Dreams in plans canvas

Hello Everyone! Sorry I have not been posting as often as I said I would. I have been kinda busy the last few weeks, but now that things are starting to slow down, I'm hoping to get back into posting again. Today's post is something I made for my little sister for Christmas this past December. Here is what you need...

- Canvas (size doesn't matter)
-Paint (in colours you prefer)
-Markers
-Stamps
-Glue
-Printer and Printer paper
-Scrapbook paper

Step 1:
Paint the canvas in your desired color. I have painted mine purple because I wanted the figure of the girl to pop. You can decide on your own what color you wish to paint the canvas.

Step 2:
Choose a font and font size to create the saying "She turned her cant's into cans and her dreams into plans". Next, cut each word out and glue to the dry canvas.

Step 3:
Find some sayings you want to include on your canvas. For the one I made for my sister, I wrote, in purple marker "Suivez votre coeur" (Follow your heart) and "believe". I also wrote some numbers down the sides. Next, take a lighter color of the color you painted the canvas and blot it onto the canvas. (see picture)

Step 4:
Once that is dry, you can start putting the girl onto the canvas. To do this I printed out a picture of a silhouette and traced it onto the canvas. Next, I painted it black. Once that was dry, I took some scrapbook paper to make the shirt and hair. For the skirt, I googled sheet music and just printed some off. I crumpled it up and ripped it into my desired length of strips. Glue all of these on in the desired areas. If regular glue doesn't work, use a glue gun.

Step 5:
Once it is completely dry, use a clear gloss protective sealer so it will protect all your hard work. Just a light coat will be good. Leave it to dry and then wrap it up as a gift or hang it some place in your home!
Happy Crafting!!!!!

DIY Dry Erase Paint Chip Calendar

Hey my fellow crafters! Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Tonight, I'm going to show you how to make your very own dry erase calendar, using a few simple things. This would make a great gift (I made this for my mom for Christmas this past year) or something unique for your apartment or house. It's so easy you can do this with kids, whether you are babysitting or have some of your own.
LET'S GET STARTED!!

Things you will need:
- paint chips in many colours (depends on what you want it to look like- these are free usually at any store that sells paint!)
-a frame in your preferred size
-glue
-a marker

Step 1:
The first thing you will want to do is cut apart the paint chips (unless they are already separate). Remember you will need enough to be able to cover the whole month. I had 42 squares - 7 across the top for the Days of the Week and 5 rows underneath for the each day in the month.

Step 2:
Once you have cut them out, take your frame and arrange the squares/rectangles. (Mine came out as rectangles). You can change the background color if you have a piece of paper the size of your frame in the color of your choice. I just used the back of the page that comes in the frame. I got the frame at the dollar store for 3 bucks. Once you have decided on an arrangement, start gluing the squares/rectangles down. Drawing lines on the paper in pencil may help with this. ** Also make sure you leave space to write the month**

Step 3:
Once you have completed gluing down the paint chips, you can erase the lines (if you made some) or you can take a black marker and go over them. Put the page back into the frame with the paint chip side facing towards the glass/plexi-glass. Close the frame up!

Step 4:
Now that it is complete, write the month and days of the week on the designated spots. I included a Notes section because I had some extra space! My frame was pretty big. Once you have done that, pair it with some cool coloured dry-erase markers. If you're giving it as a gift, wrap it up in a cool way!
HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

DIY Abbey Road Canvas

Hello all my fellow crafters!

Sorry I've been gone for so long. It's been a busy past few months. Hope you all have kept up with your crafting!
Today's DIY project is fairly easy! Let's get started!

Things you Need:
-canvas (size is your choice)
-paint (your choice) - I chose black and white!
-paintbrushes
-paper silhouettes of The Beatles

Step 1:
Print out the silhouettes in the size of your choice. Try not to make them too big though. You want it to be proportional to the canvas. Cut them out and tape them down to the canvas.

Step 2:
Next take the paint and paint around the silhouettes. Once you have painted around them, splatter the paint on the canvas. Let the canvas dry.

Step 3:
Once the canvas is dry, peel off the taped silhouettes. Some of the paint may have seeped under the paper silhouettes. You will need to touch it up with the white paint. Let it dry. You make need to do a couple of coats.

Step 4:
Once it is dry, seal it with a glossy sealer. Let that dry and you are finished!

I made this for my sister for Christmas. She loved it! Happy Crafting!!!!

DIY Bon Voyage Cake

Hello Everyone!

This post is my first posting about baking. At the end of August, I had a get together for a friend who was leaving to go to Korea to teach. This is the cake I made for the occasion.

Things you need:
-cake mix
-icing (2-3 cans)
-rice crispies square ingredients
-tooth picks
-paper flags
-mini paper airplane
-string
-tape

Step 1:
First thing you need to do is make the cake. Follow the instructions on the box and bake the cake.

Step 2:
Next make the rice crispie squares recipe. With some of the mix, you will need to make a round ball. This will become the earth.

Step 3:
Once the cake has cooled, you can ice the cake in any color you choose. Then take tooth picks and stick the earth onto the cake. The tooth picks will help it stay in place.

Step 4:
Once you have stuck the earth in the cake, you will need to ice it. I dyed white icing blue and then covered the round ball. Then I took the green icing I already had and made some land masses. I then stuck the paper flags in the rice crispie earth. The flags were the flags of Canada and South Korea. I then attached the mini paper airplane with string and tape.

Step 5:
Last, I wrote a Bon Voyage message on the cake! It turned out to be really good.

Happy Baking Crafters!

DIY Miss you card

Hello my fellow crafters! So sorry that I have been M.I.A. since the beginning of September. Having started Teacher's College has taken over my life so I haven't had time to post on here. Anyway, I'm going to be spending my time over the holidays posting ideas on here for you all! Hope you enjoy!

Today's idea is a card I made for a friend when she moved from Ottawa to Toronto to attend Teacher's College there. I found this idea online and decided to modify it a bit.

Things you will need:
-card stock in your preferred colors
-scrapbook paper scraps
-scissors
-sharpie
-string/ twine (optional)

Step 1:
First, you will want to fold the card stock in half. If you choose you can cut the card stock so that the corners are rounded.

Step 2:
Next you will want to draw silhouettes of owls. Cut them out and draw faces and wings on them. Then you can glue them onto the paper. If you would like you can use a string as a spot to place the owls. You can also chose to do something other than owls. It is entirely up to you. If you choose to do the string part, you will need to do this before the owls get glued on.

Step 3:
Next you will want to chose a font and draw the letters on the card. Then go over it with a sharpie. You can get sharpies in different colors from your local dollar store.

Step 4:
Next, write a message inside the card and let the glue on the owls dry. Voila! You have made your own card. Hope you have fun!

Happy Crafting!

DIY Heart Rings

Hello my fellow crafty people!

Hope you are having a great night. This is my last post of the evening considering I am sick, emotionally exhausted and sweating to death for some strange reason. I thought I would post this last post in dedication to my best friends in Ottawa. This is one of three gifts I made for each of them to a)show them how much i love them and b)send them on their way with a little piece of me!! Ya, its been and is going to be a rough week for me!

Things you will need:
-needle nose pliers
-wire cutters
-bendable wire for jewelry (available at craft stores)
-nail polish (color[s] of your choice and a clear one)

Step 1:
Create the ring using the needle nose pliers and wire cutters. I started by making the heart first and then making the part that wraps around your finger. This may take a few tries to get right. It took me a little bit to get the hang of it. If you are really stumped, you can find step-by-step guides by people who make this kind of jewelry all the time online. (Sorry for the blurry pics, I'm not sure what happened!)

Step 2:
Once you have gotten the ring assembled, take your nail polish in the desired color and paint the metal. You can also just leave it metal if you prefer.

Step 3:
Once the coat has dried, apply the clear coat. You can just apply the clear coat if you didn't paint the ring a different color. Let it dry.

Once it is dry, you can wrap it up and give it to a friend or family member. Or you can sport it yourself. Enjoy! Happy Crafting! xoxo

DIY Cake Stand

Hello my fellow crafters!

Hope you all are enjoying this lovely August night! It rained nearly all day today! Today was also the day I said goodbye to one of my best friends. She is going to Korea to teach for a year. I'm excited about all the adventures she will have there, but sad that she is leaving myself and our group of friends. It's kinda a sad week for me this week, and I also have a cold. Anyway, today we shall be making a Cake Stand out of things I found from the dollar store.

Things you will need:
-glass or plastic plates of your choosing
-a decorative candle holder of your choosing
-crazy glue or waterproof glue for dishes (I was unable to find the second type anywhere so I used crazy glue)

Step 1:
Decide how you want your cake stand. I chose to do two plastic clear plates, with a pink votive candle holder in the middle. But you can get really creative with this, just make sure it wont tip over or is unbalanced.

Step 2:
Carefully using the crazy glue, glue the votive holder to the bottom plate. To do this, run the crazy glue around the outer edge of the top of the candle holder.

Step 3:
Hold down for about a minute. Then rim the bottom edge of the candle holder with crazy glue and place the top plate on top of the candle holder. Put something on top of the plate to apply pressure. Let sit for a minute.


NOTE: Do not wash in water if you have used crazy glue. It will come apart as crazy glue isn't waterproof. I learned this the hard way when my boyfriend washed it by mistake. Put something on it or just wipe it down with a damp cloth. Happy Crafting! :D