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Today’s Guest: Somewhat Simple

Sep212011 posted by 15 Comments

Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie from Somewhat Simple and I am excited to be back here on Eighteen25 for this fabulous series!
Today I have a fun project that your kids will love to help you with!
The idea for this project came to me last week when I cleaned the inside of my refrigerator for the first time in 6-9 months!
I couldn’t believe how many bottles of condiments and salad dressings we had that were expired!
Rather than toss them all in the trash (seriously, I had about 10-12 bottles!) I did the following:
Gather, Clean & Take Off the Labels from Various Bottles–
glass and plastic both work just fine! Run them under some water and let them dry real good.
Take off the labels- you may want to use some Goo Be Gone to get the sticky stuff completely off. Some labels are easier to remove than others!
Squirt Some Paint Inside Your Bottles-
the size of your bottle will determine how much paint to use. Start with less than you think ’cause you can always add more. I chose some fun fall colors with white to make “ghosts” on both ends. My kids loved this part.
Shake it up!
 If you toss the caps of your bottles in the trash prematurely (as I did!) just use a napkin on the open end while you’re shaking. Cover the entire inside of your bottles, adding more paint as needed. (You may need to help your kids cover the entire surface)
Let this dry completely.
Break out the Puffy Paint!
I was originally intending to use my vinyl machine to cut out letters and ghost faces, but it was even easier to free hand letters and faces with some good ‘ole black puffy paint! Let it dry completely.
Embellish!-
You can stop before this step and just leave it plain (I actually LOVE the plain look!) or you can add ribbon, silk flowers, buttons etc. and add even more character!
Display it!–
 I got a simple shelf at Hobby Lobby for a few bucks with my coupon. I painted it black, then I added some Command Strips to the bottom of each jar to stick to the black shelf and hold them in place. Now this cute little project is on display in my entry way- safe and secure and ready to greet my spooky guests!
And that is it!
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thanks so much steph!
how cute is that! and what a fun project for the kids to help with!! (especially the cleaning out the fridge part!)  i just love these projects that use recycled items from around the house!! 
head over to somewhat simple and say hi! and then stop back by again tomorrow and link up a project or two to her awesome strut your stuff link party!!
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  4. This is amazing. I am so going to do this, I have the perfect place for it. I love the fact that it recycles stuff one would normally throw away. Thanks for the idea.

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  6. This is soooo cute!!!! I absolutely LOVE IT!!!! My kids have the day off today from school, and I think this is what we will be making when the baby goes down for her nap!!! Thank you!!!!!

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  8. I love this! It would also be a great alternative to the halloween blocks, just do this with bottles. Excellent1 Thanx for sharing 🙂

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Today’s Guest: Somewhat Simple

Sep302010 posted by 17 Comments

Hi everyone! I am excited to be here on the last day of this totally fun series! My name is Stephanie and my little site is called somewhat simple. My Halloween project is probably the easiest idea featured yet! My mom, who is the self-proclaimed least craftiest person alive, used to make these every year, so if she can do it, so can you!
These little paper covered suckers are so cute to be given as gifts, set out in a cute centerpiece, or hung from your trees in your yard. I made these for the ladies I visit teach and my 3 kids decided they wanted to make some for their friends too, so we made a ton one afternoon and have been giving them out to friends and guests ever since! Here are all 3 tutorials for each type of lollipop and at the end of this post I’ve included a free printable for some cute gift tags.
Ghost Lollipops: Scissors, Black Marker, Suckers, Toilet Paper, Ribbon or String
Pumpkin Lollipops: Scissors, Orange Paper (tissue paper works best), Suckers, Green ribbon
Frankenstein Lollipops: Scissors, Black Paint, Green Paper (tissue paper works best), Suckers, Ribbon
or String

Tutorial One

1. Center your lollipop on 2 squares of toilet paper.
2. Wrap toliet paper around the lollipop and pinch at the stick.
3. Secure toilet paper by tying a knot or bow where the candy meets the stick.
4. Draw a face simply by dotting your toilet paper 3 times with a black marker

Tutorial Two

 1. Stick the stick of your lollipop into the middle of your orange paper.
Tissue paper is easier to form around the sucker, but I didn’t have any! 
2. Bring up the sides to cover the lollipop.
3. Tie your green ribbon around the top.
4. Snip the ends of the orange paper just above your ribbon

Tutorial Three

1. Stick the stick of your lollipop into the middle of your green paper.
2. Bring up the sides to cover the lollipop.
3. Tie your string around the top & snip the ends of the paper just above your ribbon.
4. Dip your tip into black paint and let dry completely.

Fill a container with foam and/or spanish moss then stick a variety of lollipops inside. My favorite was the glass jar filled with candy corn stuffed with ghosts! Add a ribbon and a gift tag and you are good to go!

Or, grab a small handful, tie them in a bunch and add a tag! Here are the tags I made. Feel free to print them off if you’d like and give them to your friends-

(click image to enlarge and save to your computer)

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 So how is that for an easy craft thats fun for the kids too?  I hope you all have a great Halloween! See ya later! -Steph

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How cute are those? Thanks for sharing such a fun idea Steph. And thanks for the added bonus… printables! Somewhat Simple is full of so many great ideas. Make sure you set aside some time to go check it out (if you haven’t already).

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  3. Ah! Just the cutest!!! Love the idea to give them to those you visit teach—gonna do it! Check out our community craft blog when you have a chance {cute stuff!}: easypeasycraft.blogspot.com

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  5. I LOVE Ghost pops. But I've never thought to make them with colored paper! SMART! And how cute is that silver pail?

    I love to tags too. And I kind of "eat, drink, and be scary" everyday. (As long as the drink is a gallon of Diet Coke.) That's okay…..right?

    Again…such a fun event…I will miss it every morning!

    Thanks Steph, and eighteen25!

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  7. I love these…so simple, but SO CUTE! I've done the ghosts for years, but never the pumpkin or Frankenstein…until this year! 🙂 THANKS for the new ideas, and the tags too!

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