Another BIG NEEDLE Knit
I’ve been knitting like MAD lately cranking out one baby blanket after another. This one is for my not-so-little-anymore nephew Garrett. Word is he LOVES his blankie. (Makes his auntie soooo happy!) Again, the pattern is from Quick Knit Baby Afghans.
More “Button” Pillows!
I whipped up a couple more ‘button’ pillows this weekend with some leftover textured microfiber I had on hand. The ‘cherry on top’ of these babies are the coconut buttons!! LOVE them. If you haven’t made a button pillow yet, check out my tutorial. They’re super easy!
“Cheater” Greeting Cards
I’ve been battling the bubons for the last week and have not felt like making Mother’s Day cards. However, I can’t bring myself to buy a ready-made card, so I resorted to making ‘cheater’ cards. What are those? Those are cards that are embellished with store-bought stickers. These gorgeous dimensional butterfly stickers are from K & Company. I believe there were 16 stickers in a package, which means there are plenty leftover for more ‘cheaters’! 
How to: ‘Silver Leaf’ on Glass
This project started out as a simple etched monogram on a bottle, but after filling the bottle with bath salts, the monogram disappeared. That’s the problem with glass etching; unless the contents of the clear glass are of fairly significant contrast with the etched portion, the etching will not be really visible. So, I after sifting through my craft supplies, I came up with a plan to salvage my project. It began by punching out a letter out of an address label using my Cuttlebug. Then I applied it to the bottle and slathered on a good, thick coat of etching cream.
This is when the detour happened. After that, I rubbed on a bit of Rub ‘n Buff silver leaf over the letter. The medium stuck to the etched portion just as I had hoped, AND it doesn’t rub, wash or scratch off.
A bit of gingham grosgrain around the bottle’s neck and I have a cute container for my homemade bath salts. To make those, I simply mixed Morton sea salt with a few drops of lavender oil.
How to Make a Pottery Barn Faux Potted Plant
Okay! Now that we’ve made our faux dirt we can get on with our PB knock off. (Here’s a link to a little inspiration.) Once again, we’ll start with the supplies:
- a small terra cotta saucer (I used the 3″ diameter variety)
- styrofoam
- hot glue gun
- white glue, a la Elmers
- a craft stick
- side cutter
- a serrated knife
- a plastic container rescued from the recycle bin
- newspaper
- silk flowers, about 4 or 5 stems of each will do
