DIY Valentines Banner

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As promised, one of the projects I made with Lifestyle Crafts’ Shape N Tape. What you need: Die Cut Machine: I have an Epic 6* Shape N Tape Heart Die Circle Die Decorative Square Die {one of the dies in the CD case kit} Doily Banner Die Brown & White Cardstock Glue Dots Cut all [...]

50% off at Lifestyle Crafts

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Hi everyone!! This week is gonna be great! Do you want to know why? 50% off your ENTIRE Lifestyle Crafts purchase when you use my personal code ‘CREATE’ at checkout! Yes, I said ‘50% off’ and ‘entire purchase’ in the same sentence! They have SO many amazing new products! Now is definitely the time to [...]

DIY Love Tree

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I haven’t forgotten that I promised to show you more Christmas gifts. But I’m nothing if not distracted ;) I saw this adorable tree and I had to make my own! I used a 11×14 frame. I cut this tree using my Silhouette. Mine was about 8-9 inches high. I used 2 sheets of this [...]

Bloom Headband Pattern

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Hey there crafty people!! Want to make your own bloom headband?! Now you can :) Buy the pattern for $3 at the bottom of my shop {here}! The pattern has step-by-step pictures and descriptions that are super easy to follow! Materials: scissors, hot glue gun, felt, stretch elastic, & mini pom-pom trim. I’ve also included [...]

My New Headband Shop!

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I’ve been toying with the idea of selling my headbands for awhile now… I finally got around to it! Click here to visit my shop! Everything in this shop is handmade by me, so there are limited quantities. I’m talking 2-9 per style/color. If you see something you like, don’t hesitate!

DIY Camping Set

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As promised, one of the things SANTA made for Christmas! My kids are addicted to pretend-camping, so when Santa saw this DIY tent and DIY campfire ‘he’ got right to work! Who knew Santa was a Pinterest/craft-blog junkie too?! The ever-obliging-Santa wanted to give you a few tips! ;) Where to buy the materials: 1) [...]

Belated Happy Holidays!

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Hi everyone!! How were the Holidays? I enjoyed every minute of it! Hence the crickets you’ve been hearing over here ;) Here’s our holiday card (LOVE little man’s face in it! LOL) Here are a few things we’ve been up to: Santa’s shocked face when L tackles him is HILARIOUS! I also made a few [...]

DIY Christmas – Heatproof your Mugs!

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Drinking hot chocolate this Christmas? Want to make your own DIY Christmas mugs? This is the tutorial for you. 1) What you need: Sugru & Dollar Tree Mugs 2) Roll the Sugru into small balls and flatten. 3) Press the Sugru onto your mug. Tap all over the circle lightly. Did you mess up? No [...]

DIY Hand Painted Ornaments

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{psst… there’s a giveaway at the bottom!} Want a really fun activity to do with the kiddos this year? Make hand painted ornaments! Materials Needed: Printable Fabric Deco Art Fabric Paint Paint Brushes Iron Fabric (I used felt) Hole Puncher Bakers Twine (or anything you want to hang it with) The Directions: 1) Print an [...]

My Christmas Tree

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One of my favorite childhood memories of Christmas was our tree. Decorating it was a blast. There was never a theme for the decor, it was just a hodge-podge of ornaments collected through the years. I loved picking out each ornament and remembering who made them for me, who gave them to me, where we [...]