Tuesday's Tutorial: Easter Treat Bag

Easter Treat Bag Tutorial

Materials:
*Snack size ziplock bags
*Sharpies
*Scissors & stapler
*Donut holes
*Cardstock paper (white & colored paper)

_Cut color cardstock paper into " x " Fold in half. 

_Print bunny faces here using the white cardstock. Cut out and glue together. Glue to colored cardstock.

_Draw short lines around the perimeter of the front side of the paper. 

_Write "Bunny Tails" on the front side. 

_Fill bag with four donut holes. 

_Staple colored paper to bag. 

Tuesday's Tutorial: Recipe Clip

Recipe Clip Tutorial

Materials:
*Large clothes pin (I found mine at Michael's for $3)
*Paper
*Flower, ribbon, button, etc...
*Mod Podge & scissors

_Gather your supplies & start by cutting paper to fit the front/back sides of your clothes pin. I covered both sides of my clip. 

_Glue paper to clothes pin & let dry. 

_Decorate with ribbons, button, flower etc...

_You can sand the edges of the paper if you want to give it a more distressed look as well. 

Make and Takes Blog

Blog love

I have been following this blog for a few months now, and I just LOVE how her tutorials are so simple & relate to what I would like to do! So, thought I'd share it today :)  Here's one of my favorites: 

Curtain Tutorial

[I need this tutorial for when I make new curtains for Zuri's room]

 I also love her ideas for tracking her pregnancy each week. So many cute ideas! 

Tuesday's Trash to Treasure: 52 Reasons I love you

I Love You Cards Tutorial
Reuse: Playing cards


Materials:
*Pack of 52 playing cards
*Paper
*Hole punch
*1" Binder rings
*Scissors, glue etc

Stolen from Pinterest :)

_Punch holes in one of the Joker cards to use as a template. 

_Start punching holes in all of the cards (yes, one by one).
_Place cards in binder ring.

_I used this website to get an idea for the papers that will be placed on each card stating what you love about the person you're making this for. 

_Once you have all your reasons typed out; print & glue/tape to each card. 

Final Update on Jewelry Box Refurbishing

FINALLY got some knobs & handles for my jewelry box!! I LOVE how it turned out! Such an accomplishment for myself :)

Tuesday's Trash to Treasure: Spring Wreath

Spring Wreath Tutorial
Reuse: Fabric, yarn etc...

Materials
*Yarn (2 or more colors)
*Fabric
*Hot glue gun
*Foam or "straw" wreath

_Start by wrapping the wreath with your first color of yarn. Make sure for this layer you get the yarn pretty flat & close to each other. You are wanting to cover what's underneath. 

_Decide how you want your wreath to look with what colors. I just did one accent color to the bottom right, so I wrapped that on top of the turquoise (a few layers). 

_Next, go back over the turquoise (main color) area with more yarn to cover any exposed areas. This doesn't have to be perfect - its what give this project its fun look. 

_To add fun little flowers or rosettes, you can follow this tutorial. I made several larger rosettes & a few smaller ones. Choose coordinating fabric colors. 

_Hot glue the rosettes onto the wreath. 

_Lastly cut a long piece of yarn to hang your wreath on the door. Hand & enjoy!

Jewelry box refurbishing update

We had another BEAUTIFUL day yesterday, so I took advantage and finished painting my jewelry box! The only thing I realized I forgot, after it was all said and done, was I didn't paint under the lid where the mirror is. . .oh well, no one sees that part :) Now all I need are knobs!!

I'm really having a hard time trying to find knobs to go with this. I've look at Anthropologie, Lowes & Hobby Lobby...but I did find some similar to these that I like, but the screw part is too long:

Tuesday's Trash to Treasure: ABC Book

ABC Book Tutorial
Reuse: Notebook

Materials:
*Notebook
*Paper, scissors, glue, tape etc


I got this idea from a parenting magazine. I changed it a bit, they were doing the book as a thankful book, kids got to draw what they were thankful for, for each letter of the alphabet. I decided to just make it an ABC book. Each letter of the alphabet will have its own set of pages where we/she can draw something that starts with that letter & so on.

_I started off by covering the front cover. 

My inspiration :)

_I decorated the front page

Tuesday's Trash to Treasure: Coupon Binder

Coupon Binder Tutorial
Reuse: Office supplies

Materials:
*Binder
*Page protectors
*Baseball card sheets
*Tabbed dividers

This tutorial is super easy, and most people will have all of the materials laying around their office/home already! Let me start off by saying, I'm not a huge coupon-er; but I don't mind saving money, so coupons are my friend! Compared to most, I definitely don't have TONS of coupons, but I love being organized, so a binder is perfect!

_First off, you need a binder. What size? That's up to you. How many coupons do/will you have, how often will you use it, etc etc. I personally do not use many coupons simply because we eat mainly fruit, veggies & meat (not a lot of the "junk" food like many coupons are for). And for cleaners, toiletries etc, I do use coupons for those, but not many since I hate having product just sitting there (totally opposite to those who truly coupon). SO, having said all that, I personally use a 1.5" binder.

_Next, you'll need something to keep your coupons in: sheet protector or baseball card sheets. I use baseball card sheets so I can see all my coupons. 

_Now, to get even more organized, grab some tabbed dividers and make categories for the coupons. If you need help starting, follow this website & they have FREE print outs for each category!

Tuesday's Trash to Treasure: Jewelry Armoire

Jewelry Armoire Tutorial
Reuse: jewelry armoire

Materials:
*Jewelry Armoire
*Paint(2-3), primer(1) & finish(1)
*Sand paper
*Tape, wax paper & rags

I've been working on this project for about a month now ~ thanks to the weather being cold/hot/cold :) This jewelry armoire was my aunts that my mom has had since she passed. My mom just recently passed it on to me, and I decided to give it a new look (with her permission, of course) :) I'm not completely finished yet, but I wanted to post the progress! I LOOOOOVE this project!

_Start by removing handles from drawers & doors. Take drawers out & cover hinges with tape. Cover any area on the inside you don't want painted with tape & wax paper.

_Sand the entire outer surface. I'm not entirely sure how much/long you should sand...I just went over mine to where it looked like all the shiny finish was off. 

_Wipe down with a damp cloth. Let dry.

_Fill in the holes from the knobs/handles and let dry according to directions on container. Sand down. 

_Paint a coat of primer (I used spray paint). Let dry.

_If you think another coat of primer is needed, spray a second coat. If not, lightly sand over the primer. _Next, spray the first coat of your colored paint. Let dry. I used Valspar Exotic Sea in gloss. 

_Apply a second coat of paint. Let dry. A little tip: don't spray too closely, otherwise the paint will run. BUT if it does run, lightly dab it with a cloth & spray back over it (the entire area).

_If another coat is needed, apply it now & let dry. 

_You can add your handles/knobs once the paint has completely dried (I'd wait 24hrs or so).

//Mine still needs knobs, a final coat & I need put it all back together :)