Halloween Ribbon Hair-Bow!!

Who wouldn't want to make one of these super easy hair-bow's!!?? All you need are these "probably in your closet" materials:

scissors

glue gun

festive colored ribbon

felt

candy corn (or a fun embellishment for the top)

First I cut all the ribbon in half, like so...heads up again...I do everything the hard way haha...and I also got ahead of myself and 1 set already haha

Then, I glued them all into circles..liiiiiiiiike this :) and then together (if that makes sense..I posted a pic)

After I glued them together, I snipped the ends diagonally on 2 of them to give them "pointy" ends:

And then I started stacking:

I attached a piece of felt to the back and then from there you can attach the amazingness to a headband...hair tie...or hair clip!!!

AND VOILA!! 

I hope you enjoyed my quick and easy (and most likely freeeeee) halloween hair craft!!!


I'm linking up here!!

~ Lisa

Pinterest Challenge!!!

WHOO PINTEREST CHALLENGE!!!


OMG...Like I'm not already totally, beyond obsessed with Pinterest...this is SUPER COOLTASTIC!!

Check this out...

YEAH!!! Found it over at The Bower Power Blog...This will be fantastic!!..I can't wait to get started...This also means I will have to create a board for the Pinerest Challenge!!!

You love Pinterest too?? GET ON THIS!!

~ Lisa

Gumball How To!

So for Emma's 3rd Princess Belle Birthday Bash I wanted to make some cool party favors and I found THESE!

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No they have nothing to do with "Princess Belle" and they aren't even princess colors BUT they are pretty fantastical!

Here's how I spun them:

Materials via Tammy Mitchell Photography:

-Terra cotta pot and base from your local craft or home improvement store (MY OWN NOTE: I found that these pieces are cheaper at your craft store...and if you have a coupon..BONUS SAVINGS)

-small round votive holder (in the glassware/candle holder section at Michaels)

-red spray paint (MY OWN NOTE: I used yellow, Princess Belle's dress color, for the girls & chalkboard paint for the boys) 

-E6000 adhesive (also available at your craft store)

-small wooden balls/knobs they are in the wood section of your local craft store.  they are flat on one side making them easy to adhere to your machine

All together I made 20 and it set me back about $25...not too shabby!!

Here is my before and after pics...I'm working on remembering to take the pictures haha

**The boys also got a piece of chalk :).

This is super simple and looks so cool! They even fit in little gift bags so I put the chalkboard one's in blue bags for the boys and the yellow one's for the girls in pink bags!!

HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

~ Lisa

Halloween Pail

The making of Emma's Halloween Pumpkin Candy Pail!!!

No, it isn't perfect BUT according to Emma, she's a "lady" and I think it's pretty spiffy hahaha

Supplies:

Plastic Pumpkin (I got Emma's at Michael's. They're 50% off right now too)

Pen

Festive Ribbon (3 pieces)

Puffy Balls

Googlie Eyes

Felt (I used Black for the mouth & orange and yellow for the "hair"

Pipe Cleaners (I used pink for the mouth because Emma said so haha)

Hot Glue Gun

Knife

Scissors

Alright...bare with me...WARNING: I DO THINGS THE HARD WAY...and then I realize there was an easier way so...I apologize in advance haha

First, you're gonna want to cut a hole in the top of your pumpkin.  I drew something that looks like a circle so I could use it as a guideline.  Don't worry about it being pretty...I'm a master at hiding imperfections heehee

Then, you are going to want to mark where you want your holes on each side for your handle.  I used a knife (I know...not safe and probably not practical..again...I do things the hard way or convenient way? haha).

Thanks to the amazing mystery box I bought from Pick Your Plum, I have festive ribbon!!!

Emma is your ultimate girly girl and I asked her what color she wanted for her handle and she said/yelled, "PURPLE!! PURPLE AND POLKA DOTS!!"...So, I used purple, purple and polka dots, and green because it's fun and we are going to braid the ribbon so create a sturdy handle.

Now, tie a knot on end so they're all connected and tape it to a surface...tape it well...or you'll get frustrated like me and end up putting your case on the end so it stops coming off while you're braiding it hahaha

Braid away!!! Make sure to not braid the entire ribbon length. Well, unless you want a cross-body handle...then go ahead haha.  PS...don't mind my kitchen table..yes it's a door...yes i LOVE it...no I have not gotten around to getting glass for the top...it will happen soon :)

ALRIGHT!! NOW, put your ribbon into one of the holes you created.  So HERE is my "OMG this would have been so much easier" moment..instead of taping and getting frustrated because your ribbon keeps coming up, try putting the ribbon in your pumpkin FIRST, tie the knot so it's secured to your pumpkin, and THEN braid away...easier huh?

When you tie the ends inside, I pulled the ribbon through the hole so it was easier for me tie the knot versus trying to get my hand inside the pumpkin to tie the knot

WOO! Handle...MADE!!

Now the fun part...put a face on your pail!! This looks creepy but it's what I did.  Emma said she needed an orange nose so and orange nose is what she received.

OK...now get out your hot glue and glue away!! I have a love/hate relationship with mine...burning myself ALWAYS occurs!

So now you say to yourself or your computer screen "Hey Lisa...what do we do about this nasty foam stuff?" 

Well, I'm glad you asked!!!  FELT! Emma said she needed orange and yellow hair.  I cut up some random strips of the felt and then flip flopped the colors around the hole using my handy dandy glue gun. I put glue (if you can see it) on the white part and then laid the felt strips, alternating the colors, all the way around.

Then, I hot glued just a portion of the hair (like below) so the "hair" was still kind of wavy.

And this is what we came up with!!! I attempted to glue the inside with a felt "liner" but I'm not that crafty...YET.  I also made a little "bow" with some rick rack (also from my amazingly fantastical Pick Your Plum mystery box) and put a pink fuzzy ball in the middle...she's a lady remember?

And here it is!!! Yes...the mouth is a little scary...but it works :)

***We just changed the mouth to this...less...weird i guess haha...just inter-twine pipe cleaners and Emma HAD to put the pink squares on and then we hot glued it on :)

I hope you enjoyed this, I hope it made sense most of all, and it sparked some ideas!!!

~ Lisa!!