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DIY Under $5 Features

September 3, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 4 Comments

This week I had so many favorites! I was so inspired by your creativity and ideas! Here is just a highlight of the fun projects from this week’s DIY Under $5 party.

My faves:

Monster Birthday Card from Scrappin’ with DeeDee

This almost makes me want to start scrapbooking again. Almost.

Fall Leaves Pillow Cover from Pretty Lady Designs

Fall is my favorite season so of course this colorful pillow caught my eye.

I couldn’t decide between the

I love you this much card

and the Superhero Shoes from Minimoz.

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Halloween Googly Eye Wreath

from The Country Chic Cottage

I love when the highest clicked is also one of my faves! This is so much fun!

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DIY Under $5 {Chocolate Zucchini Bread}

August 31, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 10 Comments

Anyone else’s garden exploding with zucchini? I love it as much as the next girl, but there is only so much you can eat in true vegetable form. Sometimes, I like to go the baked good route and mix chocolate and zucchini. It’s a great way to combine my chocolate addiction with a healthy sidekick.

I like to use the Our Best Bites Chocolate Zucchini Bread recipe which is fantastic as muffins or loaves. It has this sugary crackly top that is truly divine! Yum-o!

We made a great big batch and sent a loaf to little guy’s teacher for the first day of school.

I just wrapped it up in a sheet of parchment, tied it with a red ribbon and added a little note. It makes a yummy teacher appreciation gift.

This recipe has been approved by the chunk. He can’t get enough of it. Thumbs up!

Now it’s time to link up your $5 projects!

Please remember:

Only link to your own projects that cost you $5 or less (price does not have to include items you had on hand)
You can link past projects that fit the dollar limit, but please only link each project one time to one DIY Under $5 party. Do not link the same project week after week.
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DIY Under $5 Features

August 27, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 8 Comments

Welcome to another week of fabulous party features! This week we are playing with cereal boxes, chopsticks, Oreos, and knobs. Sound interesting? Let’s go.

My faves:

Lighthouse Candle Holders (made from cereal boxes and floral wire!) from Burton Avenue

Chopstick Sunburst Mirror from Sort of Creative

Adorable Minnie Mouse Party from Stampin’ and Craftin’

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Love this Jewelry Organizer from Ginger Snap Crafts! So classy, yet functional.

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DIY Under $5 {Lucky Penny}

August 24, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 16 Comments

Find a penny pick it up, rest the day you’ll have good luck. What luck to find such a cute idea in Law Student Craft’s Etsy shop! I was inspired by her simple, happy design, but decided to take it a step further and make it a wearable reminder of how each of us is lucky in our own way.

This was a super fast and easy project. I used my 1/4 inch stamp set (got mine at Harbor Freight for like $10) and stamped in the letters using a hammer.

I got the rest of the supplies (keychain, jump rings, silver ring base) at Hobby Lobby for $5.

Lucky Penny Keychain:

1. Punch a hole in the top of the penny with the pointed stamping tool or a nail or screw.

2. Attach the penny to the keychain with a jump ring.

Totally complicated right. 😉

Lucky Penny Ring:

1. Glue the penny to the ring base (one of those ones with the big circle on it for stability) using glue meant for metal.

I know, really difficult tutorial.

You can use old or new pennies depending on the coloring you like. I love the idea of using a penny from the recipients birth year.

On the new penny I rubbed a little Martha Stewart Satin Chestnut Brown paint in to the letters to make them stand out more.

I think I may make these for my church youth group as well. We gave them charm bracelets that we give them charms for every now and again and I think these would be perfect!

Now it’s time to link up your $5 projects!

Please remember:

Only link to your own projects that cost you $5 or less (price does not have to include items you had on hand)
You can link past projects that fit the dollar limit, but please only link each project one time to one DIY Under $5 party. Do not link the same project week after week.
No linking giveaways or items for sale
Please link back so others can join the party and so you have the opportunity to be featured on Saturday!