diy: November 2011

bellow just showed how it looks added the paper behind it just to show detail this is for hanging on the wall to count down to christmas kids love it and give them something to look forward to daily in the long wait to santa comes (: if u like to watch my video on this click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQYdubFV0eo&feature=channel_video_title

list of what u will need ( i bought everything at dollar tree ! )

popsicle sticks

something for the numbers could be anything wooden , foam , little bulbs whatever ! be creaitive i used hearts because i already had them

paint of choice one for tree and one for the star/ snowflake

gems

i got santa hats at the dollar tree u can use whatever again stocking ect whatever u like ! this is just how i did mine lets get started !

Popsicle sticks ~ dollar tree

gems dollar tree

dollar tree hats you will need 9 of these if u are doing like mine ! these are in the hair stuff so cute ! i also used for my mini and a garland i will have posted in the next few days !

you will need 5 sticks to start .. paint them the color u want ur snowflake i did mine pink u can do whatever

of course let dry (;

then take 2 put in shape as a cross glue in middle

then other 2 make a x and glue on top

snowflake affect

then i added gems to each end and one in the middle who doesnt love a little bling (;

okay now time for the tree this is what we are going for

i used

for trunk part ( middle going down i used 6 sticks ) again use as many as u want

top branch 1 stick across

2nd row on top 2 sticks across

3rd row down 4 sticks across

last and bottom row i used 6 sticks across

i glued mine first ( glue as listed above )

got this .... then paint color of choice i used green

again i used hearts for the numbers if i chose to do again i would pick something else but hey already had them so used these

in scribbles i added my numbers for the countdown or calendar

clip on the hats or whatever u decide to use to the sticks working out 25 (;

here are what the clips look close up !

this is the package to look out for again in hair section at dollar tree

this is what my finished project looks like again the white behind is just to show the project better i will hang this on my wall kids look forward to taking one down daily !

last year i did little stocking u can add a treat inside or something fun !

be creative and thanks for looking

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Monday, November 7, 2011

scrapbooking mini album christmas haul !

dollar tree is amazing !!! i think my mini albums will look amazing ! i will be doing a video and post pics on here of what they look like when i am done for sure christmas is a fun time to do scrapbooking ! think outside the box this has no rules looks for small christmas decorations these i love to add on bindings ! be creative be blessed thanks for looking !

Sunday, November 6, 2011

diy chandelier supplies from dollar tree under 10 dollars !

my diy under 10 dollars ....

the list of what u need (all can be found at dollar tree )

wire hanging basket holder

spray paint ( i didnt in this post but would paint to match! )

garlin i used 9 packs

light with cord

EVERYTHING WAS 1 DOLLAR EACH!!! who said u cant be amazing on a budget this is how i did it ...

below is the garland i got i really wanted to do a silver one my dt only had one pack of the silver so i got red and gold only for this video/ blog will be doing one in silver for my house and will post a pick on fb when they get more in ! i got 9 packs and would recomend for more full affect grab 10 or 15 ! these come in 3 divided sections i used them doubled up ( how they come )

these lights are a great deal def going to stalk up on some this has a light cord and a on and off switch on the cord for 1 dollar !!!!! these can be found at dollar tree in the christmas section end caps !

all you do is take you hanging basket and use the rings that are already attached to the garland ( its set up like a key chain so super easy ) attach all around ur wire basket until u get the fullness u like ! I WOULD TELL U TO PAINT THE BASKET AND CORD TO MATCH THE GARLAND U BUY ! because this one will be coming apart i did not do that but will look more put together if u do !

now just drop the light down into middle ( there will be a hole in basket it sits perfect! ) can secure with wire ! make sure no garland will be laying on the light if u set it up like mine will be fine !

this garland is so shimmer and looks amazing when light hits it ! perfect holiday light patio light or anytime of light !!!!! 10 dollar light and fun to do !! have fun and be creative thanks for reading ! be blessed

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

melting snowman easy ! and under 1 dollar !

this is too easy but way too cute !!!!

a melted snowman .. you can make any size they look cute big to small ... i would recomend black beads !! i didnt have any so i just used what i had for this blog / video ! this is how u do it

you will 1st need wax paper ( this is what u will drop the glue on )

tweezers to set beads in place or a tooth pick and beads of your choice again i would use black but here i used pink

and alot of glue sticks ! i got these ones at the dollar tree but i made these last year for on my tree and i used the glitter glue sticks from Walmart and they looked so cute as well ! these look great with lights and really looks like ice !

all we do is drop hot glue onto our wax paper .. if u dont like the shape keep going ! if it looks bumpy dont worry about it when it dries it settles and will look flat like picture below ! when u get the shape u like add ur nose mouth and eyes and let dry ! thats it !! when dry peel off u can hot glue some pins on back or a hook for hanging

this is what mine looked like wish i used black beads but still a cute cheap project under 1 dollar !

happy crafting !