A Little Crafty... Turn Regular Jeans into Skinny Jeans

I found this on pinterest the other day.  If you are like me, you have a pile full of jeans.  Some of them I wear, most of them I don't.  Here is one way to get more use out of those oldies, but goodies.  Via Lucky Design.

Before

After

I haven't tried this yet, but I plan to.

A Little Crafty... Free Christmas Fonts

Making a Christmas Card?  Looking for a fun Christmas font?  There are so many options at dafont.com.  Just search for "Christmas."  Here's what you may find.

Merry Christmas!

A Little Crafty... DIY Mercury Glass

I love the look of mercury glass and I wanted to add some to my Christmas decor, but I didn't want to pay the price.  Enter this tutorial.

So far I have tried it out on some old jelly and baby food jars.  I plan on hitting up the thrift store for some large glass vessels, but until then, I wanted to share it incase you want to do it for the holidays :)

Start with the Looking Glass spray paint.  I hear it can be hard to find but I got it at my local Super Wal-Mart for about $8 a can (spendy).  Spray the inside of the glass.

Now, it was cold in my garage and it was taking forever to dry, so I busted out the blow dryer.

The only other thing I did differently from the tutorial that I linked to above is that instead of a paper towel I wore a surgical glove and just rubbed the inside of the bottle with my finger.  I feel like it offered better control.

And here is the finished product!  When I get around to doing some big pieces I will be sure to post those too!

I really feel like it needs more distressing next time.  I think I will use this tutorial... maybe some rub 'n buff (that stuff is super cool).  Stay tuned.

A Little Crafty... Halloween Drink Labels

This is such a fun idea.  But why reinvent the wheel?  It's already done for you, by Master Blogger, Kate at Centsational Girl.  Images from Centsational Girl.

All these fun, festive labels are yours for the taking.  Just visit Centsational Girl to download and print.

A Little Crafty. . . Springtime

I had some leftover wood from a previous project that needed to be used.  So here is what I started with: 

Scrapbook paper
Black paint
Mod Podge
Springtime vinyl from Utah Vinyl that was only $1.00
A piece of 2x2 that was cut 10 inches long.

Paint your piece of wood and add a layer of Mod Podge.

Cut your paper to fit the wood and attach it.  Make sure you get out all the bubbles out.

Add your vinyl and another coat of Mod Podge to seal it.

Then you're done - super simple.

Now it's ready to display.

 Happy Spring from Kathy Hulse!

A Little Crafty... Easter

I have collected the best the world wide web has to offer (at least as far as Easter crafts go).  Enjoy.

Mason Jar Easter Planters

Baa Baa Black and White Sheep Treats

Spring Wreath

Paint chip Easter garland

Happy Easter!

A Little Crafty...Silk Dyed Easter Eggs

Ok, a little more about my love of Easter...
I started this Easter Egg dying tradition about four years ago and I love it!  Hope you do too!  I have never seen another way to get beautiful, ornate patterns on eggs... and it's easy too.  Now, every year I go to the thrift store and pick up five or six ties for dying eggs.  So fun!

A Little Crafty...Butterfly Specimen Art

There's nothing that says spring more than some cute specimen art.  I found some cute butterfly stickers at Michael's ($.49 a package) and thought they would make some great specimen art.  I used some scrapbook paper, stickers, circle punch, double sided tape and a frame for this project.

I cut out a bunch of circles with my circle punch.

Then added the cute butterfly stickers.

To attach them to my piece of 5x7 white cardstock, I just used a little double sided tape - I love this stuff.

Made my evenly spaced rows.  And I was done - even the kiddos could help with this project. 

Super simple, but looks oh so springy. 

The possibilities are endless.  So go create some specimen art!

Kathy at Dandelions and Dust Bunnies

A Little Crafty...A Spring Sign

I started out with a piece of 7x9 inch wood I picked up from the scrap bin at Home Depot.

I painted it Americana Cadmium Yellow.

I also white washed it a bit with some watered down white paint.  I ordered some SPRING vinyl from Utah Vinyl.

I added the vinyl and then sanded down all the edges.  I put a little stain on a paper towel and then wiped it on.

See how the sanded edges pick up the stain.

I wanted to jazz up my sign a bit so I grabbed a little scrapbook paper, gerber daisy stickers, yellow ribbon, and some Mod Podge.

I attached the paper with the Mod Podge, tied a ribbon around it and added the stickers.

Happy Spring!

A Little Crafty...Pom Pom Crafts

I bought a pom pom maker or four to be exact. It might be the best thing ever for my ten and eight year old. We have spent hours making pom poms, which is great when you have four restless, sick kids. Now, what to do with your pom poms?

How about headbands

or hair bands.

Pom pom owls or sheep,

flowers,

A garland,

and check out this wedding bouquet,

amazing. Think of how cute a prom boutonniere would be.

So save your Michael's and Hobby Lobby coupons and go get a pom pom maker.

A Little Crafty...Snowflake Garland

Needing a project for three restless kids one chilly afternoon, I suggested snowflakes. They wanted something a little more. So I promised we would spice them up afterward. So we started off making a lot of snowflakes in different sizes. We folded, cut, and pressed.
My four-year-old can do this too, as long as I do the folding first. (And yes, he is wearing a headband, it has Yoda ears attached to it. Notice his Jedi master hoodie.)
Then, using my sewing machine and regular thread, I sewed them together one after another to make a garland. We hung multiple garlands vertically down the windows like a curtain for a winter wonderland.

A Little Crafty... Amazing Fabric!

I am always, always in the market for some ridiculously awesome fabric and it would seem that I have hit the jackpot!

How about these...

Or these...

I can't stop...

It's about time to replace my throw pillows on my couch. These are some I have my eye on!

I am in love! How about you? You can find so much more on Tonic Living.