Paint Chip Calendar

This is my version of the paint chip calendar that I found on Pinterest. 

I bought an old frame at the thrift store and repainted it to match the color of  the paint chips I picked out. 
I cut the chips in 2 1/2 squares and glued them on a poster board. 
I wrote the days of the week on the scraps. 
I wanted to fill in the empty space, so I used my punchy things to punch shapes out of the scraps. 

This was my calendar before I made adjustments so that the dates didn't have to share a square...

 ...this is my calendar now! So much better, now there is more room to write! 

Here is my calendar in my new room up at college. Looks nice doesn't it?

Fabric Dyed with Ice Cubes

First, I mixed some fabric paint with water and froze it in an ice cube tray.

I found some white cotton fabric in the basement and decided to dye that.

When the ice cubes were frozen, I put the fabric in a plastic container and put the ice cubes in various places within the fabric.

I placed the container outside in the sun so the ice paint cubes would melt the quickly.

This is how the fabric turned out! Not too bad!

I made a skirt out of this fabric and I get SO many compliments on it! 

I was surprised that it worked because I had never heard of anyone doing this, so I didn't know if it was going to work. The paint even stays in when it is washed and doesn't melt when ironed! 

I think I will be trying this again. 

Crayon Melting

This is my version of the crayon melting craft from Pinterest. 

I made it for mom for Mother's Day. 

I used foam letters to act as a resist for the melted crayon. 

This is what it looked like before the melting...

...after melting and before peeling off the letters. 

Ta-da! The finished product! 

It didn't work as well as I would have liked. The crayon melted under the foam letters so I had to outline the letters with a black Sharpie. The next crayon melt will turn out better! 

(Yes, I know I messed up writing the reference of the verse too. It's really Proverbs 31, not Psalms) 

A cake wreck...

Well, every cake decorator has one at some point. Mine was for a cake for Fred and Rose's wedding reception in Erda. 

Apparently margarine isn't a substitute for butter in frosting recipes! 

Especially on hot summer days!

Yeah, we didn't stack the cakes like a real wedding cake. I was too embarrassed to show my wreck to everyone. However, we did serve the cake still so it didn't go to waste!