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Monday, March 22, 2010

eggs...

Easter is on its way and I am {loving} the spring and easter bright colors!! This is a super simple easter decor idea. I bet you wont have to buy anything for this craft!! :) Here it is:

{eggs}

Items Needed:

1-glass vase ( DI for 1.50)

1- pkg of plastic easter eggs

1- pkg of easter grass

Step 1: Take your easter grass and put some in the bottom of your vase, put a few eggs on top of it and then do more grass. Alternate until your vase is full of eggs and grass!!

Like so:

Step 3: Set it on a shelf and Enjoy!!

{eggs}

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Ohhh how I love Spring and all the BRIGHT colors!!! I just had to get to the Dollar store and see what they had hidin on there shelves. I found so many cute things!! Here is a craft/ wreath I put together for Easter..it is only a couple weeks away already!?!? So I whipped this up today and its hangin on my door!! It is SO cute and easy!! Here you go!

{Easter Wreath}

Items Needed:

(All purchased and the Dollar Tree)

1 Medium-Large sized wreath

1- easter/spring spool of wide ribbon

3- bags of sparkly eggs (so cute!!)

Hot glue gun

Scissors

Step 1: Take all the sparkly eggs out of their packages and cut the sticks off of them all. (There were large and small eggs there I got 2 lg pkgs and 1 small pkg)

Step 2: Wrap your easter/spring wide ribbon around your wreath.

Step 3: Hot glue your eggs to your wreath. I did 1 lg. 2 sm. 1 lg...etc.

Step 4: I had to do a bow because I was 2 sm. eggs short. But I like it with the bow!! :)

Step 5: Hang it on your front door or wherever your heart desires

Admire! YAY!!

{easter wreath}

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

follower friday...

We didn't have a {follower friday} last week. But we have one this week...this weeks follower is a good friend of mine. She has a super cute crafty side and she makes cute stuff!! I just had the opportunity to see her after a long long time! This weeks follower is:

Jamie Beutler

Here are a few of her cute projects she has done using tutorials off of A Lil' of This & That:

All her cute mod podged ribbon and button $1 frames!! Love all of them!

Her adorable Irish Blocks!! Her Luck Board-Super cute way of doing it instead of blocks :)

Green in a vase and her cute Pots Of Gold!!

Thanks so much for sharing your fun and cute projects with us!!

{follower friday}

Monday, March 8, 2010

Pot O' Gold

These are the cutest little Pot O' Gold's you will ever see!! They are easy/cute and don't cost but a few dollars!! :) Enjoy!

{Pot O' Gold}

Item's Needed:

2-Terra Cotta Pots (69-89cents @ Micheals)

Black Paint

Paint Brush

Gold (chocolate coins or Rolos)

Green Ribbon (optional)

Step 1: Take your two pots with your black paint, paintbrush, & a paper plate.

Step 2: Paint at least 2 even 3 coats of black paint on both pots

Step 3: After they are completely dry, put in your {gold}

Step 4: Set them somewhere in your home! :)

{pot o' gold}

Friday, March 5, 2010

Leprechaun..

Sad day! No {follower friday} today! If any of you have pictures of projects you have done with the tutorials off of A Lil of This & That send them to my email: sweetie8310@hotmail.com!
So instead of a {follower friday} I decided I would do another St. Patty's Day decor tutorial!! This one is probably one of my favorites! I love how simple and cheap it is!! The only thing I had to buy for this project were the green {rocks} which are $1! Anyway...on to the tutorial...

{leprechaun}

Items Needed:

1- Micheals $1 frame

6-7 green rocks/stones

Green paint

Tan/white paint

Paint brush

Sanding block

Stamps or Vinyl/rub-on Lettering

2-3 different green/St. patty's day paper

Black ribbon

1 green button

Staple gun

Step 1: Take the center cardboard piece out. Then paint your frame with your green paint

Step 2: While your green frame is drying...paint the top/front of the cardboard piece white or tan. You may have to do a few coats because they are usually blue or dark green.

Step 3: You can sand down your edges and ink them up a bit. MY {favorite}!

Step 4: Hot glue your 6-7 green rocks in the form of a letter L

Step 5: Take your stamps/ rub-on vinyl lettering...for the EPRECHAUN

Step 6: Stamp them on the rest of the center tan piece I did my funky/cute!

Step 7: Take your green papers and make a cute clover for the right corner. Glue it all on with your green button in the center. (Tutorial coming soon for these beauties!)

Step 8: Tie a knot in your black ribbon and staple it to the back to hang it!

Hang it up on your front door or any door for that matter!

Step back and admire its absolute cuteness!!

{leprechaun}

Sunday, February 28, 2010

irish...

Another fun/easy St. Patty's Day wood craft. If you couldn't tell already I {love} wood crafts!! They are easy and add so much! So here is one I came up with one afternoon!!! :)

{irish}

Item's Needed:

5 blocks- all were scraps just different sizes

1 sheet of green St. Patty's Day scrapbooking paper

Green & White paint

Paint brush

Sanding block

Buttons/Ribbon

Scissors

Letters I R I S H printed out from Microsoft or another word program

Step 1: take your 5 blocks and paint them all white

Step 2: Cut out your letters IRISH

Step 3: Trace the letters onto your green St. Patty's Day paper.

Cut them all out!

Step 4: Ink/Distress Ink or my cheap way ;) stamp pad your letters!

Step 5: Take your green paint and your paint brush... put a dot of paint on the center of the brush and streak (I'm sure there is another word for that :) your blocks.

Step 6: Ink the edges a little bit

Step 7: Mod podge your letters onto your blocks, push them down firmly and make sure there are no air bubbles! :)

Step 8: Mod podge a thin layer on top of all the letters.

Step 9: Glue a few buttons on a couple of the corners of your blocks. Add ribbon if you want!

Step 10: ENJOY :)

{irish}

Friday, February 26, 2010

Follower Friday...

It's {follower friday} again here on A Lil' of This & That. This weeks follower is one of my besties who LOVES to craft as much as I do!! She is awesome! This weeks {follower friday} is:

JORDELLE RUPP