Peace & Joy to You This Season!

We wish for Peace and Joy to you this holiday season!

Today we have a bit of Joy to share when you see Designer Linda Albrecht's beautiful holiday project she's created!

Linda has taken was was a wood block, some paper and embellishments, GlueArts Adhesives (of course!) and infused it with such beauty....we're speechless! Truly!

Take a peek yourself and see if you don't agree...

"Peace & Joy" Angel

GlueArts Designer: Linda Albrecht

Supplies:

Glue Arts Hot Glue Gun & Sticks

Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro with Perma Tac Adhesive

Glue Arts 6" Adhesive Lines from "Crop & Glue" set

Glue Arts 1/2" Adhesive Squares

Maya Road Chipboard- People Coaster Album- Girl, Snowflakes Set

BasicGrey patterned papers- Picadilly Collection

Melissa Frances Resin Star and Rhinestones

Other: 

Snowflake brads, 6"x4"x2" wood block, silver pipe cleaners, silver wire,silver glitter, Mica Flakes, seam binding ribbon, button, acrylic paints, Acrylic stamps(snowflake and seasonal greeting), Brown ink pad, Cream cotton lace, small wood knob

Instructions:

1. Paint wood block white and distress edges with sandpaper and brown ink pad.

2. Adhere patterned papers to front surface of wood block and to the chipboard girl piece. Distress edges with brown ink pad.

 3. Apply Glue Arts Adhesive Line near the bottom of the dress, rub in place then remove the protective plastic strip.

4. Apply fine silver glitter to the Adhesive Line and press into it with your finger. Shake off excess glitter.

 5. Wrap silver wire around the girls head to resemble a halo. Paint chipboard snowflakes white, allow to dry then apply Mica Flakes. Adhere the chipboard snowflakes to the backside of the girl to make angel wings.

 6. Stamp wood block at the top right corner with seasonal greeting. Adhere the angel with wings to the block and use a 1/2" Adhesive Square to the backside of a metal snowflake brad and add to the halo.

 7. Cut strips of cotton lace, embroider a running stitch along the top of the lace then adhere to the bottom of the skirt. Make a wreath with silver pipe cleaners and adhere resin star and snowflake brad. Adhere 2 small green leaves to the wreath.

 8. Apply seam binding to the outside circumference of the wood block and tie a bow on the side. Adhere a button and rhinestone to the bow's knot using hot glue. 
9. Adhere a wood knob to the top center of the block with hot glue and add a rhinestone to the center top.

Beautiful right? Amazing how a simple piece of wood can be turned into something so incredible.

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