Jack O String Lanterns

Seren has recently watched Tim Burton's A nightmare before Christmas

And she likes the weirdness of the characters, especially Jack.

So, I found this String Jack O Lantern online from Disney.

Click HERE to get the pattern

And we had a go making our own.

We wrapped balloons which have been soaked in Mod Podge and simply wrapped

It around the blown up balloon. Let it  completely dry, then pop the balloon.

Cut some eyes, nose and mouth from felt and glue on using Mod Podge.

Ours may not look like the one on Disney's but Seren thinks they are great and she bursts into the song.

This is Halloween.

My Halloween Book Club Theme. 

Which I hosted last night

In in this spirit of Halloween, 

This is Halloween!

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Easy Bunny Garland

This is an Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy 

Easter Bunny Garland

That you can make with your little tinkers :)

In one afternoon.

Gather some pretty colored cardstock, scissors, mod podge, twine

pencil, hole punch, strips of spring colored fabric (cut into thin strips)

&

White pop-poms

THIS IS THE TEMPLATE

of my Bunny.

Draw around your template onto your cardstock. 

Cut each Bunny out.

Using your hole punch, punch holes in your bunny ears.

(Bend the ears together and punch the hole through both at once)

Take the twine and thread through the holes in the bunny ears.

Taking the Mod Podge and pom-poms

And just stick the pom-pom onto the bunny

EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEEZY!!

EASY BUNNY GARLAND

You can even make a gift for a friend.

Just fill a large Easter Egg with the supplies

 and you're good to go. 

Click HERE to see how 

to make my Drop Cloth Bunnies

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Quick Coffee Table Makeover

Last October, I featured my Coffee Table Makeover - well Spring is nearly upon us and after watching numerous HGTV makeover's or remodel rehab shows, I was itching to tackle my coffee table. 

BEFORE

When I did the makeover on my coffee table I didn't seal it - (I know myself, I change my mind too often lol)

But with the weather still biting cold here, I knew I couldn't go outside and do a full sanding down so this was my quick fix which only took 2 days.

First, I wiped off the paint using a simple kitchen scrubber sponge and warn water & soap

I wanted some of the paint to peek through, so I didn't take it all off.

Once I'd gotten the wood to look how I wanted it, I gave it a light sanding done with 220 grit fine.

Now it didn't take all of my wording off - but I wasn't worried as I will be covering it with a

 Picture Frame Tray

I picked up some Minwax Ebony Stain which you can get from any hardware store or even Walmart.

 This pot cost $4.99

Leave it for about 15 minutes for the stain to soak in.

Then, using an old rag - wipe off any left over stain that hasn't been absorbed.

Leave to completely dry overnight.

I used 2 coats of Original Mod Podge Glue to seal it

And here's the end result.

I love how rich it looks in contrast to the Acadia White Paint on the legs of the coffee table. 

Quick Coffee Table Makeover

You can still see peeks of the white paint showing through. Making it look quite Rustic.

To see how I made the Wood Crate, CLICK HERE

& 

To see how I made the Yellow Picture Frame Chalkboard Tray, CLICK HERE

Just add handles to the tray.

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