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Glitter your hearts out with these easy to make DIY Glitter Flower Pots!
There's so many creative ways to paint a planter, like nail polish marbling or painting with spray paint. Here's one more way to make a plain flower pot cheerful and glamorous. These DIY Glitter Flower Pots are easy to make, and most importantly - the glitter application isn't a nightmare! You can create these flower pots to add some colorful sparkle to your home, or give them out for Mother's Day.
First, you need a flower pot that you can paint. I am really loving these ceramic flower pots from Oriental Trading. The terra cotta pots I used for the Gold Ombre Planters are also great, but I really like how these ones are already white, ready to paint, and have a glossy coat on the inside.
Paint a coat of FolkArt Color Shift Metallic Paint on the outside of the pot. For this pot, I used Purple Flash. My favorite thing about these paints is the metallic luster that shifts in changing light! Let the paint dry completely, then add another coat if you need more coverage.
After the paint has dried, you can add some sparkle! Glitterific paint is my new favorite!! It's filled with multiple-sized glitter particles suspended in a crystal clear base to makes the glitter application completely mess-free. No dumping glitter over paper and then spilling it all over the floor. One coat around the bottom of the flower pot and I was done! Since the base dries clear and glossy, you don't need to add an additional sealer. Plus, the glitter is held in place - even when you touch it!
Once the Glitterific paint has dried, the flower pot is complete! You can create different looks depending on the paint color combinations you use. For this flower pot, the base is Purple Flash with Blue Moon.
This gorgeous Glitter Flower Pot is Color Shift in Aqua Flash with Glitterific in Aqua.
The last Glitter Flower Pot is Color Shift in Pink Flash with Glitterific in Princess.
Since I can't keep a plant alive (I consider my home a hospice for plants), FloraCraft succulent picks look amazing in the DIY Glitter Flower Pots! After you choose a succulent pick (there are a ton to choose from), add a piece of floral foam into the pot and arrange the picks. Pour in some small river rocks, and the glitter flower pots are ready to put on display!
**If you'd like to create your own flower pots, enter to win $50 to spend at Oriental Trading!**
These DIY Glitter Flower Pots are so much fun to make, and are so easy! They would be a fun craft to do with the girls, or get your kids in on the action and let them paint their own.
What color would you paint your Glitter Flower Pots?
Easily make your own graphic tees, like this Headphones Emoji Tee, with Cricut Iron-On Designs!
My daughter loves wearing graphic tees lately, and it's never been easier to create professional-looking apparel (and home decor, tote bags and more) with Cricut’s new premium Iron-On Designs! For this particular shirt, my daughter chose the Headphones Emoji Iron-On Design because she loves rocking out to music and doing homeschool computer activities while sporting her polka dot headphones.
Thanks to LEGO for sponsoring this party! As always, all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.
Throw an awesome LEGO Minifigure Party with these simple tips and free printables!
Earlier this year, LEGO celebrated the 60th anniversary of their bricks with a handful of play sets, which we shared to go along with a LEGO Challenge Game. 2018 also marks 40th anniversary of the LEGO Minifigure! To celebrate the occasion, 16 new LEGO Minifigures were released in mystery bags on April 1. We decided to celebrate the occasion here at home by throwing a LEGO Minifigure Party with friends!
While "Pinterest-perfect" parties are the goal most of us strive to achieve, our budgets don't always agree with our party plans. I know I'm not the only one in this predicament, so I wanted to share some simple tips, FREE printables, and more about how we were able to throw an awesome party on a budget should you feel inspired to have your own LEGO Minifigure Party!
Officially called the Party Series, these new minifigures are dressed up in wild costumes! Each LEGO series set usually includes 16 minifigures, but this series is extra special because it includes the police officer minifigure that was the first ever created in 1978! You can find the LEGO Minifigures packaged in mystery bags available online or in stores for $3.99 each.
Want to see what we got in our 12 Party Series mystery bags? Watch the video my daughter made opening them all up to find out!
I started with my personal favorite, party favors, to begin my party prep. I created some free printable party favor bag toppers to attach to the top of the favor bags. Print out the toppers on regular copy paper, cut them out with a paper trimmer, and fold the toppers in half.
In each treat bag I added in one LEGO Minifigure mystery bag, and some adorable brick candy that your guests can build AND eat! After the bag has been filled, close the top of the bag and place the topper over the bag. Staple or tape the topper in place.
For a little more LEGO fun, I found these awesome mini popcorn boxes! The favor bags fit perfectly inside, and the box can hold any other goodies that your guests want to take home with them. I especially love how the favors looked on the party table and helped tie in the LEGO theme!
To place the toppers on the cupcakes with ease, I cut a paper straw into 1/4 and attached the pieces to the back of the cupcake toppers with tape. Stick the straw into the cupcakes, and just like that you've got LEGO-themed cupcakes!
For additional table decoration, we rounded up some of our favorite LEGO minifigures. Here in front of the decadent chocolate and vanilla cupcakes, we've got a Roman Gladiator, a Retro Spaceman, a Highwayman, and (my personal favorite) a Dance Instructor from Series 17!
My daughter got out her LEGO bricks and built this awesome napkin and utensil holder to put on our party table. It's VERY easy to build, and kids will be so proud to have one of their creations on display for all the guests to see!
My daughter built this little "cup" to hold markers so that the guests could find them easily. It's built the same way as the utensil holder, but smaller and taller! You could also keep this after the party to hold all of your pens and pencils on a desk!
Entertainment for party guests is one of the most important parts of the party. Not to worry, though. I've got you covered! This Free Printable Make a LEGO Minifigure activity is a ton of fun for kids of all ages. Print the page out and your guests can go wild customizing their own custom LEGO Minifigure!
Don't forget to download and print out Free Printable LEGO Minifigure Bingo to play with friends! It's a fun way to add some LEGO minifigure fun to your party! The bingo printable comes with 10 cards in a set, or you can download a blank set to can create your own cards. Kids of all ages will have a great time playing this game!
This party was a ton of fun to put together, and the kids had a wonderful time. If you haven't already, be sure to check out the latest LEGO Minifigures!
Some things you should know before downloading the free printables:
*Artsy-Fartsy Mama printables are for PERSONAL USE ONLY (home, school, libraries, etc).
*You may NOT modify, sell, redistribute, or claim the design as your own.
*Please do not remove the credits/watermarks.
*If you'd like to share this project, you may use ONE photo and credit must be given to Artsy-Fartsy Mama and linked back to this post.
Download and print Free Printable LEGO Minifigure Bingo to play with friends!
Unless you're new here, it's no secret that my family is obsessed with LEGO. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the LEGO Minifigure! To celebrate, I put together this Free Printable LEGO Minifigure Bingo with some of my favorite LEGO Minifigures for you to play at a party or just for fun!
LEGO Minifigure Bingo includes just a few of the minifigures that LEGO has released over the past 40 years, including the Hot Dog Man, Chicken Man, Yeti, and Cactus Girl! This printable bingo set includes ten bingo cards, so it's easy to print and use for parties. It's fun for every age to play, and the calling cards include the names of the minifigures in case you don't know who they are.
(Set includes 10 bingo cards and calling cards in a single PDF file)
The blank set works a little differently. You get one bingo card with empty spaces (except for the "free" spot). Then print and cut out the bingo pieces so you can assemble the bingo cards yourself. Just glue the pieces in place and you're ready to play!
This is a great option for little hands that want to be creative, or if you have a larger group of people and don't want multiple cards that are the same. The blank bingo set includes all the same characters as the full set, but you can create your own bingo card setup.
(Set includes one blank bingo card, bingo pieces, and calling cards in a single PDF file)
Game Instructions
1. Pick some kind of object to mark your squares (LEGO bricks, candy, glass gems, buttons, etc)
2. Give each player a bingo card and markers (or put your own card together with the blank set).
3. Have each player put a marker over the free space.
4. Have one person choose a calling card and say it out loud. Each player will cover that item on their card with a marker.
5. Once a player has 5 squares covered in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally), call out "BINGO!" and win the game!
Some things you should know before downloading:
*Artsy-Fartsy Mama printables are for PERSONAL USE ONLY (classroom, home, libraries, etc).
*You may NOT modify, re-sell, redistribute, or claim the design as your own.
*Please do not remove the credits/watermarks.
*If you'd like to share this printable, credit must be given to Artsy-Fartsy Mama & linked back to this post.
To lengthen the life of the prints, I would recommend printing the bingo cards and calling cards on cardstock. All sets are 8.5x11 inches and combined in a single PDF format.
Print out these Free Printable Fantastic Beasts Bookmarks to save your spot in your favorite books!
To all my fellow Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter fans, this one is for you! I absolutely love everything that has to do with the world of Harry Potter, and am especially loving Fantastic Beasts lately. I have really enjoyed using my Harry Potter bookmarks and I was inspired to create these Fantastic Beasts character bookmarks that I think you'll love, too!
We have watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them multiple times, and can't wait for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in November!
Download and print the bookmarks on cardstock. Use a paper trimmer or scissors and cut out the bookmarks. Laminate the bookmarks if you want them to last longer.
Lucky for me, my daughter is a Potterhead just like her mama. She helped me throughout the design process of these bookmarks to make sure they turned out right. There are four characters included in this printable set. Just in case you are *gasp* new to Fantastic Beasts, they are: Newt Scamander, Jacob Kowalski, Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein, and Queenie Goldstein.
We love how these bookmarks turned out and they are a fun and magical way to encourage reading!
Celebrate your love of Star Wars with this Free Printable Star Wars Word Search!
Star Wars Day, or May the 4th [be with you] is coming up! It's such a fun holiday for Star Wars fans around the world to celebrate this iconic franchise. My daughter loves word searches, so I put together this Free Printable Star Wars Word Search. It will be such a fun and non-stressful way to celebrate this official holiday with friends, classroom, or family.
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