TV Tray + Fabric + Staple Gun = One Cute Pressing Board!

A couple weeks ago I was looking around on my latest addiction, Pinterest, and I came across a wonderful idea by Texas Freckles Blog! She used an inexpensive tv tray and turned it into a pressing board! What a fabulous idea for our little efficiency apartment that has limited storage space. We have been needing a pressing board anyways, so I couldn't wait to try it out!

So, I got all the supplies and tried it out. I am super happy of how it turned out:

Here are the easy steps I took to make this adorable pressing board!

Supplies Needed:

• Wooden Tray Table
• Home-Dec Weight Cotton Fabric
• Natural-Fiber Batting
• Staple Gun
• Scissors

1. First cut the fabric and batting to where there is enough to wrap around tray and staple. Don't worry if you have extra because it can be cut after it's been stapled.

2. Lay fabric down (design facing down) and center the batting on top of it. Place tray on top of fabric and batting. 

3. Starting in the center of one side, pull the fabric to the underside of the table and staple it in place. When stapling the fabric pull it back gently making sure that it is stretched, but not strained. Staple in place and repeat, alternating sides and moving out towards the corners, until the fabric has been pulled to the back and stapled on every side. 

4. Last will be the corners where you just fold each side in and staple.

5. At this point if you still have extra fabric you can trim it off with some scissors. Check the tray to see if there are any spots where a extra staple could be used & then flip it over and enjoy! 

Did I mention it works great as a desk?! :)

~Wishing you creative bliss~ 

We have a WINNER!!!! My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Giveaway!!!

I am SO EXCITED this week to be hosting a giveaway for My Memories Digital Scrapbooking!!!

I love to scrapbook almost just as much as I love to craft! In high school my mom and I would take a whole weekend and just scrapbook. Then I went off to college, and then got married. Life got kind of busy and I didn't have a whole weekend to dedicate to scrapbooking. 

Needless to say my scrapbooking days were put on a hold until I was given the opportunity to review My Memories Digital Scrapbooking.  I was a little skeptical of the phrase "digital scrapbooking" because I do love the cropping, pasting, planning, and arranging while scrapbooking. I thought I would miss the crafting aspect of this hobby but it turns out that My Memories Digital Scrapbooking is a craft in itself! 

With My Memories Digital Scrapbooking you can make Invitations, Cards, Calendars, Scrapbooking pages, Announcements, and SO MUCH more! Using the free tools with the program I created adorable layouts by using some of my favorite photos:

My Memories Digital Scrapbooking is giving one of my lucky readers their program: My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Suite for FREE!!!  With a $40 retail price this software works on either PC or Mac! This program has all the templates and tools you would need to start your digital scrapbooking.

Even though only one of you will win the software for free, all of my other fantastic readers will get a $10 Discount plus a $10 coupon that comes with the software ($20 value)!!! To get this promotion go to My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Suite Software and enter promo code: STMMMS79934.


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1. To Enter the Giveaway you MUST follow this blog via Google Friend Connect (GFC) on the right. Click the "blue follow" tab on the sidebar.

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Good Luck! Can't wait to see all the entries :)

~ Briana

Save the Candle Jars: Upcycling Candle Jars

I love candles! One great way to get all your money's worth is to reuse the candle jar you have been given :) I really like to jazz them up by throwing some cute scrapbook paper on them by using mod podge!

Working at Yankee Candle I have gone through many candles! After the candle is gone I clean it out and reuse the jars. How do I clean mine out? When I think that this is going to be my last burn with a candle I blow it out let it sit for a couple minutes and then carefully scrape all the wax out with an old kitchen utensil. Wash it out thoroughly and then it is ready to be used!

What to reuse it for? The possibilities are endless!
Here are a couple of different ways that I use mine:

• Kitchen utensil holder
• Q-tips, cotton balls, & bath salts
• Loose Jewelry
• Crafting Supplies
• Pretty Momentos: shells, marbles, buttons, & coins
• Anything in the pantry: dry noodles, herbs, & tea bags
• Vases

Those are just a few suggestions...think of all the other creative ways you could reuse them!

Have any other suggestions please comment below :)

Want to get the look that I get with my jars? Follow this quick tutorial!

You'll need:

• Candle Jar
• Scraps of Paper
• Paper Trimmer
• Mod Podge 
• Sponge/Brush

1. Cut scraps of paper (can be any size you desire). I did mine in long strips.

2. Take sponge/brush and apply Mod Podge onto the outside of the candle jar.

3. Take one of the strips of paper and place onto Mod Podge. Put a layer of Mod Podge onto the top of the paper.

4. Continue step 3 until the jar is covered! Then you are finished and you can put whatever your heart desires into the jar :)

I think mine will hold some bath salts :)

~Wishing you creative bliss~