Halloween Treat Containers with Rinea Foiled paper

Check out how I made these spooky Halloween treat containers here on the Rinea blog!

Decorated Halloween Treat Bags

All this week, the designers on the Rinea Foiled paper team are working with with Pink & Main stamps and dies for a fun filled week with with amazing inspiration!

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For my decorated Halloween treat bags, you will need the following:

1.  Pink & Main Witch brew - Stamps
2. Pink & Main coordinating Witch Brew- Dies.
3. Rinea Foiled Paper 
4. Black and white cardstock
5. Decorative crepe paper
6. Clear treat bags
7. Double stick tape
8. Black ink and stamping blocks
9. Paper trimmer and scissors
10. Colored pens
11. Halloween embellishments and glitters.
12. Die cutting machine 
13. Candy

 Begin by measuring the width of your treat bag. This treat bag is 5".
 So now I want to cut a 5" x 5" square of black cardstock.

 Fold square in half and cut as shown. Open up and place pieces of double stick tape on just one half.

 Pleat your crepe paper all around, pressing into the tape to form a circle.
Stamp the witch and spider web onto white cardstock. Cut designs out using the coordinating dies. 

 Cut a circle of foiled paper to be larger than the witch. Snip the edges with the scissors to create a fringe. Adhere to the center of the pleated crepe paper. Colored your witch in with your pens. Adhere to the center of the foiled paper and tuck the die cut spider webs around.

 Cut your treat bag down to size and fill with candy. Tape the bag shut.
Open your circle and adhere double stick tape to top and bottom.place the treat bag onto the bottm and then close, pressing firmly.

 Accent with glitter and any Halloween embellishments. 

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How to Make a Crystal Ring from Resin

 Welcome!
I love all things to do with crystals and I love working with resin, so  I decided to try making some crystal jewelry!
Enjoy! 

 Supplies needed:

1. Amazing Mold Putty
2. Amazing Clear Cast Resin
3. Violet Alumilite Dye
4. Gold and Blue/Green Alumidust
5. Gloves
6. Craft mat
7. Tape
8. Crystals
9. Ring blanks
10. e-6000
11. Scissors
12. Small paintbrush.
13. Glitters and gold leafing foil.

 Gather 3 crystals and tape together as shown.

 Next, open your containers of the Mold Putty and remove equal amounts of both the yellow and white putty. Mix together until all of the white is gone.

 Round this into a ball and quickly insert your wrapped crystals. Leave to set- about 10 minutes. 

 The Clear Cast Resin takes at least 24 hours to set, so give yourself a couple of days or more to make this project. The more patience...the better the outcome.

 A little bit goes a long way for the dust. I use a toothpick to measure what I need.

*When using the 1 oz. bottles of the dye, I generally don't cut the applicator tip which allows the dye to dispense. I do this because the dyes are super concentrated...so I use the tip of a pin to add color as needed. 

 All the resins come with mixers and measuring cups.
You will need to measure out equal amounts of bottle "A" and "B". Mix well and then add a tiny bit of color to the resin and mix again.
I used the provided mixing tool (the popsicle stick) to slowly drop some colored resin into my mold.

(I had other molds ready for any extra resin so not to waste a drop.)

Add a little bit of gold and blue/green dust into the mold now.
 Then set aside onto a flat surface for at least 3-5 hours.
This will give the resin some time to firm up some before you add the next color.
Clean cups and sticks with baby wipes. 

When ready, mix your Clear Cast Resin again. Add the tiniest amount of color or keep clear. Pour into the mold. Sprinkle with dust and glitters if desired. Leave to set over night.

 Remove the hardened resin from your mold. With scissors, trim off any stray resin strands.
With the first paintbrush, paint some newly mixed Clear Cast Resin around the base. Attach the gilding flakes to the crystal base with the second brush.
Finish the crystal with a over all coat of resin and leave to set overnight or until its no longer tacky.

 The easiest way to attach the ring is to place the crystal back-into-the-mold, and adhere the ring with adhesive. That way everything stays put as the glue sets.

 Here, I made molds from crystal clusters. I used these molds for any extra resin that was left over from making the ring. So beautiful. Like a cross between my birthstone Amethyst and Aquamarine gemstones. One of them reminds me of a galaxy too! *Swoon*

The best part about making crystal jewelry from resin is that its so much lighter to wear and if you drop them, they won't chip!
Plus it looks fabulous. Don't you agree?

See more resin jewelry idea's here.

Halloween Spell Book Covers

 Since Halloween is my favorite time of the year, I'm always looking for ways to re-purpose what I have in order to create some spooky new decor!

This is a simple enough tutorial you can make with a few supplies found around the house and at your local craft store!


What I used....

• Joy embroidered iron-on letters in various fonts. (found at Michael's and Hobby Lobby)
• Kunin Black wool felt (found at Walmart, JoAnns, Hobby Lobby...see more here.
• Scissors
• Sewing needle and black thread
• Orange permanent marker 
• Googly eyes or other Halloween embellishments.
• Fabric adhesive (I used fabric Fuse e6000)
• Books of varies sizes. Can be paper or hardbacks.
• White and brown acrylic paint 
• A dry brush- no water.

You can view the full tutorial here.

Fall Cards with Foiled Paper

Hi! Michelle here to show you a unique way to make up some Fall cards! This technique is know as Iris Folding, but for this card we won't be folding the paper.

For this project, I used the following:

• Copper Glossy Foiled Paper
• Copper Star Struck Foiled Paper
• Gold Glossy Foiled Paper
• Gold Star Struck Foiled Paper
• Marigold Gold Glossy Foiled Paper
• Marigold Star Struck Foiled Paper
• Emerald Star Struck Foiled Paper

You will also need:

• A folded blank card
• Black cardstock cut to fit on front of blank card.
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Masking and clear tape
• Adhesive

Begin by printing the above pattern out twice to fit your card.
Cut out the first printout and use for tracing onto the black cardstock.
Carefully cut out the inside shape and discard.


Follow the guideline above and tape down your color choices.
Place the pattern over the top of your card so the design peeks through the hole. Hold it in place with one piece of removable tape- this will act as a 'hinge' to check your progress.
Before you can begin working with the foils, you need to have your tape ready. Attach pieces of the clear tape to something where you can get to them easily. I had 36 spaces on my pattern to cover so I made sure to have double that in tape ready plus some extra pieces.

Cut strips of foil so that it is a little longer than the opening.
Line up a strip of foil with the inside edge of the area labeled with a "1"
Tape both ends of the strip of foil face down to the card as shown- the backside of some of the foils are all gold, so you'll want to routinely flip the card over to 'check' your design progress.


Here we are the end. Before adding the center piece, use the left over tape piece to secure any loose strips.


Finish your pumpkin by adding a leaf and curly vine.
Adhere to front of card.






Thanks for coming by! Be-sure to stop by the Rinea blog for more foiled paper crafts!