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Have you ever wanted to "decorate your dishes" or personalize a mug or a plate, but you weren't sure how to go about doing it? Well join me today on My Craft Channel as I teach you how customize mugs and plates from the thrift store using a Sharpie Marker and your oven. And they're permanent if done the right way! You will have tons of fun creating gifts for family and neighbors with this fun new technique.

WATCH MY WRITING ON DISHES episode HERE on My Craft Channel

Combine a thrift store plate or cup and a Sharpie Marker along
with your oven to create these fun decorative dishes.  Using vinyl, create a stencil and use your sharpies to trace the shape. Best method to fill in your letter is to go back and forth and move upward on the design. Do not go back over the area you've already colored if you want a solid colored in area. Peal off the vinyl to reveal your fun number.
View Question:Are the dishes "Food Safe" if we're coloring on the eating area …

Making an Easter Peep Wreath has been at the TOP of my to do craft list since I first saw them popping up on Pinterest. First of all, you get to eat the leftovers and who wouldn't love a sugar glitter wreath full of those colorful, yummy peeps. 
SUPPLIES NEEDED: Straw Wreath, Paper Grass, Toothpicks, Peeps (Carrots from Dollar Store optional). Note, I bought two packages of each color and it only took one package. But that also depends on the size of your straw wreath (mine was a 10"). You'll also need to open up the peeps and let them sit for a few days to a week so they get a little stale before you can assemble your wreath (fresh ones are too soft).   STEP 1: I've seen lots of these wreaths where they wrap the wreath with ribbon or leave it in it's original "straw" version. I didn't like either option so I picked up a bag of paper grass from the dollar store and started applying it to the wreath. I started with Mod Podge which worked great…

Join me today on My Craft Channel as I share some tips and tricks for creating Book Page Wreaths. I will walk you through what types of base to use and even creative ideas on glittered and decorative edges for your wreath. You'll love the inspiring pins I'll share in this episode and hopefully inspire you to start crafting your own "Door Decor" with old book pages soon.
WATCH MY BOOK PAGE WREATHS episode HERE on My Craft Channel

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