DIY Valentine Art

This piece of Valentine's art from My Thrift Store Addiction is so amazingly easy to make. No glitter messes everywhere. You've got to see how easy it is!


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Ruffled Foam Sheets and Glitter Christmas Tree Cones

It's hard to believe that these trees are made from foam sheets. Purple Hues and Me has a tutorial to help you make your own ruffly, gorgeous tree!


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Frozen Inspired Elsa Pumpkin

It's pumpkin time! A Pumpkin & a Princess made this gorgeous pumpkin full of glitter and bling. If your littles love Frozen, then they'll go crazy for this pumpkin.

 

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Glitter Monogrammed Pumpkin



Unoriginal Mom has a super simple way to made your own monogrammed pumpkin. How adorable would these be for your mantel or entryway!?

 

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12 Tooth Fairy Ideas

Our oldest boy just got his first loose tooth yesterday. It's so exciting, but so sad at the same time. I mean, his *baby* teeth are falling out!! Anyway, I hadn't even thought about tooth fairy stuff yet, so I was scouring the web finding lots of cute ideas - and I thought I'd share them with my fellow crafters!

Emergency Tooth Fairy Kit | Hellobee
Tooth Fairy Box | Spoonful
Official Tooth Chart | Moms and Munchkins
Tooth Fairy Receipt | Schoolgirl Style
Tooth Fairy Pocket | Heartmade
Tooth Fairy Invoice | How Does She

Tooth Fairy Certificate | Mom and More
Tooth Fairy Receipt | A Typical English Home
Glitter Money | The Southern Institute
Tooth Fairy Pouches | The Purl Bee
Glittered Letter | Spoonful
Altered Tooth Fairy Tin | Fantastink


What do you do for the lost teeth in your home? I'd love to hear your ideas. Feel free to add the link into the comments!

Twine Decorated Mirror

Creative Khadija made this beautiful twine wrapped mirror. I love the textures and the sparkle that she added!

 

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Santa Globe

Girl in Air turned a thrift store globe into this glittery Christmas decoration. Isn't it so fun!

 

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DIY Glittered Candles

The Crafty Scientist made these glittered candles for her Thanksgiving table. I think the sparkle and the glitter would really help glam them up and make the table look a little more fancy pants.

 

See the DIY Glittered Candles.

Glittered Swirl Pumpkin #MPumpkins

I was so excited to get my pumpkin pack from Michaels! I've mentioned here before how I used to work at Michaels before my son was born. Part of my job included decorating all the fun pumpkins that were scattered around the store for inspiration. I loved using these craft pumpkins!

 

One of the reasons I love these craft pumpkins so much is there's no mess! No seeds or stringy innards to scoop out. AND - no rotting pumpkin mess to clean up after Halloween! These craft pumpkins can be decorated or carved once, and then reused every year. How cool is that?

 

 

For my first pumpkin, I decided to go with some glitter. I don't glitter many things, but it sounded fun. I headed to Michaels and picked up some of Martha Stewart's glitter glue and black glitter. I also picked up some ribbon to tie around it.

 

 

 

To make sure my design looked good and was spaced evenly, I used a pencil to lightly draw it on first. I knew the glue and glitter would cover the pencil marks, so I wasn't worried.

 

 

 

Then I worked a section at a time. I'd draw with the glue, then cover that section in glitter. Just be careful as you're going around. You want to make sure that each section is dry before you lay the pumpkin on that side or touch it with your hand. Squished glitter isn't pretty :)

 

 

 

Pretty soon the whole pumpkin was finished. I chose to tie some ribbon for these pictures, but I'm honestly not sure if I'll keep it on. What do you think? Is the ribbon too much?

 

 

 I toyed with the idea of a bow tied on top, but I didn't like that. Any suggestions? Or is it good the way it is?

By the way, this was a very messy project! I was covered in glitter at multiple points during this project!

 

 

On Saturday, October 5th, 2013, Michaels is having their Great Pumpkin Event! For just $6, you get a 9" pumpkin and all the supplies to create your own pumpkin! They'll also be doing free face painting! Be sure to head over next month and create your own pumpkin!

 

Did you also know that Michaels offers custom pumpkin carving for $19.99? If you don't have the time of skill to create your own pumpkin, you can head to Michaels, fill out a form, and then get your personalized pumpkin! How great is that? You can choose from over 25 styles and even have them personalized with names!

 

(Disclosure: Michaels Arts and Crafts provided me with an assortment of pumpkins, a carving tool, and a gift card to cover the cost of other crafting supplies. All of the opinions expressed in this post are my own)