Yard Stick Star

  
 I went from not posting anything for over a year, to posting TWO blogs in a week! What is going on?! Anyways, I wanted to make this star for awhile now and I thought Christmas would be a great time for it.

 

 

    The first thing I did was paint 5 yard sticks white, you could paint them any color you want. Of course, you do this on plastic bags in your living room. Where else would you do it?!

  

 

    Next, I laid out the yard sticks in a star formation and tied each end with twine.

 

 

Then, I wrapped each end with twine several times to make sure it was secure. Then tied it in a knot on the backside. I used wood glue to secure the yard sticks in the middle, otherwise they were loose.

 

 Here is the finished project. Not the most difficult project, but I think it turned out nice. I wanted it to look a little rustic with the twine holding the ends together. I think all I need now is to add some white lights around the edge and hang it outside for Christmas.

 

Easy DIY Christmas decor

Hey everyone! It's been quite a long time since I've written on here or made a craft for that matter. I decided that I wanted to make a quick and easy Christmas picture to hang in my undecorated hallway, so this is what I came up with. It was extremely easy and adds a nice touch to our hallway.

Christmas Ornament

I saw these bad boys on Pinterest and thought I'd give them a shot. For me, they were FREE, I didn't need to buy anything extra, so that was nice. I made one for each woman in the family for Christmas. I thought they turned out pretty cute! :) Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Even more =]

I told you I had been busy! Everything that I've posted over the last few days is what I've been working on for the craft show I'm entering a week from Saturday. Here are a few more things that I've gotten accomplished. Can you tell me if you think they will sell or not? I've never done a show before and I'm kindof nervous about them not selling...thanks!

18" all white wreath with handmade embellishment

4" Christmas topiary

13" Fourth of July wreath with handmade embellishment



Hope you enjoy! And again, if you've been to a lot of craft shows or even from your personal opinion, can you let me know if you think they will sell? Thanks!! =]

Other creations

I'll be trying to sell these as well at the craft show...what are your thoughts?

A few things...

I've been making a few wreaths and topiaries like my St. Patrick's Day decorations. I'm wanting to start selling them and have gotten a few orders, so that's good. Here are the few that I've been working on.

Everyday topiary for one of my friends, her living room is decorated in these colors. But, it would be good for Christmas or Valentine's Day as well.



Easter wreath with egg embellishments.


Easter/Spring wreath with butterfly embellishments.

Just thought I would share in some of the crafting I've been doing, it's keeping me very busy! =]

Holiday Hookup @ Krafty Kat's!

I linked up here...I think you should too! =]

The other half of my twine-wrapped trees

They are finally done! The large one seemed like it took ages, my fingers really hurt after wrapping all the twine. But, I think they turned out great! And, all for about $4! Can't beat that!

Holly Bloggy Christmas

Ooooh! I can't wait for this! It looks like it's going to be a lot of fun!

100% free Snowman

I saw this cute tutorial today and decided to have a go at it! I had everything already on hand so for me, it was completely free! I just love that!

Cute and simple, maybe not your run of the mill snowman, but I love him all the same!

Twine wrapped Christmas trees...all from the Dollar Tree

I just absolutely love and adore the Dollar Tree! I wanted to have a go with the twince wrapped Christmas trees that I've been seeing floating around blogland lately. So, I hightailed it to DT, picked up some supplies and got to work. If you want to make this, here's what you'll need:

- a spool of twine
- a small cylinder cone
- glittered flowers
- hot glue
That's it!






These are the glittery flowers I found up close, the red one is blurry, sorry! I just loved these, not in the pots, so I plucked them out and plucked them off of their stems.



Now, start to wrap your twine. I at first started at the bottom, but was having too much trouble keeping it on, so I went back and started at the top. Really, there was no glue needed at first. Just hold the twine on for a couple of turns and it will stay in place on its own.



Keep wrapping....it seems like it takes forever! Make sure to wrap tightly and close together so that it stays in place. When you get to the very bottom, secure the end with some hot glue. Then, go back to the very top and wrap some twine around to cover the tip, secure in place with more glue.


Then add your embellishment! Simple and so many variations can be done with this. I have a larger cone that I'm going to do as well. That make take the rest of my life! =] Anyways, I hope you enjoy!

Dollar Tree wreath

I have a few wreath forms and needed to do something with them. I went to the Dollar Tree, and they really have some cute things! I wanted to make a Christmas wreath, since I haven't yet. If you want to make this, here's what you need:

- 8" wreath form
- 3 strands of rope garland
- red paint
- small and large Christmas bulbs
- large snowflake ornaments
- hot glue

I wrapped the garland around. Now, this is 12' garland and it didn't even cover half of the wreath form, so I would suggest 2 or 3 strands. Also, I would paint the form red or whatever color you're going to use, because the green peeked out a little bit. I learned this after I covered the first half, so I had to go in between the holes and touch it up.

So, after I got this done...I had to rip it apart because I didn't have any more garland. I had to travel back to the Dollar Tree, which I went to another one in town, and they didn't have any of this type of garland. So, we went to the original one I got the garland at. They only had one more strand and it looked like a toddler got ahold of it, because it was all tore up. So, I had to settle with some silver and got 2 strands just to be safe, which I'm glad I did.

After I took the red off, I went ahead and painted it so that the green wouldn't show through.

Here you can see where I ripped off the red...by the way, that pink isn't my carpet! =] It's a towel.

So anyhow, I alternated the red with the silver, for every 2 silver there was a red. I think it turned out cute, kinda reminds me of a candy cane.

Then, I embellished it with some snowflake ornaments and bulbs. I didn't want to use a lot, because I thought it would be overwhelming. Here it is...not that hard, but it's been a pain! =]