May the 4th be with You

That’s right, I’m dedicating this post to Star Wars — May the 4th be with you is tomorrow after all.

Here are some crafts inspired by everyone’s favorite science fiction film of all time (If it’s not, recheck your life):

 

Here Comes the Bride, and another Bride, and another Bride

This has been a crazy year for me – I have multiple friends getting married and all of them are so special to me that I can’t see myself going off and getting them some gift from their registry and calling it a day.

Instead, I’m taking this opportunity to try and craft something special for each of them. The hard part now will be to decide what!

Here are some ideas and some projects I’ve completed so far with lots of opportunities to do more still to come —

Embroidery with couples name or initials

Write out song lyrics and frame a special memento

Make the bride a necklace with the couple’s initials

I mean, could it be any cuter?

For my friend Leah, I painted a picture frame and framed her wedding invitation with some matting I picked up at a local craft store.

Happily Ever After pillow

You can create a whole recipe book for her and ask her family to add their favorite recipes.

Frame the state and location of the wedding.

Use scrap book paper and canvas to create a wall decoration worthy of the couple’s new home together

It’s T-shirt Time

I love clothes, like, a lot. To that end, I love clothes that no one else has and what better way to ensure that than to make your own!

Here’s some of my homemade T-shirts:

Made this one for my 21st Birthday, which was spent at Disney World (I was on the phone with Goofy when this photo was taken!)

Birthday Posse T-shirts

St. Patrick’s Day T-Shirts for a run we were in

Made onesies for my niece when she was born

I’m an Aunt T-shirts

 

And here are some ideas for my next crafternoon:

 

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to all of you out there in the blog world. This year, I am all about the baking for the big LOVE day. My baking leaves a lot to be desired so I’m giving you my baking inspirations.

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Paint Chips

What will they think of next? I was doing what I do best, perusing Pinterest when I continually stumbled upon these amazing projects that simply require a quick trip to Lowe’s paint section.

It’s amazing what a little ingenuity can get you. Here are just a few of the projects I found:

Chandelier

Garland

Lamp shade

Wall art

Hanging decor

Side table

Book marks

Backdrop art

Wooden table

Wall decor

Present tags

Shredded in a cluster

For more ideas, click here!

Wall Decor

I’m not one for blank walls. I think if I had it my way every space would be filled with something whether it be a framed photo or something hand crafted.

It makes wherever you are feel like home if there’s something nailed to the wall.

Here are some of my favorite ideas for DIY wall decor.

Use a stencil on scrapbook paper and hand on twine.

 

Make a deer head out of foam and scrapbook paper.

For the deer tutorial, visit chronicle books website.

Use newspaper to create printed quotes.

For more on the newspaper decor, visit Southern Belle blog.

Use fabric and embroidery hoops to create wall hangings.

For more on the embroidery hoops, visit the Purl Bee.

 

Be Inspired: Falling into Autumn

Happy fall everyone! Here are some of the ideas I’ve put on my “to do” list for the next few weeks to get myself into the new season spirit.

Happy Autumn everyone!