DIY Wreath

DIY Wreath

 

So I had made a wreath last winter for this fall and was so excited to put it up. I put it up a few weeks ago..yes I know that is a little early... anyway it fell off my door when someone came to visit and kind of slammed the door as they left and it fell off and broke ;(. So I made another one. Quite different from the first but I think I like this one better. I wish I would have taken more pictures of the process but I didn't. 

Supplies:

Burlap

Wreath

Hot glue gun

Different kinds of material

Ribbon (i got the ribbon from here)

Ok so i cut a 3 inch strip of burlap and just wrapped it around the wreath all the way around. Then hot glued it in place.

 

 

 

Next I took the different kinds of fabric and cut strips. I cut different lengths and widths to whatever i wanted. I also cut some smaller strips of burlap to make the smaller rosettes.

 

Then I made a bunch of rosettes. I am sorry i didn't post  pictures of that process. I will do a post on how to make them another time i suppose.

 

Anyway i made all the rosettes and then started placing them where i wanted them and then hot glued them on. I then took some ribbon and tied bows to add a little different textures to the wreath. Then i hot glued them on.

 

 

And thats it! If you make a wreath similar to this please leave a comment with a link to yours i would love to see your ideas!

If you have a big hook on your door that you hang wreaths by you could just hang it on or if you have a smaller hook you could hot glue a small piece of ribbon on the back to hang it on. Either way would work great i am sure!

color game

So my little guy just turned 2 last month. Crazy I know!! Anyway those of you who have kids know it is hard to entertain a 2 year old for very long!  Winter is coming fast around here and I have been stressed about what to do with him because he wont be able to go outside and play and I dont want him to just sit in front of the TV all day. So I decided I would make games and things so he will learn his colors, ABCs, and counting.  

So today we made this! Just a simple matching type game of his colors.. I make him repeat the color before he puts the clothes pin on. He actually likes it a lot so that is great! 

It is super simple to make.. I saw something like this on Pinterest and thought "hey i have all the stuff to make that i will try it out". I traced a circle onto a box and cut it out. Then i attempted to make even sections and color them. Don't judge i couldnt get the sections perfect but i figured he is 2 he wont care. 

Then i painted each color and he helped by painting the newspaper I put under it. And i panted the clothes pins and let it dry and then gave it to him. So i will let him play with it today then maybe put it away for a couple weeks and trade out other activities so he doesn't get bored with it. 

Anyway I will try to post all my ideas for the winter as i make them so keep checking back :)

diy hairties

DIY Hair Ties

So apparently these are the new thing! I have seen them everywhere! They are super fun and easy to make. 

So lets get started.. 

Get some fold over elastic I got all mine from Here she has so many different kinds of elastic and they are all super cute! she has solids, prints, polka dots, chevron everything so go check it out! I know chevron is the "new thing" but honestly I like my polka dot hair ties more than the chevron. I am not sure why i just like how they look in my hair more. 

I am sorry for the pictures i couldn't quite figure out how to show all the different types of elastic. 

Anyways lets get started on the hairties. Super complicated so pay attention. 

Cut a strip of elastic. I did mine 7 and 1/2 inches long. You can do 7-8 inches if you go smaller it is harder to tie. It really depends on how thick your hair is and how tight you want the elastic or how many times you want to wrap it around your hair. 

Fold in half and tie a knot in the end. I burn the ends so they dont fray but you don't have to. 

And your done! Super complicated I know!! haha. 

The elastic in this post was provided by Hairbow Supplies Ect. But the opinions are my own!

zucchini boats

Zucchini Boats

 

I dont know about any of you but I have had zucchini coming out my ears this year. We have had so much I was running out of things to do with it! I went to pinterest to see if I could find new recipes for it and i came across one like this but I took the idea and did my own thing with it.

Ingredients;
Sausage
yellow squash
zucchini
mozzarella cheese
Parmesan cheese
rice
onion
seasonings (i used basil and parsley and celery salt)
garlic salt
salt and pepper

Directions:
Cook sausage.
Add yellow squash, rice, onion and seasonings to it. ( we had some rice left over from the night before so i just added some of that. It was about 1 cup.)
Scrape out the insides of the zucchini.
Put the sausage filling in the zucchini and top with cheeses.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until the zucchini is the tenderness you would like.

ribbon bows

I found my new favorite place to buy ribbon!! This etsy shop has amazing ribbon! I am trying to make bows out of ribbon now and Hairbow Supplies ect. is the place to go to get your ribbon. Seriously she has every thing you need. She has skinny ribbon and fat ribbon perfect for any project! Really go check out her supply, she has chevron ribbon, polkadot, holiday themed. The set I have is this one for Halloween.

Anyway those are just a couple of examples of the types she has! go check out the rest she has a lot! 

Ok onto my tutorials. 

Supplies:

Ribbon

Needle

Thread

Directions:

I got 3 different kinds of ribbon and cut them 7 and 1/2 inches long. 

Then i got 3 of them and laid them one on top of another

Stick the needle through the printed side in the middle. But don't pull all the way through. 

One at a time flip it over and stick it on the needle making a loop. (picture below)

Until you have all of them flipped over. Then pull the needle all the way through. Then poke the needle back through back and forth a couple times to secure it. Then tie a knot and you are done.

You can make another one and stack them to make it look more full or leave it like that! You could also start out with more strands of ribbon. I only started out with three. You could also layer them doing each layer one color instead of mixing the colors however you like! There are many options

Tutorial 2.

Supplies:

Ribbon 

needle

thread

hot glue gun

Directions:

I have done a tutorial like this before just with fabric not ribbon. 

Get a thick piece of ribbon of your choice. and a skinny one. 

I cut the thick one to be about 7 inches

The skinny one was 7 and 1/2 but afterwards I trimmed a lot off so you could probably start out with 5 inches or even shorter depending on how you want your middle

Fold each end of your ribbon into the center so they over lap a little bit. 

Sew down the center

Then pull the thread so it bunches up. Then tie a knot so it will stay all bunched up.

On the back of the fat ribbon put a small dot of glue. 

Take your skinny ribbon and at one end glue the end to the back of the fat ribbon. 

Wrap the skinny ribbon around a few times then glue the end to secure it! 

And your done!  :)

I have quite a few more ribbon bows and flowers to show you so keep checking back :) 

Really go check out her site you wont be disappointed! She has an etsy shop that i linked earlier and a website here if you would like to go there. 

Al lthe ribbon for this post was provided by Hairbow Supplies Ect but the ideas and opinions are all mine.