St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow! Did you do anything festive over the weekend to celebrate?
Today we’re sharing some ways to decorate with shamrocks. Keep reading for some lucky four leaf clover-inspired ideas!
1. Clover Canvas Art | 2. Four Leaf Clover Wreath
3. Paper Strip Shamrocks | 4. Rainbow Shamrock Garland
5. Lucky Penny Wall Art | 6. Thumbprint Shamrock
These memory balloons are the perfect way to decorate for New Year’s Eve AND reminisce about the past year!
All you need are some helium-filled balloons, tape, and printed pictures of your favorite memories from 2014.
Your party guests and little ones will love to see the moments you’ve chosen and of course they’ll love seeing their own faces amidst the balloons!
Memories we included were snow angels at the boys’ grandparents house, a fun week at the beach with cousins, and Cooper’s 8th birthday. What are your favorite memories from 2014?
When the Christmas parties have come and gone you might find yourself with a recycling bin full of wine and champagne bottles. Put a few of those to good use in your New Year’s Eve decor!
Supplies: four glass bottles, metallic spray paint, glitter scrapbook paper, numbers stencil, stem wire, tape, and curling ribbon.
Directions:
1. Thoroughly clean the glass bottles. To remove the labels, soak in hot soapy water for ten minutes and peel away labels. Remove any remaining glue with Goo Gone or nail polish remover. After using Goo Gone, clean the bottles again with warm soapy water. Let dry completely.
2. In a well-ventilated area (we always suggest doing this outside!), spray the bottles with the spray paint according to directions on the can. Let dry completely.
3. Trace the numbers onto the glitter scrapbook paper and cut out.
4. Tape stem wire to the back of the numbers.
5. Put stems into the bottles (fold or cut any stems that are too long).
6. Cut pieces of curling ribbon and curl using scissors. Add ribbons to the mouth of the bottles and around the bases of the bottles.
Place this centerpiece in the middle of the dinner table or on an entryway table or coffee table. It’s fun and festive and can be used again and again! (Just don’t forget to change the date next year 😉 )
We saw this bat chandelier while flipping through the Pottery Barn Kids catalog and knew we could make out own for a fraction of the price. It’s not longer available on the site, so if you like it, keep scrolling to learn how to make your own!
Supplies: 2 wood embroidery hoops (one smaller than the other), black acrylic paint, a paint brush, black hemp or string, bat cut-outs or stickers, black glitter organza, scissors, and a hot glue gun.
Directions:
1. Remove the outer part of each wooden hoop and set aside. You will only need the inner hoops.
2. Paint the inner hoops black with acrylic paint. Let dry completely.
3. Attach bats to lengths of string and tie at varying heights onto both hoops. We used bat stickers that we stuck together to sandwich the string between them, mixed with some papet cut-outs attached with hot glue.
4. Tie four long pieces of black string equidistant apart on the lower hoop then attach those four strings to the upper hoop. If there is enough string, tie all four pieces together in the center to hang the mobile. If not, attach more string to create a place to hang the mobile.
5. Measure the inside of the larger hoop and cut a piece of organza the same length. Cut the organza in half down the middle, making wavy cuts.
6. Using hot glue, attach one half of the organza strip to the inside of the larger hoop. Do the same with the other half on the smaller hoop and cut excess organza.
You can fill the mobile with lots of bats, or use other Halloween-inspired shapes! Hang this in an entry way or over a table for a spooky touch to your Halloween decor. Enjoy!
This is one of our favorite DIY projects we’ve done for the blog: an inspirational banner to hang on the wall! We used some discount fabrics from the remnants bins at Joann’s and my motto: “Celebrate Everything” to create this happy banner. We are so pleased to share it with you today.
Supplies:
– Linen or muslin fabric for the banner
– Two shades of teal fabric
– A print out of the design you would like to use as a stencil
– A wooden dowel
– Fabric scissors and pointed scissors
– Hot glue (We used E6000, but it leaked through the fabric and did not dry as quickly)
–Mod Podge
– A paint brush
– Baker’s twine
– A sewing machine or needle and thread (both optional)
You can find all of these items at your local craft store!
Directions:
1. Cut the banner fabric into a rectangle (Ours was about 8.5″ x 12″).
2. Cut the two teal fabrics into strips about an inch wider and longer than the words you’d like them to read.
3. Use the paint brush to coat both sides of each strip of fabric with Mod Podge and let dry. This will stiffen the fabric and make it easier to cut into words. It will also keep the fabrics from fraying at the edges when you cut them!
4. Cut out the words from the stencil using pointed scissors or an X-acto knife
5. Use the paper words as a stencil on the stiffened strips of fabric. Cut out the words from the fabric using the pointed scissors or an X-acto knife.
6. Paint more Mod Podge to the backs of the words and attach them to the fabric banner. Let dry.
7. Flip the banner over and fold the bottom of the rectangle into a point. We used a sewing machine to sew around the perimeter of the banner to hold the corners down and create a small hem, but you can sew it by hand OR just use a hot glue gun.
8. Cut the wooden dowel to the length you’d like using scissors (or a hand saw if you’re using a thicker dowel!). Ours was about an inch and a half longer on both sides of the banner.
9. Fold the top of the banner around the wooden dowel and use hot glue to attach it to itself on the other side (Do not glue the banner to the dowel. The dowel should be able to rotate freely).
10. Tie a piece of baker’s twine to both ends of the dowel. Hang up your banner and enjoy!
Have a wonderful weekend and remember to Celebrate Everything!
1. Sign In Book | 2. Chocolate Caps | 3. Paper Garland | 4. Money Balloon | 5. Paper Straws | 6. Photo Display | 7. Fruit Drink Stirrers
With college seniors out the door and high school graduations coming up fast, Grad parties are in full swing! Here are some fun ideas to celebrate your graduates and their accomplishments! Congratulations, Class of 2014!
1. Paper and Felt Flowers | 2. Shamrock Wreath | 3. Shamrock Streamers | 4. Subway Art Print | 5. Candle Display | 6. Ombre Shamrocks
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up fast! Here are six last minute decorations you can make (or print) this weekend!
P.S. Our Thumb Print Shamrock makes a great little decoration too!
We recently added four new canvases to my Etsy shop! They feature three of my original robots named Phil, Stewart, and Elliot. You can click on the images below to view them on Etsy and read about their personalities and hobbies! I hope you enjoy this quirky trio!
Each robot is available as a wall decal as well! You can find all of my wall decals here.