Golden Nails with Black Flower Stickers Tutorial

I haven't done anything to my nails for a few weeks since my hands keep getting hurt. My ring finger on my left hand had the nail split and broke right in the middle of the nail while playing  football on Easter with my brother, cousin, cousin's lady & boyfriend. Good news though is that I caught the ball from like 20 feet away! It just grew back enough so I can paint it again. I also have some scratches & burns on my right hand right now, blah. I've missed having pretty nails :)

Here's what you'll need: A top coat (I use Sally Hansen Dries Instantly, dries in about 30 second), a base color, and nail stickers. Remove your old polish, if any, and soak your hands in warm water for a few minutes. Trim your nails and push back your cuticles but don't cut them. Do not use lotions or oils on your hands before you start, it may make the dry time longer.

 First, paint your nails with your base color. I went with gold since my stickers have a small gold charm on each flower. You can apply a couple coats if you want, I applied one coat because I wanted a softer look this time. Wait until your nails are completely dry before placing any stickers. You will be holding them down some and could mess up the paint job if they are not dry.

 Grab the sticker you want on the nail. Try to grab it only by the tip on the sticker as seen in the picture below this one.

 Think about where you want it on the nail before you place it on the nail, these stickers are sometimes very sticky and may mess up your paint job if you have to move it.

 Place the sticker down with your finger. You want the sticker to be laying as flat as possible so it can be sealed in with the top coat and not get caught on anything or torn off if snagged. 

 Finish applying the sticker where you want them.

 Then apply a coat or two of your top coat. If your stickers are thin one coat should be fine but if they are thicker you may want to apply more coats so the sticker don't get snagged on anything.

 Done and done!

Click here to see how to make this bracelet!

Thanks for stopping by, hope you find this post helpful!

Simple Framed Resin Rose Drop Earrings Tutorial

Framed Resin Rose Drop Earrings Tutorial

You will need hooks, flat back beads or stones, frame charms
roughly the size of beads & glue. I used G-S Hypo cement, it is a very
good glue, it's also pretty cheap & dries in ten minutes. I don't think you
can buy it from craft shops but you can find it online for $2-4 a tube
or at most jeweler's marts.

 Place a drop of glue in the center of the charm and place you bead
on top. Press down on the top of the bead and hold it for a few
seconds. Let it dry flat on its back as pictured above for about
ten minutes. Try not to use too much glue so nothing spills over the
sizes of the charms.

 Place the charms after they dry on the hooks and you are good to go!
 If you have double sided charms like mine you can add a picture
or leave it empty like I did. If these were bigger I would had
something to the back.

 You can see more pictures of these earrings on my etsy shop.
You can also buy supplies to make these on my etsy supply shop.

Thank you for looking, hope you enjoyed the post!

Treats for Mother's Day

I don't think I will be able to see my mom next month for Mother's Day but I am planning on sending her some goodies in the mail.  Here are a few easy treats you can try for your mother.

A vintage style necklace is always a nice gift.

You will need some chain, charms, clasp & jump ring.

The chain I use is open links.

You will need 2 pairs of pliers and if your chain 

is not an opened link you will need wire cutters.

Start with opening one link and slip one charm on then close.

Do the same to the other end of the charm with the end of the chain.

Measure out how far apart you want the charms to
 be from each other and open one link like before.

The necklace will look like this after both charms are added.

 Open a link in the center of the back of the
 necklace and slid your jump ring on one end.

 On the other place your clasp.

Done and done :)

I added a third charm to the front & a heart shaped pearl.

Candles!

 Click here for the tutorial.

Bath Salt Bars!

Click here for the tutorial.

Book Cover Case

Click here for tutorial.

Roll Up Knitting Case

Click here for tutorial.

Thanks for viewing and happy crafting!

Easter Garlands!

My house is very bare with only 4 days till Easter so after looking up some inspiration I decided to go with garlands! After I put the baskets out, my kid sister makes her eggs, I make all the cookies and Easter cupcakes the house will look better but I still need some things up now.

Easter Paper Egg Garland 

Make an egg template (I added a template below that you can use) and cut out a bunch of eggs (using paint chips/colour paper) and punched two holes in the top of each egg. I also like to use some bright wrapping paper.

Easter Egg Garland

I think these are so cute! I couldn't find a tutorial for these but they seem pretty easy to make. 
I will be using plastic eggs so I can store them without having to be too gentle with them. 

Make a hole in the top and bottom the the eggs using a hot needle or nail. Make sure the hole is big enough for the string or ribbon you are using. Decorate the eggs with glitter, paint or how ever you'd like. Let then dry then string the up and hang!

  Original post here with lots of other Easter decoration ideals!

Carrot Garland

Using a paper trimmer, cut a 1.5 inch strip of orange card stock and punch down both sides with scalloped border punch. Trim three strips of .75 inch green card stock in lengths varying from 5 to 5.5 inches long. Fold all strips in half. Sandwich and staple as shown below. Pull the ends of the orange strips around and staple to secure in a carrot shape. String carrots together using a 1/16 inch hole punch.

Original post can be seen here with lots of other great goodies to make!

Flower Garland

Original post with tutorial here.

Here are some Easter templates you can use to make some Easter garlands from NaNa Company!
Head to Amy's blog to download and print!

Happy Easter!

Check out my other Easter post!
Pineapple Apricot Glazed Ham For Easter
Easter Eggs

Holiday Pineapple Apricot Glazed Ham

My family has never been very big on ham so my mom only made it once a year. I always loved Easter because I love ham and that was when she made it. My mother taught me how to make this glaze when I was about 12 and her father taught her. When I was 16 I took over the holiday cooking and have been making the ham this way ever since. Sadly, this year I will be the changing the recipe. I am allergic to pineapple and if I only had a little before it wasn't too bad but now even a little kills me. So this year I will be doing an apricot only glaze, goodbye sweet pineapple. I hope it comes out alright.

Enjoy!

Pineapples and apricot add a sweetness that complements the salty flavor of the ham.

SERVES: 8-10

INGREDIENTS:

5-7 pound ham

1/2 cup cloves

2/3 cup brown sugar

1 can (16 oz.) apricot pineapple preserves

1/3 cup yellow mustard

1 can (20 oz.) sliced pineapple (rings)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Rinse the ham with cold water then pat dry with a paper towel. Using a sharp knife make surface cuts in the shape of a 2-inch X all over the ham. Place 1 clove in the intersection of each X.

Place individual rings of pineapple on the ham, using more cloves to secure the pineapple.

Place the ham in a large roaster pan. Cover the pan, place in the oven, and bake for 1 1/2 hours at 350F degrees.

In a mixing bowl, add the sugar, mustard and preserves. Stir until the glaze is mixed well. You can start with 1/2 a cup of sugar or add more mustard if you'd like. Play with it till you like it best. 

Uncover the ham and pour the mix on top. Cook for 30 minutes more, occasionally basting with the mix to form a sweet glaze.

Prepare the ham for serving by removing the pineapples and the cloves. Discard the cloves. Serve each slice of ham with 1 pineapple ring and some glaze.

Enjoy the glaze, the ham and the pineapple!

Happy holidays!

Check out my other Easter post!

Easter Garlands

Easter Eggs

April Fool's day Crafts and Pranks.

April Fool's Day is almost here, are you ready? 

I have always loved Fool's Day & when I was a kid I though it was the coolest thing that I can mess with people and and I couldn't get in trouble, it was even encouraged in my house! 

Common pranks in my house growing up was doing weird things with food, gluing things to each other or down, buckets or bags of water over doors (those never ended well), popping out to scare people, clear finger nail polish on soap so it doesn't lather, a few white lies, setting the clocks back or forward... the list goes on and on.

 My favorite prank that I bring back every few years is the glitter towel! It's great on guys, I sent my brothers to school a few times cover in glitter and half the time they didn't notice till they are out the door in the sun.I have been dying to get my boyfriend with this one but I know he could kill me if I sent him to work covered in glitter... I think I'll do his hand towel this year.

Here are a few cute Fool's Day crafts to give a try, I will be making the  fish sticks for a few people this year.

Doughnut Seeds!

 I did these when I was a kid.

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"Sponge" Cake

My mom got me and my little sister with this one one year.

 

What you will need:

Markers, New kitchen sponges, Canned frosting, & Sprinkles

Instructions

1. Use a marker to draw large circles on new kitchen sponges, then cut out the circles.
   
2. Stack and frost them (we used inexpensive canned frosting). Cover the sides with sprinkles, if you like.
   
3. Tell your victims that you "made a sponge cake," and invite them to cut off a piece. To help ease the prank's sting, serve real cake afterward.
   

Faux Fish Sticks Cookies

I am going to make enough of these and give them to a few people, I love the peas!

What you will need:

Cornflakes, Sugar wafer cookies, Peanut butter, Green taffy candy ( used green apple AirHeads in picture), & Seedless strawberry jam.

Instructions

1. For the fish sticks, place a couple of handfuls of cornflakes in a ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Cover 2 sugar wafer cookies with peanut butter, then toss them in the cornflake crumbs to coat.
   
2. For the peas, tear off and roll small pieces of the taffy candy into balls. If the taffy is too stiff to work with, microwave it for about 6 seconds.
   
3. For the ketchup, use a fork to stir a few teaspoons of the jam until it's smooth.
   

Happy April Fool's Day!

Feel free to share what pranks you will be doing this year or ones you've done in the past! 

Check out my Easter posts!

Pineapple Apricot Glazed Ham For Easter

Easter Eggs

Easter Garlands
Kool-Eggs

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Easter Eggs!

 I always have my kid sister come over for Easter and we never really do much with our eggs other then dye a few with those cheap little dye kits from Target. This year I am going to go all out with the eggs! I have found a few cute tutorials online and I can't wait to try them. 

Onion Skin Easter Eggs

This one I am the most excited for. It reminds me of the crayon and hot glue gun trick but these look so much better. I have a few flowers set aside for this and may try some cut outs too.

Love these!

You can see the tutorial here.

Egg Shell Planter

I just planted a few forget-me-nots for these, they should start to grow enough in time for my sister to make these on Easter. They will be very cute to put out on my table for dinner and she can take them home and plant them in the back yard.

You can see the post here.

Confetti Egg

These are very cute and very easy to do! I have a dozen already made. I think these will be my sister favorite, she loves water balloon fights so these will be great for her on Easter. I also wont have to deal with her being wet but my boyfriend will have to deal with glitter in our house after we come back in... That is what he gets for living with a girl!

You can see the tutorial here.

I am still looking for more but these are a must for this Easter in my house this year. I am very excited to do these and more, it will be a get change from those boring dye kits. 

Thank for stopping by and feel free to share what your doing this year and if you try these out!

 Hope everyone has a Happy Easter next month!

Check out my other Easter post!

Pineapple Apricot Glazed Ham For Easter

Easter Garlands