Chocolate Mickey or Minnie ears

I ran into this post on pinterest.

I traced a small Mickey ears cookie cutter I purchased cheap on Amazon.

I filled a peice of paper with traced ears put it on a cookie sheet and cover it with wax paper.

My sister prepared the chocolate in a double boiler on the stove.

After spooning the melted chocolate into a plastic baggie I cut a small hole in one corner.

I traced the outline of the ears with the chocolate then did a random scribble design to fill in.

I was short on time so I put them in the freezer to set up.

They peeled off the wax paper easily, a few broke but that meant we had a treat.

This was for my daughter's Minnie Mouse party so in used red gel icing to add a bow to some of the ears and put them on her cupcakes.

burlap wreath

At a church craft day one of the crafts avaliable to do was a burlap wreath. Well I didn't like it. My greatgrandma who isn't a member came to see what crafts we were doing and she liked it so I decided I would make one for her. I happened to run across a burlap bag in my fabric stash and while I was at the store I picked up a frame and some fake leaves. i decided to make is not so bubbly like a lot of the other burlap wreaths you see. Check out my etsy shop here

My pictures are out of order I will get it fixed.

You need:
A large burlap bag or a 10yd roll
A wreath frame with 4 rings
Something to decorate your wreath with optional
Glue  hot or tacky optional
Clear sealing spray

1. I cut my burlap bag into 10 inch strips

3. I pull up but not all the way though between the middle two rings.

2. I slide it in with the center rings above and the outter rigs under the burlap

4. I put my left hand under and push up from the bottom between the middle rings and scrunch the burlap together to get the gathered ruffled look. Glue with hot glue or tacky glue if you want

5. When you get the the end of a stripe add another you may have to move the ruffles arpund to blend it in.

burlap stockings

I am selling burlap stocking made from coffee bean bags on my new etsy page. click here to check it out. 

new way to make tote bags!

I discovered a new way to sew tote bags! I am so excited here is a picture of one bag I have made. I changed the pattern a little for this one.
The picture won't upload :(

I will update with a tutorial as soon as I can.

upcycled feed bags

My in laws have a small farm with gaot chicken and ducks. They all have to eat :) so I have been upcycling the feed bags. I have made aprons and tote bags.

DIY nail polish color

Winco had clear coat nail polish for $0.46
My sister mixed in old eye shadow to make her own custom colors. It took a good amout of shadow.

 She made orange and blue

I used the orange to do my nails

fishing fathers day gift