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DYI White and Orange Spring Wreath

I had a spring blossom tree I used each year as a Spring table decoration. The blossoms were falling off and I thought some of the twigs still looked good, so I used wire cutters and cut off each of the twigs to use in a wreath. The white blossoms made a perfect base for a Spring wreath.

The green stem above is what is left over from the tree and it went in the garbage. All the beautiful blossoms were reused in the wreath. I believe in the 3 R's.....so..... I reduced, reused, and recycled most of the spring tree decoration.

After wrapping each twig around the others I added a small twig of orange berries I had stashed in a box to give it a little spring color. Then I grabbed the only orange ribbon I own and tied a bow. Simple, yet perfect for spring.

Wreath scratching door???

 My wreaths scratch my front door when it is opened or the wind blows. So for the last 3 years I have just dealt with it and took my wreath off every time the wind blew. Then it dawned on me that I could solve the problem! 

FELT!!!

 I cut a felt circle and removed the center then glued it on the back of my wreath.

 It took a matter of 15 minutes and I could have done it years ago. What was I thinking?

 Blue wasn't my first choice of felt color but that is what I had on hand so I use it and it is not noticeable from the front of the wreath.

No more Scratches when the wind blows!!!

Pink and Black Fabric Hair Flowers

After layering many fabric circles one top of each other and gluing them together with a hot glue gun they are ready for embellishments!

Walmart has inexpensive buttons to use for this project.  I cut off the bulging back metal loop with wire cutters then hot glued the buttons on the flowers. I love how charming the crystal buttons look in the center of these fabric flowers. 

Burning the edges of the fabric makes the circles curl up like a real flower.

Here are the finished flowers.

 I glued metal hair clips on the back so my daughter can wear them in her hair.

Homemade Valentine Heart Handout

SCHOOL VALENTINES!

 I layered hard plastic on top of purple felt and cut out heart shapes. Keeping the two layers together, I sewed around the edge of the heart leaving a small opening on the top to fill with candy.  My son filled the hearts with Valentine candy then I stapled red ribbon and a heart to close the gap. He handed the Valentines out to his school class on Valentines Day. 

Here is the finished project.

Young Women LDS Torch Handout

 I volunteered to make a handout for New Beginnings next week. So I got this brilliant idea from my sister to make an edible torch for the Young Women of my ward. 

 Our theme for the new year is ARISE AND SHINE FORTH. 

I love the theme and it reminds me of the color yellow so I placed lemon drops in the long bags. I purchased the bags from a gal in my ward who sells "Stampin up" supplies. I love these bags! They are perfect for small treats. You can use them for any Holiday or occasion. The ideas are limitless.

 After I filled all the bags, I assembled the torches toppers. After printing the "Arise and Shine" theme on Label paper, I stuck them on the colored card stalk. So the theme circles were like little stickers. It saved me time gluing each circle on the card stalk.

 Here are some extra handouts without the torch for the ladies. ( I ran out of torches).

 I love the look of the young woman face in the flames! It really does look like a torch. Plus, it is great way to reinforce the torch motto for New Begginings and to introduce the Personal Progress program to the girls with it's different values.

This is the basket of handouts for the Young Women to take home.

FYI: I printed the images on Office Depot white laser shipping labels. The actual size is the same as Avery 5163 labels. Measuring 2 in. by 4 in. Then I used a medium circle punch to punch out the circles. I hand cut each YW torch but if you had a large punch you could cut them out as a rectangle or oval. Sorry I don't have the link to access the printable at this time. 

The pictures below show the Gym and how the YW leaders decorated for our New Beginnings.
I love the theme ARISE & SHINE FORTH! 
We used the color scheme of the torch flame; Red, Orange and Yellow.

 We decorated with warm lamps and various sized flickering LED candles. The warm light added to the ambiance of the evening.

 Here is a view of the right side of the stage.

This is our food table. The Young Women Leaders brought the Yellow desserts out when the speakers were through. It looked really nice that evening.

Silk Flower Hair Accessories

 Silk Flowers for my girl's piggy tails! I finally have hair accessories to match my daughters church dresses.

My dear friend and I made these hair accessories today. We had so much fun creating and designing these beauties!

I purchased silk fabric and used some old skirt linings and suit jacket linings to make these beautiful hair accessories. As usual, I have to craft using something I already own and I have to use up what scraps I have laying around. I cut many different sizes of circles and spent time over the flame of a candle to complete this project. I burned the edges of the circle shaped fabric and it caused them to curl. Then I layered them on top of each other and glued them together using a hot glue gun.

 I used floral flowers for the hair accessories below. I took the fake floral flower apart and glued each petal on one piece at a time. I thought they turned out bright and cheerful. I used old blouse fabric covered buttons for the center as a delicate accent.

Here they are on display for me to look at and enjoy for a day! I can't wait to do my daughters hair tomorrow! So many hair accessories to chose from. It was good to chat with a good friend today and work on this craft together. Thank you dear friend!

Yellow Toddler Shirt Button Cover-Up

 Darling Yellow stripped toddler shirt with Peace heart. My friend gave me this cute shirt for my daughter and I loved it, but wanted to change it up a bit. 

I am not a huge fan of peace signs on my little girl so I unpicked the center of the heart and attached a simple White button for decoration.

BEFORE...

AFTER! 

Simply Perfect

Refashioned Green Paisley Dress

BEFORE & AFTERS

Green Paisley Dress BEFORE....

Cute skirt AFTER!

 Yes, I couldn't let this dress go to the DI. I had to refashion it into a beautiful skirt. My niece gave it to me and I loved the print. It did not fit her or I but I knew the fabric was in great condition and I wanted to experiment with my sewing skills. I took the dress apart and began sewing...

 I unpicked the elastic inside the waistline of the fabric. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! This was a project that I did not spend a penny on. That is the kid of craft I like!  

 Here is a picture of the elastic after I unpicked it. It came out beautifully. I folded the top of the skirt over and  sewed it. Inserting the elastic with a pin on the end was a cinch. I sewed the two ends of the elastic together and then sewed the opening. HERE is the finished skirt. Now.....What do I wear with it?

 I took in the top by slimming down the arms and sides. I don't know if I will actually wear this shirt, but I had fun making it smaller and practicing my sewing skills. I took this outfit from a size 22 and trimmed it down quite a bit.