A Quick Glimpse Of Girls Night Projects

Just a couple of looks at two of the things that we will be crafting at the upcoming Girls Night that I spoke of yesterday.

Since these are for fall projects, I chose to use shades of brown.....but do not worry, I WILL be putting in pops of color on the finished project!

A garland for fun!

 

 

It is a simple garland that only requires scissors and a glue stick for tools!

Jute twine and two sheets of card stock are the supplies needed.

Below.....A flower for the wreaths that we will be making.
A 23 cent sheet of flannel will score you at least 6 of these flowers. Add some of the jute twine and a button and you have a cute flower for a wreath, a hair pretty or even to tack on a lamp shade!

Again, if you would like to make either of these, let me know and I can make a download for the flower shapes and circles for the garland.

Have a great weekend all!

A Special Menu

I am having a small group of very special ladies for a crafting night at the end of the month.
We will be making burlap wreaths, swags, etc.....BUT!
There has to be food involved!
So since we are all responsible for a portion of the dinner that night, I created a fun little menu!

 

 

 

 We will be putting flowers on the wreaths, so I have started the girls out with a flower on the menu that can be put on their wreath!

 

 

 

 

 

 Each page of the menu is labeled with a girl's name, when that page is flipped up, the instructions for their part of the dinner are there. And they all know what the other gals are bringing!

 

Since the theme of the night is "burlap", I kept the menu on the shabby chic side of things.
If you would be interested in making these, please let me know and I can post a template for downloading.

Best Idea EVER!!

This Birthday Cake Idea has got to be one of the best I have ever seen!



http://www.the36thavenue.com/2013/10/birthday-cake-tutorial.html

My thanks to Desiree at The 36th Avenue for this amazing idea!!!!

Working On The Blog And A Few Pictures

I am working on my blog and time is not on my side.

 

Is it ever?

 

No, you're right, it's not.

 

We did have a party this past weekend, and I had it all planned out,

 

to. be. outside.

 

and the weather did not cooperate

 

so we moved it inside

 

sigh

 

life goes on

 

I did throw together a photo booth in the "man cave"

 

not what I wanted

 

but still lots of fun

 

I will leave you with a few fun pics that I took.

 

 

 Seriously! The picture above NEEDS to be on a Christmas Card!!!!

 

Mom's Party Decor

The party was a success! All had a great time, lots to eat and caught up on the busy lives that we all live.

 

My goal was to decorate with things that had meaning to my Mom, so here is what I did. (all DIY and SUPER CHEAP TO DO!!)

 

 Above, was the "memory tree" which is a large branch that my husband cut from our maple tree and my daughter and I painted with 88 cent a can white spray paint. I gave her a few strands of white Christmas lights and a couple of bushes of dollar "silk" flowers which she pulled apart and then stuck the separated petals over each light. I then wrapped the flower lights around the painted branch and my daughter re-applied the flowers to the lights as 1/4 of them fell off when I wrapped....who knew?

 I then hung small "islet" pots (.99 each at Ikea) with a single bud of hydrangea inside which were cut from my bush.

 Behind the table I put large pictures (engineering prints) which were printed at my local staples. They were of my Mom crocheting and things that are special to her like her kerosene lamps, etc.

 In the middle of each table were simple, un-hemmed, printed material pieces that were all differing patterns but all in the same color scheme. The "vases" were canning jars (my Mom has canned all her life and loves to do it) filled with orange day lilies cut from Mom's yard.

 The large (rather ugly) construction water coolers were just to awful to consider without sprucing them up a bit....so I bought a one dollar roll of wrapping paper that fit the color scheme I had going on and my daughter "wrapped" the coolers! Cutting out for the handles and spigots, they worked nicely.... coordinating cups and straws & the eye-sores were averted!!

 On the food table were simple canning jars that I colored with food dye and painted the rings to match. More flowers from my yard and it just added a bit to the table.

 Small buckets bought from the dollar isle at Target were the holders for the plastic silverware...again in the fun colors that were spotted throughout the area.

99 cent picture frames gave the guests the information that they needed for the day. Such as the menu, water or lemonade, where to put the cards, etc.

I love that it was personal to my Mom with the color "flair" that I am know in my family for! It was a great day, filled with pretty color, lovely things, friends and a wonderful family.

 

Any questions on any of this DIY party décor?

Leave a comment and I will answer to the best of my ability!

Party Ready...DIY

I am going to start this post oddly.

NOT ONE OF THE PHOTOS USED IN THIS POST

HAVE BEEN PHOTOSHOPPED OR CHANGED

IN ANY WAY.

This will be important if you choose to read all the way to then end of this DIY adventure.

 

Making "stained" glass jars is nothing new.

But I put my own twist on mine.

I am planning a large party which will not happen for

a few months, but I do not want to wait till

the last minute and stress, so I am starting

early and hope to use the jars more than one time.

 

Making clear glass jars colorful.

1. Choose jars which you will no longer be using.

 

2. Set your oven for the lowest temp you can use.

Mine is 170

 

3. Mix up your colors out of mod podge, food color,

and a few drops of water. I mixed in small disposable cups.

 

3. Coat the OUTSIDE of the jars evenly with the mixture...this is important if you plan to use

the jars for vases, or any reason that they

would need to have water in them, which I do.

 

4. Place them upside down on a lined bake sheet.

I put mine on skewers so they would not stick to the foil.

(the above photo is taken through the window of my oven.

5. Place them in the oven for approximately 20 minutes. (They will not be completley dry, but enough to touch without leaving finger prints.)

You will see that the jars clear and look simply lovely!

 

NOW, this is where I departed from the norm

and put my personal spin on them!

I built a couple of "tri-pods" to put the rings

of the jars on to enable me to paint them.

Yes, that is what I said.....paint them!!

I chose colors that matched the jar colors and I think it tops the jars with a much lovelier finish.

 

 

 

 Here they are with the inspiration that pushed me in the direction of the colors that I choose.

 

Join me please in a sigh of prettiness.

 

S.I.G.H. Filled with white flowers....oh yeah!

 

Yep, I like it. I like it alot!

 

And now you know why I put the disclaimer at the top of this post...the brilliant colors are real, not touched up by any photoshopping or changing of the pictures at all.