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Saturday, April 20, 2019

DIY bunny shirt - no vinyl needed - PEEP dog shirt for Easter - Acrylic paint and printed stencil

This was so last minute but I wanted to make Archie, my dog, a peep bunny shirt before our Easter themed bingo tomorrow. I bought the shirt for him from Amazon a couple weeks back and thought about doing a vinyl applique BUT I ran out of time. Plan B!

What you need:

T-shirt

Acrylic paint

Paint brush

Printed stencil or shape

Tulle

Sewing kit or hot glue

I used metallic white acrylic paint.

White tulle for the peep tail.

I printed a peep shape on 11x17 paper and placed under the shirt and traced with chalk.

I didn't think about if I add a bunny tail then you are looking at the REAR of the peep. I originally painted the black eyes and nose and had to wipe it off (not easy) and paint over it a few times so the white covered my mistake.

Painted (few times) and let dry.

I used a piece of cardboard to wrap the tulle around.

Carefully slid it off and used sewing thread to tie it in the center. Then I followed the loops at the end of each side and cut.

Trimmed off any longer pieces.

Tested placement and size. I trimmed it down twice to make it look size appropriate. Lol!

Sewed in place or use hot glue to attach.

So cute!

He looked adorable!

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Thursday, April 18, 2019

Chocolate dipped Pretzel Rods - EASTER TREAT IDEA - Tips & tricks for dipping - DIY tutorial

Dipped pretzel rods are so easy to make and easy to match a color theme.

Supplies:

Pretzel Rods

Candy Melts

Sprinkles

Coconut oil - optional

Bowls for melting

Tall cups for dipping

Parchment paper

Pretzel bags

Ribbon

I made 40 pretzel rods.

2 bags of the HEB brand pretzel rods. Several were broken or I could've made more.

2 bags of candy melts (pink and yellow) and I almost used the entire bag of both colors.

2 small bags of Wilton Spring Sprinkles.

I used tall narrow glasses for dipping.

I have the candy melts pictured in the glasses prior to melting but I did not heat them in the glass.

I used bowls to heat the candy melts and transferred to the glasses. The glass gets too hot to hold and it's much easier in the bowl. I did a tutorial and details about the coconut oil HERE. I added to each bowl to make the consistency a little thinner for easier dipping.

Dipped pretzel and lightly shook off the excess without touching the glass. Placed on parchment paper.

I only dipped the ends but you could use taller glasses or fill the glass up more.

Dip 3-5 pretzels and add sprinkles.

Let dry. If needed you can place them in the refrigerator for about 5 mins to harden faster. Do not leave them in there for long. Candy melts get sticky if left in the fridge.

If you refrigerated, wait until back to room temp before bagging.

Bag and add matching ribbon.

We brought them to bingo for all the residents and staff.

Archie came to visit and wore his PEEP shirt!

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Pet Keepsake - MEMORY Stepping Stone - HOW TO WRITE IN CEMENT - Paw print - DIY Garden memorial

Today is a sad sad day in our house. Our beloved Rolo passed away.

We knew he was winding down. :( He has had trouble gaining weight for awhile and now he is loosing strength to stand. We decided on the way home from school to grab some cement mix and made a memorial stepping stone.

Tub of cement for $7.97 and Home Depot and at home had some glass, stones, rocks and a couple cake tins.

I mixed 4 1/2 cups of cement with 1 1/2 cups of water in a gallon ziplock bag so it could be disposed of easily. I put rubber gloves on to spread the mixture in the cake tin and tapped it on the counter to make the top smooth.

We helped Rolo stand up and pressed his foot down to make one print in the center. We used a bowl of warm water to wash his foot off.

We originally tried to write in the concrete but it looked a mess. I searched for lettered stamps but I must've gave them away when we recently moved.

Used cardstock and cut it into strips to make some of the letters and numbers.

For the letter O and zeros were made with icing tips.

After we made the dates and his name we were going to use little stones and crystals but the boys just wanted to add a dog bone. We used a real dog bone to make the impression.