DIY Primitive Grubby Silicone String Lights

Silicone dipped string lights are yet another one of those things that I love, yet can't bring myself to spend the money on.  I've seen tutorials on how to make them, and decided to give it a try...

Materials:

- string lights

- silicone 

- caulking gun

- cinnamon

- ground coffee

- plastic cup

- plactic knife

- rubber gloves

Instructions:

- hang your light up horizontally, at about the legnth of your shoulders.

- cut your plastic cup so it's about 2 inches deep.

- in the cup, mix some silicone, cinnamon, and ground coffee.

- wearing rubber gloves, dip the lights into the silicone until you get your desired look (my 1st attempt wasn't fantastic, so don't get discouraged)

- once all your lights are dipped, allow silicone to cure for 24 hours. 

And voila :)

Oh... And don't get silicone in your hair like I did the first time.  Oops!

Another Primitive Candle DIY

Every time I make one of these I end up doing it a little differently.  This one was actually an "accident", but I still think it came out pretty cool...

Now...

What I WANTED to do was to paint the candle with gold paint, roll it in cinnamon, and spray it with a sealer.  The gold paint and cinnamon went on OK, but when I opened my new sealer, I realized that it was white, not transparent.  Whoops...  Well at that point I figured that I may as well just finish the job, so I did.

I made 3 of these and I'm very happy with my mistake now :)

DIY Hanging Mason Jar Light

Here's something else :) Just did this one less than an hour ago...

It was super cheap and easy!

Materials:

- Wide-Mouth Mason Jar

- Hanging Light Cord

- Hammer & Nail

- A Helper

Trace the end of the cord where the bulb goes on the lid of the jar.  Take your hammer and nail, and hammer little holes around the circle (i suggest using a piece of cardboard).

Turn the lid over and punch holes in between the existing holes.  You should be able to punch the circle out with a little effort.  Use the hammer to flatten it.

Now... I don't know the proper name for this light cord, but it looks like this:

Put the lid over the end piece...

Screw on one of the round pieces to secure the lid...

Screw in your light bulb, screw the lid into the jar, and hang.  Voila!

Looks adorable as a light above th bed in our guest room :)

DIY Primitive Rusty Jar Candle

Snow day!!!

There's about 6" of fluffy prettiness outside this morning.  Just sitting here having some coffee before I go out and shovel it.

I'm trying to catch up with myself and post more projects.  This is one that I made on Christmas eve.

I made it using a mason jar candle.  I mixed orange & brown paint with cinnamon to make a "rust" paint that I used for the lid and the heart (which I cut out from a disposable oven liner).  I used mod podge to put some pretty dollar store craft paper around the jar, and mod podged some burlap on that.  I tied the ribbon and heart around the neck of the jar.

I think it's cute :)

DIY primitive rusty bell garland

It's a snowy evening here in rural Connecticut, and I'm sitting here sipping hot cocoa with my hubs.  We should be getting our new granite countertops tomorrow (which is awesome... Can't wait to have our kitchen back!)  and I'm hoping that we can have our backsplash installed next week.

Anyway...

There are some things that I see and I just need to have them.  I originally saw this at the bed & breakfast where we stayed in New Hampshire around their chandellier.  I was captivated...

I made the garland using homespun fabric, thread, dollar store bells, paint, and mod podge.  I painted the bells with two coats of brown acrylic paint and sealed them with mod podge.  I cut long strips of fabric and hot glued them together.  I tied the bells to the fabric and strung it around the chandellier.

Topped it off with my pip berry garland.  I'm in love :)