The Transformation of a Shirt

Two posts in one month! This is a good run for me...

Anyways, I was at Target the other day and found this cute little Valentines Day shirt:

I had seen it before Valentines Day, but I'm not one to buy holiday clothing unless it's Holiday socks. Anyways, I liked the concept of the shirt but I didn't like the valentinyness of it. So when I saw that it was on clearance for $4, I had to buy it anyways. 

My solution to the lovey dovey pink and red hearts? Paint over them. I chose a mustardy yellow and turquoise to cover the red and pink. 

I began painting over the pink hearts with the yellow...

And then I covered the red hearts with the turquoise...

And then VOILA! The same shirt with a way less Valentines Day look. 

I was pleased with how it turned out. What do you guys think? Is it not so valentine like or do the hearts still make it pretty lovey dovey?

Have a fabulous week!

E

CAKE POPS!

Our Valentines Day weekend consisted of looks of cooking and baking! I'm going to quickly share our journey of making Valentine themed cake pops on Saturday afternoon!

Step 1: Make a regular cake. We made a boxed cake, but a homeade one would work too.

Step 2: Let the cake cool completely, then crumble it up in a bowl and mix in a can of frosting (a little less than the whole can, actually)

Step 3: Roll the cake/frosting mix into balls.

Step 4: Melt some candy chips (We used Wilton Candy Melts in vanilla flavor). Then, take lollipop sticks (found in a craft store in the Wilton/Cake making aisle) and dip them into the melted candy coating. Then, put the sticks into the cake balls. The melted candy serves as an adhesive.

Step 5: Melt a bunch of other colors of the candy melts while your cake pops sit in the freezer for about then minutes to set up. 

Step 6: Take the pops out of the freezer and cover them in the candy coating and decorate accordingly! They set up instantly so you have to decorate quickly. 

Helpful hint: DO NOT put food coloring in the candy melts. It just hardens/ruins it. 

Another helpful hint: Jeff and I bought flower arrangement foam blocks and covered them in fabric. We then poked holes into the blocks as the cake pops were done. Foam blocks are a great way to hold/display the pops when they are finished. 

We got a little tired of decorating them after awhile because we had a lot of cake pops to decorate...

So then Kelsey and I got into a frosting fight.

But then we got back on track and finished decorating them all. 

The final product turned out cute and delicious!

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day!

E

Feast Your Eyes

I'm sorry we haven't blogged in months and months. I've been waiting for someone (who shall remain nameless) to post but she hasn't! So here are some pictures of what I have been up to in the craft world lately.

First, we have this turquoise necklace that I made back in July sometime. I was really excited about it because I have been wanting to make something out of turquoise FOREVER now and this turned out just lovely. 

Next, I did a canvas makeover...because let's face it, I'm not a very animal print type of girl. I bought a bunch of animal print canvas 90% off so I could cover them. I decided to make a cute sisters canvas to hang up in my room. 

I'm in a visual perceptions class and one of our assignments was to personalize our sketchbooks. So, on a lovely fall-like day, Britney and I decided to craft outside. 

and this is my sketchbook as a works in progress:

The book is done now, but I don't have a picture of it. It turned out pretty cool. 

Lastly, I was desperately in need of some coasters for my room. So I picked up a package of blank coasters and got to work on them. 

I only have two finished so far but I plan on making them all someday.

That's all for now! Hope you all are having a lovely fall so far.

E

Mission Accomplished.

Summer Project #2 is finished! Here is a little sneak peek: 

I'll post more pictures and write more about it when my dad gets some flowers in it.

I hope everyone is having a lovely week!

E

Headbands and some sidewalk chalk...

Hello all! I hope everyone has had a lovely and crafty week! It's been so nice outside!
I want to share a couple of headbands that I made a few weeks back. I don't have any pictures of the first headband alone, but here is a picture of me sporting the headband with Jeffrey.

I used some leftover canvas and cut out felt flowers and leaves and used a fun stitch on my sewing machine. i particularly like this headband because it's wide enough to cover up my hair if it happens to be greasy :)


This next headband is one that I'm pretty proud of because I used only scraps of canvas and my sewing machine. How, you ask? Let me show you.

Equals:

Now, about that sidewalk chalk. I babysat this week for some kids and we spent a lot of time outside with the sidewalk chalk. Look and what Andie and I created!

I really love it and I'm trying to figure out how to recreate in a way that doesn't disappear when it rains and I can keep it inside. Any suggestions?

Until next time,

E

Gift bags you can keep!

My friends Alyse and Elliott are getting married!! The big day is fast approaching so I've been getting my crafting butt into gear. They had two bridal showers this past weekend (one with boys, one without) they were both a blast! I think gifts for these events can sometimes get a little boring ex:mixing bowls, crockpots, silverware etc..so I wanted to give my impersonal gifts a personal touch! I got two canvas bags and decorated them with their names and date using the theme colors of their wedding to make gift bags they can keep forever! Heres how they turned out!

My mom introduced me to a magnificent adhesive called "wonder under" to attach the fabric letters and numbers to the bag. She also was a great help easing my frustration when I ironed the wrong side of the adhesive to the right side of the material. This stuff is tricky business! But once I got it down that stuff worked miracles.

Here is the lovely couple with their bags! They were a big hit at the parties, little did people realize just how easy they really are! If you can cut and iron, then you're golden. Try making one of your own to use for grocery shopping!

Thanks for reading, and as always keep us updated on your crafts!

-KB

Short and Sweet on a Sunny Day.

What a beautiful day it is outside! I wanted to do a craft outside and then I remembered that one of my summer projects still needed to be started. Here are few pictures of what I have been up to today:

It's a great day for outdoor painting! I really like the yellow color the chair turned out to be. 

Lastly, here I am pondering how I am going to paint the detail on it.

Stay tuned for the finished project!

E