DIY Handmade No Sew Tutu

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Today's craft was so much fun! I went to my sister in law's baby shower this weekend and she absolutely loved my wooden stackable cross that I made earlier this month. I loved seeing all of her other gifts. Right away I noticed a tutu that was given to her and I quickly investgated. :) I realized it was made out of a simple headband, tulle, and there was absolutely no sewing involved. This shocked me because tutus can be so expensive! Well not anymore! My tutu craft cost LESS than $5.00! It would make the perfect gift for any little girl in your life. :)

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Elisabeth's birthday

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Welcome back to Connoisseur of Creativity. We had such a fun time this weekend celebrating Elisabeth's birthday at Painting With a Twist (paintingwithatwist.com). If you have never been here, please visit their website and find one near you. You can sign up for 2 and 3 hour painting classes or schedule a private painting party! While painting you can enjoy your own wine and snacks. They take the painting step by step and ensure that you leave with a masterpiece. This is the best girls night out! It is so much fun to go!

Below are some pictures chronically our wonderful evening! Elisabeth chose a sandy/seashell painting to go along with her destination beach wedding in Jamaica this summer. I think it turned out so cute!

I hope you enjoyed the pictures as much as we did. Please visit http://www.paintingwithatwist.com/ to find a location near you and to enjoy a night out with wine, painting, friends and family. :)!

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Cassie :)

DIY Wine or Decorative Bottle Stopper with Drawer Pulls

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Hope you have had a great week!

I can't wait for this weekend. Saturday is Elisabeth's birthday and we are going to Painting With a Twist for a private painting party. We will post pics in a few days and show you the artwork we made while enjoying a glass of wine. Speaking of wine... today's craft is a bottle stopper that you could use for empty glass bottles or wine bottles.

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Bachelorette Party Cookies

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I hosted a bachelorette party a few months ago and wanted to bring some cute themed treats to the party. I found this idea on Pinterest and knew right away these would be perfect. I began by getting my supplies from Target, I got Market Pantry sugar cookie dough and a whole bunch of different colored Wilton's decorator's icing. I already had a heart shaped cookie cutter and several different kinds of sprinkles so I did not buy those. I followed the directions that were on the package to make cut out sugar cookies and I began cutting. After baking them, I began decorating different styles of bras and underwear. I did learn that the Wilton's decorating icing was better for the outline of the underwear and the Wilton's sparkle gel spread better to put color on the whole cookie. Here are my finished cookies!! Hope you love them!

<3 Elisabeth

**UPDATE** Headed to my friend's bachelorette party tonight and had to make these cookies again!! Don't mind the distracting platter ;)

DIY Headband Holder

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Today I'm going to share a headband holder that I made for my sister for her birthday. My mom gave me the idea and it was actually pretty easy. First, I asked my sister what kind of color scheme she would like and then I headed to Jo Ann's Fabric Store.
 

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DIY Skeleton Key Wall Decor

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Below is a fun thrift store craft. When I was out looking for a frame for the DIY coffee table tray craft I walked by this "live" wall plaque. It was $5.00 and immediately I knew what to do with it. :) My mom just purchased a new home and I wanted to make a wall decor with a skeleton key as a house warming gift.

Here are my materials: wall plaque, skeleton key (found in the iron section of Hobby Lobby), I used metallic cooper spray paint (leftover from the coffee table tray craft mentioned above), and a gold metallic paint I got from Home Depot. First I spray painted the plaque. I had to do two separate coats. Remember when you are spray painting to spray in lines, not a continuous motion, to help keep the paint from running.

While the plaque was drying outside I painted the skeleton key the gold metallic. I love this key. :)

Then I used the same gold metallic that I used on the key to paint the middle part of the plaque. When it was all dry I spray painted a very faint coat along the inner corners to give the plaque a hazey-faded look. Some of the spray paint dripped during this so I had to go back and paint over it with gold.

Then my husband helped me drill in the key to connect it to the middle part of the plaque.

And there is the after picture! This was really fun because there wasn't any guidelines to follow... You could use any color spray paint, use other iron work for the middle part, stencil in your name or a date, etc. And to think this started with a $5.00 plaque from my local thrift store. :)

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Cassie :)

DIY Yarn wrapped bottles with burlap flowers

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Ever wonder what to do with all those empty jars? I've got the perfect craft that once again came from pinterest.

Below is a picture of all my materials: hot glue, empty bottles (mine is a spagetti sauce jar, wine bottle and a Starbucks bottle), scissors and yarn. First I used the hot glue and spread it along the bottom rim and placed the yarn over it. I made sure the bottom layer of yarn was secure so when I started to wrap it wouldn't slip off.

Then I started tightly wrapping the yarn around and around. Every so often I would find that I needed some glue to help keep the yarn in place, especially when I reached the top part where the glass slopes into the 'neck.' If you use the hot glue make sure to use the tip of it to try and spread the glue out in a thin layer (not in a single glob) because it dries quick and the yarn shows any 'glue bumps.'

Some of the jars were a little tricky, like the top part of the yellow jar and the green jar below sloped in towards the middle. If your jars are like this just be patient and let your hot glue help you. :)

I finished off my jars with my DIY burlap flowers that were made earlier today. You could use store bought flowers, or maybe some beads to help add that special touch to your jars. You could even use different textured yarn, or yarn that alternates between different colors. These would also be cute with single flowers coming out from the top. I think these are just adorable and add color and textre to any mantel or shelf.

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Cassie :)