Crafturday: Glitter Covered Pencil Holders

This year, I'm making an effort in being more neat and organized and one place I started is my desk. I got rid of the various mugs I was using for pencil/pen storage and wanted to make the canisters I was keeping look more uniformed. Originally I was going to spray paint the canisters gold and that was it. But then I remembered I had some glitter and Modge Podge and decided to sparkle them up even more. This is probably one of the simplest ways to make your various pencil/storage holders look more uniformed. 

Materials:

• Canisters of various sizes 
• Modge Podge and fine glitter in any color or Krylon Glitter Spray
• Foam brush and bowl
• Spraypaint 

 Directions:

• Clean canisters to get rid of dirt and dust.
• If you don't want glitter inside the canisters, spraypaint the insides the same color as the glitter. Or you can even use a contrasting color.

• Spraypaint the pieces. Use a light coat of paint and let dry between sprays so it doesn't run. (If you use the Krylon Glitter Spray, let dry and you're all done!)

• If you plan on using Modge Podge and glitter, it's pretty easy too. Use equal parts of both, mix with the foam brush and paint on the canister. 

There's nothing else to it. Give it a few hours for it to dry and you now have brand spanking new holders for pencils or anything else you want to put in them.

Crafturday: Lace Doily Collar

As a way to get back to blogging on a regular basis, I decided to start this weekly post. I love doing crafts, ever since I was a little kid. However, for the past few years I stopped making things and let my crafting supplies languish in my room. But in the past few months, I've been tapping back into my cratfy side and I want to share some of the projects I've been doing lately. 

This first project is a fairly easy project. No sewing machine required. In fact it can be a no-sew project if you want. 

Lace Collar Tops by aquietnerdything featuring peplum tops

Although lace collars have been around for the past few seasons, I can't get enough of them. I think have 4-5 of them sitting in my closet right now. But acquiring them can be costly, so here's an easy and inexpensive way to make your own with items you can find at the thift store or in your own closet.

Materials: 

• Top or Sweater - you can use almost any neckline. Just make sure you have enough of the doily to cover a good portion of the top/sweater. 
• Doily (or lace)
• Fray Block
• Needle and Thread (or fabric glue)
• Straight pins
• Sicssors  

 Directions:

• Cut the doily in half. Note: The doily I have pictured below is the one I ended up not using when I realized I cut in half the wrong way. Oops! Luckily I had another one on hand I used pieces from the botched doily to make it longer. I also plan on using the scraps for another project. 
• Take the fray block and run it against the cut portion of the doily.

• Use straight pins to pin the doily to the collar area of the top. This is a good way to make sure the doily ends are centered in the middle.

• Sew the doily to the top. Depending on what kind of doily (or lace) you use, you might need a sewing machine. I was able to hand sew on every top circle area. 

There you have it, a brand new lace collar top to wear! Check back next week to see another Crafturday project.