$5 DIY Halloween Wreath- so fun and easy!

Hello ALL!

I have a fun Halloween craft that is soooo easy, inexpensive and can be done in less that 30 min. It took me about 15 to make. So fast, sun and easy I made two and have the stuff for a 3rd! It'd be a great Halloween gift and easy enough for the kiddos. Definitely help them with the glue though! ;) Check it out below!

All my materials were from Dollar Tree but you could get them anywhere- JoAnns, Michael's, Hobby lobby, etc. You could add more or less given your taste!

All I used was a foam a foam wreath, 2 boas, a roll of ribbon, an owl and same bats. You will need hot glue to attach everything.

First, I wrapped the ribbon about the foam wreath. It gives a little color under the feathers in case the feather don't completely cover the wreath. This was not the best color to have but it worked. On my other wreath I used ribbon that was not see through.

All done...

Nest wrap the two boas around the wreath. I wrap them side by side rather than end to end. You need to hot glue each of the boa ends down, wrap and glue when fully wrapped. Before adding dabs of glue to hold feathers in place, fluff them to cover all parts of the wreath.

Next add in your main decoration. I added the owl here. It was a little tricky getting him to stick but with enough persistence and hot glue he stuck. And BONUS, he has light up eyes. SO I had to be especially be careful not to glue the on/off button. 

Tada! 

Next I had 2 clippy bats. I, actually, clipped them to the boa and did not glue them at all! They stayed perfectly fine!!!

Finished product:

And then, eyes- lit up!

Here is another one I made! This was the first then I thought, how cool would it be to share this cool, inexpensive craft with you!

Hope you enjoy! f you make one- please share! I love looking at other's crafts!!!

Kelly

xxoo

Ahhhh... It's that time of year...GROSS

School's back in session and we received the inevitable letter... Lice. I can already feel my head itch!!! Those disgusting little parasites that breed and live in human hair. SO GROSS. I will die if my children get those gross critters.

So I've read the Tea Tree oil is effective in thwarting off those little buggers. Here's an article:

Tea Tree Oil for Lice?

Anyways, I'm using it as a deterrent. I've in the past put it in their shampoo. But tonight I forgot and blow dried Olivia's hair. Too late for the shampoo, so I decided to dilute it into a spray bottle. I don't want straight oil on my daughters hair but I don't want to send her defenseless. So... I diluted it with water. Yes- oil and water. Not sure how it would work obviously they separate. But, I was able to figure a quick solution. 

Grab them here:

Spray bottles- Target

I vigorously shook the spray bottle with a 4:1 water: oil mixture. Sprayed immediately on her hair, as I would hairspray. It smelled of Tea Tree oil which works for me! 

I'm not a scientist, just a mom desperate to not EVER have lice. This is my personal way to put my mind at peace. If you're like me, give it try- can't hurt.

I just got my bottle at the local Walmart by the vitamins. 

Good luck!

The Outdoor cushion Project

We got this outdoor set for free... buuuuutttttttt... the cushions were AWFUL! Like SUPER bad. Really bad. When I looked online fro prices I was looking at $60 per CUSHION! We have 6 chairs- 3 cushions each. The deep ones. Yeah, I got the set for free I did not want to spend $600ish on cushions when for a little more I could get a brand new set. The set we got FREE is $800 at Menards. So I pinterested recovering out door cushions. I found a ton of tutorials. Some claim to be 'easy' but when looking at them, they were not easy to follow at all. At least not for a novice like me! After awhile I found a GREAT tutorials at...

Confessions of a Serial DIYer

I folllowed her tutorial and instead of stitching the end I glued it. Yes, glued with my Hi-temp glue gun. The idea I got from...

The V Spot Blog

With these two awesome tutorials I took my cushions from this...

...to this..

My steps were as follows: my material would not work to do as confessions of a serial Diyer intended. Yes, I could have used 11/2-2 yds per cushion but I'm looking for CHEAP. So each of the 12 cushions get 1 yard! Cheap, frugal- whatever! Saving myself another $60!

So...

1. Finish 1 of the long edges- the 3ft side- not 54" side. This edge will be the front of the cushion, so make sure you finish the proper edge.

I didn't pin but you could! :)

Finished. Not perfect... But it'll work! 

Next lay the cushion on the bright side of the fabric...  The front of the cushion facing sewed side. Pinch and pin the fabric so it's pulled tightly against the cushion. 

(Remember- the side you sewed a nice edge will be the FRONT of cushion)

Sew your pinched and pinned seam. I always pinned knowing I'm going to sew on the side of the pin away from white part. So the cushion material was tight.

Next...

Put the cushion in to your sewn fabric. Fabric should still be inside out.

Pinch and pin the unsewn edge shut.

(Right now you're making the back of the cushion cover.)

Then sew.you should have a pillowcase looking thing!!!

...

So now you're going to pinch and pin again. Put the cushion inside the inside out pillow case you've just made. Make sure the seam is in the CENTER of the underneath of the cushion. The front of the cushion should be facing the opening of the 'pillowcase.'

When it's all lined up pinch the 2 corners to form a triangle.

Sew the pinched and pinned line....
Then flip right side out and insert pillow.
SO you have a pillow in a pillowcase :)

Insert cushion into the pillowcase. I folded mine like a present. I, then, hot glued it... Yes! Hot glue!!!

 I (love my high temp glue gun... I glue everything! Including the decorative type ring around my fog light on my car!)

Here is my final product! They've lasted all summer! With PLENTY of use!!!

Good luck!

Kelly xxoo

Super simple and Fun Holiday gift for kiddos to make

Need a quick and easy, simple and fun gift idea for the kiddos to make? Look noooo further! This is a really cute magnet that can hold a card, kids picture or special note. We made ours for Valentines day. Olivia is having her own party tonight- with my help of course. Everything she planned, shopped for and picked out. It ended up costing about $25 but well worth the creativity, educational experience and proudness she and I both felt. Proudness? Is that a word? I think I am looking for another one, but wheteve, 

So, totally easy all you need is: 

A base (I used foam hearts)

Stickers or  any crafty embellishment

Clothes pin

Hot glue

magnet

 Here are the foam hearts and stickers we used:

Olivia enjoying her craft time:

Here is her final product and materials I used to complete this project:

 

Glue clothes pin on to foam heart or whatever you choose:

 Waa la:

Now glue magnet into clothes pin

Taaa Daa

Finished product:

Happy Valentines Day!

Kelly xxoo

Beautiful Wine glass charm DIY

Holy Crap! It's finally Saturday! Eventually, I will get this down to posting daily or bi-daily but working and life, make it so difficult. You'd think this was a quick thing- not really. Writing, editing, photos and more editing! But I'm here and I have a really fun project for you to try at home. Perfect for the wine-o in your life. Wine-o  how the heck do you spell that?! I don't know- "Google!"

So what I have for you today is a super easy wine glass decoration. Totally personalize-able (another crazy word- is it a word? I don't know!) and a great gift for someone after a long stressful. Which is how this post came to be!

 MAGNETIC WINE CHARMS

It's so simple, quick and fun. Add a glass and a small (or LARGE) bottle of wine and BAM awesome gift!

So... let do it!

First you need a Neodymium Magnet (super strong) size depends on the size of your charm to be- I used a 7mm disc magnet, a button, charm or stiff sticker, glue gun and something to cut metal if you opted for a button.

Here's the pink sparkly butting I chose,

Next, but off the back part of the button. I recommend sanding the back so that the glue will stick better and your charm will have a flat bottom. 

After you have sanded the back flat use you glue gun to affix the magnet tot the back of the charm. I HIGHLY recommend a high temp glue gun. It get VERY hot, I do not recommend using with any children around

Pull the little glue strings off and attach to the cup. One magnet goes in the glass the charm on the outside. These magnets are very dangerous for children. They are easy to swallow and extremely dangerous in their belly. For adult use only. Please use carefully. Using a good quality magnet will ensure that it sticks together and does not come apart in the glass!

 Thanks for reading! Please like and share :)
Kelly xxoo

Happy Thanksgiving!

❤️SIMPLE DIY THANKFUL CRAFTS!❤️

Can't wait for Thanksgiving festivities to begin! Here's a little DIY Thank you gifts! Yesterday there were some special people I wanted to thank. I made them something little!! It let them know I thought of them and was thankful for their help and friendship!

First up...

My mom helpers in my classroom! Always there to lend a helping hand!!! Decided to get a nice mosturizing lotion and some soft gloves to keep those hardworking hands safe :)

Tape the lotion to the glove then tie a knot around the pair.

Write a personal message showing your appreciation!

Put together! A nice little THANK YOU!

Next up...

My Zumba peeps! Gotta couple friends there I'm always happy to see and keep up with! As I was making the Thanksgiving day fudge I thought how nice it would be to let them know I care! 

So, hey I'll wrap up some fudge for each!

Then reality hit- you're going to WORKOUT. Fudge may not be the best thing! So... 

I had some fun color changing straws and I paired them with an energy water for a small thankful for you 'gift' idea!

Tie it together for a final product of...

So, there ya have it! Nothing spectacular, but small ways to show you care!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Kelly

xxoo

$5 Frozen Pillow DIY

Hey everyone! So today I am going to show you how I made my daughter a Frozen pillow for around $5.

You see, it all started when my youngest was carrying around the Frozen DVD case, she's about 18 month and would fall with it in her hand. I was always scared she would hurt herself, so I wanted a Frozen pillow for her. Olivia had one so I thought it would be easy to find...yeah, it wasn't. So, again, like I said before, using my reusing abilities. I had remembered seeing Frozen T-shirts at 5 Below I figured I could use that to make her a cute, cuddly pillow! It worked- YAY! Here is my cut 'em up get done, nothing fancy but cute pillow instructions!!!

So I ran to grab a tshirt. They had tons of cute designs. I wanted all 3 characters and something with striaght edges that would be easy to follow. Nothing obscure. I found this design, but grey.

So I turned it inside out, pinned it together (so it was ready to sew) and cut the arms and neck hole off...

 After everything was cut, I was left with this...

I sewed all edges together (I am not a seamstress, so please forgive me anyone with awesome sewing skills! I'm sure I jacked something up somewhere)... Leave on small corner open so you can turn it inside out and stuff (see below)...

Opening I left...

 Then, I snipped the corners, while still inside out...

Next, I filled it with fluff from Joann Fabrics. Or, in my last tutorial, I had a pillow we never used, so I cut it up and stole it's fluff. Then just freely stitched the opening closed...

 And there you have a full stuffed Frozen pillow!

She's in love!

Hope you can create and enjoy! Post a pic if you do!!

Kelly xxoo