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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

CRAFT :: Spring to Easter Wreath

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Today I am sharing a gorgeous wreath that is convertible! Say what? Yes, that's right  . . . this wreath will give you TWO options: use it now for Easter and then again as just a spring wreath or the other way around! This super easy spring to Easter wreath can be made to match your own color scheme with just a few supplies and will have you wanting to make a couple more when you are done! (at least I do! ;)


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easter wreath, easter egg garland, carrot, burlap ribbon, front door




For the supplies, I personally like using pool noodles duck taped together for a wreath form as it makes a nice size wreath and if you stock up on those pool noodles when they are on clearance . . . well the price is right too! Can you say 10 cents! Yup I paid 10 cents for that pool noodle last year! OK back to the supplies . . . the other items you see pictured I grabbed on my last trip to Hobby Lobby. The carrots, flowers (I had already), the Easter egg garland and the burlap ribbon. The thing about buying supplies is I honestly never know how my wreath ideas will turn out until you get the goods home and start to play around with different options. Just get a few things that you love and go with it. To be honest, I planned on this being an Easter wreath ONLY but when I saw it before adding the Easter items, I changed my mind & came up with a solution to do both!

In addition to the supplies you picked to make your Easter- Spring wreath, you will need a glue gun, glue sticks, scissors and some sewing push pins.


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Step 1:
If using a pool noodle, duck tape it together to form a circle or simply use a wreath form - either will work just fine. Take your burlap ribbon, apply some glue to the end of the ribbon and attach to the wreath form, then start wrapping around the whole form until completely covered. Apply some glue at the end to attach to wreath form so it holds in place.



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Step 2:
Next I decided that since I only had so much of this striped burlap ribbon, that I would cut it into equal strips that were long enough to go around the wreath form and create a design around the wreath. Once I figured out the placement, I attached with my glue gun.



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Step 3:
I then took my flowers I had chosen and cut them off of their stem so I could attach them with the glue gun, in bunches around the wreath. Again the easiest way to decide where to attach is simply laying it all out and changing it up until you find something that you love!


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Step 4:
For my bow, before cutting up all of my ribbon in step 2, I saved back enough to create this simple bow to attach to the wreath. 





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This is the point that I changed my mind, like I mentioned earlier, as I love how it was looking right now. Since I was planning on hanging this on my front door and I knew it would look amazing since I gave my front door a makeover and painted it dark blue last year, I decided to have the best of both worlds: a spring wreath AND an Easter wreath!


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Step 5:
Let's switch it up to an Easter wreath! I simply took the egg garland (that I had unstrung as I thought I would be gluing them on the wreath) and re-strung them using some bakers twine and tied it to the back. I also attached a carrot to the wreath, using sewing push pins, that way, when Easter is over, I can simply remove the pins and untie the egg garland. This keeps the Easter items in tact so they can be used again next Easter plus it doesn't damage the existing spring wreath. Win-win! ;)



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The only thing left to do is to hang on your front door and enjoy! Doesn't it look amazing on that blue door? Looooooove!




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I just love spring crafting don't you? Anyone inspired to try and make one of these wreaths? Raise your hand . . . please let me know below if you think you will try this project as I would love to know if anyone was inspired. So which way do you like better? For spring or Easter?



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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

ART PRINTS :: Week 3 - 30 Day EC Creative INK Challenge


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Hello! I am already sharing week 3 of the challenge which means I am currently in the LAST week! (sad face) I still can not believe it but I do have some fun plans for something with these after this is over that I can not wait to share with you! Since starting the 30 days of creative INK challenge, I have enjoyed interacting with you daily and I hope this next 'thing' I have planned will help continue that! Please, if you haven't already, join me over on Instagram to see what I will "ink" for the day and get in a 'fan suggestion' soon as there is only a few days left to do so! 


There have been quite a few of you, who have qualified to receive a FREE art print from me thanks to your 'fan suggestion' that I chose to ink for you all. In fact I believe I have quite a few 'fan suggestions' coming this last week! ;)

Again, in case you missed my opening announcement about this a couple weeks ago, here is a re-cap of sorts:


- for 30 days, I will share my daily creative "ink" that I have hand lettered for the day via Instagram
- get involved by suggesting a phrase, word, song lyric, quote . . . anything you want, as a "fan suggestion" of something you would like to see me "ink" 
- receive the print you suggested via email, if I choose your suggestion
- more than ONE winner will have their fan suggestions picked so anytime you see me post, feel free to offer a suggestion in the comments as I am writing them ALL down ;)
- the hashtag for this challenge is #30daysECcreativeINK



Here is what WEEK 3 of the #30daysECcreativeINK brought us . . .


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If you missed WEEK 1 or 2 of the EC Creative INK Challenge, you can catch up here: 
Week 1 EC Creative INK Challenge

Week 2 EC Creative INK Challenge 

Feel free to also leave a comment here on the blog with your suggestion too! I look forward to hearing your suggestions and giving you all some new creative "ink"!










Are you loving the "eye candy" here?

Then join me over on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter & Instagram so you never miss out on an exclusive deal or any behind the scenes photos!

Check out my designs, artwork & decor in my Etsy shop

Looking forward to seeing you again! :)

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

HOME :: 5 Must Haves for a Tween Bathroom

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Today I am sharing a peek into another HOME project that I have in the works that I hope to be sharing with you soon. I am currently in the beginning planning stages of making over my daughter's bathroom and giving it a tween makeover! Her bedroom received a makeover a little over a year ago and she loved helping me pick out things and having a voice into what we did. I thought it would be fun to do the same and give her a tween bathroom!

She will be turning TWELVE next month (I can't even believe it) and she is in LOVE with teals and blues, like A LOT!!!! You will see those colors in her bedroom reveal as well, that I am (still) working on, so I was not surprised when she picked this color scheme for her bathroom. Like I mentioned we are in the beginning planning stages . . . meaning we have started shopping for things because hellooooooo, that's the FUN part and we've talked about what we are going to do, like paint her sink cabinets this super awesome color of teal BUT we haven't actually done any of the work yet. LOL No worries though as I have some time carved out soon to work on this project and when it's finished, since all of the shopping is pretty much done, it will get used quicker! We'll eventually get there and when we do, it's gonna rock! ;)

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In the meantime, I thought I would share my TOP 5 must haves for making over a tween bathroom! Can a lot of these tips be used on ANY bathroom? Sure these will be specific to hers but they can help in any old bathroom! Hope you find a tip for your next makeover! ;)

1. Amazing towels
Who doesn't love getting brand new towels? I mean they are sooooooo soft and fluffy, so when we ran across these on sale, we went ahead and snatched them up. One tip that I have always done in her bathroom that I love, is finding ONE patterned towel and then matching up solid colors with it, like we did here with this chevron printed towel that she HAD to have! Just grab a patterned one that you love and then coordinate matching colors from it and it will give you some variety in their bathroom that will keep it anything but boring! (wink)

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2. Storage
My daughter LOVES to organize items and I am pretty sure I can see a future with her blogging about it (kidding, not kidding?) so I am pretty sure that choosing storage items to fit what she needed was her favorite. Make sure to pick up storage in all sizes. This set of three blue baskets we found are nice and soft, so storing extra washcloths, towels and essentials that she needs everyday fit into them perfectly. Plus they are pretty to look at too so if you have the counter space to leave some out, do it! If not, under the sink they go to do their job! Try to find some smaller baskets too. We found these cute wire baskets in the dollar section of a store we were in the other day and they work so good for holding those hair ties, lip gloss and those bazillion bobby pins.

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3. Soap
We love soap. We buy a lot of soap. Both my daughter and I have a slight obsession with it. BUT we are picky about what we use, meaning if it doesn't smell good, it stays at the store! We are always on the lookout for a fun scent and we love foaming soap too, there is just something about it that feels good when washing your hands, so when we found these new Softsoap scents on our latest trip to Walmart, we were pretty excited! Plus we NEEDED to get new soap for the bathroom and did you notice how these will match her color scheme perfectly? Hmmm hmmm . . . love them. The best part is, this Softsoap Liquid Foaming Hand Soap is a premium product at a great price. And the smell. I mean these scents are perfect for the bathroom: whipped cocoa butter and jasmine and white cotton.

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4. Artwork
I must say that the artwork for a room makeover is MY favorite item to shop for. I love seeing what I can find that will fit perfectly in the space. I decided that I am going to do a small wall gallery in her bathroom and I wanted to find inspirational pieces that will uplift her as she is getting ready for school every day and make her feel good. I believe that artwork must do a couple things: match your room, make you happy looking at it, be well designed and be a little different. If it does those things, then it IS worth purchasing. Of course all of the artwork was approved by the girl, she loved what I found. YAY!

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5. Extra touches
For my daughter's bathroom, the extra touches would be items that a 'mom' thinks is needed to complete the space. Those extra touches that make the bathroom functional or safe or add that final piece to make it feel good when you walk in. 

A new bathmat so she doesn't slip because 'safety first'!!!!!! (wink) A new bath towel wrap for her to pamper herself with because ever since I introduced her to these she loves using them. And of course a bathroom is NOT complete without some sweet little flowers added by the sink or perhaps on a shelf!

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Hope you enjoyed seeing a peek into the beginning stage of her bathroom makeover! I have other things planned that I will save for the reveal but it's always fun to share along the way! 

By no means was my daughter the ONLY one to get something new and fun the other day . . .I made sure to pick up a new soap for me because I love soap too remember. Plus it's for the kitchen so it doesn't count as a gift, just something we 'needed'. ;)

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Which of the three new Softsoap Liquid Foaming Hand Soap scents do you think you would enjoy sitting on your sink? My favorite smell out of all of them is definitely the Whipped Cocoa Butter! Please let me know below as I would love to hear from you! ;)

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ART PRINTS :: Week 2 - 30 Day EC Creative INK Challenge

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YAY! We are already in week 2 of the challenge which means I am half way through this! I can not believe it as I am having such a blast with this and getting to chat with you all about the amazing suggestions you keep coming up with! The 30 days of creative INK challenge, has made it possible to interact with you daily and I could not be happier! I love that you all have joined me over on Instagram to see what I will "ink" for the day and if you haven't yet, feel free to join in now as I have plenty left to ink for all of you! 


Some of you have even qualified in receiving a FREE art print from me thanks to your 'fan suggestion' that I chose to ink for you all. In fact I believe I have chosen about THREE fans so far this past week and may be planning on a couple more very soon! ;)

Again, in case you missed my opening announcement about this last week, here is a re-cap of sorts:


- for 30 days, I will share my daily creative "ink" that I have hand lettered for the day via Instagram
- get involved by suggesting a phrase, word, song lyric, quote . . . anything you want, as a "fan suggestion" of something you would like to see me "ink" 
- receive the print you suggested via email, if I choose your suggestion
- more than ONE winner will have their fan suggestions picked so anytime you see me post, feel free to offer a suggestion in the comments as I am writing them ALL down ;)
- the hashtag for this challenge is #30daysECcreativeINK



Here is what WEEK 2 of the #30daysECcreativeINK brought us . . .




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Unfortunately last week, I was hit with a sickness that wiped me out for FOUR days but I still had my sense of humor . . .  as this is what I shared on day 2 of the sickness to make light of it . . . 

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Just keepin' it real folks! ;)

If you missed WEEK 1 of the EC Creative INK Challenge, you can catch up here: 
Week 1 EC Creative INK Challenge

Feel free to also leave a comment here on the blog with your suggestion too! I look forward to hearing your suggestions and giving you all some new creative "ink"!









Are you loving the "eye candy" here?

Then join me over on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter & Instagram so you never miss out on an exclusive deal or any behind the scenes photos!

Check out my designs, artwork & decor in my Etsy shop

Looking forward to seeing you again! :)