diy {mug}

I've seen this project a few times so I decided to give it a try.

 

materials:

mug

sharpie

oven

white board marker {optional}

 

Practice drawing your design with the white board marker.

Don't worry the white board marker comes off.

Once you've gotten the feel of it draw your design on with sharpie.

The sharpie DOES NOT come off, so be careful.

Put the mug in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

I've seen that you can put it in for 10, 20, or 30 minutes.

I did 30 and it worked just fine.

 

Make some hot coco and enjoy it in your new mug!

 

Have a fantastic Tuesday!

 

 

diy {pennant}

I love pennants.

They're so simple, but they add so much to a room.

I've been getting tired of my old curtains so i was looking for something new.

I decided to make a pennant to hang in the window.

 

I started out by making a pattern.

It was about 5 1/2" by 4".

When I cut them out they weren't exactly perfect, so I just trimmed them down.

I cut out 20 of them.

 

 

 

Then I just sewed two of them together.

I figured it would be too hard to sew them with the patterns toward each other and then turn them right side out, so I just sewed them with the patters facing out.

 

 

I cut a strip of white fabric about an inch wide.

I folded it over the top of the pennant pieces and sewed it on.

I hate pinning things together so I just free handed it.

It turned out just fine.

 

 

I gave it a quick iron before I hung it up.

 

 

 

{Happy Monday!}

 



diy {mini notebook}

I found these little compostion books and just had to decorate it. It was nice because you didn't need very much paper to cover it. It's simple, but cute.

 

inspiration {water colors}

I found this inspiration on Pinterest and I just had to try it. I love the look and the style. Unfortunately, we were almost out of water colors so I didn't get to do as much as I would have liked.

I just found an old book (I've used it for several other projects) and ripped out a few pages. I trimmed the ripped edge so it was a nice clean cut. I then got what was left of my water colors and a thin tip Sharpie. I out lined my flowers and leaves in Sharpie and then started painting.  I hope to put them in frames and find a place to display them.

diy {pencil holder}

For the last couple months I've had a plain holder on my desk. I decided to make something a little cuter. I got a half pint canning jar. I would have used a pint jar, but we didn't have any. I then cut some strips of fabric to wrap around the jar. I wrapped them around and tied them off tight so they wouldn't fall off. If I was doing it again I would have hot glued them because I don't like the way the knots look. I also tied a little rick rack around the jar. I love the look!

my day planner

I always have a hard time trying to remember where I'm supposed to be at what time and what I have to do. I finally decided to try using a day planner. I had a plain black one, but it didn't really appeal to me. I thought I'd try to make it look a bit cuter. I covered it in paper and added a button to keep it closed. (To learn how to do this click here) I was a little nervous to put a paper doily on the front because I was afraid it would get all ripped up. I took the risk and modge-podged it on. I've been using it a ton. Not only is it very useful, but it's very cute.

diy (fabric flowers)

I've seen these flowers around and I really like them. I've seen them on headbands, clothes and bags. I just had to make some even though I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do with them. They were a lot easier then I thought they were going to be. I know an eight year old that makes them without any trouble. You can use any kind of fabric you want. You'll also need a hot glue gun and scissors.

1. Cut out a circle. The smaller the circle, the smaller the flower. It doesn't have to be perfect.
2. Fold the circle in half. Once again, it doesn't have to be perfect.
3. Put a dab of hot glue in the middle of the circle after it's folded in half. After you put the glue on, fold the circle in half so it's in quarters.
4. Glue all of the pieces you make together in order to make a flower.

These are the three that I made. I'm not sure what I'm going to use them for, but I think they turned out pretty good.

my bucket list

So we all have our lists of all the things we want to do before we die. We all have our bucket lists. I've been wanting to think up a way to display my "bucket list." I found this little white bucket and I thought it would be perfect for this little craft. I cut some plain paper and backed it with some cute patterned paper. I made about six pages, but it's nice because I can add to it whenever I think up new things I want to add. Since a lot of the things on my bucket list have to do with traveling, I used an old map to make a tag for the bucket.
Here's just a few of the things on my bucket list:
Go to Paris
Visit all 50 states
Learn how to rock climb
Send a message in a bottle
Visit all seven continents
Ride in a helicopter
Have my 11:11 wish come true
Watch the ball drop in Times Square
Solve a Rubik's cube
Go into an airport and buy tickets for a random flight

A little craft with a little chalk board

So I've been wanting to use this little chalk board that I've had for a while. At first I was going to write the quote on it with chalk, but I soon found out that it's hard to write on a chalk board with cute handwriting. I decided to just type it up in a cute font. I just taped the paper on so it wouldn't be too permanent. I'm not quite sure if I'm going to keep it on my bookcase or not. I'm thinking of hanging it up next to my map or something. I'll experiment with it a little to find it's permanent home.

Last Minute Valentines

I just wanted to share some of the last minute Valentines that I made. I love making Valentines. They give me an excuse to do some crafting. Anyway, I've just been experimenting with doilies, paper, ribbon and stickers. I like how they all turned out. Have a great Valentines Day!

Pennents (I've gone crazy)

So I've kind of gone on a pennant rampage lately. I had some cute scraps of paper and I thought it would be a great project to use them on. I just cut out some triangles and threaded them together with embroidery thread. I made a small pennant and hooked it to two skewers. I plan to put it in a pot or jar. I haven't quite decided yet. I made a slightly larger one that I'm going to hang on my bookcase. They were super easy and didn't take too long to make.

Christmas (gift tags)

Every year, I make a whole bunch of Christmas gift tags. They're really handy to throw on a gift at a minutes notice. I make a lot, and if I have any extra I just save them for the next year. They usually follow the same general design, just to make it easy. Sometimes, I get creative and do something a little different. Anyway, they're easy to make and really nice to have around.

White Christmas (and crafts)

The other night I watched White Christmas. It is one of my favorite Christmas movies. It's probably because it's old and I love old movies. Anyway, while I was watching it I decided to make a pennant. I've noticed they're getting more popular and I didn't want to miss out. I just grabbed some coordinating paper and cut them into triangles. When I finished cutting I sewed them all together with zigzag stitching. I hung it infront of a big map on my wall. (I'll tell you more about the map later. That's a whole other story.)

I liked how it turned out. I'm really excited about it.