Pomander Balls and Wedding Centerpieces

What in the world am I doing with all of these Pomander Balls you ask?

Well, they are part of centerpieces for my little brothers wedding that is next weekend!

I love how they turned out and they look so pretty.....these pictures don't really do anything justice.

Here is the centerpiece in it's entirety.  I got the ideas from my best friend - Pinterest :)
There are teardrop crystals and tiny white light strung throughout.  They look so pretty at night all lite up!

Grab some Mason jars and paint, paint away.  And after all that work - sand it off?!

Supplies you will need: flower punch, cute paper, Styrofoam balls (I used the 3"), paint that matches your paper.  Use this to paint the ball and lots and lots of pearl straight pins!

Start pinning your life away....lol

I hung these using some jute, tied a knot at the base and hot glued that to the ball.  After using these in the wedding we thought it would be pretty to use them to decorate up a Christmas tree!

Paper Decor

Things have been busy around here!  I'm getting ready (along with some other fabulous friends) for something really fun and can't wait to share it with you!  In the meantime here is a sneek peek....tutorials to soon follow!

Paper Fans

 

   

 

Paper Rosettes

 

Paper Doilies Banner

Burlap Banner

Wall art made out of toilet paper rolls....really?!

I think my family thought I was crazy when I told them if they saw an empty toilet paper roll to please save it for me.  I know this because the only one who brought me the rolls was my 7 year old.  She would carry one into me and say "Mom.  Whatever your doing with these it's gonna be awesome!"  It turned into a game for her and she would ask her siblings if they needed to go to the bathroom because there was only a tiny bit of toilet paper on the roll to be used up and then she could give one to me...lol...I love that girl!

Ok, so here's what I have been up to after saving all these rolls for over 3 months now...

1. Gather supplies (toilet paper rolls, clothespins, glue gun)

2.  Smash rolls

3.  Once you have all the rolls smashed cut them into equal pieces.  I ended up getting about 6 pieces.  You will need 5 per flower.  So one roll will make one flower.

4.  Start to glue the petals together.

5.  Finished flowers

 

6.  Start to take the flower and arrange and glue them together to your liking.  I like clothes pinning them even though it was hot glue.  That way I wouldn't have to sit and hold it until it cooled down.

7.  If you have single pieces left over glue them wherever you would like.

 And there you have it.  Some fun wall art.  You could definitely paint these to match any room. 

Here are some other examples of peoples wall art using toilet paper rolls...

The hardest part is knowing when to stop gluing :)

Also, in case you didn't notice I am in the process of a blog redo.  I still need to add in a navigation bar and redo my buttons so please bear with me :) 
Have fun and have a great weekend!
(Linking up at these great parties)

Vase makeovers

Are you sitting down?  It has been a looooong time since I actually sat down to do something crafty....and I finally made time to do a super quick, super easy, super cheap craft project.  I'm sure you have seen the painted vases floating around Pintrest.  I gathered up some dollar store vases (I did get mine at Dollar Tree) and made up these pretties.

The idea came from the adorable blog

Sugar and Charm

And if your wondering about the vase in the back, I actually found this hideous looking vase (it was this awful red color) at Pier 1 and all I did was hot glue jute around the entire thing....it's one of my favorite pieces in the house!  So there ya go, some really inexpensive ways to spice up your home :)

Mom's Randsom Rubbage Box!

I found this great idea off of Pintrest!
I thought I had pinned it, but I guess not and I can't find it.  If anyone knows please comment to me so I can give credit where it's due :)  All I know is it was some super cute mom with lots of great ideas!

I do something similar to "the box" at my house. I put the items in a box when they are just laying around the house and if they want something out of it they have to pay me .25 cents out of their allowance money to get it back.

I thought this idea was more creative and made it fun! I made up some prints with items that I am constantly confiscating around our house!

If you would like to use these same prints just right click and save!

Here are the slips to put in the envelope. Read through them as there are some you may want to change to fit your families needs.

Clean out car
Clean out pantry
Pull weeds in back yard for 10 minutes
Pull weeds in front yard for 10 minutes
Rub dad’s feet for 10 minutes and do, ‘this little piggy’ to him.
Clean a sibling’s room
Wipe down kitchen bathroom toilet
Clean a bathroom mirror while singing any song.
Clean out silverware drawer
Wipe down outside of fridge and have a treat afterwards.
You are free but this is a WARNING!
Vacuum garage floor mats
Scrub upstairs bathtub
Give mom and dad a hug and say, “I will never leave my stuff out again.”
Wipe down walls by garage door
Wipe down garage door inside and out
Empty all garbage’s
Write a letter to someone who has done a service for you and tell them thank you.
Dust the plant in the kitchen bathroom
Fold 10 pairs of socks
Rub dad’s head for 10 minutes while telling him how thankful you are for him working so hard.
Rub mom’s head for 10 minutes while telling her how thankful you are she sweeps 200 times a day.
Sweep front porch and ride your bike around the block.
Watch siblings for 15 minutes
Clean out junk drawer
Dust living room
Clean front glass door
You are free but this is a WARNING!
You are free but this is a WARNING!
Tell all of your siblings 3 things you love about them.
Write 50 times “I will not leave my things out.”
Do 25 jumping jacks while singing, “I am a cleaning machine.”
Run around the house for 1 minute and see how many things you can pick up and put away.
Clean off the dining room table with glass cleaner.
Draw a picture of you picking up things and your mom and dad smiling BIG!
Make up a song about a clean house and perform it in front of your family.
Make your bed blindfolded.
Clean out a heater vent.
Do research on the computer about how to clean with baking soda.
While hopping on one foot, wipe the kitchen counters off.
Choose 2 items of yours to donate to Goodwill.
Vacuum the office.
Scrub an air vent with a toothbrush.
Hand wash 3 dishes
Scrub your toilet while singing, ‘whistle while you work’.
Pick up backyard, do a flip on the trampoline and beg your mother for forgiveness.
Sweep back patio
Design a machine on paper that cleans the whole house and gets you ready for the day.
Water the trees in the front yard.
Tell us the story, ‘The Little Red Hen.”
Organize mom and dad’s shoes.
Vacuum one set of stairs

We have been doing this for a week now and it's working fabulously :) 

Ribbon Rosettes

I know these are EVERYWHERE and I never got around to giving them a go....
so I tried them, and I LOVE them. I have seen everything used from zippers to fabric and felt. I went ahead and made mine with ribbon! I just have to find the perfect headband to put them on!

I found a "fabulous" tutorial on how to make these rosettes over at A Scrap of Fabulous! This blog is so great because all she (Cami) posts is tutorials! I have know Cami for quite a while and she is super sweet and funny, funny! You need to head on over and be prepared to sit for a while watching all her great videos!

Herb tins!

I don't have my much anticipated garden.....yet. It's coming. In the meantime I thought I would grow my own herbs in my kitchen!



These cute tin buckets are in the $1 section at Target.....{love}.



I took my little dot brush and added a little spring-ness to them :)

I also got the three packets of seed in the $1 section......{triple love}.



Finished and waiting. Can you tell I am liking { } these an awful lot!



Hope to see you tomorrow {or maybe later tonight} for...


linky party!