DIY: Up-cycled Easter Flowers

After all the eggs are hard boiled and ready to by 

dyed for Easter, what do you do with all the left over

egg cartons?

Well if you are me, you actually have a stash 

of egg cartons ready to be up cycled into something crafty.

While perusing Pinterest, 

I found thins great DIY from Homemade Serenity!

Now here's a lady that's on my 

"this could be useful for crafting" hoarding wave length.

Instead of following her explicit directions to make a 

wreath, the boy and I decided 

to make a little something pretty 

for his sweet little neighbor girl friend, Lily.

I am just loving seeing all the detail that he took the time

to put into these cute flowers.

It was also really cute listening to him talk about

how important it is to give girls flowers.

My little gentleman in training! 

DIY: Pot O'Gold Terrarium

This weekend I put my boys to work

to help me make a 

"Pot O'Gold" Terrarium

just in time for St. Patrick's Day.

Here's What You'll Need:

A medium sized vessel 

medium sized rocks (enough to fill the bottom)

High quality spray paint

gold decorative glass

cacti or succulents

soil

painters tape

a rubber band

A rock to be painted

Step 1:

Use the rubber band to mark a guide line

around the outside of the jar.

Begin taping the inside of the jar, 

using the guide, making sure 

not to leave any gaps in the tape.

Tap all the way to the top rim and create an

overlap to shield from overspray.

Step 2: 

While holding the glass up to the light,

spray in 5-10 very light even coats on the inside of the inside of the jar.

Make sure to let each coat dry before applying the next.

This is the part where you really need to pay attention.

Be very cautious of your paint running.

Note that we are using a very high quality paint,

NOT Rust-O-leum!

Step 3:

While the hubs was literally watching paint dry,

I had the boy paint a beautiful rainbow

on a white rock.

Step 4:

You are now ready to put it all together,

I would highly suggest waiting a full 24 hrs

before adding your rocks and soil.

You can find a full list of direction 

on assembling a basic terrarium here.

After everything was all together we added 

our rainbow to our "Pot O'Gold"

we are ready for the Leprechaun's to come.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Wynwoon: Remnants

The art is abundant in Wynwood.  Your eyes are constantly following a roller coaster or beautiful murals and mind boggling tags.  Sometimes the art isn't on the walls though.  The remnants of artists and masterpieces litter the streets and tell a store of their own.