Etsy.

I'm so excited to announce that I've created my very own Etsy Shop!!!!

To those of you who would like to view it go to:

www.etsy.com/shop/bloombyhaleyanne

ENJOY!



DIY Baby Mobile

This project was so much fun! I had been wanting to make one for a while but I needed inspiration by looking at all kinds of baby mobiles {aka pinterest} I ended up making mine very similar to one I found on there.  This is a great project though because there really are no limits!! You can do farm animals, sea animals, or even just shapes! I fell in love with this owl one though. 



You will need:

842 white felt squares

1 lime green felt square

1 kelly green felt square

1 baby blue felt square

1 orange felt square

String {could be white, clear... whatever you'd like!}

Something to hang everything on! {I found mine at Michaels, it was perfect because it had holes in it to string through each piece.  It was around $2 I think and is wood.  Find it near the wreath stuff!

White craft paint {or whatever color you want}

Hot glue gun

Scissors

Sewing Machine

Batting

Something for the eyes {I used black rhinestones}

Buttons {optional}

Fabric Scraps {for some owls bellies, optional}

Cost Breakdown:

-6 felt squares - I saw felt at Walmart for $0.23!! The only thing is the color selection may not be the best.  Otherwise I think it's around $0.34 @ your local craft store.

-String - I think was around $2.00 but had TONS left for future projects.

-Wreath - $2.00

-Craft paint - $0.84

-Batting - $4.00 but I have tons left for other projects as well.

All the rest of the supplies I already had so hopefully you can find some things lying around your house that you can use too!

Total cost: $10.88



Let's get started,

first... I painted my wreath white.  I added a coat of glitter paint on top to add some charm.  Next, I cut out all of my pieces {owls, birds, clouds, the moon, the whole shebang}.  I just free cut them all, but if you don't feel comfortable, find a pattern online to use as your sample. 

Glue on all of your eyes, noses, buttons and whatever you want to add to your characters.

This part is TRICKY! Don't forget {like I did} to sew onto  the string... I sewed my owls seperate from the string and realized that the string will show as well as the glue on the back of the owls.  {I hope that makes sense}.  I sewed around the owls just enough to leave an opening to stuff them with fluff :)

For the wreath, I cut out white felt to make clouds to surround the whole thing.  Which I think turned out really cute!

Add your finishing touches and then you are free to hang in you nursery.

Have fun!



DIY Paper Wheel

We have a frame that hangs in our bathroom that I've been wanting to "dress-up". I've made paper wheels before so I decided to use one of these to put on the frame.  I've used these paper wheels on banners before and they turned out super cute! So, let's get started! 

 Supplies:

Paper {depending on how big you want your wheel, is how much paper you'll want}

Scissors

Hot glue

Something for the center {i.e. buttons, rhinestones...} this is optional

 

 1.  Cut your paper in half.  The thicker the halves are, the bigger the diameter of the circle will be.

Hopefully that made sense..

2.  Fold both halves accordion- like.  

3.  Fold the halves in half.  Haha, that sounds crazy but hopefully the picture helps you out. 

 4.  Glue the folded part using a hot glue gun.  Or anything that will have a strong hold.

5.  Glue the halves together.

6.  This is where you can add a center on the paper wheel.  

So there ya go, that's it! 

Happy Crafting :)

Maxi skirts

For those of you who saw my picture of the Maxi skirts that I created... here's the link to the link where I used the tutorial :)

http://lifeastheharrisons.blogspot.com/2012/05/too-good-to-not-share-make-your-own.html

DIY All American Wreath

You will need:

2 red felt squares

2 blue felt squares

2 white felt squares

star or something decorative {optional}

scissors

wreath

hot glue gun {or something strong to hold the felt}

 Cost Breakdown:

Felt - I found as low as 25 cents a square. {$1.50}

Decorative star - found at Joanns using a 40% off coupon {1.47}

Wreath - I happened to already have a wreath but with coupons you can probably find around {$5.00 or cheaper}

Total Cost: : {$7.97}

1. Cut your felt into 2 inch strips & scallop the edges. This was the most time consuming part! 

2.  Glue the felt onto the wreath.

3.  Glue the decorative star or other object to the wreath.  

That is it.  Really.  Super easy and VERY cute! 

Happy decorating.