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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Burlap Pumpkins with Natural Dried Stems - Save those Pumpkin Stems!

2 Corinthians 5:17

NIV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (NIV)

I know Pumpkin Season is over and Christmas is all the rage

(as it should be)

I wasn't going to post, but then I thought some of you may still have your pumpkins hanging around. Save the stems! Dry them out and use them on your "Craft" pumpkins next year.

These are the Burlap Pumpkins I made this year using the Dried Pumpkin Stems my Son saved me last year. I just threw them in an open box and forgot about them, they dried perfectly!

Since I'm on a Spending Freeze, I wanted to use the things I had... the burlap I bought last year for a project I never did... I have a stock pile of things for projects I never did, I'm sure some of you have similar stock, just waiting to be used. So instead of buying, I'm digging out the old to make some new things. I'm being thrifty.

I used an old bed pillow for the stuffing, and a ball of twine I had from the Dollar Tree.

I just "pulled" off some stuffing and gathered it into a pumpkin shape. Cut the Burlap into a large Square and brought all 4 corners to the center and secured with a rubber band. The I just tucked the raw edges in, and squished the pumpkin into shape, added the twine, which came off the roll already Curled!

I made several sizes to use as a grouping. I used my hot glue gun to glue the Natural Dried Stems to the top, easy peasy!

Let me know if you have any questions...

Thank you for visiting with me today, hopefully you have been inspired in some small way...

Please leave a comment so I know you were here, they really do make my day!

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God's Blessing to you and your families, have a wonderful day!

Monday, November 5, 2012

How to make a Bed Spring Christmas Tree

Matthew 1:21

"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." (NIV)

Bed Spring ChristmasTrees
How to:

I made 3 Trees, each slightly different

Materials:

3 Rusty Old Bed Springs (from an old bed)
3 Rusty Old Small Springs (they were from the Bed also)
3 Old Clay Pots, aged even more with candle wax and paint
Floral Foam (from the Dollar Tree)
Jute
White Puff Paint (for the snow)
Spanish Moss (from the Dollar Tree)
Moss, (from the Dollar Tree)
Red Berries (from my Yard)
3 Sticks (from the Yard)
Old Book Pages
Clear Glitter
Spray Adhesive
Hot Glue
1 sheet of Cardstock
Brown Stamp Pad

As you can see, that's alot of stuff! I already had everything, so I didn't have to go out a buy anything specifically for the project.

Cheap, but messy and time consuming

Double 3D Stars:

I used my Cricut to cut 2 sizes of stars out of cardstock, I cut 6 Large, and 3 small. (The actual book pages were to brittle to run through the Cricut) I then traced the stars on the pages and cut them out by hand and glued them on the cardstock stars.

I made mine double, just make a single sided 3D Star and attached to the front of the bigger ones.

I used the these instructions to make the Stars 3 D, found the instructions via Pinterest, Just like these from:

http://thegluegungirl.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-make-3d-cardboard-stars.html

Source: thegluegungirl.blogspot.com via Sarah on Pinterest

I further aged the book pages using brown stamping ink around the edges, added glitter and puff paint, "snow".
I attached them to the tree top with the small springs and a hot glue gun.

Trees:
I stuck a stick into the foam in a clay pot, and glued the top of a Spring to the top of the stick, and added some "stick" braces here and there to hold it straight.

I added snow to 2 trees by appling puff paint and using a heat gun to activate (puff) the paint. Then added red berries to all 3, sprayed the tress with spray Adhesive and just sort of "patted" the moss around. I covered the foam in the pot with moss also and added a snow around the bottom.

Hot glue a little Jute bow and we have a Spring Tree!

Aged Terra Cotta Pots:
You can use new or old clay pots, just randomly rub a candle over the surface, then paint (I used white paint). Take a clean dry cloth and wipe the paint off, some of the paint will remain giving it that wonderful aged look.

This is really my time doing a post with instructions, so let me know if I missed anything or you have any questions!

Thank you for visiting with me today, hopefully you have been inspired in some small way...

Please leave a comment so I know you were here, they really do make my day!

As always if you like it, PIN IT

God's Blessing to you and your families, have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Pinterest Inspired Tea Party Theme Baby Shower -Decorating on a Dollar Store Budget

Jeremiah 1:5

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." (NIV)

From Thrift Stores to Dollar Stores

The Making of a Princess

Tea Party Baby Shower

From the time my Daughter first told me she was expecting, I started Pinning, I think we both knew from the beginning it would be a little girl, another little Princess. Sami decided she wanted to have a Tea Party Theme, where all the guests wore pretty Tea Party Hats, so a Pinning I went... I have a Tea Party Board, a Cupcake Board, A Baby Board, a Hat Board, so if you need more ideas than you find in this post, check out my Pinterest boards.

My Daughter-in-Law took charge of all the details, and kept track of who was doing what, when things needed done, the hall and the food, etc. Sami's Best Friend and her cousins all pitched in to make her shower as special as she is. With all this help I was free to concentrate on a "few" projects.

One of Sami's all time favorite things to do is play dress-up, and take Pictures, so I knew I wanted to include a "Photo Booth" with lots of play things.

In the attic I found the old Train Case she used to keep her "things" in, all fixed up it was the perfect place for all the Photo Booth Props. I made a few Hat Stands from Thrift store Candlestick Holders, glued together and painted. The Feather Boas are from the Dollar Store and Ebay.

I picked up a package of new Onsies from the thrift Store, the little Tutu's are From the Dollar Tree, and the Letters are Dollar Store Stickers, even the little clothes pins are from there.

Another Attic find, Sami's own little Tea Set...
Amy, my Daughter-in-law found the cutest little Tea Party Book, that all the guests signed

My Sister-in-Law collects Tea Pots, and was kind enough to lend us a few for Decor, filled with Tissue Paper Flowers, Cake Pops, Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows, Ribbon Curls...

The Ruffled Umbrella is from the Thrift Store as well as some of the Hats on Display, Pearls and Beads from GoodWill, Ebay, and some we had...

I made the Cupcake tags from Card stock with a few different size Stampin Up Punches, and printed the "cupcake name" Amy, the Girls and I all made several varieties of Cupcakes.

The Tea Cup Candelabra was made with my Mom's China Tea Cups, I have a lot of extra cups, and they never get used, this way they are. I just glued them on. We stuck a cupcake in each (I should have put something underneath them so they showed, but...)