Ninth Day of Christmas – Bottle Cap Magnets

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On the ninth day of Christmas Young Wifey shared with me her Bottle Cap Magnets, Fleece Sphere Ornament, Button Wreath Ornament, Christmas Mouse Cat Toy, Melted Frosty Ornament, Crocheted Fan Bookmarks, Crocheted Snowflake Ornaments, Wine Glass Charms and Glass Globe Ornaments…

Whether given as a stocking stuffer, part of another gift or on their own, this is a super cute gift that you can customize infinite ways. Perfect craft for adults and kids. To create custom  high school student, paint front of caps in bright colors with funky patterns, favorite logos, and icons to reflect the recipients personality. Do the same for a college student to use on their message boards or mini-fridges. For the drinker, collect international caps as well as micro-brews. Use Coca-Cola caps for an avid Coke drinker. For the home-owners, paint caps in the same colors and theme as their kitchen. If home-owners have a beer on tap or wine cooler at their bar, paint icons of beer steins and wine glasses. Some people change their magnets seasonally, so customize the magnets to reflect the seasons and the holidays (Winter = Christmas ornaments and snowflakes, Spring = daisies and kites, Summer = starfish and beach balls, Autumn, leaves jack-o-lanterns and turkeys).

"Pub Style" Bottle Cap Magnets

How To:
Heat up glue stick in hot glue gun. Lay bottle caps face down on a cutting board of pot holder (metal will get warm when glue is added). Dot a bit of hot glue to inside of cap and center button magnet.

Approx. Cost:
bottle caps = free (if you don’t have them at home, most local bars will give away the caps), pack of 50 button magnets = $4, glue sticks = $2 a bag, small bottle of misc. paints = $2    A set of 5 magnets would cost about 80¢, and a set of 10 = $1.60

Teen Girl Bottle Cap Magnets for Locker

Don’t even start me on the decoupage possibilities…

Christmas Ornament Bottle cap Magnets

2009′s Christmas Countdown – On the twelfth day of Christmas Young Wifey shared with me, her chocolate Christmas fudge, chocolate bonbons, coconut clusters, cranberry almond bark, chocolate amaretto cherries, pecan turtles, raspberry chocolate truffles, gingerbread fudge, peppermint bark, dark chocolate peanut butter balls, cracked glass candy, and her peanut butter fudge recipe…

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Second Day of Christmas – Wine Glass Charms

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On the second day of Christmas Young Wifey shared with me her Wine Glass Charms and Glass Globe Ornaments…

Simple and elegant as a gift or party favors. Make them match your holiday decor and give them to guests to keep as party favors. Customize them with a monogram and give them as a gift to the wine lover. Create a festive set and bring them to a party as your hostess gift. Kids can help  create this simple craft.

Wine Glass Charms

How To:
Select a charm and several beads, slide on hoop in desired pattern. Make sure each wine charm is unique to help guest easily recognize their glass. Place a bead of clear drying glue under the last bead to hold them on the hoop.

Approx. Cost of Project:
package of 10 hoops = $1, assorted beads = $2-4, 2 sets of charms = $5, you can make a set of 10 for under $10!

*If you’re hosting a holiday party, hand out wine charms at the beginning as a party favor. Set up a wine charm craft station; arrange little bowls of beads, charms and hoops, then your guest can each make their own wine charm.

Unfortunately all my stemware is in our storage unit, so I couldn’t model the charms in the picture. Remember to check out my blog tomorrow to see what gift idea I’ll be sharing.

2009’s Christmas Countdown – On the twelfth day of Christmas Young Wifey shared with me, her chocolate Christmas fudgerecipe, chocolate bonbons, coconut clusters, cranberry almond bark, chocolate amaretto cherries, pecan turtles, raspberry chocolate truffles,gingerbread fudge, peppermint bark, dark chocolate peanut butter balls, cracked glass candy, and her peanut butter fudgerecipe…

Happy Hanukkah to my Jewish friends!
 

 

Something New, Something Blue

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Something old, Something new,
Something borrowed, Something blue,
And a lucky sixpence in her shoe…

My one girlfriends got married this weekend at an intimate lakeside ceremony, followed by an outdoor reception. The autumnal leaves of yellow, orange, red and brown surrounded her with vibrant, joyful colors. The chocolate-brown bridesmaid dresses contrasted the white gown on the bride. Her dress was her something borrowed, but I wanted to make sure she had something new and something blue. I made these simple, yet elegant earrings to grace her ear lobes on her special day. They’re similar to the bridesmaid earrings I made and shared with you yesterday, embellished a bit more. Hubster & I both wish her the best of luck as they start their journey and new family together.

Something New & Something Blue

I created this look using white pearls, silver bead wire, small blue crystals, small clamps and silver earring hooks.

Brides out there, what was your something blue?

Bridesmaid Earrings

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One of my girlfriends is getting married today, Congrats Joshua & Best Wishes Brandi! While we are away today at her intimate outdoor lakeside wedding, I wanted to share something I made for the bridesmaids. Brandi let us pick out the dresses we wanted, as long as they were chocolate-brown (I have a cute tea length strapless). About a month ago, I found these beautiful chocolate-brown pearls and thought they would make beautiful earring for us bridesmaids. I love brown and look forward to wearing these again and again. I just hope the other bridesmaids love them just as much, and I have a feeling they do!

Chocolate Brown Pearl Bridesmaid Earrings

To create this look, I used chocolate-brown pearls, brown tinted bead wire, small clamps and silver earring hooks.

What are you creating now?

Night Out Emergency Kit

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A friend of mine purchased small clutches for her bridesmaids (now she says she wishes I’d made them) and wanted me to come up with a really small emergency kit to stuff into them and well as small kits the groomsmen could slip into their pockets. She wanted to give them their ER kits the night before at the rehearsal dinner (which gave me an idea for the groomsmen) as part of their bridal party thank you gifts.

We talked about ideas and when I mentioned including Tide®-To-Go pens and she said, the kit needs to be even smaller.

This is what I came up with for the Bridesmaids:
I included 20 bobby pins and 1 hair band; both matching the individual bridesmaid’s hair color (two blonde, one brunette and one black). I added 4 small safety pins for any clothing mishap, a mini bottle of clear nail polish (for their mani-pedi or their panty hose), a Pep-o-mint Lifesaver® to defeat bad breath, 35¢ (in a far-fetched world where their cell phone breaks and no one else around them has a cell phone), three bandages (different sizes), an individual pack of aspirin, two Pepto Bismol™ chewable tablets, a stain remover wipe, and a Stridex™ Power Pad (for their faces).

A Night Out Bridesmaid ER Kit

This is what I came up with for the Groomsmen:
I included shoe polish wipes (which the bride had picked up the last time she stayed in a hotel), 4 safety pins, 3 bandages, several packages of aspirin, 6 Pepto Bismol™ chewable tablets, a stain remover wipe, a Stridex™ Power Pad, 35¢ (I figured for their get out of jail phone call) and several Pep-o-mint Lifesavers®.

Two of the single groomsmen received and additional item in their ER Kits, but I won’t mention what it is on my wholesome blog…

After A Night Out - Groomsman ER Kit

I played around to carefully arrange these items in a small prescription medicine bottle (which I had to ask her to solicit enough from her family). I labeled the bridesmaids kits “A Night Out ER Kit” and labeled the groomsmen kits “After A Night Out ER Kit”.

Bridal Party ER Kit

I surprised the bride with one of her own as well as one for her fiance. She liked the Bridal Party Emergency Kits so much, that she asked me to make more, for her Mom, Dad, future MIL, future FIL and future step-MIL. If I ever make these again, I’ll have to paint the bottles into small tuxes and gowns.