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Monday, July 18, 2011

DIY:Sugar Cubes

{DIY sugar cubes}

Why not spruce up the way you serve coffee or (iced) tea?
Last night I played around with sugar a little and made my own sugar cubes. It's really easy to make and so cute to look at!
You should give it a try!

What you'll need:

granulated white and/or brown sugar

water

bowl

teaspoon

ice cube tray or candy mold

How to:
Pour about 1/2 cup of sugar into a bowl.

Use a teaspoon to pour small amounts of water on the sugar, little by little, and mix until it is a paste-like consistency. Make sure the sugar doesn't melt during this process.

Fill the sugar-water-paste into ice cube trays, about half-way full, and press tight into the mold.

Let dry overnight.

Carefully remove the sugar cube from the ice cube tray.

Enjoy!

This is the most precious DIY perfect for Tea Parties or any festive event!!!!

Classic Giftwrap: Beautiful and Tasteful that won't break the bank!!

This gift wrapping idea is ridiculously easy, which is very necessary in my busy life right now!

1. Use pinking sheers to cut 9 strips 1/2-3/4 inches wide: For length cut 3 at 10 inches, 3 at 9 inches, 2 at 8 inches, and 1 at 6 inches. (You can use a variety of lengths for different size bows)

2. Loop each end around and staple the middle.

3. Hot glue largest to smallest alternately to make the bow. Loop that last one into a round circle and glue in the center. Buttons look really cute in the center, too.

I used canvas, burlap, and a sheer stiff cotton (a curtain at the thrift store) for fabric. As long as it has some sturdiness to it to show the fold, it will work. You can see the difference in stiffness between the canvas and sheer cotton in the picture. Pinking sheers gives it a really nice finished edge. Sky is the limit with fabric choices and colors.

I love grouping them together to show the texture. Add some yarn and an old-fashioned tag and it completes the ensemble. Using the hot glue makes them easy to peel off the paper, so they are definitely re-usable!

Good Luck and Enjoy your Wrapping

Whimsically,

YBC

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Cereal Box to Gift Box! RECYCLE ,RECYCLE, RECYCLE

Here is one of the Ultimate Recycling Projects! We all need and use gift boxes but hate to spend that extra cash on such a little part of the gift ... we'll heres the perfect remedy! Not only does it save you that spare cash, but you lighten your recycling load in the process...

You'll need some very basic tools:

-Hot Glue Gun, and glue of course

- Scissors

and of course a Cereal Box!

Cut the box down the middle. I like to cut down the side that doesn't have the tab on it.

Fold the box in half.

All of the folds don't have to be exact. Step 3: Second fold and make some cuts

Fold the bottom half in half.

At the bottom of the box, cut up to this fold on the right and left.

From the top of the box, cut down to the first fold on the right and left.