Pumpkin seed earrings

I saved these pumpkin seeds when I carved my pumpkin during Halloween. Cleaned, dried and preserved them thinking I would come up with something in the future.
Last week, When my nieces visited us, I wanted to do something fun with them. And, we made these pretty earrings with the pumpkin seeds. Here is what you'll need,

Dried pumpkin seeds
earring backs
4 mm jump rings
Rhinestones
needle
2 pairs of pliers
hot glue gun

1. Choose a pair of perfectly shaped seeds and using the needle, make a hole at the top of the seed. 
2. Using the pliers, widen the jump rings and insert them into the hole on the seed.
3. Insert another jump ring to the earring back.
4. Insert this jump ring into the one with the seed and close the ring back using the pliers.
5. Stick the rhinestone in the center of the seed using a hot glue gun.

And there it is, easy breezy earrings and a fun thing to do with kids! I bought all my supplies from Michaels and enjoy doing different crafts once in a while. Hope it was an useful DIY. Thanks for reading :)

The Valentine wreath

February is a very special month for us and this one is my first Valentine's day project. I saw this over at Micheal's and wanted to make one by myself for our home. So, I made a trip to the Dollar store and bought 10 bunches of red roses and a wreath base. Here is how I made it.

You will need,
10 bunches of red roses
1 wreath base
Wire cutters
Hot glue gun
Ribbon for hanging
Each bunch has 6 roses in them. Using the wire cutter, cut off each rose from the bunch with 2 inches of stem and set aside.
Take the wreath base and insert the stems into the gaps of the wreath base. Add some glue to the base of the flowers and work your way around the wreath placing the roses uniformly around the wreath.
Turn the wreath over and fold in the stems that are sticking out or chop them off using the wire cutter.
Using a wide ribbon, hang the wreath on the door.

Pretty easy right? This is a perfect thing to do when its cold outside and you're watching your favorite tv show or movie! Love the pop of red on our door…feels like Love is all around :)