0 DIY # 4 / Mini Succulent Garden!

DIY # 4 / Mini Succulent Garden!

Succulents are always in style. Here's a mini succulent garden, with bunting! This is a fun inexpensive summer afternoon project, and would make a cute gift for a friend.

Here's what you need:

- Cupcake liners
- Scissors
- Small Metal Loaf pan (Found mine at a thrift store for .75 cents!)
- Small Succulents (got mine at the local swap meet, for $1 each)
- Twine
- Potting Soil
- Wood skewer sticks


We'll start with the cupcake bunting. So take a cupcake liner and bunch it together.


Poke a hole through - be careful not to hurt yourself on this step!


String twine through the cupcake liner. I placed a piece of tape on the end of the twine, so it could thread through easier.


Continue until your garland is long enough for your pan.



Now tie onto the Skewer sticks and your cupcake garland is all done!


Next, place potting soil into your loaf pan. I filled it up about half way to leave room for the succulent.



Remove succulents and place them in loaf pan.



Fill the remaining part with more soil.


Place cupcake garland in pan and you're done! Now for a finishing touch.

Print out a summer graphic, I used sticker paper so it would stick together when wrapped around. But you can easily use a sheet of paper and just glue it. Cut out and wrap around another skewer stick. Trim down to desired size.

and you have a cute little flag for your garden!

0 DIY # 3 / Messages in a bottle!

DIY # 3 / Messages in a bottle!

I love messages! Especially tiny message notes! I thought this would be something fun to make for a friend going out of town, or a loved one to have while away. Here's a fun little diy for your summer crafting afternoon!

Here's what you need:

- Papers
- Bottle
- Twine
- Jewelry rings
- Label paper
- Scissors
- Small Box to wrap bottle

First, cut strips of paper. I used vintage wallpapers and floral/map prints. I hand wrote some messages, and typed some with a typewriter.

Roll up your little note, then place jewelry ring around the note!


You can write however many notes you want that person to have.



Now place the notes in bottle.



Print out a label for the bottle. You can write whatever message you'd like on the label. Then place label on bottle.


Wrap the twine around your bottle. This is optional, I just added it for decoration :)




Place some tissue paper in your gift box and place message bottle in box.


I also printed a wrap around label out. Place label on box and tie with twine!



A fun little gift idea, any recipient would be lucky to receive!

0 DIY # 2 / Magnet Button Messages

DIY # 2 / Magnet Button Messages

Sometimes it's nice to leave little notes around. I'm a big fan of notes. So I had a thought to do a little magnet message board of notes, with numbers for 1 note a day or something. Your notes can be anything - encouragement or positive message. It's a simple project, here's how to do it!

Supplies:

- Fabric
- Cover Button Kit (kit can be purchased here)
- Magnets (I used neodymium magnets, can be purchased here)
- Iron on paper
- Glue
- Paper

Cut out circles that are about 2.5" in diameter. It just needs to be about a quarter inch larger than the button. Print out numbers on the iron on paper and iron on a number on each circle. *note: numbers are completely optional. This can be made entirely without numbers.

Once all your circles are cut out, you can start making the button. Start with the rubber button mold. Place a your circle piece of fabric, then the button shell. Push both into the mold, then tuck in the fabric. Place the silver backing and push again. Then simply pop out your button from the mold!

Now cut out circles from your paper and write messages on them. I did some circles, and some strips of paper that they'd have to open up.

Next, place some glue on the back of the button. Place your paper message and add another dot of glue for the magnet.

So when they pull a button, they can read a special message each day!

0 DIY # 1 / Summer in a bag

DIY # 1 / Summer in a bag

This is a quick & easy project. I had a friend coming into town so I decided to make her a little summer kit. I added a little ruffle gift tag to it but that's optional.


Here's what you need:

- Drawstring cotton bag
- Iron on paper
- "summer" items for kit (I gathered a mini block of sunscreen, sunglasses, lip balm, a small pocket mirror, and a bottle of nailpolish!)

For gift tag:
- Cupcake wrappers
- Vintage paper & tissue
- Twine
- Shipping tag


So you'll need to print your graphic, make sure you reverse it so when it irons on, it reads correctly.


Peel away paper to reveal your graphic!



Stuff the bag with your summer goodies!

To make gift tag:



So for the gift tags, I used doilies, cupcake wrappers, sewing pattern tissue, and music note sheets. Flatten out the cupcake wrappers and gather all the elements together.


Next, poke a hole through all the layers. Be careful when doing this.. I just use sharp scissors and cut through, but if you have a better method, use that!


Then, string your twine through all the layers.


Tie a knot at each side of your papers.


and you're all done! Tie gift tag onto the bag.



I said it was easy! :)