Sand and Sisal: Sea Glass Mosaic Tray Move over June Cleaver… Sand & Sisal’s serving up drinks in a sassy, modern Sea Glass Mosaic Tray! I was blessed to grow up in a “Beaver-esque” home, complete with parsley garnishes on our dinner plates. My mom has always been an amazing hostess and has a huge collection of beautiful serving trays. The more meals my family eats outside, the more I realize the sheer practicality of trays, not to mention “Betty Draper” charm trays posses. Any Mad Men fans out there? I sadly, don’t own a single tray. How to Make a Sea Glass Mosaic Tray The first step is to lightly sand the tray with 100 grit sand paper. Now it’s time for the beautiful sea glass. I do have a little collection of sea glass found while beachcombing, but for this purpose where you need a lot, you can purchase bags of sea glass at Pier One or you can find Sea Glass on Amazon. The supplies you will need to make tray is sea glass, ready-to-use tile adhesive, premixed grout, a toothed trowel, a rubber tile float, and a sponge. Kim
DIY Glitter Vase in Chic and Crafty, Crochet, DIY, Fall Following is another fabulous Frugal Girls Fall Fun guest post by Jenny and Jess at Plum Adorable… enjoy!! Over the past couple of weeks, I have been helping two of the lovely ladies at our church office re-do our office space and get it decorated for fall! I mainly focused on making our reception area look “pretty”. The gals really wanted it to look more like fall and told me that my spring inspired pencil holder was the first thing that had to go! I originally shared how to make this one here. SO I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do!! I originally shared the instructions for making this vase/pen holder here. So here are the supplies I needed: I found the vase at the dollar store! In a plastic cup, mix together Mod Podge and glitter. Then begin painting! Here is what mine looked like as it was drying. This is what it looked like in the morning. And here it is on the reception counter, doing it’s job holding our Fall floral pens!
Fourth of July Citronella Candles Jun24 by Brenda Ponnay It turns out citronella candles are pretty easy to make! They are a bit fussy and require a lot of microwaving and some pouring of hot wax but the end result is fun and pretty. This craft is not especially toddler-friendly but I think it would be great for older kids who can be trusted in the kitchen, or for younger kids who have a lot of help from an adult. Here is what you’ll need to to make patriotic tea lights like you see above: • six 1/2-pint regular canning jars (found in grocery stores)• 1 lb. microwaveable soy wax (found in craft stores)• a glass measuring cup for melting and pouring• a spoon for stirring• several old crayons in red and blue• a cutting board and knife• citronella oil (found in health food stores)• braided candle wick (found in craft stores)• scissors• six pencils or dowels• a hot glue gun• a microwave There are a lot of variations you can do with these candles. Now lets get started! First you’ll need to prepare your jars.
autumn leaf bouquet I don’t know what it’s like in your neighborhood, but when I step outside here in Oakland, I sense it right away: Fall is in the air! I’m lucky enough to have a few turning trees on my street, so I don’t miss out entirely on the brilliant autumn colors I remember from growing up in NH. Speaking of brilliant autumn colors, I’m thrilled to share this stunning maple leaf rose bouquet DIY from a fellow Kate — clay, fiber and paper artist Kate Hust. Kate first learned how to make these a few years ago from a retired art teacher in her community, and now they’ve become an annual tradition when fall rolls around. Read the full how-to after the jump! The best part of living in Northern Michigan is the changing seasons. Materials 10 colorful maple leaves per flower in various sizes (they should be dry & freshly fallen, so they are pliable) short twigs scissorsfloral tape Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
4 Homemade DIY Christmas Jar Gifts I found these recipes around the web and had a fun time making them with my daughter! These are great gifts that the kids can help out on and so easy to do! Cowgirl Christmas Cookies Christmas Girlfriend Cookies Peppermint Stick Cocoa Toffee Blondies My daughter having loads of fun helping make these Christmas Jar Gifts! Need more ideas for Christmas crafts with kids? (Visited 94 time, 2 visit today) Depression-Era Glassware from O to Z COLORS: Crystal; Pink; a few Royal Ruby pieces 1 pink Relish Bowl, 10 1/4 inch 2-part $20 ea. "PARROT" (Sylvan), Federal Glass Co., 1931-32 1 green Bowl, 5 inch berry $35 (SOLD) PATRICIAN, Federal Glass Co., 1933-37 1 amber Bowl, 6 inch Cereal $20 2 amber Bowl, 8 1/2 inch large Berry $35 ea. 1 amber Shaker $20 (SOLD) 1 amber Tumbler, 4 3/8 inch, 9 oz. water $20 (SOLD) 1 crystal Bowl, 10 inch oval Vegetable $18 2 green Creamer $12 ea. 2 green Cup $10 ea. 3 green Sherbet, footed $9 ea. PATRICK Lancaster Glass Co., Early 1930's Sorry -- Sold Out PARTYLINE ("Soda Fountain"), Line 191, mid-1920's - 1930's See Elegant Glassware from New Martinsville and Paden City. PEACOCK and ROSE , Paden City Glass Co., Early 1930's See Elegant Glassware from New Martinsville and Paden City. PENNYLINE (Line 991), Paden City Glass Co., Early 1930's See Elegant Glassware from New Martinsville and Paden City. PETALWARE, MacBeth-Evans Glass Co., 1930-40 1 cremax Plate, 8 inch Salad $9 2 cremax Saucer $2 ea. 1 monax Sugar $6 (SOLD)
BellaDonna Silver Glass · Glass Art | CraftGossip.com Nov Almost every lampworker out there knows Arrow Springs and its founder Donna Milliron. Well Donna also has a line of silver glass called BellaDonna Glass. By Cathi Milligan Water Balloon Luminaries A fun and easy project with a beautiful payoff. Learn how to make these Balloon Luminaries. You will need: High-Melt Paraffin Wax (IGI 1260)Party BalloonsDouble BoilerCookie Sheet Instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Here is an example of these luminaries when using dye. Autumn Decorating: Falling Leaves Art On a recent trip to the dollar store, I came across some faux fall leaves. I picked up a couple packages thinking I would make a garland. By the time I got home I had an even better idea, a simple piece of mixed media art depicting autumn leaves falling and settling into a pile at the base of a tree. For the base, I used a cabinet door that's been sitting in the garage forever. The leaves looked a bit flat and boring, so I added some highlights with gold and silver liquid leaf. I think this piece of art fits right in with my gold gilded antlers and owl, for a beautiful and warm autumn vignette. Thanks for featuring my Falling Leaves art!
How to Make a Tutu - Influential Mom Blogger, Parenting, Community 8.6K Amazing Shares Facebook 556 Pin It Share 1.8K 1K+ Twitter 49 Google+ 25 StumbleUpon 6.1K Email -- Email to a friend 8.6K Amazing Shares × I have seen a lot of inquirers on how to make tutus, etc. so I brought over some information from my tulle site to share with y’all! Tutus are super easy and super fun to make. You can buy nearly any type of tulle and create tutus for all your costumes! No need to buy a tutu when its easy to make a tutu! This is the one I made~ Make sure you scrunch your tulle together really well to have a really full tutu! To measure your waist, make sure you measure your model and then take off about 2-3 inches of elastic. On elastic size, that’s preference. To add to these instructions since it isn’t listed in a lot of places, 6 inch tulle works really well, not the big tulle you find on the bolts. Pre-measure your tulle out and have it all ready so you can basically go from start to finish. Elastic is a lot more snug. Some Halloween Ideas for Tutus: Trisha
Photo bottle cap candles how make tiny candles using old bottle caps! fun easy diy tutorial. these tiny candles are a really fun to make and come together quickly. AND you can up-cycle several materials in the process, which makes this a fabulous Earth Day craft :) {Earth Day is April 22} to make these colorful tiny candles, i used several materials that usually end up in a land fill: bottle caps, broken crayons, and empty soup cans. the only thing i bought to make them was the pre-waxed wicks which cost me $1.50 for a set of 12. these make a great kid craft {with supervision, of course!} How to Make Bottle Cap Candlessupplies: bottle caps, crayons {or wax}, pre-waxed wicks, soup cans, wax paper {optional}, small cooking pan, scissors, and water remove paper from crayons. you can also use candle wax if you wanted. put crayons in clean, empty soup cans. take your pre-waxed wicks and… bottle caps put wicks inside the bottle caps. i placed my bottle caps on wax paper in case i spilled some wax. happy crafting!