DIY Candle Holders - Nature Meets Glam

Supplies: 

• Aluminum cans
• Sticks from the yard
• Candle sticks
• Hot glue
• Rope 
• Clear beads

Step 1:  

• Gather all the sticks you can find (well I had to because I don't have trees in my backyard - some how I had sticks though...)

Step 2:  

• Cover the can with a natural colored paper 
• On the first can I used scrapbook paper 
• On the second can I used a brown paper bag

Step 3:   

• Hot glue the sticks around the aluminum can (If I could go back, I wouldn't have used the aluminum cans for this project but maybe glass votive holders from the Dollar Store.  The can is much more visible through the sticks then I would have liked.)

Step 4:

• Adhere the cans to candle sticks (I had some glitzy looking taper holders I purchased from Hobby Lobby a few years back.)
• To help tie the natural look of the sticks  to the more glamorous look of the  candle stick, I strung clear beads on a thin rope and draped it around each can.

Magnetic Fridge Storage

Hot glue heavy duty magnets to just about anything and you have instant side-of-the-fridge organization!!

 Grocery Bag Organizer

 Decoupaged Soup Can 

Flower Pens

What you'll need:

• Plastic Pens
• Green floral tape
• Artificial flowers

What to do:

Start taping at the flower end of the pen.  Guide the tape while winding the pen in a circular motion.  The tape should cover the entire pen down to the tip in one long vertical strip.  Secure the tape by pressing it gently down with your fingers. 

**for the feather and pin wheel pens I used white floral tape

Aluminum can decoupage "how to" here

De-cou-page [dey-koo-pahzh]

The art or technique of decorating something with cut-outs of paper, linoleum, plastic or other flat material over which varnish or lacquer is applied

Exhibit A - aluminum soup can

Brush a coat of Mod Podge along the exterior of the aluminum can

Wrap your pre-cut scrapbook paper around the aluminum can - work slow being aware of air bubbles
Once scrapbook paper is smoothly wrapped around the can, cover with decoupage - several layers
(let dry in-between coats)

Tray - Before

I thought it was a cool idea to turn the trays into picture frames (this was a very short lived idea)

Tray - After (used scrapbook paper and decoupage)

Using the tray to hold stationary goods

I had been hoarding movie and concert ticket stubs since High School - I finally found a functional home for them!

I made this sign for my sister's hair station

 What you'll need:

• Small/Med sized canvas (I purchased this one at SAVERS - I painted over the existing art with several coats of cream colored acrylic paint.
• The gold and white on either end of the canvas are pieces of patterned tissue paper
• The scissors are cut from magazine advertisements
• The name is spelled out using wood letter pieces (scrabble pieces would work)
• Glue all items onto the canvas with decoupage
• Cover entire piece with several layers of decoupage (let dry in-between coats)

Another piece for my Sister's work station

Same concept as the Jaime Meyers canvas - hair scissors were cut from a magazine advertisement & lady and letters were cut from a pin up calendar.