Emergency Chocolate Frame

Wow I haven't blogged in a while.  Between being on vacation last week, filling Etsy orders from when I was gone, trying to add more items to my Etsy shop, and not doing any crafts worth blogging about, my blog has been way too quiet.  I have finally had time to put together a couple crafts so I'm back for a while!  Also, my Shout Out Sunday is on hold again since it's not really fair to my readers to not get any original content and just get posts to other crafts.  Next week the Shout Outs will return!

While trying to come up with a gift idea for my friend's birthday, I thought a Chocolate Gift Basket would be awesome!  Who doesn't love chocolate?  Usually we get each other cupcake items, but I decided to mix it up and stick with chocolate this time around.  I'll post the entire gift basket later, but I'll show you one of the quick crafts I added to the basket.

For one of the items in the gift basket, I knew I had to make this little Emergency Chocolate sign.  It was super simple to put together and very inexpensive. 

Shout Out Sunday 7

Inspired by other crafty blogs that host link parties and share other blogger’s work, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite crafts and recipes featured by other bloggers (and give them a Shout Out!).  Every Sunday, I will round up a handful of my favorite blog posts that I’ve come across and share them with you, my awesome readers.  Want to be featured?  Send me a message with your blog link and as long as there's something inspiring, I’ll pick out a favorite post to feature!

Yikes,  how has yet another week passed?!  This year is flying by!  Although I haven't had time to write a tutorial about it, I have made a couple more Nuka Cola bottles inspired by the video game Fallout and took a few progress photos along the way so I can make a mini-tutorial.  My favorite part of making these bottles is creating the faux grunge and distressed scratches.  I'll have to do a full tutorial sometime, but I have been getting prepares for a Las Vegas trip to celebrate my mom's 50th birthday so I have been busy busy!  Forgive me for the blog being so quite!

Back to the Shout Outs:

How to Upholster Barstools by The Shabby Nest

There are so many reasons I love this project!  I love the fabric selected, the wear on the original barstools, and the tutorial makes it seem so simple to do!  I love projects that reuse old furniture or items to give them a new life instead of tossing them out and buying something new.  Great project!

Refrigerator Airplane Banner by BasicGrey

I can hardly stand the cuteness of these little airplanes!  And the PARTY bunting and pokadot clouds are just way too awesome!  I love everything about this and although I won't be sticking magnets on our stainless steel fridge, I really want to make one of these and put it in a frame on the wall!  Way too cute and the tutorial is easy to follow!

DIY Bottle Lamp {inspired by Pottery Barn} by What Hopes & Dreams are Made Of

I love this and if you look at the bottom of the post, she altered it by making the jug look like mercury glass!  I love both options, but I am drawn to the simplicity of the photo above.  I have a jug just like this, but I don't think I am brave enough to drill glass yet.  I love how this one turned out and the lamp shade fits the jug perfectly!

DIY Copy Cat- Pottery Barn Clock by Kara Paslay Designs

I love this clock and think it looks way cooler than the original Pottery Barn one!  I absolutely love the split in the wood disc and how between 6-8 it looks darker to give it more of a rustic feel!  The tutorial looks very easy to follow, I just need to find my own wood disc with a split in it so I can make my own!

Crochet Hearts by Little Rays of Sunshine

I have never tried to crochet and it really intimidates me, but these are way too cute and have a huge variety of different uses.  I love the idea of using them for Valentine's Day decor or adding them to hats or barrettes. These are just way too cute!

As always, make sure you visit the original blogs and show them some love!

Shout Out Sunday 6

Inspired by other crafty blogs that host link parties and share other blogger’s work, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite crafts and recipes featured by other bloggers (and give them a Shout Out!).  Every Sunday, I will round up a handful of my favorite blog posts that I’ve come across and share them with you, my awesome readers.  Want to be featured?  Send me a message with your blog link and as long as there's something inspiring, I’ll pick out a favorite post to feature!

For the beginning of February, this week's Shout Outs are inspired by Valentine's Day!  I don't usually decorate for Valentine's Day but I love to see all of the fun projects created by others.

Sorry my blog has been so quiet; I haven't accomplished much this week since my friend was having her wedding reception so I was busy baking all week!  I used up the rest of my Frozen Cookie Dough, made some s'mores marshmallow bites, some semi-homemade cappuccino brownies and cake batter blondies, and ate way too much of them!

DIY: Valentine Paper Roll Owls by Happy Clippings

These owls are way too cute, and I love that they can be made out of a recycled/upcycled paper tube!  I really want to make some for myself, they're so so cute!

Felt Heart Tutorial by Hubby Made Me

These are so so so cute!  Since I just got my very first sewing machine, this is going to be one of my first projects after getting the hang of sewing.  These are just way too cute and I love the colors/textures she used!  Love these!

Valentine Cupcake Candy Jars by Thrifty and Thriving

This is a great tutorial and these would make an adorable gift jars for a birthday gift!  I think cupcakes are cute and tutorial makes these jars look easy!

Paper Hearts and Burlap by Artsy VaVa

I love burlap and these are so cute!  I want to try making these but fray the burlap!  These would be super cute for birthday decor!  Love these!

Glitter Chalk Valentines by The Scrap Shoppe

Ooo these are so cute and they have a free printable!  I love Valentines that aren't candy and would love to make these if I had kids!  I might need to make something similar to hand out for Halloween next year!  I bet I could find a cute Halloween mold.

As always, be sure to visit their blogs and leave comments telling them you like their projects!  What fun things have you been working on for Valentine's Day?

Shout Out Sunday 5

Inspired by other crafty blogs that host link parties and share other blogger’s work, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite crafts and recipes featured by other bloggers (and give them a Shout Out!).  Every Sunday, I will round up a handful of my favorite blog posts that I’ve come across and share them with you, my awesome readers.  Want to be featured?  Send me a message with your blog link and as long as there's something inspiring, I’ll pick out a favorite post to feature!

For the beginning of February, this week's Shout Outs are inspired by Valentine's Day!  I don't usually decorate for Valentine's Day but I love to see all of the fun projects created by others.  Usually I only link up 5 projects a week, but I have found some really amazing Valentine's Day inspired projects and I want to feature them all before Valentine's Day, so this week and next week will have a few extra projects linked up!

Shout Out Sunday 4

Wow I can't believe it's already the 4th edition of my weekly Shout Out!  Time really does fly when you're having fun.  I've been really busy this last week working on adding more items to my Etsy shop so I haven't  been blogging much, but enough about me, let's get to my favorite projects this week!

Inspired by other crafty blogs that host link parties and share other blogger’s work, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite crafts and recipes featured by other bloggers (and give them a Shout Out!).  Every Sunday, I will round up a handful of my favorite blog posts that I’ve come across and share them with you, my awesome readers.  Want to be featured?  Send me a message with your blog link and as long as there's something inspiring, I’ll pick out a favorite post to feature!

Distressed Crackled Vintage Map by Crafts By Amanda

This is one of my favorite wall art projects I've seen in a long time!  I love the distressed detail, especially the crackle with the stain.  I love old vintage maps and I have a perfect spot on my wall for one... when I finally get the time to put one together.  I'll have to give this tutorial a shot when I finally come across the perfect map!  I love the way this looks.

Easy Valentine's Day Glitter Sign by Lolly Jane

This is a great Valentine's Day project!  I love the simplicity and how it's so easy to do but makes a bold statement!  The pink and white are really cute together and I think every Holiday needs a little more glitter!

Cupcake Stand by Wesens Art

This project uses cardboard and a self-adhesive film, but this would also be easy to make out of scrap cardboard and scrapbook paper!  I've seen similar displays for sale in the store, but I love to create my own things instead of buying, so this would be perfect!  Great idea and they are so cute!

A Little Corner Facelift by The Velvet Door

Love love love this!  I'm a huge fan of deer decor and I want to have my own faux deer mount in my home someday.  I agree that the deer looks a little (okay maybe a lot) scary before the paint job, but I think the silver with the white frame on the gray wall backdrop looks amazing.  This is another one of my absolute favorites that I want to copy some day, as soon as I can find my own scary faux deer mount to paint!

Trashy Trunk to Classy Chic by Ava Blake Creations

I have a new-found trunk fetish thanks to Pinterest and projects like these.  I love everything about this trunk and think she really did an amazing job!  The distressing looks great and the graphics are perfect!  I love that it was a piece of junk before and now it would look amazing in any home.

As always, I urge you to visit their blogs and tell them you like their projects!  Bloggers love comments, especially if it's telling them how awesome they are!

Shout Out Sunday 3

Week three of my new blog feature!  Inspired by other crafty blogs that host link parties and share other blogger’s work, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite crafts and recipes featured by other bloggers (and give them a Shout Out!).  Every Sunday, I will round up a handful of my favorite blog posts that I’ve come across and share them with you, my awesome readers.  Want to be featured?  Send me a message with your blog link and as long as there's something inspiring, I’ll pick out a favorite post to feature!

Anthropologie DIY Ruffled Lamp by Mom Advice

I love that this is more rustic looking than the Anthropologie lamp.  I like the larger ruffles and how it looks like it has more fraying.  The Anthro lamp looks to fussy to me, and this one looks awesome and would look great with some rustic decor.

Custom Confetti Cards by Aunt Peaches

Use a CD envelope with a viewing window to make a card where the confetti moved around over the picture.  I love this idea, and since my mom's birthday is coming up, I might need to give this a try!  I don't have any CD envelopes, but I'm sure I can find something around here.. if I can find the time.  I love this idea, and the cards with photos are way too cute!

Edible Sugar Lip Scrub  on How Does She

Homemade, all natural with simple ingredients, and with natural fruit dyes, what's not to love?!  My lips are in really rough shape due to the cold weather, so I need to give this a try.  She makes it look so easy and has excellent results!

Dollhouse Sneak Peak by Todd Lindsey

I am so in love with how this looks and I would love to have one of my own!  The attention to detail is amazing and I am seriously in love with this.  If I had a kid, they would totally have something like this.  Since I don't have any kids, I think the kid in me needs something like this or that I need to make one for when my niece visits.

Simple Wire Wrapped Pendant Tutorial by Inspiration Cafe

I have just started getting into jewelry making.  Okay, so the extent of my jewelry making has pretty much just been making Scrabble Tile necklaces, but I'm trying to expand my jewelry making skills and try new projects.  This tutorial is easy to follow and I love how the final necklace has a nice clean and modern look.  I like jewelry that makes a bold statement but doesn't have a whole lot going on (Less is More!), and this turquoise pendant is perfect!

Another Sunday with a hodpodge of unrelated projects, but they're all wonderful and I hope you visit each one of their blogs and give them some love.  Thanks for stopping by!

Shout Out Sunday 2

Week two of my new blog feature!  Inspired by other crafty blogs that host link parties and share other blogger’s work, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorite crafts and recipes featured by other bloggers (and give them a Shout Out!).  Every Sunday, I will round up a handful of my favorite blog posts that I’ve come across and share them with you, my awesome readers.  Want to be featured?  Send me a message with your blog link and as long as there's something inspiring, I’ll pick out a favorite post to feature!

Here is a list of my favorites this week:

ANTIQUE French Pharmacy Sign made from Scraps and Iron on Paper by Art is Beauty

I love antique signs and even more than antique signs, I love the idea of being able to make my own at a fraction of the price!

Stained US Map by The Happier Homemaker

I love this and want to make one myself!  I stumbled across these a few months ago and have been wanting to make one ever since.  I might make a world map instead, but I love this.

Jumbo 28" Doughnut Pillow by Somewhat Quirky

I WILL be making this as soon as I get used to my sewing machine.  I am so in love with it!  It will probably end up being a cat pillow in our house, but I will love it even covered in cat fur!

DIY Anthropologie-Style Confetti Vases by Hi Sugarplum

I have seen similar projects around, but I thought "meh" until I saw these - I love the shape of the vase and it makes me really want to make some of these now.  The little ball at the end is just so much more fun than the standard glasses that I've seen.  I must keep my eyes peeled for unique shaped vases at the Thrift Store so I can try this!

Cinnamon Spice Dough Valentine's "cookies" {non-edible and calorie free!} by Shaken Together 

I need to find time to make these because they are way too cute!  Apparently they don't take long to make, so I need to just set aside time to actually do it.  I want to make them into little ornaments, so I can either hang them or use them as gift tags for little Valentine's gifts for my coworkers and family members.  Way too cute!

Which are your favorites?  Be sure to show their blog some love and leave them some comments!

If you want to see some of my other favorite projects I come across during the week, be sure to follow me on Pinterest where I Pin all of the awesome projects I come across.

Home is Wherever Mom is - Wall Plaque

I saw a print (I believe on Etsy.. but I didn't bookmark it so I can't find it now) that had a quote that said "Home is Where Mom Is" and I thought it would be great to make a wall plaque with that saying to gift to my mom!  Instead I made it say "wherever" mom is because I like how it looked better.

This is a quickie tutorial since it's mostly self-explanatory, but let me know if you have any questions!  I'm hoping to make another since I'm not 100% happy with how this turned out (it just didn't quite match my vision).  

Items needed:

-Wooden Plaque (purchased at craft store)

-Craft Paint 

-Paint Brush

-Sharpie

-Printer for lettering (or you can freehand)

-Wood stain for distressing (or darker paint - or omit this step)

Snowman Poop with Free Printable

I have seen a few different Snowman Poop examples and printables, but I knew I had to design my own since I've been trying to find more reasons to do vector drawings so I'll get more familiar with the program.  This one didn't take long since it was just an outline, but it was still fun to put together.  Since it didn't take long, and it's not long before Christmas, I'm providing the printable for free so you can print at home and make your own Snowman Poop gifts!

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