Christmas Countdown Chalkboard

I went to visit my grandma a few weeks ago, and in her town is a Hobby Lobby.  This is the first time I have been in their store and I fell in LOVE!!!  In my town the only craft store we have is Walmart and we all know their craft selection is not the greatest.  I felt like a kid in a candy store at Hobby Lobby.  I knew I wanted to find a chalkboard because I had this idea in my mind.  When I was young I made something similar to it and I wanted to recreate it. It was fun, easy and it is adorable and something you can make in under 30 minutes.  The vinyl can be found at vinylgiftsandmore.com

Did you know that we have 150 days until Christmas.  I found this website that tracks how many days we have left. 

Directions:
1. Put painters tape on around the borders on the chalkboard.
2. Paint the trim of the chalkboard. Let dry. (I did 3 coats. Just depends on how you like it)
3. Take the tape off.
4. Apply Vinyl to the chalkboard.
5. Decorate your chalkboard.  I used thin twine, scrap booking paper and buttons.
5. Drill holes on top to put your twin or ribbons in to hang.
6. Enjoy!!!

Mason Jar Craft

I love Mason jars!  I am a canner so I have tons of them around my house.  I wanted to do a craft with them.  My friend had me make vinyl for girls camp with the YW torch on it and she put it on a Mason jar.  My mind then went crazy with different ideas.  Here are the ideas I came up with.  This craft can be made under $5.00.  The vinyl will be available at vinylgiftsandmore.com

 

Attention: Jar Lantern Directions
We have discovered that some of you are having problems when making your jar lanterns. After much testing we have discovered the problem.

1. MUST start with clean jar. DO NOT TOUCH THE JAR WITH YOUR HANDS! We have discovered the oils from your hands can prevent the etching spray paint to not stick correctly. If it is not on there correctly the vinyl will peal the etching off. If you have to touch the jar, just touch the rim of the jar. It sounds crazy but I tested lots of jars, and this was the cause of the problem.

2. Please follow the directions on the etching bottle.

3. Let the paint dry before you apply the vinyl. (When I was testing the jars I used a blow dryer and it seemed to make the process go quicker.)

I hope this helps anyone who is having troubles.

Items you need:
- Pint size Mason jar
- Wire  2 1/2 feet (heavy duty wire I got at a hardware store)
-Wire Cutters
- Frosted glass spray paint
-VINYL
-Tea light candle
-Ribbon, jingle bells... anything to dress up the glass

1.
- Place the wire around the top of the jar. One side should be longer than the other.
- Cross the wire and twist it so it will stay.
- Take the long side and loop the top to make a handle.
- Take the wire that just went over the top for the handle and thread it under the wire that went around the jar in the beginning. 
- Now take the wire and bring it over to meet the other wire that you didn't touch.
-Now twist the wire together to make it stay

2. Spray your jar by holding your handle. I followed the directions on the the can. I sprayed my jar 3 times.  It took less than 5 minutes to do.

3. Add fun decorations and twist the wire to make cute curls with a pen.

4. Add the vinyl Vinylgiftsandmore.com

5. Add a tea light and enjoy.
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