Maya Road Design Team

Hanging Pallet Photo Decor

Have you all seen the Maya Road wood pallets?? The mini 4x4 pallets are just adorable and have so many uses! Today I'm showing you how I connected two together to create this hanging photo decor. It's a little sweet fall goodness that is small enough to hang nearly anywhere.


I love the natural look of unfinished wood but this time I stained the pallets with gold Distress Stain for that extra warm autumn feeling. Now, I'm a pretty big fan of my glue gun so that's what I used to assemble this once the stain dried.  I used crochet trim for the hang loop at the top, added scalloped trim at the bottom, and connected them in the middle with a short length of linen trim. The pallets are light enough that just that small strip will hold.


I printed my photos as small squares so that plenty of the wood was still visible and I had room to add embellishments at the corners. Soft felt and velvet flowers in neutral brown, cream, and green keep that natural feeling that I was going for.


I also tucked both green paper leaves and the more delicate die cut orange leaves into each flower cluster for even more detail. And I finished each pallet with a linen pennant and wood token.  Sweet embellishments for two sweet faces!



Thanks for visiting today!

Maya Road Supplies:
- DIY Wood Mini Pallet
- Linen Burlap Trim: cream
- Vintage Linen Burlap Roses
- Cream Crochet Trim
- Scalloped Trim
- Felt Roses: chocolate brown, taupe
- Velvet Pleated Flowers
- Geometric Leaf Die
- Linen Mini Pennant Banner Pieces
- Small Paper Leaves
- Wood Wild and Free Tokens

Geometric Leaf Die | 12x12 Layout

Hey Roadies!  Jill back with another scrapbook page featuring the utterly perfect Geometric Leaf Die.  I added in a few beautiful resin mums and some linen banner pieces to put together a mixed media scrapbook page.

I began with a 12x12 piece of white cardstock prepped with clear gesso.  I used several colors of spray inks to add mixed media to my page.

I then used the Geometric Leaf Die to die cut several different patterned papers, even covering cardstock with washi to create my own patterned paper! The die cut right through like butter.  I adhered all the leaves and used gold thread to machine-stitch through the center of each leaf.

I used the Hey Girl Wood Tokens to embellish, placing one at the top of the page and one at the bottom of the photo with some additional die cut leaves. I created gold thread nests to tie in the gold stitching.

I adhered the Porcelain Pink Resin Mums to Linen Mini Banner Pieces that I strung with Tangerine Jute & Twine Cording.  I added a word from the title right on the banner, keeping it all close to the photo to pull the eye in to the center of the page.

The final look is a lovely Fall tea party page featuring my sweet girly!  Those die cut leaves are perfect for Autumn layouts.

I love Fall and it is my favorite season to scrapbook, check out the Geometric Leaf Die and create some awesome Fall pages of your own!

Fall Home Decor

Hi Roadies! It's Melody here on the blog today. Fall is definitely my favorite season! I have been adding a little fall decor around my home and decided I needed something new for my mantle. 

I started with four wooden blocks and painted them an off white and sponged on some distress ink. Next I covered the centers of the blocks with patterned paper. 

The chipboard letters are from the Lisa Lowercase Alphabet. I painted them with a gold paint and adhered them the the center of each block. Then I just pulled out embellishments and started playing! 

Here I cut leaves from felt with a new die that is coming soon, and added a Felt Rose in Maroon Red, and a Small White Paper Flower I misted with an orange spray. I love these cute Vintage Crafting Tassels! I added two, one in Bark Brown and one in Fire Red. I finished this block off with a Wood Classic Token and two Resin Mini Mums in Turquoise Sea. 

Behind the "a" I added a doily cut with the Vintage Doilies Dies and the word "thank" with the Fanciful Thank You Die. At the top of the block I added a Wooden Heart Button, a branch, and an Resin Nesting Birds in Snow White. 

I covered  chipboard from the Welcome Home Chipboard Set with patterned paper and added a Mini Tree Charm. In the corner I placed a Wise Owl Resin Charm in Snow White, a Small Paper Leaf, and a Small Vintage Paper Flowers in Red.

Here's the final block where I used a Tulle Mini Blooms in Teal, two Leaf Trinket Pins, and an Oh Deer Resin Charms in Cream. 

 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope I inspired you to added some seasonal decor around your home!

Here are the Maya Road Products I used: 

Lisa Lowercase Alphabet

Felt Rose in Maroon Red

Small White Paper Flower

Vintage Crafting Tassels

Wood Classic Token

Resin Mini Mums in Turquoise Sea

Vintage Doilies Dies

Fanciful Thank You Die

 Wooden Heart Button,

Resin Nesting Birds in Snow White

Welcome Home Chipboard Set

Mini Tree Charm

Wise Owl Resin Charm in Snow White

Small Paper Leaf

Small Vintage Paper Flowers in Red

Tulle Mini Blooms in Teal

Leaf Trinket Pins

Oh Deer Resin Charms in Cream

Haunted House

Greetings, Roadies! Jess here today with a little Halloween fun. I get more excited to gear up for Halloween than I do for any other holiday! I love creating little home decor pieces each year to add to my collection of spooky and whimsical decorations. 

This year I created this fun Halloween haunted house from a cheap Target Christmas house that I found in the dollar spot last year.  Sometimes you just have to look beyond the packaging to see new possibilities!


I covered the house in acrylic paint and Halloween themed paper to start. I used punched strips for the roof. All of this served as a base for adding all kinds of fun embellishments.  I started with adding the gray lace crochet tape to the bottom and hot gluing the avocado green glitter tulle to the underside so it flares out and looks like grass below the house.


I added the Maya Road wood protractor above the door, painted the same green so it would blend in.  I love the metal clock charm above the door. But my favorite tiny addition in the adorable set of metal keys hung up in the entrance. Watch out... you don't know who lives in there!

I created the windows from a set of ornate resin frames and some trimmed up chipboard houses. Again I had to think creatively for the window panes but I love coming up with new shapes from my chipboard pieces. 

And how cute is that little stack of mini wood slices?! I layered them into a tree stump for my paper raven.  A sprinkling of paper roses along the base completed the lower embellishment area.


The chimney was a perfect anchor for the large bottle cap moon I added.  I also fussy cut two bats and added them with foam tape (on the bottle cap) and a length of twisted wire (free floating). I used a chunk of cork glued to the back side of the bottle cap to secure the two star pins. 


Finally, I managed to carve out the bottom enough to slip a battery operated tea light under the doorway.  It's a super cute touch to have it glowing on my mantel!

Thanks for joining me today... Happy Haunting!

Maya Road Supplies:
- Measure Once, Cut Twice Wood Embellishments
- Ken Oliver Clocks and Hands
- Vintage Metal Key Ring Charms
- Avocado Green Pleated Glitter Tulle
- Vintage Lace Tape: Fog
- Ornate Resin Frame: Grey
- Welcome Home Chipboard Set
- Mixed Mini Wood Slices
- Small Vintage Paper Flowers: White
- Jumbo Bottle Cap
- Yellow Star Pins

Halloween "BOO" Banner

Hey Roadies! It is Melody here on the blog today with a Halloween Banner. Fall is my favorite season and I look forward to hanging this banner on my mantle next month! 

For the base of my banner I used 5 tags. You could use ready made tags or die cut tags to the shape and size you want to use. The tags are hung on Twine Cording and attached with Wood Mini Clothes Pins in Gold. 

Here is a closer look at each tag. I used the Rolled Flower Die and orange felt to created the flower and then added Small Paper Leaves and a Small Vintage Paper Flowers in White. I also added a Corrugated Kraft Mail Tag and a star die cut with the Fanciful Wish Steel Die from gold glittered card stock. 

The letters that spell out "boo" are from the Lisa Lowercase Alphabet. These are chipboard letters. You can cover them, color them, or paint the letters. Here I colored the letters with a black marker and embossed them with a black and gold embossing powder. The orange card stock is cut with the Scalloped Frame ATC Die. I love Maya Road's Tassels! So cute. This Vintage Crafting Tassel Fog is in Fog Grey. At the bottom I attached a Vintage Key. 

I embellished this tag with an Resin Nesting Birds Snow White sitting on a wooden twig.

To add a little shine I added a Sparkle Sequin Bow Embellishment in Glam Gold and at bottom a cute, little Alterable Wood Bingo Motif that I accented with a black marker. 

And here is the last tag! At the top I attached a Ornate Resin Frame in Grey and in the center of the frame a Wise Owl Resin Charm in Snow White. Like the first tag, I finished off with another Rolled Flower in black felt, paper leaves and small paper flower. 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you feel inspired to start creating for the upcoming holiday season. 

Supplies: 

Twine Cording

Wood Mini Clothes Pins in Gold

Rolled Flower Die

Small Paper Leaves

Small Vintage Paper Flowers in White

Corrugated Kraft Mail Tag

Fanciful Wish Steel Die

Lisa Lowercase Alphabet

 Vintage Crafting Tassel 

Vintage Key

 Scalloped Frame ATC Die

Resin Nesting Birds Snow White

Sparkle Sequin Bow Embellishment in Glam Gold

Alterable Wood Bingo Motif

Vintage Pearl Pins

 

Teacher Thank You Cards

Hi Roadies! It's Melody here on the blog today. As summer winds down and we get ready for fall it is time to think about back to school. Where I live some of the schools started this week. With that in mind I have two teacher thank you to share. It always a good idea to have them ready to go when you need them! 

I love how easy Maya Road dies make putting a card together! First I die cut the Smile Frame ATC Die to create the frame in the center of the card. The thank you sentiment is cut with the Fanciful Thank You Die, once from card stock and once from a lightweight chipboard to add a little more depth. The scissors are cut with the Bobbin & Scissors Die and the stars with the Fanciful Wish Die from glittered card stock. 

I finished off the card with a few pretty embellishments including Vintage Rick Rack Crochet Trim in Cloud White, a Vintage Ruler, and a Small Vintage Paper Flowers in Red.

I used the Fanciful Thank You Die again on my second card, adding a little shading with distress inks. I adhered the sentiment to a Corrugated Kraft Mail Tag. The panel behind the tag is cut with the Scalloped Frame ATC Die. In the upper corner I added a Felt Rose in Maroon Red and a Vintage Wood Stitch Heart and Arrow Charm. 

The buttons are cut with Mini Buttons Die. I wrapped Cherry Red Jute & Twine Cording around the tag and hung a Vintage Mini Key Ring Charm and a sweet Vintage Crafting Tassel in Sky Blue. 

I hope my cards give you some inspiration to get those thank you card ready go! 

Supplies used to create my cards: 

Smile Frame ATC Die

Fanciful Thank You Die

Bobbin & Scissors Die

Fanciful Wish Die

Vintage Rick Rack Crochet Trim in Cloud White

Vintage Ruler

Small Vintage Paper Flowers in Red

Corrugated Kraft Mail Tag

Scalloped Frame ATC Die

Felt Rose in Maroon Red

Vintage Wood Stitch Heart and Arrow Charm

 Mini Buttons Die

Cherry Red Jute & Twine Cording

Vintage Mini Key Ring Charm

Vintage Crafting Tassel in Sky Blue

 

Fall Card

Hey there Roadies!  It's Katrina from Paper, Scissors and Glue here today to share a quick fall themed card with you. Fall is one of my favorite seasons and I love creating for it. And I find that fall cards are so fun and unique to create.  Add some Maya Road embellishments and you can make some fun and quick fall cards. 

By adding some fun Maya Road trims to some of the Kraft embellishments, you can take a plain card to stunning in just a few minutes.  This new scalloped trim in yellow was a fun accent to add a little more color to the card.  The trim is such a great item to have in your stash, since you can add it to paper projects or add it to your sewing projects!

And these corrugated kraft tags I cannot get enough of. They seem to be my go to add on embellishment currently! Add a little Maya Road twine at the top. I like my bows to have some "heft" to them, so I always double the twine and then tie my bow. 

So pull out your supplies and create a few cards for the fall season!  Some leaves paired with these supplies would be amazing also.  Hmmm...I am heading BACK to the craft room!!

Maya Road Supplies:

Corrugated Kraft Post Tag (COR3158)

Vintage Rick Rack Crochet Trim-Sunny Yellow (RR3136)

Twine Cording-Shine Gold (TC2140)

Kraft Note Envelopes-Brown Polka Dot (K2345)

 

Fox Faced Fall Dress

Hi Roadies!  Jen Chesnick here with a new Fall sewing project.  Foxes are all the rage this fall and I jumped on that bandwagon pretty quick.  Fox Faced dresses are floating around the sewing world pretty heavy, so I knew I needed to make my girl one.  I used a pattern I already had on hand, the Hula Hoop by Puperita.  Her patterns are some of my favorite and are easy to construct with great directions.

To create the face of the fox I printed out two bodice pattern pieces.  On the second print I traced a quarter circle to create the cheek.  Since the bodice is cut on the fold it will create the entire face for you.  I allowed myself 1/4" seam allowance to press under the cheeks.  To attach layer both bodices right sides together, pin and top stitch the fox into place.  To create the nose and eyes I used the Maya Road Wood Blossom buttons. For the back of the dress I used the Mirrored Flower Buttons.  No photo of the back unfortunately because well she is 3 and it was Halloween, she wasn't having it.

We finished the look off with Fox Socks from Bethany Lane our their new Fox purse.  The socks! I grabbed them in my size too. 

Spooktacular Halloween

It's almost Halloween and we've been getting spooky and fun here at Maya Road! I love this time of year and get a real kick out of creating whimsical décor to fit the mood.  It may not be out for long but I look forward to decorating for Halloween more than I do for any other holiday.

Today I bring you something Spooktacular!


It started out as a wood tray from the Dollar Spot at Target (who doesn't love Target!?) and I added a variety of chip shapes, trims, flowers, and metal.


The right side is a little village scene created from the Our Home chipboard houses.  I popped them with foam tape to give depth and added details like the tiny chipboard Cameo head behind the window, open door, and Decorative Filigree Frame.


I used a double layer of trim, including the mocha Tulle Pleat trim, on the bottom of the frame to give the impression of the dry autumn ground.


The left side is the foreground and I got sparkly on this side! The large moon is simply a Jumbo Bottle Cap that was covered in paper and glittered around the edges.  Now that's a Harvest Moon!

The tree branches from the chipboard Birds of a Feather set were painted black and rubbed with pearl dust. I hung a couple of pearl charms from the branches as well.


The chipboard cage got gilded in glitter, as did the raven in the tree. I tucked a Vintage Linen Burlap Rose and a few other flowers into the corner for a bit more nature.

I wrapped the tray up in a fun black and white striped ribbon with a bow on top.



Maya Road Products:
Decorative Filigree Frame
Our Home Chipboard
Cameos Mini Chipboard
Tulle Pleat Trim - mocha
Jumbo Bottle Cap
Birds of a Feather Chipboard
Canvas Flower
Chipboard Birdcage
Vintage Linen Burlap Rose

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a spooktacular Halloween!

 

Pumpkin Cutie

Hi Roadies, it's Belly here on the blog today!

Here in Hong Kong we don't normally buy pumpkin for display during fall seasons and Halloween, but I love so much the color combo of this season, so how about make one by myself for displaying my girl photos which was trying a costume in a shop.

Orange, green, purple... what a colorful combo, I love so much Maya Road Lilac and Lime Vintage Burlap Trim which are easy to add colors and dimensions to the projects.

In order to make a softer look, I used Maya Road Cream Burlap Trim to connect the gabs between chipboard pieces, just love how it comes out.

I added Maya Road Felt Roses in chocolate brown, Big Leaf Charms, Mini Leaf Charms and Vintage Leaf Pins on top of the pumpkin to make it more alive, as well as some of my goodies and handmade satin brown leaves.

The new cutting dies are super cool when I used it for the foil gold paper, here the new Fanciful Be Happy Mind Steel Cutting Dies just released this fall. Let us know what decorations you have made for this Halloween and fall season, we always love to be inspired!

Maya Products I used:
Fanciful Be Happy Mine Steel Cutting Dies
Chocolate Brown Felt Roses
Vintage Leaf Pins - Pearl Cream & Brown
Mini Leaf Charms
Big Leaf Charms
Vintage Burlap Trim - Lilac
Vintage Burlap Trim - Lime
Burlap Trim - Cream

Enjoy!!!

Thanks for stopping by :)