My Girlish Whims: Blue Print Social

Even though it is currently SNOWING at my house the calendar tells me that spring can't be tooooo far away...(RIGHT???) Spring just shouts bright colors to me, especially neon colors! So while it has been cold and snowy and dreary lately I've been doing some neon crafting with the folks at I Love to Create and their fun Tulip neon packs in anticipation of the coming spring months!

I was sent a couple of goodies to play with including Tulip Fabric Markers, Tulip Dimensional Mini 3 Packs, and Tulip One- Step Mini Tie-Dye Kits

You can pick up these exclusive products at your local Michaels Arts & Crafts store. For those folks without a Michaels store in your area, you can order the products at iLoveToCreate.com. iLoveToCreate.com is currently offering free shipping on any neon Tulip product for the month of February when you use coupon code NeonFEB (ends February 28th).

So much neon to pick from!! I was most intrigued by the fabric markers so I decided to use them to make a cute new workout tank.

I've talked before about how I really got into Zumba this past year and I've been on a workout kick lately (more info on this soon!) so making a Zumba workout tank seemed very practical to me! I love how it turned out and I can't wait to wear it to my next class.

To make my tank I first bought a plain razorback tanktop from Target. The fabric markers work best on lighter colors, so keep that in mind while you are shopping!

I tested out the markers on the inside hem of the back of the tank to see which would show up most prevalently, and the neon orange color worked the best for me and my tank.

Next I cut out a stencil with vinyl using my Silhouette.

I used transfer paper to transfer the stencil directly onto the shirt.

I peeled off the transfer paper and was left with a convenient stencil to color in! Before I started coloring I sandwiched a piece of cardboard between the two layers of the shirt to make sure the markers wouldn't bleed through.

After I was done coloring with the fabric markers I added a little extra touch with some of the Tulip Puffy paint with dot accents on the crown.

Here is the finished product!

I like how the phrase and the tank both look a little washed-out so the neon isn't too intense. If you wanted to be able to see the words a little better you could try a white tank, but I personally like the almost vintage feel my pink/orange combo gave!

Alright now, who's ready to go shake your hips and shimmy your rump around??? I'm in the mood for some Zumba!!

It might still be cold and snowy, but at least I can wear my bright new tank top to work up a sweat at Zumba and look forward to spring!!

Want to see what other cool projects you can make with these supplies? Follow I Love to Create on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and their blog! You can also check out some of the projects other bloggers have made below:

This post is sponsored by Tulip in Collarboraiton with The Blueprint Social but all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.

This is a sponsored post with the Blue Print Social. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Have you guys seen the newest craft supplies by Mod Podge? Mod Podge Mod Melts are just hitting craft store and they are FUN to play with!

For this project I stuck with something I know well - jewelry making! Today I'm going to show you how to make this cute necklace using this fun new craft!

To make Mod Melts you need Mod Molds and the Mod Melts.

You will also need a MINI high temp glue gun. Before this project I didn't have one, but I was able to find one at Walmart for less than three bucks which I thought was pretty dang cheap.

To make the Mod Melts, stick a piece of the Mod Melt into your glue gun, let it heat up, and then fill up the mold with the melted mixture.

This was my first tray - it's really easy! I didn't fill it up perfectly but most of the flowers came out fine!

Let each Mod Melt sit for 10 minutes and then they will easily pop out of the mold. There may be some excess strings, but I was able to get rid of them just by using my fingernails to pull them off.

For my necklace I decided to use these cute little flower clusters:

I painted them a nice color of brassy/gold using Martha Stewart gilding.

My best tip for painting the Mod Melts is to be careful to not put TOO much paint on them because then you might loose some of the detail on the flowers.

To turn these melts into something I could use with jewelry, I flipped them over to the back and used some E-600 glue to add jump rings to either side of the flowers.

Let the glue dry for awhile, and then you are ready to use them to make pretty jewelry! I used smaller jump rings to attach the flowers together.

Like so:

And then just added chain and a clasp on using jump rings as well!

Didn't it turn out pretty? There are SO many different options for cute jewelry to make with all the different Mod Melts available!

You could even make this necklace entirley out of the flowers and leave off the chain.

Another easy idea would be to add a jump ring to the top of one of the other types of flowers so you could connect an ear wire to it and make earrings! I just thought of that. I think I'll have to give that a go next time I'm in my craft room :)

And of course there is so much you could do with the Mod Melts besides make jewelry: check out some of these other fun projects from other bloggers for some more inspiration!

For even more inspiration check out Plaid crafts on facebook, twitter, pinterest, and their blog!

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Monday: CraftOManiac Monday, Making Monday Marvelous, Market Yourself Monday, Motivate Me Monday. Craftastic Monday, Just Something I Whipped Up,, Made By You Mondays, Making the World Cuter,

Tuesdays: Tip Me Tuesday, Tutorial Tuesday, Take-a-Look Tuesday, Show Me What Ya Got, Get Your Craft On, Homework

Wednesdays: Your Whims Wednesday, Creative Share Wednesday, We did it Wednesday, Sugar and Spice, Whatever Goes Wednesday, Show & Share,Lil Luna, The 36th Avenue

Thursdays: Strut Your Stuff, Hookin Up With House of Hepworths, Catch a Glimpse

Friday: Friday Favs on Naptime Crafters, Weekend Wrap-Up Party, Frugal Friday, Show and Share Day, Weekend Bloggy Reading

Saturdays: Whatcha Got Weekend, Saturday Night Special, Show and Tell Saturdays, Scraptastic Saturday, Positively Splendid

Sundays: Sundae Scoop, Sunday Showcase, Think Pink Sundays