HBDAY 'Merica et Moi!

In honor of America and I's birthday weekend get 15% off of my etsy store with coupon code HBDAY13.  Starts today and expires on my birthday, July 8th.  Click here to get shoppin'!

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My etsy store is now open!

 etsy.com/shop/shopellion or CLICK HERE

 

 

All of my candles are made in cups that can easily be cleaned and reused after burning.  If you have something specific that you are looking for feel free to contact me about making you a custom order shopellion@gmail.com.

For now all of my candles are fresh roses and currant but I am considering creating more scents along the way.  One of my favorite candles is diptyque baies so what I've come up with is something very similar.

So stroll along to etsy.com/shop/shopellion and check it out!

DIY: Geode Wine Stopper & Etsy store!

What you'll need:
-geode w/ a relatively flat side
-cork (mine is actually from an old wine stopper that broke but they do have them at hobby lobby)
-epoxy - E-6000 works the best! I've had so many handmade wine stoppers break on me that I didn't think it was possible to find a glue that would work for this, but this one does the trick! (or at least so far!)
-Liquid gold leaf
-small paint brush

Step 1: epoxy the flattest surface of the geode to the cork.  Let dry for about 30 minutes.  Make sure to continue to apply pressure so that the epoxy will form a good bond.

Step 2: Paint the top portion of the cork and bottom portion of the geode with liquid gold leaf and paint brush.  Doesn't have to be perfect. I think the more jagged the line the more natural it looks. (This step obviously isn't required but I like the way it looks. It makes the cork to geode transition more uniform and hides the epoxy)

Step 3: Allow at least 24 hours before attempting to use the cork in a bottle.  It'll be dry way before but will probably come apart once you try to pull on it. Cheers!


Side Note:  I am in the works of opening an etsy store!  So if you'd rather just buy some of my handmade goods I would love to make them for you! Here's my etsy page http://www.etsy.com/people/ellieberard or you can search for my shop "shopellion".