Hello World,

Last month, I went to two weddings in the same weekend, 400 miles apart. One of the weddings was a rainbow theme, with black and white accents. As my gift, I made the glitter “Mr. & Mrs.” letters (in the photo above) that were used as decor on the sweetheart table.

1.  To make your own glitter letters you will need: large wooden letters, glitter, paint the same color as your glitter, a paintbrush, a paper plate, and Mod Podge or a spray fixative.

2.  Begin by completely painting your wooden letters. Painting your letters the same color as your glitter helps so you need less layers of glitter later.

3.  Allow paint to dry, and place your first wooden letter on your paper plate.

4. Apply a thin coat of Mod Podge to your letter. (I didn’t have all my supplies, so I applied another layer of wet paint.)

5. While still wet, completely cover the front of your letter with glitter.

6. Apply another layer of Mod Podge to your letter, and add another layer of glitter. (I didn’t have Mod Podge, so I actually used hair spray (with the windows open). I sprayed the letter, and quickly sprinkled more glitter on my letter.)

7. Once you have reached your desired amount of glitter, add one final coat of Mod Podge to help reduce glitter fall off. (I used one final coat of hair spray.)

8. Funnel your excess glitter (on the paper plate) back into your original glitter container. Allow to dry and repeat with your other letters.

Mod Podge would usually be the way to go, but in a pinch, hair spray works like a charm. I would recommend making them outside though as some glitter does wisp into the air, so there is some clean-up involved.

Close up of their cake.  Love the flowers on top. Especially that rose- it was so photogenic.

While the cake was for the bride and the groom, they had this great tower of cupcakes for the weddings guests. They had five different flavors, each with a different piped filling.

Happy Crafting!

Hello World,

I’m a sucker for studded/spiked accessories and clothing. Like a lion on the prowl, I hunt for edgy pieces and beeline for that little sliver of metal peeking out in a rack full of clothing. Lately though, I have been having a harder time finding decent spiked accessories in my area, as many of the fast fashion stores have been pushing the floral trend instead. (Tangent- I recently went to Lana Del Rey’s concert in Seattle and it seemed like every third girl was wearing a floral crown. Her opening act even commented on it. Virtual high five to those of you who DIY-ed your headwear.)

Luckily, I stumbled across (and oh course had to buy) these sweet spikes on Darby Smart, and DIY-ed my own spiked barrette. Check out the simple tutorial below to make your own:

1. Gather your supplies: flat-back spikes, e6000 or other durable glue, and a barrette.

2. In a ventilated area, glue each of your spikes to your barrette. Use as little or as many spikes as you wish. I crammed as many on as possible and alternated the two sizes on mine.

3. Allow to dry, and tada! Pop that baby in your hair and rock your day.

Happy Crafting!

PS – I also used some of these spikes to make some DIY constellation art. See the tutorial here.