January Craft Day

Hosted the first Craft Day of the year! For this craft day we went for a Valentine's Day wreath, inspired of course by Pinterest. Some decided to work on other projects, which came out great, while two of us stuck to the theme. 

Always a good time to hang out and crafting happens to be a bonus =)

Fall Banner

Fall is my favorite season! After the craft day was over, I got started on my fall banner. I used the paper bags from the grocery store and started cutting out the banner. 

April Craft Day

Now that we're in May, I feel a little behind for not posting the pictures of the April Craft Day from a few weeks ago.

The focus was the Spring Bird I had made a few weeks ago; however, only two of us worked on the bird, while others brought their own craft to work on. I focused on making the second bird as a gift.

I enjoyed making the second bird so much that I my original one for sale on Etsy, as well as the option for a custom one.

Here are a few shots of what everyone else worked on.

Spring Bird

Create a cute spring bird that decorates your home. Super easy and fun to do. 

Here's what you'll need:

• Wooden bird (Michael's has it for $2.99)
• Scrapbook paper
• Mod Podge
• Gesso (optional)
• Varnish (optional)
• Sandpaper
• Black inkpad
• Q-tip
• Buttons
• Glue Dots

First, apply Gesso to the wood to allow for better adhesion of the scrapbook paper (this step is optional). Then, begin cutting out different shapes of scrapbook paper and applying them one by one on the bird where you want them with the Mod Podge. 

Once you have covered each part of the bird with the paper, wait a few minutes for it to dry and begin sanding down the edges to trim off any extra paper and give a white border to the bird. 

Then, get the inkpad and start rubbing it along the lining of the bird that you just sanded down to give a distressed look. After, I outlined the paper with a marker and went over it with a Q-tip and ink to smudge it and bring out each individual paper. 

Finally, I finished it off with a varnish to seal and protect the paper and then added the buttons for eyes with Glue Dots.

Our first song

Yet another inspired Pinterest craft! Here I printed out the lyrics to At Last by Etta James, since that was our first dance when my hubby and I were married. I framed it in a black frame and have it in our bedroom. I absolutely love this craft! 

Christmas Canvas Decor

Made from three small canvases, paint, ribbon, hot glue, Mod Podge, scrapbook paper and stickers, I created this beautiful Christmas decorative wall decor. 

Fall Decor

From the September craft day, I started the fall wreath but wanted to add a final personal touch of our last name initial.

Then, I created fall decor with three canvases, scrapbook paper, paint, and mod podge <-- my new favorite craft item

Painted on plastic pumpkins

Fall Decor

Painting and designing the "F"

Final wreath =)

September Pinterest Craft Day

As a result of my love for crafting, I created a monthly craft day at my home that started last month with four women. The way it goes is I take a pin or two from Pinterest and post it on an Evite with the supplies necessary.

You can follow my Pinterest boards here: http://pinterest.com/simplyjenelle/

We just finished our September Craft Day and it was a success.

Craft: a fall wreath that was Pininspired.

Tools:

• A round foam wreath — 2 inches with a flat top and sides (found at Hobby Lobby or Michaels). 
• Ribbon (about 9 yards for a 12 inch wreath)
• Gorilla Glue 
• Paint that matches your ribbon 
• Small Dowels or wooden beads 
• Round Wooden Craft Circles (also found at Hobby Lobby) 2 packages – approximately 30 circles of different sizes 
• 4 different patterns of decorative paper or scrapbook paper
• Glue gun and sticks OR Superglue

All the ladies did such an amazing job on making their fall wreaths unique and beautiful. We had a great time:

Around the table crafting

Katherine decided to work on her daughters' costumes

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After a little input, we added one more thing for a final touch =)

A bow...it came out awesome!

This was my fall wreath that I immediately hung. It was three dimensional

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Beautiful Fall Wreaths =)