Bar-None Candles and Giveaway

Welcome to my newest sponsor,

Bar-None Candles.

Bar-None Candles takes pride in making candles that are healthy for you and the environment without compromising in scent quality. All candles are:

100% Soy Based Wax Burns Without Soot
Contain No Pesticides or Herbicides
Non-Petroleum, Made With Renewable Resource
100% Lead Free Wicks
Candles Are Biodegradable
Burn Clean With Reduced Carbon Buildup

There are three sizes from which to choose. The burn time ranges from 7 hours to 120 hours of sweet goodness depending on the size of candle!!!!

There are four rustic lids (a star, flower, cross or cowboy on a horse).

Candles are perfect for personal indulgence or gift giving. For cheering up a home, or covering up a bad smell. (I'm sure none of you ever have foul smells in your house!) For personalizing a space or pretending like you create edible wonders non-stop (when really you one who opens up a bag of Chips Ahoy)!!! Candles bring a touch of love and warmth into any environment!!!

I think some of these candle scents sound good enough to eat - Blueberry Muffin, Cookies and Cream, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Sugar Cookie, Red Velvet Cake!

I would love my home to smell like other scents - Cucumber Melon, Coconut Lime Verberra, Birds in Paradise, Pear Berry.

There are other scents that are unique like Dusty Mexican Morning, Leather, Bamboo and Baby Powder.

Which flavor is right for you? Check out this list of over 40 scents that could transform a home or office.
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Bar-None Candles is giving away

one large (16 oz.) candle of your choice.

(I can't decide which scent I would get if I were to win. Too hard to choose!!!!!)

GIVEAWAY

Ways to enter (Leave a comment for each entry)

1. Visit Bar-None Candles and write which scent you would choose.

2. Blog, Tweet or Facebook about giveaway.

Winner will be announced next Tuesday.

Copper Wire Pumpkin!

Dittle Dattle decorated her fall table so beautifully! I especially am enthralled with that copper wire pumpkin! I think I'd like one or two of those!

See how the copper wire pumpkin was made!

Charlotte Russe Knock-off Skirt!

Sew Dang Cute knocked-off a dang cute ruffly skirt from Charlotte Russe and she shows you how! Super sweet!

See the knock-off knock-out skirt tutorial!

Molding Pumpkins!!!

Who doesn't want a moldy pumpkin? LOL!!! Look at these amazing little pumpkins at Tattered and Inked made from molding! I love the texture and depth the molding adds!

See the molding pumpkins!

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Guest Blogger - Dollar Store Crafts - DIY Dollar Store Apothacary Jars

Hi! I'm Heather Mann from Dollar Store Crafts, and I'm happy to be your guest host today! I'm the mom of 3 boys, age 4, 2-1/2, and just turned 1. I love them, but life can be super crazy! My top three craft tools are: sewing machine, hot glue gun, and googly eyes.


My site is all about cool crafts made with dollar store stuff (so if you love the dollar store and cheap crafting, you have to come visit me!) I feature other people's crafty ideas, and post some of my own, a lot like Michelle does here at Someday Crafts.

Some of my favorite Dollar Store Crafts of all time are:



Beaded Chandelier (it cost me about $10 to make!)



Shabby Chic Hooks (Less than $2 each)

and just this week, I posted this:



Creepy Crow Faux Taxidermy, which was inspired by Rachel's framed crow at Made with Love and Glue.

I also run the blog CraftFail, which is dedicated to sharing our not-so-successful craft attempts, and CROQzine which is about crafty business and kids. You'll also see me as one of the stars in the upcoming Crafting with the Stars contest!

Today, I'm going to share my favorite Dollar Store Craft project for fall and winter -- and it only costs $2 to make! You can find the materials for this at the dollar store (I shop at Dollar Tree), although you might need to pick the glue up at a different store.

$2 Apothecary Jar

Project Supplies:

• Lidded jar, $1
  


• Glass candle stick, $1




• E-6000 glue, on hand (or about $4 at your local craft or big box store - a MUST have for this project - it glues glass to glass)

You can use hot glue for this project, but it will be removable.

1. Remove all labels. (Tip: Goo-Gone is GREAT for label removal!)

2. Remove lid from jar; turn jar upside-down.


3. Put E-6000 on rim of candle holder. Put glued side down on bottom of jar. Allow it to dry this way for an hour or overnight.

4. That's it! Leave jars plain or decorate with ribbon, faux flowers, chalkboard paint, a monogram, vinyl, or whatever you like.


You can use apothecary jars in groupings as pretty candy jars, or in your bathroom to hold odds and ends. They make fabulous budget hostess gifts for the holidays, or inexpensive teacher gifts.

I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy idea! You should come visit me at Dollar Store Crafts and check out my Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Channel. I send out a weekly newsletter that has links to all my projects during the week, so that's an easy way to keep track, too -- you can see a sample and sign up here.

Thanks, Michelle, for having me!

THANK YOU, HEATHER!!! Can I just say that is about as easy, inexpensive and cute as craft projects come? It's crazy! I would love to fill your jars with candy corn for Halloween! I definitely see these $2 apothecary jars in my future! If you liked this project, you definitely should head over to DOLLAR STORE CRAFTS and look around....for a long while! You will love what you see. CRAFT FAIL is also a hoot! I should submit quite a few of my projects there!

Acorn Review

I enjoy seeing people decorating with acorns. I think the acorn is underused especially during fall. I love this post I made last October. If you weren't following my blog a year ago, this should be new to you. If you were reading, then I hope you enjoy seeing these ideas again!

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This acorn wreath was created by ME!!! I'm not in love with it, but it is tolerable. If I did it again, I would definitely do some things different. HERE is the tutorial on it!

I would love to have a bunch of felt acorns like these from And Other Silly Things. Learn how to felt acorns with THIS video tutorial from Wildly Woolly.

As I was writing up my tutorial, I came across this wreath from MADE guest posting at Bloom. An acorn wreath that is different than mine. Go HERE.

These are acorns are actually little treats! Acorns made from doughnut holes at Family Fun! I think they are so cute!!! Go HERE to read how to make these.

I know Halloween is over, but you can keep these acorn pumpkins/jack-o-laterns in mind for next year. Click HERE if you want to read how Family Fun created these. I wonder if you could make these into a necklace.

Another acorn good enough to eat! Head over to Bright Ideas to learn how to decorate this autumn cake HERE.

This is a unique idea of acorns. Make a bird feeder in the shape of an acorn using a wood bowl, a soda bottle and birdseed. Head over to Design Sponge to see more HERE.

Use acorns to decorate your table in different ways including using them as napkin ties. Visit Martha to see how to make these HERE.


These colorful acorns are made using tissue paper. Tuffet has the details HERE.

I love these jumbo burlap acorns by REal Ideas. Go HERE to see how she made them.

Have you done some decorating with acorns? Have you created acorns in some way?

Vintage Book Planter!

Turn some vintage books and a small plant into a nice table display with Cottage Hill. How original and unique!

See the vintage book planter!!!