BICYCLE CLOCK!!

This is a simple gift to make for any bicycle enthusiast! My fiance and future brother-in-law love to ride mountain bikes, so for Christmas I made them clocks made from bicycle gears. 

I found the gears on an online bike shop . They weren't too expensive but I did go with a higher quality brand to make sure they would look nice. I believe I spent $14 on each gear. The clock parts I got at our local Michael's craft store for about $5. 

I used a craft glue called E-3000 secure the clock parts to the gear. It isn't a tacky glue so you must set the craft where it won't be easily moved around. Make sure it's sitting on a flat surface. Let it sit for at least 5 hours before trying to pick it up. I let mine sit for about 12 hours just to make sure.

The boys liked their clocks more than the other gifts I gave them and that made me feel GREAT!

I love making things for people and this project was a huge success. You can find gears that are less expensive but I thought this style looked good. 

Here is a picture of my fiance's clock hanging up in his work office. 

TA-DA!

Greek Paddles! Delta Zeta Delta Zeta you're the only one!

I am an alumna member of the Delta Zeta sorority but I still have a little sister who is quite active in our chapter. I wanted to post the two paddles I have made for her this year! The first one is her traditional paddle and the second one was for her 21st birthday :)

For the pink and green one I used mod podge- the sparkley kind- and green polka dotted scrap book paper. The turtle I got at Michael's but I used some left over Lily Pulitzer paper for the turtle shell. I thought it was a cute girly touch. I also added a bow and cute eye lashes because every delta zeta knows how to keep it classy ;)

This pink and blue paddle was for my little's 21st paddle! I used the same technique on this as I did with the chair I made this summer. I painted the paddle light blue, laid down lace then spray painted the paddle with teal spray paint. I then hot-glued a pink flower and used letter sparkle stickers! It turned out fabulous!

Shout out to all my Delta Zeta sissies <3 

Mini Starburst Mirror $3!

I was perusing pinterest one afternoon and I saw a pin of a large starburst mirror someone hung above their fire place. It was listed as only $25 and I had a great idea! Why not make one on your own for way cheaper. Although my starburst mirror is smaller it works perfect for my office at work.

Materials:
* hot glue gun
* decorative mirror (dollar tree, candle aisle)
* 2 packs of round wooden pencils (dollar tree, school supply aisle)
* piece of sturdy cardboard
* ribbon for hanging- it doesn't matter what color
* silver spray paint, or whatever color you'd like your starburst mirror to be

On the back of the mirror are rubber stoppers. I removed those so they wouldn't get in the way of the pencils. 

Then I began gluing on the pencils. I found it easier to glue one then glue the next one on the opposite side. This helps create a more balanced look when you are done. I kept gluing the pencils until I was done. Once I was done gluing the pencils I cut out a piece of cardboard to reinforce the pencils to stay put.

Helpful Hint: trace the mirror on a piece of cardboard before you start gluing the pencils. This way you will guarantee the piece of card board will be the right size.

Once you are done gluing the cardboard you are ready to spray paint. Make sure you have something to put over the mirror so that you don't get paint on the surface of the mirror. If you do, like I did, you can remove the paint with finger nail polish remover.

Once the paint is dry, hot glue a ribbon on the back. I used a thumb tack to hang it up.

There you go! All done :) I will post a picture of the mirror hanging up in my office so you can see the final project.