DIY Wood Trees

These wood trees are so cute and easy to make. 

Perfect for some holiday decor!

Materials:

• 1x2 furring strip boards
• Saw
• Small nails and hammer or a nail gun
• Acrylic paint

Directions:

1. Start with cutting your boards. These don't need to be any specific size, you can make them and small or large as you want. I start with the center tall board. My trees are about 18 inches tall.
2. Next cut the branch pieces. The top one at 3 inches, and then add 1 inch to the next one each time going down (3in, 4in, 5in...). For the base I cut 4 boards, 5 inches long. 
3. Now you can nail your tree together. Start by nailing the base piece on, like shown in the image below. Next add the branch pieces on the center tall board, hang the base over the end of your table space so the boards lay flat. Be careful!
4. Now that you have your tree put together you can add some paint to the front side if you would like. Another option would be to stain the entire tree a dark brown or even leave it natural. 
5. Now you can place your trees in your home or outside for some cute decor. I like to put mine on my upper cabinets in my kitchen. To add a little holiday cheer you could add some small lights or mini ornaments to your tree. If you decide you want to put your outside, it would be best to seal the wood and paint. 

Scarecrow and Snowman Double Sided Porch Decor

This Scarecrow and snowman reversible porch decor is so cute. Flip it to the scarecrow for the fall season and then to the snowman for the winter. What a fun project to make! 

Materials:

• 1 1x10 Pine Board cut at an angle (height 40in)
• 2 1x2 Pine Boards (length 13in)
• Nails and Hammer or Air Nail Gun
• Acrylic Paints
• Clear Satin Spray Paint
• Twine String
• Buttons 
• Greenery for Snowman Hat
• Leaves and Flower for Scarecrow Hat
• Hot Glue Gun & Glue

Directions:

1. Cut Board and lightly sand if necessary. 
2. Nail the small boards towards the top at an angle. If you cut the 1x10 at an angle, then measure from the top to your small board to make the angle is the same. 
3. Paint one side white with a black hat for the snowman. Then paint the other side light brown with a dark brown hat for the scarecrow. Let the paint dry good before painting the other side. 
4. Add the details! I painted a face and scarf on the snowman. I Added a shirt, overalls, and face to the scarecrow. 
5. After you are done with all of the painting, you will want to do a clear coat over it all. I use clear satin spray paint to seal it for the outdoors. 
6. Warm up your hot glue gun. I added the twine string with a bow, buttons on the overalls, and leaves and a flower to the hat on the scarecrow side. Add buttons to the belly and winter greenery to the hat on the snowman side. 
7. Place inside or outside to decorate for the fall season and then flip it over for the winter season. This is also a great gift idea!

Baby Shark Ocean Themed Cake

Baby Shark Doo Doo!

This is a perfect Cake to make for a ocean themed party. You could add any type of cake topper, just like I added a baby shark. I made this as a smash cake for a 1st birthday! It was the perfect addition to the baby shark themed party!

Materials

• Pre-made Cake with first layer of frosting Chilled for at least 30 minutes
• White Frosting (1.5 cups for a 6 in cake)
• Gel Food Coloring (I used Blue)
• Sour Gummy Strips
• Multi Colored Sprinkles
• White Pearl Sprinkles
• Cake Topper (Baby Shark)

Directions:

1. Make sure you have all of your materials. 
2. Start by splitting your white frosting into 2 separate bowls. Color 1 bowl of frosting a darker shade of blue and the other a lighter shade of blue. 
3. Use the lighter shade of blue and coat the whole cake with a thin layer. Chill for 10 minutes. Chilling will help stiffen the frosting making it easier to spread and get a smooth look. 
4. Next spread the darker shade of frosting around the bottom half of the cake. Smooth it out to create an ombre look. I also added the darker frosting to just the top of the cake. Let Chill again for at least 10 minutes. 
5. Now you get to add the ocean decorations. First cut the sour gummy strips into starfish, seaweed and coral. I used red for starfish, orange cut thin and twisted to make coral, and then green cut to look like seaweed. If you would like you could also cut out small fish or other shapes of coral. Stick these decorations around the outside of the cake. 
6. Use the sprinkles to add final details. Use the white pearl sprinkles to add bubbles and the colored sprinkles to create a rock look to the bottom of the ocean. I also used the colored sprinkles to add detail to the top of the cake. 
7. Last add your cake topper and show off your beautiful cake!

Fish Craft for Summer

Gone Fishing!

What a fun craft for the kids to make during the summer. On the days it's too hot out and we are stuck inside it is the best time to make a craft! 

Materials:

• Construction Paper
• Paint & Brushes
• Glue
• Glitter
• String
• Scissors  
• Hold punch

Directions:

1. Get all materials ready on a washable surface. 
2. Cut our a fish shape from one color of construction paper, and a bobber shape out of a white paper. 
3. Paint the top and bottom of the bobber red. We did both sides so when we hang it up it can spin around. 
4. Next paint and decorate the fish, on both sides if you would like. We used a sponge roller to create a splattered look on the fish. Next we glued on the glitter just in the spots where the fins would be. We also did glitter for the eyes. 
5. After all of the paint and glue is dry, use the hold punch to make a hole in the end of the fish and the top and bottom of the bobber. 
6. Tie the fish and the bobber together and then hang it up!