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Quick Fabric Tags

June 4th, 2012

Sorry it’s been a little quite around here. I’ve been distracted this past week, trying to get everything together so I could fully appreciate this:

Go ahead, you can stare at that pic all day and pretend you are here with me :)

But I’ll quit torturing you, and give you a little surprise! I actually planned ahead (what!?) and have a fun and easy tutorial for you guys!

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been getting a ton of emails about my baby gift set that has gone viral on pinterest, mostly with the question of “how do you make your fabric tags?” Well, I’ve put together a short and sweet tutorial on how to make them!

Here’s what you’ll need:

A sheet of Light T-Shirt Transfer
Printer
7/8″ white twill tape
Iron

Using Photoshop (you could also use Word or any other text/graphic program), take your logo and shrink it so that it is 1/2″ tall. Copy and paste several times to fill the page. Once it’s filled flip the entire graphic so that it reads backwards. Then print your backwards logos onto a sheet of the transfer paper.

Cut your logos out into strips, trimming as close to the logo as you can.

At your ironing board, turn your iron on to low heat. Unroll your twill tape and place one of the strips on top of the tape, ink side down. Iron over top the of transfer paper. (You can save some time by ironing 2 logo strips side by side at a time.)

Allow to cool, and carefully peel the paper off of the twill tape.

Trim your twill tape – and voila! Fabric labels for your hand sewn goodies!

I recently made these for a custom order I received for another baby gift set – turned out SO cute!

Isn’t that paisley print adorable!? Next week, I’ll be revisiting the tutorials on how to make a set like this.

Anyways, I’m off to go play in the sand! Until next time :)

PS – Have you checked out my facebook page recently? I’ve been sharing all of the lovely tile coaster pics you guys have been sending me. Go check it out! And if you would like me to share pics of your tile coasters, please email me!

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Weekend Project – Tile Coaster Tutorial

May 26th, 2012

Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! For those of you looking to get some crafting done on this long weekend, I’ve got the perfect project for you! Remember these?

I’ve been getting a TON of comments and questions on my original post recently, so I decided the Tile Coaster Tutorial needed to be revisited. Here we go!

First, gather your materials. You will need:

4 – 4″ x 4″ pieces of paper
4 – 4.25″ x 4.25″ tiles
Mod Podge Gloss
Rustoleum Crystal Clear Enamel
3″ foam brush
3/8″ self adhesive felt pads

NOTE: I chose these matching scrapbook papers, but you can use photos, wrapping paper, napkins – just about any paper good! Also, if you are making a several sets I recommend buying the 12″ x 12″ scrapbook paper – you can get nine squares from each page!

Using your foam brush, apply a light layer of Mod Podge to your tiles.

Place your paper in the center of the tiles, and run your finger over top to get out any bubbles. Wait fifteen minutes to allow to dry.

Apply 3 coats of Mod Podge to over top of the paper – allowing 15 minutes dry time in between each coat.

Wait at least an hour after you applied the third coat to apply the Rustoleum Crystal Clear Enamel spray. In a well ventilated area (preferably outside) apply 2 or more light coats (within minutes of each other) of the enamel spray – spraying in a steady back and forth motion, slightly overlapping each coat. Wait at least 30 minutes to fully dry.

Final step – add a felt pad to the four corners of the bottom of the tile. And you’re done!

I made these coasters for game prizes for my friend’s baby shower last weekend. They were a big hit! I had extras leftover, so if you’d like one of the sets pictured below, please visit my Etsy store!

And if you’ve made any tile coaster, please send me pics! I’d love to share them on my Facebook Page.

Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! Tune in next week, I’ve got a new fun tutorial on how to make your own fabric labels! Until then!

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Simple Potting

May 23rd, 2012

My Mom loves potted plants, so for Mother’s Day I decided to make her a little pot filled with Dahlias (one of my faves!). This project was super simple, and I thought I would put together a mini tutorial on how to pot plants. It’s easy as 1-2-3!

Find a pot.
Fill the bottom of the pot with potting soil.
Insert your plant of choice into the pot, and top of with more soil.

Voila! You’re done! So cute right? Have any of you been potting plants recently? I would love to see pics! Share them on my Facebook wall!

I hope you’re all enjoying the beautiful spring weather :)

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Quick Cake Pop Tutorial

March 15th, 2012

So when I shared Kristen’s guest post on how to make Cake Pops I got all excited and couldn’t wait to make some for Valentine’s Day.

Well, I like to put the PRO in procrastinator and so I waited until the verrrry last minute to make them. And when I went to review the tutorial to get an idea of how long it would take me to complete some pops for my friends and family, I knew I wouldn’t have enough time.

Time to put my thinking cap on. How could I cut the turnaround time for these pops in half? And then it hit me!

I present to you, the Quick Cake Pop Tutorial!

Ingredients:

Donut holes – without powder, preferably
2 bags of chocolate melts
Lollipop sticks
Cookie Sheet
Wax paper
Deep bowl (or tall, wide glass)
Sprinkles
Clear treat bags (you can find these with the lollipop sticks)
Yarn
Scissors

I also bought some oreo cookies to make some chocolate covered cookies. I use the left over chocolate to dip the oreos halfway :) Yum!

Directions:

In a small dish, melt a handful of chocolates in the microwave (30 second intervals, stirring in between). Take your lollipop sticks and dip them in the chocolate, then insert into the donut holes. Set them aside on a cookie tray covered with wax paper. Put your assembled donut holes and sticks in the freezer for about 10-15 minutes. This is a crucial step! Freezing the pops will help adhere the sticks to the donut holes and make it MUCH easier to dip into the chocolate.

While your pops are in the freezer, take about half of a bag of chocolate and melt it in a deep bowl (or tall wide glass) via the microwave, same way you did before. Remove your pops from the freezer and like Kristen’s directions: dip, swirl, tap!

And instead of placing them in styrofoam to dry, I just plopped them down on the wax paper-covered cookie sheet!

After about every 5 pops, make sure you add sprinkles. Otherwise, the chocolate might dry and the sprinkles won’t stick.

Once the chocolate is completed hardened, place the pop in a treat bag and fasten with yarn – voila!

I was able to make about 50 pops in less than an hour! The pops with the white yarn were white donut holes. The pops with the red yarn were devil food cake donut holes … they were DELISH!

If you have green food coloring leftover from making Leprechaun Pie – it would be perfect to color white chocolate and make cake pops as a last minute dessert for St. Patrick’s Day! Enjoy!

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Leprechaun Pies!

March 8th, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, so I thought I would bring back and oldie – but a goodie! – Leprechaun Pies! Today, I’ll be showing you how to repurpose empty baby food jars and make delicious Leprechaun Personal Pies!!

First thing you need to do is gather approximately 10 baby jars. Be sure to take off the label and run them through the dishwasher.

Next, you will need the following ingredients:

12 oz of White Chocolate Chips (or one bag)
1/2 cup Whipping Cream
8 oz. Cream Cheese, softened (or one package)
1 tsp. Green Food Coloring
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1 cup Powdered Sugar
2 Cups Whipping Cream, Whipped Until Stiff
2 Graham Cracker Crusts (I was lazy and didn’t make my own!)
1 package Andes Mints (or check your bulk candy section in your grocer!)

Cooking Instructions (a little different from last time):

In a large, microwave-safe bowl, combine the white chocolate and 1/2 cup of the whipping cream. Microwave on high power, 30 seconds at a time, stirring after each time, until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth.
With an electric mixer, beat the rest of the ingredients into the chocolate mixture until everything is evenly blended – adding just enough green food coloring to give it a nice green hue.
Pour the whipped chocolate/graham mixture into the jars until they are just about full and place one Andes mint into the center of the mix.
Secure the lids back on the jars and allow to chill in the refrigerator for about 4 hours or overnight.
To give these personal pies a little pizazz (I love alliteration), I created these toppers for the lids - and you can download them here for free! And they fit a 2″ paper punch perfectly!