Category: crafts
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HOLIDAY DECOR
This year I kept the holiday decor pretty simple. I decorated with a lot of pine branches. Luckily, I have a pine tree in my yard that needed a lot of trimming because our Christmas tree was exactly the right height. It’s usually a foot or so too big so I can use all the…
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CHALKBOARD PAINTED WRAPPING PAPER
The days are numbered to get my holiday gifts wrapped and delivered. I love taking time to wrap presents with a bit more creativity. I don’t waste my time doing that for the kids because we all know they wouldn’t appreciate it 🙂 This year I used some left over chalkboard paint to personalize my…
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UPCYCLED CRATE
A few months ago when I was in Michigan visiting my parents, my mom gave me this crate she found for me at a garage sale. It was such a nice surprise! I have a few other vintage crates and love using them in my house. This crate had obviously been painted to look vintage…
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DIY CEMENT LETTERS
I found some extra cement mix sitting in our garage that my husband had planned to use-but it had been there a while so it was fair game 😉 I thought the perfect use for a little bit of cement would be some letters. I have seen these before and love how they look. And…
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DIY CHALKBOARD GLOBE
I have seen people with little globe collections and think they are so cute. A while ago I found this globe at a thrift store and recently decided to change it up a little so that the kids could have fun drawing on it. I just used some chalkboard paint and slowly painted the oceans.…
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DIY CAMERA TOTE
I made this little camera tote for our trip to Europe. I wanted something that was small and protected the camera like a little sock. I wanted to be able to haul it around in my backpack and know that it wasn’t going to get damaged. One Saturday I whipped up this little tote. I…
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BEACH TOTE UPCYCLE
{Tonight is your last chance to enter to win a pair of Freshly Picked Moccasins and A Baby Stats Subway art! Go here to enter!} I found this little beach tote in the dollar section at Target-I’m such a sucker for those two little aisles and always come away with at least five things from…
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SWEATSHIRT UPCYCLE
The other day while I was at the store, I found these plain Hanes sweatshirts for $1. At first I thought, huh that’s funny you can buy that for just $1 and then I thought, hey, I could buy that for $1! And I was pretty sure I could find a use for it and if not,…
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UP CYCLED WOODEN CRATES
I saw up cycled crates like this on LollyJane one of my favorite blogs and knew I had to make some. I had been struggling trying to decide what I should do with my extra porch pillows and hammock and thought these crates would be a perfect storage area. You can find crates like…