Pencil & Crayon Wreaths

Pencils, crayons, glue sticks, notebooks… it’s about that time!

In honor of the new school year, we decided to collage some wreaths together. Here’s  what we came up with:

Materials:

Wreath form, notebook paper, pencils, Mod Podge(matte), hot glue  

This project was super easy and cost about $4 to make. :)

Step One: Mod Podge notebook paper to 12" wreath form (I cut the paper into strips and glued a couple of layers). Allow to dry.

Step Two: Hot glue various sized pencils to ring.

Step Three: Attach a ribbon for hanging.

Crayon wreath...

 

              

Same steps here, only I coated a 6" ring with some white paint first. :)

Have a happy and safe school year! :)

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Here are some Back to School pancakes we’ve been whipping up. I’m stocking up and freezing school inspired flapjacks for busy mornings ahead.  Fun way to kick off the school year. :)

Check out more of our pancake art here. :)    Happy Monday!




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Birthday Party Fire Helmets

Here is a simple tutorial on how I made shiny, plastic fire helmets look more realistic and seasoned (for my son's birthday...see more DIY party decor here):

1. Coat the entire top side of plastic helmet (the kind that you get at the fire station) with white gesso and allow to dry completely.

2. Choose your helmet color and paint over the gesso.  For red, I mixed a few shades of red together and added a little black paint to give it character.

*Optional: To give your helmet a rough look (see white helmet-above & black helmet-below), begin by coating helmet with a layer of newspaper (basic paper mache method) and paint as desired when dry.

It’s great how a couple coats of paint can dramatically change the look of the helmets. Here is the before and after:  

                           Before                                                                                                           After

 

I love how these turned out. I'm going to add these to my little guy's bedroom decor.  :)

Have a great day!

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Fire Truck Party Decor

We recently celebrated my little firefighter’s 3^rd birthday.  He picked a fire truck theme, so I had a ton of fun whipping up some projects/décor to transform our home into a fire station. Here are a few of the details...

I made two of these for some fun yard games.

 

(tutorial here)

Materials: recycled cardboard, fire helmets & acrylic paint

I LOVE using cardboard as a canvas. It's free(YAY!), lightweight and you can get super creative with it.  In case you missed it, I have a cardboard valance over one of our windows...you can check it out here. 

Stay tuned for the next shindig! :)


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