Welcome Wreath

One of the only good things about being graduated and having free time is being able to craft again. With the business of school, there was no time for any creativity unless it came in the form of some lesson for my third graders. Last summer, my friend and I went shopping in Winona Lake, which is a super cute area! They had all of these tiny, crafty shops and we stumbled across this little beauty...

When I saw it, I thought to myself, "I could make that!" Well...I finally got around to making it....a year later! A Styrofoam hoop, some burlap, scraps of fabric, and a hot glue gun and I was on my way. I'm pretty pleased about how mine came out...

 Here's a close up of the fabric flowers.

Well, if I ever get a place of my own, I'll have a wreath to hang outside my door! Let's hope that happens this summer!

Pintrest-made bakers.

Graduated from college. Best friend done with her semester. What better way to spend our first day of the summer together than by completing a Pintrest project?! Today's task: baking. We decided to make cookies, but not just any cookie....chocolate chip OREO cookies.

Cookie batter.

 

 Huge. Surprise oreo inside!

 Silliness.

 Baking. 

 Cooling.

Ohhhh yeah. And yes, they are as good as they look.

Warning: Super addicting, but super filling. Best with a nice glass of milk. :)

Ruffled.

The design that I used to make my necklace from a few posts ago inspired me to try it on a headband. Well, I think that it turned out to be a success, wouldn't you? Now, who wouldn't want to buy something like this?! Well let me know, and it can be duplicated to become yours. A Holly original. Think about it. :)

Experiment: success!

So, I'm all about trying new things. And as I was browsing through Pintrest, (AMAZING website, by the way) I saw this tutorial to make these decorative balls made out of string. Super cute, and so naturally, I wanted to try it. So Jessy and I set out to experiment. We got all the necessary supplies went for it. Glue, corn starch, and water made our glue, and then we dipped the yarn through it and wrapped the string around and around our balloons. We let them dry with some apprehension that they wouldn't come out; we decided on only making a few as a trial run. And the next day to our surprise when we popped our balloons, our trial run was a success!! I will definitely be revisiting this craft to make more so I can create a little collage of them to hang over my bed. I want to make a string of tiny ones for my dorm room too!

Hanging them to dry.

The finished product! :)

Love.

Want to know the best thing you can buy with $2? Fabric squares. I'm becoming slightly obsessed. Well, I love thicker headbands, which I think I can pull them off because of my slightly large forehead. :) I have one that I bought, and I thought to myself: I could make that! (You know you're a crafter when you refuse to buy something because you can make it yourself..) So I just experimented with a thread and needle..which is a lot harder than it seems..and sewed the hem and then the fabric to a section of a hair wrap. And BOOM! Instant headband. Next experiment...a headband that's reversible...

T-shirts, t-shirts...

Attention! Don't give away shirts that you don't use anymore...they can be put to good use! I think I have become a little obsessed..I've made three of these already! I'm a huge headband fan, and they are so simple to make.

Or you could pair it up with another one of my favorite things: braids! I mean, how cute is this? All thanks to a few t-shirts that I never wear anymore.

Flower necklace

I've decided to get a little fancy and make a necklace for myself. It was super easy to make, but time consuming! I used a chiffon fabric to make the flowers, and attatched them to a chain by way of a little felt.
I'd say my style is pretty simple, so this can dress it up a little bit!