was a huge deal, so I started looking for songs about gardening from that era. Here is the song that I found, called 'Dig, Dig, Dig' . . .
Get out and dig dig dig in the sunshine
You can make one garden grow
Every seed you buy will gladly multiply
Til we've overcome our foe.
Get out and work work work for the nation
We can keep our country free
Help the rain above feed the ones we love
Dig our way to victory.
Planting corn – every day.
Planting beans – come what may
Turn the sod – trust in God
And the earth will show the way.
Get out and dig dig in the sunshine
Every heart will feel a glow –
As we turn the tide we'll be glad we tried
To make ten million gardens grow.
Apparently this was a jingle from a gardening radio show in the early 1940's. Here is my project based on both challenges . . .
I must say that as I worked on this project, it really took on a life of it's own! And as a crafter that makes me very happy, because it makes me feel like a real artist when I allow the project to tell me what it wants to be as this one did. Here are all the details . . .
The Blueprints:
- Papercraft Star ~ make a project with an Earth Day theme, using recycled elements
- Sunday Postcard Art ~ make a project based on a song title
The Materials:
- Base cardstock is 'kraft' from The Paper Studio
- Patterned paper is 'Blue Gingham' from The Paper Studio
- Image was found online, saved to my computer as a jpeg file, text was added using Picasa and printed on my ink jet printer
- Ribbons, beads, bell, lace, twine and wire are all from my stash
- Glue Arts 'U-Cut-It' Foam Adhesive Blanks (cut yourself foam squares)
- Beacon '3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue'
Recycled Elements:
- all cardstock and patterned papers were scraps, no new sheet of paper was harmed!
- corrugated cardboardfor matting of image
- green frame is packaging from Prima clear stamps
- red twine came from a large bag of dog food
- blue beads and bell were re-used from a previous project
- button is very old, and I chose not to clean it because I loved the dirty, used look
The Tools:
- computer
- ink jet printer
- rotary cutter
- scissors
- jump ring pliers
- wire cutting pliers
Step by Step:
- Edit image using Picasa, then print to size
- Make base by cutting three pieces of paper ~ two cardstock, one patterned paper ~ and 'laminating' them into one piece, then trimming to size of 4" x 6"
- Adhere Prima card to bottom right corner of postcard
- Adhere image to blue cardstock
- Adhere image to corrugated cardboard
- Wrap red twine around bottom of corrugated cardboard, leaving 3 inches or so of tails on each end
- Adhere foam squares or dots to the back of the corrugated cardboard, and adhere to postcard
- Tie button and bell onto the red twine and trim twine to desired length
- Twist and turn wire to shape desired using jump ring pliers and glue to postcard
- Glue beads on top of wire
- Cut length of vintage lace and ravel edges. Tie in center using red twine, then tie or glue on the button. Glue to the postcard
And there you have my project. And I love it ~ truly! I think you can get a sense of the recycled, earthy or organic elements, and it actually tells a good story. Planting gardens, whether they be flowers, vegetables, shrubs or trees, helps our earth and helps us! If all you can do is have a couple of house plants, those house plants help to purify the air in your home. Save our earth . . . Plant a garden!
Blessings friends, Becky
Side Note: Remember I said this project took on a life of it's own? Well, I did not plan on having a red, white and blue project at all! It just worked out that way. A testament to letting go and let a project tell you what it wants to be! B.
Side Note: Remember I said this project took on a life of it's own? Well, I did not plan on having a red, white and blue project at all! It just worked out that way. A testament to letting go and let a project tell you what it wants to be! B.
4 comments:
LOL Man when I think of all the dog food bag string I've thrown away I could cry. :-) Awesome recycling project. So many great repurposed elements. Thanks so much for sharing this with us this week at Papercraft Star!
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You are so clever to think of using the string from the dog food bag. I'm going to make sure I check for that from now on before throwing the bag out. I also love that you used so many recycled items in your project. The results are lovely. Thanks so much for playing along this week at Papercraft Star!
I love the saying...it makes me want to PLANT soon!...now if mother nature would only cooperate! Darling card!
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