Thanks for Spreading the Word!

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We just wanted to give a big thanks to iDIY for featuring our aqua mason jar tutorial this week. Now is the perfect time to try it out on all those plain jane canning jars you have stashed away in your pantry. Spring blooms will look right at home in a faux aqua mason jar!

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Easy DIY Packaging Kits

We have a busy summer ahead of us… a handful of showers, weddings, and a baby on the way! With all of these exciting events on the horizon, I’ve been spending a lot of time looking for those perfect details on Etsy; some twine for this project, envelopes for that, and the list goes on.

 

While knee deep in the craftiness, I found this shop: belladrummer. Debee runs the adorable little shop, which is based out of San Diego, and chocked full of little embellishments and supplies to make all your crafting projects shine.

 I love these packaging kits, which include everything you need to bundle up a little gift in style. They’d be so perfect for bridesmaid or flower girl gifts, and don’t involve a lot of extra effort!

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Glitter and Lace Leftovers

If you went all out for Valnetine’s Day and are now swimming in extra doilies and sparkles, here’s a few innovative ideas from iDIY that will be sure to use up those supplies!

I love the candle holder… I’m thinking about trying that one out for a romantic dinner with my husband, or to accent my guest room.

Checkout iDIY for links and directions.

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Hot chocolate on a stick

Welcome back to reality (for those of us who are back to work this glorious Monday). I took a week off but still managed to feel a little frazzled when Christmas Eve came around. Luckily both my husband and I have amazing families, who made the running around and last minute shopping totally worth it. We spent a lot of time visiting and celebrating a really great year together.

I had a list of little projects I wanted to accomplish over Christmas break, and not a single one was completed. That’s okay though, it’s the thought that counts, right? Here’s an easy one that I found over at lil sugar — hot chocolate on a stick! I intended to make these ahead of time and hand them out to all the kids at our family Christmas party, but they could totally fit the wedding favor bill as well!

Pretty these up by wrapping them individually in a little cello bag and tying them with bakers twine or a colorful ribbon.

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DIY Letterpress!

I've been having a hard time thinking of things I want for Christmas... other than baby related items. :) That is, until I received an email from paper-source introducing this new at-home Letterpress Machine. For $150.00 this little accessory includes everything you need to get started with a letterpress hobby! I'd love to get one of these and try my hand at some festive Christmas cards!

Since this is so new, I haven't heard much about people using it to diy their invitations, but I'll be sure to post a followup if I something comes up!

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Mini terrarium

Last week I was feeling mighty crafty… I think I was going through my “I should have been an elementary school art teacher” phase, when I decided on a simple project with things I could find around the house. 

I found the directions at a cute little blog called knits and pieces… thanks Jenna! 

I ended up with a fun mini terrarium that satisfied my craft craving and allowed me to garden (indoors) in the rain!

Materials:

+ 1 glass pendant light cover (clear)

+ terra cotta pot saucer

+ 1 small plant

+ fish tank stones (or dish garden topping)

Mix all ingredients and water!

Funny story about the fish tank stones… I did not want to go out and buy a 2 lb bag of the dish garden topping, so I just reused some neutral fish tanks stones instead! Viola!

How lovely would these be as centerpieces in a cluster of different sizes for an eco-friendly wedding?! If you’re not into the all natural terra cotta look you could always paint that, and even throw in a few frosted or colored pendant light covers with candles on the inside instead of plants… ooh romantic!

Then just give them away when you’re done as parting gifts. Gotta keep it green!

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