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DYI FAUX FARM EGGS

2014-03-18T06:10:00.001-04:00

I seen on one of my facebook groups that Wal-mart had some faux eggs that came in little egg cartons with no seems and are dyeable. So I had to go grab myself a few packages.

Tutorial to follow later in bit of a hurry right now but just had to share the pics of my DYI #fauxeggs

Messed My BLOG up I do believe-Bare with me

2014-01-05T00:47:00.003-05:00

Some of my posting are missing a few things. I'm trying to get a new site up and running and I might have messed a few things up in the process. If you have any questions or were looking for something that's missing please feel free to contact me. Leave comment, send email which ever you prefer.

Understanding a Marriage-

2014-01-03T15:50:00.001-05:00

In the article Marriage Isnt About You made a lot of sense to me but so many people really dont understand marriage. Great job Seth Adam Smith
http://sethadamsmith.com/2013/11/02/marriage-isnt-for-you/

30 Day Marriage Challenge | iMOM

2013-12-17T05:39:00.000-05:00

30 Day Marriage Challenge | iMOM
Surfing around this morning looking for last minute gift ideas I came across this 30 Day Marriage Challenge from iMOM. First time on that site and will be adding to my favorites. Be sure to check them out too. Anyway, I wanted to share this marriage challenge, thought it went hand in hand with my last post on Makes me cry every time about Fireproof my marriage.
Maybe this is a gift for those of you whose marriages are struggling.

Makes me Cry Every Time

2013-12-01T08:49:00.001-05:00

One of my favorite scenes from Fireproof that makes me cry every time I watch

While I'm Waiting from a great movie Fireproof, I just watched about a marriage that is falling apart and how a man tries to get the relationship back. His father sends him a book with one thing a day to do for 40 days along with some christian passages on each page. This is a must see movie for every married couple, should be watched together, whose marriage is falling apart. Hopefully it can bring them back together.

How to Create Copyright Symbol on a Computer

2013-09-07T06:42:00.001-04:00

So you want to know how to create a copyright symbol on a computer. Well all you have to do is press your ALT key on your keyboard and press the numbers 0169 on your keypad and you will get this ©. If you don't have the keypad which some laptops don't have one go to Fsymbol they show you how to do this without the keypad.
I wanted to protect my images from being copied so I just looked it up and thought I would share it with every one.
There is a total of 256 Alt codes to use with the numbers 0-255, some are functions for the computer. You can search the internet and find quite a few sites that have the codes for symbols. Here is one site CyberHobo that I came across that has symbols.
example from their site:

© Copyrighted [0169]
® Reserved mark [0174]
℠ Service mark [8480]
℃ Celsius [8451]
℅ Care of [8453]
℉ Fahrenheit [8457]
№ Number symbol [8470]
℗ Sound recording copyright [8471]
℞ Prescription/pharmaceutical symbol [8478]
Ω Ohm [8486]
℧ Inverted ohm [8487]
☀ Sunshine [9728]
☁ Cloud [9729]
☂ Umbrella [9730]
☃ Snowman [9731]
☄ Comet [9732]
★ Star (solid) [9733]
☆ Star (outline) [9734]
☇ Lightning [9735]

Another example this one from Fsymbol

1	☺
2	☻
3	♥
4	♦
5	♣
6	♠
7	•
8	◘

○	9
◙	10
♂	11
♀	12
♪	13
♫	14
☼	15
►	16

17	◄
18	↕
19	‼
20	¶
21	§
22	▬
23	↨
24	↑

↓	25
→	26
←	27
∟	28
↔	29
▲	30
▼	31
	32

Grunge Mix using Oatmeal

2013-08-04T17:35:00.000-04:00

I came up with this Grunge mix using Oatmeal by taking a little of this and a little of that from other recipes or from other crafty people's tips to make these neat looking candles, and my country bath jar. Cans could also be used with this grunge mix using oatmeal.

My grunge mix I used for my candle and bathroom glass jar 

some cinnamon
instant coffee and ground vanilla coffee
Epson salt
oatmeal
nutmeg
a few cloves tops
elmers glue
bit of water
Line a shallow pan with foil or wax paper.

Some of my items to grunge I usually paint brown or black first.  Depending on the item.  For this project the glue mixed with paint works just as good plus serves two purposes.

Prepare your grunge mix by mixing together the first six ingredients in a bowl or whatever you would like. Set aside.

Then add just a bit of water to the Elmer's glue just to make a little thinner but not too runny. Then paint this on the glass jar.

For the candle  I added brown paint to the glue and a bit of water. Adding the brown paint covers the color of base item,  I like it that way much better. Brown paint is not need if you like some of the base color to show through.

Then spoon the grunge mix onto the item.
After dry i sprayed with sealant. you can also sprinkle little extra cinnamon or a bit more grunge mix.  If you find some spots you would like extra on.
I recommend that If you do add  any extra oatmeal grunge mix to spray again.  With just more cinnamon you wouldn't need to spray again.

Some of the mixture still seems to want to fall off. So I'm gonna try my good old mod podge next time to seal. Then use spray again. I just like to have more protection.

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Experiment and have fun crafting

********Not by any means am I an expert or even claim to be close to one.  I do all my crafts by trial and error and taking other peoples advice.
I do not burn candles so take caution if you burn them. I have no clue how the candles would burn with the mixture on them.******After posting this I have learned you can not burn these types of candles.

♥ The Primitive Pantry ♥: 500 Followers Give Away

2013-07-29T19:01:00.001-04:00

♥ The Primitive Pantry ♥: 500 Followers Give Away: Wow! We are not far off the 500 followers milestone so to celebrate, I thought why not have have a give away. I think we ALL love to deco...

Revamping Flip Flops with Ribbon

2013-06-19T07:17:00.002-04:00

Revamping my ugly, plain looking black flip flops with ribbon was super easy. I owe Lindsay from The Frugal Crafter a big thank you for this idea. Be sure to check out her blog as she has a lot of wonderful ideas. I watched her video tutorial, scroll down to watch it, on ribbon flip flops yesterday and decided right away to get out the ribbon and my flip flops and get to work. Revamping my flip flops with ribbon in no time at all. Using two coordinating ribbons and some gems and hot glue. I did do it a little different but basically the same. She had you take the end of the ribbon through the bottom and I only went to where the strap meets the part where your foot goes. I didn't watch the video all the way til this morning. The Frugal Crafter also suggested gorilla glue but I didn't have any so hopefully my hot glue holds up.

This is what I came up with, not too bad for first ones

New Tradition-Kid's Hand print for Mother's Day

2013-05-12T16:58:00.000-04:00

This grandmother is starting a new tradition with the grand kids for their mommy's on Mother's Day.
I got the inspiration from Anna at mylifeandkids who was a special guest to post at Mod Podge Rocks.
Anna's post was
Mothers day craft for kids: handprint canvases
She gives you all the direction for this project. I used most of her methods but personalized my way and used a wood frame instead of canvas.
I made circles scrapbook paper using my fiskars circle punch for the name and star punch. Traced this lil man's hand on scrapbook paper. Painted my board. You really could you anything that the kids hand would fit on. I prearranged where I wanted everything placed. Once I figured it out I coated my board with Mod Podge then place everything in place. Making sure all edges were on good and pressing on everything to get any air bubbles out. Let dry then coated 2 more times with the podge. Then hung a wall hanger on back to hang it up.
Here is my version of our new tradition of kid's hand prints for every Mother's Day from here on out. Well at least until the kiddos have stopped growing. So that will be at least 16-18 more years.

grandson helping make his mommy's gift

My Mod Podge Projects

2013-05-05T15:54:00.000-04:00

Mod Podge is now one of my loves in crafting. There is so much, many crafts that you can do with this wonderful adhesive stuff. Sure glad I came across the brown paper bag floor craft. It opened a whole new world of crafting to me.
One of the best sites I came across is Mod Podge Rocks.I'm sure there are many more decoupaging sites out there that I will stumble upon in my crafting adventures.

So far here is what I've made with mod podge.

My best project so far!

Mod Podge comes in a variety of formulas:

Fabric, gloss, hard coat, matte, outdoor, satin, sparkle and dimensional magic. Pick your project, pick your formula. Get crafting!

How to make a Friendship Bracelet Tool and a Friendship Bracelet

2013-05-05T07:00:00.002-04:00

How to make a homemade friendship bracelet tool and making a friendship bracelet video. It is a great site for kids/teen crafts. Some even adults will enjoy. Basically something for everyone. From simple to a little more difficult crafts.

Simple Kids Crafts is a video blog that has a ton of crafts. They also have a YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/simplekidscrafts I think they have over 500 tutorial videos.

Be sure to go check this video blog out!!

Homemade Friendship Bracelet Tool

Mother's Day Crafts

2013-04-01T14:06:00.000-04:00

Be Mine Valentine

2013-02-13T18:26:00.000-05:00

Reading many blogs as I do everyday, I came across one last night with a Be Mine Valentine Wall Hanging. You can visit it here with a tutorial. I wanted to share with you the one I made.

It is so cute and was super easy to do. Can be made to any size you would like. Probably even easy enough for a kid craft. The be mine valentine only requires a few supplies. And it doesn't take long to put together either. I didn't however follow Crafts by Amanda directions or supplies exactly. But for the most part I did. She has many other tutorials on her site.
Supplies I used were:
Kraft paper
craft paint
craft wire
glue gun and glue
buttons
burlap and scrap material
the filling I used some flat fiber fill stuff not quite sure what its called but believe it is kinda some sort of batting.
black sharpie and a spray sealant

Hope you find this Be Mine Valentine wall hanging as easy to make as I did.

DYI Country/Rustic Wooden Spoons

2013-02-04T04:14:00.000-05:00

Country/rustic is my decorating style. I can't really afford to pay the price of the things I would like to have decorating my home. Or my kids home which they all love that style as well. So I'm always looking on the net or Pinterest looking for ideas to decorate our homes. Recently I seen a site for wooden spoons and had to try the technique they said about. I went to my uncles used store and he had some wooden spoons there for $.25 each and I picked up a few to do country/rustic style.

Got the wooden spoons home and anxious to start a new project and I pulled my paints out in four different colors trying to stick to the country/rustic colors. Reddish, indigo blue, black and not sure of the color name but in the greens. Then I started painting away. After both sides were completely dry I took a rough piece of sandpaper and scuffed the edges a bit. Trying to think of how they would naturally get worn. Now my problem is I don't know what I want to put around them. Or what to do with them. Tried tying a bit a fabric around them, also tried twine. Seen somewhere that they were also just place in a mason jar or hung on wall. Guess I'll figure it out.

One of the simply and least expensive crafts I've done. Another way to make my life a little Easier

DIY Burlap S'mores Banner with Tutorial

2013-01-20T18:32:00.002-05:00

Today I whipped up this cute Burlap S'mores Banner and provided a Tutorial for a craft pal of mine. She has s'mores parties and thought this sign would be great as a decoration. She hasn't seen it yet but hope she loves it.

Crafting Supplies Needed for this Burlap S'mores Banner that was pretty easy to do.
Burlap
Lace
Stencils
Paint
Twine
Stitch Witchery

Sorry no pictures as I went along, I wasn't sure how it was gonna turn out. I showed my aunt and she suggested that I put it on here with a tutorial.
So here is what I did.
Grabbed some burlap and laid my stencils spelling s'mores out on it to determine how big i needed to make the burlap pieces. Mine measured 5x7, I wanted extra on it to allow for folding over the twine. I cut my burlap. Then laid my stencil in place and dabbed the paint on the burlap. Let dry surprisingly it dried pretty quick so I was able to move on to the next steps fairly quick.
Take the lace and twine. Measure the lace according to the width of the burlap.
Then take the stitch witchery and lay it on the edge of the burlap then place half of the lace on top of the that allowing the other half of the lace to hang over the top edge.
Place damp rag on the lace and iron according to stitch witchery instructions. You want to make sure you leave this extra overhang to add the twine.
Next take the twine, (I did not cut my twine yet because I wasn't sure how much I was gonna need. But you could figure it out a head of time, I just didn't.), and lay it on your lace and right at the edge of the burlap. Place your stitch witchery same as you did to the other side.
Fold down the lace make sure that the twine is at the edge and not where the witchery will adhere to it. Do this process to all your burlap pieces.
I left about a foot of twine at each end and left a loop for hanging.
Make your pieces any size or length you wish. Determine by the size of your stencil and the look you are going for.
You could even cut into triangular pieces.
Hope you could follow along with my instructions for this pretty easy Burlap S'mores Banner. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Tip for Another Mason Jar Use

2013-01-17T19:47:00.002-05:00

I had another brilliant idea today for Another Mason Jar Use.


Above:See all the junk on the rim and lid.

I had a half quart of paint and was having problems with getting the lid on cause of all the junk on the lid rim.

So I poured it in a mason jar. Now I can see how much and also much easier to clean the rim off to seal back up. I also labeled the lid so everyone would know what is in the mason jar.

Chalkboard Spray Paint

2013-01-17T04:25:00.000-05:00

Chalkboard Spray Paint by Krylon my new way to recycle some of the things I have around here that I was not really using anymore. And of course finding new things to use the chalkboard paint on to give it an extra use.
I got one of the ideas from Simplicity in the south. She made a chalkboard gift for a teacher using a clipboard. I like the saying she put on the chalkboard and the technique she used for adding the words. She used Krylon flat paint with primer for her project whereas I used the Krylon Chalkboard Spray Paint. She has many other DIY Projects on her site that I'm sure you will love.
I grab myself an old cookie sheet type pan. Sprayed it with 3 coats of the chalkboard paint let each coat dry completely. Then I printed out my Things to Remember saying to the size I wanted, taking a piece of chalk on its side and rubbing the back of my paper so I could use it to transfer my letters to the dried chalkboard that was just created. Next took a pencil or pen and went over the letters transferring them to my chalkboard. Now grab a paint pen in white and fill in those words. Me being left handed I started from the right working backwards to paint my letters so my hand would rub in the wet letters. Let dry

Make Primitive Tags Fast! (2-5 minutes)

2012-12-31T07:15:00.001-05:00

Found this great tutorial on making primitive tags fast and many other tutorials on Our Pioneer Homestead Blog. Check their site out here

Now that's what I call a Coffee Mug

2012-12-26T10:55:00.001-05:00

For Christmas my husband received the biggest coffee mug I've ever seen from his sister. Its called a Mega Mug. His mom joked that while he was at work that he could tell his co-workers that he was on coffee break and would be done when he finished his coffee. While they joked about the coffee mug I just kept thinking of things I could use that cup for. My first thought was to use it as utensil holder on my counter top. How cool would that look?
Just wanted to share this extra large Coffee Mug. Open to suggestions on uses for this Mega Mug.

Pie Filling Cake

2012-12-07T05:03:00.001-05:00

Recipe for Chocolate Cherry Pie Filling Cake

1 Box Chocolate cake mix
1 Can Cherry pie filling
2 Eggs

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9x13 cake pan
In a bowl lightly beat the eggs, stir in the cherry pie filling. Add the box of Chocolate cake mix. Mix until thoroughly combined.
Spread into your greased pan. Bake for 35 minutes

You can mix different cakes with different pie fillings to make other super yummy cakes just like this one. And I didn't even need any icing and it was still so delicious. I had a few co-workers try it and they all complimented it and wanted more.
One example-Apple Pie Filling and any light colored cake mix. Not really sure how they will all test but experiment with different combinations. Results could be just as fascinating as this Chocolate Cherry Pie Filling Cake

Sticks and Stones Rhyme

2012-12-06T05:09:00.001-05:00

Sticks and Stones will break your bone but words will never hurt you. Anyone remember that being told to you as a child? I do.
This morning I don't even know why but I started thinking about that saying. And thinking to myself why would anyone ever teach me such a thing when it is so untrue. Maybe I started thinking about it because I've had a lot of verbal abuse in my life and think about the damage it has done to me. Low self-esteem, poor body image, many more issues but not going to get into that. From the time I was a child clear up until now being in my forties I still deal with verbal abuse and the repercussions it has caused on me mentally. I remember teaching my own kids that saying and thinking now I never should have taught them such a saying that is so untrue. For me I would rather be physically abused as those wounds heal much faster than the verbal abuse. Not that I want any abuse but just saying if I had the choice it would be sticks and stones not words. As words cause lasting much worse damage in my opinion.
Please do not teach your child that Sticks and Stones will break your bones but words will never hurt you. Instead maybe teach them Sticks and Stones will break your bones but words will always hurt you.

Easy Kids Christmas Ornament Wreath Craft

2012-11-17T06:22:00.000-05:00

Last night my step son wanted to make a Christmas Ornament with glitter. So I started thinking about different ornament crafts I've seen and remember one about using buttons.

I got out some buttons, thin wire, the Mod Podge (of course I had to use this, one of my favorite craft supplies), the glitter (red and green), some cording or use whatever you want to use to hang your ornament.

String the buttons on the wire, make into shape of wreath, tie off by twisting the wire where the two ends meet. He then put Mod Podge all over the buttons. Oh yeah we used two bigger buttons at the top for glitter a different color. See the photo for difference. He only applied the Mod Podge to the smaller buttons first. Then out came green glitter and he started shaking away all over those buttons. Let dry. Reapply where needed. then he applied the glue to the larger buttons and got out the red glitter.

After it was all dry husband then sprayed it with a sealer to help hold the glitter on just in case. Then we added the cording some leave things we had but you could put whatever you wanted on to decorate it.

There you have it an Easy Kids Christmas Ornament Wreath Craft.

Hand Painted Coffee Mug

2012-09-27T12:50:00.000-04:00

Thought I'd share my new Hand Painted Coffee Mug that I whipped up in less than 5min.
Okay so I go to the Dollar General Store last week and pick up myself a coffee mug for $0.37 on clearance. Yes that's right $0.37. What a bargain!
I've seen on pinterest and other sites all these cute things done on coffee mugs. And I wanted one. So I started looking around for a saying I wanted on my coffee mug. I found it on pinterest.

All I did was take an Elmers Paint pen and a mug and started writing away.

Every morning I long to

hold you... I need you, I

want you, I have to

have you... your warmth,

your smell, your taste...

Ohhh Coffee,

I Love You

Glittery Ornaments

2012-09-26T09:20:00.000-04:00

Do you want to make some glittery ornaments this year? If so I found these easy to do glittery ornaments on the Sew Blessed blog. Clear ornaments,Pledge, glitter and a sharpie. How cute and easy. Check it out here.
Sew Blessed also has other great ideas too, be sure to check them out!