Met. Married. Made.

Our friends, Emily and Garrett, are getting married in two weeks, and we wanted to make something really sweet for them. I saw this idea on Pinterest, and Aaron knew how to age our paper.

Time: 20 minutes

Supplies:
Google Maps
Printer
Old wood piece
Mod Podge
Coffee

Steps:
1. Do a map search of the place the couple met, will marry, and will live.
2. Paste maps on a Word document and print
3.

4. Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 200 for about 7 minutes (keep a very close eye on it)
5. After baked, cut to size and burn edges
6.

7. Let dry and hang or display

Sparkler Holder

Time: 10 minutes
Supplies:
Recycled Oatmeal can
Scrap ribbon
Glue
Sparklers
Sharpie

Upcycled Window Chalkboard

Time: 10 Minutes

Supplies:
Recycled window
Chalkboard paint
Stickers
Touch up paint

Steps:

1. Clean the window and get stickers that you won't mind painting over  (these came with my snowboard)

2. Put stickers on the window (I did a bird and two "picture frames")

3. Spray paint over all of the window including stickers. Once dry, peel off the stickers.

4. Touch up frame if desired

5. Let dry then rub with chalk before trying to write on it. Tape pictures behind open areas

Spring Time Display

Time: 1 hour

Supplies:
Recycled Bottles
Recycled glass containers (I used empty pesto ones)
Paint
Mod Podge
Recycled books/magazines

Steps:

Modpodge the bottles and when dry modpodge the magazine pictures over the top

Cut a cork in half (or use some other decoration) and hotglue onto top (bottom) of glass jar (I used caps as a base)

Paint lid and glue to the top of the bottle

I think the finished product turned out really pretty :)

Peanut Butter Birds

Time: 20 minutes

Supplies:
Recycled Peanut Butter lids
Spray Paint
Fabric Scraps
Modpodge

Steps:
1. Spray paint the lids and let dry
2. Cut out fabric to fit
3. Modpodge the fabric onto the lids

4. Cute out the wings and beaks
5.Modpoge onto dried fabric

6. Paint a dot for the eye
7. Allow to dry then hang up!

I think they turned out really cute!

Bookshelf Redo

I liked the red in my bookshelf, but it was too dark against a lot of the things I wanted to display, but I compromised.

I painted a little branch in white on the red shelf

I got this quote sticker at the dollar tree

I made these little birds (will put in a different post) to add some cuteness :)

 (The paint was still drying in this one)

"Egg"plant Planter

What an eggcellent way to recycle plastic egg cartons :)

Time: 10 minutes

Supplies:

Steps:

1. Cut only the top off (the part without egg holders)

2. Polk holes in one end of the egg holders

3. Fill with dirt and water then place only one seed per egg slot

4. Put lid under plater to catch water and cover with other half carton