Super Quick and Easy Valentine Gift

These are super quick and easy gifts to make this week for a teacher, co-worker, friends, whomever.   It's the ol' Sharpie dots trick ;)

Start with a plain white ceramic coffee mug and the cut-out shape of your choice.  I'm using the ever popular heart.  You can cut your shape out of a sticker page or plain paper with a bit of glue stick lightly added to the back.

Select the Sharpie colors you would like to use.  

Begin with one color and simply add dots around the edge of the cut out.  Then add more dots.

And add more and more dots, changing colors as you move away from the cut out.  Once you're happy with the amount of dots, remove the cut out and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  

That's it!!  Once it's cooled, fill with your favorite candy and it's ready to give.

There are so many options for this technique.  My oldest made party favors for her friends using their initials on each cup.  What design would you do?

Thanks for stopping by and God bless!

Angie

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Holiday Gift Wrapping Ideas

It's Day 2 of our Christmas Blog Tour!  Today we're sharing gift wrapping ideas.

Have you finished your holiday shopping yet?  No?  Me either.  However, once you finish the job isn't over.  Next you have to wrap all those goodies.

Do you tend to pick a gift wrapping theme each year?  I do.  With this year's theme, I'll be incorporating some of the handmade rubber stamps I made in this post.

I'm using the deer head stamp on white paper for a hunt theme to go along with the red and green tartan paper I'll be using on gifts.  White paper is very versatile when it comes to gift wrapping.

I began by wrapping the present and then stamping after it's wrapped.  That way I can choose the placement for each stamped image instead of hoping it lines up correctly after the gift is wrapped.

Instead of a bow on this gift, I chose to use one of these deer head ornaments.  The silver and white look is pretty but I wanted something to tie in with the brown deer image stamped on the paper.  So, using Krylon's gloss brown spray paint, I changed the color of a silver deer head to a sparkling brown one.  Once it was dry, I hot glued the deer head to a wood slice.  The wood slices were the ones I used HERE.

Ready to see it all together?  

I added two rows of gold velveteen ribbon before attaching the deer head.  I like the mix of rustic and elegant.  Seems to fit the hunt theme pretty well.

I kept the jute string on the wood slice so that the gift recipient can use the deer head for an ornament.

Did you notice my "bow" on the tartan paper?  It's a child's leather belt that I found at the thrift store.  Just something about the leather and the tartan that I really like :)

Be sure to check out these amazing blogs for more gift wrapping ideas as our Christmas Blog Tour continues!

2 Bees in a Pod Woodland Fox Theme Gift Wrap

The Crowned Goat Bank Note Inspired Gift Wrap

Concord Cottage's Christmas Gift Wrap

bluwaterlife's Ribbon Tassel Gift Wrap

Check back tomorrow when we will be sharing Christmas wreath ideas!!  Thanks for stopping by and God bless!

Angie

Make a Snow Globe Picture

I love snow globes and making your own is really easy.  I made several years ago using old mason jars and found objects.  You can see that post HERE.

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They are kind of addicting to make.  So after having made several with jars, I decided to try something new this year.  I came across a plastic shadow box frame at the thrift store and thought it would be cool to make into a snow globe picture!  It worked!  

Here's the things you'll need to make your own:  a shadow box frame with glass, a few small found objects for your snow globe scene, scrapbook paper for the background, glue, loose plastic snow (found mine at Hobby Lobby), and some tape to seal the back.

My found objects are 2 triangle pieces from an old building blocks set, a small plastic moose from the dime store, and vintage punch out letters that spell S-N-O-W.  You could use anything from small Christmas village trees and people, children's toys, gumball machine toys, whatever :)

Arrange your objects in the box and glue them in place once you're happy with it.

After you have everything glued in place and the glue has dried, attach the back of the frame leaving one side slightly open.  Pour a small amount of the loose plastic snow into the opening, checking often to see when you have added enough.

Finish securing the frame back and then seal with washi (or other light tack) tape.  This is just in case some of the smaller particles of snow slip out of the back.

That's it!  You're finished!  Easy peesy and would make a cute gift for teachers, co-workers, etc.  Think about what you could put in them...the possibilities are endless!

This would be an easy and inexpensive craft to do with your kids or grandkids!  I'm going to be hunting down more shadow box frames.  How about you?

Thanks for stopping by and God bless!!
Angie

I'm linking here:
THE STYLE SISTERS
JENNIFER RIZZO
HOME STORIES A TO Z
FROM MY FRONT PORCH TO YOURS

COMMON GROUND

HAVE A DAILY CUP OF MRS. OLSON
COASTAL CHARM'S NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAY

FRIDAYS UNFOLDED

FEATHERED NEST FRIDAY

ONE MORE TIME EVENTS

TWIRL AND TAKE A BOW 
SAVVY SOUTHERN STYLE

STONEGABLE
UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING

A DELIGHTSOME LIFE
ART IS BEAUTY

CLEVER CHICKS BLOG HOP DIY SHOWOFF IT'S OVERFLOWING

THREE MANGO SEEDS

ELIZABETH JOAN DESIGNS

WEEKEND CRAFTS

PRETTY PINTASTIC PARTY
THOUGHTS FROM ALICE
HYMNS AND VERSES
MISS MUSTARD SEED
CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT