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Showing posts with label Scissors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scissors. Show all posts

Monday, November 24, 2014

Japanese Paper Flowers With Westcott Shredder Scissors

Carmi Cimicata is an artist who collects art - all kinds of art, Russian painted boxes. pins, vintage jewelry, Frida Kahlo clay dolls by Josefina Aguilar, and much, much more.  Carmi's goal is to work large scale in the next decade. We are excited share Carmi's post:


This bouquet of paper flowers will add some extra colour to my studio on a day where the outdoors is completely white with snow.



Westcott has special new scissor for anyone concerned about throwing important paperwork into the trash.  These paper shredders will turn any of your bank statements, bills ect into shredded piles of paper.  Of course, you can do more than shred paper.




TO READ MORE FROM CARMI HERE>>>> Click Here

The All Purpose Shredder Scissors are available online only.  Click Here to Purchase Yours!

Or if you are shopping in Canada:




Sunday, November 9, 2014

Handmade Holidays Blog Hop - Day 3 - Molded Rowlux Flower Pen by Marisa Pawelko

Handmade Holidays 2014 Hop Logo

Welcome to the final day of the 4th Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! We hope you enjoyed the projects from the last 2 days! A few years ago we were looking online for handmade gift ideas and thought it would be great if there was a resource dedicated JUST to handmade gift ideas. Enter the Handmade Holidays hop! We've gathered over 100 of our creative blogger friends in the craft industry as well as some of our fellow product manufacturers to bring you a plethora of inspiring gift ideas you can make now to give to your friends, family, and colleagues. Pin and bookmark these ideas for this holiday season and to use throughout the year! Each day of the hop features approximately 30 gift projects and you can "hop" from one blog to another to check them all out.

Be sure to enter the MEGA GIVEAWAY at the bottom of this post to win amazing prizes courtesy of all of the creative product manufacturers who've sponsored this inspired handmade holidays blog hop!



For today's hand made gift project on the blog hop, Westcott's resident craft expert, Marisa Pawelko of Modern Surrealist created this awesome Rowlux flower pen bursting with color! This pen can be customized to suit the gift recipients unique sense of style! Try making recreations of your friends favorite flowers. Go realistic by making roses, or make them tropical or even fantastical! The possibilities are endless! These flower pens make the perfect gift for a friend at the office to brighten up their desk during cold and dreary winter!

Scroll down for a full step by step project tutorial!



Gather Rowlux in assorted colors.



Cut free form flower shapes with Westcott Brand Titanium Bonded Scissors.



Cut some additional foliage.



With your Westcott Brand Cushion Grip Hobby Knife and Cutting Mat, carefully cut holes in the center of each of the flower shapes.



Get out your heat tool and carefully mold the flowers into three dimensional forms.



Layer up the flower pieces on the end of the pen and secure with Dodz by 3L Scrapbook Adhesives,



The Dodz stick really well to the Rowlux.



Cut out some Rowlux foliage. The Rowlux sure cuts just like butter with Westcott Scissors!



Secure a gem to the center of the flower with more Dodz. Then use a thin strip of green duct tape (cut with your Westcott Titanium Bonded NonStick Scissors of course) and secure the leaves in place. Then wrap the "stem" of the pen in more tape. And lastly, roll the leaves to give them a natural curling shape. You could also use this Rowlux same flower creation technique on other gifts, such as a barrette, brooch, wrapped gift, headband and much, much more!



Are you ready for lots more creative handmade gift ideas and projects??

Follow along on our blog hop! Simply click on each of the links below to be taken to that post with additional information and photos on how to create a handmade gift project. Have fun and pin away!

  Clearsnap  Westcott  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L  Ellison Educational Equipment  ICE Resin  Neat and Tangled  Therm O Web  Walnut Hollow  Elizabeth Craft Designs  Rowland Technologies  Graphic 45  Hydrangea Hippo   Pink and Main  The Buckle Boutique  Tami Mayberry Art & Design - Tami Mayberry  Jamie Dougherty - Jamie Dougherty Designs  Elizabeth Craft Designs - Raquel Mason  Meagan - The Charming Farmer  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - Angela Ploegman   Carolyn Dube - A Colorful Journey  Pink and Main - Mistyana Wright  The Buckle Boutique - Niki Wilson  It’s Sew Lorine - Lorine Mason   ‎ Therm O Web - Andy Knowlton  L. Grace Lauer - Uniquely Grace  Clearsnap - Meihsia Liu Oh Snap Lizzie - Lizzie Sanchez Graphic 45 - Katie Zoey Ho Charity Wings ICE Resin - Tatiana Allen Polly Carlson - Pieces by Polly Ellison Educational Equipment - Jan Hobbins  RoseRedd Paper Studio - Rochelle Washington 
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Follow our Handmade Holidays Gift Ideas Pinterest board for even more inspiration!

Follow Jennifer Priest of RainMaker Media Works + Hydrangea Hippo's board Handmade Holidays on Pinterest.  

A huge thank you to our sponsors for this hop - please visit their blogs & websites below and follow them. And be sure to come back tomorrow for another 30+ amazing Handmade Gift Ideas!

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Clearsnap || Ellison Educational Equipment || Walnut Hollow || Graphic45 || Westcott || ICE Resin || Therm O Web || Rowland Industries || Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L || Pink and Main || Elizabeth Craft Designs || The Buckle Boutique || Neat and Tangled

Additional Sponsorship provided to bloggers by:

Sakura || Fairfield Processing 

Follow our Handmade Holidays Gift Ideas Pinterest board for even more inspiration!

A huge thank you to our sponsors for this hop - please visit their blogs & websites below and follow them. And be sure to come back tomorrow for another 30+ amazing Handmade Gift Ideas!

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Friday, June 20, 2014

Swap-O-Rama-Rama! World's Largest Clothing Swap at Maker Faire San Francisco


Westcott Brand proudly sponsors Swap-O-Rama-Rama, the World's Largest Clothing Swap at Maker Faire San Francisco. The creativity in upcycling was on full display at this exciting event where attendees enjoyed a variety of fun recycled fashion projects. There was even a "Trashion Fashion" show where budding designers showed off their skills in creating amazing wearable art out of discarded materials! Click HERE to enjoy a slideshow with pictures from the event. And if you plan on being in the Bay Area tomorrow, be sure to join the festivities at the Swap-O-Rama-Rama meetup!








 

   

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Disney Pixar Blog Hop

Elsa's Crown by Hydrangea Hippo
 Westcott Brand proudly sponsors the Crafty Chics & The Buckle Boutique's Disney Pixar Blog Hop! Circle around the hop for a ton of great project inspiration! And be sure to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway for a chance to win a FREE Pair of 8" Titanium Bonded NonStick Scissors with matching Modern Surrealist Scissor Holster, along with additional prizes from Rowlux, DCWV Inc., The Buckle Boutique and Scrap'n Easel!!! 

Friday, May 2, 2014

May Giveaway!

 April Showers Bring May Flowers AND AWESOME FREE STUFF! Throughout the Month of May Upload Your Floral Theme Projects to CraftingRocks.com for a Chance to WIN a Pair of Westcott Brand Titanium Bonded NonStick Scissors! Click HERE for details!

3 Lucky winners will be randomly selected.
Winners must provide a valid continental US or Canadian Street Shipping address.

Free Scissors for Teachers in Canada!


ATTENTION TEACHERS IN CANADA! Westcott Brand has an AWESOME FREE Sampler Promo for you! Receive a FREE SAMPLE of our awesome NEW X-RAY SCISSOR SERIES! Visit our Canadian site for details!
Promo Runs April 1 - Sept 30, 2014




Monday, March 17, 2014

March Madness Stencil Giveaway


During the month of March, upload your stencil and lettering projects to CraftingRocks.com for a chance to win a deluxe trio of Westcott Brand Stencils!
Winner may choose any 3 in stock Stencil Packs from our extensive collection!

*Contest ends at midnight PST on March 31st 2014. Winner will be selected at random and must provide a valid street shipping address within the continental USA or Canada.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

2014 NAEA National Convention




Join Westcott Brand at the National Art Education Association Convention March 29-31 in San Diego, CA. We will be showcasing our educational line of tools with creative project designer Modern Surrealist! Be sure to stop by our booth for a free make-n-take/lesson plan! 

*Show open to registered attendees only. Some requirements apply. 
For more info about the show and to register to attend click HERE. 


The NAEA National Convention is an annual event providing substantive professional development services that include the advancement of knowledge in all sessions, events, and activities for the purpose of improving visual arts instruction in American schools. As such, it is the world's largest art education convention.

The three-day convention includes over 1,000 participatory workshops, panels, seminars for job-alike groups . . . research reports, discussions, exhibits, and tours . . . keynote addresses by world-acclaimed educators, artists, researchers, and scholars . . . with the opportunity to connect with your colleagues from all over the  world. Each year some 140-200 exhibitor booths displaying the latest art  textbooks, high-tech software, prints, slides, curriculum materials, equipment, and programs, as well as the latest studio and art history media are made available for examination and review to art educator delegates. 

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Wallflower No More CHA Mega Show Workshop


Westcott Brand cutting tools proudly sponsored the workshop "Wallflower No More" at the Craft and Hobby Association 2014 Mega Show! Celebrity crafter and host of the hit TV show She's Crafty Wendy Russell led workshop attendees on an exploration into the world of upcycling, using vintage wallpaper scraps to dress up ordinary household accessories! To find the perfect tools for your next project visit us online today! And for tons more project inspiration and to enter our monthly giveaways, head on over to our social media crafting website CraftingRocks!



Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Rags to Riches Workshop at CHA 2014 Mega Show


Westcott Brand sponsored a fabulous workshop featuring upcycled wearable art projects with instructor Lorine Mason of It's Sew Lorine at the Craft & Hobby Association 2014 Mega Show! 

Click HERE for a full step by step project tutorial! This makes for a perfectly easy and fun Cre8time project and is a great way to "upcycle" your old clothing and fabric scraps! A great thanks to our workshop sponsors: Fabric Editions, Inc. Blumenthal Lansing Co. / ButtonLovers.com Beacon Adhesives Prym/Dritz Adtech Consumer www.ilovetocreate.com National Nonwovens and to our workshop facilitator Modern Surrealist!


Thursday, February 20, 2014

Rags to Riches Upcycled Fashion Contest

Westcott Brand cutting tools sponsored a fabulous upcycled fashion contest series hosted by Marisa Pawelko with celebrity judging panel, called "Rags to Riches" in our booth at the Craft and Hobby Association 2014 Mega Show! Contestants had 20 minutes to create original fashion creations out of thrift store finds! 




Here are some videos from the contests that capture the creative couture upcycling excitement: 


To find the best cutting tools for your next creative project visit us online and if you're in need of creative inspiration, be sure to hop on over to our community crafting website CraftingRocks to share ideas, learn new techniques and enter our monthly giveaways!


Monday, December 23, 2013

Banners of Hope Project

Westcott Brand proudly sponsors The Banners of Hope Project Charity Wings Art Center traveling exhibit! The Fabric Arts Council of CHA is proud to introduce the Banners of Hope project. 



Banners of Hope is a project built around fabric-based banners used to express messages of hope and encouragement in a subtle, artistic format and is intended to be displayed in public locations that benefit those in challenging circumstances. The CHA Designer members listed have created one-of-a-kind art banners showcasing their talents and their hopes. The banners have been donated to Charity Wings in their outreach program and for a Charity promotional event January 15 &16 that will be broadcast on the web.


The banners may be used by Charity Wings as a traveling exhibit to promote the healing art of crafting. For more details about the Fabric Arts Council and the Banners of Hope Project, contact Paula Jones at pjones@craftandhobby.org

Banner of Hope by Marisa Pawelko of Modern Surrealist

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Holiday Goodness Giveaway X 2!!!

Westcott Brand aka The World's Favorite Scissors has teamed up with Rowlux Illusion Film, Craft Gossip, Craftside and Quayside Publishing to bring you not one, but TWO AWESOME MEGA HOLIDAY PRIZE PACKS with the most amazing tools, craft supplies and crafting books imaginable! 

FIRST Click HERE to enter this fabulous giveaway
to win this amazingly plentiful prize pack:

THEN CLICK HERE to enter to win ANOTHER
EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE assortment of crafty goodies:
In case you didn't get the memo...
We love to spoil you rotten here at Westcott Brand!!!
So enter by Monday December 23rd, 2013 for a chance to win BIG!!!!
Happy Holidays!!!!!!

Monday, December 9, 2013

Easy No Sew T-Shirt Apron as featured on Creative Living on PBS

Watch along as Westcott Brand's resident designer Marisa Pawelko shows host Sheryl Borden how to create an easy "no-sew" apron out of a t-shirt with Titanium Bonded ExtremEdge™, 6" Precision MicroTip and NonStick Scissors! Visit our community crafting website CraftingRocks.com for a fully illustrated step by step project tutorial!



Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Duct Tape Party Sponsored by Westcott Brand Cutting Tools

Before & After 
In an epic crafting event sponsored by The World's Favorite Scissors, Marisa Pawelko of Modern Surrealist and Elena Lai Etcheverry from Charity Wings set a World Record for the World's Largest Pair of Duct Tape Wings with the help of duct tape crafters worldwide! For a month people from all over the world sent in their handmade duct tape feathers. The dynamic duo collected over 2000 duct tape feathers and on September 2, 2013 assembled the World's Largest Pair of Duct Tape Wings during a huge craft party sponsored by Westcott Brand with materials generously provided by Duck Brand and Velcro Brand. The party was a blast with 3 unique duct tape back to school project stations, live entertainment, food, prizes, and a 50 copy book signing/giveaway of Crazy Cool Duct Tape Projects by Marisa Pawelko, provided by Design Originals! The world record setting wings were assembled in 6 hours by volunteers and guests of the Charity Wings Art Center. The mission of the Charity Wings Art Center is to be a place for people of all ages to Gather, Give Back and Create; as well as to partner with other charities to give free art classes to those who can benefit from the hope, happiness and healing that art can provide. Please support their programs with a $10 a month donation. Your membership comes with perks!
Here are some videos from the event! Also be sure to check out the complete event photo album on Facebook!