AN EGG-CELLENT CHALKBOARD IDEA

like many things that hibernated through the winter...it was time that my chalkboard paint was awoken from it's slumber...oh...how i have missed you!...

wasting no time...i put the paint straight to work!...got one of those big 'ol craft eggs from michaels and slapped two coats on there...then got to drawing!...nothing too fancy...but enough to give you the idea...

how cool would it be to use colored chalk?...i didn't have any on hand...or i so would've been using that!...

 

forgot to mention...this particular egg is 9" inches high...but they do have ones that are much smaller...i'm thinking the little guys would be great placecards for easter din din!....you know...give your table some eggs-tra holiday flair!...

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HAVE PERFUME...WILL TRAVEL

ok...i love me some solid perfumes!...i just adore how you can tuck 'em in your purse...and get all smelly at anytime!...well...i got to rootin' through my soaping supplies...and realized that i could totally be making this stuff on my own!...

so...here's one all packaged up!...cute, huh?...the scent of this one is juicy couture...so i tried to get that "look" when decorating...

 

see all that perfumy goodness in there?...

 

it's easy peasy to make!...so let's get started!...

your going to need a lip balm base...you can use beeswax...but i get this pre-made vegan base online....fragrance oil...small slide top metal tins or any kind container you want the finished perfume in...plastic cups...i like using something that i can throw away to mix my batches in...because when it cools...it's waxy...and it's a pain to clean out...

 

take the metal lid of the lip solutions and pop into microwave...heat for about 4 minutes...until it all melts...

 

will your waiting for the microwave to beep...take all your lids off your tins...

 

all melted!...be careful taking it out...that jar's hot!...

 

i take a spoon...and put some of the melted base in a smaller cup...then add your fragrance oil and mix 'er up!...do a fair amount...you're wanting it to smell!...

 

now transfer to your container!...

 

fill 'er up to the top!...now leave alone to cool!...doesn't take too long...

 

here's it all done!...

 

all that's left is the decorating!...i cut some patterend paper 2" inches x 1" inches....then rounded the edges and adhered down...wrapped some twine around and added a charm!...

 

slip this tin into your handbag and now smelly goodness can be on the go!...

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LEPRECHAUN LATHER

so...what do leprechauns lather up with?......shamrock soap of course!...with a little hidden secret in each!...yeppers...there's gold in them there soaps!...gold dollar coins to be exact!...

 

those sneaky little irish dudes are hiding money everywhere!...

 

after the soap is all gone...this is what you're left with!...see...hygiene does pay!...you get some loot and smell good to boot!...

 

easy peasy to do...following most of the steps here for the how to on soaping....when it comes to the part about pouring in the mold...you'll only fill half way up...let that cool...then plop coin in and fill to the top with more soap!...

now your little leprechauns will be nice and clean with a little green...well...more like gold!...

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sham - ROCK!

when i say shamrock...i seem to put emphasis on the rock part...even have been known to do a little air guitar along with it!...so... when thinking up a little st paddy's day crafty...had the idea to get out some old records again!...and how awesome was it to find i had a green one in my stash!...

with some tracing, melting, and snipping...i ended up with this adorable little guy!...but wasn't done there...drilled a hole and added some ball chain...instant keychain!...or you could use one of those keyring thingies ...sorry for the technical term...lol...

 

the quick how to...i cut the shamrock shape from my cricut paper doll dress up and cartridge at 2 1/4" inches...using a pencil...traced onto the record...heated the oven to 200 degrees...put record on a silicon baking sheet...heated for like a minute or two...it'll start to "ruffle" up...then using my tim holtz scissors...started cutting away...when the record starts hardening up...just pop back in and reheat...keep doing this until the shamrock's all cut out!...put back in oven one final time... take out and curl up the edges a bit...you're done!...

but don't panic...no green record?...it's still just as cute with a black one!...this one has a pin slapped on the back!...

 

packaged all up for gifting!...

 

now this is for sure...one sham-ROCKING paddy's day craft!...

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MAGNETS 'O LUCK

'tis the season for leprechauns and shamrocks....but most importantly GREEN!...wonder why i said that?...lol...anywho...thought it was about time to get my irish on...and do up a little st paddy's day craftie...

so...here ya go!...isn't it cute?...oh...what is it you ask?...

 

well...when you open 'er up...you've got a little luck!...

 

magnetic luck to be exact!...

 

how'd i do 'em?...well...i grabbed my ginormous bag of scrabble tiles that i bought off of ebay...perhaps 300 of 'em was a bit much...and some of those super stong neodymium magnets...then i figured out a word that goes along with the holiday...LUCK...so...i dug to find those tiles and then slapped a magnet on the back of each with a little super glue...bam...the craft part is done!...

now to the packaging...i attached some patterned paper to some adorable slide top metal tins that i had on hand...don't forget to round the corners on that paper before adhering down!...then top off with a festive sentiment and ribbon!...

now you can give a little luck to someone too!...

but don't just stop there!...this giftie could be done up for anything!...as long as there's a four letter word for it!...now...now...keep it clean!...

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WE INTERRUPT THIS CRAFT BLOG

to bring you a card!...as most know...i've never claimed to be a cardmaker...but it seems that the past couple of times i tried to work on projects...i ended up with cards...weird...i know...but just had to go with the creative flow!...since i was pretty darn proud of how this one turned out...i thought i'd force you to look at share...

 

for my card base...i started with a 4" inch by 8" piece of cardstock and scored it in half...cut my pattered paper at 3 3/4" inches by 3 3/4" inches...then took a 3 1/2" inch by 3 1/2" inch piece of cardstock and used my papertrey ink butterfly die for the cut out...just randomly placed...outlined with my signo white gel pen...rounded the edges of the patterend paper and kraft cardstock...then pop dotted each layer...got my doodle dot on...and yeppers...inked up the edges!...added a sentiment and tulle bow to finish it off!...

hope you like!...and now back to your regularly crafty blog that is already in progress....

ROAD TRIPPIN'

well...i haven't said much about this...just in case they changed their minds...but i'm going to be on a road trip this week!...that's right!...the gals over at everday cricut have let me take over their blog!....can you believe it?...i'm glad someone can...because i'm still in shock!...

so...if you get some time...stop on by and see what i've "bean" up to!...sorry...had to do one more cheesy pun before i hit the road!...lol...