Decorative Wooden Letter DIY

Ever see those decorative wooden letters on wreaths and wonder how you can get one? Well it is really easy to make AND it is cheap too!

You can get the supplies at any craft store and Walmart even carries it all too.

You will need:

Wooden letter

Glue Gun

Newspaper (to put under craft project for spills)

Decorative gems (used for potted plants, vases, etc)

Your supplies

Glue the gems onto the wooden letter. Be careful when placing the gems down as they will permanently stick immediately when you place them.

This project only takes about 10 minutes to complete and then you can hang with your beautiful wreath!

Upcycled Grocery Bag Carrier

So this was one of the very first things I saw on pinterest and thought that I had pinned it to a board but apparently in my novice Pinterest abilities I didn't. So I FINALLY got around to trying it out for myself! I like this idea because you can use it to store grocery bags at home or for the car. I will use them for both since I don't have a place to store them at home in my cabinets.

It is super easy and all you need is an empty disinfecting wipes container and some contact paper.

Measure the wipes container and cut out according to the measurements. The contact paper has a grid on the non decorative side that you can use to measure.

I also recommend you find the straight edge of the original paper on the container so that way you have a straight edge as your guide so your paper goes on straight.

And voila! Super easy and super cheap!

Chalkboard Picture Frame

So I have had this craft to do for awhile now but with summer time here it is always hectic. But this craft is easy to do and super fun for the kids!

Since Justin has been deployed we are using it as a way to count down the days until he is home. 

You will need: Chalkboard spray paint, chalk, and a wooden frame.

Of course make sure you put something under the picture frame so that way you don't make your garage floor half chalkboard.

Make sure you spray it really good. Add a second coat if necessary.

Then when you are done add your favorite picture and and write a note around the frame! 

The Wall Says It All

Awhile back I saw a very cute poem on Pinterest that I wanted to use in Olivia's bedroom. I decieded to put the poem on a picture frame instead of stickers on the wall for two reasons. One, we are renting our house here since we still own one in Utah and I don't want to put stickers on a wall and then move in a year or two and then I have to take the stickers down and they would be worthless. And two, I don't have a sticker maker (YET!!) so i figured it would be cheaper to make it on a picture frame.

Ok so first you will need:

-A picture frame: I got mine for 5 bucks at Walmart

-Alphabet stickers: I also got mine at Walmart *I would recommend going to Michael's for the stickers because they have a bigger selection and will be cheaper. I had to buy 4 packets of stickers because there were certain letters that I needed more of and each pack only had 1 maybe 2 of each lowercase letter.

-Any other stickers you want to use. * I used some butterflies because my daughter's room has a butterfly theme. 

-Hot glue gun to keep the glass in place in the frame

I cut out each individual letter and placed it on the frame as seen below so that way you can see your placement ahead of time before actually sticking them to the glass.

 

After you stick the letters to the frame, flip the frame over and put glue using the glue gun on each of the four corners to hold the glass in place.

I hung it up like so! 

 This is an extremely easy craft to do and the longest part is putting the stickers on the glass. Super fun and you can do it for any room!

Happy Crafting!

Sunday Funday!

I realize as I am writing this that it isn't Sunday anymore BUT I did do this fun craft on Sunday. My diva 3 month old however decided that she wanted to be held most of the evening so I am just now posting this.

So I went to Michael's yesterday (my official favorite non clothing store!) and took a look around at something fun to do. As I was walking around the wood crafts I found a cute 3 hanging picture that can be decorated and the idea came to me.

Here are the supplies I used. Paint is optional if you want to paint the sides of the picture frames. I eventually decided against it but I had bought some paint just in case.

I used the frame to trace around and cut it out. I then took the scrapbook paper and lined it up and then on the inside I traced again to cut out the middle.

I used an exacto knife to cut out the middle because that was the easiest way to do it and made the cleanest cut.

I cut the pictures to fit the frame (once again with an exacto knife) and here is the final product!

Super easy craft that cost about 7 bucks total! 

Happy Crafting!!

Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

It just seems like Christmas was just the other day but alas Valentine's Day will be here before you know it! I went searching for Valentine's Day Gift Ideas and I especially love ones that I can make at home and ones to make with the kids.

Better Homes and Gardens Valentine's Day Gifts

Better Homes and Gardens has a wonderful selection of gift ideas and I just want to share a few of my favorite from the link above.

1. Make your own love basket!

I like this one and it doesn't have to be a movie basket per say so I think I might change it up a bit and make it a love basket with some of my hubby's favorite things in it.

2. Scratch off VDay Card

This is perfect AND what is even better is that you can do this for birthday cards too! 

3. Pail Full of Flowers

This is super cute and I would probably make it at home for a decoration!

National Hobby Month!

January is National Hobby Month!

 

Michaels has a coupon for 25% off anything you buy on Monday that is regular price! It is only good for Monday January 16th so go use it and craft it up!

I will be there but not sure what I am going to get yet but a coupon gives me a reason to go shopping!

Here is the link for the coupon

25% off Regular Purchase Price

Happy Crafting!

The Results Blog!

So it has been a few days since I wrote about the Dollar Store Dare I gave myself and I am here to show my results!! I can't take full credit for it all because while I was walking around the store I saw some items I could use to make a previous craft I had seen but it was made with different materials. So here is the link to the original craft I saw Calendar Craft.

So here are my items that I purchased from Dollar General and Dollar Tree.

So I bought a picture frame, ruler, dry erase markers, and white poster board from Dollar General. I bought the glue stick from Dollar Tree.

So I took a piece of the white poster board paper and drew out the calendar at the bottom half of the paper. Then towards the top of the paper I made a rectangle so that I would be able to write in the month. 

I did add an S to the side since that is what my last name starts with out of some extra scrapbook paper laying around.
Once I had it done I put the calendar into the frame and voila!!

Super easy to make and super fun as well! 

Happy Crafting!

Happy Helpers!!

If your kids are anything like my 7 year old it can be like pulling teeth to get them to help you clean up the house. Well worry no more!

This past weekend Taylor told me that she wanted to get an allowance like her other friends. Well I told her that she had to do chores around the house to EARN an allowance. Of course she gave me "the look" and then it changed when I told her we could make a fun craft to use for her chores. Alas the Chore Bucket was born!

It is super easy to make and your kids can pretty much do it all too!

You will need :
a bucket (Home Depot has a 2.5 qt metal bucket for like 3.50)
letter stickers for the front of the bucket (3.00 at Walmart)
clothes pins ( a few bucks for a 50 pack)
markers

Take the letter stickers and use them to write on the bucket. My child's says "Taylor's Chore Bucket." Use the markers to write on each clothes pin the chore. Once all the chores are done you can clip them around the rim of the bucket.

Super easy right?!?!

Happy Crafting!

The Dollar Store Dare!

That right I am daring myself to make a craft using only stuff I find at the dollar store. We have two dollar stores in Cabot- The Dollar Tree and Dollar General. I'm gonna give myself a little slack this time and go to both stores to see what I can come up with. I am actually super excited about this because you never know what you are going to find AND it is all stuff for super cheap!

Honestly I have no idea what type of craft I want to make so I am pretty sure I am going to come home with lots of random stuff but that is what makes it so much more fun! So expect pictures and a new post later to see my new creation!

Wish me luck and try the dare too!!

~April

Glass Coke Vases

So this past holiday season at Walmart they had a 4 pack of Coke in vintage glass bottles. Of course my daughter HAD to have them and even they we don't keep soda in our house I caved partially because when you don't ever have soda it just tastes so much better and then also because the glass bottles were so cute.

So when Taylor and I had finished two of them I cleaned out the bottles and put them on my kitchen windowsill so I could try to figure out what to do with them because I couldn't bring myself to throw them away.

So after thinking for a bit I thought it would be cute to paint them and stick some fake flowers in them. It will add some color to whatever room I put them in. Well I finally have had a chance to sit down and try out my creation.

Here is what I used. Pretty easy right! 

The paint is Martha Stewart Multi Surface Glitter Acrylic Paint. I belive it was like 6 maybe 7 bucks at Michael's. The foam paintbrush was like $1.50ish.

So you have to dab the paint on because if you brush it then it streaks unevenly. I had to do about 3 coats of paint but you can always do more or less if you want.

So here is my final product. I bought the flowers at Walmart and they were on sale for .75 and 1.50 each!

Happy Crafting!!

Ugly No More!

So as I sat here pinning tonight on Pinterest I wondered how many crafts/projects that are pinned on here actually come out like the picture pinned? I mean honestly have you ever seen a bad pin? Well I have extra scrapbook paper lying around and tomorrow I plan on finding out!
I have one of those plastic 5 drawer organizers in my kitchen and it comes in extremely handy. For the most part it is organized but when you look at it because the drawers are clear it just looks cluttered! And since having baby numero 2 the clutter around the house has made me even more OCD!

So here the link to the pin that I will be undertaking tomorrow! Come back to see the before and after pictures!!

Modge Podge Drawers

Wonderful use for old Frames

Ok so I know that I have like a million picture frames in all shapes and size and colors but never have room for all of them in my house so they sit in the attic collecting dust. Well I think this is a wonderful idea to do around the house! You can put scrapbook paper as a background and then whatever else you want for the focal point of the frame! It would be a cute addition to my kid's rooms and it seems super cheap! 

Reuse Old Frames

Just Pin it!

Homemade Snow Globes

My daughter is obsessed with snow globes. So much so that anytime we go to a new state or we have friends or family that goes somewhere she will ask them for a snow globe from that state if she doesn't have one from there. 

I she will love to make her own snow globe. Not only is it another one to her collection but the fact that she is making it I am sure she will remember it that much more than the other ones. I also like that idea that you can make it from any glass jar so you can have different sizes. 

Happy Crafting!

Homemade Snow Globes