Continuing our Iron Craft summer roundup, today we’re looking at the July challenges – we reused items we already had, played with buttons, felt the summer heat and created something sculptural. How did you spend your July?
Challenge 28 – ReuseReuse, renew, recycle. One man’s junk is another man’s craft. We made something out of materials that we would otherwise throw away. It was time to start rummaging through the garbage and recycling! [See all the submissions from Iron Craft] |
Melinda Hileman’s Submission: Ring Storage
Melinda reinforced the box with leftover cardboard and used some pretty shelf liner she had laying around. She also made it into a flip-top box instead of having the lid lift off. Melinda then sealed the whole thing with Mod Podge. (It does get a little sticky when it’s in the warm weather, but that’s the nature of shelf liner and Mod Podge!) Melinda folded fleece with colors that matched the shelf liner into an accordion and glued it into the bottom. Now she can just stick rings in each fold! |
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Challenge 29: Button UpLots of us have collections of buttons that we’ve accumulated through the years. This week’s challenge was to create something with them. [See all the submissions from Iron Craft] |
Melinda Hileman’s Submission: Button and Ribbon Necklace
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Challenge 30: Hot, Hot, Hot!The last three days many of us have had heat indexes in the triple digits with record breaking humidity. It seems to be all anyone is thinking and talking about these days, so this week’s challenge theme is Hot. [See all the submissions from Iron Craft] |
Melinda Hileman’s Submission: This Is Why I’m Hot\ Melinda definitely needs help if she is going to continue to make pendants! |
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Challenge 31: SculpturalTime for some fun. This challenge was ‘materials’ in nature. It was time to work with the sculpture clays. Fimo, Sculpy, or even play dough. [See all the submissions from Iron Craft] |
Melinda Hileman’s Submission: Memorial Bracelets
The top bracelet has a large tile that has a cool texture from grandma’s living room light switch plate, and the bottom bracelet has beads with her initials (TW) and a heart between them. |
Did you submit a craft for these Iron Craft challenges? Share yours in the comments section! |