Our Mardi Gras Wreath

Mardi Gras is almost here!  Here is our wreath I made just for the occasion...

One of the Voodoo Dolls Gantt brought me from New Orleans

A Craft-Made Christmas Post 4: DIY No Mess Painted Ornaments

For Post 2 of the Craft-Made Christmas Series, here is another NO MESS ORNAMENT! These are SUPER easy and fun to make. Gantt even got in on the fun!

You will need:
-Clear Glass or Plastic ornaments
-acrylic paint
-some paper towels

Step 1: Take the top out of the ornament

Step 2: Put a couple of skirts of paint into the ornament.

Step 3: Cover with the paper towel and SSSHHHAAAKKKKEEEEE! Make sure to hold the towel on tight!

Once you stop shaking, see where there are missing paint spots and try to fill them in.

Step 4: Let the paint dry overnight before hanging.

That's it! Here are some pictures from our DIY Paint ornaments.

I did an Auburn one! I used a rhinestone paw print sticker that I had left over from my garter.

War Eagle!

 

A Craft-Made Christmas Post 3: No Sew Ruffle & Monogrammed Tree Skirt

No Tree is complete without a tree skirt! Since this our first Christmas as a happy married couple, I may have gone a teeny bit overboard. Good thing there is no such thing as overboard at Christmas! Here is a how-to on my DIY NO SEW Ruffled and Monogrammed Tree Skirt!

What you will need:
-a cheap felt tree skirt (I bought mine at Target for $5!)
-2 yards of another color of felt (lime green for me)
-one roll of ric rac in the color of your choice. Again for me, lime green
-hot glue gun
-hot glue sticks
-scissors
-straight pins 

Red felt tree skirt I bought from Target

Step 1: cut your felt into strips that are about 6 inches wide. This does not have to be an exact measurement.

Here's a Sweet Southern Charm Trick: Fold your strips as you cut to keep them straight.

 Step 2: Turn your tree skirt to the back side.

Step 3: start hot gluing strips of the green felt around the tree skirt. Work in sections. Ruffle the skirt as you go. **WARNING** HOT GLUE CAN BURN THE MESS OUT OF YOUR FINGERS!! Unless you don't want to feel anything for the next few days, be careful....

This is what the skirt will look like when you are all glued!

Flipped over!

 Step 4: Unroll all the ric-rac. Place the ric-rac in a circle on the right side of the tree skirt. Once in place, hot glue into place. You only have to glue only under each "hump." This makes it so much easier because you can just leave the straight pins in place while you glue.

Step 5: Cut 4 even strips of the colored felt. Glue to the wrong side of the tree skirt in order to tie a bow. 

 

Step 6: Once you have the skirt all glued, take it to your favorite embroiderer (Thank you Hope Crew!)

Optional: Step 7: Put your baby puppy by the ruffle monogrammed tree skirt and take the cutest picture ever!

A Craft-Made Chirstmas Post 2: Our Cake Topper Ornament

Have you ever asked yourself, "What am I going to do with all this wedding stuff AFTER the wedding?" One such item is the cake topper. Remember our Pearl Wedding Cake Topper? (If you would like to see that post again, click HERE). Well it is now an ornament on our tree! Problem solved!

Just hot glue some ribbon to the back in a loopty-loop, and there ya go!

A Craft-Made Christmas Post 1: DIY No-Mess Glitter Ornaments

CHRISTMAS IS HERE!! I am a self-proclaimed Christmas freak. Lucky for me, I married someone who loves Christmas just as much. We have decked the halls of our apartment from head to toe and we have the most beautiful tree up!

Because I love Christmas so much and love my arts and crafts equally as much, I am starting a series here on the Sweet Southern Charm called A Craft-Made Christmas. I will share some craft projects that will not only make your Christmas beautiful but will make it personalized!

For the first post, I thought we would start with some ornaments. These NO MESS DIY Ornaments are perfect for your tree or to use on a table because did I mention, these are NO MESS! What's not to love about that.

For the first kind of ornament, you will need the following:

-A box of clear glass ornaments
-Pledge vinyl floor cleaner with the BLUE top
-Very fine glitter

First, take all the tops off the ornaments. Next, put some of the floor cleaner in the ornament and swirl it around until it coats the ornament. 

Put a good bit of glitter into the ornament and cover the top. Start by swirling the glitter all around.

After you swirl, give it a good shake. Put the cap back on and DONE!

No Mess DIY Glitter ornaments

Modge Podge + Wedding Pictures= The Wedding Wall

Here is a little Pinterest project for your Saturday. I have been meaning to post this for a couple of weeks, but just got a little behind. Here is what we call "Our Wedding Wall." It is our collage of wedding pictures displayed on the long awkward wall in our bedroom. It has become such a big hit with our visitors and I hope you like it too!

I started off with blank canvases and mod podge

Place the picture down and mod podge all over the top. It will look milky but it will dry clear.

All the pictures on our wedding wall! We used 8x10s, 5x7s, and 11x14s