Wedding Week!! Sand Ceremony

 What a fun project!!!!  I wanted to give something to my friend for her shower and I know she was looking for something cool to use during the Sand Ceremony.  I had never heard of a sand ceremony.  When I got married we did a unity candle - I guess that is still used too, but some have chosen to do a family ceremony using sand.  Two colors of sand is used - one for the groom's family and one for the bride's.  The sand starts in containers for each family and then is poured by the family into a 3rd container that will symbolize the two families becoming one. 
I found all of my glass at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.  The two side pieces are candle holders.  The middle one I really wanted somethign with a lid, because, well, it's SAND and she'd like to keep it as a reminder/memory.  I found this container that was filled with seasalt.  I poured the seasalt into my salt pig, peeled the labels and YAY!  Perfect container. 
Then I got out my trusty cricut.  C'mon now - i really didn't ahve to get sweet Princess out - she's always out! :)  But I used my Gypsy (of course) to cut out three stencils to what I needed.  I used the vinyl letter to decorate the gift bag (below) and then I used the stencil to etch teh glass. Stick the vinyl on the glass, put a thick coat of etching on it,, wait 5 mins, rinse it off, peel off vinyl, rinse again and dry...there you have it!  :)
I think she liked it! :)
TTFN,
Tammy

12 Days of Christmas - Day Three - dollar store vase

Happy 3rd day of Christmas!!!  :) 
Today is another dollar store purchase....I just love this idea and I did etch the vase again, but the really cool idea (if I say so myself) is that this vase was two pieces from the dollar store.  The base is a glass candle holder and I attached it to the glass vase to make it look even more elegant.  I glued them together with E6000.  Easy peasy and super cute!!  I think I may put some flowers around the base - I'll look at the dollar store for those too!  And it can be used for flowers or I was thinking I'd put a candle in it.  This one is for my sister in law. 

Please forgive the scenery... :) I love the frog...almost so much that I want to keep it, but I won't!  Heck, at the price, I can afford to make myself one too!  (After Christmas, of course - too many other things to do until then!)
TTFN,
Tammy
PS- here is a sample of the prior days...