Happy Birthday Centerpieces

I am a bit late with this post..... : <
My adorable grandson turned one last month, I don't know where time goes, it just flies by.  Anyway, the birthday boy has a little stuffed giraffe that he takes everywhere.  So, his mommy came up with the idea to go with a giraffe themed party.  With that thought in mind, my daughter came up with these adorable giraffe centerpieces. They are so darn cute.

They were so easy to make. We also decided to make a few red and blue ones to add a touch of color.
Here is how we made them. We painted the mason jars with acrylic paints.  The bottoms were painted with yellow or orange and then when they were dry, we painted the brown marks with a sponge.  This gives the jar a spotted giraffe pattern.  The heads were just pom-poms that were made out of tissue paper.  Next we cut the antennas, eyes and mouths out of cardstock paper and painted the eyes and smiles with white acrylic paint.  Then carefully hot glued the heads onto the top of the jars. That's it!  They turned out so darn cute.

Birthday boy making his first wish.

We used different size jars to give them different heights. 

You just can't help but smile looking at these silly willies.

Birthday Boy's cake table.

Me and my big one year old grandson.  Love Him!

Flip Flop Wreath

Summer time is approaching, so we need a few crafts for this time of year.

My sister made this flipping flip flop wreath. 

Stuff ya need.

flip flops (all the same size)
sand toys

gems

ribbons

and anything else you may what to decorate the flip flops with.

Lay out all your supplies.

Next, you cut out a circle made of cardboard.  Then cut out the center of it, so it's hallow.

 Now , position your flip flops going around the cardboard all going in the same direction. Once you like your color combination of flip flops, glue each one onto the cardboard. Then add more flip flops, but this time turn them upside down and then make sure they are all going in the same direction. 

Once the flip flops are all glued down add whatever you want to them.  Debbie used ribbons, gems and sand toys.  How colorful is this summer wreath ? 

This will look perfect on Debbie's summer house door.