Pinterest Friday: Birthday Candles
It’s Pinterest Friday, and the Girl on a Budget has another fun craft for the weekend. I have a few friends with upcoming birthdays, and I like to buy them cute, decorated cupcakes. After I buy the cupcake, I go to the store and start looking for candles. Most candles are in basic, boring colors and have no spunk to them. I always think, “These cupcakes are so cute. I don’t want to put these ugly candles on top of them.” (I know, this is a girl thing.) Well, the the lovely bloggers at Dollar Store Crafts shared an ingenious way to bring a little life to birthday candles. There are no specific directions, but you will need:
- Birthday Candles
- Hot glue gun
- Jewels, glitter, etc…
Once you’ve gathered the necessary materials, apply a small amount of glue to the area you’d like to place a jewel, etc…repeat this process until the candle is covered.
What do you think?
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Pinterest Friday: St. Patrick’s Day Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Girl on a Budget has found a delicious treat via Pinterest for all the St. Patrick’s Day enthusiasts out there! St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays (minus the required pinch if you don’t wear green) and I always try to find different ways to celebrate each year. This year I’ll be making “St. Patrick’s Day Chocolate Chip Cookies” from Jackie on the “In La La Land” blog. The recipe calls for a cookie mix of your choice and the usual ingredients of sugar, eggs, flour, milk and salt. Once the essential ingredients are mixed together, add green food coloring. Be careful not to put in too much, or the flavoring will be off. Place your cookies in the oven to bake for 20 mins. and voila!, your St. Patrick’s Day cookies are done.
Would you eat green cookies?
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Pinterest Friday: Shoe Ties
It’s Friday, and as usual, the Girl on a Budget is bringing you another fun, budget-friendly craft via Pinterest. Momtastic blogger, Sara Lanan, shares how to make DIY shoe ties that will be sure to have everyone wondering where you got your cool shoes from. All you need is: a pair of shoes (Lanan uses loafers), scissors, 10” x 10”square of fabric, 2 small paper clips, an iron and water. The instructions are quite long, so click here for detailed instructions. This craft is labor intensive, but the results are absolutely adorable. I’m not sure the tie design would fit on my shoes, but I’d like to try another design, like flowers.
What do you think? What other designs would you try?
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Pinterest Friday: Glow in the Dark Cups
T.G.I.F. my fellow girls and guys on a budget! It’s Pinterest Friday, and I have yet another fun, easy-to-make and budget-friendly craft that you all will be sure to love. Everyone loves glow-in-the-dark decals, necklaces and bracelets, right? Well have you ever thought about a glow-in-the-dark cup? The creatively frugal bloggers over at Dollar Store Crafts teach us how to make these fun cups. All you need is: clear plastic party cups, opaque plastic party cups, small glow sticks and glue. Once you have gathered your materials, bend the glow sticks to activate the glow. Next, coil the sticks so they will fit into the large, opaque cup. You may use some glue to keep the sticks in place. Take the small, clear cup and place it inside the larger cup. The last step is to fill the cup with your favorite drink and enjoy the compliments about your cool, glowing cups.
(Click here for detailed instructions.)
What do you think?
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Pinterest Friday: Fashion on a Budget
It’s Pinterest Friday, and the Girl on a Budget has a craft that will be sure to please all the budget-friendly fashionistas out there. Lately, I have been noticing that straw or yarn bangles are popular in the stores, but who wants to spend up to $30 for bangles?! Luckily, the Dollar Store Crafts blog published a how-to guide for making “designer-inspired ‘straw’ bangles.” All you need is: a package of 50-foot poly rope (makes 2 bangles) in any color, fabric glue and a lot of patience.
Once you have gathered your materials, grab the poly rope and begin making crown knots until you have a chain that is big enough to wrap around your wrist. Once that is done, the bracelet will have four loose ropes. Take those ropes and pull them through the “finished end.” Squeeze the fabric glue where you have pulled the ropes through and let it dry. The last step is to cut the loose ropes, and voila, your designer-inspired bracelet is done!
(Click here for detailed instructions.)
“What do you think? What other designer-inspired item could you make?”
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