"Bag of Sunshine" DIY Gift + Free Printable Sunshine Banner

Good morning, everyone! Today I'd like to share a recent gift I made with a tutorial for you, as well as a free printable sunshine banner (becuase who doesn't need some metaphorical sunshine right now?). This gift may be hard to put together at the moment with most stores closed and everyone staying in, but this may come in handy after quarentine is over and some of the items you should be able to make at home regardless. I got lucky and happened to have these things already in my house. First of all, here is a list of what I included in my "Bag of Sunshine" gift:
-Sanatizer (from Bath and Body Works that reads 'Stay Pawsitive')
-Stickers (mine were from a pad of Happy Planner stickers I cut out and got on sale at Michaels)
-The free printable banner below
-Sunshine-themed sheet music that I watercolored yellow (found free online)
-A clay sunshine I made with Polymer clay and painted with acrylic paint and clear nail polish
-Some yellow pens I found in my art supplies
-A bag of yellow balloons
-Confetti (handmade)
-A watercolor quote picture (handmade)
-A car air-freshener that looks like a yellow-ish candle (from Dollar Tree)

Now, you could make your own clay with flour and salt to substitute the Polymer clay, and you could use any art media to make a picture or share a quote. I made the confetti with two hole punchers I got on sale at Hobby Lobby a long time back that were star-shaped and heart-shaped, but you could hand-cut the confetti instead if you don't have any hole punchers. I just used plain construction paper (the only kind of paper I had in yellow). Provided you have ink, paper and a printer, you can print the banner below and sheet music. For the banner, you will of course also need string, scissors, and a hot glue gun with hot glue or tape to cut out the sunshines on the printable and attatch them on a string. For packaging, I just used printer paper, a black marker to write the calligraphy with, construction paper, those Happy Planner stickers I mentioned, and I might've used a little scrapbook paper I had although if I did I didn't use much because, like I mentioned before, I didn't have yellow.  As for the other objects I included, these could be substituted for nearly anything yellow. Most of the 'Box of Sunshine' gifts on Pinterest use yellow foods, too, I just try to avoid food gifts generally. I think that about covers everything. Happy crafting!

Here is the printable:

I printed mine on cardstock. I hope this brightens your day!

-Lauryn

Happy/Vibrant Modern Bedroom Decor

Hello! Here's a quick tour of my room from the beginning of 2019. I wanted to used vibrant hues while sticking to a mainly black-and-white Scandinavian look. I wanted a very positive, happy atmosphere. To add to the bright colors, I decorated with things that I love, such as displaying my favorite books, making a cat mirror which matched the photo of my cat on the wall, displaying music-box globes and vintage cameras, etcetera. I tried to make my decor as different from the year before as I possibly could while sticking to the same general style that I enjoy (since 2018 wasn't the best, to say the least). My wall gallery was made with scrapbook paper, photos, stickers, and hand-written calligraphy taped on with yellow electric tape (since that's what I had on hand).

I hope this helps inspire anyone who's looking for vibrant, modern decor with a fun, personal twist. Thanks for visiting!

-Lauryn

DIY Birthday in a Jar Gifts

Here's my version of the popular 'Birthday-in-a-Jar' gifts all over Pinterest. I actually did two that had themes for two of my cousins. One theme is 'Happy' and the other is 'Woodland.' You can see everything I put in them and I typed a list of everything included below.

In each jar, there is:

-A crown

-A candle

-A toy

-And in one there is a happy-face balloon; in the other is a bag of handmade confetti.

This cute gift is simple, not too expensive, and fun! The balloon is from Hobby Lobby, I got a big pack of mini candles at Dollar Tree, from which I got the neon green candles, the confetti was made by cutting circles out of brown paper, and the felt crowns were made with felt from Walmart, hot glue, and elastic that was both sewed and glued on. I stiffened the felt with Elmer's glue on the back. I also filled the jars with some brown paper grass I had on hand. Have fun!