It's Alive!

Woohoo! I'm going to have fresh herbs!
I think the last time I grew something from a seed was in elementary school...

They're looking good ;)

How NOT to Make a Candle

Why all the crafts lately? I have discovered Edin. My Utopia. Yes, I'm talking about Hobby Lobby!
WOW! I heard that place rocked, but I didn't know how truly awesome and incredible that place really is!

Since it is now past my mother's birthday, I can officially show you what I made her.

I started out with these supplies.

I put the wax crystals in a Ziploc bag. Then I slowly dumped my sample of perfume/cologne in it. Bonus if it's the same perfume/cologne that they wear!
Shake it all up for a while.

Put the wick in your votives and start slowly filling it with your wax crystals.

Put that in your oven on a cookie sheet on 170 degrees until the wax is melted.

Don't worry, the glass won't explode at this low temperature!

Let that cool. You can tell it's done when it is no longer transparent.

Cut the wick to size.

Then I ran some contact paper through the Cricut to spell out my mom's name.

Then I carefully put the contact paper on the face of the votive.

Then I used etching cream to engrave it.

You can find this stuff at Hobby Lobby ;)

And wouldn't you know it, I forgot to take an "after" picture before I wrapped it.

Okay, I'm going to tell you right now. This is NOT the right way to make a candle!! The insides sank like a cake taken out of the oven too early! I was graciously told by my much wiser step-dad that candles should be poured in layers. OOOooohhhh....so that's what those metal pouring cans were for.....

Anyways, it still wasn't bad for my first candle-making attempt.

As I've found in the past, most of my best accomplishments are made from my past's worst failures.

Plus, she's my mom. She will always love all my "iNperfections" ;)

My Own Pegboard

After making the message board for the giveaway, it made me realize that I really needed a new one.
This is the one that I've had for years:

It was just getting too small.

So I spied out this frame on clearance at Walmart.

I LOVE the medalion in the middle!

But this darn frame had a ledge of wood so that it would be more like a shadowbox. So that had to come out.

Then the tiny nails holding the wood in had to come out.

Then I gave it the same burlap treatment as my giveaway pegboard.

And now I have a much more beautiful pegboard!

Before

After

Now I just have to make those cute button thumbtacks and I'll be all set!

Sara from So Cute by Sara- You are the winner to the Pegboard Giveaway, but you need to contact me or else a new winner will be picked this Saturday! Click "Contact Me" above and shoot me and email!

And the Winner is.....

Sara from So Cute by Sara!

Sara, click "Contact Me" on the top of my blog so I can ship it to you!

If I don't hear anything within a week, a new winner will be picked!

Congrats on the win!

Pillow Accent

Simple day today.
I cut out a bird on my Cricut, and stenciled it in to add character to an otherwise boring throw pillow.

So go out and funk up your stuff!!

It's your last chance to enter my giveaway! I'm picking a winner tonight! If you haven't entered, click the picture below.

Good luck to all who entered! The winner will be announced tomorrow!

A rundown of things to look for soon:
-The Winner reveal
-Candle Making
-4-way Message Center
-My Own Message Board
-It's Alive!
-Twine Balls
-My Finished Stools and some ideas
-Table Skirt
-A finished backsplash
-Adding Trim with a SoniCrafter
-How to scrapbook a cookbook
-A reupholstered message board
(in no particular order!)