GLAZE!!

Here is my friend Heathers table we did yesterday! It is the same idea as my end table, just a more fun color... GET CREATIVE!!! Thanks Heather for letting me help you with this! It turned out SO cute!!

How to make YOUR Christmas tree AWESOME!!

I am sick and tired of a tree, some balls and a star on top... Everyone needs to spunk their tree up and add a little bit of themselves to their tree! And here is how to do it!!
I always start with ribbon, usually 2 kinds.. And don't wrap it around the tree.. take the beginning of the ribbon and a branch of your fake tree (if you have a real tree don't fret, you just need wire) and wrap the tree branch around the ribbon so it stays.. then make a loop to another stem and wrap it so it stays.. (if you are using wire, just tie the ribbon to a branch with the wire)

After your ribbon is on start hanging the bigger balls around the tree.. then make your way to the smaller balls...

Now take some stems (you can get these anywhere) and bunch them up into clusters..

Then wrap some wire around them so they stay together, and just stick them straight into the tree.

Stick them in various parts of the tree like this....

Next is the fun part! You really can put anything on your tree as long as you have WIRE!! Here I took a boa I had, cut it up, and Stuffed it in different places...

The I took some wire and wrapped the boa around it so it could stand up.. then used it for the top of the tree...

Put anything you can imagine on it!!! These frames were a dollar each at the DI.. I got 6, painted them red, then wired them on the tree.. (and framed my FAVORITE ornament, my pickle!)

After you have wired on all your fun treasures like my Halloween bird mask (middle left), fun frames, and signs... start on the treetop, here I just stuck in the extra stems I had, and the wired boa... But I do think it is missing a little something on top... So as soon as I get my Christmas family photos done I will stick a frame up on the tip top with the photos in it... To make my tree MY tree! Get creative with your trees.. and if my post inspires your tree, I would love to hear about it, or better yet SEE it!!! Happy Holidays, and check back later this week for some more Christmas decorating ideas!!

BABY LEGS.......

Okay so I am sure you all know how to do this, and are thinking "Haley, come on, your a little behind the times.." But I was excited about these so I figured I would show you!!

Baby leggs... anywhere from 4.99-12.99, I love them but I just can't afford them! so at target the other day I was passing by the adult socks.. These were 2 bucks... So I decided to make my own baby leggs... and here is what I did........

Take a pair of socks and just them right above the heel of the sock...

Now you can just be done there. Or if you don't like the raw edge, sew a stitch along the bottom.. and there you go... but I went a step farther...

cut slits about an inch away from each other....

Then take some ribbon, cut it the size you need, and burn the edges.... Always burn the edges of your ribbon. It makes it not fray....

Then loop it through the slots and Wallah ... cute baby leggs....

Make something old, NEW!!

It is always fun to find something at a second hand store or on ksl.com that is exactly what you wanted in every way, shape, and form. But, that's usually not the case! I needed a end table and I had about 30 bucks to do it with... so I didn't have much to work with. My only option was to make some new. I went to the DI and found this end table for 6 bucks!

So the first thing to do before painting is sanding. Get the fine sand paper and give your item a good sand, and a good bath! You don't want to paint over dirt (I do that alot, it doesn't turn out well!!)

Now paint your Item. I ALWAYS use spray paint! FOR EVERYTHING!! I love Design Master (found at roberts or Micheals 6-8 bucks) and Painters Touch (At Home Depot, 3.44 each)

After your Paint is dry you paint a glaze (Ralph Lauren glaze at home Depot for about 15bucks) over the piece, then wipe it off.

Do a portion at a time. Paint, wipe, paint, wipe.... and so on...

Until you have the whole piece done! Its fun and easy, and there are tons of different glaze colors so get creative and try something new! Have fun with it and I hope you love your Item as much a I love mine!

Felt Flowers!!

Here are some fun Felt Headbands, perfect for your little girl, or even you!!!

Supplies: Fun Ribbon, Needle and thread, Scissors, and Felt

Start by cutting Circles. Cute six of each size, and cut as many sizes as you want flowers.

Take your first 6, fold on in half, and sew it so it closes on one end.

Sew all six circles on one needle and thread.....

Pull them together tight and trim the edge off. (so it goes into a flower easier.)

Pull the edges together and sew them in a circle tight!

Repeat to all the flowers!

Sew the flower to a piece of felt....

Make sure it is on tight.

Sew other flowers on how you want them arranged.

Then cut around the edge so the piece of felt doesn't show.

Like this......

Then take your piece of ribbon and stitch it on..

Then you have a fun Headpiece!!

CANS!

Okay, so I have slowly been trying to get organized in my craft room. I have been saving all boxes and stuff I can think of to use for storage. Today I Grabbed a few cans I had saved and gave them a fun, little make over, creating a fun CHEAP storage container for scissors, pencils, and more!

Just Get a few Cans, some left over fabric, and my FAVORITE thing MOD PODGE!

Cut The fabric to fit and mod podge it on the can. EASY as that!! now you have fun, CHEAP, storage containers.

Rainbow CupCakes!

The other day I was watching a Daytime show and They showed THESE!!! So I had to try them!! They are so much fun and SO EASY!!!!

you need:
one white cake mix
8oz of cream cheese
1/4 a cup of vegetable oil
2 egg whites
1 cup of water

mix ingredients. then put cake mix into plastic bags. put food coloring in the bags and mix it up.

cut the corner of the bag and squirt some of each color in every cupcake cup.
cook for 18-20 minutes at 350 degrees.

then decorate as desired! And EAT UP!!!! yum....

Fun Spring Skirt!

Okay, So a while ago I made this hat. She hasn't worn it much, because I don't really have anything for her that matches it. So yesterday I made a Fun skirt to match the hat! And here is how I did it!

First here are your supplies: Fabrics (I made the whole skirt from fat quarters), A elastic band for the waist, A needle and some thread, A Mat and Cutter, and The sewing machine. you will also use a iron or roller to flatten down the seams.

First you Cut out your main part of the skirt. I Measured mine from a skirt I had already made. You can measure with a skirt you have and just add 1/2 an inch for your seams.

Then you cute your ruffles. I cut mine at 2 1/2 inches. you can do them bigger for whatever size of skirt you are making. As for the length of the strips, I cut them about double the length of the width of the skirt. you can do less or more depending on the amount of ruffles you want.

Now, Take the main part of the skirt and sew the two side together, outsides together.

Then iron, or roll down the seams.

After That, I sewed the bottom hem on the skirt.

Now measure the elastic so you can fit is inside.

Sew all the way around the top, so that the elastic will fit. Make sure to leave about a quarter inch for the seam. And when you get around to the start of the seam stop about 1 inch and 1/2 so you can put the Elastic in later.

Take your stripes and sew them into a circle, so each 2 1/2 inch edge is sewed to another. Then fold about a quarter of an inch over and sew on one side of the fabric. This will be the bottom of the ruffle.

Take the needle and thread and gather as you fill is best. Then pin on to the bottom of the skirt with about 1/2 in left on the bottom. Make sure the ruffles are turned so the outside is touching the skirt and the hem is on top. so it is up side down. Like in the picture.

Sew along the edge all the way around then pull out the thread you used to gather.

Then Iron the ruffles so they are going down (like picture) and sew the ruffles down. Sew about 1/8 of an inch down from seam.

Repeat with ruffles about one inch about last ruffle. Add as many layers and you fill fit. Then Take the elastic (I like to attach a safety pin to help) and put it through the hole we left earlier until you have the elastic all the way through. Stitch the elastic, then stitch up the hole.

And Wallah! A Fun Spring Skirt for your little girl! Or for you!