2016年4月27日星期三

DIY Teacup Candle Holders

Supplies:

- vintage tea cups
- candle wax flakes
- candle wicks
- wooden skewers, chopsticks, or even pencils will do
- a stove
- a saucepan
- a glass container, like a pyrex or an old sauce jar
- tape
- scissors

Instructions:

1. You’ll want to start off by cleaning your teacups. Just your regular dish soap is great and make sure you dry them thoroughly when you’re done. You don’t want any water in your teacups when you pour in your wax. Wax and water do not mix.

2. Measure out the amount of candle wax flakes you’ll need. For each teacup you’ll need twice the amount of wax flakes to fill it.

3. Set up the candle wicks in your teacups, you’ll want them to lay flat against the bottom. Then use your chopsticks/skewers/pencils to hold them up and tape the ends of the chopsticks so they stay put.

4. Fill a sauce pan half full of water. Place the measured amount of wax flakes in the glass container. Then place the glass container in the sauce pan. Turn your stove on to medium-high. I found that the wax flakes I used started melting slighting before a full boil. This may vary for you depending on the wax flakes you have. As the wax melts it will turn clear.

5. Once all your wax flakes have melted, carefully remove your glass container from the sauce pan. This is the time to add your coloring and scents if you have chosen to use them.

6. Carefully pour the wax into your teacups and fill until they are about half an inch or 1.5 cm from the top.

7. Let the wax cool and set for a few hours. I would let them set at room temperature to prevent any cracking from cooling too quickly.

8. Once your candles are set, trim your wicks to about 1cm long. Light your candle and enjoy.

Beautiful custom candle holder, right?

2016年4月25日星期一

DIY Hug Pillow Case

What You'll Need:

- a throw pillow
- scrap paper for tracing your hand templates
- one piece of felt per pair of arms
- a pen that writes well on felt
- scissors and/or a rotary cutter
- hot glue gun or preferred adhesive, meaning something like fabric glue, although it has a tendency to bleed through felt, or stitch witchery if you like ironing.

What You'll Do:

1. Trace your kids' hands on your scrap paper and cut out with your scissors.

2. Place your paper hand template on your felt and trace. Then flip the hand over and trace once more hand.

3. Cut out your felt hands.

4. Position your hands as desired and glue into place.

Cute custom pillow case, isn't it??

2016年4月20日星期三

DIY Necklace for MOM

Believe it or not, Mother's Day is just around the corner, so it’s time to start thinking about gift ideas for your moms. Custom jewelry is a good gift. Here is how I make the custom necklace:

2016年4月17日星期日

DIY Mother’s Day Mug

Want to give your mother the special gift? Here I can show you how to make the Mother's Day mug by yourself.