Tutorial Tuesday: Felt Flower Headbands

I am always a sucker for cute, but simple hair accessories.  Flower headbands have been around for sometime, but I just don't care to have a flower the size of a cereal bowl on the side of my head.  While making the felt flower wreath, I started thinking headbands.  What follows is what transpired from those thoughts...

Felt Flower Tutorial:

 

1. Start with a square piece of felt.  Different sized squares will create different sized flowers.

 

2.  Starting at one side, draw a continuous spiral.  Once again, different sized spirals will create difference in flowers.  ** This step is not completely necessary, after making a couple, I just skipped to the cutting step. **

 3.  Starting at the side, cut out the continuous spiral.

4.  Starting with the end of the spiral (where you began cutting), roll the spirals around one another.  Glue occasionally.

 

5.  When you have finished, the middle of the spiral will fit nicely on the back.  Glue securely in place.

 

6.  Glue onto the elastic headband. (Obviously picture was taken after I made multiple flower - 1 big and 2 medium)

 

7.  Cut a rectangle the size of the flowers.  Glue onto the back of the flowers.  At this point, I also placed a zig zag of glue on the inside of the headband for a non-slip fit.

That's it! EASY PEASY right?!

 

Here are the two different headbands I made.

 

Happy Crafting!

XOXO

 

 

 

Missing In Action

Yes...I have been a little absent here on the blog.  With good reason I promise.  Beginning of June, school ended and we moved..all in the same week.

Yes, we moved.  After six years in our loved H46, we moved....across the street in the same complex.  Just far enough to be annoying.  We moved into a 3 bedroom.  We love it - it is set up townhouse style, with two floors.  The room on the ground floor is now a true office with my craft stuff organized in there.  Upstairs is our room and a true guest room (granted it really has no furniture in it quite yet).  There is tons more storage in this place, which I LOVE.  Everything will truly now have a place (and an organized one at that) to call home.  

Since then, I have been slowly unpacking, organizing, and decorating.  There have been some fun non house related activities and some crafting thrown in the mix as well...more on those soon :)

Xoxo

Friday's Fab Five..Pinterest Edition

I am going to admit it up front...one of my besties, PJ, randomly does a "Fab Five" on her great blog, so I totally stole the idea from her.  Gotta give credit where credit is due. :) 

Here are a few things I am loving on Pinterest this week:

Image via landeeseekandeedo.com

 

 

1. Love Story Sign - Saw this the other day and instantly fell in love with it.  I am thinking we need one in our house.  However...I am not a fan of red (I think this was a part of Valentine's Day decor) so I am thinking it will be blue or a neutral color with pops of color.

Image via wanelo.com

2. Keep Calm and Make A List - My OCD self is a list maker, and loves making lists.  I love crossing things off my lists even more.  So, naturally I would want something like this.  I am making one, and probably this week.  Even though I am a teacher, I CANNOT stand chalk, so I am thinking I will make one with a big frame, some scrapbook paper, and vinyl.

Image via positivelysplendid.com

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Tiered Planter - We are moving in less than a month, and this WILL be one of the first projects I will create for the new porch.  It is so cute and seems super easy to make.  Now if it could be self watering it would be perfect :)

Image vis foursided.com

 4.  Ticket Memory Box - So cute and practical!! This will be made for us soon.  We have all sorts of ticket stubs that hold special memories for us tucked into random spots and books in our house, so it would be nice to have a designated place (and a cute one at that) for all of them.  I already have a shadowbox frame that has been empty in a closet, now I just need a saw of sorts to cut a hole in the back...

Image via a-ditchin-time-quilts.blogspot.com

 

 5.  Car Trash Bag - Definitely need one of these for the car.  I can't stand the random receipts and wrappers that end up tucked into the door, and then kind of collect until I want to scream.  This would solve that problem :)

There you have it!  These are just a few of the things I am loving on Pinterest, and if you know me you know it was hard to narrow it down :)

XOXO

Random Thoughts

1.  It is amazing to me what a couple of hours sitting on a porch with girlfriends and wine can do for your mindset and soul.  I am always thankful for those moments.

2.  I have bought three pairs of royal blue shoes in the past 2 1/2 weeks.  Hey, my school colors and beloved Gator colors both involve royal blue.  In my world, that just means they are great investments :)

3. Sony's reader store pisses me off.  Like to the extent that I think I am getting a Nook.  I LOVE my ereader, but have had so many issues with the store that it's just not worth the hassle anymore...GRRR.

4. One of my oldest and bestest friends turns 30 this month and we are going to WWOHP for the weekend.  I can hardly contain myself over getting to spend a weekend with her and my cutie patootie nephew.  We are talking countdown in the planner geeked out!

5. My crafting obsession has continued, much to my OCD need to clean up the piles of crafting supplies strewn through my dining room.  Todays Crafts:

 

Pickle Jar + Scrap Paper + Modge Podge + Vinyl = Memory Jar

We put memories on slips of paper and put them in the jar.  On New Year's Eve, we will pull them out and read them. :)

 

 

Jay found this quote online and wanted it for the shop.  

Voila!

Thinking I need to paint the stand white...

6. I hate moving.  Just thinking about packing has me aggravated...

Until next time!!

XOXO

Wordless Wednesday: My Circle

"Craftcation"

I bought a Silhouette Cameo last month and have died and gone to creative heaven.  If you have not heard of a Silhouette Cameo yet, google it!  Seriously...I'll wait... Okay, so is your mind blown?!  Mine was.  

Mom had been planning to come down and visit on her Spring Break to see the shop and get some sunshine, and once the Silhouette was purchased the planning really began.  In true to us fashion, we soon began to concoct a huge list of crafts to create while she was here.  There were even Pintrest boards dedicated to her "craftcation" as we began to call it...yes, it was that serious.  Some of the crafts were pintrest inspired, others were just from us.

So...I apologize in advance for the amount of pictures to follow, but I have to share our creations..

Frames for my parent's House Divided (Well, mostly that other blue and orange school)..

 

Our 4 Seasons Signs:

 

Creations for a friend's daughter's shower:

 

Many Cup Creations:

 

 

 More Auburn stuff:

Until Next Time!

XOXO

Tutorial Tuesday - Yarn Wrapped Wreath with Felt Flowers

I have been on quite the crafting spree lately.  It has been my way of relaxing... I have also had some requests to post some tutorials, so here it goes...

A couple of weeks ago, we had our Spring football game, The Orange & Blue game.  In honor of the Spring taste of our beloved Gator football, I decided to make a fun wreath:

 

Materials Needed:

- A wreath for your base ( I used a grapevine because they had them super cheap at the dollar store, but next time I will go with a Styrofoam)

- Yarn

- Felt

Wreath: Wrap the yarn closely around the wreath.  I dabbed hot glue randomly as I went, just to keep it in place.  Wrap the entire wreath.

 Wrapping close and tight.

 Half way there!

 Complete! The styrafoam wreath will give it a smoother look.

Felt Flowers:  

Step 1: Cut strips of felt about 1 1/2 inch wide.  Fold in half lengthwise and glue just along the edge.

Step 2: Cut slits in the felt.  Stop when you get to the edge that is glued.

Step 3:  Begin to roll the strip.  I add glue every once in awhile to secure it.

Step 4: Glue the end and fluff up the flower.

Variations:

The flowers will look different depending on how you cut the slits and how wide or small you make them:

Little Straight Slits

Wide Straight Slits

Diagonal Slits

 How long your felt strip is will also effect how your flower looks.  If you want a larger, fuller flower go for a longer strip.

Another look at the finished product:

Until Next Time!!

XOXO