SOCK SNOWMEN

Sock Snowmen!!

These cute guys are made from crew socks. They are filled with rice and then tied off. The top of the socks are folded over to make their hats! Then you can add embellishments such as ribbon, glue buttons on, etc. Their faces and arms are drawn on with magic markers and the noses are painted on. Easy and cute!

Wine Cork Keychain Tutorial

Step by Step Instructions: Wine Cork Keychain

You will need:     

wine cork (real cork or plastic, both work well)

(2) flat washers (size #10, available at any home improvement or

                               hardware store)

(2) screw eyes (size #212, home improvement or hardware store)

(1) large split ring (24 mm)

(1) small split ring (12 mm)

charm, silver-tone of your choice (get at Michael's, Hobby Lobby)

clear hobby glue (such as E6000, etc.)

                                             Step One

                Glue washers to each end of cork, allow to dry.

                                                                   Step Two

                After glue is dried, twist screw eyes as far as you can 

                     into each end of cork through the hole in washers.

                  Hint:  Apply a little glue to the threads of the screws to 

                            help secure them and ensure they won't back out.

Step Three

             Let glue dry, then attach large split ring to one screw       

                   eye and small split ring to the other screw eye.

                                              Step Four

              Attach your charm of choice to the small split ring.

                        The large ring will be for your keys!

                              Voila!! Your keychain is done!

Here are some examples of great wine cork keychains                              I have made and sold. I try to match the charm with the 

cork, for example, for a Turning Leaf wine cork I used a 

leaf charm, and I found a cute fish charm for Fisheye wine!   

                           

                                    Use your imagination and have fun!!

           These make great stocking stuffers, secret Santa presents,

                             great for bunco or door prizes...

Bottle Cap Crafts

                                                       It's college basketball season!!

                                                        Got crafty with bottle caps!!
                                   Made some earrings to wear when I watch my favorite team
                                                         the University of Louisville!
                                                      Now ranked #2 in the country!!

                                                             GO CARDS!!!!!!!\

SOLD!!

I added the finishing touches to my candle mug and SOLD it!!

I put copper glitter on the rim and a copper bow with fall leaves.

Didn't even have time to take a picture of my creation before I sold it!! WOOHOOO!!

Cappuccino Cream Coffee Mug Candle

My intuition kicked in after I began thinking of ways to enhance this great fall mug.

Instead of making a standard fall centerpiece, I wanted to make a more creative and functional craft.  

So.... I love candles, and have so many partially used scented candles I light mostly during the holidays.
Instead of throwing them out, I melted them and poured them into this mug. Most of the candles were cinnamon or holiday scents. I saved the light brown "Cinnamon roll" candle for last and used it for the top layer.

Now I have a lovely candle that looks and smells like cinnamon-mocha flavored coffee!!

I am calling my new creation Cappuccino Cream.....

                                                     CAPPUCCINO CREAM CANDLE

But WAIT.....I'm not done yet!!

This would make a great hostess, birthday, any occasion gift.

I'm going to add a few enhancements to make it just perfect for giving.

Check back soon and see the finished product.....

Could NOT resist this cute virtual cat!!
Watch as he follows your cursor around.
How adorable and so easy to take care of!!

                                           
                                     Hmmm......take a piece of floral foam or styrofoam, put in
                                     the bottom of the cup and start selecting your fall picks and
                                     leaves to place in the foam....

Found this great oversized fall themed coffee cup at a thrift store for only $1!!!

What would you do with this?? Post your ideas for this cup...

Check back tomorrow to see where my intuition takes me.....

Bling Coaster How To

Repurpose old coasters or cut cork to desired size.
Cover with glitter glue (gold works great!!)
The glitter will even cover a design on an old coaster.

Add plastic crystal bling to coaster. You can do this while the glitter glue is
still tacky, or wait for the glue to dry and apply bling with more glitter glue.

After glue dries, apply coat of some type of varnish
or polyurethane. For this coaster I used Triple Thick gloss
glaze by DecoArt. It goes on opaque but dries crystal clear!

Use foam brush to apply varnish or glaze to help set bling
gems and provide a smooth surface for your coaster.

Allow varnish to dry and Voila!! you have a cool bling coaster!!

CAUTION:  Do NOT use as a trivet!!!!
Heat may melt the plastic in the crystals!!

Wine Cork Crafts

I love choosing the charm to go with each cork.
Great examples: Turning Leaf cork has a leaf charm,
Fisheye cork has a fish!!


What a great way to recycle/upcycle!!




These make great hostess gifts and stocking stuffers!! I had 20 orders last Christmas for these!!

  Found this great wire display stand at Goodwill!!!

                              Lovely picture of the Biltmore winery in Asheville, North Carolina.
                      One of our favorite places to visit. The wine is award winning and so good!!

Wine is my inspiration