Pintester Movement Ho Ho Ho Edition: Glittered Dinosaur Ornament

So we had our first official snowfall of the season, which means all things Christmas are acceptable right??  Alright I won't go that far but it is time for another Pintester Movement with a Christmas ornament twist.  If you've never heard of the Pintester you must go check out her blog.  It is an amazing place of awesomeness where Sonja (the Pintester) tests popular pins from Pinterest and then writes about how they turn out.  They usually fail, but the abundance of naughty pictures, "that's what she said" jokes, and overall use of language make up for the failures!

Anyway, this time the theme was Christmas ornaments. I really had no idea what I was going to make and since I decided to send my ornament over to Jodee from the Cheeseblarg I creeped on her Pinterest page to see what ideas she had in mind. This is also her first Christmas tree (she is Jewish) so I wanted to cater to her every whim.  I saw the Glittered Dinosaur Ornament and decided that it looked easy enough and to give it a try.

Supplies:

• Toy Dinosaur
• Glitter
• Glue
• String
• Paintbrush
• Sealer 

 Directions

• Douse dinosaur in glue.
• Cover dinosaur with glitter
• Get glitter everywhere in the process.
• Spray dinosaur with sealer so glitter won't fall off.
• Set dinosaur out of the way to dry.
• Continue cleaning glitter for 5 days after you've done said craft project.  

I feel like my dinosaur is very surprised to be covered in glitter now.  But I won't lie, I'm actually glad to be getting rid of this thing.  Why you may ask, well for one this dinosaur freaked me out a little, two glitter is evil (I am still trying to get my carpets cleaned), and three tis the season to be giving people "beautiful" handmade gifts. So Jodee I hope my lovely dinosaur finds you well and that it fits in nicely with your tree!     

Easy Fluffy Scarf: Pintester Movement

So fall is right around the corner here in western Pennsylvania and if you're anything like me that means sweaters, boots, and scarves. Alright I could probably wear scarves anytime during the year, but not the one that I've recently had my eye on.   I really don't have the time to do a craft project right now with school taking over my life but when I heard that the Pintester  was doing another  Pintester Movement  I decided that school work and real life could wait, I mean this is the Pintester and all.  Seriously though if you haven't checked out her blog you are really missing out, it's the best thing since sliced bread and I love me some sliced bread

I found the original idea for this scarf over at LittleTreasures blog and immediately fell in love with it, the reason being: EASY!! I love anything that involves minimal effort and looks like I spent weeks or hours on it, it makes me look much better at crafts than I really am!  Alright so let's get this party started.

Supplies:

-Fluffy Yarn

-Matching Thread

-Sewing Machine

Directions:

• Determine the width you want your scarf to be. Mine is about 5 inches wide.

• Gather yarn in groups and sew down the center, making sure you hold onto the bundles tightly.  If you don't have a nice bundle your scarf won't be very fluffy which would mean you failed.

• Keep sewing until you have the desired scarf length and backstitch at the end of the scarf.
• Wear your scarf like a boss.

Overall, I believe it would be considered a success.  We'll see how it fairs when I wear it out in public.

Like it, love it, want more of it?? Leave me a comment!