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DIY Gold Glitter Candles

June 19, 2013 1 Comment

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Creating your own gold glitter and polka dot candles is easy to do with a few paper crafting supplies. Today I’m going to show you how to transform plain flameless candles into trendy gold candles in less than 5 minutes!

DIY Gold Candles

Gold decor is everywhere right now. Isn’t it funny how trends come and go? I remember when I was little my mother used to wear gold jewelry and had gold colored Christmas decorations year after year. Then in my teens gold was SO not cool. Everything was silver..everything! Last fall I started noticing gold here and there in decor, clothing, and jewelry. I was a little hesistant to hop on the gold bandwagon because I’ve always prefered silver, but lately I can’t get enough of the gold decor trend! It’s a little out of my usual style but I’m really crushing on it…especially gold and mint together! Swoon!

With the help of a few American Crafts items I was able to transform plain flameless candles into gold beauty’s for my living room.

For the smaller candle I used gold polka dot vellum and double sided adhesive. It was that simple!

How to make glitter candles

The tall candle is wrapped with three sizes of gold glitter tape. I LOVE this stuff! Like seriously obsessed. I’ve shared a few projects with it before and I can’t get over using it. It has a strong adhesive so I don’t have to worry about it falling apart anytime soon. I use this tape in paper crafts all the time and I’m glad I found a way to incorporate it into my decor.

DIY Gold Glitter Candles

Later this week I’ll show you how to make this patriotic mason jar gift tag using glitter tape and gold glitter embossing powder. This was my first time using heat embossing and I can’t get enough!

Great neighbor gift idea for the fourth of July

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I received compensation and American Crafts products to facilitate this project. As always all opinions are my own and I really do love AC gold glitter tape! It’s the best! :)

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Coffee Party With Coffee Filter Flowers

June 14, 2013 11 Comments

As a busy mom of three our schedules can be a little hectic and sometimes make it hard to see friends regularly. I’m the only one of my friends who is a stay at home mom and their busy work schedules further complicates our gatherings. This Summer my friends and I have arranged to meet together every couple of weeks for a play date and some much needed girl talk. Our kids are very close in age and it’s so much fun to see them play together.

Coffee Party Ideas #coffee #party

Last weekend I had the opportunity to try Gevalia coffee from Safeway and thought it was the perfect chance to invite friends over. I arranged a mini display of flavored creamer and raw sugar to compliment our traditional roast coffee We laughed the entire 3 hours reminiscing about the crazy day trips we used to take before having kids. Coffee + friends + fun memories = good for the soul!

Coffee Party Ideas

My friends know to expect a mini tablescape on occasions like this so of course I took this opportunity to create a little coffee party decor! I used unfinished wood crates left over from the Safari Birthday Party to display the food and coffee cups. I also pulled out my burlap table runner that I use in my Fall decor. I think it helped pull the tablescape together and not make it look so bare.

White Coffee Mugs with Chalkboard Labels

The coffee mugs had a punched chalkboard label added to the front.

I wanted to keep things simple by picking up a few treats from the Safeway bakery. Just for fun I added mini pendant flags to the donuts using a toothpick and a Lifestyle Crafts die.

Coffee Party Tablescape
I also made brown coffee filter flowers with white fabric rosettes to glue onto the crates. They are SO easy to make and I plan to use them later this Fall. I’ll share a tutorial soon!

Coffee Party Decor

We had a great time chatting over coffee, definitely much needed for this busy mom.

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You’re The Best, POP Father’s Day Printable

June 7, 2013 10 Comments

Father’s Day is next weekend, are you ready? Today I’m sharing a free Father’s Day printable for the special dad in your life! This “You’re the best, POP” printable tag is great for adding to a soda, popcorn, or lollipops. My hubs loves soda so I thought it would be fun to create a printable tag that the kids could use with their gifts to dad.

You're the best, POP Soda Printable I’ll admit I’m finally getting into the mustache trend. Ahhh I said I never would! But the kids think it’s hilarious and I couldn’t help myself with Father’s Day right around the corner. We even die cut a bunch of mustaches in various sizes to use as confetti and part of our gift wrap. Are you a fan of the mustache trend? It’s been around for a while now and like most trends I usually resist until it’s all over the place and then decide I like it when everyone’s getting over it..ha! Just like the chevron trend a few years ago I insisted on never liking it but alas i gave in. But I think mustaches should always be allowed for Father’s Day. :)

I showed you a sneak peak of the printable in my S’mores Bar Display using a World Market soda but since the hubs enjoyed the soda already I decided to pair it with a classic coco cola soda bottle for his gift. Luckily he hasn’t seen the printable tag and if he has I’m sure he’ll still act like he hasn’t. Such a good sport he is living with a blogging wife. :)

This is my first time sharing a printable, please let me know if you encounter any issues with it as I’m still learning. I made the printable 8.5 x 11 sheet with 6 tags. If you need the tags slightly bigger or smaller you can adjust the size in word. Click here for the printable tag.

Free Father's Day Printable

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Applique Barbie Bag

June 7, 2013 1 Comment

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Hey friends, I have a quick project to share with you today…a Barbie inspired bag for little girls! This Barbie bag is great for taking to the beach or a slumber party. Using Silhouette heat transfer vinyl and a drawstring bag you can make this project in under 20 minutes!

DIY Barbie Applique Tutorial

Before we get to the project let me share the latest Silhouette deals on their cutting machines and heat transfer material bundles! Using the code PUMPKIN at checkout you can get a great deal on the heat transfer material..it’s buy one get one free! Go HERE to take advantage of the awesome deals!

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Have I ever mentioned that we live on the same street of my mother and father in-law? We bought a house at the opposite end of the cul-de-sac as them. It’s just enough space apart but close enough so that the kids can go over if I want to clean the house without them messing it up a long the way. Kidding. Kind of. ;) Since we live so close by my daughter always wants to take toys and books over while she’s visiting. You would think she’s moving in with all the things she tries to pack! Oh and have I mentioned she loves backpacks and bags too? She has quite the collection going that she uses for her daily trips to grandma’s house.

I recently found this pink drawstring bag at Michael’s for $5. It was a little too plain so I decided to pretty it up a bit with a Barbie applique using Black Silhouette Heat Transfer material.

How to use heat transfer vinyl

I began by finding a shape in the Silhouette store that looked similar to the Barbie silhouette. You could flip the image of this shape to have a closer resemblance to the Barbie silhouette but I think it’s cute either way. Note: you normally need to flip the image in the software but I didn’t need to for this particular design. Once I adjusted the shape to the size I needed I fed the heat transfer material into the machine without a cutting mat and cut the shape out. The heat transfer material’s shiny side needs to face down.

Barbie Inspired Applique Drawstring Bag

Once the shape was cut I placed a cloth over the applique (at this point the shiny side needs to face up) and ironed for about 45 seconds. I then removed the top layer, the “shiny side.” To add a little detail to the Barbie silhouette I added hot fix stones as a ponytail holder. This was the first time I’ve used this tool and now I want to bling out everything in sight! Hmmm…do I sense a what I wore: blinged outfit edition post in the making? HA!

Barbie Inspired Applique Drawstring Bag

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S’mores Bar {Celebrate Dad}

June 4, 2013 8 Comments

This post brought to you by World Market. All opinions are 100% mine.

Now that Summer is unofficially here I see a lot of s’mores making in the next few months. What better way to enjoy s’mores than with a s’mores bar display! Last weekend we soaked up some much needed family time and enjoyed a sweet assortment of s’mores at my mother’s in laws house. S'mores bar display ideas This past weekend was a special one with a wedding (Congrats Aunt Connie!) and extended family in town. There was a lot to celebrate, especially that my husband had a small vacation to enjoy the family festivities. You see the hubs has always had to work during events like this so this was a special treat. We definitely don’t celebrate him enough and with Father’s Day right around the corner I have a few fun ideas I’m planning just for him. S'mores display I was recently challenged by World Market to shop for Father’s Day Gifts we could enjoy during an event. Of course I was up for the challenge! Me + shopping at World Market = love! I headed to World Market to see what fun gifts I could find for the hubs. He’s a simple guy so I wanted to find things that were functional and that we could use for Summer gatherings at our house. Father's day gift ideas I found this cutting board and it was love at first sight. I mean seriously it’s a beauty! Along with the cutting board I picked up a bottle of pop because this guy enjoys his soda and thought it’d be cute to add a “You’re the best, Pop” tag as a small gift from the kids (I’m working on making a printable and will share it with you guys soon). Then of course I had to throw in a stainless steel grilling set as well.

Father's Day Printable

Can we talk about the galvanized caddy? Swoon! Okay, okay I picked it out more for me than him but I know he’ll enjoy using it during our backyard BBQ’s. I busted out the galvanized caddy and cutting board a little early to use for a s’more bar display this weekend. I made paper cones out of blue gingham parchment paper and filled each one with everything we needed to make s’mores.

World Market is currently hosting a Celebrate Dad sweepstakes where you and your dad can win a $1,000 World Market gift card! Like them on Facebook to enter and Nominate your Dad here then receive additional entry options by following their other social media accounts. S'mores bar caddy

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Burlap American Flag Frame

May 28, 2013 2 Comments

Hey guys, I hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend! We spent the last four days with family and it was a blast. I’m back today to share with you a tutorial on how I made the no-sew American flag frame decor. Making the framed flag was easy using the Silhouette clean cut interfacing. With an old frame laying around the house, burlap, and fabric from my stash this patriotic decor was made in no time!

Supplies:

fabric

Silhouette clean cut (no-sew) interfacing

burlap

frame

glue

I began by finding the American flag shape in the Silhouette store then downloading the file. I ungrouped the shape so that I could space out the different fabrics on my cutting mat.

I ironed the interfacing to the back on the fabric then removed the backing and placed it on the cutting mat. Make sure you use a fabric blade when cutting fabric as your regular blade may not be sharp enough.

Once the shapes were cut I aligned them on the burlap and glued each fabric in pieces. The white rectangle was ironed on first then the blue square and then the red stripes were aligned against the blue fabric piece.

I used spray adhesive to glue the fabric onto the frame backing, it was quick and easy but also allows me to remove the burlap whenever I’d like to use the frame for something else.

The clean cut interfacing made this project SO easy to make! You could enlarge the size and easily make patriotic pillows with the flag shape or even a patriotic shirt for your little ones.

I’ll be contacting the Silhouette winner this evening! If you’d like to try the Silhouette interfacing there’s still time to take advantage of the awesome deal they have going on. GO HERE and enter PUMPKIN at checkout to receive the discount.

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Easy Two-Ingredient DIY Lip Gloss

May 21, 2013 37 Comments

Hey crafty friends, I have another homemade beauty post today…a DIY lip gloss tutorial using only two ingredients! This homemade lip gloss keeps your lips moisturized while adding a hint of color and shimmer just in time for Summer!

DIY Lip gloss tutorial

My daughter has recently become fascinated with lip gloss, well makeup in general. I’m not surprised though since she’s as girly as can be and loves dressing up. Every once in awhile I catch her wearing my Burt’s Bees lip gloss so I knew it was time to get her some lip gloss of her own. She was thrilled when I told her I made her lip gloss then asked if she could keep it in her purse. See what I mean? Total girly girl!

I used un-petroleum jelly for this homemade lip gloss because it’s made with plant oils and beeswax. The jelly soothes and softens your lips while leaving them moisturized for hours. To make this as safe as possible for my daughter I used Wilton’s pearl dust for an edible shimmer effect. If you prefer to make this lip gloss without shimmer you can use color dust which is basically the same without the sparkle..but who doesn’t like a little bit of sparkle?

Supplies:

Un-petroleum Jelly

Wilton’s Pearl dust

Bead or lip gloss containers

Homemade Lip Gloss

To make the lip gloss I used about a tablespoon of un-petroleum jelly and mixed it with the pearl dust. I didn’t measure the dust, I simply sprinkled it in until I achieved the desired color. My favorite is the gold pearl dust lip gloss, it’s almost clear with a pretty shimmer.

DIY Lip Gloss

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Berry Basket Pincushion

May 17, 2013 25 Comments

If you’re a fan of the berry basket trend you’re going to love this cute craft I’m sharing today! Berry baskets are great for gift giving but did you know they also make a great pincushion? Yes, a berry basket pincushion that’s perfect for your sewing table or to give to a friend. With a few supplies and 10 minutes to spare you’ll have an adorable pincushion ready for all your sewing projects.
diy berry basket pincushion

This week I dusted off my sewing machine and began thinking of fun Summer outfits to make for the little miss. She was almost one when hubby gave me the sewing machine as a birthday gift and I remember make her a new dress or skirt everyday the two weeks leading up to her birthday. To this day she still has every single one of those skirts. Do they fit her? Absolutely not! Does she mind? Absolutely not! It’s a good thing they were made with an elastic waist because she loves wearing them over her clothes everyday…don’t worry I don’t let her go out in public like that. ;)

Now that she’s far outgrown those clothes I’ve been meaning to make her some new dress up clothes. While going through my fabric and sewing supplies I realized I don’t have a pincushion. So naturally I had to fix that asap! I was inspired to make this berry basket pincushion by Simply Handmade Sewing Magazine. I took a peek at it while at Barnes & Noble and spotted an adorable berry basket pincushion with a spool attached to the bottom. Since I picked up two packages of berry baskets at the QBM at Snap I knew this would be a fun project to make.

Supplies:

12 x 12 inch piece of fabric

pleated ribbon or trim

berry basket

stuffing

hot glue

DIY berry basket pincushion tutorial

Step one: Place your stuffing inside of the fabric, folding it into a square. Use glue to keep the square folded in place.

Step two: Glue the stuffed fabric into the berry basket. Tip: I only applied glue to the top part of the basket so that you couldn’t see any glue through the holes.

Step three: Add a decorative trim or pleated ribbon to the rim of the basket to finish the look.

I could make these little pincushions all day long! They’re so cute and would be great to give in a gift basket for a friend who loves to sew.

DIY pincushion tutorial