A Scented Valentine Wreath

You guessed it, another salt dough creation.

RECIPE HERE

You can blame it on the Cupid Dude and two cups of flour!

This is what a double batch looks like.  You can find the recipe HERE...Don't double it!!!!
(Unless you want to make a lot of hearts.  Then double away my friend!)

A circle was traced from the base of a broken globe onto a piece of paper.   The globe was salvaged for this AMAZING project that I am going to make.  I haven't done it yet cause I am waiting for that AMAZING idea to knock me over the head......that was just over a year ago. 

The hearts were laid on the circle pattern and glued to each other at every point they overlap ensuring that none of the holes were blocked.  This will be for the ribbon to thread through.

The back of the wreath after the hearts were glued to one another.

My Dollar Store ribbon just keeps on giving, like a double batch of salt dough!  I put a dab of hot glue and quickly twisted it so that I could burn my fingers a wee bit and run it through the holes easier.

 Ribbon is threaded through all the holes with a burnt finger.

 Two long tails were left for the hanger.

I tied a few small hearts to the tails, but it still needed something else.

Maybe the beer bow A.K.A. barrette found its niche!

For an extra bit of fun, a drop of cinnamon oil was added to each heart.  Kinda reminds me of the little red cinnamon hearts that I am addicted to.  If you are on a diet, don't do this cuz you will be running for the candy dish every time you walk by your wreath.

 Speaking of candy dishes, check out last years  Valentine project.

http://www.feralturtle.com/2013/01/valentine-candy-dish.html

And yes, there is one more dough project.  Stay tuned this afternoon for the finale! 

Cheers!

Valentine Barrette or a Beer Bow

The Cupid Dude is back which means another episode of Salt Dough!

A barrette clip.

Dollar Store ribbon and some jewelry wire threaded on a needle will make the base for the barrette.

I just kept threading until it felt fairly full.

I twisted and tied the wire and then hot glued the ends of the ribbon together for a finished look.

A blob of hot glue helps secure the clip to the ribbon.

My new spider wanted to model the barrette, but she stole the shot.
She is one sexy Skullder!

I hot glued the Salt Dough heart, (RECIPE HERE)  to the front of the ribbon ball.
A big thanks to my special model!
This is gonna make the perfect bow for a "Bucket of Beer"
Cheers

Valentines Air Freshener For Your Closet or Smelly Car

Oh what a hopeless romantic I've become!   That crazy little Cupid dude.

In a bowl, mix a cup of flour and 1/2 cup salt.

Add a 1/2 cup of water and mix until you get a nicely shaped ball of dough.

Split dough into as many colors as you want.  Knead the color in thoroughly.  Roll out on a floured (I used cornstarch) surface,  about 1/8 of an inch thick.

Cut out all the dough.  If you made a double batch as I did, then you will be cutting out dough for a long time!

  A straw to poke a hole for your string is the perfect tool.   

 A few stamps were used on some of the dough hearts.  Do this before you cut them out.

Bake for about 15 minutes in a 170 to 200 degree oven.  When done, turn off oven and let sunbathe in there until the oven has cooled down.

I painted the heart ensuring the paint went into the depressions from the stamp.

With a damp rag, the excess paint was wiped off!

a dab of the hot stuff!

A string was attached to the heart.  I tied a knot in the one side so that the third heart wouldn't slide down, as pictured below.

A few drops of fragrance oil was rubbed on the back of the hearts.  This took a day to soak in.

I added red paint to the white heart, not pictured, (too lazy) but you will see that in a day or two cuz, well,
 stupid  cupid here, doubled the batch.

Now you can hang these pretties in your closet or from your car mirror to keep that romance alive or at least mask the odor of the half eaten burger you chucked in the back seat of your car two weeks ago!
Romance at it's finest!

Cheers!

Homemade Chai Tea Bags For Your Sweetheart

I am riding the cheesy Love Train and all things heart!!
   My first stop was at  Valentine Sliders!

Next stop...Heart Chai Tea Bags.

I gathered my supplies: coffee filters, red string, heart cookie cutter, red scrapbook paper, homemade chai, RECIPE HERE!  coffee grinder, and of course my sewing machine sporting red thread!

Iron coffee filters so they are fairly flat and wrinkle free.

Trace around the cookie cutter.

Cut out

Cut small hearts from red scrapbook paper and knot each end of red thread cut to about seven inches long.  Knot will help catch on the staple of your chai label and also catch on the inside of the teabag when stitched together.

Stitch 4 hearts together with string of label in between the four layers of coffee filter at the top of the heart.  Leave an opening as shown above.  I used 4 so that the thread wouldn't rip through the paper.

I put about 1 heaping tablespoon of my homemade chai between the doubled up layers of coffee filters. ( I ran the chai mix through my spice / coffee grinder to break down into a finer mix. Stitch closed and snip threads.

How romantic is that?

All Aboard......

Cheers!