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What You’ll Need:

• Three glass bottles
• Krylon Sea Glass spray-paint in three colours
• Natural twine
• Hot glue gun and sticks
• Decorative beach themed charms

How to make Sea Glass Bottles:

Spray paint each of the bottles with a different colour of spray-paint. We sprayed each bottle with tow coats, waiting at least one minute between coats.

Be sure to spray in a well ventilated space and on top of some newspaper or a drop cloth. Use smooth sweeping motions while painting and try not to stop as this will cause dripping.

Take a length of twine and then wrap it around the neck of the bottles, using a dab of glue at the beginning and end to keep the twine in place.

Make some embellishments using the twine and beach charms, leaving a length of twine attached to the ornament and then wrap the length around the top of the bottles and glue into place.

Add some candles or flowers and then you are done your Sea Glass Bottles, happy crafting!

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What You’ll Need:

• Four bowls
• Paint pens in white and gold
• Graphite paper
• Template – get it here
• Scissors
• Masking tape
• Ballpoint pen

How to make DIY Ice Cream Bowls:

Print out the template, you may have to resize depending on bowl size. Cut out each of the labels, cutting close to the words on the top and bottom.

Cut out a piece of graphite paper about the same size as the labels.

Lay the first label on top of the graphite paper and then use some tape to secure it in place on the front of one bowl.

Take a ballpoint pen and then draw on top of each of the letters which will leave a pattern behind. Remove the label and then the graphite paper.

Cover each of the graphite lines with the white paint pen. Don’t worry if you don’t cover all of graphite lines, they easily will rub off after the paint is dry.

Draw small dashes all over the bowl with white and gold paint pens to make sprinkles and then repeat the same steps on the rest of the bowls.

We hope you enjoy these easy, adorable ice cream bowls, happy crafting!

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What You’ll Need:

• A plain lazy Susan. If you can’t find one, you can make your own with instructions from The Shabby Creek Cottage
• Sandpaper
• White paint
• Green paint (or orange or yellow)
• Tissue paper
• Mod Podge and a foam brush
• Sealer

How to make your own Citrus Lazy Susan:

Sand the finish off of the old lazy Susan (skip this step of you have made your own).

Paint the entire surface white and then let dry. This may take a few coats so be sure to let the paint dry in between.

Paint the edge of the lazy Susan green (orange or yellow), coming up onto the top about 1/2”.

Cut out eight triangles, about an 1” smaller than the radius of the lazy Susan. Mod Podge the triangles into the centre of the green circle and then let dry. Don’t worry about wrinkles forming, they give the paper a citrusy texture which looks great! Carefully (too much glue will make the tissue bleed) add a layer of glue on top of the tissue paper.

After the glue is dry, finish with a thick layer of varnish to seal it and then let dry.

We hope you have a great time hosting a fabulous long weekend BBQ with a new Summer Citrus Lazy Susan, happy crafting!

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What you’ll need:

• Plain food tent
• Embroidery threads
• Needle
• Scissors
• Marker

We’ll start with the pineapple. You’ll need yellow, brown and green thread. Start by combining two threads each of brown and yellow. Use a marker to lightly draw a pineapple onto the mesh. Then tie the threads to the mesh and loop it back and forth, creating lines and following the path of your drawing.

Add a single brown thread in a criss-cross pattern over top of the pineapple. Add a some green leaves by sewing random lines on the top of the pineapple, stating wide and then narrowing at the top.

Next is the watermelon. Start in a similar manner to the pineapple, drawing a triangle this time. Cover the curved triangle with a mix of pink and red threads.

Add a green rind and then some black seeds. Make the seeds by sewing 4 or 5 tight lines close together in a few places over the melon slice.

An orange slice is next. Draw a semi-circle with four sections inside. Cover the inside triangles with a light orange thread and then add a dark orange rind around the outside.

The strawberry is similar to the pineapple. Use red thread to create the berry, then add green leaves and small yellow seeds.

Enjoy your new summer food tent and happy crafting!

If you’re looking for more amazing summer long weekend projects certainly check out our Sea Glass Bottles for a fabulous patio DIY centrepiece.

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