Tea Tuesday?

It’s been a long time since I had a Tea Tuesday post…mostly since I always have a super busy Tuesday and I don’t often schedule my posts. Likely because I’m not very good at planning ahead. I’m sort of a fly by the seat of my pants type of girl.

I just had to show you the teacup candles I made.

Once again, something I’ve been wanting to do for a long, long time but just never did…until now.

I’m totally in love with them. They turned out perfectly.

I couldn’t have imagined better results!

Hooray! Love it when something comes out right!

Blog | Crafts

candles, frugal living, gift, Tea Tuesday

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201212/10

Candlemaking

Continuing one with my need to melt things…I made some candles.

Over time I’ve collected containers and supplies at garage sales to create some OOAK candles.

This one in the tin is so feminine. It has a nice soft scent…not flowery as the flower on top would suggest. Just soft, sweet and slightly fruity.

For this one I placed chunks of a darker, broken candle in the glass jar before filling with the new wax. I was hoping for a more dramatic look but what can I say…I’m experimenting.

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candles, frugal living, gift

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201211/13

Good clean fun

I successfully made soap!!

I’ve been nervous to try it on my own but figured with the month of cure time for this cold process soap that I better get over it and do it.

This is a coconut oil and olive oil soap with no added fragrance or color. Figured I better start with the basics and work my way up.

I have to tell you that I was super worried yesterday.

I never got a good “trace” before pouring it into the mold.

So maybe I shouldn’t say that it’s a success yet….

I’ll let you know in a month.

Blog | Crafts | Kitchen

frugal living, kitchen, soap making

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201211/03

Upcycled t-shirt scarf

While cleaning out my closet this week, I discovered this chartreuse t-shirt. It was destined to be donated since I just couldn’t get used to the color on me.

I had seen a tutorial on Pinterest for a fringed t-shirt scarf so I figure…why not try it.

So back to my project. I cut the shirt below the arms then cut fringe about half way up the shirt.

I then tugged on each fringe until it stretched nicely giving it nice texture and movement.

And the completed scarf…

I think I can handle a splash of chartreuse much better than a whole shirt of it.

Sorry that each of my photos are a different hue. The actual color is somewhere in between this photo and the previous one. Bad photo day for me and Photoshop can only do so much.

Blog | Creativity | Tutorials

fabric, recycling, tutorial, upcycling

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201209/18

Girls day part 2

As I mentioned in my previous post, Little J and I did a bunch of crafting on Sunday afternoon. Not just the two salt dough recipes.

I made some cards while she painted.

Once again…thanks to Elizabeth for the awesome handmade paper used in the “Home is where the Heart is” card.

While she waited for her paint and glue to dry, she went off to play. I started work on another scrappy sewing project. Basically grabbed scraps from the box and started sewing.

Here’s a little sneak peek…

Blog | Crafts

cards, fabric, greeting card, recycling, rubber stamping, scraps, sewing

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201209/09

It "niche" the end.

Now I realize that title only makes a bit of sense if your pronounce as knee-sh

…not knit-ch.

Regardless of how you say it…my Nature book is complete!!

I decided to place one of the prairie dog photos I took at the MN Zoo under the niche.

The opening of the niche was slightly larger than the photo so I recreated the sandy hill this little guy was perched upon in sand.

Worked perfect and if I hadn’t told you why, you’d have just thought I was terribly clever. *wink*

I’ve decided not to alter the outside of the book as it lays relatively flat. This way it can sit on the shelf along side the rest and be a big surprise to anyone who pulls it out to read.

Such a good feeling to complete another project. It’s been tucked away in among the rest of the UFO’s for several years.

Thanks to Elizabeth for her online class that got this book started in the first place.

Art | Blog | Creativity

AB 101 class, Altered book

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201208/27