Felt Flowers Forever

I am a little obsessed with felt flowers.  Today I made a bouquet.  This was a time consuming craft, good thing I had a snow day!

Materials:

• Felt
• Embroidery Thread (also used for friendship bracelets, which I think I will make next)
• Hot glue
• Embellishments (beads, jewels, glitter)
• Wire
• Optional: a comfy bean bag to sit in

Cut out a bunch of different flowers varying in 3 sizes (big, medium, and little).  Glue 3 together one on top of the other in any color or shape you like.  Go crazy!  Make some fun stitches, or glue little decorations all over!  For the stem, I used 2 pieces of 28 gauge wire twisted together.  Bend 1 inch of the end of the twisted wire and glue to the back of your flower.  Make a bunch of flowers and you have your bouquet!
Give to a friend who is down or keep to brighten up your day!

Inspiration: the girls over at HiP

Cheers...to 5 inches of snow!

Play with this, not my headband

Why buy your cat a toy when you can make one out of felt?

Don't forget the catnip!

Materials:

• Felt
• Needle & Thread
• Craft glue
• Cotton Balls
• Catnip
• Feather
• Optional: More catnip

Cut out 2 pieces of felt into a bird (or mouse or any other animal shape your cat would like to attack). Sew the felt around the edges leaving about an 1.5inch opening. Alternate stuffing the toy with cotton balls and catnip to you cat's taste and your entertainment. Glue on a wing and attach a feather with a few stitches. Fetch your cat. Surprise...he's a maniac! Catnip!

Inspiration: The tiniest meow.

Cheers...to Friday.

C is for me!

This is another quickie, if you have the materials around. Otherwise, you would have to go to the craft store,

where I get lost in a time warp...then its not too quick. This makes a great gift tag or decoration for your kitchen.

Materials:

• 20 gauge wire
  
• beads
• needle nose/round tipped pliers
• wire cutters (don't try to use your scissors, you'll ruin them)
• Optional: a boyfriend to fix your broken dresser

Using wire cutters, NOT SCISSORS, cut the wire about 12 inches in length. Using pliers, pinch the very end of the wire and wrap it around the pliers' tip one time to make a small loop, similar to a charm bracelet, or a pendant you would put on a necklace. This is your "knot" and will prevent the beads from falling off. Strand your beads onto the wire leaving about 2 inches of wire empty after all of your beads are on. Make another "knot" at this end. You will notice your beads will have room to move around because of that extra space you left. This enables you to bend your wire and make turns and corners in your letters of shapes. Now, bend your wire to the letter or shape you would like. Trim the excess wire and re-"knot" the end. Stop knotting and show off your initial.

Inspiration..who else?

Cheers...to sticking up for yourself.

Quick and Easy Cinnastick Candle

This a great craft to make if you need a gift in a hot minute, like I did. You can vary the size of candle and cinnamon sticks. I used a votive holder and McCormick's cinnamon sticks, which are on the shorter side.

Materials Needed:

• 1 glass candle holder
• Cinnamon sticks, number depends on size of candle holder (votive=about 16)
• Ribbon
• Hot glue gun
• Optional: Mariah Carey Holiday Station

One by one, glue each cinnamon stick to the glass until it is covered. Tie a ribbon around and end with a bow. Drop in a candle and give! Or keep!

Inspiration: My mom's favorite magazine.

Cheers...to easy, homemade presents!