Gifts for the important people and pets in my life

As a small Easter gift, I decided to make containers that my mom and sister could store cat and dog treats/food in. Why not give gifts that benefit both human and pet?! I purchased two glass containers with lids that seal, for around $2 each at Home Goods.

Then I went to Home Depot and bought a can of window frosting spray paint. I made a template for dog and cat silhouettes using printer paper, although I would recommend a sturdier material. After spraying the containers, I patiently waiting for them to dry. Then I filled them with various treats for my favorite pets.

They turned out really cute, and all the recipients were very happy. This is a great alternate idea to having a jar engraved because its cheap, fun and doesn't require a lot of time.

Wine a little

As a lover of wine, I thought it would be fun to incorporate bottles into my home decor. At first, I soaked empty bottles in water to easily remove the labels. Then for a long time I just displayed the bottles on the table. But I knew I wanted something more out of them. I found this awesome project on another blog. The project incorporated paint (which is my very favorite thing!).

1. Paint/spray paint bottles white. I actually decided to use beer bottles as well so that my boyfriend wouldn't feel left out when I displayed or favorite beverage containers.

2. Create a square template and spray exposed area with chalkboard paint. The template I created was cut from part of a box. I purchased the chalkboard spray paint from Home Depot for around $4. Remember to cover the entire area of the bottle that will not be sprayed with chalkboard paint...definitely remember this step, otherwise you will have to start all over...not that this happened to me or anything :).

3. Take off template and examine your work.

4. Touch up with white paint if you are trying to get something that resembles a square. The objects hanging out between the bottles were so the bottles didn't roll over...that would have been bad.

5. Use chalk to write a fun or loving message on the bottles, and display! FYI: chalk is very hard to find these days. Try Michaels.

These white bottles would really pop on a non-white wall. Good thing I am moving next week into a place that has been painted something non-white. Stay tuned to see pictures of my new place!

Easter Fun

Easter weekend was a busy one, flowing with creative juices. On Friday, my mom and I embarked on a half-day event of making Easter cupcakes. She purchased just about every cupcake decorating thing you can think of. We had a lot of fun. We did everything from frosting them to adding coconut that was dyed to look like grass. At the end of the day, both of us sat back and admired our creations---afraid to eat our masterpieces. However, we most of them disappeared by the end of the weekend.

On Saturday night, we decorated Easter eggs. We discovered that using the white crayon was overrated, and decided a sharpie would work much better, which it did. Again, we created some masterpieces.

My sister with her pumpkin-Easter egg

This one was for my dad...love you (and Walnut)

I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend, just like I did!