Gorilla Glue Vase

Decided to share how I made a cute vase that I use a LOT,
(and I keep making more of them - I have 10 now!)
using a vase and candlestick holder that I rarely ever used before.

Both the vase and candlestick holder are from the dollar
store, and Gorilla Glue can be bought at any craft store. 

I just put gorilla glue around the top of the candle stick

holder, and placed the cylinder vase on top. Let it stand

for a little while until you see that the glued has expanded

and dried. And that's it!! I like combining these because the
candlestick holder makes the cylinder vase a little bit fancier,
and it elevates the vase to a height that I prefer to use.

 Hope you are having a great day!

DIY Kid's Sports Dress

My sister-in-law asked me to look for some new

Marshall stuff for my niece, Tallie, since she had

grown out of everything she had from last year, except

her adorable bottlecap bow.  So I went to a couple stores

looking for something, and just was NOT impressed with

anything I saw. So, of course, I decided to *make* her something

instead!  And this is what I ended up with:

 

I bought a plain white cotton dress, iron on letters, and

ribbon... all from Hobby Lobby. I ironed on "let's go HERD"

and then made some bows using my mini-bowdabra, tied

them onto the shoulders, and that's it! I'm so glad I didn't buy

a plain Marshall t-shirt, which would have cost more than this
DIY custom outfit that my niece looks so precious in =)

 

OF COURSE, I couldn't make one niece an outfit, and not

 the other! So Abby got a custom WVU dress =)
They looked so adorable in these outfits yesterday!!!!
Abby's says WVU FAN since I couldn't spell out let's go with
the package of letters that I got.

I look as tired as I felt in this picture, but I think Tallie looks so
precious that I had to include it - and Abby looks so sweet just
staring at Tallie! I'm so blessed with cute nieces =)

Marshall Wreath

Marshall's first home game of the season is TODAY... here's

the Marshall themed wreath I made to show our support. I think

this is a craft that my husband will actually approve of!

 

Materials:

4 prong wreath 

floral wire, cut into pieces 

deco mesh (21")

ribbon 

wooden M and U letters

paint and foam paintbrush

 

I started from the inside of the wreath, and just bunched

the deco mesh around the wreath form three times, attaching it

to the wreath form with floral wire each time I wanted to secure a

"bunch." I tied black and white ribbon around the wreath. Then attached

the painted letters with hot glue, and it's done! I know some people make

these kinds of wreaths with TONS of decorative stuff on them, but I wanted

to keep mine a little more simple, so it can be displayed for both football &

basketball season.  Anyways, here's pictures of the progression of making it:

The first "bunch":

After the first time around:

After the second time around:

After the third time around:

After some ribbons were added:

Final product:

 LET'S GO HERD!!