DIY Mason Jar Coin Cup Tutorial

A few weeks ago I wrote this post about money saving tips.  One of the tips was to have a piggy bank of sorts to collect change in daily.  Keep reading for a simple tutorial on how to make your own!

Step 1 - Supplies

I had some things on hand and got the rest from Michael's.  I tried to keep the cost down as much as possible, and I'll show you a few tricks to make it even cheaper!

Step 2 - Coin Slot

I purchased these lids with a slot in them from Michael's. They were full price so I could use a coupon!  Just take off the lid that comes with the jar and put one of these on - easy peasy.

If you do not want to purchase the lids, you can just take the sealed part of the lid off and leave the rim.  Then you can still put coins in and have it look finished.

Step 3 - Decorate

This is the fun step! I purchased the burlap ribbon but everything else just came from my collection.  For the first jar I wrapped it in burlap and secured it with double sided tape.  

Then I took some lace trim and tied it around the center.  

Finally I added some colorful baker's twine on top of the lace.  I used a silver foiled sticker to label the jar "Trip Fund".

I wrapped the second jar in lace, again using double sided tape to secure.  I used the same baker's twine to add some color and used letter stickers to spell out "coins" on another sticker for a label.

That is it!  I love how they turned out!  I don't know if its just me having weddings on my mind, but they looked like a little bride and groom together.  Haha, what do you think?

Check out Kara's tutorial and tips too!  You can also use these jars to do her 52 week savings challenge if you really want to save up for something BIG!

Don't forget to sparkle (and start saving)!

xo ~ Katie

Last Minute DIY Ornament Gifts

Holy Cow Christmas is in 3 days!  How exciting yet nerve wracking if you aren't completely prepared. Follow this super simple tutorial for ornaments that make a great gift or the final touch on your tree!

Here is what you'll need:
- glass ornaments - this 4 pack from Michaels is already 60% off right now, making it just $2!  You can also get single ornaments at Walmart for $1 each.
-paint - I picked this gold glitter paint from Martha Stewart's line at Michaels (used a coupon for that, of course!)

These are so easy!  Just take the top off and squeeze in paint.  That's it!  Just move the paint around until it looks how you like and you are finished.

This was my original plan - to leave it kind of wavy at the top:

But then I found some red paint in my mess of a craft room and completely covered the inside of this one.  I liked how it looked so I added more to the gold as well.

Then I found more paint and experimented with the others.  The two shades of pink gave sort of a marbled effect.  And the red and green streaks looks pretty cool too!  Just have fun experimenting and giving out these great, personalized gifts.  

A very very Merry Christmas to you and yours this year!  Have a safe and blessed holiday!  XO Katie

DIY Nautical Glitter Pendant Banner | Tutorial Tuesday

Living in a dorm room can really get you down if you don't do it right.  You've just got to make your space (small as it may be) pretty and personalized.  My dorm room has a nautical theme because, well, what better theme is there?  Check out this post for more details and nautical DIY projects.

Today I added something new to my room and I think it is my best decoration yet!  I am in love with it and it was so easy to make and I hope you love it too!

Here is what you'll need to make one:

You can of course choose any scrapbook paper you'd like, to fit your theme and color scheme (I'm a poet and I didn't know it!).  My one requirement is that at least one sheet MUST contain glitter!  :)

2 of my sheets were 8.5" by 11" and the others were 12" by 12".  So first we'll deal with the 8.5" by 11" sheets.  Fold it in half, as we used to say in kindergarten, "hamburger" style.

Unfold it and then fold "hot dog" style.  Open it back up and fold the edges into the center, basically fold each half in half.  Hopefully the next few pictures will help you understand what I mean:

Now unfold it and draw lines on the folds, then draw the pendant shape, as seen below:

If your paper has a pattern like mine, make sure that it will be in the right direction in the end.  Sadly 2 ended up with upside down anchors, but there was really no preventing that so I decided to make 4 of each pattern moving forward.

Now onto how to deal with the 12" by 12" sheets.  But first let's admire this glorious Hobby Lobby find.  A full sheet of glitter, I mean honestly, this makes me so happy!

*Look away from the shiny object* Ok so anyways... You'll want to take one of your extra flags and use it as a template.  The glitter paper is not exactly fold-able so this is the method you've gotta use.  Just line it up with the edge best you can and trace around it.  Since this paper isn't patterned, we'll be able to use all of the triangles.

Next cut them out.  Be prepared to have glitter everywhere.  Just embrace it and wait until the very end to attempt clean-up.

PRETTY!!

 Next we need to punch the holes.  I used some quick measurements to roughly mark holes on each flag, try to make them consistent but you don't have to be perfect with it.

After that step you should have a pile like this:

I'm seriously making that my phone screen, that is a pile of joy right there I tell you!  Glitter, anchors, and chevron - oh my!

I found this pretty gold string like thing at Hobby Lobby.  You never know what you're gonna find in there, am I right?  But any who, any string will work really, but shiny gold is always best if you ask me!  Lay out the order you want your pendants to be in, or go crazy and string them randomly - actually no, please don't do that, that is actually not ok with my OCD...

So after you lay them out in order just string them up!  I made it so the gold string was in the front of each pendant, if that makes sense, because I wanted to be able to see it.  If your string is less than stellar you may want to string them in such a way that it won't really be visible.  Totally up to you!

Then hang them and admire your work!  That's the best part!

If you want to see how I made those cork boards, click here! And here!

Please please PLEASE share yours with me if you make one!  Tag @sugarspiceandsparkle on Instagram!  I would love to see your results! 

Thanks for reading and let me know in the comments if you have any ideas for next week's Tutorial Tuesday.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving and take time to relax and count your blessings - I know I don't do that often enough! <3 

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How to Change Your iPhone Keyboard | Kiwi App

Ever feel like it's only ever Monday?  School has been CRAZY busy these past few weeks and time has been flying by - every time I turn around it seems to be Monday again.  But to help cure your Monday blues this week I have something special to share!

How many hours of the day are spent looking at your phone?  Now be honest. we all want to say, "maybe one, not sure... hehe" but you know it probably adds up to a scary high number.  You can change your background, change your lock screen, and obviously you can change what you're looking at.  But never before have you been able to change your keyboard, well now you can!

Check out the Kiwi app - if you haven't already that is.  With Kiwi you can customize your iPhone's keyboard in so many ways.  From adding colors and photos to changing the font, you can customize your keyboard and use it all the time!

Check out the keyboard I created:

The cute font and bright colors make using my phone even more fun than before!!

 Click here to download the app now! It is FREE!

If you're reading this on your phone (and have the app), click here to get the Sugar Spice and Sparkle keyboard.

Have fun creating!  Share your keyboards with me on Instagram, just tag @SugarSpiceandSparkle

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Easy DIY Tutorials + Giveaway Winner

You may not know it but this is my second blog!  My first blog is Kraftie Katie.  I still plan to write occasional posts over there but Sugar Spice and Sparkle is where most of my time will be used.  But I thought I would share with you a few of the tutorials that I have over there.  These are all super easy and fun to create, I hope you'll enjoy!  Happy Hump Day!

How to Paint Lilly Pulitzer Prints

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Fall Wreath Tutorial

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DIY Headband Tutorial

Printable Monogram Chevron Binder Covers

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