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Decoration Ball

January 19, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 5 Comments

Silver bling is what was needed to finish off my Valentine decor shelf, so I challenged myself to another round of what can we make with what’s sitting around. You may get a good laugh over this decoration ball. Or should I say aluminum foil ball. 🙂

Decoration Ball

Supplies:

Aluminum foil
Styrofoam ball
Hot glue gun

1. Rip of a 4 inch piece of foil. Fold in thirds so the shiny side is out.

2. Twist until it’s about a half inch wide. This part is so easy a three year old can do it.

3. Wrap the first piece of twisted foil into a spiral and glue to the top of your ball.
4. Continue gluing twisted pieces around your ball until you finish with another spiral on the other side.

I put mine on the shelf with a hot lips candle display because you know I can’t pass up some good candy decor.

Pair that with wedding pics, a heart ball topiary and some love birds and you’ve got yourself a fun Valentine’s display for about $5!

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Heart Ball

January 18, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 12 Comments

I love candy so instead of just eating it, why not include it in my decor as well. I found a pack of these juju hearts for $1 at Smith’s (Kroger) and knew they would be perfect for my heart ball. Ready for another super easy project?! Here we go…

Heart Ball

Supplies:

Juju hearts (I got cherry because if they were cinnamon I would eat them all)
Styrofoam ball (got it at the thrift store, about 3 inches)
Pins
White glue

1. Stick a pin half way in to the back of a heart, then insert the pin in the Styrofoam ball. **I would recommend dipping the pin in glue to make it hold better. I did not do this, but some of my hearts fell out when I was putting my display together. The glue will make them more secure.

2. I started with a clover leaf shape with all the heart points in and then alternated directions on the next row with the points in the spaces between the hearts.
3. Next, do a row with two with points up and one with bumps up. Line them up so the two with points up are on either side of a heart from the row above with the point down. The heart with the bumps up should align with the hearts from the row above with the bumps down.
4. Next row just alternates every other one again.

Thanks goodness for pictures!!

5. Turn the ball over and start steps 1-4 on the other side of the ball. You will have to get a little creative on that last row and just kind of put the hearts where they fit.

Now style that baby! It would be cute in a bowl with a couple of other balls.
I chose to use these treasures I found at D.I. I think it was a dollar for all of it. Spray it will a couple coats of magic…

and BAM!! Two little love birds and a little romance for your shelf.

Total spent: about $2.50

Cha ching!

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Fabric Heart

January 17, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 16 Comments

I am in the Valentine mood. I have a whole bunch of fun things to share over the next few days, but let’s start with one you can do with stuff you probably have sitting around.

Fabric Heart

Supplies needed:

cardboard
scissors
fabric scraps
hot glue gun
ribbon

1. Draw a big heart on your cardboard with a smaller heart inside.
2. Cut it out.

3. Get your scraps. Mine were cut into about 1.5 inch by 6 inch strips.

4. Wrap your strips gluing the ends down as you go along.

5. Tie your ribbon on your fabric heart and hang. It is super light so I just hung mine on my pantry door using double sided tape.

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January 6, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 177 Comments

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