6x6 tile made into a trivet

Another gift idea. I picked up 8 of these 6x6 tiles for .25 each!

Printed the image on photo paper and Mod Podge it to the tile. I used my brayer to go over it so it wouldn't pop up.

Let it dry for a few hours then took a Gloss Mod Podge spray and went over the top twice.

Dollar Tree mug etched

As soon as I saw this huge mug at DT I knew gifts were in mind.
I printed off a template of The New England Patriots and using Contact paper I cut out the stencil.

Placed it to the glass and dabbed on a thick layer of etching cream
I left it on for 40 minutes just to be on the safe side as my cream was old.

It is hard to get a clear picture due to the glass. I'm quite pleased and got the etching on my first try!

Terracotta Gumball machines

These have been on my craft to do list for a long time.
I purchased the items 3 months ago and just got to paint them this past weekend.

The base is a 5" pot I purchased at Dollar Tree
The globes I had on hand (they were a perfect fit!)
The covers we picked up at AC Moore
The red paint I had on hand

Glue used was E-6000 to glue the globe to the base and the wooden bead (also from my stash) to the top so that the candy can be removed.

I am only keeping one - perhaps sell or gift the other one. I really want to paint on what would be typical the candy return, but not sure how to do it.  I may look for a metal or hardware to glue on to resemble the output, not sure.

To get it glossy, I use Gloss Mod Podge and painted on two coats with a foam brush.

Terracotta Pot

I saw a similar idea and immediately had to make it.
Bought the white terracotta pot (I wanted natural but this ended up working out great) at Dollar Tree
I painted it a based yellow color so when I glued on the sand the white would not show through

Use matte Mod Podge and adhered the sand to the pot. I picked up a bag of sand at Michael's for 2.99 - 40% off coupon of course!

Added the twine also from Dollar Tree and hot glued the shells from an old Florida trip.