{new year’s fortune cookies}

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Now that we’ve left the Christmas Holidays behind us, it’s time to prepare for the next big day! New Year’s is just a couple days away.. I can’t believe we’ll be welcoming the year 2013 already! Where did the time go?!

Last Thursday I finally got to meet up with my mom again to bake, craft & hang out and we made these homemade fortune cookies with personalized fortunes.
This is a great, simple & fun baking project for your New Year’s party!

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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

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I’m partying here! ❤

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{DIY fabric tape}

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After creating my own washi tape a few weeks ago, I’ve been dying to try my hand on making my own fabric tape as well.
My mom also fell in love with the DIY version of my washi tape and we decided to tackle this project together during one of our craft dates. It was much to our liking: quick & easy. ;)

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What you’ll need:

  • Strips of fabric
  • Strong double-sided tape
  • Scissors
  • Paper clips

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How to:

  1. Apply the tape to the wrong side of your fabric scraps. (Leave the backing on until you’re ready to use the fabric tape)
  2. Cut the fabric around the double sided tape.
  3. Cut strips to desired width.
  4. Roll up the fabric tape strips and secure with a paper clip to keep it from unrolling.

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I’m partying here! ♥

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{wire hanger chandelier}

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Last week was crafting time with my mom again and we created two nifty, thrifty DIY chandeliers, made of old wire hangers.

It’s an inexpensive and easy craft to bring Spring inside your home!

What you’ll need:

  • 5 wire clothes hangers
  • pliers
  • string
  • flowers
  • fabric
  • decorations, like little vases, electric tea lights, ribbon, or, or, or.. ;)

How to:

  1. Pull on the straight part of the wire (where a pair of pants would hang), as shown in the picture below.
  2. Turn the hook in a 90° angle to the shape.
  3. Create a circle(-ish) shape out of each of the 5 wire clothes hangers, using the pliers.
  4. Lay the rounded hangers on top of each other and space the hooks out evenly.
  5. To attach the wires to one-another , “weave” the hangers until you have a sturdy structure.
  6. Now, decorate them with what you have on hand.
    – For our first chandelier, we used thin floral wire to attach some flowers and greenery to the fixture.
    – Our second chandelier is made of strips of scrap fabric, that are attached by tying them in knot around the wire.
  7. After decorating the top part of the chandelier, hang little vases or electric tea lights from the hooks
  8. To hang the chandelier, attach a string to each of the 5 parts where the hook meets the rounded wire.
  9. Gather the five strings together in the middle and secure them by tying a little loop to hang the chandelier on.

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{homemade chai concentrate}

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When my mom and I meet up for our (almost) weekly crafting dates, we usually start off the day with a nice and warm cup of chai with steamed milk. It helps us get in the mood for crafting, and during winter, warm up from the cold outside.
While the store brand mix is already pretty delicious, it can get a little pricey and we decided to make our own chai tea mix.

Best decision ever! The homemade chai tea is DELICIOUS! ;)

I’m partying here! ♥

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{valentine treat bags}

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I know Friday is usually my {floral friday} post. But, since Valentine’s Day is so close and I still wanted to share one more little craft with you before V-Day, I decided to postpone the floral post until next week.

These little treat bags are the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for anyone with a sweet tooth (and of course eye candy lovers)! :)

What you’ll need:

  • brown packing paper
  • a printer
  • crazy scissors
  • sewing machine
  • fabric tape for the bunting
  • string for the bunting and to close the heart
  • candy
  • a hole punch

How to:

  1. Cut two pieces of packing paper to 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.
  2. Place one of the pieces in the printer and print the design on it.
  3. Place the two pieces of paper on top of each other and cut along the outer heart-shaped line with crazy scissors.
  4. Sew along the inner heart-shaped line, leaving the gap on top open.
  5. Decorate the heart with the fabric tape bunting. Just cut little triangles and run them along a piece of string on top of the heart.
  6. Use the hole punch to create two little holes in the top center of the heart.
  7. Fill the heart with candy.
  8. Use a piece of string to tie up the heart through the holes.
  9. Happy Valentine’s Day! ;)

Download the printable here!

If you want to customize your own bags or just like the font, you can download it for free here: home sweet home

 
 
I’m partying here! ♥

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