DIY Car Fragrance

I wanted to try something a little different for this post and thought what could I pick that most people could enjoy. Well, most people have cars...so maybe I'll do a post on homemade car fragrances. 

What will you need: glue, pen, cut-out stencil, scissors, oil fragrance (I used yankee candle vanilla), felt and ribbon. 

Step 1: trace your cut-out paper stencil (any image you print from a google image, etc. this is up to you) on the felt.

Step 2: Cut out three felt shapes.

Step 3: Take one of your cut-outs and heavily douse it with your fragrance oil.

Step 4. Put glue on two of your felt cut-outs. You will put the oil doused cut-out in the middle. Then just squish the top and bottom of your cut-outs to each other. It's like a sandwich with the smelly cut-out in the middle.

Step 5: After the glue has dried, take your scissor and make a small incision for your ribbon. (I used a sharp end of a pin to push my ribbon through)

Step 6: Put it in your car!!!

My word of warning is to wear gloves when working with the fragrance oil. It can burn the skin, etc. So protect yourself!! :)

Glass Magnets

I've seen the glass bead magnet tutorials on many websites, but they tend to be tutorials on making alphabet glass magnets. Since I have no need for alphabet magnets, I thought I would try something a little different.

What you will need: 

craft glue (one that dries clear)

paper (the thinner the easier to cut)

clear finger nail polish

some nail decals (or any small sticker will do just fine!)

glass marbles

craft razor

small magnets (glue to the back of your finished marbles--you can get them at Michael's)

1. I start with coating the back of each marble with some clear nail polish. Any top coat will do. I used one with glitter and I applied two coats. Let the marbles dry before the next step.

2. Choose some decals that you want to put behind your glass marble. I used nail decals. They were small and cheap!

3. Place the decals directly on some scrap paper. Then put the marbles on top of the decals with a thin layer of clear drying glue. Let the marbles dry for an hour, or two. 

4. Once it is completely dry you can use a sharp craft razor to cut around the edges of the paper. This is why I say using cheap, thin paper is best. I used a hard surface under my razor so that it wouldn't scrape my table. A piece of cardboard would be good.

5. After they are cut out you can apply the magnets with a small drop of glue! And that's all there is to it!!