Damask Ball Wreath

I'm excited to be part of a crafty group of bloggers to have a "craft night" every month!

They are awesome, be sure to stop by their blogs and see their take on this project:

Kari from Newlyweds on a Budget, Marilyn from 4 You with Love,

Anna from Directions Not Included, and Laura from Smallgood Hearth.

Our project this month was inspired by this wreath we found on Pinterest by Making it Fun:

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...and here is my version!

I designed it to go with my Monogrammed Canvas:

It was kind of more work than I had planned, but I love the final look! 

Here's what I used to make my wreath:

12" Wreath Form

Scrap Ribbon

12 Large Styrofoam Balls

48 Small Styrofoam Balls

Damask Tissue Paper

Mod Podge

Hot Glue

First, I wrapped all the balls with strips of tissue paper and stuck on with Mod Podge.

{See my other damask ball/apothecary jar project here}

Paint the back side of the tissue paper strip with Mod Podge and wrap it around the ball.

If there are empty spots, you can add on smaller pieces. Let dry completely.

I had a vine wreath I found at the dollar store, but it's kind of hard to glue the balls onto the wreath sometimes.

So, I used some scraps of ribbon I had on hand and wrapped the wreath. I didn't want the pink ribbon to show through the wreath, so I took it out and gave it a coat of black spray paint {just to the one side}.

Next, I attached the balls to the wreath with hot glue.

Close up of the damask balls attached to the wreath...

I love it!! What do you think?

Twix Cookie Bars

These homemade Twix Cookie Bars are a sweet and simple recipe to treat a crowd to a favorite candy bar!

Twix has always been one of my favorite candy bars. I love the contrast of the crunchy shortbread and the chewy caramel, and who doesn't want something coated in chocolate? These homemade Twix Cookie Bars taste just like the candy bar: a buttery shortbread crust topped with smooth chocolate and rich, gooey caramel sandwiched in between. Each layer is easy to make, and is the perfect treat to share with your family or to feed a crowd.

Makeup Magnet Board

My daughter is getting into the stage of wanting to play with mommy's makeup. While I'm combing her hair, she's sitting on the counter and emptying my makeup bag and figuring out how to open everything and put it on like mommy does... sort of. So, I needed to stop the problem before it got too messy:

Free Printable Spring Banner

I've finally updated my Seasonal Canvas/Clothesline Art Canvas

{see here and here for past examples}

and put together a printable to share!