Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Wintery Vases

This adorable craft was inspired by Pinterest.  They are a great addition to any home to celebrate those cold, winter months. 

Materials
Clear bottles (size of your choice; we used a 16oz bottle)
White paint
Spray adhesive
Epsom salt


1.      Clear your bottle of any labels.
2.      Apply a coat of white paint to the bottles and allow they to fully dry.

3.      Prepare your area with newspaper and spread a layer of Epsom salt.
4.      Apply spray adhesive to the bottle.  (Hint : be careful where you spray as it will be sticky wherever you spray!)

5.      Roll bottle in Epsom salt until covered. 

6.      Once bottle has a good amount of Epsom salt, you are done!


Frosty pine needles
These look great in the wintery vases! 

Materials
White Spray paint
Pine needles

1.      Find a pine tree and choose a branch with a good needle bunch.
2.      Lightly spray with white spray paint.
3.      Allow to dry and you have a frosty pine needle to put in your wintery vase!

Glitter branches
These look great and can be used in many different seasons, including putting them in your wintery vases!

Materials
Tree branch
Glitter
Spray adhesive

1.      Find a nice branch from a tree that would look nice in a vase.
2.      Apply the spray adhesive to the branch (Hint : be careful where you spray the adhesive; wherever you spray, it will be sticky!)
3.      Apply glitter to the branches.

4.      Allow to dry and you have glitter branches to put in your wintery vase!


Craft Responsibly! 

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Cookie Sheets= Magnet Boards!!

Being the busy girls that we are, we wanted some sort of message board system for communication. We saw this idea on pinterest and had to try it!

Materials:
Cookie sheets
Spray Paint (any color works well)
Crystal clear protective spray paint


Procedure:
1.    Spray the pan with whatever color spray paint you would like. The lighter the color, the more coats you will need. Make sure to spray in a well ventilated place.
2.     After dry, spray with protective clear spray paint. This only needs one coat, but be sure to try and get an even coat.
3.    Using 3M removable tape, decide where you will display these boards, and adhere the tape to the wall. **Be sure to let the tape stick to the wall AT LEAST 60 minutes before you attach the pans to it**
4.     Attach the pans to the wall.
5.     Decorate with magnets & messages! 
Until next time, craft responsibly! 

Welcome!

Well ladies and gentleman, here it is-the first blog post from the ladies of Pod 112!! We are just a group of college girls who like to be creative; food, arts and craft projects, home décor, and even lesson plans and presentations—we do it all! We have decided to share our creative ideas with the world. Some of these ideas we may have gotten from pinterest, but others we have dreamed up on our own. If you ever have any questions, feel free to comment or shoot us an email! Enjoy!

Until next time, craft responsibly!