DIY Keepsake Mother’s Day Gift

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Roeshel

The Michaels’ Makers’ April Challenge is all about Mother’s Day and this project will be for celebrating my daughter who’s now a mom too (Ali, don’t look! lol). I couldn’t resist scooping up this opportunity to get creative and practice a little DIY influence on the littlest one in our family by making up a DIY keepsake Mother’s Day gift.

Materials we used:

MAKE Market LED wood plaque kit – LOVE (Alphabet Soup Collection) available at Michaels’ Craft Store
2 colors of paint and 2 foam brushes (or sponges)
painter’s tape

What we spent: Under $15

Time we invested: Less than an hour (+ paint drying time)

What we did:

1. We protected our work surface and applied a thin coat of paint to his little hand then carefully pressed it to the wood plaque. We washed his hands immediately and let painted handprinted plaque dry.

2. Using painter’s tape, we secured the stencil to the plank sign, lining up the word “love” so we could see the drilled holes in the empty stencil space.

3. Next, with a foam brush we applied paint to the stencil (using a sponge technique using a little paint…don’t glop it on or it will seep under the stencil) to paint on the word “love”. We removed the stencil, filled in any spaces and let the paint dry.

4. Last, we pushed the string of LED lights through the drilled holes from the back side and added 2 AA batteries.

5. The kit comes with hanging hardware and foam/felt for protecting the wall. Attach according to packaged instructions.

Very simple. Very cute. And a special keepsake from baby to mom. Display on a shelf or add to a gallery wall. So sweet!

Those little LED lights provide a powerful glow in the dark!

Michaels has everything you need to craft the perfect handmade gift that will make Mom’s day! Grab your coupon, shop and get creative. Handmade gifts are my favorite for Mother’s Day!

If you don’t know where to begin, you can always take a look at some of the fun projects on Michaels.com or the other 49 Makers’ ideas on The Glue String for to see how they personalized their crafts starting at 10 a.m. EST April 1, 2016:

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Homemade Hug Essential Oil Blend DIY Recipe

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Roeshel

Is there anything more heart-wrenching than a hurting friend? Having a tough time of it, having the worst day, feeling under the weather, feelings of loss and grief, or receiving bad news happens to everyone at some point and it’s during that time that we need a friend’s comfort, encouraging words and warm embrace. My first response is to turn to the power of prayer. Often times, a thoughtful gift, a hand-written note or kind gesture also helps to provide comfort. Have you heard the saying “there’s an oil for that?” Make up a little essential oil love to assist with re-establishing a positive energy flow throughout the body, helping relax and calm one’s thoughts.

I put together this homemade hug essential oil blend with intentions of love, encouragement and support for when words alone aren’t soothing enough to comfort a broken heart.

HomeMade Hug Essential Oil Blend

Ingredients: (some affiliate links)

Essential oils: I recommend the following Young Living essential oils: Release, Frankincense, Peace & Calming II, Valor, Joy and Orange. But you can alter the recipe depending on your own essential oil supply.
Carrier oil (grape seed, fractionated coconut, V-6, almond oil, etc.)
tiny pinch of epsom salt
glass roller bottle

DIY: Simply add 2 drops of each essential oil to the roller bottle. Top off with carrier oil. Add a pinch of epsom salt. Assemble roller ball top and lid. Shake.

Use: apply over heart or to insides of wrists or unscrew the cap and inhale deeply.

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DIY Sleepy Time Cream Recipe

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Roeshel

Sometimes there’s nothing better than a good night’s sleep. It sets the stage for a great start to an amazing day! I recently made up some DIY recipes using essential oils for gifts and this is one of my favorites. Toss in a small pillow and journal to create a sweet gift set. EVERYONE needs a good night’s rest so it’s a one size fits all kind of gift.

DIY Sweet Dreams Cream Recipe

ingredients:

4-6 drops of essential oil per
3 tablespoons of coconut oil
small jar with lid (I got mine in the wedding favor aisle at Michaels)
essential oil suggestions: Lavender, Cedarwood, RutaVaLa, Tranquil, Peace & Calming, Valerian, SleepyIze. (Best scents are lavender and Peace & Calming.)

directions:

Mix and add to jar. For larger quantities use an electric mixer with a whisk attachment.

printable recipe:

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Easy DIY Personalized Easter Basket Liner

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Roeshel

Happy Spring! With a new grand-baby in the family, I can’t help but get all giddy about making up an Easter basket this year. As you know, I love to personalize gifts and with just a t-shirt and a DIY iron-on vinyl, this liner is super easy to make!

What I used:

Happy Crafters Happy Face iron-on vinyl
child’s extra large t-shirt (choose a size that fits your basket best)

What you’ll need: sewing machine, scissors, straight edge, computer/vinyl cutter, iron.

What I did:

Lay inside out t-shirt flat and using a straight edge, draw a line beneath the t-shirt arms. This is the sewing guide…simply a straight line.

Sew along the line.

Then cut straight across above the sewn line (right below the armpits of the t-shirt).

Flip right side out.

Place the seam inside of the basket and fold the edges of the t-shirt over the basket to create a liner. Measure how much room you have horizontally and vertically to get an idea of your iron on design’s size. I kept mine under 2″ high by 7″ wide.

Using the Silhouette Design Studio software, I created a graphic with name and a cute little bunny shape.

You’ll need to mirror the text and image by right clicking and selecting “flip horizontally”.

Double check the size. (One sheet of iron-on vinyl is going to make a LOT of decals!)

Load vinyl into the machine shiny side down. The shiny side is actually the transparent cover. Vinyl is the matte side (facing up).

Send the design to ‘cut’. Adjust setting for heat transfer material and “cut”.

When cutting is complete, remove vinyl from machine. Trim to a manageable size.

Weed away the excess vinyl. The decal will show a backwards design on the transparency.

Smooth out the t-shirt liner with the open end facing you. Place the iron on decal towards the bottom, centered.

Cover with a cotton cloth (or the scrap t-shirt material) and iron according to instructions that came with the iron on vinyl.

Carefully remove the transparency film.

Line the Easter basket and fill. Easy, right? Cute too!

It’s actually a pretty easy DIY project for any time of the year, any basket or to personalize a gift basket for any occasion.

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*This post is sponsored by Happy Crafters. Tutorial, experience and opinion is my own. I love the products and the prices are affordable. Check out all the supplies at Happy Crafters for great prices, products and inspiration for your next project.

DIY aromatherapy heat/cold {rice} packs: Snuggle Bunnies

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Roeshel

Who likes a little extra comfort with some warmth when cold, cooling off when hot and relaxing/calming essential oils to promote a good night’s sleep!? Don’t we all?

Only a few more weeks ’til Easter. (And we host our family’s dinner/get-together which is why you haven’t seen any major DIY projects in the works…no creating a bigger mess until post-Easter around here). But…enjoy some smaller fun projects in the meantime.

Looking for a (useful and handmade) gift idea? I like to give my nieces and nephews candy-free gifts. Since I’m so in love with essential oils, I think these cute lil’ snuggle bunny heat/cold packs are a nice gift idea. Perfectly soothing. Also a cute idea for essential oil class/party door prizes too.

What I used: (*includes some affiliate links)

fabric – I purchased something similar to this (makes 15 bunnies)

coordinating ribbon
Young Living essential oils {I recommend lavender, Valor, Peace & Calming or Gentle Baby}
extra long grain rice
sample bottles
free downloadable printable bunny pattern (available below)
free downloadable printable usage instructions (available below)
8.5 x 11 in. card stock (1 piece for printing pattern, more pieces for usage instructions)

Tools: printer, scissors, sewing machine/thread, straight pins, screwdriver

What I did:

Iron fabric.

Download and print the bunny pattern on card stock. Cut out pattern.

free printable Snuggle Bunny Pattern download

Trace pattern on wrong side of doubled fabric. Pin fabric pieces together and cut out bunny shape.

Sew all sides (I sewed as close to the raw edge as I could get and capturing both pieces – front/back – of fabric). Leave the bottom open.

Turn right side out (a screwdriver comes in handy for the ears – don’t poke too hard).

Iron. Fold in bottom raw edges and iron.

Fill with rice. You’ll want it to be a bit floppy, not super packed full.

Sew opening shut.

Add a ribbon bow, attach instructions inside a gift card and a sample of soothing/relaxing essential oil (Recommendations: Young Living Peace & Calming, lavender, Valor or Gentle Baby).

Print usage instructions: (download printable)