DIY Wine Crafts

Holiday time is here. Time to get the decorations out & go by new ones. And if your like me who has just moved in her house and is slowly trying to gain holiday decorations, I just can't think of spending $30 that doesn't look like anything or it is something I could try and make myself. Let me start by saying I am not an arts & crafts kinda girl....I am actually the worst one to do this. I have no artistic ability, but it's something I enjoy (even if I stink)

 

 

Supplies you will need :

 

- 3 empty wine bottles

- Hot gun

- Glue sticks

- Twine

- Decorative Branches

- Adhesive form glitter sheets

 

What to do :

 

- Take the first wine bottle, put a small strip of hot glue on the bottle and apply the twine. Do this around the whole bottle, until you reach the end. This will take a little while but be patient. You can't put to much hot glue on the bottle at once, the glue dries extremely fast, so you have to this in bits & pieces. Also, you will want to make sure you push the twine up so it is close to each layer, you don't want the bottle color to be showing or labels if you leave them on.

 

- Once you have the wine bottle covered, you will want to trace your letters & cut them out. You can use stencils to trace them or you can use a pencil and draw them yourself.

 

- After you have the letters cut out, you have to glue them on. Place them where you would like & let them dry.

 

- Take your decorative branches and add as much or as little as you would like.

 

- Find a perfect place to display your art project and enjoy!

 

 

It does take a little time, but it's nice knowing that the Christmas decorations in the house are of your own creation & you can make them how you like. I am taking this up as my new hobby, it is something I enjoyed doing, and would love to make a set for you! If you like this design or find another design on Pinterest that you would like please reach out to me - alyssayourish@gmail.com . I am not sure of a price just yet as these are the first ones I just made, but that is something we can discuss, depending on time & material needed. They do not have to be Christmas themed either!

 

 

 

 

Halloween Happiness

 

Halloween is just around the bend. Can you believe it? Everyone is already out picking pumpkins, decorating the houses, deciding what they will dress up as, and what candy to give out. Halloween is a time for the kids to have fun (maybe adults too) dress up and be whoever they want for just one night. Laughing, making memories, and of course getting the candy?!! Who doesn't like to splurge every once in awhile? The season is always a reminder that fall is here for the next couple of months. The leaves are changing, the air is crisp and cool. It is time to lounge around in big sweatshirts/sweatpants, cuddle under blankets, and sip on some green tea just for warmth. 

I remember being a little kid and there were so many Halloween costume ideas running through my head. Someone would tell you what they were going to be and you would think in your head, "man why didn't I think of that." Or you were so excited for the night to come that you didn't care if trick-or-treating started at six pm, you got dressed super early and then became antsy and you started to bug your parents on when you could go out. And they would say, "we told you not to get ready so early." Or you make a pact with your siblings combine all your candy together in a big bowl....then you get home and end up fighting over it when someone steals a piece of candy. And you look up at your parents and say, "were hitting every house tonight" and you know they think your crazy because you'll get tired from walking up the hills.

Just sitting here writing this today is putting a smile on my face and I'm just chuckling, because I can honestly remember doing things like this every time Halloween rolled around. It all seemed like such a party. A chance to see how many houses you could reach, who had the best candy, and see how long you could last. One night to have fun and pretend to be whoever you wanted. What is it about Halloween that gets the kids so excited? What is it that gets you excited about Halloween? Do you like decorating. Passing out the candy and seeing all the new costumes. Carving pumpkins & making pumkin seeds. Dressing up. Going trick or treating.

 

So, what are you getting excited about? Will you be dressing up? Going trick or treating yourself or taking your kids out? Halloween parties to stop by at? What is one story that you will always remember about growing up and Halloween!?