DIY Mother's Day Bath Salt Recipe

Hello lovely friends.  I'm here today to share a pampering DIY Mother's Day idea. This is a perfect way to treat any guests you welcome to your home for this weekend's celebration, or any time for that matter. It's also a sweet idea for those moms who may be a bit hard to buy for.  Or, maybe you just want some time to yourself. Either way, this DIY project is sure to please!

Not only do these DIY Mother's Day bath salts add an extra spa-like element to your bathroom, they are also fun and easy to make!

Supplies:

• small jar(s) to hold the salts
• twine or ribbon
• Patterned paper for decor
• 1 Cups Epsom salt (unscented)
• 1/2 Cup Coarse Sea Salt - if you don't have this, add another 1/2 C Epsom Salt
• 1/2 Cup Kosher Salt
• 6 - 8 drops of your favorite essential oils - consider lavender, peppermint, citrus, geranium, frankincense, chamomile, or your favorite blends.
• Food coloring (optional) If you do not add food coloring, the bath salts will be white in color.

Begin making your DIY Mother's Day gift by adding all ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl; stir together until well blended.  If you choose to use multiple scents, mix everything but the oils together. Split the mixture into separate smaller bowls.

Add the oil or oil blend of your choice.

Add a few drops of food coloring if you choose to add color to your salts.

Once dry, add the salt mix to your containers. Store in airtight container for up to 6 months.

Lastly, add a little note and pretty bow to make them pretty. I used these from the Tealightful collection. Display in your bath and you're all set to relax!  Just turn on your favorite spa music and get ready to tune out the rest of the world for the next 30 minutes.

Fill the bath with warm water and add 2 - 3 scoops (approx. 1/4 C.) to the warm bath. Enjoy pampering yourself!

Supplies: Tealightful Tea Party Sentiments 12" x 12" patterned paper (733536), Tealightful Puffy Stickers Puffy Icons (733542)

DIY Decoupage Succulent Planter Teacher Gift

Hello everyone. Today I am going to walk you through creating a cute decoupage succulent planter as a teacher gift. I want to say thank you to all the teachers out there! As the school year is winding down, I'm thinking about ways to show my daughters' teachers some appreciation. Since they are an integral part of my daughters' development and growth, I thought it only fitting to create a one-of-a-kind teacher gift. See how to create this cute teacher gift to show your appreciation for all your kids' teachers do.

Begin by selecting a patterned paper from the Simple Life collection.  I wanted something that was neutral colored but also nature-themed, so this page was perfect for my vision!

Cut your chosen patterned paper in various pieces.  Here's just a sample of how I cut it.  I ended up using the entire sheet for the project.

Apply a liberal amount of decoupage mixture and adhere the paper to the clay pot. I worked all the way around the pot like this, ensuring there was enough overlapping the top and bottom of the pot.

I covered the entire pot, then went back over the top with more decoupage mixture to really seal the paper.  Repeat this step a few times, especially on the inside.

Next, fill your new planter with your favorite flowers or succulents. Finish off the gift with a couple small signs to insert into the pot.  I chose a sentiment and a butterfly from the Simple Life collection.

Do you think my daughter's teacher will like it? I'll add a coordinating gift card, but in all honesty I kind of want to keep it for myself! This project is the perfect gift for a teacher of friend who needs a cute gift for their kitchen or desktop.

Supplies: JEN HADFIELD SIMPLE LIFE DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12"X12" (733469), JEN HADFIELD SIMPLE LIFE DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12"X12"SIMPLE GREETINGS (733475)

When Life Gives You Lemons...Create a Scrapbooking Layout

Hello fabulous friends.  I am here today, sharing a lemonade scrapbooking layout that features a super-sized title of a proverbial phrase we all know and love. It's meant to provide optimism but I'm using it in the literal sense 'cause it's just too good to pass up for this lemonade stand layout.

I also wanted to create a quilt-like lemon as part of the title to make it "pop" and add a bit more interest to the page. Let's see how it all came together.

I like to sketch my projects out, either in a sketch book or digitally.  When I'm working on my computer or I know I am going to be using my Silhouette, I use the Silhouette software to sketch it all out.  I actually draw boxes for photos and layers to make sure everything will fit perfectly before I cut it out.  It also serves as a great guide to creating the actual layout once everything is cut.

Once I knew how much space I had to work with, I trimmed down the cardstock and adhered it over the background.  But first, I cut out the inside of the background patterned paper because I just can't let anything go to waste!  Now it was time for a little stitching with the sewing machine and I was set to go.

As mentioned previously, I wanted to create the patchwork quilt-like feel for the lemon. To accomplish this, I cut the lemon shape out of cardstock. Next, I adhered small squares randomly over the top and set aside to dry. Once dry, I trimmed the overage to reveal a lemon shape.

Repeat the process for the leaf.....

Next, it was time for the large title.  I cut letters out of six different patterned papers. I actually cut the same exact letters from the different papers. Then I randomly placed them, making sure that no two were too close to each other.  While this wastes a bit of paper, I wanted flexibility to change patterns as needed.

Once I liked the placement, I adhered them with liquid adhesive and added my super-sized lemonade word. "Lem" and "nade" where also adhered with liquid adhesive. I placed the lemon shaped "o" in the middle using foam for dimension.

I added photos, embellishments, and the oh so important journaling to complete the page. With that I ask, who's ready for some lemonade, or better yet, who's ready for some lemonade scrapbooking?

Supplies: Jen Hadfield Simple Life 12x12 Patterned Paper - Barnwood (733480), Jen Hadfield Simple Life 12x12 Patterned Paper - Sweet Citrus (733483), Jen Hadfield Simple Life 12x12 Patterned Paper - Spring Seeds (733467), Jen Hadfield Simple Life 12x12 Patterned Paper - Growing Floral (733472), Jen Hadfield Simple Life 12x12 Patterned Paper - Leafy Sprigs (733485), Jen Hadfield Simple Life 12x12 Patterned Paper - Music (733476), Jen Hadfield Simple Life 12x12 Patterned Paper - Bougainvillea (733479), Jen Hadfield Simple Life Cardstock Stickers 5.5″x 11″ Icons & Accents (732487)

DIY Easter Home Decor

Hi everyone.  I am excited to share some DIY Easter home decor I created.

I created this using a circular pallet design concept, a free bunny cut file and the delightful Pebbles "Tealightful" collection. Here's the supplies you'll need to create this:

• Pebbles Tealightful collection - paper, die cuts, stickers
• Thickers or die cut sentiment
• Canvas or pallet board
• Download the free Bunny Cut File (Silhouette only) I created
• Scissors
• Adhesive

The first thing o do is to cut your grass.  I cut 2"x12" strips and then fringe cut them to create a grass like feel.  I believe I used 7 strips in total. Once I had them all cut, I laid them out on the pallet to see how high I could place them.  Once I liked the way it looked, I adhered one over the other, starting at the top and layering each strip over the other until I reached the bottom.  I then wrapped the edges of the strips around the sides.

I used a 10" circular pallet board so I made my largest bunny approximately 8 inches and then just scaled the other two down to approximately 5 inches and 3 inches. Once they were cut, I tucked them in the grass at varying heights, overlapping the large mommy bunny just slightly.

Next, I cut some bunting from the banner patterned paper. I chose to use triangle and circular buntings for this project.  Once these were cut, I placed them at the top and tucked them a bit under mommy bunny's ears.

I used a combination of puffy stickers and a 3D rosette flower for the bunny tails and then just embellished with cardstock die cuts. To complete the page, I added a sentiment and cut little spring saying!

Supplies: Tealightful Patterned Paper - Bouquet (733527), Tealightful Patterned Paper - Teacups (733530), Tealightful Patterned Paper - Meadow (733532), Tealightful Patterned Paper - Patchwork (733535), Tealightful Ephemera Die Cut (733540), Tealightful Word Stickers (733544), Tealightful Puffy Icons (733542)

DIY Floral Barrette

Hello everyone.  I want to show you how I turned a ho-hum hair clip into a pretty spring fashion piece with today's DIY Floral Barrette tutorial.

So now that you've seen the finished project, let's take a look at what it started out as.

Still very lovely but sometimes you just want to add a bit of happiness to your hair, right?

All I needed to complete this was a few sheets of patterned paper, die cuts, puffy stickers and Sticky Thumb adhesive of course! I would also suggest a bit of Mod Podge or some sort of sealer to protect it from repeated use or a rainy day.

The first thing I did was wrap the barrette in paper.  Easy peasy!

Next, I fussy cut some flowers and carefully selected a die cut butterfly and a few puffy stickers. I cut some extra leaves to use as fillers.

Then I just started layering the bits and pieces. I started with the two larger pieces on the ends and then filled in with smaller bits until I loved the look.

Remember the before photo above?  What do you think of the after? I can tell you that I have a very happy little girl who can't wait to wear this with her favorite Spring outfits!

Supplies: JEN HADFIELD SIMPLE LIFE DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12"X12" TIN,  Tealightful Bouquet 12x12 patterned paper (733527), Tealightful Lovely Lilacs 12x12 patterned paper (733534), Tealightful Ephemera Cardstock Die Cuts (733540), Tealightful Puffy Stickers (733542)

Lucky Charm Scrapbooking Layout and Free Cut File

Hello everyone!  Heather Leopard is here to present you with my lucky charm and a free Silhouette cut file so you can create your own Lucky Charm scrapbooking layout!



I consider my girl to be as rare as a 4 leaf clover so I thought it was appropriate to create a background full of these lucky clovers.  You can too by downloading this free Silhouette cut file HERE.



I used two patterned papers and cut 2 different sizes of clovers, which are included in the free cut file.  Then, I placed them 4 across and 4 down. It is a 4 leaf clover afterall.  I alternated the large clover patterns.



Once they were all placed on the page, I tacked them with a dab of glue to keep them in place.  Then I stitched a + or an x through them.  Next, I lifted up the sides of each petal and creased them in the middle.  I also alternated puffy flower stickers and gold sequins to the middle of the clovers. You can see this better in the photo below.



I kept the layering around the photos to a minimum since the background was already so busy.  I added just enough to draw attention to the photos.

I just love the pink glitter Thickers included with this collection.  I blended them with a script "lucky" to complete the layout.

Supplies:
Tealightful Bouquet 12x12 patterned paper (733527)
Tealightful Lovely Lilacs 12x12 patterned paper (733534)
Tealightful Floral Patchwork 12x12 patterned paper (733535)
Tealightful Puffy Stickers (733542)
American Crafts Thickers Maggie (733538)

Lucky Charm Scrapbooking Layout and Free Cut File

Hello everyone!  Today I'm sharing my lucky charm documented in a scrapbook layout and a free Silhouette cut file so you can create your own Lucky Charm scrapbooking layout!

I consider my girl to be as rare as a 4 leaf clover so I thought it was appropriate to create a background full of these lucky clovers.  You can too by downloading this free Silhouette cut file HERE.

I used two patterned papers and cut 2 different sizes of clovers, which are included in the free cut file.  Then, I placed them 4 across and 4 down. It is a 4 leaf clover afterall.  I alternated the large clover patterns.

Once they were all placed on the page, I tacked them with a dab of glue to keep them in place.  Then I stitched a + or an x through them.  Next, I lifted up the sides of each petal and creased them in the middle.  I also alternated puffy flower stickers and gold sequins to the middle of the clovers. You can see this better in the photo below.

I kept the layering around the photos to a minimum since the background was already so busy.  I added just enough to draw attention to the photos.

I just love the pink glitter Thickers included with this collection.  I blended them with a script "lucky" to complete the layout.

Supplies: Tealightful Bouquet 12x12 patterned paper (733527), Tealightful Lovely Lilacs 12x12 patterned paper (733534), Tealightful Floral Patchwork 12x12 patterned paper (733535), Tealightful Puffy Stickers (733542), American Crafts Thickers Maggie (733538)

Hello Beautiful | Simple Life Scrapbooking Layout

Hi everyone.  I'm here today to tell you how I survived a strong desire to fussy cut a bunch of teeny tiny flowers from the Wildflowers paper for this scrapbooking layout.

Yep, I was immediately drawn to this paper containing all these beautiful wildflowers, including bluebonnets.  That sure did make this Texas gal's heart happy. I just knew I had to "pick" each flower to use on my layout but there was no way was I going to attempt to cut them out by hand. No way, no how! Enter Silhouette PixScan...

I used the PixScan mat and my Silhouette CAMEO. I took a photo of the image, imported it into Silhouette software and traced each flower.  I sent it to the cutter and within minutes, each flower was individually cut just like that!

Look at those delicate little flowers!  At this point, I wasn't sure exactly how I'd use them because the stems were posing a problem.  It would be weird to just place them scattered on the page.

Then it hit me! I used them to frame my photo. What a fun, eye-catching way to draw you in to the photo.  

As I said, I decided to use them to create a frame around my photo (I used a 3" circle photo). To do this, I added tape adhesive to the back of my photo and randomly started placing the first layer of photos. Once I had the first layer, I was a bit more selective on choosing color placement and length of the flowers. I kept working at it until I liked what I saw.  Then I adhered it to the page using foam dimension adhesive.

I added some wooden leaves behind the photo to add more weight to the right side after adding the title on the left.

I added additional clusters around the page, including the title, sub title and a flower box at the bottom to pull it all together.

Supplies: JEN HADFIELD SIMPLE LIFE DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12"X12" WILDFLOWERS, JEN HADFIELD SIMPLE LIFE DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12"X12" SPRING SEEDS, JEN HADFIELD SIMPLE LIFE THICKERS STICKERS ALPHA/PRINTED CHIPBOARD, JEN HADFIELD SIMPLE LIFE WASHI TAPE STRIP SHEETS, JEN HADFIELD SIMPLE LIFE WOOD VENEER SHAPES , JEN HADFIELD SIMPLE LIFE EMBOSSED STICKERS 3/PKG ROSE GOLD FOILED WORDS