Wall Art

Okay so I'm an idea thief. I got the butterfly idea off the internet one day when I was searching for wall art. Although that woman was much more patient and creative than I am. Her butterflies were hand sculpted out of clay. I printed mine on paper. I did reverse the butterfly so that I could have a 2 sided figure and mounted it on its side so that it looks like it's flying up right and has depth. I used a mod podge to put them on the wall and window with a little dab of hot glue under the body to give it roundness.

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Personal Gardening Journal

Here's a great gift idea, But make sure it's for someone you really love, because it is a lot of work but worth it.

It is a personal gardening journal. Instead of flipping through book after book of plants you don't own, collect the information for the plants that you do own into one easy reference manual. Use a 4 by 6 photo album.

Each page contains a photo of a flower from my very own garden, a fact card, a brief article with important information, and a card for taking notes so that I can write down new information that I may discover on my own or from a nursery . I can also put the info cards that come with the plants into the pockets.

On the note card I can record where and when I purchased the plant and the day I planted it.


Then there is a calendar section so that I can record the things that need to be done for each time of the year.


Finally, there are some articles that explain some things I wish to remember such as ph levels of soil, a list of pests and how to eradicate them, and other interesting things I have discovered along the way.
All this information I was able to Google.

I included lots of landscape shots from my yard to show off my green thumb. And as my yard improves or bloom seasons peak I can trade out the photos.

I have made 2 as gifts and next I will be making one for myself as soon as I get done moving all the plants that I have in the wrong spots. Lol!
And if you are making it for a friend, make sure a spouse or neighbor who can keep a secret knows why you are casing their joint and taking pictures so you don't find yourself including the back of a squad car in your gift.

Of course, the best way to make your own is to make one for a friend first, that way it's not so much work to make your own, since all you need to do is change out the pictures (the articles can stay the same).

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Princess Tea Party

We had a princess themed tea party for my daughter's birthday. I made the dress part of the cake out of 3 round cake pans and cut a hole for the Barbie. Silly me, apparently they make a cake pan for this. Now you tell me. I was fortunate enough to find a barbie who had a plastic top on for her dress. This saved me the hassle of making a dress top out of fondant. and my daughter's play dough factory had flower molds.

I hung a couple of window scarves from the light fixture to create a drape. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were cut into flower shapes with cookie cutters, and fresh fruit was arranged into flower patterns. A fruity drink was made using frozen berries, crushed ice, ginger ale and sugar to taste. I sugared the tops of the glass and added a bright colored straw. I forgot to put a strawberry on the side of the glass.

I Googled and found a demonstration on how to make carrot roses. Super easy and cute! (By the way 1 large carrot does about 12 roses).

Ring pops served as a napkin holder. Each girl got a boquet of candy flowers and the flower headband was made from plastic headbands, silk flowers, and floral tape.

Hey, an only girl with four brothers, we have to stock up on the feminine moments!

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Garden Fairies

I found these adorable resin fairies at the dollar tree. I drilled holes in the bottom and inserted barbecue skewers to make garden pics.

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Medicine Closet Reinvented

My custom cabinet doors broke off my hallway linen closet. My eyes were assaulted every time I walk by because of the shoeboxes, baskets, and plastic containers full of medicine, hair accessories, and makeup splling over. I didn't want to spend the money to get doors cut. I made several attempts at organizing the mess, but even at its most organized it was never pleasing to the eyes. So I decided to decorate it and display it like a curio.

I selected color coordinating photo boxes and painted the inside of the cabinet to match. I used my Cricut to cut out decorative embellishments and mod podged them to the inside frame as well as on some of the boxes to coordinate them. I used small candle holders to hold bobby pins and barettes. I downloaded a calligraphy font to label each box and sort of the medicines by ailment (cold and flu, pain, stomach, prescription and herbal).

This is the first stage of the transformation. Next will be to paint the top, outside, and drawers.
Because I used paint that I already had and paper for the Cricut that I already had, and I reused candle holders and baskets, I only spent $24 for the whole project.

Now I put things away because it's fun and instead of hiding my closet I can show it off!

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