Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Bucket of Gold using Songbird Cricut Cartridge

Hope your Wednesday is off to a great start. Today I have a pretty easy project using the Songbrid Cartridge--I really love this font but wanted to show something with the cartridge what had nothing to do with birds--so I used a cut that looks like a sign--there was a bird on top but I cut used Kraft paper and then stamped the sign with a wood grain rubber stamp. I then cut the word GOLD out of shiny gold paper and glued it to the sign--I over lapped the letter to give it a faux welded look. The bucket is from Michale's dollar bins and the shamrock ribbon was only $1.50. I cut the ribbon into 6" strips and looped them along the handle (wanted to tie in St. Patrick's Day). I then got Hersey Nuggets (wrapped in gold paper right out of the bag) and filled the pail--thus the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! I am going to sit this on my desk at work, and chocolate always brings in the visitors!

13 comments:

  1. This is a very creative idea! The sign looks fantastic, nice job! I too use the chocolate trick to lure visitors but it's never in such a stylish container.

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  2. I wish I had a bucket like this to sit at the end of my crafting desk! It is so cute.....and yummy!!!

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  3. Fantastic! And how perfect for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day holiday! Great idea to cut the bird off - no one thinks of removing parts of the die cut to make something different! Also, LOVE the wood grain stamp! Where did you get that?? Thank you again for the fun time at lunch and THE PENS!!!! You rock!!

    Hugs, Joy

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  4. This is really kewl, luv it..
    Maggie
    http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com
    http://cuttingabove.blogspot.com

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  5. Great idea. I have to make something like this for the wonderful ladies in our office. Thanks for the great idea.

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  6. I am using this idea!! How very creative of you! Never would have thought to use this from songbird!! Thanks for the inspiration...you rock!!

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  7. OK, Bryan! What's this??? You've been lunching with Joy!!! Well!!! So long as you didn't go ribbon shopping, too, I guess it's OK!! haha Great, creative project!! It's great to see crafts from a man's perspective!!! Way to think outside the box!!

    Hugs!

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  8. What an awesome bucket! Love the ribbon around the handle!! Clever idea with the sign! :)

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  9. Great project I hope you won't mind I'm going to be using your idea for my coworkers also. The details to your sign were great and I love the ribbon handle. TFS

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  10. Check out something on my blog for you....

    http://lvscrappin.blogspot.com/

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  11. What a great idea for a pot o' gold! I see teacher gifts....
    Dee in NC

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