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DIY Wooden Celebration Board for Family and Friends
This DIY celebration board is an absolute MUST! With all the crazy busy in our day to day lives, why not take one thing off your mental check list and let this homemade family and friend board ease your mind a bit?! Anyone else wake up to a new month and start to panic when you suddenly realize you have THREE birthdays coming up within the next two weeks?!! I know this happens to me all year long. Especially in July when my family seems to have back-to-back birthdays and anniversaries! YIKES! I decided I needed a way to keep track of birthdays so I could be a bit more…
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Valentine Zipper Pouches
I am in LOVE, LOVE, LOVE with the way these zipper pouches turned out! I used a sparkle iron on vinyl for this project and it really turned out great! You can’t tell from the picture too well, but it SPARKLES! I thought these might make great gifts for Valentine’s Day! Easy Peasy to make! Just choose a plain zipper pouch. I actually picked mine up at Michael’s, but I attached a bunch of plain canvas pencil pouches that I also ordered in bulk from Amazon. I am already thinking of a design for St. Patty’s Day! 🙂 I have a Cricut Maker that I use to make all of…
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Clay Houses
Ok, remember how I said I was a little obsessed with sculpting clay?! Here is another evening project made from sculpey clay. Now when I posted last week on my mini heart and star gift tags, I had used tiny cut outs. These houses I free handed and used a knife along the edges. Personally, I LOVE the way they turned out! My favorite is the one I added words to using my Cricut maker! Now, if you have never used a Cricut Maker I’m telling you they are LIFE CHANGING in the world of crafters! I used mine to cut out “Home is where the heart is” and attach…
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Clay Heart Tags
I think I might have a new addiction. Sculpey clay! I discovered this amazing stuff while perusing through Hobby Lobby one day and my mind went wild with all the possibilities! You can purchase sculpting clay in almost any color you can dream of, but I prefer white. One, because of its classic look for the projects I had in mind, and two because I thought I could add my own color with paint! First project! Since Valentine’s Day is around the corner, I made tiny hearts and tied colored twine to them. Check them out! This week I made hearts and stars with my clay. You’ll have to check…
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Wood Designs
Ted’s Woodworking There is nothing I enjoy more than becoming completely absorbed in a project! Ted’s Woodworking is the world’s largest collection of woodworking plans with over 16,000 projects ranging in size from small to large. Each project is not only made possible, but simple. The plans are detailed and covers beginner to professional skill level. He includes step by step instructions, a cutting and material list, and detailed schematics. Check out his site by clicking on the link above. I have SO many I’d like to give a try!
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Mini Quotes
The links above contain affiliate links. If you are interested in trying these out for yourself, they are super fun to make! All you need are mini canvas’ (I prefer the flat one’s vs the inch think canvas, but you could use either), mini easel stands because personally I think this makes all the difference in how they are displayed, and of course vinyl paper of your choice. OH, don’t forget to lightly coat your vinyl with mod-podge so they viny won’t peel. My kiddos don’t know this yet, but I SO plan on placing these throughout their dorm rooms when they go to college and changing them out each…
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Tassel Tree
Are you looking for a holiday project to do with friends, your family, or just to spend a craft evening by yourself? This was one of my favorite evening projects this year. I found this great blog on Wilshire Collections by Stacey Collins. She does a great job breaking down how to actually make the tassels for this holiday tree. Obviously, I tweaked mine a bit by adding it (using my glue gun) to the front of a picture frame. I began by adding colored cardstock in my picture frame and choosing a yarn color choice that complimented that color. I chose a wine/burgundy cardstock (listed below) and a simple…
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Festive Christmas Pumpkin
Anyone else struggle saying goodbye to their perfectly picked farm pumpkins?? I sure do! Fall is my favorite time of year. Each year we load up the family for a trip to a faraway farm just so we can take our hayride of the year and select the BEST farm picked pumpkins! Nothing makes me happier! Then Halloween passes, Thanksgiving passes, and I know it’s time to say goodbye. Sigh… WELL, this year I had an idea! I bought a little bit of glitter paint and sprayed away! Now we have a festive Christmas pumpkin that can last the whole season. Almost. Depending on where you live it MIGHT get…
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Sweet Summer
My husband bought me a subscription to FAB, FIT, FUN about a year ago and one of my surprises was this super fun bag! I fell in love with the color! Although it was a popping pink, it was just that. Without design. I wanted something more! I went to work designing the front of my bag using my Cricut Maker and VIOLA this is what I came up with! I KINDA have a thing for pineapples this summer! I bought this machine around Christmas time and have had SO much fun with it! If you like to craft this is a must have. The possibilities are endless! If you…
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Garage Update in 3,2,1….
Ok my DIY friends. This is possibly the easiest update I have run across yet! Have you ever stood out front of your house after an evening walk admiring your home and you think to yourself man, I wish there was something I could change, add, or relocate to give it that POP that you are looking for? Think no longer because I have the answer for you. Check out the before and after pictures below.
