Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Last Minute D.I.Y Christmas Gift Ideas

I am a bit of a D.I.Y fanatic myself, and I'm constantly on Pinterest finding new and fun ways to make something old into something new. I take awhile to get around to making a lot of the things I pin, but I will hopefully get around to making a few. Since Christmas is nearing, I decided to compile a list of my top 10 last minute D.I.Y ideas to make and give for Christmas (in no particular order.)


Super cute and very quick to make! All you need is a pine cone, some ribbon and some string!


Get some cotton balls, a little plastic tree or even a branch from outside and add a cute animal or a little present.




Add anything you would like, nail polish, cream, candy! Make it fun.


Get an old mug, and paint on some chalk paint! (maybe write a cute Christmas message)


Cute for your glitter lovin' friend.




Takes a little more time, but a super cute idea.


Make these sweet little guys in a quick few minutes.


Warning! This one will probably be pretty tricky if you're following the link I posted above. This one is a bought version.


All you need is a gold sharpie and a plain journal!


These will take by far the longest, but you will end up with a beautiful gift for someone!



I hope you enjoyed reading my list. Let me know what your favourite is or if you're making one of these for someone special to you.

-leelou

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Flower Crown Attempt #1

The fact that it is almost Christmas and there is already snow on the ground has not stopped me in attempting to create my very first flower crown, as I see it, if I start now I will be able to perfect my flower crown making abilities by the summer time.

I'll take you through my process of how I created my flower crown, however I am not saying this is the right way to do it or the only way to do it, it's just how I figured out how to do it. So as follows...

How to make a Flower Crown:

First off, you will need to get all your materials together.
You will need:
-Plastic flowers
-Florist wire
-Florist tape
-Scissors
-Glue gun + glue sticks

Next, take 2 or 3 flowers and cut their ends to make them approx. 2 inches long. Then wrapped the flowers together with florist tape. Add a dab of glue to the last bit of the florist tape that you wrapped around to help it stay in place. At the bottom of your mini flower bunch, you can put another dab of hot glue to help to reinforce it from falling apart.


 
Next I take your florist wire and wrap it around your head approx. 3 times, to make sure it will fit  when I was done. Then twist the wire around itself to create a circle, like the one bellow.


Next, you will begin to attach your mini flower bunches to your crown. Do this by wrapping a flower bunch to the crown with the florist tape. Continue to make more flower bunches and attach them until you have cover the whole front of your crown, as seen below.


Lastly, I cover the wire on the back of your crown by wrapping a piece of white ribbon around. 
Your final product should look a little like this:

**Sorry for the lack of photos.

Let me know if you used my mini tutorial l to help you create a flower crown and if you've made a flower crown using another tutorial I would still love to see!

-leelou