Southern Scraps

I finally got a little time and motivation to start on some Valentine's things this weekend, so here's a little sneak peek. I took the fuzzy heart that I made last year off of last year's wreath and recylced it into a decoration for the mantel. (Full mantel reveal coming- it's still in progress.) I took an old frame we weren't using anymore and painted it with Delta Ceramcoat fire red. Then I took a piece of yarn and hung the heart in the frame. Easy! If you don't have time to make a heart, this would be cute with the heart wreaths I've seen in the Dollar Tree. Don't forget to enter the giveaway . Ends tomorrow- low entries. I'll be sharing here: Think Pink Sundays * Keep It Simple Sunday * Under the Table and Dreaming * Sundae Scoop * Creative Bloggers Party and Hop * Craftomaniac Monday * Making the World Cuter * Just Something I Whipped Up at TGC * Masterpiece Monday * Motivate Me Monday * Inspire Me Monday * Market Y...

I tried out what seems to be a simple craft and FAILED! I have been wanting to add some more non seasonal, everyday décor to my collection and thought the jute and twine balls would be just the thing. I made a couple by coiling some jute around a Styrofoam ball and gluing it down and wrapping the ball. These were easy enough, but if I ever make more of these I will try to use as little glue as possible, because I really don’t like seeing the lines and gobs of glue between my rows of jute. I also made one the same way with yarn. Here is where the FAILURE comes in. I got some balloons and proceeded to make some twine balls with cotton twine and Mod Podge. Here’s what I started with. I realize it would probably be cheaper with glue and water, but I’m lazy and thought I’d skip a step so I used Mod Podge. Only one of four really turned out well. One of them was really deformed and not at all even. This one pictured below that I tried with yarn still looks like something shed...