decorating Archives - Wait Til Your Father Gets Home

{upcycled bottle decor}

April 8, 2013 by meredith · 27 Comments

This is one of my very first posts from the beginning of Wait Til Your Father Gets Home. I wanted to revisit it with all of my current readers as it’s one of my all time favorite projects, and I think it’s just such a great way to decorate around your home!

Enjoy!

Before I lose you, I’m not talking about displaying all the beer you’ve ever had on top of your kitchen cabinets like so many of my friends did in college. Although it might have been considered really cool back then, times have changed. We’ve traded in our beer bottles for baby bottles most days. Recently, we had some beer in the house that came in bottles that were kind of short and stubby. I thought they were really cute and requested my husband drink them over the weekend so I could use them in a project. He thought I was crazy, but luckily obliged!

To make Upcycled Bottles, you’ll need:

empty bottles {beer, wine, spaghetti sauce, pickles…possibilities are endless}
jute twine {purchased at Hobby Lobby}
hot glue gun/glue

Basically I started at the bottom of each bottle and tightly wrapped the jute twine around the bottle. I put a skinny line of hot glue to secure the jute twine down. I used a mini glue gun on this project and probably used about 4 sticks on each bottle. That may sound like a lot of glue, but they are small sticks, and I have a huge pack of them, so I didn’t mind. You could probably just secure the jute twine with a small dot of glue every so often if your glue supply is low.

Pretty soon I had three cute little wrapped bottles. To add some color to them, I cut a green floral stem that I had leftover from my wreath project and gave them all a new home on our kitchen table.

These three bottles consistently find their way into my decor each season {a lot of times as part of my mantel decor}. I love how versatile they are and that I can make them look so different by just adding a few new elements to them with each season.

You may have seen them in my…

Spring Mantel

Fall Mantel

Valentine’s Day Mantel

I’m going to be “redecorating” around the house again over the next few weeks, and I’ll be sure to update you then on where the bottles end up. I’m going to try for a new location this time around!

Have you done any projects lately that cost next to nothing?

Do you have an obsession with wrapping items around your house in jute twine?

Are there any other older projects of mine that you’d like me to revisit with you all again?

I’ll be linking up at these parties!

About Meredith Hazel

Meredith is a stay at home mom and has been blogging since 2012. She started Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home as a creative outlet in between nap times for her little one. Wait 'Til Your Father gets home is a combination of crafting tutorials, DIY projects, recipes and, sharing some of life's journey along the way.

Filed Under: Crafting, Decorating, DIY Tagged With: bottles, crafting, decor, decorating, diy, upcycle

{Easter Egg Garland & Mantel}

March 13, 2013 by meredith · 11 Comments

Spring is definitely in the air, and we got a nice hint of it this past weekend in Georgia! With a new season approaching, I’ve been changing a lot of the decor in my house to get us all in a fresh, Springtime mood. When I saw these cute Easter egg ornaments at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago, I knew they’d be perfect for an Easter Egg Garland for my Spring Mantel!

To make

Easter Egg Garland

you’ll need:

Easter Egg Ornaments {found at Hobby Lobby}

jute twine

burlap scraps

I know there are some other items pictured in the supplies photo, but I ended up not using a few of them. I’m sure they’ll be used soon!

To get started, I put up the length of jute twine that I needed on my mantel for my garland. I like to hang the garland high enough that my little, climbing toddler can’t reach it.

To attach the jute twine, I tied it around some vases on top of the mantel. This is typically how I attach any kind of garland I make.

I then began attaching each egg ornament by tying it on with a small piece of jute twine.

Soon, I had an entire garland full of colorful Easter Eggs. In between every few eggs, I also tied on a scrap piece of burlap to give the garland some more texture.

I love the pop of color that the eggs add to the mantel {and the fact that it can stay up through the end of the month for Easter}. To the top of the mantel, I added some bright green and purple floral stems and picks to some tall vases and my twine wrapped bottles.

I also tied on a scrap piece of muslin from my stash. I’m loving the imperfect-ness of the bows.

The other side of the mantel holds a tall hurricane vase with our wine cork collection and some yarn wrapped Easter eggs purchased a few years back.

My mantels are typically simple, but that’s what I love about them. Spring is all about simplicity after all!

How have you decorated for Spring or Easter so far?

I’ll be linking up at these parties!

About Meredith Hazel

Filed Under: Crafting, Decorating, Holidays Tagged With: crafts, decorating, Easter, Easter egg, garland, mantel

{DIY Your Wedding with the Bridal Collection by David Tutera}

February 25, 2013 by meredith · 32 Comments

Back when I was planning my wedding in 2009, Pinterest didn’t exactly exist yet {at least I wasn’t aware of it if it did} and my local craft stores didn’t exactly have a whole lot to offer this DIY girl to work with. Fast forward a few years and WOW! The products available and the resources to find ideas are off the charts. Now, I don’t need to plan another wedding for myself as I’m a happily married Mrs., but my sweet cousin is preparing for her big day this coming November.

So, I was thrilled at the thought of being able to help her create some awesome decor for her special day using the new David Tutera Bridal
Collection at Michael’s. I was lucky enough to receive a sampling of just some of the budget friendly products in the David Tutera Bridal Collection line. Just look at all these goodies…

Seriously…we could do some serious bling-blinging with all those rhinestones!

My immediate thoughts for a few projects included a simple, but elegant DIY Card Box and some pretty DIY vases using a lot of the products pictured above.

To make the DIY Wedding Card Box, I used:

a square 10 x 10 inch white cardboard box

Bridal Collection by David Tutera Silver Mesh Roll {bling-on-a-roll}

Bridal Collection by David Tutera Brooch

Bridal Collection by David Tutera Accent Pins

Bridal Collection by David Tutera Self-Stick Shimmer Sheet

floral stems

hot glue/glue gun

To assemble the card box, I found the center of the base and wrapped the “bling-on-a-roll” around it, securing it in a few spots with hot glue. On the front of the box, on the rhinestones, I added a pretty brooch from the line of products. Then, around the edge of the lid of the box, I used the self-stick shimmer sheet to add a little bling to the top. The shimmer sheet was SUPER easy to use and the fact that I could easily cut it to the size I needed was a huge plus! To the top of the lid, I hot glued two accent pins to act as a handle to lift the lid off the box.

I was also eager to use the diamond charm accents as both a vase filler and table accent. I had a few glass vases around the house and wanted to continue experimenting with the “bling-on-a-roll” and a few more items from the Bridal Collection by David Tutera line.

Around the top of each vase I had, I adhered the “bling-on-a-roll” using hot glue once again.

Words cannot express how easy this step was. And the best part was that I only needed a few dots of glue for the entire piece to stay in place.

I arranged some pretty green & purple floral stems and picks and added lots of bling from David Tutera’s collection, including the Pearl Rhinestone Crown Picks and {believe it or not} a package of Hair Snaps! As a vase filler I used either green spanish moss or the Diamond Charm Accents.

{Those are the Hair Snaps! They snapped onto the thin petals of the flower stem, easy peasy!}

{Close up shot of the Pearl Rhinestone Crown Picks…I love the sparkle it adds to the floral arrangement!}

There are so many more fabulous products in the Bridal Collection by David Tutera line at Michael’s, I know my cousin will enjoy DIY’ing and making one of the most memorable days in her life both beautiful and affordable!

The David Tutera bridal collection includes: Affordable fashion accessories, unique décor elements, floral accents and other embellishments, all designed to help you tell your own special love story.

Adding your own unique touch is a lot easier than you think! It’s all about turning ordinary wedding elements into something special.

Many of the products, like Bling on a Roll and self-stick rhinestones, are very versatile. (For example, you can use either of the above to add sparkle to any wedding decoration or accessory!)

I wrote this post as part of a sponsored campaign with Darice and The Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own.

Connect with Darice Crafts & David Tutera on the following Social Media Channels…

Become a fan of Darice on Facebook// @Darice_Crafts on Twitter// David Tutera DIY Wedding on Pinterest// Follow @DavidTutera on Twitter

Check out some other fabulous projects using the Bridal Collection by David Tutera product line below!

About Meredith Hazel

Filed Under: Crafting, Decorating Tagged With: card box, centerpieces, Darice Crafts, David Tutera Bridal, decorating, diy, Michael's, weddings

{World Market OZ Pinspiration Makeover}

February 19, 2013 by meredith · 5 Comments

Okay, Valentine’s Day is over, February is drawing to an end, bring it on…I’m so ready for Spring! When I think of Spring, there are a few things that come to mind. Green grass, Easter baskets, new sandals, Spring cleaning, and adding fresh new decor items around my house to brighten things up. Don’t get me wrong, I get all giddy inside to decorate for the holidays and even for winter afterwards, but there is just something about Spring that puts a little spring in my step! I love the bright colors and the new-ness of the entire season.

This year, I’m looking to add some bright colors to our home, and I’m so excited to take a trip to my local World Market store to find some Spring inspiration from their Victorian Isles Collection. To keep some of the things that I’m lusting after organized, I even created a board on Pinterest, so I’d go into the shopping trip with some ideas in mind.

Some of the items I wold L.O.V.E. to purchase include…

From the top, left to right: Blue Lila Wallpaper Memo Board, Multicolored Peony Bunches, Braided Rattan Brittany Baskets

Reversible Charlotte Lace Trim Placemats, Round Mossy Nest, Golden Nugget Basket Weave Jute Lumbar Throw Pillow

Luster Serving Bowls, Coral Royalty Stool, Mossy Basket

After shopping at your local World Market {or online}, make sure to also enter to win in the

OZ The Great and Powerful Sweepstakes

presented by World Market

Win wondrous prizes and celebrate a world of adventure

Enter to win our grand prize package: private movie screening for you and 50 friends of OZ The Great and Powerful, FREE IMAX Movie Tickets for a year, $1,000 World Market gift card

Plus, 3 first prize winners receive $500 World Market gift cards

Enter online here.

Disney’s OZ The Great and Powerful is in Theaters March 8, 2013 and you can also experience it in IMAX 3D

Watch the movie trailer here.

Enjoy shopping this Spring {and GOOD LUCK in the Sweepstakes}!

You can stay connected with World Market and keep up to date with their latest trends, collections, and sales on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, or Pinterest.

“This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and World Market, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #WorldMarket. http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO”

About Meredith Hazel

Filed Under: Blogs, Decorating Tagged With: decor, decorating, OZ, Pollinate, sponsored post, spring, sweepstakes, World Market

{Cutting Edge Stencils Review & Giveaway}

December 10, 2012 by meredith · 16 Comments

A few weeks ago I was given the chance to review a stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils, and let me tell you…I was super excited to get to try one out in my home! It took me a whole week to choose which stencil I wanted to try because I immediately fell in love and had so many projects swimming through my mind with each click of my mouse. I finally settled on the 7 Stars Stencil Kit.

Since this would be our {I say our because I am so not the painter in our family…that job ~~usually~~, who am I kidding, pretty much always goes to my husband} first time stenciling, we wanted to choose something smaller that wasn’t one of their many interlocking stencils to cover large areas. The 7 Stars Stencils were a perfect fit for us!

Since we had never tackled stenciling before, we wanted to make sure it was done correctly. Luckily Cutting Edge Stencils has some awesome video tutorials to help you get started, like this one…

Once I felt confident about the process of stenciling and shared my thoughts with my husband, we got to work. I say shared my thoughts because by this point he already had the stencils taped to the wall in the position he wanted. Like I said…he wears the painting pants in this family.

Once the stencil was positioned where we wanted it, hubby got to work. Now you can use a small roller for any stencil project {which I most likely would have used}, but hubby went with a paint brush…as it was simply a matter of his preference. I wasn’t going to complain, since he would be getting the job done for me!

You do not need much paint at all, in fact using too much would result in a huge mess. Remember, when stenciling, less is always more. You can always go back and add more paint if needed.

After placing another star on the left side of the center one, our guest bedroom felt a little more complete!

I just love how the stars add another pop of color against the chocolate brown comforter!

Ready for this news!? Cutting Edge Stencils wants to give one of my lucky readers $50 towards a stencil of their choosing (with free shipping)!! Talk about perfect timing for the holidays! This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Please enter using Rafflecopter below…

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For more information about Cutting Edge Stencils, please visit them on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. You can also check out their blog!

Good luck & happy stenciling!

I was not financially compensated for this post but did receive a sample for review purposes. The opinions are 100% mine as always!