One-of-a-Kind Magnents

These magnets are so cute and are a nice way to spruce up your fridge.

What you will need:
Air Dry Clay
Flower/Plant for imprint
Paint
Magnet

1. Pick a flower or plant and lay it on top of a small piece of clay (crayola makes air dry clay or you can check out your local art store for other options) 

2. Use a rolling pin to make an imprint in the clay

3. Let it harden

4. Paint

5. Add a magnet to the back

6. Put your beautiful creation on the fridge :) 

Personalized Coffee Mugs

This one is super easy to do, if you need a quick fix for you DIY craving. It is also a great gift idea if you are on a budget or if you just want to spice up of some of your boring mugs:)  

All you need is a sharpie and a plain mug. 

All you need to do is write your personalized message on your mug, 

pop it in oven at 350 deg. F for 30 mins :)

These are great small gifts and stocking stuffers for family and friends!

Dream Catchers

I've always thought dream catchers were beautiful but I never thought of trying to make one my self, I always just oogled at ones I saw at festivals and markets. Then one day my brother learned how to make them. After months of bugging him, he finally taught me how to make them. I'll be honest and let you know that patience is definitely needed to make these. But once you get the hang of it they get easier to make and you can explore with different styles, sizes and patterns. Dream catchers are great gift ideas (I personally think so :) ) and they look awesome.

Dreamcatchers are said to keep all bad dreams in its web through the night, vanishing when the sun comes up and letting good dream pass through, down the feather and to the sleeper. 

Here are some pictures of ones personally made by my brother.

Key Chain Size

The materials for this one comes pre packaged at dollarama.

Materials needed:

Metal or wood hoop (your choice on size)

Suede cord

Cord string

Feathers

Beads

Scissors

Leather Adhesive (or tying knots can suffice)

So here is a really funny and informative tutorial on how to make dream catchers. Just a warning, you do need patience and a sense of humour to watch this video. It is the best one that I found though and I do recommend it! Enjoy!

Click here to watch the tutorial on how to make a dreamcatcher!

Hemp Jewelry

I decided to do a post about hemp jewelry because there are so many different styles and patterns you can make and its something a little different than my previous posts. I love making help jewelry, mostly because of the cool beads you can use for them. Also there are different sizes and colour of hemp so you can make anything that suits your style. Right now I have the regular earth tones of hemp. But I also have purple, gold, blue and pink. The different colours look really cool when paired with wood beads just as the tanned hemp looks sweet with coloured glass beads. One more thing is that you can use a pendant for the centre piece if you want to make a necklace, there's a lot of sweet ones out there. But then again everyone likes something different.

I find the best beads from general stores in small towns believe it or not. But art and craft stores definitely have a great selection for beads to use, also online is a good place to look. But for beginners you can get everything you need from Wal-Mart.

Video tutorial on how to make a basic hemp bracelet. The video is in two parts and they're each only a few minutes long so it won't take too much of your time! Happy Hemping!

Click here for part 1 - Square Knot Hemp Bracelet - Starting the bracelet

Click here for part 2 - Square Knot Hemp Bracelet - Adding beads

Here are some cool pictures to give you inspiration for your future hemp projects.

Candle Holders

Candles have to be one of my favourite home decor things. I actually have a friend that makes candles from scratch so I always try and find new ideas for holders for them. This post is a little different because there are so many different ideas I stumbled on for making candle holders. Below I have a few pictures for ideas and a materials list.These are also great gift ideas and you can do so much with them with minimal materials needed.

Most of the materials can be bought at your local dollar store, if you can't find something you can go to Wal-Mart or your local craft store to find what you need.

Some of the necessary materials you will need are:
1. Glue gun
2. Glue sticks for glue gun
3. Mod Podge
4. Paper, tissue paper, glass gems,
5. Really anything you want to use on the candle holder, ie. the dried leaves for the fall themed holders.

Below each image are brief instructions on how to make the candle holder show.

 This is one really cute for winter. All that is needed for this one is white glue and sparkles.

It is a little messy but the finish product is worth it!

These 3 above are all made the same way. You will need a mason jar (or any other glass holder), Mod podge, sponge brush and whatever you're using to stick on (dried leaves, tissue paper). 

Use the Mod Podge to stick the paper on, but be gentle so it doesn't rip. After all the snow flakes or leaves are on, do 1-2 coats over top of Mod Podge to seal it.

This one is really easy to make. You will need a mason jar, hot glue gun and you can buy coloured gems at the dollar store.

Jewelry Holder

I love this idea because I have an abundance of necklaces and lets face it, jewelry boxes and necklace holders are expensive and they don't hold that much considering what you are paying. And unless you are going to a one of a kind store to buy one they're also pretty generic. I came across this idea on pintrest and I think it's looks awesome. It's really easy to make and you can customize it to your own style, definitely one of a kind.These jewelry holders are also awesome great gift ideas for any woman in your life!

What you will need:

1. Sweet wood picture frame (I personally like the vintage look)

2. Cup Hooks (to hang necklaces)

3. Paint (optional if you want to change the colour of the frame)

* If you want to watch a video for step by step instructions click here. 

So start of by taking everything out of the frame, the picture, backing, glass, all of it so all your have left is just the frame.

Then mark where you are going to screw the hooks in to ensure they are evenly spread apart.

Once you have the cup hooks screwed in you are done! Time to hang on the wall and add your jewelry.

Below I have some pictures of the final product to inspire your creation.

Pebble Coasters & Placemats

This post was inspired by my last post about the stone floor mats. I came across these images from a site about home decorating. This is the link if you want to look at more cool ideas.
http://www.decor4all.com

I think these are so cute and you can get small pebbles like these anywhere. In the summer time you can get them from beaches, walks along the path and anywhere you can go swimming really. You can always buy them too, art and craft stores will be the best place to get a good variety but dollar stores have them as well for a cheap price. So it also depends on the circumstance and your budget.

Things you will need:

1. Rubber mat
2. Contact adhesive
3. Pebbles

Pebble Coasters

Pebble Dinner Mats

Pebble Mats

Stone Floor Mat

When I came across this idea I thought it would be really sweet for a cottage or summer house. This is a really great home made project and I can't wait to start making one. When I was looking for images I found a lot of different styles and looks that you can make just from using different coloured rocks. I personally think this a really cool idea and I can't wait for the warm weather to come so I can make one!

Things you will need:

1. Rubber welcome mat

2. Contact adhesive

3. River rocks (or your choice)

This project is also really easy. I suggest laying out the rocks in place before you start to glue them on so you don't end up with weird crooked edges. 

Once you have them all in place, start gluing them on and wait a day to let them dry.

Now you have your one of a kind river rock floor mat!

Here are some other looks you can make with different rocks. Enjoy!

Mason Jar Vintage Photo

I came across this from a friend who finds all kinds of DIY craft ideas on the internet. This one is really cool because it looks sweet and its really easy to do. It not only makes the picture look vintage and beautiful, you can also use them as decor around the house.

You will need:

1. Black and white photo
2. Mason jar
3. Vegetable oil
4. Dried flowers (optional)

Print your favourite image in black & white and then trim it to fit the mason jar

After you put the image in the jar, add enough vegetable oil so the image is covered.

Add the dried flowers in behind the image and screw the lid on.

All done!

This one literally takes no time and looks amazing when its done. The most time consuming part is going to get the picture printed!

Glass door picture frame

I love do it at home projects. People always notice the uniqueness and it feels nice knowing that you can make something awesome and one of a kind. This project is a little bigger in regards to time and supplies needed. But if you love crafting you will be happy with the final product :). For this glass door frame project you will need:

1. Glass door
2. Sand paper
3. Paint
4. Backing piece (for images to go on and attach to back of door)
5. Hangers & Screws (optional)
6. Screw driver (optional)

The best place to do this is in the garage as you will be making a mess with the sanding and the painting.

First start off sanding the door if necessary. (if you aren't repainting sanding is not necessary and you can skip to adding the pictures)

After the door is sanded do one coat of primers and then take your desired paint colour choice and paint two coats of paint over top the primer

Next take your backing piece and with photo glue, glue the images to the backing piece as they will be shown through the glass

Once images are on, attach backing piece to the back of the door. (if you don't want to add the hooks you are done!)

Take your hooks and the screw them into the bottom of the door picture frame.

It is now ready to be hung up on the wall!