Eclipse!!

Eclipse!!! Today!!! I can't wait!!!

I am going to go to the movie today with my sister and her little girl. We are so excited. We went last year on opening day also and it was so much fun. We were in line for 2 hours with all the crazies just like us!

I'll tell you how it was when I get back...as if it won't be the most fantastic ever!

Summer!

This is a fun decoration I made for the summer. I used old wood that I had left from a dresser that was being trashed. Instead of just dumping it all in the trash I decided to keep most of the drawer pieces.

This is a drawer side that I mod podged with a cute paper and added vinyl to. I drilled some holes and strung some ribbon as well. Fun and easy!

4th of July Flag

Oh say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave....

Gives me goosebumps!

This is a flag my sister helped me make years ago. All it is is:

4 slats of wood

1 star

wire

This wood isn't the best wood, and who cares! You are going to paint it, and all those dings and knots give it character!

Holes were drilled in the corners of the slats and in the center of the star.

We decorated it with a bit of straw stuff (what is that called again?). We twisted our wire to make it pretty.

TIP: If you don't want wire to mark up your door or wall, just put some hot glue on the exposed wire to create a buffer. I did this so that the wire on the back of the flag doesn't damage my front door as it bangs around in the wind.

EASY PEESEE!

My FIRST Link!

Yeah! A great site that I follow, Craft-o-maniac, linked my Bubble gum machine to her site! I am so thankful and so happy! I about passed out when I saw it. Thanks again Craft-o-maniac!

Bubble Gum Machine

I saw this idea on another blog, but of course I did not save the address. So if this is your idea, than Thank You!

You will need:

-a terra cotta pot and plate thingie

-a wooden wheel. I got mine at Michaels for less than $1

-a knob or a knobish thing. I used a dolls head for less than $1

-glass jar/fish bowl

-paint

-glue E6000

Paint everything red. I used craft paint but you could use spray paint. When dry paint on your details. I added a coat of clear lacquer to give it a shine. When that was all dry i added my glue and let it set for 24 hours.

Ta-Da! So cute! You can use it for anything I want. I plan to use mine for a cookie jar. I love how it matches my Kitchen Aid cover behind it. Red is my kitchen color.

What's in a Name?

I made this for my daughters room. We rent and aren't able to paint so i try to do as much wall hangings as I can.

I started with letters from Joann's. i got the wood kind because I wanted to paint them.

I also got some of the pre-painted little wood pieces to attach to each letter.

Using paint that I already had I gave each letter several coats of paint.

I used a sharpie to give the seam edge look to each letter. I had some glitter puff paint and I added dots as well.

I attached the pre-painted wood pieced using hot glue and also glued a ribbon to hang them with to the back of each letter.

I think they turned out super cute! They certainly add a special touch to her room.

Washer Necklace

I made my first washer necklace! I love it!

I decided to have my activity days girls make them as well. They had a lot of fun and were able to go home with a cute little necklace.

I got my stamp set from harbor Freight online. It was about $5 plus shipping. I got my washers form Home Depot. It came to about $5 for both sets.

The only supplies you need is a hammer and a sharpie.

Make sure you hammer on solid ground. You don't want to damage your floor.

Place you stamp and give it a good wack!

When done go over the dents with a sharpie and the QUICKLY rub it off. This makes the dents darker so they can be seen better.

I added a cute ribbon and finding to make it cuter. I also glued my washers together so that they stay in place better.

This would be a great gift for a man. Maybe a key ring fob.

The possibilities are endless!