Water Balloon Flip Flops

This is a craft my daughter did with her Grammy this summer.  They took a pair of flip flops and then single tied several bright water balloons from Dollar Tree onto them.  My daughter was able to tie them by herself and loves wearing them.  Super Cute.

Painted Tires

I found the top pic on Etsy and I LOVE it.  So, I decided I needed some colored tires!    The  second pic is my pic of my kids.  I tried getting them all in one shot, but it was a disaster.  I still love this though.  It will bring some bright colors to my Living Room.  

My husband and I may have fought for 3 days about him bringing home the old tires after he got new ones for our van, but it was worth it in the end.   After I've had my fun photo shoot I will probably  turn them into planters. I  really wouldn't mind having them in the backyard filled with flowers.  That will be another battle with my husband... 

Notice: This project is only for those willing to stick to their guns and not afraid to get a little dirty.  

 First, get your tires.  I'm sure any tire store would love to give them to you because you have to pay to get rid of them!  (Landfills only charge about $3 per tire).   

Then, get some paint.  I already had the yellow, but I went and bought the turquoise and hot pink.  I just got regular latex paint quarts from Walmart.  Spray paint would work great too.  Lowe's has cute colors.  

Then get your brush and brush on some paint in the backyard.  No need to cover EVERY spot, because then  they have a cute distressed look.  It literally took about 20 minutes to paint all three!  I ended up spray painting the yellow one green and it worked great too.  

Cookie Sheet Calendar

This Calendar was one of my favorite projects to make. I'm not going to lie, it took a few hours to accomplish this. The best part was searching for each day's treasure and turning it into a magnetic number for the calendar. It came about because my friend sold me a kit to make a calendar similar.  I ended up changing it up and using Random objects instead of square paper pieces.  Here's what you do:

1- Buy a small cookie sheet. (I've heard they are even at Dollar Stores)

2- Mod Podge Strips of Papers that you love onto the front

3- Measure out your calendar and draw the calendar lines with a marker.

4- Go through your junk drawer, your kids random toys, old game pieces, etc. to find each

day's number. Some of my favorites were a dice for the 4th, a button for the 9th, a toy compass for the 18th, a mirror for the 27th and a puzzle piece for the 29th. Add stickers, vinyl #s, stamps, or chipboard to complete each treasure.

5- Now glue on button magnets (you can buy a 50 pack at Walmart for about $5).

6- Decide how you want your interchangeable months to be. I made mine with rectangular scrapbook paper with vinyl words. You could also just print these off. Embellish as much or little as you want. Add button magnets to the back and store extra months on the back of the pan.

7- Paint around the edges of your pan with acrylic paint to give it a vintage look.

8- Place on an easel or use a Crop a Dile or drill to place 2 holes in the top to string ribbon through.

9- Enjoy your masterpiece!