DIY Crate and Barrell Spin Vase

This DIY cost almost nothing to make and the glossy see-through look makes the flowers look fresh.

I spotted this project on Dollar Store Crafts and the tutorial is on The Budget Decorator

Items I used were

• Empty clear glass jar 
• Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks (I used 3 1/2 sticks)

This is simple enough that an older child (with supervision) could make one and pick out some flowers to put it - the above bouquet was only $4 at our local Kroger.

You could use any clear glass container and a different shape could give it a more exotic looks, but I used an empty salsa jar with the label soaked off and then dried.  

I plugged in the glue gun and I started at the bottom of the jar about an inch up and held it in my left hand and the glue gun in my right and tilted it slightly on a desk and pressed the glue gun against the glass and pulled the trigger and started turning it applying the glue horizontally around the circumference of the jar until I got to the top.

Once the glue dried I finished applying the glue around the bottom of the jar and it was done.

After completing and seeing the results, I think it looks better where the glue was only lightly applied (at the bottom)  instead of more heavily (middle to the top).


Happy Crafting:)

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Call Your Mother (Infograph)

Although Mother's Day was yesterday, I wanted to share this infograph by Frugal Dad in hopes that everyone can appreciate Mom long after Mother's Day.

Source: http://FrugalDad.com

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY FAUX MINTS

I made these last year, but I am entering them into 2010 "Eat Your Own Words" challenge over at Savor The Thyme and tangled noodle .  They are faux thin mints made out of Ritz Crackers with "Happy Mother's Day" spelled out on them.

This is a version of the faux thin mints that I made previously - a how-to is posted at http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/faux_thin_mints)

After making the cracker/cookies I put them in the freezer for about 10 minutes, then wrote a separate letter on each cookie with white frosting then lined a 9x13 cake pan with green tissue paper and arranged the cracker/cookies inside and put back in the freezer until ready to serve.

As the cookies kind of look like scrapbooking letters, you could also use them to decorate a cake.