These DIY Citronella Candles were originally published July 2016 and updated as of May 2022. The 4th of July is coming up which means lots of family and friends getting together! This holiday really gives Christmas a run for its money, if you ask me. Warm weather, grilled food, the people you love, it doesn’t...
Recently I got my hands on the super cool Mod Melter from Plaid Crafts and it has busted my crafting wide open. With this sucker you can make your own plastic shapes using the molds in the line and make everything from seashells to aztec decals. For today’s project I used the gem mold to...
This post is sponsored by Plaid Crafts, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. I am sooo excited to tell you about today’s project! I am always looking for fun and unique storage solutions for my house (hello… toddler tornadoes a gazillion times a day), and am completely obsessed with this colorful basket! It...
This DIY modern dollhouse project is sponsored by Plaid Crafts. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Friends, I’m so excited about this one. A few weeks ago my daughter fell in love with a dollhouse at a friend’s house and it made my heart explode. You see, currently, in our house the toys are...
This post may contain affiliate links, which help us support this site. When the weather warms up and I start spending time outdoors again, I always get the itch to pretty-up my patio. Last weekend I planted flowers and pulled some weeds and I decided it was time to get rid of my raggedy old...
Now that spring is here, I’ve been looking for pretty ways to incorporate some spring colors and patterns in my home. After visited the craft store recently and coming across some new spring prints, I knew that all it would take was some colorful paper and Mod Podge to add some spring touches to my...
I am so excited to share today’s project with you! This fun and springy project is a combo of old and new – sand art (one of my favorite crafts from childhood) and painted succulents (which are a new trend I have been seeing). This project is so easy, fun, colorful, and adaptable. These DIY...
Hi Sam!
I really enjoyed reading and looking at the pictures on your blog post! When I was younger I got a sand art set and made many jars of layered sand, but none as pretty as yours. I always found it hard to make the sand look perfectly layered, and some how you found a way to do so. While making the sand art I never thought of adding succulents to the top of the sand. You also took it to the next level and painted the succulents to make them fun colors. I think that by adding the succulents, it really appeals to the modern generation and if you were to sell these they would sell fast. Going back to when I used to make these sand art jars I would always spill the sand everywhere. With your suggestion of using a funnel to put the sand in the jar, I am sure that now if I ever made sand art again it would look perfect just like yours. Have you ever made any other art piece with sand? If so what and how did you do it?
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What a great idea! I use essential oils too and have yet to make a candle. I will pin this for later, as I need this in my life. 🙂 Also, love that stamp! #client
These are so adorable! I live making my own candles, and citronella is a must around here for outdoor parties!
Hmm, do you think these would still work if I used an off brand of tape?
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