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Make a Live Succulent Wreath

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Are you in love with the look of succulents? Terrariums and other decor using these hardy plants are crazy popular right now, and I can see why. They are so easy to care for, and are a great way to add a splash of green to any room. Learn how to make this gorgeous live succulent wreath with a detailed step by step tutorial at Garden Therapy.

You may want to visit our terrarium tutorial while you are at it:

And of course, there is a 50+ for that! TERRARIUMS AND CREATIVE PLANTERS

Over 50 Easy Wall Art DIY Ideas You Can Make

by Johnnie Collier

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Today’s 50+ round-up is all about wall art you can make yourself. This is one of the first things I got into creatively. I would cover old canvases with fabric, stapled to the back and make cheap wall art. From there it exploded, and I tried several of the projects collected here today. You will see lots of upcycled, recycled materials used, as well as designer knock off wall decor. I hope you are inspired to try a few yourself. Please share if you have a worthy project to be considered for this roundup!

How to Resurface a Table with Reclaimed Wood

by Johnnie Collier

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Are you tired of your table, but not in a spot to spend money on a new one? Do what I did and cover your worn out kitchen table with reclaimed wood from pallets, fences and whatever scraps you have on hand. This project was fast, easy, cheap, and I am in love with the new look. I used milk paint for the legs, a first for me. I finished with CeCe Caldwell wax and aging wax. Read on for the full scoop from planning to finish!

I told you about this table/chair set I got at Habitat Restore for $6 and revamped a couple of years back. I spray painted the table top black and the legs silver, the chairs blue and green and this has been our kitchen table since 2010.

I measured the table’s length and width and cut 1×2 pieces I had on hand to frame the it.

I connected the sides to each other with wood glue, a Kreg pockethole and 1 1/4 inch Kreg screws and held them together with corner clamps while the glue dried.. I glued the frame to the table sides with wood glue and 2 inch brad nails, holding in place with clamps until glue set.

For the boards on the top, I just placed them and marked where I needed to cut the ones that stuck over the edge. I cut them, glued the boards in place, and used my nailer to nail some down for added security. I let that dry overnight, planed and sanded the top, stained with weathered wood from Minwax.

I used this milk paint, which comes in a powder that you mix with equal parts warm water.

This is after one coat.

This is after the second coat with 1 hour dry time between.

I love where this chippiness happened! I wanted the look everywhere, but it happend where it wanted.

I painted a few of the boards with the leftover milk paint. I distressed the legs with my hand sander in some spots. To finish, I sealed with a coat of CeCe Caldwell clear wax, followed by aging wax all over.

Easy DIY Rose Bracelet

by Johnnie Collier

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Today’s project is a lovely summer bracelet featuring roses made with Mod Melts. I showed you this new product last week in this DIY daisy bracelet tutorial. I love that you can use it with silicone molds to quickly create detailed flowers that are commonly made with slow curing resin. You can whip out this bracelet in well under 1 hour!

SUPPLIES:

ModMelts and Molds with Sticks (see: tutorial for using the mod melts)

Connector Metal Squares (I found these at Joanns)

Jump rings

Toggle clasp

metal chain

2 pairs of flat nose jewelry pliers

E6000 glue

TUTORIAL:

Create your charms using Mod Melts as in the link above. I used the smaller rose on the Floral Mold. I painted 6 of them in a green/blue color palettes. I sealed them with Mod Podge matte finish.

Connect the squares with jump rings. Begin by twisting jump rings open with 2 sets of pliers.

Add a square.

Add second square and close jump ring by twisting back with 2 sets of pliers.

Continue adding squares until you have enough for each rose charm.

Glue each rose onto a square with E6000 and let dry for at least 1 hour.

To finish, use jump rings to attach toggle clasp on each end for bracelet closure.

What do you think? Are you ready to try this stuff yet? I have tons more charms left from my afternoon of creating with Mod Melts. As promised, you will be seeing more!

For plenty more DIY bracelets, see SBLC’s bracelet tutorials, and our 50+ bracelet roundup!

Daisy Bracelet Tutorial With Mod Melts

by Johnnie Collier

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on behalf of Blueprint Social and Plaid. All opinions are my own.

Have you seen the new Mod Melts and Molds by Mod Podge yet? This stuff is fantastic! As one who works with resin and polymer clay, I am in love with the ease of use, the detail of the pieces you can create and the speed of the process. Today I will show you how to quickly create a beautiful daisy bracelet. You will be seeing several more pieces in the near future made during my afternoon of creating with Mod Melts.

Supplies:

Mod Melt Mold

Mod Melt Sticks (Sea Glass used here)

Metal Filigree flower

Metal Chain and Toggle Clasp

Metal leaves

Acrylic paint white, yellow and green

Matte Mod Podge

E6000

Jewelry Pliers

Small Paint brush

Paint sponge daubber

Toothpicks

High Temp Hot glue gun

Tutorial:

Heat the Mod Melt stick in your HIGH temp hot glue gun and squeeze into the larger daisy on the flower mold. Work from the center out, making sure to not overfill.

Let cool for about 5 minutes.

The pieces easily pop out of the flexible mold when you bend it. This is so freaking cool. Have you ever used resin in a flexible mold? Hours upon hours of waiting. No more.

Now you just paint your daisy. Mod Melts can be painted with acrylics, alcohol inks, embossing powders and more. See Cathie Filian’s great photo examples of different ways to color the embellishments. I show you FolkArt and Martha Stewart acrylic paint in this tutorial. I also tried alcohol inks and Vintaj patina. So awesome!

I painted the middle of the daisy with a toothpick.

Here are the three pieces I sandwiched for the focal point of the bracelet. I sealed them with 2 coats of Mod Podge Matte finish, painted on with small, soft brush.

I used E6000 to attach the pieces. Let dry for at least 30 minutes before handling.

To make the bracelet, I opened chain links and attached them directly to the metal filigree flower using jewelry pliers.

Using pliers and a jump ring, I added toggle clasp to the ends for closure.

Give it a try. You are going to love it! You can find more great ideas and products from Plaid by via Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Paint Me Plaid.

Check out what others have made with Mod Melts:

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Easy Mini Pallet Patriotic Canvas Art

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While we are on a roll with patriotic decor around here, I thought to keep the momentum going with a quick and easy washi tape stars n’ stripes canvas. See how to use craft sticks for a mini pallet on canvas that you can dress up to fit any occasion!

SUPPLIES:

Jumbo Craft Sticks

Fabri-Tac craft glue

An old canvas (can be used; grab one for cheap at a garage sale or thrift store)

Star Template printed to size, and scissors

String, letter stickers, other embellishments

White Gesso

Sponge brush

Acrylic paint in choice of colors

Washi tape in coordinating colors and prints

Scrap white card stock or cardboard

Foam mounting squares or other adhesive

TUTORIAL:

For this project, I updated the Easter Faux Mini Pallet Art I showed you before. Head to that tutorial for how to make the canvas.

I took the bunny silhouette piece and spray painted with blue Krylon I had on hand.

Right click this star image and print to size for your project.

Apply strips of washi tape to scrap white cardboard or card stock. I used the cover flap for a scrapbook paper pad. Cut out your star template and tape on top of washi tape stripes where you want your cut out to be. Cut along template edge to get a washi tape striped star.

Adhere to mini pallet canvas with foam mounting stickers. Embellish with stickers for words, baker’s twine, buttons and more!

For more patriotic project ideas to get you inspired, visit our 50+ DIY Patriotic Crafts, Jewelry and Decor Roundup:

50+ Things to Make from Cement Mix and Concrete Blocks

by Johnnie Collier

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Did you know there are tons of cool, industrial chic DIY projects you can make using cement? This week’s 50+ is all about concrete and you are going to love what you see! I have never worked with it, but after creating this collection of awesome, that is will be changing. I would love to see your DIY concrete projects too!

Upcycled Hubcap Patriotic Star Wreath

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I stopped and pulled a U-turn to rescue a hubcap roadside a few months ago, knowing I would use it for something. This upcycled soda box star wreath was the perfect project for it since I was going for a grungy americana look. This was super easy to make and I had everything on hand. I used my Sizzix machine to cut the stars, but fear not, you can do this project without all that.

SUPPLIES:

Hubcap or other wreath form

Empty cereal/soda/food boxes

Foil Tape (available at your local hardware store)

Tim Holtz Distress Paint; Barn Red, Salty Ocean and Picket Fence

Tim Holtz Star Bright Die and Sizzix Machine, or 3 D Star Templates and scissors

Hot glue gun and sticks or other adhesive

TUTORIAL:

Cut sheets from cardboard boxes and cover with foil tape, smoothing out wrinkles with your hands.

Cut stars from foil covered cardboard using die or by hand with 3D star template like this one. I made my stars in 3 sizes; 2 from the die and the middle size by hand from the template. You can resize and print in small, med and large stars.

Why the foil tape, you ask?

I have made these stars in the past from aluminum cans, paper only, cardboard, heavy cardstock, grunge paper and chickens (I made the last one up). The best result, in my opinion, in terms of shape and folds is cereal box thickness cardboard. It holds the creases and 3D shape well, and is free. Plus you are recycling. Now doesn’t that feel nice? Aluminum can stars are cool, but you bend them up while trying to make the creases, so they don’t look as nice. The foil came into play because I love Tim Holtz Distress Paint on it, and I knew I wanted to use the red, white and blue for this project. You could paint directly on the cardboard and skip this step if you wanted. A happy accident happened when the red lettering on my foil tape showed through a the paint and I liked it. I made a couple of stars with just the tape.

Paint your stars as desired and let dry.

I started with the biggest stars, adhering them onto hub cab with 3D foam stickers. Then I adhered stars to stars for the upper layers using hot glue. Just play with the placement until you are happy with your design.

For more patriotic project ideas to get you inspired, visit our 50+ DIY Patriotic Crafts, Jewelry and Decor Roundup:

Easy Mason Jar Solar Lights

by Johnnie Collier

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If you want your outdoor decor to reflect your love for mason jars, these easy mason jar solar lights are just the way to make that happen. With all of the new glass paints and mason jar decor ideas out there, the style options are limitless. They would be cute in red white and blue for July 4th, and can be customized to any occasion.

It took me 5 minutes to make eight of them by purchasing these Solar Mason Jar Lids. I got mine at Rural King, and you can find them on Amazon by clicking the link. I also bought the jars already blue at Rural King for $10/6 pack. You can get regular mason jars cheaper and paint them with glass paint. DecoArt glass stain would work great for this translucent effect, as would Martha Stewart translucent glass paint. Some people use Mod Podge with food coloring, though I have never tried that.

Find out how to paint your jars, and other Mason Jar Decor Ideas:

For other DIY Lanterns and Luminaries:

5 Ways to Flush Fat out of Your Body

by Johnnie Collier

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It is swimsuit time again. If eating could help you get rid of fat, would that be interesting to you? Well, with certain vitamin packed foods, it can. Dr. Oz recently aired a show on foods that you can add to your diet that will decrease fat absorption or increase its metabolism, getting rid of it so you don’t carry it with you! Here are 5 simple additions to your diet that will help flush out the fat.
CHIA SEED
Dolvett Quince, trainer from The Biggest Loser, shared a Chia seed cocktail that deceases fat absorption. You just add water, a splash of lemon juice, a couple of tablespoons of chia seed and agave to sweeten. Great for re-hydrating after excercise while incorporating high fiber, fat absorbing chia.

PUMPKIN SEEDS

Add these to salad and meat dishes. They are high in protein, zinc and all the things you need to flush, as well as MG for muscle health . Have one cup a few times each week for results.

DAIKON

Daikon is a member of the radish family that is high in fiber, vitamin C, phosphorus and potassium. It is common in Asian cuisine and speeds up the body’s metabolism of carbs and fat. Add it to salads, soups, and anywhere you would use traditional radishes.

QUINOA

Quinoa looks like a mix between couscous and rice and is a versitile food that can be added to endless dishes. It is high protein and vitamins, has a lower glycemic index that other whole grains, and has been proven to decrease appetite. This quinoa, chicken, tomato salad recipe is a great way to incorporate this into your diet.

2 cups chicken stock
2 tomatoes
1/4 cup fresh basil
1/4 cup fresh mint
2 tbsp olive oil
2 celery ribs
3 garlic cloves
2 chicken breasts

WATERMELON

I saved my favorite for last. Eating watermelon is known to aid in weight loss help strengthen the immune system. This is good news if you love like we do in our house!

What are you doing to stay fit this summer?

Saved By Love Creations

Make a Live Succulent Wreath

You may want to visit our terrarium tutorial while you are at it:

And of course, there is a 50+ for that! TERRARIUMS AND CREATIVE PLANTERS

Over 50 Easy Wall Art DIY Ideas You Can Make

How to Resurface a Table with Reclaimed Wood

Easy DIY Rose Bracelet

SUPPLIES:

TUTORIAL:

For plenty more DIY bracelets, see SBLC’s bracelet tutorials, and our 50+ bracelet roundup!

Daisy Bracelet Tutorial With Mod Melts

Supplies:

Tutorial:

Check out what others have made with Mod Melts:

Easy Mini Pallet Patriotic Canvas Art

SUPPLIES:

TUTORIAL:

For more patriotic project ideas to get you inspired, visit our 50+ DIY Patriotic Crafts, Jewelry and Decor Roundup:

50+ Things to Make from Cement Mix and Concrete Blocks

Upcycled Hubcap Patriotic Star Wreath

SUPPLIES:

TUTORIAL:

For more patriotic project ideas to get you inspired, visit our 50+ DIY Patriotic Crafts, Jewelry and Decor Roundup:

Easy Mason Jar Solar Lights

Find out how to paint your jars, and other Mason Jar Decor Ideas:

For other DIY Lanterns and Luminaries:

5 Ways to Flush Fat out of Your Body

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You may want to visit our terrarium tutorial while you are at it:

And of course, there is a 50+ for that! TERRARIUMS AND CREATIVE PLANTERS

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TUTORIAL:

For plenty more DIY bracelets, see SBLC’s bracelet tutorials, and our 50+ bracelet roundup!

Supplies:

Tutorial:

Check out what others have made with Mod Melts:

SUPPLIES:

TUTORIAL:

For more patriotic project ideas to get you inspired, visit our 50+ DIY Patriotic Crafts, Jewelry and Decor Roundup:

SUPPLIES:

TUTORIAL:

For more patriotic project ideas to get you inspired, visit our 50+ DIY Patriotic Crafts, Jewelry and Decor Roundup:

Find out how to paint your jars, and other Mason Jar Decor Ideas:

For other DIY Lanterns and Luminaries:

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