Ester - Good tip. You could also check out YT channel ~ Hot Humble Pie with the title 'How To Make Chalk Paint Cheap and Easy' from 7 mos ago. Sometimes it is hard to find Waverly Chalk Paint.
I use white cheep paint apple barrel and what I do is shave some white calks amd make it like my own works great and cheep love your crafts thanks sharing 🇨🇦🥂🙏
Girl! You went and did it again! These are great ideas! My fav is the potpourri jar as I have fresh rosemary plants on hand. I also have fresh mint. As always, thank you so much for your wonderful inspirations!
Love dollar tree crafts! I use rounds for ornaments every year that we cut from the bottom of the tree we cut down for that Xmas. Here’s my fave tho (since u asked, hehe!): Last year I made photo $1 store luminaries! I used 4 dollar store 4x6 frames (painted gold & backing removed), 1 small square candle mirror ($1 store) and printed the photos on my home photo printer on velum sheets. Glued all 4 frames together like a cube, then glued the mirror to the bottom, mod podged the photos on the OUTSIDE (that’s important!) of the frames’ glass and added homemade pillar candles! Each family member loved them and has theirs out all year. The photos still look great with the soft glow inside! Happy holidays and happy crafting :)
Liz , Holly at Hot Humble Pie told us about adding baby powder to regular paint to make your own chalk paint. You may already know this trick. Love your ideas so much!
I adore simmering potpourri! I use the little Crockpot mini dip pot and have looked up so many different combinations. The beach, Williams Sonoma store etc. I get my spices from the Hispanic section of the grocery. Much more affordable and much fresher! ❤
The plates came out great. So pretty. For the mini palate coasters, I would probably add cork or something else to the insides to catch the condensation.
I love the vase diy. It's the simple form of the Turkish Ebruli art (with water and paint drawing on water and then transferring on paper). This is very simple and gorgeous technique. Thank you Liz. They all are cute.
Hi Liz, love all the ideas in the gift video. Do you happen to have any gift ideas for men? I am trying to come up with some ideas for my physical therapist and for some of my son's teachers. The ladies are always so much easier, because I can do girly thinking, but the guys can be a little more challenging. Thanks, Renya
I made potpourri last year. I bought oranges and apple last year that we didn't like. Put them in my dehydrator. I had a couple of empty Bath & Body works candles and clear bags from them as well. It smelled so good.
I used composition books for summer journals for my granddaughters. I also used scrap paper sheets as dividers and to decorate the front and back coveers. I also made pouches to hold items in the book.
I just ordered the wood ornaments from Amazon and will be making personalized ornaments with pictures. My father just passed away at 95 years old. I have pics of him with the Great-Grands, so I will make ornaments for each of them to put on their trees. Great ideas Liz!
Quick tip for painting on a slick surface is to use matte clear spray paint because it will give the surface something to hold on to and because it's"clear" it won't interfere with color! The warning is don't use it as a sealer because it can become cloudy!!! Anyways back to the video cutiepatootie 🤗💗 I love the faux marble and definitely going to try it!!!
My favorite is the jar with all the smelly goodies!!! Working in my kitchin today and had a plan to fix a batch of this up. Clicked on to your vid and there you were doing the same thing. Thanks Liz. Blessings to you and yours:)
If you can't find chalk paint and have to use acrylic put a layer of mod podge first and let it dry. Paint it with the acrylic paint and it works great!
My grandmother did a very similar popery recipe for the holidays only she kept it in one of those Mini crockpot is it and used it all season long it smells amazing
I loved all of these gift ideas,I have 2 younger nieces that would love the journals and older nieces that would love the trinket trays lol great inexpensive ideas!
The travel journal is the perfect gift for kids/teens right before a vacation--or at New Year's to chronicle a year of travel. As a mom, if you take along a glue stick and a small scissors, they can take a moment during down time like train rides or before bed they can add a page of journaling of what they did that day--adding in things like museum passes, pictures cut from free brochures and maps, and their own sketches.
