I have this jewelry frame that I have been able to complete.  It only took me 6 months.  Yikes!




Now its up for sale locally here in Mesa, AZ.

The frame measures 12 1/2" X 15"  and the metal grill area used to hang hook earrings measure
9 1/2" X 11 1/2".  A good size for hanging multiple earring sets.  Frame is distressed and goes well with the black knobs that can be used to hang fashionable bracelets or necklaces.  Be able to look at a good stock of your accessories at once.





I have been making these frame jewelry holders for years and have even posted a tutorial here a few years ago.


Asking $25


These are some of the blogs that I like to party with here.




~Aloha,
Makalani

Fast & Easy Halloween Banner

Last week I found this cute free Halloween printable over at How does she?  It is sooo stinkin cute! And once I had the pics printed that I wanted to include, it came together in less than 30 mins.  Who doesn't like fast and easy?

 

 

And these are a few of the different pages in the printable. 

 

 

And with the extra years you can keep adding to your growing Halloween timeline of events. 

 

 



These are some of the blogs that I like to party with here.

~Aloha, Makalani

You can also find me here on facebook.
You can check me out here on Etsy.

Easter Egg Garland

Getting a late start at sharing Easter projects I've done around the home.  I'll start by sharing this festive Easter egg garland.

 

 

Just a few simple supplies.  1. 3 pkg 24 count plastic eggs from $tree.  2. Twine the length that you want your garland.  3.  Big sewing needle.

That's it!

 

 

I needled the twine and then I sewed thru the exisiting holes in the plastic eggs until I reached the desired length.

 

 

See that Easter egg board right there?  Yup the torquoisy one!  Made that at a craft night held locally here in Arizona.  You can find out more info here if your local.

 

Partying On....

 

 

Tv Tray Freebie

Happy Aloha Friday!

 

 

In honor of Aloha Friday I am doing an aloha inspired project.

 

I scored a tv tray off of CL for FREE!  Love when I can score great finds.

 

Well, it's just your basic light color wood foldable TV tray, usually in a set of 4.  I didn't get before pics, sorry.  But it hasn't changed much.  I got it for the Mr so he can watch tv with his snack and drink near by. 

 

I took some painters tape and free handed a zig zag pattern that I cut with an exacto.  Adhered it where I wanted it, added some stripes with the tape.

 

 

I then painted black inside the taped area and....wallllah!

 

Don't you just love it?

 

 

Partying on.......



Shamrock Sign

So remember yesterday I shared how I lacked St. Patrick's day home decor?  Well, here's another easy addition to the decor collection.

 

 

I purchased the cut out felt shamrock from the dollar store last year. I also had this board from another project and painted it a base white. 

 

 

 

Applied some glue to adhere the shamrock to the board. That's it!  Too easy, right?

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Patrick's Day Banner

It seems that I don't have as much decorations for St Paddy's day. It gave me a good excuse to use up these pages that have been hanging on to the bindings of one of my daughters reads.

 

So easy and I had everything on hand so I was able to put it all together in less than a half hour. WooooHoooo! Don't you just love easy? And Cheap?

 

Just a few items are needed.

1.  Book Pages!  duh?  2.  Glue Gun & Sticks  3.  Scissors

4.  Twine  5.  Shamrocks

I picked my shamrocks up last year for the dollar store and never knew what to do with them.  Mine were foam, but you could easily do it out of paper.

 

See that shamrock board up top?  Another addition I added.  Stay tuned for that one tomorrow.  So,

1. cut triangle out of book pages  2.  Cut twine to length desired

3.  Adhere shamrocks to book pages  4.  Space out shamrock penants along twine as desired and adhere to twine.  Taadaaah!

 



Bookcase reveal

OMG!  Have you seen the bookcase reveal from the talented Kelli over at Lollyjane?  Her bookcase turned out ahhhmaaazzing! {to say the least}  It looks so clean, crisp, neat, well organized, and just plain gorgeous!  Love the pops of colors in all her display items.  Great job chika!

I will be drooling over this for the rest of who knows how long....


Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

Re"vase"Ed!

Made this beauty from a empty wine bottle, old sweater, jute, and some hot glue. 

 

 

 

I cut the sleeve off a sweater that unraveled a while ago and I had been saving just for this here project.  Gathered and glued one end of the sleeve under the bottle.  Next I tightly secured the jute around the base of the neck of the bottle.  I made sure to include the other end of the sleeve as I wrapped the jute around the next of the bottle.  Secured the end of the jute with more hot glue.  I added this beleive it or not, auto air freshener that use to hang from my rear view mirror.  I think it adds the perfect touch.

 

Linking up with these parties here.

Heart Felt Trees

Hi!

If you follow Maka'z Home on Facebook then you have seen these cute trees that I duplicated from those crafty girls over at Lollyjane.  See their trees that I duplicated here.

I had a few scrap pieces left over from this valentine project idea I got from those creative ladies over at lollyjane.  Something my daughter and I got to work on together.

   See the shiny hearts I used to top the tree, those were thanks to +Lolly Jane . Thanks chika!

So took the leftover scraps and cut hearts out of red felt and pink felt.  I made the hearts all different sizes.  Looking back now, probably look a little better more uniformed.  Ups to you.  Had 2 styrofoam cones from the dollar store as well as the candle stick bases from the dollar store.  Used sewing needles to poke the upsode down hearts into the styrofoam.  It helps to leave the packaging on the cone incase you need to hot glue some hearts into place.

Taa daaaahhh!  Took less than an hour to put together once the hearts where all cut out.  Less than $3 dollars to make each tree.  S C O R E !!

Black Shabby Chic Hutch

Well it sure has been a while since I have caught up with everyone here in blog land.  But just because I have been MIA, it doesn't mean I haven't been crafting.  I'll try to catch you up on my crafting endeavors.  {but not all in this post :)}

More Burlap Madness

Do you remember the other day I posted a plain and simple burlap banner that took less than 20 minutes to put together from start to finish?  You can check it out here.

I decided to make another one with a different twist.

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

Burlap Banner in Minutes

First post of the New Year.  Hope you had a great holiday and were able to create lasting memories with your friends and ohana.

I was feeling ansy this morning and had all the supplies on hand and decide to add a little something to the guest bath.

Do you see that burlap banner hanigng across the top of the mirror?  Took less than 20 minutes from start to finish.

You will need jute or yarn or something comparable to that, some burlap which I happened to have from a previous project, hot glue gun and sticks, and scissors.

Pin It

I first measured out how long I wanteed my banner to be.  Then, I started cutting triangles.  I just rough eye-balled it.  Doesn't have to be perfect.  Then add hot glue along the top of the triangle and place string in glue trail.  Once I had them all in place I hung.  No dry time needed. 

Simple, right?  How do you like it?  Quick, easy, that is the kind of projects I like.  I love it when a plan comes together.

Now you could dress it up, but I like it plain.

I'm linking up here:

A glimpse Inside

House of Hepworths

Fireflies and Jellybeans

Someday Crafts

My Rrepurposed Life

Sassy Sites

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

Elmer's craft night

Omg! Soooo much fun. Just the break I needed from homework and the cure for my crafting withdrawls I have been having. 

I was one of the lucky few who got to attend the Elmer's craft night hosted by Lil' Luna and Lollyjane Boutique. 

We were told to bring a 12x12 glitter scrapbook paper and 2 dozens of cookies. 1 dozen to share that night and then a plate full to take home. They were going to be supplying everything else. And boy oh boy did they.

Check out the bag FULL of goodies we each got.  This was sitting on our crafting places.

Ohhhhh, look what you can see.

Did you see it all.  Glue dots, exacto knife, scissors, foam board, cutting mat, gel pens, painters makers, fabric glue, glue stick, and more.

I even won another cutting mat and scissors from one of the numerous drawings they had throughout the evening.

And check out this merry JOY banner that we ended up making.  See what the glitter paper was used for?

Thank you to Elmer's and Lil' Lolly!  hahaha!  Lil' Luna and LollyJane Boutique.  You guys seriously rock!

Safeway Scores

Who would have thought that you could get these deals at a grocery store?  I have from past experience.  I always make it a routine to go through the florist department at my neighborhood Safeway store.  I have found a few great deals over the years here.

Their florist department not only has flowers, but carry seasonal decoration, decorative vases and jars, assorted gift baskets, yard statues and misc items as well as a small variety of candles.  Cruise through yours and check out what kinds of deals you can score.

Check out the finds!  2 gift baskets, 3 Starbucks cup sleeves, and 2 shelf things {crates}.

Yup, that is right, it was originally $24.99 and it was on sale for only $4.99.  It has soaps, lotion, bubble bath, soap bar, body butter, and loofah.

This spa basket was only $2.99 and the original price was $19.99.

This crate stands around 2 feet tall and check out the price tag and what I actually paid on this baby.  It is made for out doors, but I have not decided what to do with it yet.

Not sure if you can see those rods through the wood slats, but the top of these crates lift off and you can remove the rods to open one side or take it apart.  Cool huh?

And here is his big brother.  Yikes, $69.99!  No way.  I only paid $6.99.  That's more like it.

These were not in the florist department, this Safeway has a Starbucks located inside and they had these cup sleeves on clearance for $1 each.  Great stocking stuffer.

Have you scored any great deals today?

Let's party here!


Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

Dollar store Frames

Here is an easy and cheap craft to do. I have seen several of these done in all sorts of ways here on blog land. Here is my take.

First, get some $1 store frames. {Mine are all 5X7}

You will also need vinyl letters, or large stickers.  Heck if you are good at painting, you could even paint the letters on the glass.  I cut my vinyl letters with my silhouette which I don't use nearly as much as I would like to.

Note:  You can have the letters on the inside of the glass or the outside.  If you desire it on the inside, don't for get to cut vinyl letters out backwards.  I forgot about that and had to re cut my letters because I wanted them on the inside.

OK, back to the project.  I took the glass and backings out of the frames and spray painted the frames black.  I then stuck the vinyl letters on the inside of the glass.  I then reinstalled the glass back into the frame with hot glue.  You can put the backings and everything back into the frames if you don't like the see through look.  In this case, you would not have to glue the glass to the frames.  Let it dry if you glue the glass in.

Once everything was dry, I arranged the frames side by side until I got the look of the frames I wanted.  I then glued the frames together side by side.

Let dry and that was it.  Simple!  You could also just hang the frames individually on the wall without gluing them together.  Have fun with it.

I'm Party with my peeps here.


Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

Chalk it Trio

I love chalkboards and am obsessed with making everything into a chalkboard.  I see so many inspiring chalkboards all over blog land.  I found this trio for $1 at Goodwill and decided to use it for my daughters many, many, many pencils, pens, crayons, etc.

The yellow is cute, but her room is pink and purple so I took my spray can to it and pinked away.

Then taped off a square area and sprayed the chalkboard paint.

Then labeled with chalk pens {LOVE} these!  You gotta get some if you don't have them.

You likey?  I likey!

Partying with these people here.

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~