How To Make Pretty Paper Medallions

May 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
How to make pretty paper medallions

I just recently made these pretty paper medallions and used them for a couple of parties I was helping with - a bridal shower and a birthday party. I wanted to share how to make paper medallions with you because 1. they're super cute, 2. they're super easy, and 3. they're super cheap but make a great impact at any event! Supplies 2 pieces of 12x12 cardstock per medallion Decorative edge paper punch Ribbon Coordinating paper (for center circle) Glue gun Scoring board (optional) Instructions 1. Cut each piece of your 12x12 cardstock in half 2. To make 4 pieces of … [Read more...]

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Coffee Filter Peonies

May 7, 2013 by 7 Comments
Coffee Filter Peonies

Hi friends!  Today I'm showing you how to make Coffee Filter Peonies.  Not only are they pretty, they are easy to make.  There are so many possibilities for colors with this project too.  Let's get started, here's what your going to need: -  Coffee Filters -  Scissors -  Floral Wire -  Floral Tape -  Food Coloring -  Glue or Hot Glue Gun 1.  Fold your coffee filter in half {I did two filters at a time}. 2.  Fold again in to fourths. 3.  Fold again in to sixths. 4.  Last fold so that it is in eights. 5.  Take your scissors and create a scalloped … [Read more...]

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Salt Dough Olympic Medals

July 19, 2012 by 1 Comment

We're all a little jealous of some friends who won the McDonald's Happy Meal Chefs contest and are headed over to London to watch the Olympics in person, so we've been trying out all sorts of fun related activities we can do at home... One activity I remember repeating throughout my childhood were mini-Olympics. It's only natural that I would keep the tradition alive, so this year we'll not only be watching the London Olympics, but we'll be holding a friendly little competition of our own complete with medals ceremonies. Do any of you do this? Today I am sharing a quick tutorial on how to … [Read more...]

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The Lowdown on Milk Paint

July 12, 2012 by 2 Comments

Ever since the fantastic Miss Mustard Seed announced in April that she would be launching her own line of Milk Paints, the blogospere has been abuzz with curiosity and anticipation. What is Milk Paint? But what is milk paint?  How does it work? And what can it bring to your painted furniture pieces that store-bought latex paints can't? With all the buzz you might of thought milk paint was something new, but you may be surprised to find out that milk paint is probably THE oldest paint known to man.It has stood the test of time because it's simple and effective. Milk casein + pigment + … [Read more...]

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Add Social Icons to Your Sidebar

July 3, 2012 by 7 Comments

Many of you have asked how to add social icons in your sidebar. Today I am going to show you how! Let's get started. Here is the example that I am going to use for the tutorial today. We are going to add social icons .... First you will need to make or find the actual images you would like to use for your social icon images. You can make them using photoshop, gimp, paint, etc...Or if you google "social icons," you will find plenty of sites where you can download them for free! Once you have the images made/downloaded and saved to your computer you will need to upload them to photobucket. … [Read more...]

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Furniture Flip: Gilded Side Tables

June 28, 2012 by 4 Comments

You really can't beat the romance of a French Provincial piece of furniture: I love the cabriolet legs, the ornate pulls, the curves.  And what better way to amp up the romance than with a metallic gold finish? Gold has gotten a bad rap in the past, but it's coming around in dramatically beautiful interiors everywhere, and I have to say, I'm so smitten with this trend. My first step was to strip the table tops.  With grain like this I knew I could not cover it up with paint, so my go-to Dark Walnut stain it was. Whenever it's possible and practical, I prefer to do my stripping with the … [Read more...]

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Furniture Flip: Color Pop Surprise

June 14, 2012 by 2 Comments

I love picking up these little old sewing tables.  They make such fantastic side tables in a living room or bedroom, with the added benefit of some hidden storage.  So when I spotted this sweet piece with it's fantastic legs at my favorite thrift store for a pittance, I of course snatched it up. If you know me or have followed my blog for any length of time, you know that I am not afraid of color. But as someone who has to sell my furniture revamps, I can't go bold and bright on every piece I do.  It's not everyone's cup of tea, so to speak.  So, on this little cutie, I decided to mix up … [Read more...]

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Add A Facebook “Like” Box to Your Blog

May 21, 2012 by 3 Comments

A quick tutorial for you today on How To Add A Facebook "Like" Box to Your Blog Sidebar. It is SUPER easy and works for Blogger and Wordpress! Yahoo! The first step is to GO to this URL: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like-box/ Then enter the necessary information for your "like" box... You will need to enter your... Facebook URL The width and eight you would like your box to be And select which options you would like to show When you click "Get Code" your screen will look like the image above. Click "iframe" and copy the code that you see. Take that code … [Read more...]

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Graduation Party Dessert Idea – Push-up Pops

May 16, 2012 by 10 Comments

I can't believe it's May already! May means graduation for a lot of people...Graduation from college, high school, elementary school, kindergarten and even pre-school all call for a celebration! Last year I helped a friend of mine come up with some ideas for a graduation dessert table for her son. It's resurfaced as a very popular post - it's been pinned over 7,000 times! Today I thought I'd share one of the most asked about items on the table...the Oreo Cheesecake Push-up Pops. If you're not familiar with push-up pops Courtney Dial (who was a speaker at SNAP! last month), of … [Read more...]

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WordPress Categories vs. Tags

March 29, 2012 by 12 Comments

I'm so excited to be sharing some tips and tricks about Wordpress here on the SNAP blog! In the spirit of Spring Cleaning I thought for my first post we would talk a little about cleaning up those categories and tags on your Wordpress blog. If you moved over to Wordpress from Blogger you may have been a little confused when suddenly you had two options for labeling/categorizing/tagging (whatever you want to call it!) your posts. On Blogger they just have "labels" but Wordpress gives you a two tiered system which is really nice. So whats the difference? Lets break it down and talk about each … [Read more...]

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