Mesh Deco Wreaths

Hello, friends!  I wanted to share with you a fun craft my sister Melody has been working on.  She has made these beautiful wreaths below for Valentine's Day and St. Patty's Day!  They are easy and fun to make and add a little festivity to any room or door!

This wreath is called "curly mesh deco."

Materials:

-16 inch green metal wire wreath (can be found at Hobby Lobby)

-4 rolls of deco mesh, colors of choice (21 inch wide, 10 yards per roll)

-1 pack chenille pipe cleaners (25 per pack, will use 23 of them for 1 wreath)

-ribbon for big bow in center

Cut mesh into strips your choice of 9-12 inches (pictured 12 inches). *ALL MUST BE SAME LENGTH*  Then roll these strips up tightly one at a time.  After rolling, layer 3, 4, or 5 on top of each other and use a pipe cleaner to tie them together.  Make sure this knot is tight.  Then use the other ends of the same pipe cleaner to attach to the wreath.  Continue around the wreath until it is full, then secure your bow in the middle with a pipe cleaner.  This is somewhat time consuming, so you might want to put in a movie ;)

This is a flat tulle Valentine's wreath.  

Materials:

-5 rolls of tulle (25 yards/roll for $4.99 at Hobby Lobby) colors of your choice

-round white styrofoam ring 8 or 10 inches wide

-ribbon to use for hanging

To start, cut the tulle into 12 inch long strips.  Take 2 of the same color and tie around the wreath, making sure that the knot is double knotted and very tight.  Continue with the rest of the strips, 2 at a time, until the wreath is full.  Finally, tie a ribbon around to hang.

This is a St. Patrick's Day flat tulle wreath, made the same as the Valentine's one above.

Sassy Children's Artwork

Want to do some fun, cute artwork with your little one on a chilly winter day?  Here are some easy DIY artwork ideas!

This sweet cupid was made with a footprint!  Simply paint the child's foot red and have them step on the paper.  Embellish with a bow and arrow (I used silver Sharpie), goggly eyes and a smile!

This sweet heart was painted on a little 3 x 3 canvas using two overlapping thumbprints.  The background was creatively finger painted by the child artist as well!  I embellished by drawing an arrow using a fine point black Sharpie!  Don't forget to write the child's initials and date.

These snowmen were made using a footprint! I painted one foot white and had the child step on the colored paper three times.  I used different color paint to embellish the snowmen with hats, scarves, arms, buttons and faces!

You can also just do one snowman instead of three using the same technique!

Here is a little baby snowman made using fingerprints on a 3 x 3 canvas.  I used white paint on the thumbs to make the body, after I let him finger paint the background his favorite color (green) of course!  I then used different colors of paint to embellish the body of the snowman!

Don't forget to put names and dates on these fun crafts!  I hope you enjoy them!

Sweet Valentine's Gift

This is a great Valentine's Day gift idea for your special someone!  My daughter made this as an anniversary present for her boyfriend.

All you need is a deck of playing cards, glue, a hole puncher, and a key ring.  She typed each thing out on the computer and printed it, but feel free to use your own handwriting to make it more personal.

Simply write/type one thing you love about your significant other and glue it on the face of the playing card!

The front and back covers are on Joker cards, so you still have 52 cards to use for things you love.

 This is such a sweet, personal gift to give to anyone you love to remind them of the little, funny things they do that make you happy! Enjoy!