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We should all know by now that a favorite project of mine is anything upcycling and finding a new way to repurpose what some would call trash into something beautiful.

I have the perfect idea for your Spring table and centerpiece that you will absolutely fall in love with to bring back some bright color after a cold winter. Plus you can even enjoy a refreshing drink before you get to crafting.

You will want to head to Kroger to find the brand new, uniquely designed Diet Coke bottles from Coca-Cola that are only available for a limited time. Each bottle has its own design making no 2 bottles the same. I love that they are all unique like a snowflake, right?

Once you have enjoyed your refreshing Diet Coke, rinse and clean the bottles but don’t dare throw them away. You can use them to spruce up your dining room table and bring some fun new color with this Spring centerpiece and place settings.

Spring Centerpiece

Supplies:

• Uniquely Designed Diet Coke Bottles
• Flowers
• Tray or plate
• Twine
• Washi tape
• Clear tape

1. Place the empty bottles on a tray that you would like to place in the center of the table.
2. Place flowers inside each bottle.
3. Cut a piece of twine that will be long enough to drape across the bottles.
4. Place washi tape around the twine and stick the backs together to form a flag.
5. Cut a triangle out of the bottom of each flag.

6. Hang the ends of the twine to the end bottles allowing room for the banner to drape across the front.

7. I even placed the bottle caps on the tray for a little something extra. I have always loved collecting the bottle caps from glass bottles.

With the touch of color from the bottle designs, the washi tape, and the flowers, you now have a colorful and beautiful centerpiece that is perfect to kick out those winter blues. Plus it doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg to decorate for each season when you can find items you already have that you would normally throw away.

To keep your table colorful and tie in the same theme with the Diet Coke bottles being used in the centerpiece, you can also use them to make personalized place settings.

Personalized Place Settings

Supplies:

• Uniquely Designed Diet Coke Bottles
• Paper Straws
• Washi tape
• Black permanent marker
• Clear tape

Place a piece of washi tape around the paper straw sticking the backs of the tape to each other to form a flag.

With a black permanent marker, write the names of either your family members or guests that will be coming for dinner.

Place the paper straw inside an empty bottle. You will need to place a piece of tape to the paper straw at the rim of the bottle to keep it from falling inside the bottle.

You can now place the personalized bottles at each setting in place of a traditional place card. I love the idea of also being able to use both these ideas for a fun Spring themed tablescape or even for a fun Valentine’s Day dinner for the whole family to enjoy.

The next time you go to throw away your “trash”, stop to think how you can reuse it and make something beautiful. These Diet Coke bottles are perfect for Spring activities with these kids.

Just be sure to stop in at Kroger to see what designs you can find. Let me know in the comments below what ideas you may have to reuse your own bottles. Also be sure to check out more ideas for these unique bottles HERE.

Enjoy the Spring weather that will hopefully be here soon with a little extra color from these extraordinary Diet Coke bottles too.

 

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Now that everyone is back in school and the routines are all set, why not surprise your little one with a note in their lunchbox to let them know just how much you are thinking about them during the day? For the younger ones, not seeing their Mommy or Daddy all day can be rough. But once they go to lunch and see a note from you, their day can be all better.

I remember my Mom leaving me notes in my lunch every day that were simple but let me know how much she cares. Now you can do the same thing but have a note card that you can reuse throughout the entire school year.

How you might ask? You just need a laminating machine. If you don’t have one or don’t want to invest in one then you can also buy self-sealing laminating sheets that don’t require a machine.

Any notepad or scrapbook paper cut into small note card sizes would work perfect, but I have these adorable Project Life cards that work perfect and are just the right size. I actually found these and another box at a local discount store for only $5.00 a box. I know right?! That’s amazing.

I placed several in a laminating sheet and put it through the machine. And voila! I just love the fun in seeing something laminate. Now all you need to do is cut them out.

Use washi tape to attach them to your child’s Tupperware containers or the inside of the lunchbox. Write on them using dry erase markers and then all you have to do is wipe them off with a towel for the next day.

One of my Project Life cards had several different emotions listed with checkboxes beside them. I thought this was a perfect idea to use for your kids to write back to you how they’re feeling and make it easier for you guys to talk. Just don’t forget to include a dry erase marker in their lunchbox.

I hope you and your youngsters will enjoy this fun idea to pass notes at school! At least in their lunchbox and not during class. Plus I hope that they are all having a fantastic school year so far.

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This post was originally published on Fantabulosity on August, 28, 2015.

Remember those giant super soaker water guns that you had as a kid that maybe your siblings drove you crazy with. Maybe your kids now are still soaking you with one and having a blast doing it. Well now you can put all that energy into helping you becoming more stylish while they have a blast at the same time. Now how exactly can that happen you’re wondering.

You can enroll their help to make you a new summer infinity scarf. And if you have daughters or nieces, they can even make one for them and their friends too. You may want to first put on an old bathing suit or old clothes that you don’t mind getting ruined before getting started, because I can’t promise this won’t get messy with a water gun in play here. You know the temptation is real when holding that giant super soaker in hand.

I used a white t-shirt that I found on clearance at Wal-Mart for just a dollar or two. Start by cutting a straight line directly across the t-shirt from one armpit to the other. *You will no longer need the top portion with the sleeves of the shirt.

 

Begin preparing your fabric dye according to the package instructions.

Next twist portions of the shirt and tie off with a rubber band. You can also tie parts of it in knots. Be creative. The more twisted portions you have, the more rings and design you will have once it is finished.

Add the prepared dye to the super soaker water gun. Play around with different colors in each gun and just have fun with it.

Once you are done having a water gun fight, finish making your shirt according the dye package directions.

If you want to skip the water gun (I don’t know why you would want to, but…), you can also just use bowls to soak the t-shirt in the dye or cut a t-shirt that you like with either a design or solid and decorate it using fabric paint.

Place a piece of cardboard through the middle of the shirt to keep the paint from bleeding through to the other side of the shirt.

I chose the white t-shirt and used round spouncers (which are basically just circular foambrushes) to paint polka dots throughout the scarf. *Be sure to use fabric paint that can be washed if needed in the future to keep from the paint being washed off.

Once it has dried, put your arm through the middle of the scarf and bundle it up until you have an infinity scarf.

Your kids can also enjoy making their own tie dye shirts this summer too. I have fond memories of making my own as a child, and now you can relive all those again with the fun of a super soaker and some food coloring.

Enjoy the little things in life like the memories you will make this summer.

But the fun is just getting started really. It may be Shark Week on TV, but in blogland that means it’s Scarf Week! Scarves are taking over the internet (at least for this week anyways.) Make sure to check out below what some other incredible bloggers are doing to create other unique scarves.

 

Want More Scarf Week Inspiration?

The dyed, painted, and stamped scarf fun has only just begun!  Be sure to chomp those shark scarf teeth into each of these inspirational D.I.Y. projects hitting the blog-o-sphere today.

Click the images above or links below to check ’em out.

1.  Tie Dye Infinity Scarf Using Super Soaker Water Gun by The Southern Couture

2.  From Drab to Fab: Stenciled Scarf Makeover by Creative Savings

3.  Flower Embellished Ice-Dyed T-Shirt Infinity Scarf by Architecture of a Mom

4.  Tie Dyed Scarf {tutorial} by Ginger Snap Crafts

5.  DIY Pink And Gold Elephant Scarf by Practically Functional

6.  How To Create A Brush Stroke Scarf by The Small Stuff Counts

7.  Abstract Ink Blot Black and White Scarf Dyed with the Sun by Where the Smiles Have Been

8.  Creating a Butterfly Infinity Scarf by Crafty Bonds

9.  Rorschach Inspired Art with Yarn by It Was Weekend

10.  D.I.Y. Galaxy Print Infinity Scarf by The Thinking Closet

11.  Graffiti Bicycle Scarf by Tried & True

12.  DIY Gold Polka Dots Scarf by The Crafting Nook

13.  DIY Linen Scarf by H2O Bungalow

Coming Soon….

Here’s a glimpse at what’s coming up later this week!

To access all 5 days of Scarf Week, visit our co-coordinators, Lauren from The Thinking Closet and Vanessa from Tried & True.  They’ll be updating their posts with the clickable collages as they go live this week.  And you can also follow along with our hashtag, #ScarfWeek2015.

It’ll be wave after wave of killer inspiration, no fish-bones about it!

And be sure to stop back here tomorrow to see my next scarf tutorial!

Stay scarfy!