Simple cake stand

For my wedding I didn't want a traditional cake. I decided to make my own cake stands at different levels and different leves of cake on them. This was an easy three step process.

First you find the stand part. For this I looked every where I found the two big ones at handcock frantic on clearance for  under 8 each an I got 2. One I found a candle stix at habit for humanity and the. I went to an antiques shop and got an old milk bottle

   I found this plate at an little antuqice show down the street and it was roughly about 4 dollars- I have found other plates at GoodWill (which here in KY my husband and I think it's BadWill) 

Found this at Hancock Fabric on sale for about 8 or 6 dollars then I went next door to Michaels and got the fake flower for 30% off. 

This plumbers GOOP is AWESOME- if you make a mistake if wipes away with hot water until dry. Dishwasher safe. 

Here you go the finished product

Add a pop of color to your engagement and bridal photos

There is a super cute way to embellish your engagement photos and your bridals. Clay and I have a word we use together which is 'mootah' it can really mean anything (it's one of our special words) and we of course, as any lovers, use the word 'love' a lot too. I made these signs and took them to our photo shoot in Washington D.C. with my sister at marielopezphotography.com I also was so excited about the chalk board i made to say The Clay & Shay Show. I painted an old frame back that is wooden with chalk board paint. It was fun to add my own pop of color. The Clay & Shay Show is kind of your tag lines. I also got big wooden letters and painted them white for Mrs. in my engement photos. I was already making a MR. & MRS. sign for over our bed...... Stay tuned for that blog post. I would recommend this to any couple, using inside words and phrases that are unique to you guys (every couple has them).  It's a neat way to persnonalize them to you all. 

Shower curtain bracelets

Here's a simple and easy craft project and great for anyone old enough to use a hot glue gun! 

First you take some old shower curtain rings. 

Second gather some scraps of fabrics. It actually looks cute with scraps and a little fringe. 

Next hot glue the edge closest to the end and wrap the fabric tightly around the shower curtain and glue at the other end! 

Canvas photos

I love to take photos but I also like to display them in all different ways. My awesome sister Marie 
marielopezphotography.com took my husband and my engagement pictures. We all met in Washington, D.C. And had an awesome photo shoot all over town. When I got the photos back there were so many to choose from but I knew I wanted to put one photo on canvas and enlarge it and make four look like one! When I saw this photo I knew it was the one. Mostly because I loved it and our faces wouldn't be cut into different squares. I went to my one stop shop Michael s and got a pack of four 8 X 10 ans then I knew how big to blow up my photo. Then I went to my one stop shop for photos and that is totally Costco. I carefully measured and used a straight edge and cut my lovely photo into four 8 X 10s. I used two sided scrapbook sticky on the back of my photos to keep in place until I modpoged over the photo. One of my favorite things about modpodging over photographs is it makes them look like paintings! Since the canvas is so light I bought the 3M Velcro that is made for walls hung them up.

Old door into new desk

I am so excited about the desk I made. Well, I transformed an old door into a desk or work space for all of my crafts. You should ask my hubby, my crafts have really exploded in our very small apartment. We live in what feels like an apartment that is about 2 X 2  and we have even gotten rid of more than half of our stuff. I just love to craft and sell stuff and now I can try to keep it to one space- minus storing it until sold. There are some simple steps to making this desk.

First, stop by your local Habitat for Humanity store and find an old door that you love. This one was only $30.00- We got a deal- there were others like this for almost $100.00 but the rest without so much glass were 5-10 dollars 20 at the most and those had half glass.

Find your nearest Grandpa that has space and tools you can use to help your project go smoothly.

Then, find a neighbor willing to let you use his sander. I felt so bad the sander broke while I was using it! Look at the handsome hubby hard at work.

Next go to the local Home Depot and they will cut the size you need for your saw horses. I got the silver clamps there and on their box it show the sizing for different heights.  I used primer before the spray paint- The new wood will soak up all the spray paint and you'll go through a lot if you don't prime first.

Even though I sanded and sanded this wonderful door I did end up spray painting it because there was a small groove by the glass I couldn't get a good sanding rythm going and I was running out of time, Grandpa needed his garage back and I wanted to use my desk.

                          Spray paint door after covering the glass with tape and paper

Spray paint the saw horse and put together, then place door on saw horse and craft!

Our house is still a mess and I will add the finished product once I get the house organized! 

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Mason Jars

I know I say I love a lot of things but it's true if it's crafty I love it. I love Mason jars and all the cute things you can do with them. I see a ton a stuff on Pinterest and I want to do all the mason jar crafts and it's sad but they don't always turn out. I don't think I'll sell these because they could have turned out better, If don't I'll put them to good use either as a pencils or brushes or sorts they will look cute on desk. 

 

spray paint projects

I am in love with spray paint it makes things go by fast and its super easy. I tried about a year and a half ago to use it and well I failed. I didn't know really how far away you should be and all that good stuff but I really wanted to make a picture frame red and I had red spray paint so I went for it. Here's how it turned out. 

Another project is turning a ugly blue to white and the ugly magnets to a wonderful red which I also spray painted but I am going to spray them gold. 

I recommend buying your spray paint at Wal-Mart it's cheapest there and they have  a great selection. At Michaels a big can was about 6 something and Wal-Mart it's 3.69.  

 

Jeffersontown Farmers Market

My mother and I are very excited to have a booth in the Jeffersontown KY Farmer's Market. We are going to be there 8 more times. Our first time was yesterday. I got there at 7:30AM and set up and well I didn't think of everything- I forgot a table cloth and some tape and scissors, but luckily I was set up right next to my dear friend Paula Robinson and she was selling her homemade soaps and lotions. You should visit her shop at lessens.com 

We are selling my banners, cake plates, homemade cards, photos, and my Grandpa's bracelets. It was so fun to see people and chat with everyone. We are excited to go back this coming Saturday and   most Saturdays in July and one or tow in Aug and Sept.  

We had a more successful day than expected- I sold 4 photos, 1 card, and 1 bracelet. Here's to next week. 

I love to see the Temple

The husband and I teach the cute little sunbeams and our class had sharing time in Primary. I was so excited. The first thing I did was make a banner that said I LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE. Then I thought oh yeah and I thought there must be a treat! I remembered that for my brother's weddings we bought and made new Temple molds and white chocolates. Like always I get excited about the decorations and treats of the activity. The last thing was what should I do for the lesson. Well Sunday morning I thought okay what would be the best way to teach the little kiddies about the Temple since they can't go inside yet. So, I thought they could at least know some fun info about Temples. I came up with Temple Trivia. These are the the questions The Husband and I came up with. 

What was the first Temple built in the Latter days? 

-Kirkland

What was the Second Temple built in the Latter days?

- Nauvoo

What was the third Temple built in the Latter days?

- St. George 

What was the Fourth Temple built in the Latter days?

- Salt Lake City

How many Temples are in operation? 

- 143

What is the first non-english speaking Temple built? 

-Bern Switzerland Temple 

What are two things we do in the Temple? 

- Get married

- Baptisms for the dead

What year was the Louisville KY Temple dedicated? (We are in living in KY)

-March 19, 2000 

What direction is most Angel Moroni facing?

- East

Who dedicated the Louisville Temple?

- President Monson 

Who's house is the Temple? 

- God

How many Temples don't have an Angel Moroni?

-8

What was the first Temple built outside the Temple United States? 

- Cardston Alberta Temple

Who preformed the first sealing in the Louisville Temple? 

- Brother Vivan - That's the husbands grandpa (he sealed my brother in law and the my sister in law)

How many Temples do we have in KY?

-1 (apply to whatever state you live in)

What is the largest Temple?

- Washington D.C.

What is the golden man on top of the Temple? 

- Moroni 

How many Temples have an Angel Moroni holding gold plates? 

-5

What color do you wear in the Temple? 

- White

We started the lesson with singing the song " I love to see the Temple" we split the room in two and had whoever had the right answer raise you hand first. The kids loved it. We were given 15 min and we had more questions than time. 

Banners delight

I love banners I've been on quit the kick as of late. I really like making little banners out of swashi tape for either a cake topper or of a gift. This has become one of my favorite ways to give a gift, mostly because I have so much fun making it. This one is filled with chocolate! The box, string, and washi tape, I got from michaels I got a box of ten. Don't for get your michaels app for some great coupons. I got the sticks in the cooking aisle you can also use them for a kabob. 

I have started to move up in size of the banner. The last ones I made are for a background type foe a party or just to brighten up the room. I got 1/4 of a yard of six different patterned and colors of fabric made a templet of the size I wanted out of card stock got my cutter and cutting board and went to town. Once I had them all cut out I got one stran of rick rack am done of double sided bias tape

and sewed them together. They turned out better then they thought they would! 

Gifts

I love making little things and personalizing them for people. Here's my latest. 

Valentines Day for the Husband!!

-Blow up at staples one of your favorite pictures of you and the hubby, put in big frame of love and put in bed room for a big surprise of loVe!! 

-Write 14 love notes leading up to the day o' love! 

-Canvas painted in chalk board paint in frame. You can tell him all over the house how much you love him. 

-Get a photo box and put all of your little notes or letters, movie stubs, or pictures of you two and give it to him or just go through it together and talk about your life together. 

- Make a homemade dinner, surprise him with his favorite. Or even better cook the meal together! The best meals are the ones my husband and I cook together! 

This is what I have now but I will add as it gets closer to The Day O' Love! 

Temples

The Salt Lake Temple is one of my FAVORITE Temples!! No matter how many times I see it, every time it's like the first time and I am always in awe...