Bridal Slipper Tutorial

This is a fairly easy project to do so let's get started!

You will need:

Pair of shoes

Beads, Jewels, etc...of your choice

Felt

scissors

Glue gun/Glue sticks

E600 Glue

 

Arrange your assortment of beads into the design you want.

Cut a piece of felt to fit this shape and hot glue your beads to the felt.

 

You will then use the E600 glue to adhere them to the shoes

{I let mine set/dry for 12 hours just to be sure}.

 

When they are dry, you have a stylish pair of shoes to wear out!

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Willy Wonka-like Mushroom Decor Tutorial

This is sort-of, kind-of a small break from all the wedding decor I have been posting. This was still for the wedding but it was for the cutely themed candy table. As you may remember from the place card post, all of the tables had a movie instead of the usual table number. The candy table was no exception and, as you may have guessed from the title of this post, the table was "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" {only changed slightly which will be shown in a later post}. 

The Bride wanted mushrooms and loli-pops and large wrapped candies. So, I did just that. 

 Here are the mushrooms and how to make them.

You will need the supplies below:

Stufffing

Foam Disc

Foam Cone

Fabric

Glue Gun/Sticks

Piece of paper

Spray paint or regular paint

Spray paint or hand paint the foam cones and let dry.

Cut out a circle that is about an inch smaller than your foam disc.

Cut a hole in the center of your paper and then hollow out the center of your foam disc. {Make sure the hole in your paper lines up with the hole in your foam disc}.

 Set your paper aside

Place your "stuffing" between your fabric and the foam disc.

Begin gluing your fabric around the foam disc just like in the pic below.

I ended up cutting the excess material off after making sure I had enough length to glue to the disc.

You can shape the stuffing with your hand inside the open ends until you get the look you are going for. 

Your mushroom should look similar to this on the bottom when it is all glued and secure.

Glue the piece of paper after lining up the holes. This will cover the bottom and make it look a bit cleaner. {Not that anyone sees this}.

Glue the ends of the cones into the hole at the bottom of the mushroom.

TA-DA!!

Candlestick Makeover Tutorial

I know what you are thinking. "Why is she doing a "makeover" on these candlesticks? They are already stylish." Let me tell you, it was hard!! I love these candlesticks. However, I needed some distressed/aged looking candlesticks in a much lighter color for a project that I am currently working on. To achieve this look, here is what I did in 5 easy steps: Sand, Prime, Paint, Paint, Paint.

You will need: 

Candlesticks of your choice

Fine Grit Sandpaper

4 Paint Brushes

Primer

Color you want shown through the crackle

Crackle Medium

Top Color of your choice

Sand

 Prime

Paint

Apply your crackling medium where you want the paint to crackle. Avoid going over an area to much. 

I used "Weatherd Wood" from Michael's as my crackling medium. You have to let this dry for almost an hour.

 

Apply your top coat of paint. It does not have to be perfect.

**NOTE The crackling occurs very quickly so paint very quickly!**

Let dry and Viola!!

I actually went back after this photo and sandpapered a lot of the edges so more brown would show through. You will be able to see this when I post my final project. So, stay tuned! =)

Bird's Nest Platter Tutorial

You will need:

Amount of plates of your choice

Mod Podge Matte

Paint/sponge brush

Scissors

Stamp/ink or patterned paper/tissue paper of your choice

Branches (either found outside or store bought)

Moss

Hot glue gun

Unfinished wooden candlesticks 

Unfinished small wooden plaque of your choice

Paint of your choice

Step 1: Paint your candlesticks & plaques to your liking. Once Dry, Glue the Candlestick to the center of the plaque.

Step 2: Trace and cut out paper. If you need to stamp it, like I did here, then you can do so.

 

Step 3: Mod Podge the paper to the plate as shown below.

Step 4: Glue the Candlestick to the center of the underside of your platter.

Step 5: Begin gluing branches to the underside of your platter as shown below. Break the branches to fit the size you need. **NOTE**You will want them to be slightly longer than the platter edge.

Continue Gluing the branches all the way around until yours looks similar to the pic below.

Step 6: Begin gluing branches onto the branches sticking out from the underside.

Work your way around...

...until your platter looks like the pic below.

Step 7: Begin building up your edges by continuing step 6.

When you are done, your platter should look like the 2 pics below.

 

Step 8: Begin gluing the moss in pizza slice forms all around the underside of the platter. **NOTE** This part is messy so make sure you do it in a place that is easy to clean up.

 

Your platter should now look like the pic below.

  

Step 9: The final step is to cover the glue from building up the branches around the platter. Take bits of moss and glue them right over the areas that have glue showing. 

(The 1st pic below is showing the glue and the pic below that is showing the glue now covered).

 

You have now completed your platter. Make some fun food and pile it on!! 

To see the platters in action in the "LOVE SOARS" Bridal Shower, Click HERE!

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Quick Fabric Light Switch Tutorial

Other people have done them, I have done them, everyone has done them! =)

I know this is not a new thing but I still think it is a fun and easy way to add a little color to any room.  Here is how you do it.

You will need: 

Fabric or paper of your choice

Mod Podge (either matte or gloss)

Paint brush

Scissors

Pencil

Light switch plate

Step 1: 

Trace your light switch plate.

Step 2: 

Cut out what you traced. It is better to cut outside the pencil lines than to cut inside. You can always trim off the excess.

Step 3: 

Place your fabric over your light switch and Mod Podge over the fabric. The Mod Podge will push through the fabric to make it stick or will dampen your paper to make it stick. 

If you prefer to apply the Mod Podge to the light switch and then apply your fabric, that is fine too. I prefer the outside so that I can wipe off smudge marks. 

 

Step 4:

Once dry, you can trim off the edges and install it to your wall.

Now you have a little splash of color in your room!

 

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Double Running Stitch Fabric Flower Tutorial

I love when a sudden idea hits me and then I am able to put it into use. I love all the fabric flowers everyone makes but wanted to come up with one of my very own. I love to do running "stitch & scrunch" flowers but wanted one that had petal shapes too. Here is my tutorial on how to do a double running stitch fabric flower. 

Check out what I made with this fabric flower HERE!

You will need:

Material of your choice

Scissors

2 Needles (both threaded)

Hot Glue Gun

Step 1: Cut a piece of material to your thickness. The thicker = the bigger.

Step 2: Fold the material in half as shown below.

 Step 3: Do a running stitch to attach the open ends but do not scrunch them. Make sure you leave the thread long enough so it does not come undone.

Step 4: Starting about an inch (your preference; could be shorter could be longer depending on length of your material) from the end of your material, make a running stitch vertically.

Step 5: Then, make a continuous running stitch back down the way you came.

 

Step 6: Scrunch the material just like the pic below and tie off your knot.

 Step 7: Work your way down the material until your strip of fabric looks like the pic below.

 Step 8: Form it in a circular fashion until the open ends of the fabric meet. Do the same double running stitch to close the ends, scrunch it and tie off your knot. 

Your flower should look something like the flower below. You can make your petals concave or convex. It is your choice. 

Now your flower is ready to be adorned!!