MOM Craft!

I got my craftiness (and cuteness) from my Mommy! She made this wine cork wreath the other day as a gift. It's pretty easy, and a good use for all of our corks!

Cost: Around $5 if you already have the corks!

Difficulty: Medium, only because it involves a drill

You'll Need:

Corks (about 22 for a full wreath, this one has about 12)

A drill with a tiny drill bit

Floral Wire

Small jingle bells (ours were a little bit too big)

Scissors or wire cutters

Ribbon to hang it at the end!

Step 1:

Drill a hole on each side of your corks. 2 on top, and 2 on bottom that MATCH UP with each other. Do all of them before you start to make the wreath.



(Oooh she used the fancy corks!)

 Step 2:
Start stringing the corks onto the floral wire at the TOP.

Put a jingle bell in between each cork as you go.

**Then string the bottoms together with another piece of wire. This will create your circle!**

Tie the wires together at the end to finish of the circle. Then, add a pretty ribbon so you can hang it up!

If my mom can do it, you can do it!! Good job, mommy!

Christmas Card Hanger

Getting lots of Christmas cards already like I am?? Seriously, how are these people so fast?! Anyway, here is an easy, free way to display them in your home as decorations.

Cost: FREE

Difficulty level: EASY

You need:

Yarn, string, or thin rope

Push pins

*Hang the string or rope between two walls using the push pins as anchors. >> OR hang it across the mantle, or drape on one wall...really you can put it anywhere.

*Add your cards!

If you get lots of photos and post cards, hang them using a clothes pin. Of course, I glittered mine first ;)

You can always add more rope if you run out of room! Didn't I say it was easy?! You're welcome.

World's Easiest Christmas Ornament

Seriously... this took me 1 minute to make. It will take me longer to post this than it did to finish the ornament.

All you do is open up the $1 plastic ornament from Michael's, stick a feather inside, and close it up!

BAM! Simple, pretty, EASY ornament.

You could fill these with anything, really. I'm thinking about filling a few with pom poms, maybe some yarn or thread, or just tons of glitter. Get creative!

Book Page Ornaments!

I started making these simple little ornaments for my Etsy shop, and people seem to love them! They make great gifts for people who love books. But really, you could use any type of paper. Go crazy!

Cost: Less than $3 (if you already have Mod Podge!)
Difficulty level: Easy, but messy

You Need:
Plastic, clear ornaments ($1 each at Michael's right now)
Book pages or other paper
Mod Podge & applicator
Scissors
Glitter is optional, but always encouraged ;)

Prep: cut up a few pages into thin strips so they are ready to go.
Step One: apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to the ornament. Then lay on 1 or 2 strips of paper.

Step Two:
Apply another thin layer of Mod Podge on top of the strips.

>>>>Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you've covered the whole ornament<<<<

Step Three:
Let the ornaments dry completely. If you want, you can spray them down with spray glitter. Just go outside first!

You'll probably also want to add a hanger, I just used some random black ribbon.

I made mine out of a recycled Harry Potter book. If you like that idea, but don't want to cut up your books, you can buy one from me here: Kayleigh's Etsy Shop
*Mention the blog at checkout, and I'll refund your shipping price!

Thanksgiving Doilie Canvas

I was having a hard time thinking of Thanksgiving crafts. I love Halloween and Christmas so much that I often look over Thanksgiving-except the food! So I changed some "snowflake" art into fall colors and added a little "thanks". Super easy, and very pretty.

Cost: $15-- I got the paint on sale for 77 cents, and used my Michael's coupons
Difficulty level: easy, but messy


You Need:
Canvas (mine is 12x12)
Fall colored paints
Paper doilies--find them in the baking area of the craft store
Mod Podge and foam paint brush

Step One:
Paint your doilies and let them dry completely

Step Two:
Decide how you want to arrange them on your canvas, and then start Mod Podging. Apply a little to the canvas or the back of the doilie, THEN paint over the whole doilie.
Here's where it's messy-- use your fingers to make sure the edges stick down to the canvas.

Do this with all of your doilies.

Then, paint over your whole canvas with the Mod Podge to make the whole thing shiny.

I decided to add "Give Thanks" as an after thought. Do it in pencil first, then trace it with gold paint pen.                                                   

Now, decide where to put it!    

           

World's Easiest Pumpkin Decoration

 

Seriously, the easiest EVER!

Buy either a real pumpkin, or the fake carvable ones (that's what I have). Then spell out words with sticker letters!

No-Sew Felt Leaf Garland!

This fall colored felt leaf garland is a simplified version of some awesome Christmas felt garland that I saw last year at Etsy Dallas' Jingle Bash craft fair. Since I don't own a sewing machine, I had to do it a little different. I think it turned out adorable and is probably easier than sewing it!

Cost: $5

Difficulty: easy (time consuming though)

You will need:

Various colors of felt. I used the cheap stuff from Michael's (20 cents per sheet = 9 leaves)

Neutral colored yarn (again, I got the cheap kind)

Paper and pencil to make your leaf stencil

Scissors

Tape for the end of the yarn so it's easier to thread.

Step One:

Make your leaf stencil and cut it out. 3 inch leaves are a good size.

Step Two:

Trace the stencil on each piece of felt. I fit 9 on each piece. Then, cut those out too.

Step Three:

Cut 3 holes in each leaf by folding the leaf in half and sinipping a small hole. ** DO THEM ALL BEFORE YOU START THREADING**

Step Four:

Put a small piece of tape around the end of your yarn. This makes it much much easier to thread into the felt! Then, start threading the yarn through the leaves.

Step Five:

Keep on threading those leaves on! When you run out of leaves, tie small loops on the ends so you can hang the garland, and so that it doesn't unravel on you.

Now, hang above a window, drape a mantel, wrap it around banisters, or decorate the table!

Happy Fall! Now, go drink a pumpkin spiced late. You earned it!

Chalk-Paint Wine Glass

Tired of drinking someone else's wine? Solve that problem with a little chalk paint on the base of the glass. Then your guests can write their names or draw pictures to mark their wine.    Here's how it's done!
  
Cost: You can do a full set of 8 glasses for less than $30 (assuming you're getting the glasses at Target...) This was free for me since I already had a glass and the paint.

You will need:
A wine glass (or many wine glasses)
Primer
Chalkboard paint
A place to dry the glasses. I recommend wax paper. 



Step one:
Take your wine glass outside and spray the base and a bit of the stem with your primer. Let it dry outside.

Step two:
Open up your can of chalkboard paint and literally dip the bottom of the glass into the paint.   ** Note: doing it this way is easy, but takes a long long time to dry. If I did it again, I would use a paint brush instead. **

Step three:
Pull it out slowly and let some of the excess paint drip back into the can.

Step four:
Let it dry... this is where I did NOT plan ahead. I sat at the table holding the glass in the air until it was just dry enough to set down on a magazine. I recommend getting some wax paper ready!

When it finally dries, you can start writing with chalk!! Now, I have no idea if the glasses are still dishwasher safe. I will be handwashing this one. Good luck, and Happy Hallo-wine!