DIY "You & Me" sign wall decor

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Good morning!

Today is a craft my sister made. She recently started renting an apartment and wanting to add a little personality and decor to the plain walls. After looking up crafts and design inspirations on Pinterest she was inspired by this "You & Me" sign for the bedroom.

Here are her materials. Cardboard letters at $2.00 each, acrylic paint of your desired color at $2.99 each, a paintbrush, and the & symbol. She tried finding the symbol in the same cardboard letters but couldn't find any so she purchased a wooden one. 

She also got some Sticky Tacky to hang everything up.

 She found this large frame to complete the project at Goodwill.

 All you do is paint the letters and the frame...

 And hang it all up using the Sticky Tacky. There is no backing on the frame, you just hang the letters right onto the wall and place the frame around it. 

Update: Cally painted the "&" sign white to make it match her decor better. Here is the newest picture.

That's it! What a simple craft that can really change up the look of a room. She hung this above her bed in the bedroom. With some curtains, end tables, and nice bedding I bet the room will look very nice. :)

You could really change up this craft. You could use different colors, change up the quote in the middle, use names or initials or dates (like a wedding date?), and use different sized frames. The possibilities are endless.

Hope you are having a great Friday!
Cassie

DIY Stone Coasters

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Today I am posting a craft that is a great go-to gift for any occasion. These would be perfect for parent volunteer gifts, teacher gifts, house warming, gifts, bridal showers, birthdays, anything! The best part of all... it is easy and inexpensive. A friend I work with gave me the idea and I couldn't be happier with the outcome.

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T-shirt turned into tank top

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Hi everyone,

My dad recently bought season tickets to some of the Texas Rangers baseball games. My sister, dad and I have gone a couple times now and are having a blast. I was wanting something new to wear to the games without going out and buying something. I had found a tutorial on pinterest and decided to try it. I made it 15 minutes before I was suppose to leave the house for the game and was very pleased with the easy to follow tutorial! All you need is an old t-shirt and a pair of scissors.

First, lay your shirt out on a table. You can use any old t-shirt.

 

 Using sharp scissors cut off the neck hemline, the sleeves and the bottom hem. The tutorial said to cut the sleeves deeper but I cut them just following the hem and after I made the tank top I was able to cut some pieces and alter it to my liking.

Cut out a scoop neck for the front. Later I ended up cutting a deeper V. Just do what you are comfortable with and you can always cut away and change the look later. If you have any messy, jagged cut lines you can take the time now to fix and clean them up.

Turn the shirt over and cut a deep V in the back. 

  

Take the bottom hem of the shirt and cut it along the sewn hem. Here is a close up of how I separated it.

 

Now, take the hem and stretch it out as much as you can. This looks super long here in the picture but I wish I had made it even longer when I was starting to tie the tank top. Make it as long as you can without ripping it. :) Then cut it apart so it's one long line instead of a circle.

 

Turn your shirt over so you have the back facing you. Pull the sleeves together and tie the long string you stretched out into a knot.

 

Take the long string and wrap it all the way down the sleeves, pulling a little tight as you go. Tie it on the bottom when you reach the end.

 

Here is a picture of the tank from the front.

 

Here is a picture of the tank from the back.

My cut lines are not perfect. I was in a hurry. I feel like you could really play around with this craft and make some cute tanks. You could make that long string go up further on each side of the tank straps over the shoulders. I would have made my neckline a little nicer. I had the scoop neck at first then turned it into a V neck. I also had to cut away a little bit underneath my arms to make it look right. It was easy fixing to do. Like I mentioned, it's easy to play around with it. 

I was thankful to have this for the game on Sunday. It was super hot and I was a little cooler in this compared to the larger shirt. I hope you enjoy!

Here is a link to the blog that I the tutorial from: http://blogilates.com/printables-2/diy-racerback-workout-shirt-tutorial. Her blog is centered around fitness and not only does she have neat crafts link this tank top, but also yummy looking recipes and workout plans. Take a look around, it was fun seeing everything she had! Her tutorial was super easy to follow and did what it promised. She makes these tanks to workout in. What a great idea! Take a minute to look around her blog. :)

Hope you are having a great summer!

Cassie

DIY - twine wrapped love sign and jar

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My sister, Cally, called me last night to tell me she had done a craft. She said she played off an earlier craft I had done, the yarn wrapped letters and yarn wrapped bottles. I had her forward me pictures of what she did and I fell in love! I couldn't help but share.

Below is a picture of her materials. She purchased everything from Hobby Lobby. The flowers were $5.99 (or you could use the burlap flower tutorial), twine for $3.49, and the the "love" sign for $4.99. She originally wanted to use a hot glue gun but couldn't find hers so ended up using super glue. Cally said if she was to redo this craft she would use the hot glue instead.
Just like in the yarn letter wrap tutorial, linked above, Cally started by placing super glue on the letters and slowly wrapping the twine around and around. She told me that there were some tricky parts since the letters were all together and not separate pieces so she had to cut the twine and glue some in to cover up any patches where the brown lettering was showing. She also strategically placed the flowers. :) You can't even tell in this picture below.
After wrapping the letters she embellished the word "love" with white flowers. I just think this is so adorable and can't wait to do one myself!
Here is a picture of the finished "love" sign on her bookshelf in her room.

You could change out the twine colors of this craft, change out the flower colors, use other embellishments. Cally said when she was getting everything for this craft at Hobby Lobby that they also had other sayings like "family" "friends" "live" and "laugh." It would be cute to do more of these to decorate a room or hallway.

When she was finished she grabbed an extra mason jar (that she already had) and used the same steps listed above to create this cute vase/candle/decoration. I think the flowers make it so cute and shabby chic looking! :)

Thanks Cally for sharing!
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Cassie

DIY write-on picture frame

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Happy Easter! :)

Tonight I am sharing a craft that I have seen on pinterest and was inspired to make my own. I didn't follow any blog or instructions, as it was easy to figure out how to make this cute write-on picture frame.

Below is a picture of my supplies. I found my frame at Hobby Lobby, and was 50% off. :) I also picked out some scrapbook paper that I would be using on the inside. I chose 3 different papers altogether, you'll see the other two in a minute. The last thing I needed was an expo marker that I picked up at Wal Mart. I chose the skinnier marker since I had a smaller frame and made it easier to write. For an eraser you can just use a tissue, or your finger.

I used the paper insert that was already in the frame to trace a rectangle onto my scrapbook paper. I then cut it out and put the frame back together with the scrapbook paper.

Here is a picture of using the frame to leave a note for my husband. :) We always left notes for each other anyway (he has such a crazy work schedule - mostly works midnight or second shifts). You could do this for other family members or roommates, too.
Here is an example of the second scrapbook paper I chose. I love the different colors on it and matches our decor really well.
In this picture I used the frame as a reminder to myself for in the morning when I might be in a hurry.
Here is the last scrapbook paper I chose.
This is an example of using the write-on frame as upcoming date reminders.
I love this craft because it was very easy, and definitely something I will use. I have a napkin from Vera Bradley that I might put inside the frame, too. :) Elisabeth and I love Vera Bradley. You could change out the scrapbook paper to match the seasons or holidays. You could get different color markers. There is so many different frames to choose from, too. :)

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Cassie

DIY Glitter Easter Eggs

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Happy Easter!!

Cassie and I got together a few nights ago and wanted to have a themed craft night where we made decorative Easter Eggs. I got all of my supplies from JoAnn's and used a few coupons to get an even lower price.

Supplies I needed:

- Spray Tacky Glue

- Glitter

- Styrofoam Eggs

I started by spraying the entire surface of the styrofoam egg and then placing it onto the paper plate and pouring the glitter onto it. This made the glitter stick better than just rolling the egg into a pile of glitter. After getting one layer on I realized I would need at least another layer to completely cover the egg. Keep in mind this is SUPER messy and glitter got all over the place!! I was wearing it for a few days!

I decided that I would do one of each color I had in my glitter package except for white. I repeated the steps above to apply the second layer of glitter. After applying this one I knew that I would only need one more layer of glitter before I was satisfied.

This craft is especially simple because you repeat the same step three times to get the best coating of glitter. Here you can see how the eggs looked after I applied the third layer of glitter. I absolutely love how they turned out!

I had the idea to put my glitter eggs in this pitcher, but now that they are inside it I know I'll need to make 5 more since I only made 10. I'll have to plan another night of glitter!!

Happy Crafting!!

<3 Elisabeth

DIY Ribbon Game Day Flip Flops

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Tonight is Opening Night at Texas Rangers Ballpark in Arlington!! Today I'm sharing my game day ribbon flip flops that I made to wear to Rangers games. They were fun to make, but a little more tedious than the everyday flip flops that I posted earlier this week.

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