Paired Glitz

This was a DIY project in that I saw and did for my secrete Santa. I shopped around to fine Styrofoam pairs. I stuck a wooden skewer in them and spray painted then stuck that in a large block of Styrofoam to let them dry once they were dry I modge podged them using a foam brush and then rolled them in glitter and continued to let them dry again. I also did apples which turned out well but were more difficult because glue and paint drips hardened on the spheres.

Ornaments

I found my self wondering around Micheal's the other day and couldn't help but resist purchasing several glass ornaments. I decided to purchase them with out any idea to do with them. Here is what I came up with.

These three I took glittery ribbon and used a siccor blade to curl it then removed the top of the empty ornament and feed small langhts of the ribbon into the opening and then replaced the top adding extra ribbon to the top.

For this one I stuffed it with tinsel and painted a black stripe around it then using a gold glitter pen maid a box to  mimic Santa's belt.

Gifty Giving!

Gift Basket Ideas

When I give a gift I like to include things that help the receiver use the gift. For example if I buy someone a pasta bowl I want them to be able to have pasta, spices and sauces so they can enjoy the bowl I bought them. I don't want my gift to inconvenience them by having to go to the store and purchase more things in order to use it, I find this concept especially fun at bridal and baby showers. Here are some ideas for baskets to put with pieces you might purchase this season.

I make most of my baskets form things that come from HomeGoods stores, TJMaxx, Marshalls, World Market, and other places!
Great Griller's/Press: grilling sauces, bread, recipe book, spatula, spices,apron, and olive oil.

Tea-novists: Tea pot, several different flavors of tea, mug, towels, lemon, honey, and tea bag rests.
Cheese Chiefs: Cheese board, cheese spreaders/knives, cheese, wine, and crackers.

Wine Lovers: Wine red and white, glasses, stoppers, openers, and glass markers.
Crock Pot Connoisseurs: BBQ, cook book, apron, spices, laddie, and soups.

Pasta Prima-donas: Pasta bowel, pasta types, olive oils, sauces, spices, ladle, dipping oil, and garlic press

Coffee Captions: Mugs, flavored syrups, coffee, stirs, biscottii, iced coffee cup shortbread, and Cinnamon.

Baker Babes: Oven mitts, rolling pin, cookie cutters, cookie/muffin mix, mixing bowels, frosting, spatula, whisk, and apron.

Popcorn Pros: Flavorings for popcorn, varied pop corn types, two tubs for popcorn, DVDs (classics)

Lunch Liaisons: Collapsible containers for storage, chop sticks, hot and cold drink containers, soup container, lunch bag, and silverware.

Pancake Perfectionists: Pancake mixes, spatulas, syrups, bowel, whisk, mixing bowel, and pancake shapes.

Tiered Elegance

 Went to TJMaxx and found these plates that I loved but I didn't want to by 4 of each so I decided to by 2 sets of four small appetizer plates a large dinner plate, salad plate, bowl, and two crystal candle sticks. I attached the candle sticks to the bottom of the bowl and salad plate with E600 glue (find at most crafting stores works on dishes,but dont advise running it through dishwasher). I decided not to attach all three to give me options and make cleaning easier. I can use it to hold jewelry, in the bathroom for organization. Or even the office to hold supplies.

Jewelry Part III

 

Jewelry Part II

  

 
 

Jewelry Making I

 

 
I tend to raid the clearance jewelry at Micheal's and Hobby lobby, aside from my findings and claps I almost always try to re-purpose broken jewelry or buy sale items.

The squares are from hobby lobby and are easy to do I take pictures or pieces of paper I like and put them inside a pre-made box and close it up.
The crystal with a bag piper is a piece of paper I printed of and modge podged onto the back and sealed.
The pearls and sequins are from sale box and an old belt clasp I turned into a catch.
The keys are old ones that I could not find a use for so I glittered them.
The rest are charms I found and made into necklaces

Wordle-as a Gift

Adam made this for me a few year ago, I love it because it is a combination of all the words that make up us and who we are as a couple. I decided to tie in the colors by adding white brown and blue damask shapes by stenciling them on. He went to the wordle website! You can do this for children, vacations, sports, anything you can think of its great!!!

Gifts for Chocolate Lovers.

Gifts for Chocolate Lovers, are easy and inexpensive, I use card stock to print and label what everything is. I also buy my bag to package my goodies the year before when they are on sale.

The chocolate possibilities are endless:

Chocolate covered graham crackers

Chocolate covered pretzels

Chocolate covered coffee beans

Chocolate spoons

Hot Chocolate mix

Choclete almond Bark

ChocolAte peanutbutter bark

Puppy Chow

Zebra bark

Peperment bark