It's Pinspired Friday! {Heating Pad - A DIY Gift for Guys! And a Pinterest Fail}

I had someone ask me recently... "How do you do it? It seems like most of your Pinterest projects always seem to come out good. Mine never do."

Let me start by saying... no, not all of my Pinterest projects come out good. Some are not even edible sometimes. But it's more fun to talk about the ones that do turn out okay. ;) I thought I would highlight that with one of my early Pinterest Fails - my Christmas lights covered in glitter.

If you've been on Pinterest for any length of time, you've probably seen this pin floating around.

Sorry, I couldn't find a source for this - the click through was blocked for spam. :(

It was so perfect. I had just thrown some old Christmas lights in a fill-a-bag church garage sale a few weeks before. So I figured I could wing it. Glue and glitter right!?

Erm. No. First, your hands and everything gets covered in glue and glitter. Second, I used the only glitter I had on hand, which you can't really tell from this picture but I might as well should of shredded tinfoil with my hands, the size of the glitter I used was far too large. If I was to attempt this again, I would use micro-glitter for better coverage.

So you see? Not all of my Pinterest attempts end in bliss. haha. :) The best thing you can do is accept and move on. Some days it just doesn't work out and some days there is just no creativity flowing. I actually did those lights last Christmas-time and I kept them around... they're awful but I might redo them someday.

So moving on... it's Friday so that only means one thing!

Ladies, are you forever searching for the perfect gift to give to a guy? Why are men so hard to buy for? I've got a solution. It's an easy craft and it's thoughtful.

I was first inspired by this pin last year when I was looking to make gifts for everyone.

From Elm Street Life: DIY Heating Pad

My original thought was for ladies, but then I thought - this could actually be a great gift for guys too! Sore necks, sore backs - these are perfect for guys as well, especially when you use a "manly" fabric.

Is mine as fancy as the original? Nope. But it's MANLY and that's all that matters. ;)
Let's gather your supplies. You'll need:
• A scrap of fabric. My end product is about 6"x19.5", so you'll need either two pieces of 6.5"x20" fabric or one piece of 13"x20" fabric so you can just fold it over. I recommend cotton as I don't know how other fabrics would do in the microwave.
• 2 cups of Rice

You'll also want:
• A sewing machine
• Scissors
• (Optional, but it makes life easier) A funnel.
• (Optional) Essential oils to make the rice smell nice. I left it out.

First, align your fabric. I'm simply folding over one side so it's one less side to sew, so if you think about it, I'm actually cutting a 13"x20" rectangle that has been folded into a 6.5"x20" rectangle.

Cut it out, and make sure the right sides are facing each other.
A good tip for a beginner sewer - for some reason I had the hardest time remembering "right side" and "wrong side" when I got back into sewing recently. Right side is the side of your fabric that is fancy and shows your pattern. Wrong side is the back of the fabric. You'll see the back of my fabric here is grey-ish. We call that the wrong side. Sometimes when reading a pattern you'll see "Wrong side facing out" - it's basically what you're looking at above.

 Line that baby up and give it a 1/4" or 5/8" seam allowance all the way around, but leave about a 2-3" inch opening on one side so we can fill it with rice. If you want, you can pin the pieces together so they don't scoot apart when you sew.

Always make sure to "back track" (use reverse) where your seams end so that it stays strong when you put pressure on that seam (to fill the heating pad, for example.) Take your fabric then and turn the entire thing inside out, making sure to poke out your corners so they're nice and pointy.

Fold your seam in and fill with rice. I used about 2 cups of rice, if you want it fuller, use more, but this was about the perfect amount to make easy seams later on. Sew your hole together by either hand stitching it closed or running a seam over that entire length. I ran a stitch over the entire length of that side because it was easier.

Now that your pouch is filled with rice and securely closed, move all of the rice to the middle of the pouch by holding the two sides up so all of the rice falls to the middle. Then, set the pouch on your table and "cut" the rice in half so it seems that even amounts of rice fall to the two sides. That's what the picture above is demonstrating. The rice is divided in half and rests on both sides.

Mark the middle with a pin and then stitch down the middle. Try to avoid hitting any rice as you sew, machines don't typically like that. Proceed to do the same thing two more times so that you end up with four separate pouches of rice and three seams.

And there it is! Your easy, finished product that will be much appreciated by your hardworking men. This warms up fast - Start with 30 seconds in the microwave and if it's not to your liking, proceed from there, but 30 seconds is about the right time for me (please don't burn yourself!!). I also microwave mine on a microwave safe plate so it doesn't get dirty from anything in the microwave. If you get a little bit of moisture on your pouch after microwaving, don't worry - it's normal. This tends to go away the more times you use the heating pad (as you're basically microwaving the moisture out of the rice.)

Thanks for following along! Let me know how this turned out for you! :) And as always, if you have any questions, please ask! I'll be happy to help.

Also... ***HAPPY NEW YEAR!*** Have a safe and happy new year's. I'll see you guys in 2013! ;)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Maple Bacon Fudge

No, that second-to-last word in the title is not a misprint. 
BACON.
Yum.

I was looking for something to supplement my younger brother's gift, and goodies for my friend's treat baskets this Christmas. Something different. Something a little strange but in a strangely good way. It turns out that Chocolate Peanut Butter Maple Bacon Fudge (say THAT 10 times fast!) was just what I was looking for.

You should probably give this out as gifts next year or ladies! Make this for your hubby/significant other this Valentine's Day. It's easy and men love bacon and chocolate (but so do I... who am I kidding.)

Let's gather your ingredients. You'll need:
• A package of bacon. I believe my package was either 12 oz or 16 oz.
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter chocolate chips (spend the extra dollar and get the Reese's ones. You won't regret it. I didn't really have a choice as it's the only kind my store carried but you can't beat the taste of Reese's peanut butter!)
• 1 - 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
• 4 TBSP of unsalted butter (I used salted as it was all I had - didn't make much of a difference.)
• 1/2 tsp maple flavoring *

You'll also need:
• A pan of some sort with the most straight up and down sides you can find. I ended up using a 12x9 French White Corningware dish.
• Crisco or Pam Spray

* A note on the maple flavoring - I didn't have it nor was I going to purchase it for 1/2 tsp - I used just a little bit of normal syrup and it turned out just fine. I don't think 1/2 tsp. of anything will make that much difference in this recipe, you really could probably even leave it out.

Grease up your pan before you get started.

Using your preferred method, crisp up your bacon. (some like baking bacon, some microwave it, and some pan fry it... I pan fried it.) You'll want to crisp it up to not where it's black but not where it's rubbery still either.

Cooking the bacon... not ready yet

When it's browned up and crispy, transfer it to a plate. Carefully blot at the grease on the bacon with a paper towel - don't burn yourself. Grease burns are no fun. I don't set a towel underneath as I cut my bacon into small pieces right on that plate with kitchen scissors, and cutting up paper towel with your bacon isn't going to taste so good.

Chop the bacon into fine pieces with your kitchen scissors. The more fine, the better.

Now, in a different pan (I used a dutch oven for this part), melt your 4 TBSP of butter, your 1 1/2 cups of semi-sweet chips, your 1/2 cup of peanut butter chips, the 14 oz can of condensed milk, and your 1/2 teaspoon of syrup. Cook and stir until melted. Make sure to cook these ingredients over medium-low heat. It melts faster than you would think! Burnt chocolate is one of the saddest and worst smelling things.

Now, add most of your bacon - reserve a little on the side for garnish on top later.

Empty your dutch oven into your greased up pan. Try not to stir the grease (especially if you used pam spray) into the fudge mixture - to move it around to fill to the edges, take your spoon and lightly dab into the fudge to make it spread.

*drool*

Take the rest of the bacon you had reserved and spread it on top of the fudge. Hubba hubba.

Here's the best part - no baking! Let it cool for a few minutes, then cover it with aluminum foil and stick in the fridge. You'll want to give it at least 4 hours to set up, but overnight is better.

I was able to cut this into about 54 1x1 squares, so PLENTY to go around! And I may have had a piece or two while cutting it up. ;)

Thanks for following along! Let me know how this turned out for you! And try not to eat the whole pan! (I won't judge though if it happens. Ha! ;)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Maple Bacon Fudge
Adapted from Justapinch.com

Ingredients:
• A package of bacon. I believe my package was either 12 oz or 16 oz.
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter chocolate chips
• 1 - 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
• 4 TBSP butter (salted or unsalted)
• 1/2 tsp maple flavoring or syrup

 Directions:
1) Coat pan with Pam spray or Crisco. It can really be whatever size pan you want - just try to find the one with the straightest sides. I used a 12x9.
2) Cook your bacon until crispy. Move bacon to plate when complete, dab at grease with paper towel, chop into fine pieces.
3) To a different pan (not your bacon pan, I suggest a dutch oven), melt your remaining ingredients over medium-low heat.
4) When melted, remove from burner and add almost all bacon. Reserve a little for garnish.
5) Carefully scoop fudge into prepared greased pan. Jiggle to get the fudge to the edges or make indentations to get the fudge to move - just try not to mix the Pam spray or Crisco into the fudge.
6) Add remaining bacon pieces on top.
7) Cover with tinfoil, refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.

Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas

To all of our readers -
Hard to believe but Christmas is finally here! I hope that this blog has brought you some inspiration this holiday season.It is my greatest joy to think that my creativity could just quite possibly, maybe, perhaps inspire someone to make something for themselves or for others. Even if it is just one person, it brings me great joy.

So to you my readers, thank you and I wish you a very, very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year. We'll see you in 2013!

- littleoakcreations

P.S. - The coupon code LITTLEOAKCHRISTMAS12 for free shipping in our Etsy store expires today! Like our page on Facebook today for the next Facebook fan-exclusive coupon code! I hear it's going to be a good one! ;)

It's Pinspired Friday! {More Creative Ways to Wrap Your Gift! Printable Gift Boxes!}

So now that you've made everyone on your list an ear warmer from two weeks ago, or a painted Christmas bulb from last week's Pinspired Friday... you're gonna need a cute, creative way to wrap those up, right?
Enter...

I've had a few of these pinned on my personal gift board since last year! And since last year, I finally put in the color ink in the printer so now I've got a color printer too! Yay! So readers who will be receiving gifts this year from us... don't be surprised if your gift ends up in one of these. ;)

Christmas Boxes {Free Printables} by The Pink Pigeon

First off, can this gal make a nice graphic for her stuff or what? Very inspiring all in itself. These boxes are fun and the colors are fantastic. If I'm doing my math right by looking at the PDF, they're about 6" long when completed. I haven't made any myself yet so I could be a little off. All three are available in a separate .pdf. My favorite is the Keep Calm one!

From Swap Bot Weblog: Rachael's Matchbox Template

This is one I actually have some experience putting together - I used this template last year when I presented all of my (basically, at this point ;)) sister-in-laws with hand-stamped necklaces and needed something small to put them in. I used different colors (Christmas colors) but the idea was the same. This one is about 1.5"x2"x.5".

From ISLY: 2009 Christmas Candy Box

This one is a new one to me but I'm over here drooling about it anyway... how cute is this little box?? And her blog is very cute too. I don't have the sizes on this one but it looks like it would be great to put some cookies in for a co-worker or a gift for your favorite postal worker... something small but thoughtful. :)

From ForChicSake.com: Printable Chevron Petal Box

Isn't this one snazzy and trendy? I love the trendy chevron pattern that seems to be everywhere now-a-days. While they don't really offer it in "traditional" Christmas colors, the lime green is pretty cool and you could really use this for any holiday or birthday. Only downside I saw is that you are directed to another site that you have to register for to download the template, but if you've got some extra time it may be worth your while. :)

From Oh The Lovely Things: Free Printable Pillow Gift Boxes

Probably my favorite out of the bunch, and it's actually the one I found last. Little printable pillow gift boxes! I imagine this is one you could possibly do on a black and white only printer for a similar effect.I would love to give something small in the smaller gift box with red and green ribbon!

Hope you are having a wonderful Friday! If you're traveling this weekend for Christmas on Tuesday (it's already here! Wow!! :) be safe and we'll see you next week!

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2012 Christmas Decor at Little Oak Creations

Hi all!
I wanted to share my Christmas decor with you today. I don't have a mantel in this house but I do have a white sofa table that I like to set vignettes on for each season, and here is my Christmas 2012 "mantel." One of my favorite things to do is collect home decor items from thrifting that "work" well together, so I've listed where I was lucky enough to get or make each item.

I made the wreath about two years ago for Mr. LOC and I's first Christmas together. It's gotten a little sun-bleached but I like the way it looks as the sun has made the glitter almost a bright red/orange and I think it's kind of neat. :) The Joy to the World wood piece hanging in the middle was from a dollar store a few years back. "K" stocking hanger is from Bed Bath and Beyond, about 2 years ago. Very heavy and has some rhinestones on it. :) The glass dish is a thrifting find too - it's a greenish gold and one of my favorite pieces.

I also made this column piece at the same time I made the wreath. It's held together quite well, considering it was dollar store greenery, ribbon, lights and pointsettas! I do love the dollar store - sometimes it's hard to imagine each piece separate but when you get it all together, the result can be pretty fantastic.

The LED candle in the glass and metal lantern was a Salvation Army find for like $2.00 (I know, I was pretty stoked about it too!) Worked great and nothing was broken or missing - it's about a foot or more tall too. The little red glass and glitter tree was also a thrifting find, I think it was .25 cents and it was new in box.

The "Oh Come Let Us Adore Him Christ the Lord" printable was from AKA designs, print yours out here for free! Thank you AKA Designs. It's in black/grey and white too, which makes it awesome for black and white only printers.

The frame was a TJ Maxx throw-a-way - I got it for .30 cents because it was scratched to high heaven but it still had it's glass and a beautiful black velvet flocked back... so I took a little bit of black spray paint and sprayed and rubbed off the excess to get the weathered look. The glitter star was a thrifting find on a thrifting adventure with Mama LOC, I think it's supposed to be a massive ornament but I like to set it places for some geometric interest. The glass candlestick is an antique and it was given to me during a set up for a garage sale. It's sitting on Dolly Parton's biography with the cover off and facing down. lol! :) The gold and ivory scarf was a Marshall's find from when I was in college.

And finally, this picture: I thought my mantel needed some dramatic flair. ;)

I do love how you can see my Christmas tree in the background of the print. Thank you for following along and I hope you had fun looking! :)

Linky Parties I am Linking up to!
A Thoughtful Place's home decor linky party!

Nester's 2012 Christmas Tour of Homes!
Thrifty Decor Chick's Christmas Tree Party!
The Inspired Room's Christmas Home Tour Party! And also hosted by Cottage Magpie!

Sausage-Cheese Balls {A slightly healthier adaptation!}

Good morning! Today I'm sharing a recipe that is tried and true. It is Betty Crocker's Sausage-Cheese Balls - but I've adapted them to make them slightly healthier, and I think they still taste the same as the original recipe. We really don't eat only sausage around here, I promise... haha... this is my third recipe so far on this blog featuring sausage! Whoops. ;)

I read on one of the websites describing this recipe that there has been two different verisions that Ms. Crocker has put out - one is a "1-2-3" version, where you use 1 lb of sausage, 2 cups of cheese, 3 cups of Bisquick, but somewhere along the line they changed it to "1-4-3" - 1 lb of sausage, 4 cups of cheese, and 3 cups of Bisquick. More cheese? Betty, you're a-okay in my book. ;)

But today, we're throwing that out the window in favor of something a little different. We're doing a "24-3ish-3" - 24oz, 3-ish cups of cheese and 3 cups of Bisquick. I'm not going to tote these as health food, but we're going to try to make these not so sinful (because you really can't stop at just 1 or 2!) We're also going to adapt the recipe in a way that makes this awesome for large family gatherings or office parties. We're going to roll about 150 meatballs! (yay?!). It's also a relatively cheap recipe if you can get a store brand "Bisquick" and a sale on sausage rolls.

Alright, so let's gather our ingredients:
• 3 cups Original Bisquick mix or a store brand baking mix works just as well. (I was able to get a big box of the store brand for $2 something vs. $4 something for the Bisquick brand.)
• 24 oz. (2 packages) of the Jimmy Dean "Reduced Fat" sausage ($3/for 2! yay)
• 3 "ish"* cups of colby or cheddar. Cheddar will make it a bit zingy-er.
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup milk (I used 2%)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley or 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes (I used the parsley flakes)
• If you're using the Jimmy Dean's reduced fat sausage, add about 1/2 teaspoon of powdered sage and/or a dash of oregano. If you're using a sausage roll with sage or other herbs in it, you wont need this.

You'll also want:
• Barbecue sauce or chili sauce, if desired. Ranch is pretty yummy too.
• A big mixing bowl
• 2 cookie sheets
• Pam Spray
• An oven
• A crockpot if you're taking them somewhere - a bowl if you're not taking them anywhere.

*I say "ish" because I had to shred my cheese... and I kind of eyeballed it. Bad blogger. This is thankfully one of those recipes where you really can't screw this up though... as long as you're around 2-3 cups you're good. 4 cups seems excessive.

Spray your cookie sheets with Pam Spray. This is a good time to preheat your oven to 350º.

Mix all ingredients into the mixing bowl. Don't attempt to mix this with a spoon - the best and easiest way to incorporate all of the ingredients is to use your hands. And about half way through you're going to freak out and think that this is too much baking mix!! It's not - it just takes a LONG time to incorporate it completely. Mix it up until it looks like my picture. And those are parsley flakes, not mold... I just realized that picture looks a little weird!

 Now, the (fun?) part begins. We're going to roll what feels like a billion sausage balls. The original recipe calls for them to be about an 1" - I rolled them to closer to 1/2-3/4", so slightly smaller to stretch them farther. I got 60 balls on this tray, 54 on another, and about 50 on another - so about 164 sausage balls.

Put your first tray in the oven. Cook for 25 minutes at 350º. While that one is cooking, make up another tray. You could probably cook both trays at the same time but I'm not sure what that would do with the cooking time. Once that first tray is done cooking and they've cooled for a minute or two, put in your second tray. Remove the first batch off the tray into a crockpot or bowl, and give that first tray a new coat of Pam spray. Make your third batch on this tray.

Cook your second tray 25 minutes, remove after 25 and after letting them cool for a minute, remove them to the crockpot or bowl. Place your third tray, 25 minutes and repeat until all sausage balls have cooked.

Now, some people like to immerse these and cover them in BBQ sauce - they are good that way, but if you're feeding them to an office crowd for example, put the BBQ on the side just in case someone doesn't care for BBQ.

Otherwise, they are yummy just the way they are! Serve them on toothpicks for extra fancy-ness. ;) So there you have it! Slightly healthier using the reduced fat sausage and they still taste great.

Did you love it? Share it with others and pin it to Pinterest! I'd appreciate it. :)

Sausage-Cheese Balls {A slightly healthier adaptation!}
Original recipe from Betty Crocker
Ingredients:
• 3 cups Original Bisquick mix or a store brand baking mix works just as well.
• 24 oz. (2 packages) of the Jimmy Dean "Reduced Fat" sausage
• 3 "ish"* cups of colby or cheddar.
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley or 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
• If you're using the Jimmy Dean's reduced fat sausage, add about 1/2 teaspoon of powdered sage and/or a dash of oregano. If you're using a sausage roll with sage or other herbs in it, you wont need this.

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350º. Lightly grease 2-3 baking pans with Pam spray or other greasing agent.

2. Mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl with hands. Shape mixture into 1/2"-3/4" balls. Place in pan.

3. Bake 25 minutes or until brown. Immediately remove from pan and place in bowl or crockpot. Serve warm with BBQ sauce or other sauce for dipping.
Yields about 150 mini-sausage balls.

An interesting week or two here on the blog...

Hi all!

So I thought I would take a second to highlight some of the neat things (well, I think they're neat) happening here on the blog and around the blog-o-sphere.

First, I submitted my Sunny-Side Up Casserole to Kelly at View Along The Way's linky party... and wasn't prepared for the traffic explosion that I received from linking up. All I have to say is WOW. And thank you to all of those coming in to view the recipe. It's by far my most popular post (even though I don't have a whole lot of them... yet!) and I have View Along the Way and Pinterest and "viewers like you" (name that reference!) to thank for it. So thank you and I hope you enjoy the recipe.

Then this happened.

I was then featured on her recipe recap and ho. my. goodness. That was a pretty exciting moment for me to be reading her post in my little Google Reader and there I am! So wow! Thank you again. As of this moment it has 185 views which is awesome to me! Yummy breakfast for everyone!

Then I commented on a post on Young House Love... and got a response from John himself. Of course, I was making an Anchorman reference (if you know me, you know that this is not that surprising).

(Minor fan-girl for YHL moment.... haha)

And THEN... this happened.

Holy shizzle. That's pretty exciting for me, I've only been blogging since October so to see this number is mind-boggling for me. I can't imagine what some of the "bigger blogs" have in readership numbers. (And yes, I have my own pageviews turned off, otherwise that number would be a lot higher. lol!)

So thank you to all my readers and all my purchasers in my Etsy shop. You make this whole gig pretty fun! See you later on this week with more crafts and recipes!

Last Day for Guaranteed Arrival Before Christmas!

Good morning all... I don't usually post on the weekends but I thought I would pop in really quick and let you know that today (12/15) is the last day I can guarantee a product brought from my Etsy shop will arrive before Christmas!

So anything bought after today, I unfortunately can't guarantee that it would arrive before Christmas (unless you wish to pay for expedited shipping - please contact me if that is the case!). Sorry about that! If you purchase something today, I can have it packaged and ready to go for Monday. :)

To sweeten the deal even more, my free shipping deal is still going on! Use coupon code LITTLEOAKCHRISTMAS12 for free shipping on anything in the store! This coupon code is good until 12/25 - so even though you may not receive your item in time for Christmas if you buy it after today, you can still enjoy free shipping as my gift to you! :) (Sorry my lovely international readers! I cannot ship internationally at this time.)

So if you're thinking TL;DR (Too long; didn't read): my Etsy shop! and coupon code LITTLEOAKCHRISTMAS12. Buy today to guarantee arrival before Christmas. That's all you gotta know. ;) See you next week!

Also...
My heart is heavy today and I am so sad for those children and adults who lost their lives yesterday in such a horrifying fashion. Please send your thoughts and prayers to those families today as they begin on this incredibly difficult journey.

It's Pinspired Friday! {DIY Paint Streak Ornaments}

Goooood morning! It's:

I've got a fun, easy craft for today! It's all started when I came upon this pin:

From A Yellow Bicycle: Pinterest Challenge: Painted Ornaments

And thought... hey! I've got some extra clear bulbs from other crafty projects, I've got some paint and the tree could use a new ornament or two. Surprisingly, I really was not trying to copy the original source's paint... but subconsciously picked pretty similar colors.

So gather your supplies. You'll need:
• Some acrylic craft paint.*
• A clear glass ornament. I read some comments and plastic is a no go.

* Probably a smart idea to use craft paint that was bought at about the same time. All of these were bought at separate times and that midnight color was a bit... chunky

 If you want your ornaments to look like the original... you may want to follow her tutorial. She drips the paint down the side where I give mine a good shake. ;)

Drip some paint into your bulb. Try to get some on the sides if you want more streaks and less all over color.

 I dripped that lighter purple on the side because I wanted a patch of it to show through. Now, a few tips:
• Shake your bulb over the sink and shake vigorously but don't go nuts - some paint might try to fly through the top and you don't want to smack your glass bulb against the sink and have it bust in your hand... that would be bad times.
• I recommend using some sort of paint with some sheen to it... the shimmer really makes the bulb here.
• I read in some comments that people were having a hard time with excess paint drying in the bulb - use an egg carton and let the excess drip out before capping it if you experience any problems. 
• Someone also had a neat idea - they put the paint in and took a straw to push the paint around! I bet that would be very cool looking.
• Some also reported that the paint just dripped off the sides and pooled in the bottom... I hope I don't have a Pinterest fail on my hands but all seems well!  

Grab a paper towel and set it down to try once you've got the colors you wanted and the entire inside is covered.

Wipe off any excess paint on the outside. Admire your handywork and smile at the easiest DIY ever. I love the gold-purple color almost better than the streaked/marbled look! :) And now, some obligatory tree shots. ;)

Did you enjoy this easy DIY? I'd love to see your creations or hear how this worked for you in the comments! Thanks for following along!