Pinterest: photo Candle holder

Candle holder

Supplies:

1 candle holder from Dollar store

1 pkg of vellum sheets

Landscape photo

Matte mod podge

Clear spray (I used Matte Mod Podge)

Glue stick

You will need to resize your photo.  Mine had to be resized to 4.25 w x 4.095 H and I did it in photoshop.  Once printed, make sure it fits and you can trim it to fit on your candle holder. Spray BOTH sides of vellum (after printing the photo) 3 times.  Let dry between each coat (about 10 minutes each coat).  Then wrap it around the candle holder and use a glue stick to glue the ends of the photo together.  Coat with 2-3 coats of Mod Podge, allowing EACH coat to dry.  Then do another 2-3 coats of Clear Spray.  Wallllllllllllla.  

Monster cookies

These fabulous babies are SO good and will absolutely make them again! They are wheat free and CAN BE Gluten free IF you use gluten free oats from Bob's Red Mill!

Monster Cookies 

3 c chunky peanut butter
2 c brown sugar
2 c white sugar
1 c butter, soft
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp baking soda
6 eggs, large
2 tbsp vanilla
9 c oats
2 c chocolate chips
2 c m&m's

Mix butter, sugars & vanilla. Add eggs & peanut butter, Salt, soda. Add oats & chocolate. I spooned out onto cookie sheet with wax paper in an icecream scoop. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes (more like 10).

My first pinterest project: Love, Live, Laugh

Pinterest tempted me for a really long time before I gave in.  A REALLY long time.  Then after seeing all of this stuff pop up on my facebook that I loved, I gave in......took the dive.....I knew I would love it but oh my.  So the first thing that I loved was this item.   They wanted $190 for this.......$190?? um...no WAY!  Thanks to my friend Christi from church, she inspired me to do it on my own.  At first I looked at ordering them with the special that a company had where I could get a free canvas (paying shipping) but I didn't like the way they looked.  And then I needed 6 of them!  OUCH!

I was able to do this for a little less than $60!  Here's my itemized list:

Live, laugh, love transfer $17.99 after a 40% off Q from Hobby Lobby

Mod Podge (MATTE NOT GLOSSY) $4.80 after a 40% off Q from Hobby Lobby (reg 7.99 but it’s the LARGE bottle and I plan on using it for more projects in the future)

Canvases (2 pk, 8x10) $3.99 (you need 5 pkgs)

Photos $1.86 each (Sam’s Club) You will need 6 of them

Foam brushes $1.33 pkg

Paint (brown & black acrylic, large bottle) $2.99 x 2

I first painted the sides of the canvases for the photos black.  I then painted the live, laugh, love ones with the brown and then the sides black.

I had the photos printed at Sam's.  I DID have to trim the photos a tiny bit to fit the canvas.  I then put mod podge down on the canvas and put the photo on top.  I allowed it to set for about 30 minutes or so because I didn't want the photo to slide.  Then I put 2-3 coats of mod podge over the top and sides of the photos.  I also cut out the transfer for the words by individual words and transferred them to the canvas.  I put a layer of mod podge over the top of them for extra protection and a good seal.  Let them dry overnight.......probably 24 hours.  Then I took a big roll of white paper and rolled it out on the floor.

 I mapped out what photos I wanted where and did them 3" apart on each side. I traced the outside canvas with a Sharpie.  I also made sure I took my permanent pen and wrote what photo would go there.  I hung the template up on the wall to place it where I wanted it.

Now an fyi....when you are putting in the nails for the picture, make sure you know, it's 1 1/2 inches from the top of the canvas to the ridge to hang it :)  Ask me how I learned that the hard way!  Anyways....walla.  I have 2 other Pinterest projects I am working on.  One is 90-95% done the other one is about 50% done.  I will update when I finish those too :) Here's the finished product: