Handmade Christmas Gifts

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I love making hand-made gifts! Do you? This year I wanted my kids to make gifts for each-other. I think it’s cute to see them become so invested in the project. ‘Little L’ & I made these bobby pins  for ‘Miss M’. Lets hope she doesn’t tell her before Christmas! A huge task for a [...]

My Vinyl Direct – Giveaway!

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One of my favorite craft mediums is vinyl. I love it and use it a lot. That brings me to My Vinyl Direct! Here are some fun facts about this awesome company.

Let it Snow!

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The fabulous people at Plaid sent me a the most amazing box of paint goodies from the Martha Stewart craft line. Wouldn’t you be excited if this showed up on your doorstep?! I made a few projects but I LOVED this one. A canvas to put on my fireplace. Want to make it too?

DIY Halloween Costume Consultation

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Thinking about Halloween costumes yet?! If not, it’s time to start! :) I teamed up with thredUP to host a costume contest! How it works: Head over to thredUP {here}  and pick a piece of clothing that sparks a creative costume idea. Post the link in your comment and tell me what your costume idea [...]

DIY Owl Mask

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I made my little girls owl masks for their dress up box. They turned out cute, eh? What you need: Owl Template {here} Felt Scissors Flocked Heat Transfer Material Embroidery Floss & Needle Sewing Machine Die-cut Machine {I have an Epic 6} Hot Glue 2 – 12 inch ribbons {w/ sealed edges} Dies used: Doily [...]

Back to School w/ Astrobright

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Astrobrights Papers by Neenah Paper for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.   The people over at Astrobright asked me to create a back-to-school project using their paper. It’s appropriately called Astrobright because the paper is BRIGHT :) Not a bad thing in my [...]

Gussy Sews for me!

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  “Hmm… what’s in mom’s bag?” “I bet it’s something fun…” “Thread?!“ “ugh, I should’ve known…“   From the momma: Hi all! The lovely lady over at Gussy Sews sewed me this adorable bag! It’d be perfect in a purse or diaper bag.

DIY Wall Art

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I’m currently making an eclectic wall of art for the kiddo’s room. Here’s the newest addition. {p.s. I love my latest Salvation Army find, an antique chalkboard tablet for $0.97!} The how-to:

Cupcake Toppers

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  Here’s a fun idea for a cupcake or cake topper.

Switchin’ it up

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I love wrapping gifts with stuff I already have at home. I think this gift turned out pretty cute.