Spring Birdhouse

***Update!! My Birdhouse was featured on One Pretty Thing!! Yeah!

I have been wanting to make this birdhouse for awhile now...I saw one at a boutique with my friend Katrina and they were selling it for $50. I obviously couldn't do that! Now granted, it was covered in glitter...which I WILL be making at Christmas!! But still. I made mine for about $10. I get to save the other $40 and make me some more crafts!! Anyway...here's the scoop on how to make them for your Easter holiday!!
Here are part of the supplies you need...

1. Birds Nest- Hob Lob

2. Moss

3. Wood Glue or Gorilla Glue

4. 2 colors of paint

5. Crackle

6. Glaze

7. Glue Gun

8. Paper Mache eggs-Hob Lob
The rest of the supplies...candlestick, circle base and a birdhouse. They have all sorts of sizes at Hob Lob for the birdhouses, you can make a whole community if you wish:)

First decide what colors you want your birdhouse. I wanted mine cream with the blue on top. So...paint it cream. Then put the crackle on next. I worked in parts. The base first, then the candlestick, then do parts of the house, not all at once. Less stressful that way:) So your going to slap on the crackle and watch to make sure it is STICKY...that is the key word. Then but your top coat on and this is what you get:
Mine needed something still...so I rubbed glaze all over it and then speckled it with the same brown glaze...just get a brush and rub your fingers through the brush and speckle it away...When everything is dry and you love the way it looks...then glue it together! I prefer Gorilla glue, but I ran out at the time and just used wood glue...worked like a charm:)
I added a little birds nest at the bottom of mine. So, take your nest, glue in some moss, paint the paper mache eggs cream and then speckle them with brown paint. Glue the eggs in the nest, glue to the house, add a ribbon to the candlestick and then you have this:

Hope you like it!!

Apothacary Jars

This is a really bad picture and you probably can't really tell what they are...but they are Apothacary Jars that I made for my mom and Ben's mom for Christmas. These were so fun and easy to do. All I have to say is that Gorilla Glue is your friend. That stuff is A-MAZING! Anyway, this idea came from the girls at Shanty 2 Chic. Click on them to get the how to and what you need.

Oh, JOY

This was such a FUN project! The girls at Shanty 2 Chic are pretty brilliant! I saw this on their blog and had to make them ASAP. Glad I did. One thing I didn't realize was how BIG they were. Which is great. They are my new favorite Christmas decoration. I am currently trying to think of a 3 letter word that I can put on the other side so I can keep it year round...any ideas??
If you go to the blog: Shanty 2 Chic, you can get detailed directions on how to make these and where to get the materials. Great thing is that they are pretty cheap to make!!