I’m pretty darn excited. Today I have a DIY in The Portland Mercury, found on the Crafty Wonderland insert. Since many of you aren’t lucky enough to get this awesome local newspaper…. I’m sharing the DIY here! Really excited about this. I’ll have to get a couple copies for myself and take a ton of photos. Ha! Well, here’s what’s going to be in the paper. I love these planters:

I live in a tiny home and I prefer not to cover my limited surfaces with plants. How do I deal with this? Hanging planters, of course! This is a VERY quick and simple project. Perfect for even the non-crafty people. I made these sweet little Doily Plant Holders to put in my little girl’s room. She wanted plants in her room, but I didn’t really want my 3-year-old to have easy access to dirt in her bedroom. Might as well just avoid that situation. Ha! SO, let’s make Lace Hanging Planter Holders.

Supplies:

- 3 lace doilies

- 3 small containers (I used two old jars and a small tea cup)

- Rope (the length depends on how low you’d like your plants to hang, I used about 3 to 4 yards for each hanger)

- 3 small succulents

- 3 scissor snaps

- Needle and thread

- Scissors

Directions:

1. Cut 4 even sections of rope. For my shorter hanging planters I used just under a yard for each section of rope. If you prefer, you can use 3 pieces of rope to hang your planter, but 4 strands is a bit sturdier.

2. Thread the end of one rope strand through a hole on the doily. Tie a secure knot. Repeat this with all of your rope strands, making sure you spread the rope out evenly.

3. Use a needle and thread to sew and secure the knots.

4. Optional: If your doily has a few scallops (like mine) you can stitch the sides of each scallop to it’s neighbor. This will make the doily deeper for your planter.

5. Place your container in the doily and hold it up with your hand, try to make it hang evenly, then tie the strands of rope into a knot.

6. Braid the remaining portion of your rope, leaving about 3 inches at the end.

7. Tie your rope onto one scissor snap (I like these because they twist). Use your needle and thread to secure the knot onto the scissor snap.

8. Plant one small succulent into one container.

9. Hang your doily plant holder somewhere special, and place your planted succulent in the doily.

10. Repeat steps 1 through 9. to make your remaining plant hangers.

11. Enjoy!

- Chelsey

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I Love You. Something I tell my husband and daughter everyday. Why not write it out for all to see? I love glitter. A lot. Glitter sorta makes most things better. Feeling bored? Glitter. Need some sparkle? Glitter. Have a cold? Ok, not glitter… but it still makes me happy.

This little bunting will be a quick and fun project for you! I’ve included 3 different colors for you to use. There’s red 1 and red 2. Blue 1 and blue 2. Black 1 and Black 2. I used the red printouts, since I wanted to use red glitter.

How to:

Print out your I Love You printables, preferably onto a heavy card stock. You can also print these out onto printer paper, use a double sided adhesive to glue onto a heavy paper (I used watercolor paper). Cut out your letters.

Evenly rub glue onto the top of each letter, followed by a nice coating of glitter. I like to gently push the glitter down on each letter (hopefully this holds the glitter better). If you see any blank spots, just use a bit of glue and add more glitter (I prefer to use a nice acid-free scrapbook glue, since it’s less likely to warp the paper). Extra tip: keep your sparkly letters up high and out of reach of nosy toddlers… cause they will touch. Hee!

Use a hot glue gun to attach the top of the letters to some ribbon or kitchen twine.

 Hang and enjoy

I love this bunting so much, I really don’t want to take it down after Valentines Day. I think I may hang it in my bedroom. At least for a few months… maybe until it collects too much dust/cat hair. Hee.

Happy Thursday to you!

- Chelsey

ALSO: My friend, Chelsea, also made this I Love You bunting. It’s fantastic.

New year, new DIY. This is officially my FIRST DIY of the year. Yay! It was quick and easy to do, and now my alarm panel is no longer in sight. I originally found this idea on, The Third Boob. If you’d like to learn more, head on over to the Better Homes and Gardens Blog and check out this post.

AND, I gotta know… any DIY’s you’d like to see me try out? Something you’ve been wanting to create, but just haven’t figured out how? I’d love to hear your ideas. You can leave an idea in the comments.

- Chelsey

Day 36: Happy Christmas! Add a little handmade skirt to your Christmas tree. I’m absolutely in love with this skirt. It makes me happy to see it under my tree. I do think it’s a good project for beginner sewers (like myself).

Supplies: 

- 2 yards of felt (or 1 yard, I doubled up my felt to make it thicker, the skirt will be about 36 inches in diameter)

- Roughly 3 1/2 yards of pom pom ball fringe (this circumference is based on my lame math skills… plus adding a bit more)

- Fabric glue

- Sequin strand: Depending on what you’re spelling, about 3 – 4 yards

- A string and pencil

- Scissors

Directions:

- First, decide if you’d like the felt doubled up or not. I wanted my skirt to be thicker, so I laid one yard of fabric on top of another yard of fabric. Fold this into quarters.

- Tie the pencil to the end of your string. Hold the end of the string at the center of the folded corner, trace a line at the other end of the felt. This should create a curved line. Cut that out.

- Grab a bowl, you’ll use this to trace the center hole of your tree skirt. Trace on the folded corner of your felt (see picture below) and then cut it out.

- Grab a ruler, trace a straight line from the edge of the outside circle to the inside circle. Cut that out.

- Pin your pom pom fringe to the outside circle, the inside circle, and the straight line you cut.

- Hop on your sewing machine and sew that fringe! It’s a bit time consuming, and the fringe is hard to keep in place on the felt… but, other than that, it’s pretty simple.

- When your pom poms are sewn on, let’s write a sequined greeting on your tree skirt! I chose, “Happy Christmas”. I free handed this… but, you’re more than welcome to use a pencil and lightly write out your words. Use the fabric glue to glue down your words.

- Let this dry overnight, and you’re done!

The only thing I will do different next time, is NOT go with a cream color. While at the fabric store, I must have forgotten about the 2 cats I have. They LOVE laying on tree skirts. Sooo… yeah. Cream + dark haired cats = messy. Oh well. I still love it.

- Chelsey

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