Showing posts with label winter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label winter. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Hobs Lobs Craft


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This past week has been full of cardio, cardio, cardio. (And I don't mean  the exercise kind, although, I've been doing a little of that, too). I've started studying even more than usual, ergo, I have had less and less free time. Depressing. But, no matter how busy I get, I will always schedule "me time." If I didn't, I'm quite positive I would lose my sanity (and be depressed, probably do worse in school, end up failing out, have to start flipping burgers and folding jeans everyday (not that there is anything wrong with that - it just won't pay off these loans), and then live a life of sadness never being able to craft again because all my money will be spent slowly paying off $50,000). You see where I'm going with this?
Bottom Line: "Me time" is important. Really, it's important for everyone's health. (Not my "me time"...your "you time")

My most recent trip to Hobs Lobs was during the "After-Christmas-everything-is-practically-free sale"
During my search, I found these cute little unfinished wood ornaments.


Since they say "winter" and "snow" I thought they would make cute little winter door-knob decorations for the apartment. Best part, they were only 20 cents each.
Going back to the beginning of this post, I decided these would be fun and quick to finish during my down time. So, that's what I did this week. Pretty much all I did this week, actually. (Aside from studying).
Decided to throw some winter-esque paint on them and follow that up with some glitter. Because glitter makes everything better. (Everyone should know this. It's like, the most important law in crafting. Like the law of gravity is to our everyday life.) Yeah, I went there.

Here's what they ended up looking like: 


Hanging in it's new home
(I didn't think about the fact my doors are all white until after I had painted them. Go figure)


Honestly, what would I/we do without Hobby Lobby? Hmm, the thought alone is too difficult to imagine. ;)
Happy Wednesday!


Thursday, December 29, 2011

Winter Coffee Filter Wreath


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I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and got to spend time with family and friends. I am so thankful to have been able to spend time with family I don't get to see very often.
However, now that Christmas is over, I'm back at home and trying to figure out ways to spend the last few days of break before starting our Cardiology course next Tuesday.
I also dread having to take down all of my Christmas decorations, mainly because my apartment is going to be boring again. So I put two and two together and ended up with today's project: the coffee filter wreath. And to be honest, I'm rather obsessed with it, so I decided to tell you how to make your own.


Supplies:
Wreath form - I cut a circle out of leftover foam board
Two packs of 160 count regular white coffee filters
Glue gun
5+ glue sticks
Snowflake ornaments - I got mine in the Christmas clearance section of Target
A large marker or glue stick
*The letters I cut with my Cricut and covered with glitter


How to:

Take a coffee filter and stand your glue stick/marker in the center


Wrap the coffee filter around the marker/glue stick


Dab hot glue on the bottom tip and stick to the foam board
I was able to fit 4 across the width of my wreath form
Repeat this 275-300 times
This can get a little boring, so somewhere in the middle it looks like this


Make sure you glue them as close as possible for the 'full' look
Arrange your snowflake ornaments (and letters if you use them) however you like and hot glue on
And you're finished! Now you have a beautiful wreath to help liven up dreary winter :)


What do you think? :)


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