DOLLAR STORE PRIMITIVE CANDLE Makeover

I picked up these cute, Fall themed candles today at the Dollar General.

These are 3 oz Jars for only $1.00 each

And this is how they turned out:

Their scents are Creamy Pumpkin Pie and Candied Maple Sugar!

Ummmm right?

I knew I could throw a touch of prim on these to spruce them up somehow.

Especially with such yummy scents.

And so here is how I did them.

For the more brown colored candles, the Candied Maple Sugar, I used some closely colored construction paper in a similar brown. I cut a strip wide enough to cover up the existing label.

Like so, and just wrap it around the candle and overlap just enough to cover it.

Cut off the excess. 

Then I decided to get out my black ink and stamps

and my letter stamps.  

 Don't worry, if you don't have stamps and such, you could always use a black permanent marker and free hand some on. Or maybe print out cute words onto the brown paper beforehand! Here's one lable I free handed with an inkpen.

Two pics up, you will see I also used the letter stampers to stamp the candle name onto a Grungy Hang Tag that I made with this recipe.

Here, I stamped the paper strips with the willow tree stamp (that I bought on eBay.)

 To attach the brown stamped paper to the jars,I used E-6000 glue instead of hot glue.

 The reason I used E-6000 glue was if the candle is used, when the wax gets hot, if you use a glue gun, chances are the hot glue dobs will come off. And with the E-6000 it kinda holds forever.

Then for one of them I had a bit of cute fabric. I cut it the size to cover the label and also e-6000 glued it on.

Once I had it on, I thought about stamping the name of the candle onto a smaller piece of brown paper and then ripping it to fit.  

To give the label a worn and torn look like so.

 I REALLY like how that torn label turned out.

Then I just used a bit more e-6000 glue to stick it right onto the fabric.

And then I finished it off with a little rusty brown star that I tied to the top with some brown and white bakers twine. Jute brown string would work or just about anything.

And then here is another that I was working on with the willow tree stamp.

I ended up putting the hand written label on as a hang tag.

So if I used something you don't have on these Dollar Store candles, just improvise and use something you do have on hand.

When it comes to making things primitive style, you really can't go wrong!

I have to say, I really like the plain, brown, stamped labels!

Which ones do you like the best?

COUNTRY HOME IDEAS

COUNTRY MAKES MY HOUSE A HOME

 (Taking a break from crafting posts today to share some pics.)

I have been re-arranging and already getting my house ready for fall.

Enough summer heat and bugs for me already. 

So while digging out my found treasures from auctions and flea markets, I thought I'd share a few pics of stuff that I love to collect.

All these items are what makes my house a Country Home.

Yes, I love canning jars.  

I am in the process of putting these in a cabinet. Photos later.

And no, not just the blue ones either.

But the aqua blue ones really are my absolute favorite.

 (Sorry about the darker pics, this Samsung Tablet doesn't have a flash)

But there is just something about having  a bunch of the clear ones sitting around that makes me feel at home. That good ole' country home feeling.

And since I can stain them, like I shared in a previous post, HOW TO STAIN MASON JARS, I love having plenty on hand to work with.

And then we have the wooden spoons and rolling pins that I absolutely love.

Here are a few shots from around my dinning room and kitchen.

Oh, and the crocks. I love them, but doesn't everyone?

And old pitchers for the patterns and because they can hold wooden spoons lol.

Even the old cracked and broken ones can find a place in my home.

What I love about country living and decorating is that there are no rules.

If I like it, I use it. If it fits, it stays there.

Oh, and I love the red and white enamelware! I am really just starting to collect the plates and such too.

Hum, I'm beginning to wander if I have enough pitchers full of wooden spoons? Now that I am snapping pics, I am realizing I have quite a few. Na, not enough yet!

 Here's an old coffee pot I also love.

And here's some more random shots. I just really cannot get enough wooden spoons tucked here and there!

And rolling pins. What country home doesn't have a few rolling pins here or there?

And here are some tiny, wooden rolling pins my aunt Marlene gave me:

Ain't they just cute? 

And I think that is pretty much enough indoor stuff for now.

I don't want to overload you with my love of the country decorating.

So before I go, here's one last thing. It's my favorite outside garden thing.

This use to be the entrance to my strawberry garden.

Sadly they didn't grow great here, so I moved as many as I could that were left.

When taking down the fenced in area, (lots of lattice) I had my husband to leave the entrance like so, with the gate.

And I love it.

Right now it has tons of morning glories trailing up it.

And one more last thing, lol.

Here's my country, barn wood fences out front.

And here is the backs. I've put some rose bushes behind them now so I can see them from my front porch.

Here is a link to how I made these barn wood fences, if you are interested.

Hope ya'll liked these pics of my country decorating ideas.

See ya'll next time!

~Lisa

DIY LIGHT UP TWIG TREE from Branches

After buying one of these LED trees for $14.99 at Burkes Outlet, 

I thought I could probably make some similar for a lot less.

And here's how it turned out:

 

I just wanted something for a dark corner 

and I thought a lighted twig tree would do the trick!

Here's how I made it.

All you need is some 

-twig branches

-white spray paint

-$1.00 strand of lights

-container or vase to hold them

I went out and looked around the edges of our property for some ole' limbs and branches.

I picked out a pretty straight one and just broke it off with my hand.

I wanted one that had the "growing tree" look to it.

And then I used a dollar can of white spray paint and sprayed down the front.

It was pretty dried out I did two coats.

Then just flip it over and paint the other side.

Once it was white, you can really start to see all the little twigs and such. 

And while it was drying, I went in to get a little strand of lights ready.

I got this little flower design strand from the Dollar Tree for only $1.00.

They run off of two double AA batteries.

I didn't want the little flowers to stay on, so I just pulled them right off.

It was easy.

 

And then I brought the white tree limb in and stuck it in an old brown glass bleach bottle.

It's pretty old and I've had it sitting around forever wandering what to do with it. 

To attach the lights to the limbs I just used some clear tape.

Here's a pic of the old bleach bottle. Isn't that cool?

I love the deep brown color. I have another size larger also that I'm going to make a matching tree like this to go in for the other side of the bed too.

And here it is with the lights off.

It's nothing super fancy but I really do like it. 

And I really like the fact that it all costed me about $1.00 to make. All I really had to buy was the little strand of lights.

For the larger one I'm making next, I'm going to add two strands of the lights.

PS.

I've been making kinda the same things for Halloween to put on both sides of our front door. 

But I use the tall, dried flowers of a big ole' needle and thread bush. If you've ever seen those, you know the stick like things I'm talking about.

If you need something for a drap corner, I  hope you give this cheap craft a try!

Until next time,

Ya'll have a good'n!

~Lisa

Good Ole Country Fences #6

It's that time of week again!

Time to share some good ole' country fence pics.

And here is a few good ole' country fences I have found right around here in KY.

Just look at those ole' weathered posts!

And then on down the road just a tad bit...

 

was this cute, curvy driveway with the little creak running under it.

And just look at that big ole' tree standing out there in the back alone.

 I bet the cattle (if there is any) love that shade tree to death in the summer.

Thanks for stopping in again for my country fences and barns posts.

And thanks a million to

for the weekly linkup!

See ya'll next time!

~Lisa

Halloween MARBLE MAGNETS

HALLOWEEN MARBLE MAGNETS

I am finally getting around to sharing how I made these

HALLOWEEN MARBLE MAGNETS.

I actually made them in 2012 and have yet to share them!

I bought 2 bags of those jewel looking marbles at the Dollar Mart for $1.00 each. 

I got a bag of both sizes, the large and small.

They are by the candles and such. They are great for these because they have a side that 

is flat but the other side is bubbly looking. They are like a cabochon (shaped, polished gemstone with a flat side basically,) but a super cheap version made of glass.

For the Halloween marble magnets, I went with the smaller sizes though.

For images to use, I went to Etsy and found a collage sheet by Kellymedinastudios , for only $2.99 available in the 1 inch size I needed.  They are adorable and she allows for personal and small business commercial use. So they were just what I needed.

For the exact images I purchased, click here.

Then I got all my stuff ready to go. Here is what I needed:

I have a round, 1" hole punch that I got from eBay to punch out the Halloween images easily.

Some E-6000 glue from Walmart

some round magnets, size .75" in a pack of 50 also from Walmart

(I didn't use any of the roll of magnet sheets over to the left)

After punching out the Halloween images with my hole punch, I just laid it all out on some wax paper.  Dabbed a bit of E-6000 glue onto each image, and then quickly pressed the glass marble down. Press hard enough that the image is fully covered with the E-6000 glue. The glue is great that it doesn't hurt the image colors at all!

And then after that all dries and cures for a few hours, I just went back and glued on the round magnets. 

It just takes a little bit of the E-6000 and these are pretty strong magnets. (Unlike the strips!)
In fact, I don't think I will every buy the strips of magnets again. Their hold sucks on almost everything.

And then there you have it.

Please ignore my "Body Jewelry" bags. They were all I had on hand at the moment. But I did go back and add a paper topper to cover up the saying.

These .75" magnets are the perfect size for these smaller glass marbles!

I put 4 each in a bag and just priced them for a $1.00 a bag.

I think that is a great grab and go item for passerbys looking for a cheap gift or keepsake.

If you look close, in the lower left handed corner, I also used some cute kitten images. I also bought them from ETSY from a great shop called  PrintMarksTheSpot.  I figured I may need a variety in case some people didn't want just Halloween marble magnets.

This was a really fun and cheap craft to make and sell.

It's about time to make some more!

Until next time ya'll, have a good'en!

~Lisa