DIY Beach Themed Invitation

Summer is one of my all-time favorite seasons. It's a perfect time for the beach or backyard BBQ; a great time to enjoy the company of others. This is an easy tutorial about how to make a very cute, inexpensive beach-themed invitation. 

You will need

Craft or play sand (play sand is available at most hardware stores in large quantities)

Small jewelry boxes ($1 each at dollar stores with jewelry included, or buy in bulk online at a cheaper rate)

Small shells (I used a necklace from Walmart for this tutorial, it can make approximately 5 invitations $5)

Hemp thread

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Labels of your choice

Begin by removing jewelry from box and filling the box with sand

Dismantle necklace and place shells into the box of sand. 

Squeeze a line of glue all around the inside of the box

Place plastic back inside box and press down firmly. 

Tie hemp thread around the box, and label it according to your needs. 

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Tea-stained Doilies

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One of my favorite pastimes is to go to small antique shops and peruse lovely vintage textiles, which I use often for crafting.  If you are like me, you love the look and feel of antique lace.  If you are time-pressed, you can make you own antique-look lace by washing new lace in tea or coffee. 

You will need:  lace or lace doilies (mine were 3/$0.99 at the 99¢ store)

Dark coffee or tea such as an espresso roast coffee or English breakfast tea

Paper towels

Start by brewing your beverage of choice. 

Place the lace inside the brew. Allow to sit for approximately one hour. 

Pat dry with paper towel and then place on another and allow to air dry. You may choose to leave overnight for darker results based on your preference. Also, if you note, the left doily has a pinker hue. That specific doily was tea-stained, and the other was stained by using coffee. 

After you stain your doilies, you may use them for adorable Victorian-inspired potpourri or tea sachets like these.  To view the tutorial to make these, please visit the post in the archives here.

 

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DIY Victorian Potpourri Party Favors

Hello, friends!  Today's tutorial will be how to make adorable Victorian-inspired potpourri favors. These favors are perfect for weddings, tea parties.....any gathering for which you want party favors with a sweet, dainty appeal.  

I enjoy being out in my hand-planted garden.  I love an English garden, and wanted to emulate that feel. When I planted my garden, I paid special attention to planting pants that specifically said "attracts butterflies," or "attracts hummingbirds". These plants, such as sweet English lavender and other types of wild flowers are very fragrant, which make for excellent homemade potpourri. 

You will need:

Fresh trimmed fragrant small blooms

Plain or tea stained doilies 

Dryer sheets

Scissors 

Hemp thread

Ribbon 

Cameos 

Hot glue gun and glue sticks 

Begin by clipping various plants. 

Gather them all together. How sweet is this?

Lay a tea-stained doily on your workspace ( you may visit my archives here to view the tutorial).

Place a cut-to-size dryer sheet on the doily (I prefer the fresh linen scent.  $1 for a package of 55 at the local dollar store).

 

Place flower mixture insider the dryer sheet and close with a tiny bit of hot glue. 

Tie with a bit of hemp thread and trim excess. This will make it easier to adorn with ribbons. Set aside. 

Next, dismantle the cameo earring (99¢ per pair at the 99¢ store) by removing its hook. 

Thread your ribbon through the hole in the cameo. 

And tie down. 

All finished!!

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DIY Mini Mad Hatter Hats

What Alice in wonderland party would be complete without a reference to the Mad Hatter!!? Oh, the joy of youtube! One can find almost anything via youtube, whether it be how to build, make, or repair something, or favorite musicians. I found a tutorial on youtube about how to make adorable mad hatter hats using styrofoam cups and paper.  My version uses fabric as well as other trimmings. If you'd like to see my instructions, read on......

Begin with an ordinary styrofoam cup ($1 for 20)

Approximately right in the middle of the cup, mark and cut.

It will be wobbly; hold into place until glue cools enough so that its position is set.It will be wobbly; hold into place until glue cools enough so that its position is set.

Once the cup is divided, cut lines perpendicular (toward) the base of the cup.

All the way around the cup. 

Once complete, fold over one of the sections and remove.

Next trim around the base removing the styrofoam until all that remains is the cup top ridge.

Now use this part as a template. In the video, paper was used; to me they were adorable, but I could still see portions of styrofoam exposed. I opted for fabric. I purchased these shirts from Susie's Deals for $2 each. I used approximately two shirts to make 15 hats.

Trace. You may even opt to double or triple up the fabric to template more than one circle at once.

Now, cut out your circles. 

Once complete, put hot glue onto the cup rim, and place firmly onto the pre-cut circle.

Next, push up and glue down the residual edges.

Now, add a ribbon of fabric to cover up the cup rim.

All complete. 

Next, cover the other half of the cup with fabric.

I tucked in and glued down the excess fabric. 

Now, flip over, and again, use this larger circle shape as a template. Once done, place glue along the parameter of the cup, and place onto the circle template. 

Flip over, and glue onto the previously made covered cup rim.

Add a feather. If possible, glue over the exposed seam.

Next add a ribbon of fabric in a contrasting color....trim and glue down. 

Next, create the Hatter's card. I used standard poster paper.

Glue onto your hat. 

Now, glue the whole hat onto a regular hair band.  It will be wobbly; hold into place until glue cools enough so that its position is set.

Here he is.....my sleeping Mad Hatter. Lol. 

You can use these instructions to make ANY kind of mini hat, queen of hearts, black top hats, et cetera.....the possibilities are as vast as your imagination!

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