Glass Gem Vase

This was a project my Mom did and it is so easy and cheap. You can do it with different colors to match any room or theme. You just need a glass vase and glass gems (like you might put in the bottom of a fish tank). I have seen them at Wal-mart, the dollar store, and Michael's, so I think they are pretty easy and cheap to find. Then you just hot glue them on. You can start around the base and just go up, or try and create cool patterns. Put some flowers in and you are good to go!

I am linked with THESE parties.

Tissue Paper Flowers

These flowers are made from folded up tissue paper. My mom made them, she got the idea from enchantedlearning.com. The directions are:

1. Cut about 4-6 pieces of tissue paper (about 8x10 inches) and put them in a pile and fold it like an accordion.

2. Tie the center of the folded paper with a green pipe cleaner. My mom also scalloped the edges at this point also.

3. Gently pull each piece of paper towards the top center of the flower, separating each sheet of paper form the other, forming the petals of the flower.

4. You can twist the stem part of the pipe cleaner around a stick to make it stand up better in a vase.

Have fun creating them with different colors and patterns of tissue paper!