Category: crafts

  • thrifted picture frame to chalkboard

    thrifted picture frame to chalkboard

    In my living room, I had an empty little wall and decided I wanted to add a chalkboard of some sorts. I have some gold accents in the room and thought that a gold framed chalkboard would be perfect. So I hit the thrift stores. I like to shop at thrift stores when I find…

  • pallet wall art

    pallet wall art

    Recently, (meaning about two months ago) I transformed my living room. It was painted when we first moved in which was 5 1/2 years ago. I was 9 months pregnant so we wanted to get some paint up on the walls before the baby and extended family came. So my husband spent 24 hours painting…

  • diy lace collar applique + giveaway!

    diy lace collar applique + giveaway!

    I bought this grey turtleneck a couple of years ago and love the color and how long it is. But recently, I had been thinking about what I could do with this sweater because the turtleneck portion is tight fitting and I’m just not that in to turtlenecks lately. So when I received these lace collar appliques…

  • glittery gold barrettes

    glittery gold barrettes

    I have been on a gold trend lately. I see gold and other metallics everywhere and I just love it. So today I wanted to share with you a super simple little accessory.  to make. first. I found these gold barrettes on Amazon- I looked everywhere local, but had no luck.    second. Apply some mod…

  • valentine’s treat bags

    valentine’s treat bags

    Well, I finally finished Jackson’s valentine’s for school. I am sure once all of my kids are in school I will just be sending in a box of conversation hearts with their name written on it… but I figure while I have time to spend on creativity, I will do something a little bit more…

  • kids valentine’s ideas

    kids valentine’s ideas

    I still need to make some valentines for Jackson’s kindergarten class so I have been looking around for some inspiration, and have found so many cute ideas so I thought I would share. Some are from my link party and some from Pinterest. The valentines I made for Jackson last year { here } Monster…

  • valentine’s day decor

    valentine’s day decor

    Just last week we took our tree to the tree recycle park and took down all of our Christmas decorations. And it’s already time to start getting ready for Valentine’s Day! I am looking forward to Valentine’s day because I get to visit my sister who will have just had her first baby… so, my…

  • diy stamped cork board

    diy stamped cork board

    Today I want to share a project that I guest posted over at Poppy Seed Projects Blog, it is a stamped cork board. I always just stuck important papers on the refrigerator but my kids loved pulling the magnets off so I would end up loosing my notes and papers… so I decided to make…

  • diy chore chart

    diy chore chart

    My kids are getting to the age where they can be in charge of completing chores during the day. {This is hard for me because I would just rather do all the chores myself to make sure it’s done how I like… I know I’m a bit controlling and I am learning how to share some…