Salt Dough Easter Ornaments
If you’re like me you’ve heard about this salt dough business a time or two. If you’re the least bit crafty or into blog reading, you’ve probably seen this, that or the other thing made out of salt...
View Article8 St. Patrick’s Day Crafts For Kids
I love holiday-themed crafts, and luckily so does my daughter, so she’s never bored with me when I want to get messy! In honour of St. Patrick’s Day, which is coming up in just a couple days, today I’m...
View ArticlePatterned Napkin Easter Eggs
This year I decided I wanted to try and make some Bohemian style Easter eggs. The only problem was I couldn’t really figure out just how to do that with dye or paint. And after tons and tons of...
View ArticleEasy Glitter Easter Eggs
Right now I have the windows all over my house open. It’s a deliciously sunny 71 degrees and the cool, clean breeze is doing wonders for me. The birds are chirping, my daffodils are popping out all...
View ArticlePaper Flowers for Spring
It seems you can either love and have one thing or another. House cats or houseplants/cut flowers. If you currently have an indoor cat only you know all about it. If it’s potted they tear it up. If...
View ArticleDIY Felted Wool Dryer Balls
I try to be green but I’m not always successful. To be honest I like my fabric softener. It’s got lots of chemicals but I’m stubborn and adding it to the rinse cycle is what I’ve done since my mom...
View ArticleMod Podge Lampshade Makeover
I really like for my spaces to be light and bright. I prefer natural light but that isn’t exactly an option in the evening. Since I’ve got to go with manmade light at night it seems to make sense that...
View ArticleUnique Gifts For Mother’s Day
A few years ago, on my first Mother’s Day in fact, my friend, myself, and my daughter were in a car accident in the parking lot of a bookstore. It was minor and only the car was hurt, but it probably...
View ArticleDIY Patriotic Marquee Letter
I’ve really liked the marquee letters that I’ve been seeing everywhere. My favorites were made of wood and they looked like they were a total task to make. Seeing how I don’t use power tools and I...
View ArticleFather’s Day Crate Project
Dad’s do a lot. They fix things with a screwdriver, they help on homework with pencil and use tons of other tools just being a dad. Doing what the kids need. This doesn’t end when the kids are grown...
View ArticleRustic, Rectangular Flag Wreath Tutorial
I live alone. I work from home. I sing to myself often. This time of the year I tend to get excited because Independence Day is coming up. Without a doubt, the Fourth is my favorite holiday. The best...
View ArticlePatriotic 4th of July Shoe Makeover
What says Independence Day better than the good ol’ stars and stripes? Dreaming up an idea for some sweet shoes for Independence Day for one sweet baby girl named Sunshine (named by her older brother,...
View ArticleRustic Pallet American Flag
I’ve not yet made anything with pallets. And for a lot of reasons I suppose. I worry about the kinds of chemicals that might be inside of the boards so I’m a bit wary of having something made from...
View ArticleForever Floral Crowns Tutorial
Floral crowns are nothing new. From beauties made from little posies picked in the yard to fancy tiaras of flowers purchased in gift shops to the many, many DIY floral crowns out there, you have to...
View ArticleGluten Free Cloud Dough
Sensory play is huge these days. I played with my share of beans and corn and things when I was a kid but adults these days have really stepped up their game. With a little bit of thought and tons of...
View ArticleLava Lamp Sensory Jars
My momma has always loved lava lamps. One year my sister and I got them for Christmas and we’d watch them all of the time. But when we got tired of them my momma moved them into the kitchen so she...
View ArticleGalaxy Painted Sneakers
My sister and I are hard on shoes. I guess we’re almost as hard on shoes as children are! We buy white or light colored sneakers with the best of intentions and sometimes that first wear they are...
View ArticleCool Coloring Books For Adults
Coloring was a fave passtime of mine when I was a child and to this day I’m happy to sit down with my daughter to color away with crayons, pencil crayons, markers, pastels — you name it. I’m told that...
View ArticleSand Dollar Beach Keepsake Necklace
I am currently on a working vacation. Basically what that means is I spend the day fishing far out on the bay of the Gulf of Mexico or hang out on a beach and do a little crafting in between. My set...
View ArticleHow to Make Easy Play Dough
Need a quick kid activity on a rainy day? Try our easy play dough recipe! It’s seriously the easiest, using ingredients you already have in your pantry. WHAT YOU WILL NEED 1/2 cup salt 1 cup flour 1/2...
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