Sorry boys, this is another jewelry post. I love jewelry, and I have really been wanting to make my own for a while. A couple of days ago I found this blog that I am pretty much in love with! One of the older posts was a tutorial on how to make fabric button earrings. It was like fate. I loved the look of them and they were super simple to make.

I ended up finding two fabrics that I really liked, and I made two pairs of earrings. Check them out!

Want to make your own? Get the tutorial here! 

I think that these might just be the cutest things ever! 

I have been so excited to get my garden started! Well, I took the first steps! (Note: these steps did not include flowers, seeds, or soil.) I picked out the planters. Okay...this step doesn't exactly require a green thumb, and it doesn't really count as gardening, but I am excited about it anyway! I found some cheap ($1.25 each) terra cotta pots from Wal-Mart and decided to do some DIY. Wal-Mart had a nice selection of decorative pots, but they were much pricier and I liked the idea of doing my own. 

Supplies: 

Terra Cotta Planters

Acrylic Paint

Paint Brush

Painters Tape

The first thing that I did was tape off the top ring of the pots. I really wanted to leave that part the original color like this. Then, I painted the bottom half of the planters. The colors that I used required two coats of paint. It may take more than that depending on the color and the paint that you choose. While the paint was still somewhat wet (it dried really quickly) I removed the tape. 

Here is the finished result. I absolutely love them...I actually went out and bought more! 

So, I got a little crafty today! I saw this idea on Pinterest (which I am totally addicted to) and I decided to give it a try.

Materials:

8x10 stretched canvas

paint (any color)

sponge painter

material

stencil (I made my own)

scissors

staple gun or hot glue gun

First I cut the material (I used burlap, but any material would work) to fit the canvas.

Then I stretched the burlap around the canvas. You can use a staple gun or hot glue to hold the material in place.

After that I centered the stencil on the canvas. To make the stencil I picked a font out and printed the letter as large as I could. Then I cut the letter out of the center.

Once the stencil is centered you can begin painting!

Lightly dab the paint onto the material. It is important to go slowly. This will prevent the stencil from moving around on you. I did the edges first and then filled the rest in.

After you have filled in the entire letter you can remove the stencil and see your work of art!

I had a lot of fun making this and I am sure I will make several more. Hope you enjoy it! {b}