Nikki's Niche- Chevron Bag Lanterns {Found!}

YAY! I found it! I found my Chevron Bag tutorial. So glad I'm not completely crazy and it really did turn out cute!

I had a number of goodie bags to play with and I wanted to do something a little different.

I started by cutting a {small} slit down the mid-center of each bag.

I then placed a white light into each hole cut in the bags.

It looked too plain so I used a plate to trace and then cut each bag into a semi-circle.

We then used 20 gauge wire folded and put down the center of the bag slit and through the lights- this was to hold the bags open

Here they are all strung up - with the wire just barely visible...

You can slightly see how they stay open- with help from the wire.

Cute for the day OR night!

Nikki's Niche- Metal Letter...Craft Fail...

Lest you think ALL crafting is perfect...I thought I'd show you my latest and not so greatest. I had this vision of a darling Pink and White Chevron 'W' on a burlap wreath I had made (without taking pictures {GASP!})

My Silhouette isn't working...so I resorted to the "old school" way of cutting vinyl. I printed out the shape from my Silhouette first.

Then I made sure it would fit my vinyl piece and my pre-painted letter 'W'.

Then I began cutting- note the safety scissors. These are the result of  more haircuts, furniture slashes and rock-star-esque wardrobe re-dos. At least I'm safe.

Now. Take note. What you see here IS NOT what you'll get. You'll get the opposite. This, my friends is what I WANTED it to look like...{sigh}.

I was soo anxious to start...I decided to PAINT it instead (the vinyl was more than I was ready for tonight). I took the letter outside, placed the vinyl - with backing still on it- as a template and sprayed.

This is what I got. Opposite of what I wanted. Boo.

Here is the wreath it will reside in after I redo the paint...

Happy Friday All...I bet you need it as much as I do! ;)