DIY Love Jars

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

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Valentines day is tomorrow and I know this is pretty late but here is a super cute DIY Project. I have to admit that I did buy these baby food jars just for this project. Since my “babies” are not babies anymore and there were no little ones around they had the very important job of eating the baby food first. The flavors were applesauce, pears and some other type of fruit so they loved it. If you have a baby you already know how many jars are wasted by being thrown out. So not only is this a super cute, super fast, and super cheap project but you are doing your part to save this planet one jar at a time! :)

Ok time to get down to business.

I made two different types of jars

Twine and Painted

Twine Jar:

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Supplies:

• Baby food jar
• Twine
• Heart patch & or lace
• Hot glue gun & glue
• Wet towel
• Scissors
• Tea light candle (Optional)

Steps:

1) Remove the label by rubbing the jar
with a wet towel.

2) Start at the back either the top or
bottom & glue one end of the twine
to the jar.

3) Wrap it around & glue in small
sections at a time so it doesn’t dry
too fast.

4) Cut & glue the end of the twine.

5) Hot glue your patch to the front.
If you are using lace start at the back
and wrap it around while glueing it to
the twine.

Tips:

• You can use this as a tea light holder.

• This can be done on larger size jars.

• Any type of embellishments can be
used patches, lace, buttons etc.

Painted Jar:

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Supplies:

• Baby food jar
• Wet towel
• Acrylic paint
• Sponge paint brush
• Ink pad
• Letter stamps
• Paper
• Scissors

Steps:

1) Remove the label by rubbing the jar with a wet towel.

2) Paint the jar using the sponge paint brush and paint.

3) Let dry.

4) Cut out a small heart from your paper to use as a guide if you want.

5) Scratch out the outline of the heart either with your nail or another object.

6) Stamp L O V E in the center of your heart.

7) Stamp X O X O all around the top of the jar.

Tips:

• You can scratch out the L O V E and the X O X O if you don’t have stamps.

What Valentines day projects have you made? :)

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Magnetic clips

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

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Here is a super easy mini DIY project

Supplies:
• Clothespins
• Scrapbook paper
• Hot glue gun & glue
• Pencil
• Magnetic strip

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Steps:

1) Trace the clothespin & mark the line where it’s cut (You can make it all one piece if you like)

2) Cut it out.

3) Hot glue the paper to the clothespin.

4) Cut out a strip of magnet that is a little smaller than the width of the pin.

5) Hot glue the magnet to the pin.

6) Enjoy

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Mason Jar Candle Holder

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

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I’m starting to develop an obsession with Modge Podge, I love this stuff! I bought an old candle stick holder from Goodwill originally I had painted it white, I was planing on using it for something else. This small mason jar that was left over from an old Christmas project was the perfect size to be attached to the top of the candle stick holder. I got my scrap pattern pieces and some black spray paint and went to work, later adding this black ribbon around the top.

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Supplies:

• Candle stick holder
• Spray paint
• Small Mason Jar
• E-6000 glue
• Sewing patterns
• Ribbon
• Hot glue gun & glue
• Sponge paint brush
• Mod Podge

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Steps:
Candle stick holder = CSH

1) Spray paint your CSH and let dry

2) Cut out your pattern to fit around the jar.

3) Apply some Mod Podge to the starting point on the jar. Then continue to add more as you go around the jar.

4) Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge over the entire pattern piece that you just glued on.

5) Let dry.

6) Once your jar is dry use your hot glue gun to glue the ribbon around the top of the jar, a little bit at a time.

7) Once your CSH and jar are dry apply E-6000 around the top of the CSH and attach.

8) Enjoy! :)

Tips and Warnings:

* Always use E-6000 glue in a well ventilated area or use it outside.

* For step 2 I had mine cut at angles then wrapped it back over in different ways instead of just a rectangle piece glued straight across. It’s up to you however you like it.

* For step 6 find where you want the back to be. If there’s a spot on your jar that’s not so pretty let that be your back.

* For step 7 if it doesn’t glue right you can attach it to the bottom of the jar remove it find your circle where the glue is and go over it again to make sure it attaches well to the CSH.

* This can be used as a candle holder or to hold small items. You can use it with or without the lid.

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I think it came out better adding the ribbon. What do you think?

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I’m a Gummy Bear! I’m a Gummy Bear! Oh I’m a Gummy Bear!

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

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I don’t know If you guys have heard that Gummy Bear song but this morning while taking my kids to school they would not stop singing it! Those 5 min in the car drove me crazy! All I heard was “I’m a Gummy Bear! I’m a Gummy Bear! Oh I’m a Gummy Bear!” over and over and over and over ok you get the point. So as soon as we got to their school I said “I love you and have a good day” then kicked them out before I started singing it too.

I was almost on empty so I stopped at the gas station and as soon as I walked in I saw a bag of Gummy Bears. I took it as a sign and my kids got their after school snack, gummy bears.

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After school we played with the gummy bears and made little gummy bear armies. Then the army of bears started singing I’m a gummy bear. Yeah I know not one of my most brilliant ideas, to buy them gummy bears when they had already started singing that song earlier. They were happy and had fun so I guess it was ok.

If you want to get this song stuck in your head just like me go
Here

Oh and after taking pictures of these little guys am I the only one who thinks these gummy bears look like a mix between Stitch and Gizmo from Gremlins?

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I also got a little bored and melted the red ones and poured them into a mini heart cookie cutter that I had on some wax paper. I would not recommend this unless you have a lot of patience to get them out but it did come out pretty cute. I only microwaved it for about 10 seconds, they melt very fast.

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* P.S. Here is a sneak peak at the next project on my list.

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DIY Dessert Stand Project

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

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So now that I have learned how to save my posts and double check that it worked (See previous post) I can get back to this project.

I have wanted to make one of these dessert stands for a while but never quite found the right plates until now. I was at my local Goodwill and found these plates and bowls in just the right color. Once I saw these I knew I had to use them to make my dessert stand. Now I just had to find some matching candle stick holders. As I walked down the aisles I saw these, they were perfect!

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* The large one in the center will be used for another project later.

They were $1 each but since they were the color of the day they were half off and came out to .50 each. There was just enough of the plates, bowls and matching candle stick holders for 2 sets of dessert stands so I bought them all, it was meant to be. Looks like my mom is going to be getting a dessert stand also.

Having only paid $5 for 2 sets of dessert stands once again this is another Goodwill find!

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Supplies:

* 1 Large plate

* 1 Small plate

* 1 Small bowl

* 2 Candle stick holders

* Hot Glue gun & extra glue

* Small towel & rubbing alcohol (In case you mess up)

* Level (Optional)

* E-6000

Steps:

* Candle stick holders = CSH

1) Make sure to clean & dry all dishes/CSH.

2) Find the spot on your large plate where the CSH is going to go (This is your base).

3) Apply a thin layer of E-6000 around bottom edge of CSH and attach to your large plate.

4) Let dry at least 24 hours before moving to the next level.

5) Find your spot on the bottom of the small plate where you want your CSH to be attached.

6) Apply E-6000 around the top edge of your CSH, attach the small plate and let dry.

7) Apply a thin layer of E-6000 around the bottom edge of CSH #2, attach it to your small plate & let dry.

8) Find your spot on the bottom of the bowl where you want your CSH #2 to be attached.

9) Apply a thin layer of E-6000 around the top edge of your CSH #2, attach the bowl & let dry.

10) Since the E-6000 package states it should not come in contact with food, I went around the outside edge where the CSH and dishes meet and applied hot glue to cover it.

Tips & Warnings:

• E-6000 is a strong adhesive with harmful vapors always use with well ventilation.

• You can use a level to make sure you don’t end up with a dessert stand that resembles the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

• If you mess up with the E-6000 you can remove it by using a little rubbing alcohol to a towel and wipe clean.

I used this to hold apples but you can use it for whatever you like. It can be used to hold cupcakes, cookies, jewelry or small items in your craft room.

What would you use it for?

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DIY Dessert Stand Preview

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

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Ok so a couple of days ago I finally got back to working on some more projects, I had spent a lot of time writting a very detailed DIY how to on this lovely dessert stand that I made. That’s when the sound of a prison alarm went off. Yes it was time to go pick up my son from school and my alarm is set to go off with a loud anoying prison type alarm.

So anyways back to my short story I was in a hurry to leave so I thought I had saved my draft but when I got back it was gone! Actually I found out after that the new post pop up thing wasnt working I did save it but it didn’t go through, I should have double checked.

Just like when I was in high school and my graphic design and multimedia teachers both said “Make sure you check that your work is saved several times just incase your computer crashes.” They were right. Actually my graphic design teacher would also say, “Choose your prom dates wisely you might just marry them and have two kids like me.” He was also right I chose my future husband as my prom date and we ended up having two kids together too, thanks Dragoo! :)

So moral of the story since I keep going off topic is, save your work. Select all, copy, then go back and make sure it went through if not then just paste.

Hope you enjoyed my little ramblings about saving your work. I will post again with the new DIY dessert stand project after I take the kids to school.

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Decorative Clipboard & Frame DIY Project

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

I love to check out thrift stores, Goodwill, yard sales and occasionally Craigslist to see what I can find. I’m always looking for things I can find that can be remade into something new and one of a kind.

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Here are two simple things I found at my local Goodwill. A plain clipboard and a cute linen/burlap type of fabric picture frame. Both of these were marked at $1 each but with the half off color of the day I scored these two beauties for only $1 yes that’s right .50 each not bad and to make it even better no tax!

Supplies:

• Clipboard
• Picture frame
• Spray paint
• Sponge paint brush
• Scrapbook paper
• Ribbon
• Hot glue gun
• Glue sticks
• Lighter
• Sewing machine & thread (Optional)
• Mod Podge

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Steps:

Clipboard:
1) Spray paint along the top, edges and back. (Don’t worry about center front it will be covered with scrapbook paper)
2) After its dry apply mod podge to the back of your paper and place it on your clipboard. Add a couple more coats to it and let dry.
3) I used two different types of ribbon so this is where I used my sewing machine to sew the black sequin ribbon onto the burgundy ribbon. (The ribbon looks like a bright red in my pictures sorry they are not the best quality) Use your lighter to carefully burn the cut edges of your ribbon to prevent it from fraying.
4) Hot glue your ribbon to the clipboard where you want it to go. Wrap the ends around the clipboard and glue in place about an inch around the back on both sides.

Frame:
Since mine was a fabric frame I didn’t need to cover it with scrapbook paper but if you are able to you could just use the same steps.

For mine I followed steps 3 and 4 from above.
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