Marshmallow Flower Basket & Noisemakers

Hello, I hope everyone is well today. It's a very rainy day in Chicago today. A day to just cuddle under a warm blanket. But I guess we can for today put up our last D.I.Y. post from our nieces birthday. Today we are going to show you how we made a pretty flower basket from marshmallows! Yes marshmallows! Then we'll show you how we customized regular noisemakers.
So here is the supplies you will need for the marshmallow basket:
1.Basket (can be customized)        5.Party Bags
2.Marshmallows (Size: Large)        6.Ribbon
3.Lollipop sticks                              7.Dry Foam
4.Grass (Leftover from Easter)      8. Scissors

 So now that you have your supplies let's get started. First make sure your hands are clean and dry. We chose marshmallows that were pink and white that we bought from our local produce store. We used 2 bags that was enough to make 21 treats. We bought the lollipop sticks and party bags from Wal-Mart. We alternated colors and used 4 marshmallows on each stick. Now you can have someone help you like, like we did. Our nephew had a blast helping us even though we would have made more if he hadn't kept eating them. And come on look how cute he is!

In the next step take your scissors and cut 5-7 inch ribbons. All you have to do is wrap the ribbon around the bottom of the lowest marshmallow and tie a bow at the end. And tada! You have a "flower". Just keep doing this process until you have enough to fill the basket or however you may need for your party.

Okay, now that you have your marshmallow flowers made it's time to get your basket. Now the basket we used I bought at a garage sale for like a $1 and then just spray painted it. I've had this basket for awhile. you don't have to spend a lot to make it look nice just add a couple of bows on each side. And usually the older it looks the more vintage and cute your marshmallow basket will look. Get your dry foam and cut it to fit the bottom of your basket. We used leftover grass from our Easter baskets, so we used that to hide the dry foam but you can use whatever you have at home put your own twist on this part. Then just start adding your marshmallow flowers to your basket and watch it bloom as you add more and more. And that's it. T-A-D-A!

Now For the noise makers it was really simple. All you need is
1.Noisemakers                                                       4.Glue gun w/glue
2.A pack of tissue paper in your desired color       5.cardstock
3.Scissors                                                              6.Stickers
First start by peeling off the original wrapping of the noisemakers, but keep one so you can outline the width and length of each rectangle.
Once you have the size you need just keep cutting sheets of the same size. We used to rectangle for each noisemaker. And remember it doesn't have to look perfect.
Now that you have your rectangles cut out its time to cut again, this time cut parallel lines coming down about 3/4 of the way of the rectangle.
Once you have that all sorted. Grab your hot glue gun and 2 sheets and place glue across the top of the sheet. Then just quickly glue your sheets to the noise maker.
Now that your noisemaker is complete just add detailing to your liking. We cut out #1 from cardstock and just glued it to the noisemaker since our niece was turning 1.
Add stickers or even glitter, but be careful if you do because we used tissue paper and its delicate. You can use regular paper to make it more sturdy and is less likely to rip. Well that's it for today. As always we hope you try and enjoy trying these projects. Have fun making them. Until next time!

Birthday Crown for the Birthday Girl!

Good afternoon to all. Sorry we didn't post yesterday, but with the tragic events that happened yesterday posting was not something that was on our minds. So hope this makes you guys a little more in a cheerful mood. Our niece's Birthday was a lot of fun and today I will show you how we made her Birthday crown.

 

 

Ok to begin this is the supply list you will need for making the crown.

1. 2 Sheets of Cardstock (different colors)     5.Hot glue gun & glue

2.Ruler                                                             6.Rhinestones (we bought ours @Michaels for $.99)

3.Scissors                                                        7.Ribbon

4.Letter stencils (Can get at any craft store)   8.Crown template (we found ours online)

 

1.So first decide how big or long your crown will be. Since our niece is young we were lucky we just needed half of the cardstock. So we cut it in half.

2.Next get your template and trace over your cardstock, but on the plain side of the paper. We found our template from this cute site Icing on the paper. You guys should check them out @ http://www.icingonthepaper.com/blog/. It's another great site. So thank you icing on the paper peeps!

3.Next cut out the crown and lay it flat on a clean surface.

4.Now comes the tricky part. For the letters we used a pink  glitter cardstock. The trick is to trace on the clean surface of the paper and when you use the stencil trace the letters backwards. You can see an example of the number one. Sorry didn't have a picture of when I traced the letters. Oops! That way you'll have the letter right side on the pretty side. 

5.Carefully cut out the letters and put them on the side.

6.Now that you have your crown and letters all cut open your pack of rhinestones. We bought the ones we used at Michaels and found them in a clearance bin. So we got them for $.99 cents.

7.First do a mock of how you want the crown to look. Take a picture if need be. Just in case. Then with the hot glue gun start sticking them on. PLEASE BE CAREFUL! I still have burned fingers from making the crown.

8.Now that your crown is all looking pretty and almost finished, use the ribbon and secure the end of the crown where you pulled it together. Just so it won't come undone when your in the moment.

9.finally enjoy your work and give yourself a pat on the back. Great job.

I hope this was easy for you as it was for us. We hope you guys have fun doing it. And my sister-in-law might kill me for posting this pic, but it's ok. I just want you guys to get to see how it looked on my niece. But if you don't hear from me you know why! J.K.! We were all surprised she kept it on most of the night. I guess A princess knows when she deserves to wear her crown. Stay safe, God Bless, Until next time!