Category: crafts

  • DIY CAKE STAND

    DIY CAKE STAND

    I love using cake stands and have quite the collection of DIY ones. Recently I have seen a lot of bowls like this with wood on the bottom and glass on top. So I decided to transition that concept in to a cake stand. {1.2} I bought the glass plate for a couple of dollars…

  • SCALLOPED BOOK PAGE WREATH

    SCALLOPED BOOK PAGE WREATH

    I shared my St. Patrick’s Day decor on Monday, and today wanted to share a tutorial for how I made the little book page wreath. I am sure you have seen these wreaths before. I have and think they are so cute. It was pretty quick too-but mine is small, so I image it would…

  • ADDING POM POMS TO A THROW

    ADDING POM POMS TO A THROW

    My sister found this black and white aztec print fabric at JoAnn’s a while ago and used it to make her baby bibs. She showed me a picture and I immediately went to buy some but my JoAnn’s didn’t carry it, so she bought the rest of it at her local store and sent it…

  • BENCH UP CYCLE

    BENCH UP CYCLE

    While my mother-in-law was cleaning out her mother’s basement, she found this bench and thought of me so she asked if I wanted it. I thought-a free piece of furniture with 100% potential?-Yes please! It was a pretty quick transformation because the bench was in good shape-it just had been used quite a bit. I…

  • UP-CYCLED WIRE BASKETS

    UP-CYCLED WIRE BASKETS

    I found these wire baskets at Gordman’s for $10. I thought they were so cute so bought two, they were yellow and green and I kind of liked the yellow and green but decided I would like them even better if they looked like an old wire basket. The process of changing them from a…

  • YOU’RE ONE IN A MINION VALENTINE

    YOU’RE ONE IN A MINION VALENTINE

    My boys love the Despicable Me movies and when I saw someone had used these Minion printables for cupcake push ups, I thought that they would make perfect little Valentines but wrapped around a Twinkie. It was so easy and I felt like a little Minion making all 37-both of my boys wanted them for…

  • DIY BABY MITTENS

    DIY BABY MITTENS

    My kids are always loosing their little mittens in the winter. My sister made these adorable baby mittens and showed me how. It was so simple to make them and then you have cute, useful mittens that are attached to each other so they won’t get lost as easily. My little nephew looks so cute…

  • GOLD LEAF PAINTED MUGS

    GOLD LEAF PAINTED MUGS

    Lately I have been using my gold leaf paint on just about everything. I have another project this week I will share with you using gold leaf paint. The first one is these painted mugs. They were super simple. I just used a toothpick to make the tiny designs and words on the mugs. To…

  • 20 LAST MINUTE HANDMADE GIFT IDEAS

    20 LAST MINUTE HANDMADE GIFT IDEAS

    Just a week until Christmas! Is all your shopping done? Well, in case it’s not, here are a few inexpensive, last minute handmade gift ides for you. I even threw in a few I made last year. And this week’s giveaways here and here can also help with your gift hunting!  Photo Clipboards Home State…