Wood Bead fall Wreath

Keeping my mind and hands busy over here with fun fall 

wreath.  This is a split wood bead wreath..

It doesn't take long to make this wreath as the split

wood beads are pretty big in size. 

I wanted a neutral wreath to be able to

set out for sept-nov.

I may add some fall flowers to this as well, 

I just haven't decided yet. 

The greens I used on the wreath I had on hand as well as the white mini pumpkins that I got at the Dollar tree last fall.

(they have them again right now)

Instead of gluing the greens and white pumpkins down to the wreath,

I used some floral wire to adhere them to the wreath.

Let's talk how to make one of these little pretties!

You will need:

Split wood beads.

Wreath round

Elmer's waterproof glue

greens and flowers or pumpkins

This is how big the beads are, you can find them below

                                                     Split wood beads     HERE

                                                     Wreaths HERE

                               

                                 Elmer's probond weatherproof glue

                      (you want to use weatherproof glue if you are going to 

                       hang your wreath outside so that the wood beads don't

                       fall off opposed to using a glue gun)

                       floral wire

                       greens and faux flowers 

You will use all 16 of the wood beads that come in the bag.

Start along the side by adding your glue to the wreath then

placing your wood beds in a row til you have completed

the half circle.

I got them as close together as I could.

Now them them dry. While they are drying you can plan

out your greens and flowers on your counter. Once you have figured

out how you want them to look using your floral wire slowly work the 

greens onto the part of the wreath that has no beads on it.

Just tightly wrap the greens around it with the wire.

Then you can get out your glue gun and glue your flowers or as I have mini white pumpkins onto the wreath. 

Now it's ready to hang!!!

This is a good size wreath and can be a great statement at the door or inside the house.  The wreath itself is 17"

I will be making a fall wreath next with some subtle fall colors so stay tuned for that in the coming days.

Happy Fall!

Gnome for the Holidays

Are you ready for round two of the Gnome for

the holidays?

I decided to mask the gnomes and stack them to make this cute new

slimline card.  They are a fun new size as they fit perfectly in a legal

sized envelope.

When cutting the card it measures at 8 1/2" x 3 1/2".

I love this size to send out as a nice change to the smaller type cards.

I used both the blender pen and aqua painter to

watercolor in each of the gnomes.  

Once I got them all painted in I used the aqua painter and some

basic gray ink and shaded around all three of the gnomes

going all the way around them. 

Makes them pop!

With the envelope being so much longer

it makes it fun to decorate the envelope

before you address it.

Are you liking the new Gnome set?

MIni Coffee Cups

These little mini starbuck's cup are available

in my shop.

I love seeing how my customer's are using these

mini cups.

Some of the ways they are getting used are for newborn 

photo shoots, 3 tier tray decor, playhouses for kiddos,

fill them with treats and gift them,

 add a coffee gift card to the cup and gift away!

You can custom choose your straws, 

and there are even Halloween colors available!

Visit 2340 West Newton -  HERE

Gnome for the Holidays

Happy wednesday!

Well hold on tight cause now we are jumping back over to Christmas!

We have a new adorable set called  "Gnome for the Holidays"

The gnomes are adorable in this set.

I wanted to show you that this set isn't just

for the holidays, you can see this card is

versatile for a friend card. 

I stamped the gnome all over making the background

paper then stamped him separately and then 

watercolored him. 

Get ready for gnome overload!

Gnome for the Holidays

#153322 for $19.00

                                       

Cement Pumpkins

Happy monday!

It was a very fall day around here this weekend that 

brought out some more fall diy's

You've seen this green pumpkin before last week where I showed you how to paint this into a rustic looking pumpin.

Well this weekend I took it to another level with trying out one of those cement pumpkins I have been eyeing for the past few years

You know me,  I won't make it unless it's easy and easy for you

to try too!

This was BEYOND easy!

Supplies needed:

60lb bag of quickset concrete

One bag will make two pumpkins

Make sure you buy the right concrete, "quickset" will start to set within half hour to 45 mins.   

Pam Spray

Any plastic wrap

a brick 

a solo plastic cup or any plastic cup

a bucket and something to stir your cement with

Instructions:

Start by mixing up your cement, use a half a bag

if you are doing just one.

Once mixed, spray the inside of your pumpkin with the Pam spray being sure you coat it well especially the face.

Now add cement til the pumpkin is 2/3" full.

Tap the pumpkin on the table or counter or ground to get the 

bubbles out of the cement. 

Now take your plastic cup and spray the outside of it before

pushing in down in the center of the pumpkin.

Add a little more cement around the sides of the plastic cup to

fill it to the top.  

Take your plastic wrap and lay over the top of the pumpkin and set your brick on top so that the plastic cup does not rise.

Let sit for at least 24 hours or more to set and dry.

Here's what it will look like,

I used some paper towels to wipe of the cement that I got all over the sides of it while filling it. 

Now that it's dry, starting at the top with a utility

knife cut down the sides following the indents of the pumpkin.

I went around four different sides of the pumpkin

I had my hubbie pull away the plastic while

I took the picture.  I literally squealed when he

tore it away!  Sooooo cute!

Gahhhhhhh!

Muwaaaaaahhhhhh!

So cute!

 I honesty should have let mine dry just a little

longer, but I couldn't wait!

When I made mine I chose a large mouthed plastic 

cup to put in the center as I knew I wanted to put a 

flameless candle in mine. 

My neighbor came over and made one also and she

used a solo cup so she could put flowers in hers

(see photo below)

I hope you give this a try, seriously so cute and can

be used for fall and into Ocitober, even November

if you turn it around. 

Here is my neighbors,

she said it's having a bad hair day!

So cute either way you style it!

Give it a try!

Spooky

Things are getting spooky over here.....

Tried out this new technique where you first

emboss with white embossing powder.

Once you have embossed your word.

Get out a embossing folder, I chose the spider web folder.

Using the same piece of paper that you embossed the word

on run it through the big shot.

You can see in the above photo how I shaded

the spooky word.

By using a sponge dauber put a little ink on the sponge

and lightly rub the color on to the paper.

I took a little bit of gold glitter and added it to the center of the web

and added the cute plastic little spider in the middle. 

Just finish off the card by layering it over a cardstock of 

your choice.  

Who's ready for some Halloween?

Cozy Christmas

Well, I did it.

I made and posted my first (gasp!)

Christmas card.

Things are getting cozy over here with the feels

of fall and this card just came to me.

It's a basic card folded in half and embossed with

the brick embossing folder.  I cut out the center for the

fireplace.

For the ledge of the fireplace I cut a piece of kraft cardstock

and using the woodgrain embossing folder embossed the wood

on the cardstock and then used the crumb cake ink to shade it.

You can use any wreath stamp to create the greenery

and choose any saying for inside of the fireplace. 

I'm truly getting excited for the holidays admist 

all the crazy going on. 

Nice to have them to look forward to!

Plastic Pumpkin redo

Hello fall and friends!

Coming to you with another fun and quick fall diy project.

I picked up these plastic pumpkin pails at Walmart

all of a $1.  They come in all different colors, but

it really doesn't matter what color you pick up since

you will be painting it. 

Start off my priming your pumpkin,

I used rustoleum primer.

I painted the pumpkin with one coat of orange acrylic paint. 

You can see the green slightly showing through, it looks great

underneath the orange. 

You can paint the eyes in with any dark color

you want,  I used raw umber. 

Here are two different ways for you to paint them.

Once your pumpkins are completely dried make sure and 

use a clear coat spray to seal the paint. 

I put some cute little mums in the pumpkins to set outside

Have fun trying these little gems!

Pumpkin Spice Canvas

I've got fall on the brain, 

might be all the colors that are changing here.

Today I've brought you another super easy sign 

you can make.

(These white pumpkins are also on the blog to make)

For this project you'll want to pick out a 

canvas, any size.  Mine is a 12 x 12"

Then head online to either google or pinterest 

and look for free fall printables. 

This is the one I chose

You can find it 

You also need Mod Podge

a sponge brush

dark brown acrylic paint

any print you choose

Start by cutting your print to fit your canvas

Using your brown acrylic paint lightly dry

brush the paint over the canvas and let dry.

This is the paint I used and had on hand,

you can choose any dark brown acrylic paint.

Next step is to glue the print to the canvas and let it dry

Once it's dry add a very light coat of mod podge to the entire

canvas and print.

Do not add a lot of the mod podge just a very small amount.

Let it dry and hang it up~