Wreaths

I love these little wreaths I made for my girl's room. It's funny- I'm not even sure how I came across all the supplies for them but I specifically remember not having to go to the store to buy any of the items when I embarked on my little project. If you're looking to decorate like this- it's very simple. I know some people choose to use wiring to secure the leafs and flowers- but the only adhesive I used was hot glue! I made sure to use the natural makeup of the twigs and their little crevasses to weave the stems of my flowers and leafs in and out of them and then was sure to secure with hot glue. One way to make this project really stand out-- and I'm not sure if you can see it in these pictures-- is to spray it with a fine glitter spray. Every time I walk into my daughter's room the little flecks of glitter catch my eye. It's such a sweet little decoration!

My Current Obsession

I've been really into making funny little headbands for special occasions! This was my latest creation that I wore at a holiday party! I'll tell you a little secret- I made it completely from items in the DOLLAR STORE!!! ha ha ha! Honestly, I get such pleasure from the smallest things! In fact these were all things meant to be Christmas decorations! hot glue and creativity went a long way!

The girls loved this headband the most- giggling about how fun they thought it was and one woman even declared it an "Ode to Kate Middleton-the future Queen of England"!

Crazy Little Feathered Christmas Tree

Who says Christmas has to be filled with red, white and green? I had way too much fun making this fun little project for the corner that never gets any attention! How does a girl get so many feathers she has enough to make a Christmas tree? Well, I made the most awesome bird costume for Halloween this year and I had a plethora of feathers leftover!

Supplies:

-Feathers

-Large sheet of card stock 

-Large flower

-Ribbon

-Glue gun

-Glue sticks

Optional for a base:

-sequence ribbon 

You need to create what looks like a cheerleaders cone and you do that by cutting your card stock with 2 straight sides and a half moon rounded edge on the third. You then meet the straight edges and over lap them- making the straight ends overlap until one end has a very tiny hole and the other is very large. Glue it in place.

With the rest of the card stock you can cut a circle out and sequence around the edge and create a base. Do not adhere the tree to the base until you have feathered your tree.

I started feathering the tree from the top to the bottom. All you do is put a little bit of glue on the feather tip and the adhere it to the tree. Every other row you should layer and not place a feather directly under the next. This will help you cover all of the tree and create volume. Your feathers will likely puff out on their own. If you get a flat one very gently try to bend the stem out.

To top my tree I used a beautiful silk flower. I stuck the stem into the tiny hole in the tree and then hot glued the stem to the inside of the tree. Then you can hot glue the tree to the base. You can tie a beautiful bow just under the flower to add some flare and then add some Christmas lights for the holiday sparkle!

Flower Pens

My son came home with the sweetest Mother's Day gift last year- a small bouquet of PEN FLOWERS! Since then, I've wanted to make more of them- because who doesn't need a whole bunch of pen flowers just waiting to be used!!! Today is the day!

Supplies:

-ball point pens

-silk flowers

-florist tape

-glue gun and sticks

- wire cutters

This is such a simple and fun project. First you cut your flowers, leaving a couple inches of stem on the flower. I learned this after cutting a flower all the way to the base- and my son immediately said "NOOOO! You have to leave more of the stem Mom. Oh, well, it will still look good!" I love that boy!

Then you can hot glue the stem to the pen with just a small strip of glue. That is not a necessary step if you are making this a project for children- but it does help to hold the flower in place for them- so if you do this before they get involved it will help them.

Next, wrap the pen from the tip to the top. Be sure to stretch the tape a bit so the adhesive provides with a nice stick!

That's it!

Extra: put some glitter on the tips! My son put red on the yellow sunflower- it looks awesome!