Personalized Coasters from tiles

Here is a really inexpensive, but fun gift to give - so easy - can't wait to make more!

All you need:
tiles (Home Depot or Lowes)
scrapbook paper
photo of choice
mod podge
Brush a layer of mod podge onto the smooth side of the tile - top with scrapbook paper to fit. Let dry. Brush a layer of mod podge on top of the scrapbook paper - place your photo onto the tile and let dry. Brush another layer on top of the photo - let dry - add a couple of coats making sure it is all nice and smooth.

How cute would they be with a set of  4 photo tile coasters tied together with a ribbon - a  nice personal gift anyone would love. Here are 2 that I made. I plan to make some "themed" ones - like a set for summer - with swimming pics of the grands - a set for winter - using Christmas pics -

I am thinking trivets would be a nice idea as well - using the larger size tiles.

Mod Podge A Collage Alpha Letters

I saw this on Pinterest and had to do a set for myself. The hardest part was deciding which photos to use. I only wanted pictures of my husband and I. We don't have a whole lot of those it seems, but I made do. Of course these are my initials and I have them hanging in my sewing/craft room.

I used the largest wooden letters I could find at Hobby Lobby - brushed a thin layer of modpodge on top, placed my photos where I wanted them and modpodged over them a couple of times, allowing them to dry in between coats. I scattered colorful jewels to fill in gaps.

One thing I learned - we definitely need to take more pictures together!

TinkerBell Pillow for Lilypie

I found this nice size scrap of Tinkerbell fleece along with all my other great bargain finds at Hobby Lobby and it was perfect for a pillow for Lily. She will love it. So simple but the simple things in life are what make it so great, right? Pretty nice size, too!

My Lucky Day at Hobby Lobby

$8.00 - that is what I paid for ALL of this - chenille, cotton, fleece, tulle, felt. I just happen to be in Hobby Lobby at the right time - there was a whole basket of unmarked pieces and the sales girl just let me have them for 25 cents to a dollar each. It was certainly a fluke because I check back at least one time a week and there hasn't been a single time that fabric in that basket has been marked that low since then. It was just my lucky day.

My Dolly Bargain - Now What??

Lookie this adorable little doll Christmas ornament. It was originally $8.99 (which is CRAZY - who would pay that??) but as you can see by the tag - it was on clearance for 89 cents BUT I had a 30% off coupon so I only paid like 27 cents - not only that - I bought all they had left - 10 of them! So lets see - I paid  $2.70 total for what would have cost $89.90! THAT IS INSANE!!!!!

Now - bargain aside - what the heck am I going to do with them? lol They are about 6.5 inches long and all cloth. The dress and scarf is sewn on. One thought is taking the clothes off of a few of them and making new clothes and then putting them on a wreath so they will all be different.

I would LOVE some ideas. Please leave a comment if you have any to offer!

Pin Parfait

I just love things to match. I bought the whole bolt of this fabulous fabric and have made all kind of things to decorate my new sewing/craft room. I just covered a styrofoam ball with some of the fabric and hotglued it into a glass ice cream dish - hot glued a big bow on front and there ya go - ready for my straight pins!

Tin + Magnets = Fun for Lily

As I said in previous post, I love tins! I just can't seem to let one go to waste. For Valentines Day my hubby got me this Reeses Peanut Butter tin filled with kingsize peanut butter cups. As soon as I saw it I knew I would put it to good use before the week was over. So here we go:

I had some leftover fabric from a dress I made my youngest granddaughter, Lily. I covered the lid with the fabric using hot glue and then added brown ric rac. A few weeks ago I found these little people and other small pieces for 5 cents each on clearance at Michaels and bought all they had - I had no idea what I was going to do with them but I knew I would think of something. I hot glued small magnets to the back of each one and put them in the tin. Now when I give my granddaughter the dress I will also give her this cute little tin with all the magnets inside. Just a little added bonus to go with her dress. Lily will love it, she is only 5 years old.