DIY party favors : Hair Tie lollipops

These are sooo cute and easy to make. They can be used as party favors for birthdays, baby showers, basket gifts, or as cute accent gifts.  What girl doesn't need more hair ties? I dunno about you, but I am constantly losing my hair bands.... its almost just as eerie as to where my socks disappear to? MYSTERY!
Maybe my sock thief and hair tie thief are in cahoots.
So check out this fun DIY party favor : The Hair Tie LolliPoP!

MAKE SLIME gak goo ooblekk #2

Here is another (CaRPET FRiENDLY) way of making SliME GAK GOO OOBLEKK.
Hehe its just cornstarch and water with a bit of food coloring. It has a different texture than the glue slime. Its powdery and soft on the hands PLUS it has a cool scientific explaination behind it ... " This type of slime is made up of long chains of atoms - a polymer. These chains can move past each other, but they take some time to do this. If you pour it slowly, it can flow like a liquid. If you try to force things and make the chains slide more quickly than they want to, they get entangled - and the mixture gets firmer. So if you push hard on it, it acts more like a solid."

It is FUN to make and play with.

Mini Sugar Scrub Soap using Ice cube trays!

Gifts that you make yourself are always a treat to make and give. These mini sugar scrub soaps make a great homemade gift that you can customize in many different ways. You pick the shape, color, smell, and even the consistency of the scrubby part of the soap.

I had fun making these and it took LESS than 20 minutes from start to finish.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO for the tutorial and supplies you will need! Too cute!
I thinkI am obsessed with Sugar Scrub Soap.

DIY hair bows

Ever wanted a hair bow to perfectly match your outfit? Picking out fabric to make bows to match your closet is always fun. Here is my tutorial on how to make hair bows. Its easy and fast, but they are super cute.

CUTE DIY bracelets just in time for cute summer outfits

CUTE DIY bracelets just in time for cute summer outfits!
The great thing about this tutorial is that the bracelets are made from cheap trims and cuts from your local craft shop. I got my trims from Joann Fabric & Crafts. Their trims were CUTE and incredibly cheap. I only needed half a yard of each. Check out the tutorial below for the how to SUPER EASY DIY bracelets.

Glittery Slimy Sticky GAK GOO SLIME STUFF

A great ikky project for those rainy days or summer time bordom busters is making your own slime. Some people call it GAK. It is totally fun to make and fun to play with! Only 3 ingredients too! CLEAR GLUE + Liquid STARCH + Food coloring. BAM! A cool new thing to play with for a few hours. 

Check out the video for step by step instructions.

How to dye a pair of shoes. (EASIEST WAY)

Well I really enjoyed a pair of Old Navy slip on shoes. They were blue, casual, comfy, and went with my everyday summer attire. So I decided I wanted a black pair & when I went back to the store to get another pair they only had white left in my size. White was also on sale so I decided i was going to DYE them and make them one of a kind. So this is a tutorial of  the easiest way to dye a pair of white shoes. I also decided that I wanted to make my shoes sparkley! It was SOOOOO easy and I LOVE THEM....

 So Click here to view the tutorial on how to dye your shoes.

Cute DIY Flower Hair Bows

Cant find the right bow to match an outfit? Why not make the bow yourself. You can pick out the perfect ribbon for your bow and match it to anything. These bows are very simple to make and can be used for hair bows or as gift bows for on top of presents! Click here for the HAiR BOW Tutorial

You will need:

Needle & Thread

Roll of ribbon

Hot glue gun

Embellishments (optional)

Decorate Ceramic Mugs with SHARPIES/ Permanent markers

So if you are looking for a project to keep the kids busy, or something nice and cool they can do to make for a teacher, mother's day, or fathers day....THEN this project is PERFECT. 

Ceramic mugs used to be the old "cant do anything to this stupid mug, ughhh throwing it out." Or maybe it was "I am not spending $25 on ceramic markers so you can color on this mug"

WELL now you can use sharpie markers AKA permanent markers!!!

Get a blank ceramic cup, color/draw with these markers, and then bake in the oven.

I baked my cups at 425 for 30 minutes. Then I let them cool in the oven for fear of them cracking in my cold kitchen. Check out the video and have FUN!

decorate ceramic mugs with sharpies CLICK HERE

Gift idea 8: Melted Crayon Art. How to make these crayon artworks

So you've seen them all over the internet. Melted crayon artwork. They are pretty neat to make and they make unusual but interesting gifts.
In this tutorial, I show you 3 different ways to melt the crayons. 

You can melt the crayons by
1: HOT GLUE GUN  2: HAIR DRYER  3: BIRTHDAY CANDLE

Get creative and make your own piece of crayon art!

3 ways to make Crayon ART. CLICK HERE

DIY gift idea 5: Ornament Topiary! Great Christmas Centerpiece!!

My next DIY gift idea is a neat one!! It makes a wonderful gift idea and centerpiece!!
The tutorial video is below.

You will need:

30-35 ornaments of multiple sizes

1- 2.5" or 3" styrofoam ball

1- stick

1-pot, vase or cup

A glue gun

CHeck out the STEP BY STEP tutorial HERE

DIY gift idea 3 : Homemade hand warmers ♥

♥ Here is a great gift for those people who are always outside or at someones soccer game, and who are ALWAYS freezing their butt off. 
These hand warmers are cute and amazing. 

Just dampen and pop in the microwave for 30 seconds and you have a heat source!!!

You will need:
Felt
ScissorsStringNeedleRice
learn how to make them here:
Handwarmers Tutorial CLICK HERE

Homemade SUGAR SCRUB. Amazing DIY gift for the holidays!

Looking for a great, easy, and wonderful homemade gift idea? DIY SUGAR SCRUB is a great gift. This formula makes your hands feel absolutely amazing! It is way better than anything you find in the stores. I cant believe how great it made my hands look and feel. Not only does it feel lovely, BUT ITS SMELLS SO  SO SO AMAZING.

All you need is:

A jar with a lid

Sugar

Dawn with Olay Renewal

(Optional)

 Dove body wash

Neon Pink food coloring.

Check out the tutorial video!

CLICK HERE ! SUGAR SCRUB TUTORIAL

Tissue Paper Flowers! Napkin flowers! EASY but pretty!

Tissue paper flowers are an easy and simple craft that anyone can do to add flair to a gift, bouquet, or spring craft! All it takes is a few steps using simple craft supplies. Most people use tissue paper to make the flowers, but I like to use paper napkins because they have an extra "fluffiness" that tissue cannot produce. I've used these flowers for Fourth of July centerpieces, mothers day gifts, and valentines day accents. Takes about 3 minutes to make each one if you use a die cut machine to create the shape. Take a look at the video below to make these awesome flowers!
Much LOVE,

Kids Craft: Sew a CUTE jellyfish!

This jellyfish project is quite cute and is a good way to teach older kids how to sew and braid (optional for the tentacles). PLUS its a great toy to play with. What better toy to play with than one you designed and created yourself! Awesome! Check out the video for the step by step instructions for sewing a jellyfish!

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Plain Jar INTO Stylish Jar

Crafting jars are a great crafting tool. They can be used for so many activities. For instance, yesterday I created a "time out jar". I filled the jar with glitter, kero syrup, vegitable oil and water. Students who misbehaved must shake the jar. Once all the glitter and sequence settled, only then can they return to play. It was pretty neat!

Today I have an awesome organizational craft using craft jars. Its simple, cheap, and can be customized to your room, color scheme, or favorite scrapbook prints!
You need:1 Craft Jar with lid
Scrapbook paper
Scissors
Ribbon
Optional : Hot Glue Gun

Check out the Video!

Much Love,

Cool Silhouette Art

While experimenting with construction paper crayons (which are my all time favorite crayons, because they are SO COOL) I came across an idea! Most of the children who are in my art club are children who LOVE to dance. So I decided we would do some awesome silhouette art using silhouettes of dancers!
Heres what I came up with:

Ah it is SO PRETTY! Plus you can use any kind of silhouette including a home photograph!  Kids can have their own fun using silhouettes of baseball, soccer, dance, random jumping pictures, animals, and favorite shapes!

You can even use paint, glitter, or other various craft tools! Below is an example of paint and glitter glue!

Oooo Paint and Glitter Glue O.O so pretty.

Much Love,

SAVE THE CRAYONS! DIY Microwave Crayons

I hated throwing out the poor crayons that have been left at the bottom of the bucket. You know, the sad broken, chipped, and speckled ones? I always felt like it was a waste. You buy a pack of crayons to only use 1/3 of them? WASTE OF CREATIVE TOOLS.

Well now you can save your broken crayons to make BIGGER excitng new shaped crayons! All you need is a microwave, a SILICONE mold, and the crayons. Its a great project to do with the kids. At my job, I made these crayons carefully with a small group of kids and they went nuts for it! They had so much fun breaking up the crayons into smaller pieces, making awesome color schemes, and the best part was watching it melt in the microwave.

Check out my video!

Much love,