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Museum Admission Earrings

January 28, 2013 Jessica Smith

On our trip to Philly this weekend my little sister took us to the Philadelphia Museum of Art where we got the coolest admission tags ever. OK, I’m not a huge museum goer, so maybe all museums give this cool little things out. Either way, I thought they were super neat. Depending on the day you go to the museum, you get a different colored tag to fold over your collar. Basically, it let’s the guards know you paid to get in and are allowed to be there. Some obnoxious, snobby people like to give the guards a hard time about wearing these on their collars, but I thought they were freakin’ awesome. Pretty much as soon as we got them I called dibs on them for crafting.

After we got home last night, I dug these bad boys out of my purse and quickly made an awesome pair of souvenir earrings.

First thing I needed to do was to cut off the tabs. The tin was thin, so I snipped the tabs off with scissors.

Next, I pierced a hole in the top using a rubber mallet and a nail.

I flattened the sharp edges with some flat jewelry pliers, then added a jump ring and ear hooks to complete my set of souvenir earrings.

How easy was that?!

Adorable, yes? I love that when I wear them I’ll be able to remember our fun trip to Philly with Em.

My older sister just moved to Chicago, so I guess that is next on our list 🙂

Craft Projects, Holiday, Quick and Easy Crafts, Valentine's Day

10-Minute Heart Garland

January 21, 2013 Jessica Smith

Supplies:

Felt
Yarn
Scissors

Instructions:

To make your garland, first you need to measure your mantel or wherever else you’d like to hang your decoration. I used yarn for my garland, folding it in half so it was doubled up and a little bit thicker.

Cut your yarn and tie loops at each end.

Then, cut out hearts from red felt. Each heart needs two slits at the top for the yarn to pass through.

Start to weave one end of the yarn through the cutout slits of the heart until all of the hearts are threaded.

Then spread the hearts along the yarn until they will spread the width of the mantel. Then, you are done!

Hang it on the mantel some Valentine’s Day cheer made in less than 10 minutes!

Craft Projects, Holiday, Valentine's Day

Love Birds

January 14, 2013January 13, 2013 Jessica Smith

I love birds and I love Valentine’s Day, so naturally I would do a bird-themed craft project for the Feb. 14 holiday. While Valentine’s Day is still a month away (a month to the day today!), I wanted to get started early on the few projects I have planned so the decorations can be out an about for a bit. I only have one Valentine’s Day decoration — a cute wreath my step mom made me — so I need just a few more things around the house.

As I sat down to watch the football game last night, I got out my sewing kit and a few pieces of felt. To start on my love birds, I cut out two pieces to make the body.

Then, I starting stitching around the outside of the body.

I doubled up the thread so it would show more on the stitching.

I kept stitching all the way around the body until there was a small slit open by the tail. I stuffed the body using some leftover batting.

Once it was all stuffed, I sewed the remainder of the body closed.

Time to add the rest of the pieces! I cut out a beak, wing and feet, and sewed each piece to the bird.

For the wing, I used a heart!!!

Lastly, I added an eye using thread.

The red bird is for my hubby. Then I made a white one for me! For the second bird, I sewed all of the extra pieces on first. … the beak, the wing, the feet and the eye. That was a lot easier.

Love birds

We have the cutest love birds. ❤

All in all, it took me less than two hours to make these two love birds. Now they are sitting on our mantel — the first of the Valentine’s decor for our house.

L.O.V.E.

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