Wedding season is around the corner, and with that come engagement parties, bridal showers, and bachelorette parties! If you're planning to host a party, you'll need to come up with party decor and favors for your guests or co-hostesses. How about a craft that can meet both those needs? This pretty "wedding cake" would make a lovely centerpiece, and when the party's over you can take the filled boxes apart to give out as favors! (This post first appeared at Crafts Unleashed, where I am a … [Read more...]
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Make a Cake Stand with FloraCraft Styrofoam
Have a party coming up? Looking for a fun way to display your cake? Use styrofoam to create a one of a kind cake stand! FloraCraft recently sent me an awesome styrofoam wreath form and challenged me to Make it Fun! I thought it would be cute to make a fun cake stand. You could customize this in so many different ways! I went with a circus theme, but the possibilities are endless! To learn how to make this cake stand, check out my short video tutorial: Some process … [Read more...]
Giant Candy DIY
Come see me at Dollar Store Crafts to see what this is all about! … [Read more...]
Create with 8 Contest Entry
JoAnn's is sponsoring a contest, and I love a challenge! Come see what I made using only 8 items from their list!The challenge was Create with 8: make something using *only* eight items from their list.I chose to make photo booth props for my daughter's summer birthday party. My kids had a blast posing for me with these DIY props.The 8 items I used are:1. Premade frame2. Acrylic paint3. Mask4. Tulle5. Scrapbook embellishment (adhesive rhinestones)6. … [Read more...]
Decorate a Rustic Container to hold Photo Booth Props
So, you've made all these great props for your DIY photo booth. How do you display them? Here's a quick and easy way to make your photo props visible and accessible to your party guests! Supplies: Metal pail Burlap David Tutera Flower Hair Clip To make your own photo prop container: Step one: cut a strip of burlap to fit around the pail. Step two: hot glue the burlap to the pail. Step three: glue the flower to the pail. Now you can fill the pail with all your great … [Read more...]
Love-ly Banner DIY Photo Prop
Photo props don't have to be expensive to make a big impact. Learn how to DIY this sparkly banner photo prop. This tutorial is part of my continuing series for how to make a photo booth for a reception or party. Supplies: David Tutera Adhesive Rhinestone Sheet David Tutera Diamond Scatter Paper Doilies Ribbon Jump Rings Ribbon Dowel Rods Step one: Cut the rhinestone sheet to spell "love". Step two: Peel the backing off the rhinestone letters and attach each letter to … [Read more...]
3-D Photo Props made with Styrofoam and MagiKote
With four little ones, I need my photo props to be durable. Card stock won't make the cut with busy little fingers. Read on to see how I made lasting, durable 3D photo props. … [Read more...]
Make a Grumpy Cat Photo Prop
I've been showing you how easy it is to make photo props for a reception or party, and one prop has stolen the show: Grumpy Cat! I wasn't planningon making a tutorial for this prop, but I've received so many comments on itthat I figured, "what the heck?" Supplies:Print out of Grumpy CatDowel RodFoam SheetGlueStep one: paint the dowel rod (optional) and print out your favorite Grumpy Cat face.Step two: Fussy cut the print out, place it on the foam sheet, and trace. Cut out … [Read more...]
DIY Wedding Photo Booth Props: Frames
I wish I would have thought to have a photo booth at my reception when I got married. What an incredibly fun way to capture memories with your guests! With David Tutera Bridal products, it's easy and affordable to make photo booth props for your big day. Today I'll be showing you how to use David Tutera Bridal products to make elegant yet fun frames to use as props. (The mask tutorial is here.) Supplies Needed: David Tutera Bling on a Roll David Tutera Self Stick Rhinestone … [Read more...]
Make Felt Flowers!
Are you ready for more CAKE? If you missed out last month, it's not too late to join in the fun! CAKE stands for Crafty Acts of Kindness Everywhere. Let's use our crafting skills to bring smiles to strangers. Amy at One Artsy Mama and I host a month long CAKE party every month. In February, we went heartbombing! Check out some of our reader's work: Doesn't it look fun? It is! Are you ready for March's crafty act of kindness? Here's Amy to tell us more: This month, since we're headed … [Read more...]