Charm Bracelet Shrink Dinks

For Mothers Day at church Primary with about 30 kids we are making shrink dinks charm bracelets.  I purchased a kit with sheets of shrink plastic and punched 1 3/8 inch circles in the shrink wrap.  I also punched a hole in the circle to be able to attach to my charm bracelet.  I purchased chain and broke off in about 7" lengths.  I connected the chain with a jump ring.  I will also attach the shrink dinks with a jump ring after colored & shrunk per box directions.  I added a piece of 2"x4 1/4" (folded in half) piece of cardstock to each bracelet and stamped the woman silhouette on each piece of cardstock.  Each mother will get one bracelet with a charm attached

from each child.  Love how these turned out.

Story Vignette

I love the saying "Every family has a story...welcome to ours"  and I also love barn quilts.  Really liking this vignette.

Winter Vignette

I found this toboggan at a thrift store and fell in love with it as soon as I saw it.  I cut out the snowflakes with a jigsaw and painted them white.  Love the look of  this.

DIY Large Angel Wings

I made these large angel wings by first drawing a wing with its feathers on large newsprint paper.  I then traced onto wood (some old paneling that I had) and cut out with a jig saw. 

I then, from my drawing, cut out one layer at a time of the wings to use as a stencil and using a putty knife applied putty or drywall mud.  You can see my layers of putty on the photo. 

 When that dried I painted the wings black.  I then lightly painted white with a downward stroke to leave the details of the putty feathers. The bottom feathers I used a screwdriver to scrape lines in the white paint exposing the black underneath.  I love how they turned out.  It was also super easy.

Magnets

I found these great little flowers on etsy and glued them to strong magnets using E6000

Mail Sorter in Decoupage

Decoupage

I am loving decoupage.  I started by painting my items grey then added a second coat of white paint.  After it all dried I did decoupage. 

My directions for decoupage are to cut out your image close to the edge but not necessary to cut right on the edge of your image. 

Glue the image on upside down on your item with Mod Podge.  Be sure to remove any bubbles.

When it had dried a few hours run water over your image until the image shows through.  Rub with your finger over the paper rubbing off the paper but leaving the image to your item.

  When dried after about 10 minutes paint a layer of ModPodge over your image and let dry.  I love this.  My images came from Graphics Fairy.

Faux Fur Pillow

http://www.kmart.com/joe-boxer-sweet-dreamer-ultra-plush-bed-pillow/p-070W003384583000P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2

You can purchase a $5 bed pillow and cut it in half for a rectangle pillow (shown) or cut it down into a square for a large square pillow.

Doll Backpack

My daughter picked a new backback for back to school.  With it came a small pack attached for extra little stuff.  We removed the small pack with the attached velcro.  We cut off the velcro pieces.  I then sewed matching yellow 3/4" grossgrain ribbon to the back for straps.  You'll have to measure for lenght and placement with your doll.  It fits perfect and was super easy. 

Pearl Cluster Ring

LOVe this look. I made mine then found directions. Basic & simple. Dana's Jewelry Design has good directions here. Here are some great directions with a video. My local store sells the cluster ring blank for $1.50. My pearls were on clearance for $1 with enough for 3 rings. Love This.

Refinish Chair

Sunset has direction here on how to paint and recover a seat cushion.
Living with Lindsey also has directions here.

Drab to Fab has an EASY version here. I used this version for my $1 thrift store chair.

Box Fold Felt Flower

This is beautiful as a baby flower. Love this flower here at icandy.

Lanvin Inspired Bracelet

Oh So Crafty has this fun bracelet idea here. BEAUTIFUL.

Fleece PigTail Hat

This is adorable. My kids love warm winter fleece hats. For direction on how to make go here to infarrantly creative. This one keeps their ears warm. It only takes about 30 min to make. I wipped out 3 in a hurry to go sledding.

Pendants to cover Holiday Countdown

I purchased a Sculpey clay packet (about $1 a pack)(this project took less than one white pack). Following it's directions I prepared the clay. I then rolled little balls of white clay and squished them with a small 1" circle stamp (mine were basic clear stamps for paper crafting) to impress the image. I made 25 little pendants to cover my Bingo Holiday Countdown Board. I baked as directed (275* for 15 min). Had fun making these with the kids. For other Sculpey ideas go to their website.

Sculpey ornaments here & Sculpey holiday ribbons here.

***These could also be jewlry charms or pendants.

Leg Warmers for Kids/Baby

These are adorable, cozy, & cheep. Learn how to make baby/toddler leg warmers here from scarves. I've had mothers at dance ask me where I got them.

Grosgrain Belts

Make this simple belt from Grosgrain ribbon. Jcaroline Creative has directions here.

Mini Satin Flower Clip

Little girl hair clips with beautiful flowers. Brilliant. Find out how here at Little Birdie Secrets. Another version is here at Craft Goodies. I used satin ribbon to make mine. I attached it to my Black Apple Dolls.

Faux Makeup

This is brilliant. Recycle your old makeup containers & fill with finger nail polish which hardens. Now my daughter doesn't have a mess on her face "borrowing" mine. Get all the details here from Not so idle Hands.

Washer Necklace

Learn to make your own washer necklace here at the creative crate. For a more finished glazed look go here at Every Crafty Endeavor. I used CTMH liquid glass for the glaze since I had it. It gives it a shiny coat.