Hello Uni's and friends!

We are THRILLED that our September Guest Designer is the seriously talented and very sweet Gabrielle Pollacco!!!! Yes! Gabrielle is joining us once again at Flying Unicorn to share her creativity and inspiration using our September Kit. On September 01, 2014 we will share her incredible inspiration , until then we are thrilled to present our September Your Art Your Passion Kit of the Month.

Our main kit is never complete without an off the page project to get you motivated. This month we have a paper mache mannequin that is already fro you to alter. Let your imagination soar and check out some of the amazing inspiration from the Creative Team.

From the beginner to the avid mixed media artist our Mixed Art add on kit will surely please you. Our Mixed Art kit will always come with a canvas and this month we have included a circle canvas ready for you to get your mojo going. Oh and an extra special wooden paint palette has been included for you to use or alter with paints Flying Unicorn Adornments and mists galore.

Flowers, chipboard, and vines oh my! Our Mixed Passion is a collection of everything pretty to add to the Main kit or the add on kits. The colors and embellishments will enhance your Kit of the month creations or it can stand alone and you can create something magical! So turn the music up order that pizza for the family and lock your self away while you create some pure yumminess!

Our Small Art Big Passion is all about the love of making cards, tags atc's and anything in between. With the 6x6 collection of Studio 75 , Flying Unicorn Adornments, more flowers to a vine metal die manufactured by Cottage Cutz, sweet hellos, welcome to fall, thank you, and birthday cards , will be reaching friends and family doorsteps soon.

We are thrilled to present great tutorials, techniques, videos and Build a Page using our September Kit of the Month to help you grow in the passion of your art. So stay tuned there is so much more to come in the next week!

Kits and Add On Kits are limited so do not delay in getting yours!

Mid Month University

Paper Popcorn Cart

Hi all! Welcome to MMU at Flying Unicorn!

Each month the CT challenges you to make an altered project. There are lots of fun creations and techniques to learn so I hope you join us!

This month it's my turn for MMU. For this challenge, I made a Paper Popcorn Cart! 

I found a picture of one on Pinterest but no instructions so I had to develop my own. I hope you can follow along..lol!! 

Looking at it now, I will make the next one a bit taller and with a handle.

You don’t have to fill it with popcorn either! You can fill it with anything you like..make it as big or as small as you need. But have fun!

What you will need:

2- 10x10 pieces of paper- One for the bottom and one for the top

4- 8”x2 ½ “strips of paper. All the same print/color

Decorative Border Punch

Score Board/Tool

Cellophane or Plastic

Adhesive

Decorations

Accordion flowers for wheels

Step 1

Score your 10x10 paper at 1 ½” and 8 ½ “

Step 2

Make slits on each edge up to score line. Fold and glue at each corner to make your box. You can make your top now too if you want, or wait to see if you need to make it a bit smaller. Sometimes lids tend to be slightly different in size.

Step 3

The 4 strips should be 8 in. long x 2 ½ in wide. Score all 4 strips at 1 ¼ . 

Step 4

Using a decorative punch, you will want to punch both sides of each strip.

Step 5

Glue each strip into 2 corners at a time.

Step 6

For this step you can use cellophane or any clear plastic sheets. Cut each sheet to fit between each ‘post’. Glue onto strips. I cut my sheets 7” wide and then just trimmed the top after I glued them in. 

TIP- KEEP PLASTIC AS EVEN AS POSSIBLE BETWEEN ALL SIDES. YOU WANT YOUR PLASTIC SHEETS TO BE TIGHT, BUT NOT 'PULL' ON THE PAPER. THIS COULD CAUSE YOUR CART TO 'LEAN' AND THE LID WON'T FIT RIGHT. (trust me on this lol)

Step 7

Make your top if you haven’t already. See steps 1 and 2.

Fill with goodies, decorate, and add your wheels! For my wheels I made my own accordion style flowers from a quick tutorial I found on you tube. They are super easy! 

So want to play along?? Here is a yummy RAK you can win!

You can enter up to 3 times! Now let's get creative! Hop on over to the FORUM and come play along!