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Birthday Card Idea

Faye — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:17:10 +0000

This past Friday was my friend Katie’s Birthday. This is the card I made for her. I got the idea from the cute blog How about Orange. (source)

DIY Heart Shaped Crayons

Faye — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:59:04 +0000

This weekend, my best friend and favorite craft buddy Nikki and I made heart shaped crayons. This project was so easy and fun to make. I have a little niece who will love these for Valentine’s Day. They are perfect for little hands.

Supplies Needed:

Crayons (Old broken ones work the best)
Mold of some sort. We purchased this silicone one at Wal-Mart and it worked perfectly. I suggest using a silicone one because it is easier to pop them out of the mold once they harden.

We took off the paper, broke up the crayons, chose our color combinations and filled the mold.

Put your mold onto a cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes at 150 degrees.

This is how they look straight out of the oven.

Make sure everything is melted and let them cool a few minutes. Once the mold has cooled, put it into the freezer for about 20-30 minutes or until solid.

The crayons should be solid when you take them out of the freezer.

Pop them out of the mold and enjoy!

These heart shaped crayons were so much fun to make.

Side note: On some blog we read they said to put cookie cutters on a cookie sheet instead of using a mold.

I would not suggest this method.

DIY Outlet Covers

Faye — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:27:28 +0000

This weekend I was feeling kind of crafty and decided to decoupage some electrical outlet covers after seeing this tutorial on Design Sponge.

What you need:

Fun Patterned Paper (I used Martha Stewart craft paper on the middle one)
Screwdriver (To take off the outlet cover)
Mod Podge
Paint brush or sponge applicator to apply the Mod Podge

Be prepared to get Mod Podge all over your hands.

These are so easy to make. All you do is find what paper you want, place the paper right side down and apply the Mod Podge to the paper. Place the outlet cover on the paper and let it dry. Once it is dry flip it over and Mod Podge the front of the outlet cover. I put a couple of coats on mine. Next I poked holes through the paper (where the cord plugs into the wall) and cut off the excess. The final step is to screw them back on.

This cute outlet cover makes you almost not notice the outlet is upside down.

If you don’t feel like spending money but have a color printer, make your own patterned paper at Bg Patterns for free.