What goes around, comes around! When I was in grade school (I’m now 81) waaaaay back in the early 1950s, my mother also made square candles in milk cartons. Then she heated more wax and whipped it with an old-fashioned egg beater, and it became foamy. She applied that to the outside of her candle so it looked like snow. She may have added glitter - I wouldn’t do that today - and we had a beautiful new addition to our Christmas display.
Hi Liz, thank you for sharing all your ideas 😊. I have an idea for you about the candle making. When I was younger ( lol I’m 61)… I learned how to make candles with the wax used in the kitchen to seal jars of homemade jams. And the molds were milk cartons ( here in Canada) or like you did with the juice container. But to make fancy candles we would put ice cubes in the container and then the wax. What it will do is a candle with tiny holes… fancy, lacy candle 😊. And to color our wax we would use pieces of our Crayola crayons lol. Hope it gives you ideas to make some! 😊
I’m only 17 mins in and already have 3 pieces I want to recreate! I’ve done some of your other ones and they came out beautifully! Can’t wait, your ideas are beyond helpful and unique! ❤️
I’m in the U.K. and we don’t have Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby etc, but I just adapt your ideas to suit the items that are available to me. Thank you so much for inspiring me to be creative with your wonderful work.
Same! I love her creativity but never want to make the things she does. I'm not a fan of terra cotta or concrete or macrame. Guess that leaves me out, lol.
Painting the cork black was just what it needed! I also love that I see other projects that you have done when you are showing the current item. The fact that you actually use the items you make makes it even better.
This tip is from "our upcycled life" for the air dry clay. She uses two wood slats from an old shutter, they are about a quarter inch thick. Just 2 small pieces about 6 inches long. She lays them on the table and puts the clay in the middle and then uses the rolling pin to flatten out the clay. The wood slats keep the clay at the same consistant thickness.
LOL. The square candles in the juice or milk boxes! I’m reliving my childhood. 😂 For a fancy look, we would put ice cubes into the boxes before pouring the wax in. It makes a lacy open appearance. They are more decorative than functional, though you can increase the functionality by sinking a glass pillar candle in the center before pouring the wax all around it.
I don't know how I came across your channel but I am glad that I did. You truly do a great job. I love most of the Dollar Tree items. Keep up the amazing work that you do.
Hi Liz! Your DOLLAR TREE is a lot nicer than the ones here in Jacksonville Florida. I loved the square candles you made and my favorite were the cement candlesticks with the wood pieces in them. I watch you all the time now and I'm in awe of the pieces you create. You are pretty amazing.
I live in Atlantic Beach and always asking how do these other states have such bigger Dollar Trees than they do in Jacksonville? Been going to one in Atlantic Beach for probably 25 years and still the same size even though they have tried to expand. I would love to make a lot of her ideas but like you said the ones here are in no way a comparison to what some of these RUclipsrs show us when they go to their stores!
Air dry tips, make sure your clay is about 1/4” thick ; use the rolling pin to impress the florals - you’ll get a better EVEN impression which lessen the stress on the clay ; allow the clay to dry SLOWLY ( the slower the better ) by covering gently with a damp cloth if necessary.
Your sconce is great....Pottery Barn and similar "high-end" stores charge stupid amounts of money for what you can hack from Dollar Tree! The Dollar Tree paint/canvas is BANANAS. So cool!
The balloon art is AWESOME! We did this for a gender reveal for my first granddaughter! Only one pink and no blue. Everyone took turns bursting the balloons! The canvas hangs in her room 5 years later! Thanks for sharing.
I love your dollar store door stop, it’s prettier than the high end one and the colored concrete items, I didn’t know you could put paint in the concrete. Very pretty. I want to try it with plant pots 😊
For the moss art I probably would have painted it a moss color first to help hide some of those “bare spots”. I LOVE black and white pictures. They look so elegant. Air clay needs to dry slower as not to crack. Use a paint brush and lightly apply water occasionally throughout the day. Your air clay is drying to fast. The balloon craft looks like fun 🤩
Love your creative eye for DIY’s, Liz! Everything is so nice! Just throwing an idea out there…..but with the clear container with the curlers wrapped in burlap to organize rings/jewelry, you can use FELT to wrap them up!! A couple months back I had actually bought everything to make one gif myself and had gotten felt. It’s soft and you can find different colors of felt as compared to burlap colors. Just wanted to share with you and your followers as another option!!! OH - DOLLAR TREE!!!!😂😂 TYSMFS ❤
Tip, if you dip the cloth (I used a white sheet) in the quick cement and then shape it the way you want on the canvas, it’ll come out so well and then you can paint it
Very nice. Please do more pours. I would love to see recs for going outside dollar tree for silver or gold veins throughout the pour art. Would you be able to combine the spackling with the pour for an art piece? TIA 0:30 candle holder 08:23 tray 10:22 bath w/gold trim 14:08 paint pour 19:11 spackling 38:02 spackling planters
i think the circle with the scrunched up fabric , they used like a watered down plaster or maybe drywall mud. at first i thought it was concrete like they do when they drape fabric over a vase or something, but i think it's more like drywall mud,
Dollar Tree.....Liz you are slways amazing...your style is gorgeous. You should keep on pouring and dipping and spackling forever and making concrete pudding.❤ Luv your ideaseven the balloons paint and darts.
Candlemaker here. ❤ #1 aftr candle has hardened...it will - should/ mite & likely - have a " sinkhole" in the center. 😮Pierce it, & add more melted wax to the center..for its final step. Mini Dixie Cups work well...for a small candle mold
I bought the pour paint from dollar tree a year ago and haven’t touch it but you have given me that push to go try using my paints. Loved the colours you used on your projects.
Hi , I live in an area that has zero dollar tree plus . There also isn’t one by my parents high end area . So it’s great when mentioned here that you found it at the plus store . Yesterday I went searching for some items RUclipsrs had mentioned and couldn’t find any of the items . Didn’t realize that they had different types of stores ❤
Hi there I believe she said Dollar Tree plus section which means it's at the regular Dollar Tree but this specific section has items that are over a dollar. Hopefully that makes sense and Happy crafting 😊🫶🏼
For a interesting look place some ice cubes in container then pour the wax over the ice. If out side ( beach ) and need a craft for children. Have them dig hole then pour the hot wax into the 🕳️ hole . ( Can take sand from the beach and make in a container). Also if they found rocks or sea shells can place in the wax container.
"Candle Holder Diy's" I really liked your 3 small crate centerpiece with the green glasses and the gold stacked and glued candle holders with the luminara candles you did at the end of the video with the green glasses.
Love the compilation of awesome ideas - I've sent so many of your videos to my email (that I watched and want to make things) -- a video including 50 at a time helps decluttering my inbox. 😂 ❤
Air dry clay tip: could be multiple of things. Too thin. I use wood pieces on each side of the clay to at least keep the clay even in size and not too thin. Also could be lack of humidity in the room you have it drying in. Both can cause parts of it to dry quicker than others which can cause cracking. Still came out great and you salvaged the project wonderfully!
My friend I enjoy watching your channel, you always have the best diy projects. I have always been afraid to try things, but the more I watch your channel I really want to start trying ❤
Dollar Tree ......I thought you got a good do on the "marble" doorstop. I don't have walls for much "decor" as I'm living in a very large RV that has little space for wall decor. But the little storage options (like the little drawers you glued together) are nice ideas. I went to the Dollar Tree yesterday and bought about $150 in spices if purchased elsewhere for about $25. I will watch some of your storage videos for more ideas. Good job. This was fun to watch.
I’m on my husband’s account but I found your site while in the hospital for complications due to congestive heart failure as well as sepsis. I am now officially addicted! I’m a terrible organizer but your ideas have inspired me to change that. Can you provide any diy ideas for organizing makeup without much space?
What goes around, comes around! When I was in grade school (I’m now 81) waaaaay back in the early 1950s, my mother also made square candles in milk cartons. Then she heated more wax and whipped it with an old-fashioned egg beater, and it became foamy. She applied that to the outside of her candle so it looked like snow. She may have added glitter - I wouldn’t do that today - and we had a beautiful new addition to our Christmas display.
Hi Liz, thank you for sharing all your ideas 😊. I have an idea for you about the candle making. When I was younger ( lol I’m 61)… I learned how to make candles with the wax used in the kitchen to seal jars of homemade jams. And the molds were milk cartons ( here in Canada) or like you did with the juice container. But to make fancy candles we would put ice cubes in the container and then the wax. What it will do is a candle with tiny holes… fancy, lacy candle 😊. And to color our wax we would use pieces of our Crayola crayons lol. Hope it gives you ideas to make some! 😊
I remember that from when I was a kid! I'm now uh hmm 71!!
Doller tree
I’m only 17 mins in and already have 3 pieces I want to recreate! I’ve done some of your other ones and they came out beautifully! Can’t wait, your ideas are beyond helpful and unique! ❤️
I’m in the U.K. and we don’t have Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby etc, but I just adapt your ideas to suit the items that are available to me. Thank you so much for inspiring me to be creative with your wonderful work.
Would love to see more colors in your projects! Something besides black, brown and beige
Same! I love her creativity but never want to make the things she does. I'm not a fan of terra cotta or concrete or macrame. Guess that leaves me out, lol.
LOL she painted the bath items “2 different colors:” white & off-white 😂
I agree @jenseely1857 more color 👍
Agree
Amen
Painting the cork black was just what it needed! I also love that I see other projects that you have done when you are showing the current item. The fact that you actually use the items you make makes it even better.
This tip is from "our upcycled life" for the air dry clay. She uses two wood slats from an old shutter, they are about a quarter inch thick. Just 2 small pieces about 6 inches long. She lays them on the table and puts the clay in the middle and then uses the rolling pin to flatten out the clay. The wood slats keep the clay at the same consistant thickness.
LOL. The square candles in the juice or milk boxes! I’m reliving my childhood. 😂 For a fancy look, we would put ice cubes into the boxes before pouring the wax in. It makes a lacy open appearance. They are more decorative than functional, though you can increase the functionality by sinking a glass pillar candle in the center before pouring the wax all around it.
Yes... and sand candles
Thanks!
I don't know how I came across your channel but I am glad that I did. You truly do a great job. I love most of the Dollar Tree items. Keep up the amazing work that you do.
The dollar tree door stopper a plus. I enjoyed watching you do all of your products ❤
You are an AMAZING DIY-ER..... You never cease to amaze me.....
I love them all! I will say though, the circle with the fabric, is a thousand times easier if you dip it in starch water instead of mod podge 😉
Hi Liz! Your DOLLAR TREE is a lot nicer than the ones here in Jacksonville Florida. I loved the square candles you made and my favorite were the cement candlesticks with the wood pieces in them. I watch you all the time now and I'm in awe of the pieces you create. You are pretty amazing.
I live in Atlantic Beach and always asking how do these other states have such bigger Dollar Trees than they do in Jacksonville? Been going to one in Atlantic Beach for probably 25 years and still the same size even though they have tried to expand. I would love to make a lot of her ideas but like you said the ones here are in no way a comparison to what some of these RUclipsrs show us when they go to their stores!
Air dry tips, make sure your clay is about 1/4” thick ; use the rolling pin to impress the florals - you’ll get a better EVEN impression which lessen the stress on the clay ; allow the clay to dry SLOWLY ( the slower the better ) by covering gently with a damp cloth if necessary.
Your sconce is great....Pottery Barn and similar "high-end" stores charge stupid amounts of money for what you can hack from Dollar Tree! The Dollar Tree paint/canvas is BANANAS. So cool!
The balloon art is AWESOME! We did this for a gender reveal for my first granddaughter! Only one pink and no blue. Everyone took turns bursting the balloons! The canvas hangs in her room 5 years later! Thanks for sharing.
I love your dollar store door stop, it’s prettier than the high end one and the colored concrete items, I didn’t know you could put paint in the concrete. Very pretty. I want to try it with plant pots 😊
Dollar Tree. I love the candles with wood.
Weren't they awesome.
For the moss art I probably would have painted it a moss color first to help hide some of those “bare spots”. I LOVE black and white pictures. They look so elegant.
Air clay needs to dry slower as not to crack. Use a paint brush and lightly apply water occasionally throughout the day. Your air clay is drying to fast. The balloon craft looks like fun 🤩
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I loved the ring box but would prefer to use a coloured velvet instead of burlap. Always love all your ideas, Liz. 💕💕
The Dollar Tree door stop was by far better!!!💜💜💜
We use to make Candles in Milk cartons using crushed ice , you would love it!
Liking the large planter with a spackling.
Love your creative eye for DIY’s, Liz! Everything is so nice! Just throwing an idea out there…..but with the clear container with the curlers wrapped in burlap to organize rings/jewelry, you can use FELT to wrap them up!! A couple months back I had actually bought everything to make one gif myself and had gotten felt. It’s soft and you can find different colors of felt as compared to burlap colors. Just wanted to share with you and your followers as another option!!! OH - DOLLAR TREE!!!!😂😂 TYSMFS ❤
Place the succulent before the cement dries in the cone
Love all of the ideas! DOLLAR TREE 🌳 😊❤
I love the concrete and wood candle holders… 😊
Your creativity blows my mind! You are fantastic!
You’re so patient and talented!!!! Thanks for the ideas, I will try some in my yard!
Hello Liz! I have been watching you for years, and I love your ideas. Thank you for sharing! Dollar Tree.
Dollar Tree. Love your ideas with the quick Crete.
Tip, if you dip the cloth (I used a white sheet) in the quick cement and then shape it the way you want on the canvas, it’ll come out so well and then you can paint it
Very nice. Please do more pours. I would love to see recs for going outside dollar tree for silver or gold veins throughout the pour art. Would you be able to combine the spackling with the pour for an art piece? TIA
0:30 candle holder
08:23 tray
10:22 bath w/gold trim
14:08 paint pour
19:11 spackling
38:02 spackling planters
Nice, wish all videos had this, I'm often roping in my fiancee for help with an idea and I always forget to mark it
Definitely would watch you later looking forward to that. Thank you for being who you are.
i think the circle with the scrunched up fabric , they used like a watered down plaster or maybe drywall mud. at first i thought it was concrete like they do when they drape fabric over a vase or something, but i think it's more like drywall mud,
Maybe use tissue paper crumpled
Very pretty painting ,& very shiny too..
Dollar Tree.....Liz you are slways amazing...your style is gorgeous. You should keep on pouring and dipping and spackling forever and making concrete pudding.❤ Luv your ideaseven the balloons paint and darts.
The moss art piece looks good on styrofoam initial letters
Liz-
I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING YOU.
THANK YOU.
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Really creative and inspiring ideas Liz.
Beautiful crafts. I loved them all so I can't choose which I liked the best. 😊
Love that you are on Pintrest!! One of my favorite idea places too! 🌟
Love Dollar Tree
Love your energy! Enjoy all your wood glass ceramic and paper projects!...plastic not so much
Happy Holiday! enjoy the season! 😀
Liz, you knocked it out of the park this time , every one of them are very very original and neat, especially liked the square candle.
Candlemaker here. ❤ #1 aftr candle has hardened...it will - should/ mite & likely - have a " sinkhole" in the center. 😮Pierce it, & add more melted wax to the center..for its final step. Mini Dixie Cups work well...for a small candle mold
I bought the pour paint from dollar tree a year ago and haven’t touch it but you have given me that push to go try using my paints. Loved the colours you used on your projects.
You and Robbie in a greenhouse are like a kid in a candy shop. I love it!!!
Hi , I live in an area that has zero dollar tree plus . There also isn’t one by my parents high end area . So it’s great when mentioned here that you found it at the plus store .
Yesterday I went searching for some items RUclipsrs had mentioned and couldn’t find any of the items . Didn’t realize that they had different types of stores ❤
Hi there I believe she said Dollar Tree plus section which means it's at the regular Dollar Tree but this specific section has items that are over a dollar. Hopefully that makes sense and Happy crafting 😊🫶🏼
So cute the candle is Liz.
For a interesting look place some ice cubes in container then pour the wax over the ice.
If out side ( beach ) and need a craft for children. Have them dig hole then pour the hot wax into the 🕳️ hole . ( Can take sand from the beach and make in a container). Also if they found rocks or sea shells can place in the wax container.
I did that as a child with a candle making kit! Thanks for the memory!
"Candle Holder Diy's" I really liked your 3 small crate centerpiece with the green glasses and the gold stacked and glued candle holders with the luminara candles you did at the end of the video with the green glasses.
Love the Mushroom!!
Amazing ideas Liz.I enjoyed watching your videos full of creativity.Stay blessed
Love the canvas smestd paint
Love the quick retention candals&yourfoamboard mirror just maybe glue two pieces together ❤😊
That painting is amazing! How fun!!!!
I love your crafts!!
Love the compilation of awesome ideas - I've sent so many of your videos to my email (that I watched and want to make things) -- a video including 50 at a time helps decluttering my inbox. 😂 ❤
Love, love, love all your quick crete projects!
Dollar Tree, I just looove Dollar Tree ❤
On your display with pillow case.
Personally I'd design as a sea scape with blues/whites.
Really enjoy your videos
Don’t stop paint pouring ❤I love your videos ❤
Air dry clay tip: could be multiple of things. Too thin. I use wood pieces on each side of the clay to at least keep the clay even in size and not too thin. Also could be lack of humidity in the room you have it drying in. Both can cause parts of it to dry quicker than others which can cause cracking. Still came out great and you salvaged the project wonderfully!
Dollar tree, thank you so much for the ideas!!!
My suggestion for airdry clay would be to use Mouldit clay by Fevicryl. Its little expensive but works really well.. try it out !
Always love your hauls. I want to start junk journaling so need to get to your channel for that!
Love all the things that u do!!❤❤❤❤
Your sconces with the canvases are BRILLIANT!!! ❤
Dollar Tree. Thanks for all your great ideas.
Great greater greatest ... Every bottle is super good ❤❤❤
My friend I enjoy watching your channel, you always have the best diy projects. I have always been afraid to try things, but the more I watch your channel I really want to start trying ❤
I love the Dollar Tree!
Back in the 70 s they made this candles the same way BUT dropped ice cubes into the wax once it cooled it made it interesting. Lighting it made
Hello, I just came by your wonderful pages, I shall be watching them over the weekend and beyond.😊
They're all super cute Liz!!
Love Dollar Tree!
I really liked the bamboo circles!
Lol I hate paint pours, but you do you! ❤
Your marble was fantastic!!!💜🙏💜
Thank you! Cheers!
Dollar Tree is my go to store
Dollar tree door stopper!🎉
Dollar tree…. I ❤ all your ideas
Love your ideas
Dollar Tree ......I thought you got a good do on the "marble" doorstop. I don't have walls for much "decor" as I'm living in a very large RV that has little space for wall decor. But the little storage options (like the little drawers you glued together) are nice ideas. I went to the Dollar Tree yesterday and bought about $150 in spices if purchased elsewhere for about $25. I will watch some of your storage videos for more ideas. Good job. This was fun to watch.
Dollar Tree has lots of great deals 🎉
Dollar Tree. Loving the creations!
I’m on my husband’s account but I found your site while in the hospital for complications due to congestive heart failure as well as sepsis. I am now officially addicted! I’m a terrible organizer but your ideas have inspired me to change that. Can you provide any diy ideas for organizing makeup without much space?
Dollar Tree. Thanks sooo much!
My favorite is the tropical coverup. I plan on living in swim suits and laying by the pool all summer long
Cool
Super cool
liz, most excellent ideas!!! thnk you
Love your projects Liz!❤️
Dollar Tree
Dollar Tree love video ❤
Dollar Tree. I love watching you! Happy New Year.
Dollar Tree 😊 thanks for all the great ideas!
Dallar Tree. I love the spackle ideas.❤
Dollar tree. Thanks for sharing 😊
So creative always enjoyable!
Can u do more OUTDOOR DECOR n OUTDOOR BIRTHDAY IDEAS!!!
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WE❤UR VIDEOS!!!