Time is running out! But, there’s still enough time to whip up a few of these DIY Thanksgiving decor ideas! Turkey day is my favorite holiday–friends, family, food, & football without the stress of buying, wrapping, and giving gifts! Here are a few simple and fun ideas to dress your house for Thanksgiving. Enjoy! Thanksgiving […]
If you love the look of Instax photos for spiffing up your journal, but don’t have the budget to purchase an Instax or Polaroid camera, or even one of those schmancy portable photo printers that print from your iPhone, then this is the DIY solution for you! In all honesty, it’s not the camera […]
Ahhhh. It’s finally arrived, the first day of Autumn. The air is crisp in the mornings, and a craving for hot chocolate and peppermint Schnapps is already plaguing me. Hard to believe we are easing into the holiday season with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas just around the corner. If you haven’t started decorating for the […]
Handmade Journals: Mastering The Basics With a handful of supplies that your crafty little self likely has hanging around the house, you can learn how to make gorgeous handmade journals. This Mastering the Basics course with Kiala Givehand will show you three methods to bind your journals and give you the basis to go beyond […]
This tiny gift box Christmas ornament is pretty adorable and is a quick little something to whip up for the tree. You don’t have to use it as an ornament, in fact you can use this decorated box to hold a special pair of earrings for your BFF. I have to say, wrapping gifts is […]
Do you have a small collection (hoard) of 3D scrapbooking stickers? Here’s a fun way to use them to make a 3D Sticker Ornament to dress up your Christmas tree! I haven’t seen this one on Pinterest yet, but I’m sure it’s there somewhere. I can’t believe I don’t have any Christmas stickers! (But let’s […]
A felted wreath ornament is a great way to take a whoops and turn it into an ohhh! If you’ve ever had the experience of felting your favorite sweater, or in my case, hubby did laundry and well, my favorite sweater would only fit a toddler after he was through, then you know the heartbreak of […]
Everybody should have a least one pine cone ornament to dress up their tree! Simple pine cones are a gift from Mother Nature when I consider that I live in the desert Southwest. They’re hard to come by here, not like back East where I spent my first 28 years. There they littered the yard […]
I have to admit I have a tiny problem with saving wine corks. I’m not sure how it started or why, (Pinterest) but I’m pretty sure at this point I could use them to turn my house into one ginormous cork board. Hubby might say that’s a good thing, considering how many holes I put […]
Isn’t this beaded ornament lovely? I’ve made an effort each year to make or acquire handmade ornaments in the hopes that someday, the tree would be filled with them. So far, I’ve fallen woefully short of this goal, though each year a bit of progress is made. I guess it’s one of those things […]