Easy DIY Flower Crowns

What girl does not love a floral crown? They are totally impractical for me and I have no where to wear them to except the very rare outdoor music festival but that does not stop me from having a few sitting around my bedroom and occasionally wearing them with my jeans around the house. They instantly make me feel pretty, feminine, and to be totally honest kind of like a princess.

Several months ago we stumbled across a massive sale on faux flowers at Michael's. We stocked up on dozens upon dozens of fake blooms and I knew instantly that I wanted to make a flower crown. It wasn't until recently that we had the time to actually sit down and make the crowns.

Jessica and I made these easy DIY flower crowns a few weeks ago while having a Pretty Little Liars marathon. #DoNotJudge. We had them completely made in under an hour. I could not be happier with how they turned out. Pretty, colorful, and surprisingly sturdy.

I made my flower crown solely because I love how pretty they are but Jessica made her's with plans to wear it this Halloween as part of a fairy costume. When we were making them I learned that daisies are Jessica favorite flower.

You can find the simple steps for completing this easy DIY below.

Supplies:
Lots of Faux Flowers
Floral Wire
Hot Glue Gun with Glue Sticks
Wire Cutters
Floral Tape
Green Felt

Directions:
1. Make a circle with the floral wire that is about 4 to 5 inches bigger than you need it for the circumference of your head. You will need it bigger because once you add the flowers they will take up the extra space.
2. Cut the floral wire the size needed with your wire cutters and secure it together well with the floral tape.
3. Separate your flowers from their stems. I chose to do a variety for different flowers in a specific color scheme while Jessica decided to stick to daisies for your floral crown.
4. Glue your flowers close together using hot glue gun. Make sure there is no spaces or gaps between your flowers.
5. To prevent the hot glue once it is cooled off from tugging on your hair I found it necessary to go back and add small circular piece of felt to the back of the glued on flowers. You should do this step as you go.
6. Set your crown aside and allow to dry completely.

DIY Glittery Cork Board Coasters

These glittery cork board coasters were so fun and easy to make. They take less than 30 minutes of your time to make (excluding drying time) and are so sparkly they will make you smile. I love that these glittery cork board coasters are a useful item that you can always keep on display and were inexpensive to make. I also think a set of these wrapped up with a pretty ribbon would make a great gift.

Now to the matter of the supplies you will need.

Supplies:
Paint brush (I recommend you use an inexpensive on this one came in a pack of 5 for $1)
Mod Podge
Glitter (whatever kind you have will work but I really love this Martha Stewart Glitter Set)
Cork Coaster Set (like these but I picked my set of 6 of up at Hobby Lobby for under $3)
Painter's Tape

Directions:
1. Put a piece of craft paper or a newspaper on the table you will be working at.
2. Place painter's tape in the pattern you like on each of your coasters. As you can see in some of the pictures below Jessica did a different pattern than me.
3. Doing one coaster at a time brush a thin, even coat of Modge Podge on the areas of your coaster you have marked off with the painter's tape. Immediately cover the coated areas of the coaster with glitter. Then remove the painter's tape (so the glitter on the coaster doesn't dry on it and pull off when you remove the tape later.) 4. Set aside to dry.
5. Complete this process with your remaining coasters. Then allow about 30 minutes to dry completely.
6. Shake off excess glitter and then cover the glittered portions of your coaster with Modge Podge and set aside to completely dry.
7. Admire your handy-work.

As you can see from all of the pictures I really love my coasters but for some more easy glittery crafts to make check out my DIY Glittery Stud Earrings and DIY Glitter Jewelry Dish.

DIY Pom Pom Push Pins

I love to collect office supplies. I like pretty and colorful supplies. When I find things that I like on sale I buy them even if I don't need them and store them in a box in my closet until I can use it. These pom pom push pins are perfect for any bulletin board. I have a small bulletin board in my bedroom and have been wanting some pretty push pins for it for a while now. Finally I decided to just make my own. These turned out perfectly! I may have to make more to take to my classroom for the big bulletin boards there.



Supplies
Push Pins
Pom Poms
Elmer's Glue
Paint Brush

Directions
1. Gather your supplies. I added a paint brush to my supplies because the brush with the glue was too big for the small push pins. Also for the pom poms you can buy them or make your own. For this project I bought mine.
2. Use the paint brush to apply some of the glue to the top of the push pin. Press a pom pom to the top and hold for a few seconds. Then lay to the side to finish drying.
3. Repeat step 2 until you have as many pom pom push pins as you want. I left mine to dry for about an hour and then I stored them in a jar until I was ready to use them.

DIY Glittery Stud Earrings

Everyone knows I love glitter and jewelry. I always put on jewelry earrings included before leaving the house each day. Using these Kate Spade earrings as inspiration I decided to add a little glitter to two pairs of stud earrings I had picked up for less than $3. I will be picking up a couple more pairs so I can make my own gold and silver pairs too. Below are the supplies and steps to this easy DIY.

Supplies Needed:
Inexpensive Clear Stud Earrings
Glittery Nail Polish
Top Coat

Directions:
1. Add a couple coats of glittery polish to your earrings.
2 Apply top coat.
3. Allow to dry.

P.S. Find out how this polka dot jewelry dish here.

DIY: Valentine Heart Cupcake Toppers

Valentine's Day is the perfect holiday to make a sweet treat for your family, friends, and coworkers. Cupcakes are easy to distribute because they are individually portioned already. Use a cute cupcake wrapper and make this Heart Cupcake Topper to make them more festive and more beautiful. I made a vanilla cupcake and a pink frosting for my cupcakes. I have already shared these with my family and friends and they loved them. They thought they were so adorable. Plus these cupcake toppers are so easy and quick to make.



Supplies
Glitter Hearts
Rubber Cement
Tooth Picks
Cupcakes

1. You can use glitter scrapbooking paper to make your own hearts or buy them already made. I found mine at the Dollar Tree in the party section. They were hearts you could scatter on tables for decorations.
2. Use the rubber cement to attach hearts to the tooth picks, one to the front and one to the back.
3. Make your favorite cupcakes and then add the cupcake toppers to each. Share and enjoy.

DIY: Glitter Confetti Ornament

We love decorating for the holidays and making everything beautiful. With multiple Christmas trees and lots of lights, it's easy to see how much holiday cheer is around our house. As kids we would love for the tree to go up. After Christmas whenever mom would try to take it down we would cry and beg her to leave it up. Some years she would have to catch us all gone so that she could take it down. So this craft was perfect for us. It is an easy DIY Christmas ornament. What's even better is that there are only a few supplies needed and it can be made in less than ten minutes. This would also be an easy craft to do with kids.



Supplies
Clear Ornaments
Glitter (colors of your choice, we chose purple, pink, and turquoise)
Colorful Confetti

1. Gather your supplies. The amount you need will vary based on the size of the ornaments you are making and on the amount of them you want.
2. Pull the tops of the ornaments and pour some of each color of glitter into them. Then pour confetti into them. You want to fill them 2/3 of the way full.
3. Put the tops back on the ornaments and the shake them up to mix up the glitter and confetti. Then hang them on the tree and enjoy.

2 Easy DIY Halloween Garlands

Halloween gives Christmas a run for its money as my favorite holiday. This year me and Jessica are hosting our first Halloween party so we have been busy making plans and decorating. We made the two garlands in under an hour and I think the bat garland is adorable.

Supplies for Ribbon Garland:
Several Rolls of Ribbon in desired colors and patterns
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun

Directions:
This is just like the ribbon garlands you made as a child. Simply cut the ribbons into pieces about 8 inches long. Create a loop and glue it together. Make the next loop through your first loop and glue the ends together. Continue until you have the desired length.

Supplies for Bat Garland:
Black Twine
Mini Wiggle Eyes
Black Foam or Felt Sheets
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun

Directions:
We used foam sheets but you could easily substitute felt. We made a template on a sheet of paper and used it to cut our bats from the foam. Hot glue the twin to the back of the bats skipping a little space between each bat. Allow to dry. Then on the front of the bats glue two of the wiggle eyes and allow to dry.

Halloween: Pumpkin DIY Ideas

Here we are getting in the Halloween mood and have done a lot of decorating this weekend. We love Fall and decorating with pumpkins. I have been searching on Pinterest for pumpkin decorating ideas that involve no carving and these are some of my favorites. What do you think? I am really loving the Witch pumpkin and want to do that soon. I also love the pumpkin vase idea, but I think I will save that for Thanksgiving. It would make a great centerpiece on the table.

We have been planning our Halloween party. We have mailed out our invitations, came up with multiple costume ideas for ourselves and our family, and we have been planning the menu. Tracy and I have already settled on ideas for our costumes and we have been trying to help our family members decide on costumes. I keep talking to my friends so that I can figure out what they have decided on, but most people are still undecided! Are your dressing up for Halloween? As for food we have chosen some things but have several recipes we would like to try out to determine if they will make the cut. Do you have any ideas?


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Easy DIY Halloween Spider Picture Frames

We love Halloween. It is odd but I love Halloween so much more now as a grownup than I did when I was a child. I started almost a month ago planning our upcoming Halloween party and have had my Halloween costume for a few weeks already. We started last pulling out our Halloween supplies last weekend to take stock of what decorations we currently have and what we want to purchase this year.

I saw a photo of spider picture frames decorating a home somewhere last year and when I remembered the image last weekend I knew it would be so easy to recreate. It barely took 10 minutes and only a few dollars worth of supply to make these two spooky spider picture frames.

Supplies:
White Paper
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun
Plastic Spiders/Bugs
Picture Frames

Directions:
1. Cut the white paper to size to fit inside the picture frames.
2. After placing the white paper inside the picture frames use the hot glue gun to adhere the plastic spiders/bugs in your desired location on the outside of the glass.
3. Allow the glue to dry.

DIY Confetti Art

My pictures do not do this easy DIY Confetti Art justice. To be such a simple and quick craft it is truly stunning. It only requires a few supplies and costs only a few dollars to make. Plus in only about 30 minutes you have a beautiful piece of artwork. I chose metallic gold and glitter gold card stock for my confetti but you can choose whatever colors compliment your decor. I had initially made my confetti canvas to place in my office but I after loving the outcome I placed it on my bedroom dresser instead.

Supplies:
Canvas
Card Stock
Rubber Cement
Large Hole Punch

Directions:
1. Use your large hole punch to punch holes from the card stock. A 1 inch or 2 inch hole puncher should work depending on the size you want your confetti.
2. Play around with the placement of the confetti on the canvas.
3. Once you are satisfied with the confetti placement, lightly coat the back of each confetti piece with rubber cement and adhere to the canvas.
4. Allow to dry completely.

DIY Pom Pom Napkin Rings

These were so easy to make and they turned out so adorable. I can't wait to use them at our next family dinner or the next time I have friends over. This was a simple DIY. I had to make a couple of pom poms before I figured out exactly what worked for me, but after that it was a breeze.


Supplies
Yarn/Pom Poms
Scissors
Elastic Hairband


1. Make all of your pom poms. You will need 2-4 pom poms per napkin ring depending on the size of your pom poms. All of ours have 3 pom poms on them. You can use a pom pom maker to make your pom poms or use the tutorial at Positively Splendid. I did not have a pom pom maker so I used the tutorial only I wrapped the yarn around my fingers instead of the pieces of cardboard.
2. When making your pom poms leave one long piece of yarn. If you accidentally snip it off, it's ok. Just tie a long piece of yarn around the center of your pom pom.
3. Take a hairband, using the long piece of yarn tie 2-4 pom poms to the hairband. I twisted the long pieces together and tied them all on at one time. Tracy tied each pom pom individually. It really doesn't matter, just whichever is easier for you. Once tied on, you can cut off the long pieces of yarn.
4. Display your beautiful creations! If you like this napkins find out how we made them here.