Dollar Store Mirror Redo

Today I can't wait to share with you this simple $1 mirror! This was over at See Vanessa Craft last week, in case you missed it.

I have been in desperate need of a mirror in my closet. I found a cheap mirror from Dollar Tree about a month or two ago, but it was literally falling apart. Creative instincts told me to grab the glue gun and start working!

Materials

Dollar Store mirror ($1)

Ribbon scraps (I had them on hand)

Small beads (beads are optional, but they add a nice touch)

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Fabric scissors

Tape

Hot glue gun

Needle + thread (for beads, optional)

Total Project Cost: $1 (woo hoo!)

Directions

Wash off your mirror. I had to pull tape and hardened glue off of the frame sides.

Lay out the ribbon. Take your needle and thread your way through your beads. Knot both sides. Lay that out as well.

Starting with the bottom-most ribbon, wrap it around and tape the ends in the back. Continue with each ribbon (and beads)!

Glue all four sides of the frame back on. It may be a tight fit over the ribbon, but it should fit. You can finish with gluing the ribbon on the back, but the tape stayed on just fine for me.

You're done! Could it be any easier?

Notes: 

(1) Grab a hair clip and clip it onto the ribbon. It can give the mirror a new look any time you feel its time for a change!

(2) Even though this mirror can hang on its own, the stand in the photo gives it a nice touch. It's also from Dollar Tree.

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Washi Pencil Cup

Today I can't wait to share this cute pencil cup! I think I'm officially sucked into the world of Washi tape. In cased you missed it, I did a post about my Washi tape tray last week.

Supplies:

Washi tape (Target $4/4 rolls)

Square pencil cup (Target, I think around $6)

Are you noticing my love for Target yet?

BEFORE

AFTER

 I took three different sets of Washi tape and taped them down vertically, horizontally, and diagonally.

 No more explanation necessary (that's the beauty of Washi)

I love my new colorful pencil cup!

Guest Post {Bonn Bonn Boutique}

Hey there! I am so excited to have my second guest blogger. Meet Bonnie from Bonn Bonn Boutique. Bonnie is so sweet and cute, I'm so glad she is here today! She is showing us how she made the most adorable Lace Flower Headband...

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Hey Craftonistas! The other day I was browsing YouTube and I came across this girl who demonstrated how to make a really cute lace flower.  I love lace. It's so delicate and pretty, and I love the way it makes me feel when I wear it.  I didn't watch the entire video, but enough to get the gist, and decided I would give it a shot.

To make this beautiful lace flower you will need the following items:

Lace
I got a spool of it from Michael's in the ribbon aisle. The spool came with white lace about 3 feet long and 1.5 inches wide.

Felt
I'm using white lace, so I got white felt.  You can use whatever color lace or felt you would like though.  Definitely make this your own!

Knit Non-Roll Elastic
 I decided to buy this elastic in the sewing section instead of buying an already made headband. I didn't know if I was going to make a cuff or a headband and I wanted to keep my options open.

Alligator clip
 This is optional. I want my flower to be multi-functional so I did not want to permanently adhere it to anything.  An alligator clip allows that.

Rhinestone embellishment
This is also optional. The flower still looks pretty without it, but my philosophy is the mo' bling the betta!

You will also need scissors, a glue stick, and a pen. I also used the the cardboard piece on the end of the spool of ribbon to cut out the felt circle that the lace will be glued down to.  Do not use this as a template because it's too big.  I had to rip apart my lace flower and almost ruined the entire thing :-/

Lace, felt, scissors, glue gun, elastic, alligator clip, circle template- you can use anything you have laying around the house.  2.5" is the perfect size. Don't forget your pen and sparkly embellishments. if you wish.

Use your circle template to trace onto the felt.

Once you cut out the circle, begin to glue along the perimeter in small sections.  

Continue around the felt circle until you reach the middle.

As you can see the lace flower looks really pretty all by itself.

But like I said, bring on the bling. I went with a green rhinestone.  I love the pop of color that it adds!

Glue the alligator clip to the back of the felt, making sure you don't glue the alligator clip together.  That is totally something I would do!

I decided to make a headband instead of a cuff.  I placed the elastic around my head to gauge how tight I wanted the elastic to fit.  For me that was about 22 inches.  I cut it with scissors and glued it down with a hot glue gun.

I clipped the lace flower to the elastic where I glued the two pieces together and voila, here it is! 
I love it :)


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Bonnie, I L-O-V-E it! The green gem is so cute. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Washi Tape Tray

Supplies:

Wooden tray (Target dollar section, $2.50)

Washi tape ($4/pack Target, office section)

Scissors

 I fell in love with this wooden tray from Target in the dollar section (my favorite section).

 And of course, what tray couldn't use a little Washi tape? Target has the cheapest Washi tape I've ever seen, at $4 for 4 rolls!