Bargain Bin Find

I found these wood triangles in the bargain box at the craft store for
.25 cents each, and thought that I NEEDED to do something with them!
I decided to make them into some cute decor for either a shelf or a table top

They were quite simple to do.  First I painted the sides with a cream colored craft paint, then I glued some scrapbook paper onto them.  I find that the easiest way to attach scrapbook paper onto wood is with a glue stick!!  You don't need to use any specialized wood glue, just a good ole' glue stick.  It works great!

After I glued the paper on (with a glue stick!!),  I sanded
so that there weren't any rough edges.

Now the fun part.  EMBELLISHING!  I decided to make a "birthday" decoration, complete with a homemade paper candle (i'll post that tutorial in the near future) a "home sweet home" decoration, and, since I have a little boy,
a decoration that wasn't so girly, a more "macho" decoration, which is still cutsie.  Which I glued a little clothes pin to it so that I could either attach one of his pictures to it, or in this picture, I have a little card that says "Cute".

Here they are:

Amy 

The Crafty Side Of Life

Attention Bloggers!!

I am going to be having a Linky party this weekend.  Starting Friday and ending on Sunday, (Jan 21-23). Please get your "craft on" and start crafting something to show at my party!  Hope to see you there!

Amy 

The Crafty Side Of Life

Love Birds Gift Bucket

I saw this bucket at Target, and wanted to make something Valentines-ey (is that a word??) with it.

I got this bucket at Target in their $1 bin for $2.50.
LOVE Target $1 bin!

Used my Silhouette Machine to cut out the vinyl

Tore a few strips of material
that I had from Christmas

And, found this filler shred at
Target as well for .99 cents

Here is the finished product:

A cute basket that can be used in so many ways

-You could take out the filler and put your Valentine's candy in it

-You could put a Valentine's Day gift in the bucket underneath the filler

-It can be just used as a cute decoration  

-Display it next to a few cute chunky wooden hearts, as a table centerpiece or, lay the hearts on top of the filler in the bucket

 (Kind of the same idea as easter eggs) 

Please let me know what you think

and.....share the love!

Thanks!

Amy 

The Crafty Side Of Life

Craft Store Necklace

I love the necklaces people are wearing that have the big flower on them, but they cost so much money! So I decided to make my own.  I bought all of the items (beads, string, and the flower hair clip) at the local craft store (and used a coupon - LOVE the coupons!) and began beading.  It was so easy, because I just followed my own pattern.  AND, the flower was pre-made!!  It's actually a hair clip/lapel pin that I just pinned on the necklace.  I love it, and I get compliments when I wear it.  The best part?  It cost a fraction of what I would have paid at a boutique!  Try making one for yourself!!  I would LOVE it if you would send me a picture of your necklace creations when you do!  And, trust me, it's an addicting project.  You'll want to make several more variations after you make your first one!  Happy beading!!

Amy 

The Crafty Side Of Life

A Cute & Easy Idea for Giving Gift Cards

We gave a bunch of gift cards this Christmas,

This is how we gave them.  It's not fancy, but, it's 

a simple and cute idea.  I just used my Silhouette Machine

to cut out the tags and write the names on them.

(Did you know that the Silhouette Machine

 not only cuts, but can draw as well?)  


I then inked the edges a little, 
then just punched a hole in the gift cards and used 
some material I had and a piece of brown string to tie the tags on.  
So easy, but at the same time, it looks really cute.  LOVE it!

Christmas Trees

What a piece of wood, some scrapbook paper and glue can do.

Happy 2011!

Wishing you a 

great year to come!