Snow Globe Soap Dispenser

Hi, all!  I'm here with a super fun and easy holiday crafts idea for you.  I found the original idea HERE, but I'll do a little dialog about how I made these here, too.  Also, these look not clear, but I promise I used clear soap. ;)  It just doesn't photograph as nicely when the gold lid is reflecting into it!  Here's what you'll need to create this project: a mason jar, clear hand soap with a soap pump, super glue, Christmas or other figurines, a hammer, a screwdriver, tongs, and glitter.  Come take a gander at the completed Snow Globe Soap Dispenser!  I hope you choose to make one after you read my post!

How fun and festive is that?!  And they are really easy to make.  At first I was thinking that it would take a long time to finish this project, but it took about 10 minutes.  And 7 of that is stirring.  I'll explain.  The first thing you need to do is take a hammer and screwdriver and create a hole in the top of the jar for the soap pump to go through.  This might mean hammering more than one hole into the lid.  This is a two person job--one should hold the jar while the other hammers.  The hole might not look pretty, but who cares?!  It's gonna be covered up...if it wiggles, you can add super glue at the very end to keep it in place, but usually it's on there nicely!

After you get the hole made, lay the lid aside.  Take the figures, the super glue and the tongs, and prepare yourself.  This part may be a bit frustrating, but the good thing is that it will pass. ;)  You're gonna put super glue on the bottom of the figures and put them into the jar.  Use the tongs is necessary.  If the figures don't stay put because the bottom of the jar isn't flat, that's ok.  Just set them in there standing up.  The super glue with bond with the glass--I promise.  See, mine stayed! ;)

Ok, so now put the jar aside.  I promise.  One day, all these parts will make a whole, but not quite yet.  Take your soap, open it up.  But A LITTLE BIT of glitter into the top.  I'm talking maybe a teaspoon.  Then, take the pump and stir the glitter into the soap.  DO NOT SHAKE.  If you shake it, it will never clear up and will stay cloudy.  If you stir it (it takes a bit...like 5-7 minutes), it will eventually get evenly mixed in.  YES, it will start out looking like nothing is happening.  Just keep at it.  It's therapeutic, I promise!  And when you are done, and pour it into the jar and put the lid on, here's what you'll get...

Like I said before, if the pump is too wiggly you can now attach it with super glue.  A note on the glue, too--it MUST be super glue.  Other glues just won't work well. So, that's it!  Also, I used more than one color of glitter, but you could use one or a rainbow of colors--it all depends on you!  One last thing--if the glitter starts to settle too much, just give it a good stir and it will redistribute! :)

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek at my creation!  I hope that you try this fun project--it's a great fun and affordable handmade gift to give this season!  I also hope you join the fun in with the challenges I'm linking with.  You can find the list below my sig!  HUGS and MERRY crafting, all!

Linking up with these fabulous challenge~

Decorate To Celebrate: Anything Goes (3D)

(I feel like sinks deserve to have holiday decorations, too! ;) )

Opus Gluei: Let it Snow

Red Carpet Studio: Holiday Creations

Bearly Mine: Holiday Decoration

Mema's Craft Challenge: Anything Goes + TWIST--Holiday

Sharing my yearly resolutions...

Hi, friends!  I'm here today with a project that helps me fulfill my New Year's resolution--to be more positive! :)  I've got a few other resolutions, too, but I needed a way to make the positive thing stick, so I created a jar to put all good things in. :)

Here's the jar~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

Dazzling Diva Challenge: Photo Inspiration

Filly & Funkie: New Year's Resolutions

Moving Along With The Times: New Beginnings

I've used the Little Flowers set and the Amazing Inspirations set from Inspired By Stamping, glitter paper by DCWV, and all other supplies are from Stampin' Up!.

Thanks for taking a bit of time to check out my creation!  I hope you join in the fun with these fabulous challenges and that you resolve to create more today!  HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

CCM #70: NO Cards, ATC, or Tags

Welcome to another fortnightly challenge at Crafty Cardmakers!  Before we get started, I'd like to thank everyone who participated in my Birthday Balloon Bonanza challenge the past two weeks--I've loved seeing all your creations!  This time our hostess is Carole and she wants to see any creation EXCEPT cards, atcs, and tags.  So, use your imagination!

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Here's what I've created~

Details~

This was very fun to make.  I used an old nut jar I had lying around and decorated it with  patterned paper, minimal stamping, a fun plastic flower, pearls, fabric flowers, and more!  I hope you like it, and I hope you come and join in the challenge!  And please pop over and see all of the other DT creations--they're all fabulous!  Happy crafting, friends!!!

PS: Have you checked out my BLOG CANDY yet?!

MMM Final Steampunk Challenge

:( Sad. :( Sad. :( Sad. :(

:( This week is the last week for Make My Monday's steampunk month. :(

I have to admit--I really was thinking about passing up the whole steampunk thing. I'd never done it and was wary of buying stamps I thought I'd never buy. BUT--I'm so glad I didn't! I've learned so much this month and I've had such fun! Plus, everyone I've shown my creations has loved them and so I know that people will continue to love steampunk cards from me!

Anywho, I REALLY enjoyed this week's challenge (found here). It was to make a creation using steampunk and the creation could be anything...except a card!

I had an empty nut jar, and I knew that it was fate!

Here's the project~

I used an interesting color scheme--gold, silver, brown/yellow, and blue. I wanted to make the jar into something I could give away as a gift to someone. I used the sentiments "hello" and "time flies" so that I could give the jar to a friend I haven't seen for a while. :)

I used ribbon around the lid and as a bow...I think ribbon is very Victorian, don't you think? I also used lots of metal on the project--especially to accent the dry embossed gears. Since I used the sentiment "time flies" on top of the jar, I put clocks around the whole jar.

Close up of the front panel~

Close up of the clocks around the side~

And more details~

I wanted a cool top, so I used paper to create a rosette with a sentiment on top of it. Rosette are

trés Victorian, non?

Close up of the top~

What do you think? I was so pleased with how it turned out!

Thanks for looking--I appreciate you!!! Thanks, gals MMM, for another fabulously awesome challenge--cannot wait until next week! Happy crafting!

Well if there's Christmas in July...

...and Thanksgiving daily, then I declare it to be Halloween in June! Here's why:

I had these two marshmallow fluff jars sitting in a cupboard, waiting to be "used." For years. And years...about 4 to be exact! So, as I was cleaning out that cupboard, I gave myself an ultimatum: USE 'EM OR LOSE 'EM!

Here's the final (?) product. All I did was take white tissue paper and brayer it orange, tear it into pieces and faux mod podge it to the jars.


Then, I drew and cut out the faces and adhered them to the jar.


They needed the lids, so I painted them green.


Here's the thing, should I use some toilet paper rolls to create stems?! If so, HOW?! Please help me! Comments and suggestions are very welcome today!!! Happy sharing!!!

Let the summer creating begin!

I kicked off my summer today by creating some beautiful things with a beautiful friend. :) I'll be showing them to you in the next few days. I wanted to start with this awesome cannister. I bought it at a garage sale for 25¢ and it needed help. It had some magazine cutouts on it...not so cute. Anyway, I decided to use some of my vast supply of paper and came up with this! I adhered it with Elmer's white glue (aka faux mod podge) and it took a total of thirty minutes to make. Each side is different. I think it turned out fabulously! I hope this summer inspires you to create something new! Happy crafting!