You need: a frame, a piece of background paper, scrabble tiles, and hot glue. That's it!!!!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Valentine's Day Gift-Scrabble Tile Framed Art
Do you need a very last minute gift? This one was made with three things and took less than ten minutes.
Personalizing Pre-Fab Picture Frames
These cute heart frames were $1.99 each at Hobby Lobby (unfinished).
They came very plain but it was easy to make them fabulous!
My Second Cake Decorating Class
Happy Valentine's Day! I hope your day is filled with feeling loved and loving other people!
Yesterday, I had my second cake decorating class. It was a ton of fun. I have been practicing using the bags and tips all week and I was ready to tackle a cake!
Being the over eager student that I am, I practiced everything for the week ahead prior to class. (Yep, I am one of those students. I can't deny it). I also found a great resource for learning some basic cake decorating. Did you know that Wilton has its own you tube channel? I am now in love. Here is a link to the main you tube channel.
I watched two videos last week in preparation for class. If you are interested in learning some new skills, these are a great resource to start with.
This is a video on how to ice a cake using the tip 789. It is so much easier and smoother than using a spatula.
The second video that I viewed was how to make Rosettes. I thought these were beautiful and easy to do!
I utilized my new learned skills to decorate my cake in class today. The teacher is great and very helpful so it is nice to try new things in class. I wanted my cake to be decorated for Valentine's Day. I used a transfer technique for the heart, it was my first time so it wasn't perfect. I also want to work on the shells that I did the border along the bottom. They aren't quite right. Other than that, I am very pleased with my first attempt at decorating a cake.
What do you think?
I can't wait to show you some of the ideas I want to try on future cakes.
Yesterday, I had my second cake decorating class. It was a ton of fun. I have been practicing using the bags and tips all week and I was ready to tackle a cake!
Being the over eager student that I am, I practiced everything for the week ahead prior to class. (Yep, I am one of those students. I can't deny it). I also found a great resource for learning some basic cake decorating. Did you know that Wilton has its own you tube channel? I am now in love. Here is a link to the main you tube channel.
I watched two videos last week in preparation for class. If you are interested in learning some new skills, these are a great resource to start with.
This is a video on how to ice a cake using the tip 789. It is so much easier and smoother than using a spatula.
The second video that I viewed was how to make Rosettes. I thought these were beautiful and easy to do!
I utilized my new learned skills to decorate my cake in class today. The teacher is great and very helpful so it is nice to try new things in class. I wanted my cake to be decorated for Valentine's Day. I used a transfer technique for the heart, it was my first time so it wasn't perfect. I also want to work on the shells that I did the border along the bottom. They aren't quite right. Other than that, I am very pleased with my first attempt at decorating a cake.
What do you think?
I can't wait to show you some of the ideas I want to try on future cakes.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Ryan's Valentine Card
I have wanted to make a Valentine Card like those on all the other blogs and on Pinterest for a couple of years. This year I did it. Wow, it was so easy and cheaper than buying the flimsy paper Valentines you get at the store. These cost me $2.75 to make since I already had some lollipops to use.
Here is my Ryan in his Valentine Card for his classmates:
I took the picture on our new camera and then uploaded it to the computer. I edited it in Picnik (very upset that it will be closing down soon) and added the greeting. I sent it off to Sams and picked it up this morning. Then I took my exacto knife and made a slit at the top of his hand and bottom of his hand. Then just slide in the lollipop. I saw someone else use a glow stick for their Valentine as well. That is a great idea that kids will love.
I am looking forward to celebrating Valentine's Day with our family. We are taking the kids roller skating and I got them "The Lady and The Tramp" movie. They've never seen it before. I have to be honest and say that I really wanted the movie as it has always been a favorite of mine, but I will use my kids as an excuse to get it on DVD.
Have a very Happy Valentine's Day!
Here is my Ryan in his Valentine Card for his classmates:
I took the picture on our new camera and then uploaded it to the computer. I edited it in Picnik (very upset that it will be closing down soon) and added the greeting. I sent it off to Sams and picked it up this morning. Then I took my exacto knife and made a slit at the top of his hand and bottom of his hand. Then just slide in the lollipop. I saw someone else use a glow stick for their Valentine as well. That is a great idea that kids will love.
I am looking forward to celebrating Valentine's Day with our family. We are taking the kids roller skating and I got them "The Lady and The Tramp" movie. They've never seen it before. I have to be honest and say that I really wanted the movie as it has always been a favorite of mine, but I will use my kids as an excuse to get it on DVD.
Have a very Happy Valentine's Day!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
"I Love You Because...."
Are you looking for a last minute Valentine's gift that you can use all year? Here's a really easy one!
Once again, this was made with things I had on hand.
Here's what you need:
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Blinging Up the "Love"
I "LOVE" how this turned out!
This Valentine's decoration started as an unfinished wooden sign I paid $4.99 for at Hobby Lobby.
My friend Cassie and I each made one. Here's how we transformed them...
Crochet Heart Hair Clip
The other day I made some heart hair clips for my daughter and for an order in my shop. They were so easy to make that I wanted to give you an easy tutorial. These hair clips can be attached to any hat or directly in the hair.
Are you ready for a very easy tutorial?
Are you ready for a very easy tutorial?
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Lone Red Heart
Do you need a fifteen minute-start to finish craft project?
Here's one that I made using things I had on hand.
Here's what you need:
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