Popsicle Stick Snowflakes

I love the snow. 

I'm just not a huge fan of the cold. 

Actually I am a giant wimp in the cold. 

I just got a pair of fleece leggings which are amazing. 

People keep coming up with the best inventions. 

Like these. 

They totally make fake trees a million times cooler. 

Anyways...remember over thanksgiving break I told Kenzie we could do a craft every day?

Well we made 3. 

Not quite everyday but she was happy. Maybe I was a little over ambitious. 

If you missed the first two check out our Q tip Snowmen paintings and our Cherrios Christmas trees. 

For our third craft we made giant Popsicle stick snowflakes. 

I think they are technically called craft sticks but you get what we mean.

I had a bunch of step by step pics of the kids making them but I can't find them anywhere. 

Luckily they are super easy.

First we painted the craft sticks with white and silver paint. 

Once they were dry I glued them into the snowflake shape.

Then I let the kids decorate their snowflake with glue and we sprinkled glitter on top.

Easy peasy lemon squeezy (as Mackenzie would say). 

Then we stuffed them into our Christmas tree as decoration.

Festive and fun. 

Wedding cake toppers

I just found this blog post I wrote a few weeks ago (before the wedding).

Apparently I forgot to post it...whoops! 

Oh well....better late than never. 

I can't believe my brother's getting married in a couple weeks!

His fiance wanted some wooden peg dolls to go on top of the wedding cake 

and since they were $60-$100 to buy them on Etsy I told her I would try to make some myself. 

So for $10 here's what I came up with.   

Not too shabby. 

Soccer Hair Bows

Every girl needs a little hair bling. 

Especially when you're out on the soccer field. 

I think our hair bows must hypnotize the other team or something because our girls have been kicking major booty out on the field. 

Well that and they are just really good. 

 Anyways, want to make some pretty hair bows for your daughter or her sports team?

Then follow this tutorial :)

It was super easy and they turned out adorable. 

After I laid out all of the ribbon in the star shape I sewed down the middle (like she suggested) with the sewing machine. I figured since the girls were going to be running around and scoring a million goals it would be better to make sure they were extra secure. 

But instead of using the zip tie like she does in the tutorial I just scrunched up the sewn ribbon pile with my hand and hot glued it to the top of the pony holder. Then I tied a long piece of ribbon around the top of the ribbon pile and the pony holder to secure it and finished it off with a knot. 

(Tell me if this isn't making sense)

 I love how all the ribbon is at the top of the pony holder. I think it makes it way easier to put into the girls hair instead of the kind where the ribbon is just tied in knots all the way around. 

Yay for hair accessories and being a girl! 

Go bumblebees!!

Maddie's Bible verse

Remember these Bible Verse Signs?

Well we f.i.n.a.l.l.y. finished Madelyn's. 

The amount of time it takes me to finish a project (or anything) these days 

I better start on the new baby's pronto. 

And maybe it will be done by the time he/she is one. 

Maybe. 

I love how Maddie's sign turned out I just wish we could have fit verse 6 on there too....

"in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths."

I figure since we pray the kids verses over them each night she will pick it up sooner or later. 

Also just a tip in case you try making one of these yourselves (which you should totally do because they are super easy...just follow this tutorial) 

and whatever you do, DON'T use spray paint primer for the white part. 

Trust me. 

The stickers don't stick well to it and you will have to touch up every. single. letter. later on.

So not worth it.

Just buy the roller and a jar of good primer. 

 Mackenzie's verse

Wesley's verse

And one of my sweet readers, Kyndal, emailed me a picture of the Bible verse sign she made for her boys' rooms.
If baby number 4 is a boy I think I might have to copy it exactly.

I love the green and the verse. 

Perfect for a little man of God.  

Oh and if you have a chance stop by Kyndal's blog and wish her a congratulations on her new baby girl! 

I did it

I did it! 

I made these super cute clay baubles necklaces. 

And they were sooooo easy to make. 

And after I made one for myself

a certain little girl just had to have one too. 

the orange one is for me and the purple is for Mackenzie 

She thought hers was pretty cool. 

And so did I. 

And like I said they were really easy to make. 

Go, give them a try for yourself (or for your little one).

Family Rules

I've been itching to make this project ever since I saw it here.

It only took me a year but I've finally done it!

Let me introduce you to the Sellars'

Family Rules.

To make a family rules sign of your own all you need to do is:

-cut out strips of scrapbook paper (I had to tape 2 pieces together since they weren't quite long enough)

-write a family rule on each one

-Stick it in a frame of your choice

and hang for all to see!

Oh and I spray painted the matting that was already in the frame to match my scrapbook paper.

What are some of your family rules?

Princess Tiara Tutorial

What little girl doesn't love dressing up as a princess?

And what proper princess doesn't have a tiara?

Today I'm going to teach you how to make a simple and easy princess crown or tiara for your little Princess.

And no princess outfit is fully complete without a princess wand.

In case you missed the princess wand tutorial check it out here.

Princess Crown or Tiara Tutorial

Supplies:

-headband (The purple glitter headband and the pink headband came in a 2 pack in the dollar section at Target)

-felt

-rhinestones

-hot glue gun

Step 1:

Make a crown template out of card stock or scrap paper.

This is a little tricky to explain...

Basically you need to come up with a crown shape at the top of your template and then leave a bunch of extra room at the bottom. It might be helpful to scroll down a bit to see how we are going to attach the felt to the headband to get a better idea how to make your template.

Then, once you have your large template, make a smaller crown shape that fits inside the top of the larger crown shape as an accent.

Step 2:

Cut your crown shapes out of felt using your templates as a guide.

Step 3:

Wrap the larger crown piece around the headband as shown above.

Add a strip of hot glue to the top center of the headband and to the inside of the crown shape, then quickly press down to secure it to the headband and the back piece of felt.

Wow, I feel like I'm doing a really awful job of explaining this. Hopefully the pictures are helpful to clarify things.

Step 4:

Glue on your smaller crown piece.

Step 5:

Following the shape of the large crown piece, cut the back piece of felt to match.

Step 6:

Decorate your princess tiara/crown with rhinestones, glitter or puffy paint to your liking and...

Tada!

A beautiful princess tiara for your little princess!

Bible verses for the kiddos room

A while ago Aaron and I started a project for the kids room

and in true Sellars' style,

a month and a half later,

it is finally finished!

Together Aaron and I chose a Bible verse for each of our kids

and then painted them on giant pieces of wood to hang in our kids room.

And by we, I mean my awesome husband.

He did pretty much the entire project by himself.

At least all the hard stuff :)

We chose Matthew 5:16 for Mackenzie.

She is our little ray of sunshine.

She is always filled with joy

and knows how to put a smile on even the grumpiest of faces.

Our prayer is that she would shine the light of Jesus to everyone she meets.

Wesley is a very studious little boy.

From the time he was a tiny baby people always commented on how serious he looked.

Don't get me wrong, he is super loving and likes to be silly

but for the most part he likes to observe and study things.

Our prayer is that he would be a man who knows and loves the truth of God's word and lives in step with it.

Here are the verses in the kids room.

Mackenzie's is hanging on the wall next to her bed,

and Wesley's is right above his crib.

Want to make an awesome sign for yourself?

Check out the tutorial we used and whip up something special and unique of your own.

"The Rachel" Felt Flower Tutorial

I told you.

Once I find something I like

I make it a million different ways.

Here's my third,

and probably last (at least for a while)

felt flower tutorial.

This one

just so happens

to be my favorite yet.

See it's a good thing I didn't stop after flower brooch number 1 or 2 :)

Again, I had a hard time figuring out a name for it

other than felt flower #3

(which is way too boring)

so I named it after my friend Rachel who I made it for.

Supplies:

-Felt

-Hot glue gun

-straight pin for brooch

Step 1:

Cut 3 petal shapes out of card stock to use as your template.

One large, one medium, and one small.

Step 2:

Using your template as a guide, cut out...

-8 large petals

-4 medium petals

-4 small petals

Step 3:

Cut a circle out of your felt to use as the base of your flower.

Step 4:

Begin gluing your large petals to your base (the circle from step 3) in the pattern shown above.

Step 5:

Hot glue your second layer of large petals in the pattern above.

Step 6:

Glue the medium petals to your flower in the pattern shown above.

Step 7:

Glue your last layer (the small petals) in the pattern shown above.

Step 8:

This is the hardest step!

Decide what to use for the center of your flower.

You could use the same color felt as your flower,

a lighter felt center,

a darker felt center

or even a button!

Decisions, decisions...

Step 9:

Glue finished flower to a straight pin (or bar pin...whatever they are called these days) to transform it into a brooch.

Now pin on your favorite,

sweater,

jacket,

hat,

scarf,

purse,

etc.

and

oooo and awww over your awesome new accessory!

And just because I love you guys

and it's been way too long since I've had a giveaway

I'm giving away these 2 "Rachel" flower brooches.

So how can you enter to win...

Lots of ways!

Just...

1. Leave a comment

2. Become a follower of my blog

3. Grab my new blog button!

Giveaway will end Wednesday, June 16th at midnight.

Winner will be announced the following day.