April Showers Bring May Flowers

Hey guys!

Seems like I have been gone forever! I’ve been on vacation; I went to the Dominican Republic, which was a blast! Once I got home I received a promotion at work, which has put me to work. I also bought myself a new car and I am in love with! I hope everyone was able to have a lovely Easter weekend. Unfortunately I didn’t get a ton of Easter crafts done due to work and family gatherings. However, I have managed to work on a few sign orders, I will add them to my Stone House Burgundy Door Catalog.  Enjoy the rest of your week!

P.S Soon I will be able to plant my vegetable garden so soon! (STOKED) 

DIY Valentines Cards

One week today is Valentines Day! I have plenty of Vday crafts and recipes if you’re in need of any ideas for your special someone. You can find all my Valentines blog posts right here, VALENTINES.

Anyways, I’ve made some Valentines Cards for my west coast pals. The cards that I created are made out of all recycled paper that was lying around the house! I used red & pink construction paper, brown scotch wrapping paper, pink wrapping paper and newspaper. I also used old birthday cards for the background of my cards to prevent them from bending. I then cut out all shapes of hearts, glued them to the old birthday cards, and then I used scissors to cut a nice border around each heart card. Once each card was complete, I used black and gold sharpies to write Valentine messages on them. Super cute, super easy!

Enjoy my loves! 

Valentines Framed Candy Heart

As you guys have noticed, I am extremely into Valentines Day this year! I find that the crafts are so cute and not to mention so fun and easy to make. Sunday morning I headed to my moms studio still in my pj’s determined to make the Valentines Framed Candy Heart project. A few hot glue gun burns later I was admiring my finished project.  This crafts looks more expensive than cheap, which is inspiring! Together this craft cost me $7.

The Valentines Framed Candy Hearts look excellent placed against the back splash in the kitchen, hung, or placed on a side table along with some pretty flowers or some more Vday décor.

Items you will need:

Brown Wrapping Paper

White Picture Frame

Candy Hearts

Glue Gun

Cardboard

Step 1: Make a sturdy back page for your hearts. Meaning, where the photo would usually sit in the picture frame place a piece of cardboard there so that the hearts will have something strong to sit on because the hearts end up getting heavy. Once you have the cardboard piece ready, I used brown wrapping paper as a background for the hearts. Just glue a sheet of brown paper to the cardboard.

Step 2: With the background ready, trace a large heart in pencil onto the background. The heart outline allows you to fill the heart in with the candies perfectly.

Step 3: Time to start gluing! Now you can glue the hearts on in any pattern to fill-in the larger heart. Once the hearts are glued on make sure you rip off all the excess glue strings from the hearts. Once that’s finished, put the finished product into the frame and voila!

 

Valentines Day Heart Tree Tutorial

This heart tree is a cute valentines day craft,  it's also very easy to make!

Items you’ll need to create this craft:

Sticks

Krylon Spray Sparkles

Red & Pink Construction Paper

Brown Twine

Vintage Jar or Vase

Hot Glue Gun

Scissors

**You can purchase majority of these items from Wal-mart.

Step 1: Time to pick up sticks. I am very fortunate to have a forest on my mom’s property. Therefore, I was able to cut some tiny branches off some trees and use them as my sticks. Another way to find sticks is to take a walk/drive to a forest or park and cut some tiny branches off some trees. At this point make sure you have a jar or vase to put your sticks into, this way you can cut your sticks accordingly to your vases size.

Step 2: Lay your sticks on some cardboard and spray them with some sparkly Krylon paint. The spray makes the sticks look stained and sparkly, giving the sticks a girly touch.

Step 3: Now that the sticks are drying, take some red & pink construction paper and start cutting out little hearts. I used one piece of each colored paper and had plenty of hearts for my tree.

Step 4: When the sticks are completely dry, put them back into your vase. Now you can start gluing the hearts on your tree branches, the more the merrier! Once the hearts are glued on, I used my twine and wrapped it around the lid of my jar. The twine gives my jar a vintage look!

I hope you guys enjoyed this valentine’s crafts as much as I did!

Nail Polish Storage

Hey guys, unfortunately I won’t be posting any further crafts this week. My grandmother passed away today due to lung disease. This is an extremely hard time for me because my grandmother was like a mother to me and in fact a mother to all her grandchildren. She will be dearly missed. Anyways, I have gathered as many photos that I could of my grandmother today, and I’m putting a collage together that I hope turns out as beautiful as she was. I will post my finished product!

Here are some crafts that I have been working on over the weekend, a nail polish storage jar and using pervious valentines crafts on new items. I really liked how the nail polish looked in an old crown jar, looks great in your bathroom or makeup area.

Enjoy Guys!

DIY Succulent Crown Jars

Hey Lovelies!

 This week’s craft was one of my favorites so far. I’ve been looking for succulents and tillandsias everywhere and I finally found them at the Bradford Green House Garden Gallery for a decent price. Before planting, make sure to do a little research on how to look after your succulent. These plants need to be watered regularly and they need a certain amount of sunlight. This blog, A pair & a spare explains exactly how to look after you’re succulent. Succulents look excellent anywhere in the house/office, they also work great as gifts for friends and family.  

Items you’ll need:

Jars

Succulents

Planting Soil

Sand

Charcoal

Stones

Step 1: Put stones in the bottom of your jars. The stones create a filtering system so your succulent doesn’t drown. Make sure to put 1-2 inches of stones in the bottom.

Step 2: Now place some soil on the rocks, use your hands to pack down the soil. Now you can put charcoal and sand down. I didn’t use charcoal or sand because I couldn’t find them anywhere!

Step 3: With the dirt or sand down, place the succulent on top of the dirt. Make sure to pack more dirt around the edges of the succulent so that the succulent is snug. The soil is usually moist so just add a little water to your succulent once its planted. I wanted my succulents to sit deeper into my jars but the leaves wouldn’t fit in. However, I liked the way my succulents turned out!

**These succulents would also work great for wedding centerpieces! 

DIY Decorative Sticks

I’ve always thought the bundle of sticks décor looked great placed in corners of rooms, just to fill a space. I know you can purchase this stick décor at Ikea, Wal-Mart or any other décor stores ranging from $15-25 dollars. However, I thought I could just save some money and make my own stick décor with a girly twist.

Items you’ll need:

Cutting Shears

Sticks

Glitter Spray

Vase

Step 1: I was able to take some cutting shears and cut down a few straight branches and some red dogwood from my mom’s forest. Once all my sticks were cut, I took the shears and cut all the small branches off making sure the sticks looked straight and smooth.

Step 2: I then purchased some Krylon Glitter Spray to give my sticks some sparkle. I took some string and tied the sticks all together. (Easier to spray) I then took the glitter spray and sprayed the sticks. Make sure to do it outside and let sit for a few hours. The glitter looks excellent on the sticks and gives the sticks a stained/store purchased look.

Step 3: Once sticks are dry, untie them and place them in a nice vase. Now you can place the sticks in any room of your home! Enjoy J