DIY Spring Wreath Ideas

 

Well, spring weather has sprung and we are concentrating on flowers. Flowers are not just for the bees. We like them, too! LOL!

If you have an area in your house or a front door to display a wreath, a DIY project is in order. Check out some of the beauties I found and hopefully, you can get your crafting on for Spring!

DIY Spring Wreath Ideas 

I was checking to see some ideas for spring wreaths. Crafting is fun and you can change it up every year, if you want. It is easy to find something that matches your style.

Yellow Tulip Wreath

Tulips are always beautiful! Why not make a wreath!

Thrifty Decor Chick

Tutorial here ---  Thrifty Decor Chick

Lavender Wreath

This is perfect for anyone growing lavender!

Centsational Style

Tutorial here --- Centsational Style

Gardening Wreath

We made this for our mom one year and it was fun and easy to do!

Worthingcourt Blog

Tutorial here --- Worthingcourt Blog

Magnolia Wreath

I did not know there were different colors of magnolia because I had only seen white. 

Polkadot Chair

Here are the meanings in case you decide to make your wreath a different color.

Magnolia Color Meanings:

• Yellow magnolia represents the sun, any solar goddess or god, and for spells case on Sundays.
• White magnolia represents the moon, any lunar goddess, and spells cast on Mondays.
• Pink magnolia represents the feminine, friends, and love. Spells using pink flowers are best cast on Friday, the day belonging to love goddesses like Venus or Aphrodite.
• Purple magnolia associated with royalty since Roman times, is best for spells dealing with governments.

Tutorial here --- Polkadot Chair

Spring into the season with more creative and beautiful wreath ideas => 10 DIY Spring Wreath Ideas.  

Get more ideas here

I hope this inspires you to DIY because it is very rewarding and you can brag about how you made this yourself!

We'd love to hear from you in the comments below.

Keep it sassy,

Cathy

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Fall Apple Pie Simmer Pot

I don't know about you, but I get excited about fall decorating. The change of colors is always so pretty and fall just feels like such a cozy season. 

One of my other favorite things about fall is all of the wonderful scents. Ahhh, the crisp fall air! There’s something so magical about it, and it’s the perfect time of year to enjoy all of the delicious aromas that come with the season. The rich spices like ground cinnamon and cloves bring a warmth to the air that can’t be denied.  Whether you’re cozying up to a fire, baking a delicious treat, or just taking in the sights and smells of the season, the crisp fall air, the rich spices, fresh apples, ground cinnamon, and cloves are all sure to bring a smile to your face. What's not to love?!

DIY simmer pots are a great way to make your home smell amazing with no added chemicals or artificial fragrances. The scent of apple pie will fill your home in no time! It only takes a few minutes and it really does make the house smell sublime.  It’s also fun to experiment with different ingredients, so play around with what you have and see what you can come up with.

I usually make this simmer pot on the stove but decided to try my small 1.5-quart slow cooker, because I don't have to keep such an eagle eye on it. If you are interested in a small slow cooker try this one ➤ Amazon.com: Elite Gourmet MST-250XW# Electric Slow Cooker.

APPLE PIE Simmer pot

• 1 small apple thinly sliced
• 2 cups liquid (apple cider, apple juice, or water)
• 1 tbsp. whole cloves
• 3-4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tbsp. nutmeg

1. Add all of the ingredients to a small saucepan and stir.  Bring to a gentle boil and then reduce heat to low. Continuously add more liquid (either cider or water) as needed and do not allow it to dry up.  
2. Or do add all the ingredients to a crockpot, stir, and select the HIGH setting. Once it's hot, you can turn the setting to LOW or WARM.
3. Stir it up every hour to get the scent going.  
4. If you use a crockpot, you may need to increase the recipe size depending on the size of your crockpot.  

I will keep the mixture going in the slow cooker for up to a week. This is a great way to enjoy the scent for an extended period of time, and also to be able to adjust the strength as desired. Each evening, I turn off the slow cooker, and in the morning I turn it back on. As the week progresses, I may add in some citrus peels or apple cores to give a bit of extra flavor, or I may add a bit more of the spices I used in the beginning. This ensures that the scent remains strong and fragrant throughout the week. I keep it going until either it doesn’t look too good, or the smell isn’t as strong as it was when I first started.

Do you use a simmer pot to make your house smell delicious? We'd love to hear from you. Comment and share below!

Keep it sassy,

Kelly

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DIY Dollar Tree Bless This Home Fall Sign

This DIY Bless This Home Fall sign is so adorable and easy to make using Dollar Tree products. This craft cost me all of $4. I did have some of the supplies already in my craft arsenal but even so, it’s a fraction of what you would pay for something similar at Hobby Lobby or some other home store.

Prep Time 5 minutes      Active Time 15 minutes      Drying Time 30 minutes      Total Time 50 minutes      Difficulty Easy

SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED:

• Dollar Tree pizza pan
• Dollar Tree round fall sign
• Dollar Tree Rope
• Glue gun and glue stick
• Chalk Paint in white
• Faux leaves
• Paintbrush

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Paint the pizza pan white with chalk paint. You really only need to paint the edges. Let dry completely.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Glue the round sign in the middle of the pan. 
   
   
   
3. Glue the rope inside the edge of the pan.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Arrange the leaves at the top of the pan/sign and glue them.
   
   
   
5. If you are hanging this, you can use the twine that was originally on the sign and glue it to the back. I suggest not using the glue gun because of my experience. It fell off the wall. Oh well, you live and learn. Maybe try E6000 glue, but remember, it will take longer to dry.
   
   
   

VOILA! You have a simply beautiful sign to hang for the fall.

Here's a short video of the project ↓

Are you a crafter? Do you think you might like to make a sign like this one? We'd love to hear from you in the comments below.

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Kelly

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Easy DIY Fire Starters

We love our fire pit and use it year-round. My husband has become a great fire starter but we found out that having a little help makes it less work to get the fire going. 

I’ve been making these fire starter rolls for a couple of years now and they’re super easy and cost little to nothing to make. 

Materials you need:

• Cardboard tubes
• Dryer Lint
• Cookie Tin
• Candles
• Wax paper
• Empty can or a wax pouring pot
• Essential oils, if you desire
• Pan with water
• Potholder

Instructions:

1. Create a double boiler by placing the empty can or pot in the pan with water. Make sure the can is clean and dry.
2. Place the candle into the can/pot.
   
   
   
3. Heat the water to melt the candle wax.
4. Drop a few drops of essential oils in the hot wax and stir. (Below are some essential oils you may use if you would like to keep the mosquitos away.)
   
   
   
5. Line the bottom of the tin with wax paper. Stand the cardboard tubes up on the end in the cookie tin. 
   
   
   
6. Stuff some lint into each tube. Leave a bit of room to tuck the wax paper in.
   
   
   
7. Carefully pour the melted candle wax into each tube.
   
   
   
8. Let the wax harden. Turn the tubes over and add wax.
9. Remove the tubes from the tin.
10. Wrap the tubes with wax paper and twist/fold the ends towards the lint.
    
    
    
11. Use one fire starter log to start a campfire.

There are several essential oils that can be used to repel mosquitoes and are effective insect deterrents suitable for fire pits, fireplaces, wood stoves, and campfires. 

• Citronella essential oil 
• Eucalyptus essential oil 
• Peppermint essential oil 
• Lavender essential oil
• Tea tree essential oil
• Cedarwood essential oil

Also if you are looking for quality essential oils, we suggest doTERRA. Rhonda is a doTERRA representative and would love to help you. Contact her here → Rhonda Byler.

Watch the short video on how to make fire starters: ↓🠟

Do you have a suggestion on the use of fire starters? Comment and share below!

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Kelly

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DIY St. Patrick's Day Banner

This simple St. Patrick’s Day craft is easy to put together, uses supplies that are readily available and I love how it looks displayed! 

What you’ll need:

• Some string
• Stapler
• A few buttons
• Green cardstock
• Gluestick or another type of adhesive
• Some pages from an old book or if you are like me and don't want to tear up a book, search for FREE old book pages and print them out

Instructions:

1. Using the book pages cut out 5 or more rectangles approximately 3.5″ x 6.5″ in size.
2. Cut a triangle shape out of the bottom of your rectangles. Hint: From left to right, find the center of your rectangle then measure 1 3/4 ” from the bottom to find where the top point of your triangle will be.
   
   
   

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4. Cut out the number of shamrocks you’ll need from green cardstock. I used my Cricut but here's a template you are free to use. Make them around 2" wide. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Attach shamrocks to your banner pieces being sure to allow enough room to fold over the top edges. Place a button in the center of each shamrock.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Now you’re ready to put your banner together. Simply cut your length of string and attach banner pieces to the string by folding the top edge of the banner pieces over the string and staple or use the adhesive or glue. Space banner pieces evenly along the string by sliding them back and forth as needed.
   
   
   
7. Now hang it up somewhere and enjoy your new St. Patty’s Day decor!
   
   
   

Do you decorate for St. Patrick's Day? We'd love to hear from you and if you happen to make this project, please message us or share it on our social media pages.

Watch the video I put together! ↓

And like the good Saint Patrick, may your home and life be blessed with all God's special favors that make you happiest,

Kelly

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DIY Birthday Cake Boxes for People in Need

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I stumbled upon this Birthday Cake Box for the needy on Pinterest and thought what a fabulous idea. It’s super quick & easy to make and donate to the food pantry/people in need. 

The Dollar Tree and Walmart have the cake mixes and frosting for just over $1 and lots of paper products and inexpensive party supplies. For just under $10 you can make them for your local shelter or food pantry. Kids get a kick out of helping and it also makes a great service project for scout groups and church ministry groups.

Here's what you need to make a Birthday Cake Box:

• 9x13 Disposable aluminum foil pan with a lid, it's helpful to have the lid for packaging and delivering purposes.
• 1 box of cake mix, any flavor you like 
• 1 can of lemon-lime soda (in case the recipient doesn’t have eggs or oil)
• Birthday candles
• You can add birthday napkins, candles, a banner, etc.

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• Did you know that you can make a delicious cake out of nothing but a box of cake mix and a can of lemon-lime soda? When my granddaughter was little, her momma made her cake with soda because the precious little one had an egg allergy. You wouldn't have known there was no oil or eggs. 

  Not everyone may have eggs and oil on hand. It would be disappointing to get a birthday cake box but you didn’t have the other ingredients to make it? Adding a can of lemon-lime soda along with a little note giving simple instructions on how to make a cake, will make someone's day.

  If they do have eggs & oil, the beverage is a bonus.🙂

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  You are welcome to print the instructions below to put on your Birthday Box. 

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  PDF for you to print
  

  
  

  We hope you enjoyed this blog post and may you be a blessing to someone in need too. Comments are appreciated. 

  Keep it sassy,

  Kelly

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Christmas or Winter Gnome Craft Project with Lights

We had so much fun making these little Winter Gnomes, that we thought we'd share the craft with you. Maybe you can take it and use your imagination and make whatever gnome your heart desires.

There are many holidays throughout the year to make a gnome for Valentine's Day, St.Patrick's Day, July 4th, Halloween, and Thanksgiving.

Here's all you need:

• Pint jar with lid
• Paint that will adhere to the glass
• Small paint brush
• Glue gun and glue sticks
• Fabric, cotton will work best
• Rick rack
• Felt
• White faux fur
• Plastic small snowflake or what embellishment you would like to use, depends on the theme of the gnome
• Wood bead with a flat side
• Styrofoam ball, pompom, cotton ball whatever you would like for the snowball
• Pink powder for the nose
• Qtip or brush to apply the powder
• White paint or marker
• LED lights

Step-by-step instructions:

Paint your pint jar with white paint, preferably for glass, then sprinkle white glitter all over the jar. Make sure you let it sit and dry before moving on to the next step. I also suggest you seal it because the glitter comes off rather easily and who likes glitter everywhere? Not me!

Cut your fabric into a triangle shape, and make sure the bottom is curved, it will go on the jar lid easier. Then hot glue the rick rack onto the bottom of the fabric.

Hot glue the fabric to the lid and overlap the fabric.

Glue the fabric up the middle to make the hat.

Cut the arm pieces out of the fabric and the mittens out of felt. Then glue the mittens to the back side of the arm fabric. 

Fold and glue both sides to make the arms.

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Cut a piece of rick rack out for the trim and hot glue them.

Glue the arms to the sides of the jar.

Cut a piece of faux fur and glue it to the jar. Make sure it's under the lip of the jar because you will have to screw the top on.

Cut out a heart shape for the feet and glue it to the bottom of the jar.

Pull back the fur to make a little area to glue the wood nose on. 

Glue the nose.

Use the powder to make the nose rosey on one side.

Use the white paint or maker to make three dots on the side of the rosey nose.

Fold over the hat and glue the snowflake onto the top of the hat. 

Glue the snowball onto the felt hand.

Turn the lights on and stick them in the jar. Close the lid on the gnome. 

VOILA! You've created a Winter Gnome. How fun is that? 

Watch him glow in the night. Cute little gnome.

You will find us making the craft here on our Youtube Channel at around 16:00 minutes. We had a lot of laughs with Rhonda making the gnome, she's a good sport. Her poor fingers. 🤣

Or you can take a look at the tutorial I made, whichever you choose I hope you enjoy the effort.

Are you a crafty person? Have you made anything like these gnomes? We'd love to hear from you in the comments below.

Happy holidays!

Kelly

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