{Target Tuesday} Hair Ties

For MONTHS, I have been wanting to buy some Fold Over Elastic to make cute hair ties/ wrist decor. And since I have the attention span of a gnat and could never commit to what color/ print of elastic I wanted, I never ordered any. Then on one of my weekly daily trips to Target, I rounded a corner and look at what jumped out at me......

YEP, those would be hair ties made with FOE (Fold Over Elastic). Several colors available, but not too many, so I wasn't overwhelmed. ;)

They are 3 packs for $2.50, and there are headbands available too, which I bet are SUPER comfy!

So, if you tend to wear a hair tie on your wrist, these are WAY cuter..... fashionable AND functional :)


On Etsy these type of hair ties are about $1.25+ each..... so these at Target are a good deal.

You can of course make your own too..... pretty sure these would take absolutely NO crafty talents whatsoever.... so these would be easy for ANYONE to make.

You can find a tutorial from Lil' Blue Boo HERE to make your own
For supplies you can do a Google search for Fold Over Elastic, search on ETSY  (HERE is what I found) or you can Pick up the Babyville Boutique brand at Joann's or Hobby Lobby with the cloth diapering cover supplies.

So, while you are at Target you can pick some up really quick OR if you want to make your own, you can probably make quite a few ..... about 10 yards of elastic for $5, I think you would end up with enough to get you and a few friends through summer :)

{Target Tuesday, Tutorial and Teacher Appreciation}

It's no secret that Stacy and I are blessed with not only a fantastic school for our 'bubbas' to go to but also fabulous teachers as well.

Teacher appreciation week is coming up for us starting the week of the 7th, we thought we'd include a cute, inexpensive way to show your appreciation. Personal fact of the day- did you know that I (Angela) was a teacher for 6 years before being able to stay home with my lil' bubbas?


Everything was bought at Target, most of it in the dollar bins (one of our favorite places)!  In this case I'm lucky that I'm a craft supply hoarder collector and had several items to help complete the project. 

Here's what I used: Watering can, flower seeds, potting soil, burlap bag to put seed packets in, ribbon, washi tape (tashi-tape), chocolate candy making sticks, flower shaped stickers, gardening tools, and jute string.

I found these cute birds in the dollar bins...$2.50

Watering can...$1 you can also use the little pails and buckets that they have frequently. I had the lollipop sticks on hand!

Flower shaped stickers-I had them but they were $1.49 for 6! Flower seeds-I bought them in the garden section a few weeks ago for $1.89 only to find them in the dollar bins yesterday!

Gardening tools $1each

 
                                         

Ribbon from my 'stash'. 

I painted the lollipop sticks green with craft paint I had on hand and used the flower stickers. I didn't like that there was nothing on the back so I used 2 stickers for each flower. You could easily use scrapbook paper, felt, etc to make flowers too. 

I had treat bags that I used to put the potting soil in and tied them closed with jute string. 

I then stuck the garden stacks and a couple flowers into the bag of soil and tied the jute into a bow. 

After I added everything to the watering cans, I realized they were missing something. 

Again, thank you to Target for carrying washi-tape ("t-ashi tape) that I bought a few weeks ago. I added just a couple stripes...already better!

Then I added lots of ribbon to the handle...

I had cute little already cut tags and added a little note, "Thanks for helping me bloom this year!" 

Here's the breakdown of my cost: 

Watering can $1 x2

seeds $1.89 x2

Flower stickers $1.49

bird garden stacks $2.50

garden tools-$1 x4

Tashi-tape- on hand

soil-on hand

ribbon-on hand

treat bags-on hand

lolli-sticks-on hand

tags- on hand

burlap bags- on hand

$6.88 for each gift!