take a look at you {my favorites}

It’s my favorite day of the week…
I get to feature some of YOU!  Yay!

This week’s party is still going on
so feel free to link up {here} if you haven’t yet!

Thank you all so much for sharing each week!

 Here’s a FEW of favorites
from last week’s {wow me} wednesday party!

Winter White Vignette from Space 46

Winter Pinecone Wreath from How to Nest for Less

Melted Snowman Cookies from Home Grown Beanes

Mom Command Center from A Mom Knows

Curtain Turned Shower Curtain from Sweet Sewn Stitches

Ottoman Slipcover from Days of Chalk and Chocolate

TV Cabinet Re-do from The Velvet Door

Junk Wall Art from Creatively Living

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies from Life is Sweets

Valentine Wreath from My Serendipity Home 

Thanks so much for sharing, ladies.

If you were featured feel free to grab a featured button!

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{wow me} wednesday #35

Welcome to
{wow me} wednesday!

So glad YOU are here!

Wow-zers!!!  Last week we had 484 link ups!
Oh.my.goodness. that was a bunch!
Thank you all so much for sharing!!!
Loved browsing the links!!!
Looks like YOU did, too!

Sooooooooo here they are the
{top five} most viewed links
from last week’s {wow me} wednesday party!

Free Valentine Printables Round Up from Craftionary

Barbie Hair Fix from DIY Home Sweet Home
(Isn’t that awesome!!!!???)

Valentine Sprinkles & Resin Jewelry from Saved By Love Creations

Make Your Own Swiffer Sweeper from Natural Nester

Conversation Stones from Making It Feel Like Home

I’ll be featuring some
more of my favorites on Thursday at
{take a look at you}.
So check back then to see if it was
YOU who made me say WOW! ;)

{Now on to the party!}

The “rules” are simple.
Follow Ginger Snap Crafts. Thank you!
Have you subscribe to my RSS feed? 
It’s a great way to keep up with GSC! :)
Grab a button or add a link to GSC somewhere on your blog.
Must be something made by YOU.
Link up to your post, not your main blog.
No etsy shops, giveaways or business links, please.
Visit other links, make new friends & most of all have fun! 

Feel free to grab my {wow me} wednesday button!

 

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FYI: Links are in random order…so each link will have a chance at the top spot.  :) 

 

{Can’t wait to see what YOU link up!}

 

tutorial {easy valentine framed art}

So I’ve been working on my Valentine’s mantel over the past week or two.
(So far I’ve shown you my Valentine banner and my LOVE blocks.)
I was almost done but it just needed a little something.
Sooooo I decided to borrow these
cute pink frames from my daughters’ bedroom.
(I had to promised I’d give them back after Valentines Day!) :) 

I added some scrapbook paper & a couple of vinyl hearts,
annnd ta-da I had some cute & easy Valentine Framed Art. :)

     

I cut the scrapbook paper to fit my frame,
and then I applied the vinyl heart
right onto my scrapbook paper.
When I put my frame back together
I just put the scrapbook paper on top of the glass.
That’s it!  They were just what I needed, too. :)   Yay!

I’ve got one more project to share
& then I’ll show you my completed Valentine’s mantel.
I hope you’ll LOVE it, too!

tutorial {diy canvas prints}

Happy Monday! Soooooo how was your weekend???
I hope it was great & that you got lots accomplished! :)

Today I’m over at How to Nest for Less
helping Erin out with her fun Valentine’s series.
You can check out my {you & me} block tutorial here.
She has lots more planned this week
so make sure you keep checking in! :)

Today I'd love to show you how to make you own
canvas prints for much cheaper than ordering them!

(I shared these over on Keeping it Simple a week or two ago
buuut just incase you missed it thought I’d share it over here, too!)

You'll need:

8x10 print of your favorite photo

paint & foam brushes

mod podge (matte)

8X10 canvas

(I bought mine at Hobby Lobby on sale for a couple of dollars.)

To make your canvas:

I painted the edges of my canvas first

& then I painted about a 1 inch border on the front of my canvas.

After your paint dries, apply a layer of mod podge on your canvas.

Then lay down your picture.  I used a cloth to rub over the entire picture.

You don't want any bubbles & for your picture to be nice and flat. 

Photo paper is thick, so getting it to lay flat was no problem for me.  Yay!

Then I went over the top of my picture with another layer of mod podge. 

That gave it a brush stroked look.  Annnd don't worry...it dries clear. :)

Here are my finished canvas prints!  Love them!  So easy to do, too!  Yay!

 

tutorial {baby boy gift basket} #GluenGlitter

I was recently ask to come up with a gift using
Elmer’s Memory Keeping items.
(These items can all be found in the scrapbooking section at Walmart.)
Since so many of my friends are having new babies right now
I thought of the perfect gift idea for a new mom…
a scrapbooking basket full of fun scrapbooking supplies
to help document all the first that come with having a new baby!

Supplies Needed:
Elmer’s CraftBond Adhesives Squares- Repositionable
Elmer’s CraftBond All Purpose Glue Sticks
Elmer’s CraftBond Dual Tip Glue Pen
Elmer’s CraftBond Foam Mounting Tape
Elmer’s Glitter Pens
photo albums
large photo storage box
tissue paper
paper shred
wooden dowels
blue twine
scrapbook paper
scrapbook stickers
borders, ribbons & other scrapbook supplies

     

Remember all of the Elmer’s Memory Keeping items I used in my gift basket can be found in the scrapbook section at Walmart.  (You can see my entire shopping trip here on Google +.)

Here’s how I made my gift basket:

I love this photo box I found at Walmart.  It’s bigger than a normal photo box.
I loved that it came with dividers.  So the new mom could leave the dividers in
& use it to store her new scrapbooking supplies or take them out & use it to store photos.
To make the basket I just folded the dividers flat & just set them in the box.
I set the lid up straight & then stuffed the bottom with some craft paper.
Then I added some white shredded paper on top.

     

FYI:  My blue photo album was a little plain, so before I added it to my basket
I “babied” it up with some cute photo stickers I bought at Walmart. :)

     

Now that everything was ready it was time to start adding to the basket. 
In college I actually worked in a gift shop, so I was having a few basket making flashbacks! :) 
My tips for making a nice gift basket arrangement is to have all the tall things in the back. 
Put your tallest thing in the middle then work your way forward. 
Put the middle height items in the middle.  Then place your shortest things in the front. 
You want to be able to see everything in your basket when you look at it from the front. 
You can use small pieces of clear tape to hold everything in place. 
Fill in any “holes” with pieces of matching tissue paper.

     

For the final touch on my basket I added a cute “It’s a boy” pennant.
Super easy to make….just cut some triangles from scrapbook paper.
For the letters I used my Silhouette to cut the vinyl using the Oh {Photo} Shoot font.
Then I hot glued the top edge of the pennants to some blue twine.

     

I tied the ends onto two wooden dowels & just stuck the dowels in both sides of the basket.
I used some more of my scrapbook stickers on the pennant, too.  Worked perfect.  So cute!

(This would make an adorable centerpiece at a baby shower, too!)

     

This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias  All Opinions are my own. #gluenglitter