Last Minute Gift Idea
Glade® Wisp® Flameless Candles

These Wisp® Flameless Candles from Glade® are awesome! I decorated one at Halloween and now, I'm decorating them as gifts. These are faux candles (they look real!) and they put off a puff of scent! They're inexpensive and I just had to share them with the people on my gift list. I hope they enjoy them as much as I do!

Here's What You Need

Aleene's® Crystal Clear Tacky Spray™

Aleene's® Platinum Bond™ 7800 All-Purpose Adhesive™

Tulip® Glam-It-Up!™ Iron-On Crystals™

Glade® Wisp® Flamesless Candle

Tissue paper or rub-ons

Tiny frame ornaments (I got mine at Target)

Trim, optional

Scissors

Here's How to Make It

Rub-On

1. Follow instructions on package to adhere the rub-ons.

Tissue Covered

1. Spray globe with Tacky Spray. Immediately smooth tissue around globe. Cut excess.

All Globes

1. Print off picture and place in frame ornament.

2. Glue ornament to globe.

3. If desired, glue on Crystals.

4. If desired, glue trim around top edge of globe.

Make It Yours! Tip

There are so many tissues, even napkins that you can select just the right one for everyone! Use scrap trims and things you have in your craft room to decorate them up!

Wrap It Up! Tip

I just have to put these in a gift bag (gift bags just don't do it for me - I love to tear open a gift) - I want to take them out and show the person how to turn them on and use them.

WINE STOPPER
INEXPENSIVE GIFT IDEA


I'm widdling down my holiday gift list - here's one for the wine (or vinegar) lover!

Here's What You Need

Aleene's® Platinum Bond™ 7800 All-Purpose Industrial Strength Adhesive

Tulip® Glam-It-Up!™ Iron-On Crystals™

Wine Stopper - I bought mine at Target - $2.99

Craft stick

Crayon

Here's How to Make It

1. Apply adhesive in a small area of stopper, using craft stick - the glue dries quick.

2. Pick up a Crystal with crayon - it will hold the Crystal until you place it in the glue.

3. Continue gluing Crystals on stopper until filled in.

You're done! Quick, easy, looks amazing and INEXPENSIVE!!!

Keep stopping by - I have many, many more craft projects to share with you!

Gettin' Back in the Groove

OK, so I'm back in the groove - it's been a month of fun, adventure and excitement but I am thankful to be settling down and getting back to CRAFTING!!!

I found these ceramic letters and butterflies (there were other shapes) at a local craft store for $2 each. They were plain white and I wanted to spice them up and knew that paint wouldn't stick long term. So, one day, I saw the beautiful napkins I'd gotten at a store on my vacation in Carmel. They were perfect to cover the shapes. Here's how I did it...

Express Yourself Paper Napkin Applique

• Remove and discard non-printed plies of napkin.
• Brush Aleene's Paper Napkin Applique Glue on top and sides of shape.
• Place napkin over shape, smooth on surface and on sides with your fingers - wrinkles add character.
• Brush glue over napkins.
• Let dry. Trim excess napkins on back.

You're done! I love it!

I enjoyed a lot of kicking back and relaxing over the last month and wanted to bring a little of that into my home life. I glued pieces of travertine marble (leftover from a remodeling project) on a ceramic ball (it had a hole in the top) with Aleene's Platinum Bond 7800 All-Purpose Adhesive. I grouted the ball and spread the grout on a bowl. I added a fountain pump and now I have a relaxing fountain on my deck - I love the trickling sound!!!