Not So Awesome Surprise Cake

Even though I'm not so happy with the way my Valentine's Day heart surprise cake turned out I still thought I would share it.

I knew as soon as all my white cake was done baking that I used a pan that was way to big. It didn't give me the height I needed to carve out the heart without breaking threw the top and bottom of the cake. But I still tried.  

Just looks like a regular cake right?

But when you cut into it....

Theres a heart surprise!!!!

I so wanted this to turn out perfect. A perfect cake with a perfect heart with perfect frosting. Oh well, this was a very good learning experience (and it was still really yummy!!!!) I can't wait to try it again next year.

Click here for a small tutorial on how to make your own surprise cake.

Valentine's Day Headbands

I always think that Valentine's Day stuff is so cute and girly.  Everything is red & pink and covered in hearts & flowers. I found these super cute hair clips and wanted to buy them but decided at the last minute I would make something to wear.

And these are what I came up with. Cute huh! Can't wait to wear one!!

52 Reasons Why I Love You

Valentine's Day is just an excuse to get EXTRA lovey dovey with your spouse! So why not tell that wonderful person in your life 52 reasons why you love them with this cute (and cheap) mid-week romance.

Basically just a deck of cards with little love notes.

Here are a few examples of ones I made for my hubby:

I have been working on this for a few days now (way longer then I normally can stand working on a project)

But I'm super excited to give it to him!! Hope he likes it!

Melted Crayon Hearts

I wanted to do a Valentine's day craft yesterday that was completely free. So I broke out my craft box and decide to melt some coloring crayons for a Valentine's Day mobile.  

Start with a sheet of waxed paper. Spread out some wax-crayon shavings (made with a handheld pencil sharpener) Cover with clean piece of wax paper. Crimp edges with a 1/2-inch fold to hold the shavings. Protect your ironing surface with craft paper, or a old shirt you don't care about. Place the waxed paper on iron surface, and cover it with another shirt. Iron lightly on medium heat, checking after every few passes. Stop when all the shavings have melted; let cool. Next, trace and cut out hearts of various sizes. Then string up on your mobile. 

I Love the way it looks in the window. That way the sun can shine thur.

Fabric Flower Rosettes

I had some magnets on a message board. Every time I walked by I couldn't help but stare at them. There wasn't anything really wrong with them but they just weren't that cute. So I decided to take some left over fabric and ribbon and make these cute little flower rosettes to cover up some not so pretty magnets.

First cut an inch or two thick piece of fabric. Twist fabric until you have like a fabric rope.

Then fold in half and twist again.

I twisted in a piece of green ribbon to add some color.

Then add a drop of hot glue in the middle of your magnet and glue down the open end of your twisty fabric rope.

Wrap the rest of it in a tight circle around the piece that is glued down and secure at end with another drop of hot glue (Hot Glue Gun: the crafter's best friend!!!) 

Here's both of them all done

I took a button and some black thread and added it thur the button to make it look like I sewed it to the magnet, but I didn't. ssshh Don't tell!! Just added another drop of hot glue to hold the button in place. Way better!!!

Goodwill Message Board

So I found this amazing frame at a goodwill for 5 bucks. It was perfect for a message board that I have been dying to make plus it came with hooks which my hubby likes. He has been asking me to get a key holder for weeks now. (I lose my keys all the time and my poor husband was getting sick of looking for them every time we want to go somewhere.) So we each got what we wanted with just one little purchase. YAY!

Here's the frame when I first got it. I took the hooks off, sand papered it really well, then spray painted it.

I used a flat black can of spray paint (I like flat black over shiny black, don't ask me why) Then I sanded the edges just a tiny bit to give it a distressed look.

 Now for the message board part:

First your going to cut a piece of cardboard to fit in side the frame. I then hot glued some cushion foam to that cardboard. If your foam is to big just cut that down too. After that you want to add your fabric. Just hot glue that down too.

Next stretch coordinating ribbon on a diagonal making several diamond shapes. Secure each piece on the back with some hot glue.

Sewing on the buttons was, in my opinion, the worst part of this project. Thank god I had needle nose pliers to help feed the needle though ribbon , fabric, foam, and cardboard. They made the job ssooo much easier!!!!

For this message board I wanted to do half white board. So my wonderful husband got a board that was close to the size I needed. He took it apart and cut it down to fit the frame. Thank you Hubby!!!

After I placed both halves of the board together I glued a piece of black ribbon down the middle to hide the seem.

Then screw the hooks back on and hang up.

All done. And I couldn't be any happier with it!!! And all together it only cost 25 bucks, which makes my husband happy!!

Happy Birthday Board

Ever forgot someones birthday or even anniversary? I know when I do I feel so horrible and guilty. Hopefully that won't happen any more now that I made myself a Happy Birthday board.

For the board you will need: a board, knob or hook, spray paint, vinyl and vinyl machine

For the tags you will need: ribbon, cardstock and a way to write on the names and dates. I used vinyl but you could write it on or use scrapbook stickers or whatever! The possibilities are endless!

Spray paint the board with your base color. Lately my favorite color is green, so green it was. Let it dry completely.

While the paint is drying, use your Silhouette, Cricut or create a stencil by hand. I used my Cricut and vinyl to create the text “Birthday Blessings”

Then I cut these tags out with my Cricut and hot glued green ribbon on the back to hang them with!

After board was done drying completely I lightly sanded the edges to give it a distressed look.

Then I added the ''Birthday Blessings" saying that I cut out with the Cricut. Press it down well with a bone folder, a Popsicle stick, the back of a butter knife or anything like that to make sure the vinyl sticks well.

Don’t you LOVE the birthday candle for the “I”?

Attach a knob or a hook to your board. Love my baby screwdriver!!! (Thank you hubby!!)

Then, I used the Cricut to cut more vinyl with each family member’s name and birthday.

 Then you’re done! My husband likes this and thinks it looks good just the way it is, but I say it needs something else. What? I don't know, so for now this project is To Be Continued...