Getting Crafty

On Tuesday of this week, my friend Sarah and I got together and did some crafting! Of course we got our ideas from Pinterest - where else!?! It was so fun and all the things we made (some crafts, some food) were really easy and turned out so good!

The first thing we whipped up were these ADORABLE key holders!

They were so simple and didn't cost much at all! Our supplies included an 8x10 canvas, fabric, felt for the flower, hooks, hot glue and 1 pair of really awesome scissors! (HA! Ok, my scissors were totally dull and ridiculous, but we pushed through and made them work - Sarah may or may not have left with a war wound from said scissors. May they rest in peace.)

We cut our fabric down to size and hot glued it nice and tight around the canvas. Then, we used a square of felt and cut a bunch of circles out to create that cute little felt flower. Hot glued that baby to the fabric covered canvas, screwed the hooks into the bottom and viola - cute little key holder! These can also be used to hold necklaces or other jewelry items! They are very easy to do - if I can do it, anyone can!
Click HERE and HERE for the Pinterest links!

The next thing we made were these fun candy jars!

Again - as simple as it gets! You need a candle holder from the Dollar Tree, a small mason jar, spray paint and hot glue.

We spray painted the candle holder and Mason jar lid a chocolate brown, let it dry, added our M&M's and it was done! These are so cute for a party - you could do several in different sizes and add all sorts of colorful candies! My girls love them!

We made 2 snack items - the first was Valentine Chex Mix.

It came together really fast and is such a yummy snack. A fun idea for this is make up a batch and put it in Dollar Store plastic containers, add some fun ribbon and give it to friends, family, teachers, etc. as a sweet Valentine's Day treat! Here's the link to the recipe, but note that it is a half batch. If you want a full batch to share with others, make sure and double this!
Click HERE for the recipe link.

And last but not least, Sarah made homemade granola! Again - so easy and very good! I love granola as a snack or as a topping on my yogurt! And who knew it was so simple to make your own! I forgot to take a picture of it, but here's the link if you want to check it out! GRANOLA RECIPE

I love getting together with friends and making crafts and yummy snacks - it makes for a fun girl's day! I hope you got some good ideas and even try out some of this yourself!

Happy Crafting!!