Glittered Picture Frame and Light Switch Cover

For the last week or so I have been busy re-doing my daughters bedroom.

She decided she no longer wanted pink, green and butterflies and instead wanted black and bright pink.

Pretty bold colors and she had some bold ideas to go along with it.

One of her ideas is GLITTER!

Lots and lots of glitter was requested.

So, I am on a quest to glitterize as much as I can without going over board. 

This is the first of my "glitter" projects.

 

 

What you will need:

 

Frame and/or Lightswitch cover

Modge Podge

Paint brush/sponge

Glitter

Newspaper

 

I am sure that there are many ways out there to add glitter to something but this worked out really well for what we were doing so here goes.

 

 

First I added a thick layer of Modge Podge to the frame and switch plate.  I did a small section at a time.

 

 

 

 

Sprinkle the glitter on generously.  Don't miss any spots.  Better to throw more on then have to go back and do it again.

Go around the whole thing and then let dry completely.

 

 

Once dry, lift up your frame or switch plate and tap off the excess glitter onto the newspaper. 

Make sure you get as much off as you can by doing this.

 

 

 

After I did this, I realized that some more glitter will probably come off and cause me more heartache so my solution was to put a thick layer of Modge Podge over the glitter.  This made the rest of the glitter stay in place.  Since it dried clear, you can't even tell and it made it a little smoother.

 

 

 

 

Here is the finished product.

I am very pleased with how it turned out.

  I still haven't hung up the frame but I will update with photos as soon as I do.

 

 

Cost of this project:

 

$1.38 for the frame from Goodwill

 

Glitter, Modge Podge, Brush and Switch Cover I already had on hand.

 

 

 

 

Did you make this project?  Link me to it!  I would love to see it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Patriotic Handprint Shirt

With the 4th of July coming up, I thought it would be nice to make one of these t-shirts with my youngest.  I found it over here on CraftyErin. 

 

 

What you will need:

 

White T-shirt or tank top

Red and Blue Paint

Painters Tape (optional)

Paint Brush

Dish to hold paint

Cardboard

 

 

This is a pretty straightforward project and it was easy enough that my daughter was able to do this by herself (well mostly).

First you are going to want to lay out your shirt and place the cardboard on the inside of it so that the paint doesn't soak through.  I didn't have any fabric paint so I used acrylic paint.  I plan on only handwashing this shirt so it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

 

 

Paint your childs hand.  This of course is my daughters favorite part.

 

 

Firmly press their little hand down in the upper right part of the shirt.

Let this dry.

 

 

After that dried, I started making stripes out of painters tape.  I did this so that it would be easier for my daughter to paint straight lines by herself.

 

 

Paint between the tape with the red.

Let dry.

 

There you have it!  Easy and fun to do. 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of this Project:

 

$3.47 for the shirt at Walmart

 

Paint, Brush, and painters tape I already had on hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you make this craft? Link me to it! I would love to see it!

 

 

 

JCPenny Kids Free Haircuts

 

JCPenny is now offering free haircuts to kids!

  Starting today, they will offer the haircuts every Sunday for children K-6th grade.

This promotion should be good at any location but you will need to make sure with your store first.  Appointments are also required.



Reusable Chore Card Checklists

I just love how my children "forget" to do their chores.  To solve my dilemma, I made these little babies.  While I was at it, I made some for myself to make life easier.

I'm not sure why but I seem to get more things done if I have a checklist right in front of me.

 

Anywho, what you will need to complete this project:

 

A printer and printer paper

Self Laminating 5x7 sheets

Dry erase marker
Eyelets (optional)
Ribbon (optional)

 

 

What you will want to do first is make a list of all of your chores you want to include on your checklist. 

I did mine by daily for each room, then weekly chores to complete, along with a chore card for each child.

Below you will find some ideas for your everyday cards.

 

Sweep Floors

Mop Floors

Wipe down surfaces

Take out garbage

Pick up any clutter

Load/Unload dishwasher

Shake rugs

Wipe out microwave

Wipe down counters

Take laundry to laundry room

Replace hand towels in bathroom

Straighten rugs

Disinfect handles

Make beds

Put clean laundry away

ect.

 

For my weekly chore cards I have things like:

Deep cleaning the bathroom 2x a week

Wash bedding

Mop all floors 2x a week

Vacuum carpets

Wash windows

Sort/Treat Laundry

Laundry 2x a week

Wipe down walls

Plan a weekly menu

Make a shopping list

Throw away 7 things

Dust

Clean out fridge

and a spot for any additional things I want to get done that week

 

 

 

Once you have an idea of what you want on your card, type it up and print it out on your computer.  Cut them down to a 5x7 size to fit in your laminating sheets.

 

 

I used the Scotch brand ones and they worked out really good.  They were very easy to use.  Just read the directions on how to use yours as other brands may be different.  I got the glossy kind so that it would work best with the dry erase markers.  I put 2 lists together back to back so that I could save laminating sheets.

 

 

 



Once I was done with that, I put some eyelets in so that I could run a ribbon through and hang them up.

 

 

Once your done using them for the day, just wipe off the dry erase marker and hang them back up for the next time.

I have them hanging right on the pantry door so that the kids will see them everyday and there won't be any more of the "forgetting". 

 

 

Cost of this project:

 

$5.34 for the laminating sheets at Walmart

Printer paper, ink, marker, eyelets and ribbon I already had on hand.