Stamped Mason Jar Magnets

I love everything about mason jars. And when EyeballsbydayCraftsbynight recently shared a stamped magnet post, I thought of my mason jar stamps.  And how awesome some refrigerator mason jar magnets would be.

And here it is, a super easy and cheap mason jar magnet idea.

Here is what you will need.
-package of 12 wooden mason jar tags (found on ebay for around $4.00)
-e6000 glue from walmart
-round magnets found also at walmart
-black ink pad from the dollar mart
-mason jar stamp

Sorry it is sideways, I'm posting from my phone.

Okay, now it's super easy.  Start off by stamping your mason jar stamps onto your wooden mason jar tags.

Let them dry for a few minutes.

Then just glue on the round magnets to the back with the e6000 glue.  You could use other glues but for working with magnets that will get a lot of use, the e6000 forms a super strong hold that lasts.

I let the magnets dry for about 24 hours.  It's worth it because the hold is great.

And after that you are all ready to start using them.

This is really that simple and awesome of an easy craft.

I hope yall give this a try.  They turn out really cute!

DIY Paper Cup Wreath

Bare with me today because I have to post this from my phone.  Sadly my desktop is down and the laptop is way too slow. UGH!

So I am making due again.

I started making this paper cup wreath with very simple and cheap items. I saw the idea for this on Pinterest.

You will need:

-3oz paper cups(found in the bathroom supplies section) about $2.00

I picked the cute floral design .

-hot glue gun & glue sticks

 

Very simple here to start.And here is the cup in my hand so you realize the real size.

I made sure to start out by keeping the seem line of the cups straight.

Next just start by applying some hot glue in these areas and stick the cups together. 

And think about spacing because the closer the cups are the harder they will be to bend for the circle. I slowly added some space to them as I continued because I realized so super close they weren't bending easy.

And just keep on adding them and do a long line

And in some places after I bent them I had to go back and add a bit of hotglue to keep them together.

but then it got back to a normal hold. And here it is.

And here it is

A little bit lop sided Here and there but overall okay.

I tied a white ribbon to the top and used it as the hanger.

I gave this to my aunt to hang on her guest bathroom door.

I hope yall have fun giving this a try.

Happy crafting ya'll,

-Lisa

Country Fences in Manchester, KY #2

 Happy Thursday Ya'll!

Thursday is all about fences.
And this is my 2nd fence post share-Click here for my 1st.

So today I'd like to share
some back roads, country fences from a day trip I took through lower Kentucky yesterday.

4-29-2015

Image from Wikipedia

I drove for about 3 and a half hours and ended up in the lower end of
Manchester, Clay County.
First time I ever really drove through that county that I can remember.

It is said to be the Land of Swinging Bridges.

Well, I didn't run upon any swinging bridges, maybe next time! 

But a notable mention is that there really isn't tons of fences to get pics of.

There are tons of barns and old buildings, plenty of steep mountain sides
and curvy roads but not a lot of fences.

These are a few that are close to the Happy Chandler Rd.
 It is named after KY politician, Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr.

 And then we started headed back up, into town again:

 And finally back on my way home sweet home.

Well, that's all for today.
I am going to go restock my Etsy shop with some
hand made earrings.

Happy Crafting ya'll!
~Lisa

I'm linking up today with:

PRIMITIVE BURLAP BAGS & Peonies

Monday Morning....

Good morning Ya'll!

I'm up and at'em but barely...

Last week I made these cute little natural burlap bags for my Booth#555.

With this first set, I must say I cheated a little. I ordered a few pre-stamped bags, size 12"x8", to see how they were going to turn out as bags. They already had the designs on the front but the next batch I am going to paint as well. 

Here they are flat when I got them:

They were open ended on one end. All I had to do was 

-stuff them 

I used the brown paper sheets that you wrap breakables in. You could use tissue paper or even computer paper too.

-seal up the top

I used a mini stapler. You really can't see the staples that much and it was fast.

-decorate with rusty stars

Tie on some bakers twine

And just staple on the star by the bakers twine

and add a price tag.

DIY Mason Jar Tags

 I used some Mason Jar Price Tag Labels that I made in an earlier post here.

And on the old crow one, I added a strip of homespun fabric:

All finished and priced for $6.99 each.

Here are the plain ones waiting for me to paint up and stencil for an upcoming post:

These would look great tucked in open shelving or cabinets around the kitchen and dinning room.

I priced these cute, natural burlap bags, size 12"x8" 

for $6.99 in my Booth#555.

Where would you place these cute, burplap bags?

Happy Crafting Ya'll.

-Lisa 

~*~

 And since it is really starting to warm up around here, I am getting into the flower mode big time. 

I'd like to share a photo of one of my Peonies. This is from last year, 2014. 

I've only had them a few years and last year was the first year they really bloomed so much.

2014

2014

Yesterday, I gave this little flower garden a makeover because the house is getting redone on the outside now, finally! So I have done away with the landscaping blocks and white gravel and gone to landscaping timbers, lattice and brown mulch.I can't wait to post more pics of it already! I'm loving the more country, woodsy look.

Keep posted for more updates!!!

Tobacco Stick Bench & Fence

Tobacco Stick Bench

Thought I'd show you another use for those old tobacco sticks you may have laying around.

Here is some of mine. I keep theme upright in an old trashcan, out of the rain:

I made the tobacco stick bench for a country, rustic themed wedding.

It was to be one of a few, sitting by a tobacco stick table (photos coming soon) to work as the gift giving center.

(More ideas for Tobacco Sticks here)

It is just a basic bench design, very simple. Notice the red lines. It's a basic bench design:

I used the tobacco sticks at full size, other than a few that were cut as the braces.  

See the shorter pieces as side braces

 And the bottoms of the legs.  They had to be cut to get the point off, so that they would sit flat on the floor.

I used a nail gun to shoot the nails in since the tobacco sticks are a very hard wood.

Ignore the egg and beater below, and you can see the nails sink in pretty far and aren't noticeable at all.

 On the back of them though, you have to take wire cutters and cut off the rest of the nail that shot through. Unless you have shorter nails to use. I didn't.

As you can see, after the basic frame, I just went back in and spaced the "seat & back" area by just eyeing it to what looked good to me.

The front bottom rail on this one has to be replaced. Because as soon as I finished it, my nephew ran up and of course, put his foot on it to start to climb.

Tobacco Stick Fence:

While I had the tobacco sticks out, I made a make do yard fence also. I love these for decorating around the holidays. And they are so easy to just take and stick anywhere.

Very simple. In this photo I just laid the last row on the top of the frame. But when nailing it, I kept all three runs on the same side.

And since the legs are already pointy, they are easy to stick in the ground where you want to decorate!

Here it is propped up to get a view:

Hope ya'll liked this.
See ya next time!
~Lisa

And if you like tobacco stick crafts I have a few more here in this blog:

Tobacco Stick Grapevine Tree

Tobacco Stick Tree 

Tobacco Stick Chair

Americana Tobacco Stick Flag

And more...

~*~

Since many people ask me what tobacco sticks are, I thought I'd add this.

Sorry, I grew up in KY and just thought everyone knew of them.

These old tobacco sticks were used in the fields when growing tobacco, and were speared through the tops of the stalks of the tobacco. 

They were essential for "hanging" the tobacco in the barns to cure. 

A lot of stalks of tobacco could be slid onto one tobacco stick. And then they were then hung up on the rafters in the barn to cure on the railings.

Here is a bunch of tobacco:

 

Let me leave you now as I sit down to a waiting bowl of my good ole'

Fried Cabbage!

YUM!

Happy Crafting Ya'll!

-Lisa