DIY Scrabble Tile Decoupage

You will need:

*Scrabble tiles that spell a word of your choice

*scrapbook paper

*scrapbooking stickers

*mod podge

*tacky glue

*jewels (optional)

*scrabble tile holder (optional)

1. Pick out the word you want to spell and find the tiles. Pick out some scrapbook paper and stickers that you want to use, you can do a pattern or random.

2. Trace a tile onto the scrapbook paper, make one for each letter. Cut the paper squares out and form your pattern on the tiles. Glue the paper squares onto the back of the tiles using tacky glue. 

3. Add the stickers and embellishments on top of the paper. Mod podge over the whole back and edges to seal the paper. Don't do too many coats on the ones with jewels because it will reduce the shine.

There you go! You have a chic scrabble word and if you get bored of that, flip them over for a cute design!

DIY Cute Display Dream Jar

(or something like that)

I saw something like this at a craft fair and fell in love with the idea so here's my re-creation



You will need:

 Any old jar (I found mine for 99 cents at the goodwill with a hideous design on it)

 Printer

 Hot glue gun

 Button, old earring, cork (something for the stopper)

 Beads or something to put inside

 Any other embellishments you want (glitter, jewels, ect.)

 Tacky glue or rubber cement

1. Clean the jar, WD40 off or scrape off any horrible markings. Choose the what word you want to go on the jar and type it in a pretty font. I chose dream because these were made for nightstands. Print this out, which may take several tries to get it just the right size. If you want any images print those as well.

2. Cut out the word and the image, then glue them onto the jar using rubber cement or tacky glue.

3. Now for the semi-tricky part: the ribbon. Glue the end of the ribbon onto the neck of the jar, make sure to start on the back. Then pull it out in sort of a loop and glue down again. Keep doing this all the way around until you get to the end.

4. Now add the last touches and embellishments. I put pearls in mine and the one I made for my mom I put glass beads. I also added glitter to the words, jewels on the four corners, and a jewel in the center of the fleur de lis. As my stopper I used an old earring. This is where the creativity comes in, you can do whatever you want to it to make it your style. And have fun!

DIY Shabby Chic Frame/Collage

You will need: (most all of this is optional, this is just what I used)

 An antique or shabby chic frame

 Mod Podge

 Computer printed images

 Scrabble tiles

 Scrapbook paper

 Ribbon

 Wooden letter

 Antique buttons

 Lace or fabric

 Small pearls

 Foam pop-ups

 Skeleton key

 Lighter

 Hot glue gun

1. Just remember this is all whatever you want to do, you can design it any way you like :)       First I painted my letter white and glued a ribbon down the side of my paper. Next I inserted the paper into the frame just to make sure I didn't glue anything outside the lines. 

3. I searched some images on google and printed them. I cut them out roundly, they don't have to be perfect. Next you burn the edges with a lighter, be very careful! I lit several of them on fire before I got the perfect burned edges effect. Mod podge over the images to secure them.

4. Gather all your materials and lay them out on the paper the way you want them to look. Glue everything down with the hot glue. That's it! You have a beautiful shabby chic frame designed by you!

Breakfast at Tiffany's Inspired Eye Mask

I once made these for a party and they were a big hit so I thought I'd share

You will need:

Light blue felt (Tiffany Blue)

White ribbon

Black felt

Gold braided ribbon

Small jewels

Hot glue gun

Other embellishments if you choose 

1. Cut out the shape you want the mask to be using fabric scissors.

2. Glue a strand of the ribbon around the outside and in the place of the eye brows.

3. Cut eyelashes out of the black felt and glue on as "sleeping eyes".

4. Cut 2 long pieces of ribbon, make sure they are long enough to tie in the back of your head.

5. Attach them to the back of the mask and cover the glue by placing a small piece of felt over the top. Now you can sleep like Holly Golightly!  

DIY Fabric Large Bead Necklace

You will need:

-wooden beads (the size of your choice but the bigger the bead the easier and make sure it has a large hole, you can find these at any crafting or fabric store)

-ribbon, this is the color of the "chain"

-large sewing needle

-clear drying glue (I used tacky glue and some is still visible on the necklace though not much)

-fabric of your choice, you can use several different colors or all one color but make sure it is cotton and not too thick

-one sheet of printer paper

-fabric scissors

-metal or wooden BBQ skewer (I used metal for the heavier part and wood for the smaller parts)

-metal spacers (optional)

1. Start by cutting the fabric into squares, about 2" by 2", just make sure it can completely cover the bead. I made 11 squares for my 11 beads, you want to do an uneven number of beads that way one will always lay in the center when you have the necklace on.

2. Lay out the printer paper so you don't get glue everywhere. Take one piece of fabric and completely cover it in glue. Lay a bead in the center and wrap it up.

3. Now this is the tricky part, I cut some off the long edges to make it a bit easier but don't cut too much then it won't cover the bead completely. Now you attempt to shove the ends of the fabric into the holes of the bead with the BBQ skewer, this definitely takes some skill and practice! If you don't do it on the first try just take the fabric off and try again. It took me about 3 times and there was glue everywhere. Don't worry though, once you get the hang of it, it goes pretty fast.

4. Once you have all the beads covered make sure you haven't obstructed any holes then let them dry! Of course I didn't because I'm very impatient and ended up ruining one when I was threading the ribbon.

5. Once they are all dry thread the ribbon into the giant needle and very carefully thread the beads onto the ribbon, putting either a spacer or a knot between each bead. Leave the ribbon long at the ends.

6. Tie several knots at the top end of the beads so they stay in place. Cut the ribbon the length you want your necklace and tie at the top. Now you have a beautiful necklace!