Category: Diy
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Pretty Silhouette Plates DIY
Pretty Silhouette Plates DIY
April 2, 2014
A lovely new DIY for you guys! I originally saw this idea on Pretty Prudent and I really wanted to try this out for myself. I used the silhouette from my kiddo, mom’s dog [...] Continue →
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Cascarones Easter Egg Surprise Countdown
Cascarones Easter Egg Surprise Countdown
March 26, 2014
Cascarones, or “shell hits”, are said to bring luck and fortune to the person whose head you break the egg over. Typically Cascarones are filled with confetti, but I decided to add a couple [...] Continue →
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Little Egg Succulent Planter
Little Egg Succulent Planter
March 25, 2014
Well. These are adorable. I was trying to find something fun and different to do with my Easter eggs. The Little Egg Succulent Planter turned out pretty cute. Make one and keep it for [...] Continue →
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Decoupage Easter Eggs with Free Pressed Flower Printable
Decoupage Easter Eggs with Free Pressed Flower Printable
March 24, 2014
I know. Easter isn’t until April 20th, but I like making things and I like decorating eggs… So that’s what’s up. Hee! We decorated eggs all weekend at my home. First up, a pressed [...] Continue →
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Personalized Photo Pendants or Keychain DIY
Personalized Photo Pendants or Keychain DIY
March 17, 2014
Handmade gifts are the best. Easy to make handmade gifts are EVEN better. These pendants (or keychains) are about as easy as it gets. Just a bit of clay, a photo, mini cookie cutter, [...] Continue →
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Mailbox Makeover DIY for Under $15!
Mailbox Makeover DIY for Under $15!
February 25, 2014
I know it’s winter and all my plants are dead right now, but my front yard is REALLY bumming me out. A lot. I’m typically a fall and winter sorta girl, but for whatever [...] Continue →
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Wrapped Charm Bracelet Craft
Wrapped Charm Bracelet Craft
February 20, 2014
In January I finally gave in and made my own wrap bracelet for HP Create. I’ve been seeing these things all over the internets and I gotta say: This was a fun craft! It [...] Continue →
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Strawberry Valentine // DIY with free printables!
Strawberry Valentine // DIY with free printables!
February 10, 2014
Valentine’s Day is this Friday! You know what’s super exciting? My kiddo is in preschool and get’s to share Valentines with her classmates. This is so fun for both of us. She helped me [...] Continue →
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Heart-Shaped Planter DIY!
Heart-Shaped Planter DIY!
February 5, 2014
Hey friends! I am so in love with this Heart-Shaped Planter DIY I made for the Minnetonka blog. It’s such an easy DIY and I KNOW you can create one for yourself (or make [...] Continue →
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Some time off.
Some time off.
December 30, 2013
I just enjoyed the most amazing time off. It was glorious. There’s only been one other time I’ve taken a full week off of blogging. It was much needed. I even kept my instagram/other [...] Continue →
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Day 42: Santa and Antler Bottle Hats (with free printables)!
Day 42: Santa and Antler Bottle Hats (with free printables)!
December 20, 2013
Day 42 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Santa and Antler Bottle Hats! Do you have a beer or wine connoisseur to buy a gift for? Perfect! Use these Santa and Antler printable bottle [...] Continue →
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Day 40: Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal Gift Tags
Day 40: Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal Gift Tags
December 19, 2013
Day 40 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal Gift Tags! Yesterday I gave you a printable, and today I give you some gift tags. If your gift recipient has [...] Continue →
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Day 39: Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal Printable!
Day 39: Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal Printable!
December 18, 2013
Day 39 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal Printable! Merry Christmas Ya filthy animal! Yeah. I was obsessed with Home Alone as a kiddo. I quoted it often and [...] Continue →
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Day 38: JOY Glitter Word!
Day 38: JOY Glitter Word!
December 17, 2013
Day 38 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Joy Glitter Word! Add a little more glitter and sparkle to your home. My “JOY” Glitter Word is lovely and will look so cute in your [...] Continue →
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Day 35: Christmas Vacation Snow Globe
Day 35: Christmas Vacation Snow Globe
December 12, 2013
Day 35 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Christmas Vacation Snow Globe! One of my all time fave Christmas movies (right next to Elf). This little globe is a dry snow globe, MUCH easier [...] Continue →
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Day 33: Reindeer Food Jar Labels!
Day 33: Reindeer Food Jar Labels!
December 10, 2013
Day 33 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Reindeer Food Jar Labels! Supplies: – Free Printable Reindeer Food Jar Labels: Large Reindeer Lid, Large Reindeer Lid w/Nose, Small Reindeer Lid, and Small Reindeer Lid w/Nose. [...] Continue →
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Day 32: Quiz Advent Calendar
Day 32: Quiz Advent Calendar
December 9, 2013
Day 32 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: The Quiz Advent Calendar I made for HP Create. I know it’s a few days into December… but this Advent is so fun! I’ve gathered a [...] Continue →
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Day 30: Joy Stenciled Pillow
Day 30: Joy Stenciled Pillow
December 5, 2013
Day 30 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: The Joy Stenciled Pillow I made for HP Create. Don’t let a sewing project scare you, you can do this! It’s pretty darn easy and then [...] Continue →
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Day 28: Mod Wood DIY Advent Calendar!
Day 28: Mod Wood DIY Advent Calendar!
December 3, 2013
Day 7 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Mod Wood DIY Advent Calendar, from the super lovely Regina of Acute Designs! Today’s guest DIY-er brought you this fantastic Modern Advent Calendar. I LOVE it. It’s only December [...] Continue →
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Day 25: Modern Tree Advent Calendar (plus Silhouette sale)!
Day 25: Modern Tree Advent Calendar (plus Silhouette sale)!
November 28, 2013
Day 25 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Modern Tree Advent Calendar! You know what time it is? It’s advent calendar time! This year I made a calendar that’s very easy to create. Well, maybe [...] Continue →
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Day 13: Tree Plus Heart Garland
Day 13: Tree Plus Heart Garland
November 13, 2013
Day 13 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Tree Plus Heart Garland. I know we still have a bit of time before Thanksgiving, but I’m ready for Christmas decorations! This last weekend I made [...] Continue →
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Day 10: Wolf Mittens
Day 10: Wolf Mittens
November 8, 2013
Day 10 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Wolf Mittens. Woof! I made these for my kiddo. It’s getting colder and we gotta keep those little hands warm. Instead of boring little grey gloves, [...] Continue →
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Day 9: Painted Feather Ornament
Day 9: Painted Feather Ornament
November 7, 2013
Day 9 of my 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Painted Feather Ornaments. I’ve got feathers everywhere. My chickens drop them like crazy. It’s slowed down a bit since the weather got colder, but from the [...] Continue →
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Homemade Bath Soak
Homemade Bath Soak
November 4, 2013
This post is sponsored by HP. I never realized how simple it is to make a homemade bath soak until recently. With Mother’s Day coming up I thought this would be a wonderful gift [...] Continue →
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Day 4: Harvest Garland
Day 4: Harvest Garland
October 31, 2013
Day 4 of 50 DIY Days of Christmas: The lovely Harvest Garland (my most recent DIY for Better Homes and Gardens). This sweet thing was inspired by the beautiful pops of flowers I still seeing [...] Continue →
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Last Minute Halloween Window Decor Idea!
Last Minute Halloween Window Decor Idea!
October 25, 2013
Halloween is next week! OMG. So, if you feel like you need to step up your Halloween decoration game a bit, but don’t have much time to prep, look no further! Check out my [...] Continue →
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Painted Star Pumpkin for the Kid
Painted Star Pumpkin for the Kid
October 15, 2013
We love carving pumpkins, I swear, but it’s much more fun to paint a pumpkin when your kiddo is 3-years-old. I don’t quite trust her with a knife just yet. Ha! I know she [...] Continue →
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Mummy Candy for your trick or treaters!
Mummy Candy for your trick or treaters!
October 14, 2013
“This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group®, PEOPLE Magazine & Hershey’s, but all my opinions are my own. #HersheysPeople #pmedia http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO ………………………… Halloween is just a couple [...] Continue →
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Monster Eye Wreath DIY
Monster Eye Wreath DIY
October 4, 2013
Boo! Scare the bajeebies outta your trick or treaters with my Monster Eye Wreath DIY! Actually, it’s kinda cute and I’m happy to have it on my door! It’s a cheap and easy craft, check [...] Continue →
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My Little Kitty Backpack DIY
My Little Kitty Backpack DIY
September 13, 2013
I don’t usually know what I’m doing when I sew, but I do like to experiment. That’s how I came up with this My Little Kitty Backpack DIY (yeah… My Little Pony was on [...] Continue →
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Calendar Work Station – Made from Recycled Wood
Calendar Work Station – Made from Recycled Wood
September 5, 2013
Well folks, it’s just about Fall. That means we all need to get ourselves organized… or at least pretend we’re organized. I’ve created a Calendar Work Station just for this. A new DIY for [...] Continue →
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Spooky Halloween Terrarium
Spooky Halloween Terrarium
August 27, 2013
Ok. I know. It’s not even September and I’m sharing a Halloween DIY. I swear: there will not be any other mention of Halloween until the end of September (promise). Buuut, Michaels sent me [...] Continue →
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Outdoor Concrete Side Table for Under $15!
Outdoor Concrete Side Table for Under $15!
June 17, 2013
Last week I shared my Outdoor Concrete Side Table on the Better Homes and Gardens blog! I’m so happy with how it turned out. I actually created 2 of these little stool/side tables. Love them. [...] Continue →
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Concrete Honey Bear
Concrete Honey Bear
June 13, 2013
Uh oh. I got my hands on some concrete and sorta maybe went crazy and am making ALL the things concrete. CAN. NOT. STOP. Not all of my projects have been successful, but I’m [...] Continue →
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Hanging Lightbulb Herb Vase
Hanging Lightbulb Herb Vase
May 15, 2013
My hubby went through the house and changed all the lightbulbs, and before he could recycle them I said, “Wait, I can use those for this project!” He may have given me that “year, [...] Continue →
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You’re a gem printables and gift tags!
You’re a gem printables and gift tags!
May 2, 2013
I love the gem trend happening around the interwebs. SOOOOO, I made some printouts to share with you. Some tags and some art prints. You’re a gem printables. Mother’s day is coming up in [...] Continue →
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Lace Hanging Planter in the Portland Mercury!
Lace Hanging Planter in the Portland Mercury!
May 1, 2013
I’m pretty darn excited. Today I have a DIY in The Portland Mercury, found on the Crafty Wonderland insert. Since many of you aren’t lucky enough to get this awesome local newspaper…. I’m sharing [...] Continue →
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Milk Jug Watering Can for the kiddo!
Milk Jug Watering Can for the kiddo!
April 24, 2013
The milk jug watering can. It’s free and easy to make! Wait…. why make it? Well, if your kiddo is like mine and wants to help you water the plants every time, and always [...] Continue →
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Cardboard Playhouse!
Cardboard Playhouse!
April 23, 2013
This past week I took on something new… A full on DIY with my kiddo. With her help. It was hard, but we did it. I’ll chat more about working with my kiddo at [...] Continue →
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Rainbow Heart Headband DIY For the Kids
Rainbow Heart Headband DIY For the Kids
March 15, 2013
I’m sort of on a rainbow kick (if you haven’t already noticed) and I felt like there was something missing in my life, I couldn’t quite place it. Then, it came to me: my [...] Continue →
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The -Sometimes I Want to Cuss- Banner!
The -Sometimes I Want to Cuss- Banner!
March 14, 2013
I’m a mama. A mama to a kiddo that repeats EVERything I say. When I say everything… that’s really what I mean. Usually the kiddo likes to copy each word I say. SO, that [...] Continue →
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Magical Rainbow Wreath DIY
Magical Rainbow Wreath DIY
March 13, 2013
Hello Rainbow Wreath. You are quite lovely. This is one of my favorite wreaths to date. It’s fun and really reminds me of Rainbow Brite’s boots. Hee. This wreath is PERFECT for the upcoming [...] Continue →
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Over the Rainbow Paper Terrarium
Over the Rainbow Paper Terrarium
March 5, 2013
Do you remember my deer paper terrarium from last year? No? Well, here’s a link to my original post (plus check out the photo below). I had that cute little set up for a year. [...] Continue →
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Paint Chip Tote + new better homes and gardens post
Paint Chip Tote + new better homes and gardens post
February 21, 2013
Another Thursday, another Better Homes and Gardens post. Yay! If you head on over to the Better Homes and Gardens blog today, you’ll see a DIY for my Paint Chip Pillow. Yeah! I used [...] Continue →
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Felted Wool Acorn Necklace – Perfect For Valentine’s Day!
Felted Wool Acorn Necklace – Perfect For Valentine’s Day!
February 14, 2013
Felted Wool Acorn Necklace: Well, I know today is ACTUALLY Valentine’s Day… but I really wanted to share these little necklaces that my kiddo and I made (well, mostly me). It all started on [...] Continue →
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“I Love You” Bunting
“I Love You” Bunting
February 7, 2013
I Love You. Something I tell my husband and daughter everyday. Why not write it out for all to see? I love glitter. A lot. Glitter sorta makes most things better. Feeling bored? Glitter. [...] Continue →
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Day 47: Marshmallow World Wrapping Paper
Day 47: Marshmallow World Wrapping Paper
December 21, 2012
Day 47: Isn’t this wrapping paper crazy? I love it. I giggled while I made it, because it’s just so cute. I can’t remember WHERE I first saw this idea. But, I saw it. [...] Continue →
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Day 46: Make your own Christmas Crackers!
Day 46: Make your own Christmas Crackers!
December 19, 2012
DAY 46 is brought to you by, the lovely Liz of Yellow Finch: Hi everyone! I’m Liz from Yellow Finch and I’m so excited to be here to share this DIY with you. When I was younger [...] Continue →
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Day 45: “Poop” Treat Labels
Day 45: “Poop” Treat Labels
December 18, 2012
Day 45: Poop. Yup, poop. Poop is funny. Well, fake poop is funny. The word “poop” is funny. When I was a little girl, I received a little “Snowman Poop” treat bag. As an [...] Continue →
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Day 41: Laminated Tablet Sleeve
Day 41: Laminated Tablet Sleeve
December 12, 2012
DAY 41 is brought to you by, the lovely Jill of Baby Rabies: Okay, so maybe you can’t afford to give all your friends and family new tablets for the holidays, but you can [...] Continue →
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Day 40: Christmas Yarn Wreath
Day 40: Christmas Yarn Wreath
December 11, 2012
DAY 40 is brought to you by, the lovely Violet of Blythe Ponytail Parades: Hi! I’m Violet from Blythe Ponytail Parades and I’m here to share a fun Christmas wreath DIY! So let me start by saying [...] Continue →
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Day 36: Happy Christmas Tree Skirt!
Day 36: Happy Christmas Tree Skirt!
December 6, 2012
Day 36: Happy Christmas! Add a little handmade skirt to your Christmas tree. I’m absolutely in love with this skirt. It makes me happy to see it under my tree. I do think it’s [...] Continue →
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Day 35: Pinecone Gift Tags Printable
Day 35: Pinecone Gift Tags Printable
December 5, 2012
Day 35: Today I’m sharing more pinecones (I love pinecones). A pinecone gift tag. Much more exciting than store bought! Click on this link here (or the photo below) and right+click and save. Print [...] Continue →
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Day 32: Home Advent Calendar
Day 32: Home Advent Calendar
December 1, 2012
Day 32: I know… it’s December 1st. BUT, just in case you haven’t set up your advent calendar yet… here’s a fun one for you! My little home advent. Supplies: – My home printouts [...] Continue →
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Day 31: Rudy the Red Nosed Wreath
Day 31: Rudy the Red Nosed Wreath
November 30, 2012
Day 31: Wow, I’ve past the 30-day mark for my 50 DIY Days! I can’t believe it…. Just 24 more DIY’s after this! Hee!!! Well, today I’m sharing a cute wreath for you Christmas [...] Continue →
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Day 29: Vintage Inspired Stockings!
Day 29: Vintage Inspired Stockings!
November 28, 2012
DAY 29 is brought to you by, the lovely Corey of the Corey Moortgat blog: Hello, Paper Mama readers! I’m Corey, and I’m here to show you how to make a vintage-inspired felt Christmas stocking. I’m obsessed [...] Continue →
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Faux Mercury Glass Vases DIY
Faux Mercury Glass Vases DIY
November 27, 2012
My Faux Mercury Glass Vases are the perfect DIY for gifts, or for your home. The leaves have fallen, and it’s chilly outside! Time to get cozy inside with some more DIY projects. Today [...] Continue →
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Day 26: Festival of Lights Hannukah Wreath!
Day 26: Festival of Lights Hannukah Wreath!
November 24, 2012
DAY 26 is brought to you by, the lovely Jessica of Curlyhair Curlyperson. Jessica offered to share a fantastic Hanukkah DIY with you. Enjoy: Hi everyone, jessica from Curlyhair Curlyperson here! If you don’t already know, [...] Continue →
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Day 21: Burlap and Lace Holiday Wreath (with pinecones)
Day 21: Burlap and Lace Holiday Wreath (with pinecones)
November 16, 2012
DAY 21 is brought to you by, the lovely Katie of Loves of Life: I’m excited to share this little holiday wreath project with you! Honestly, these days it feels rare that I don’t open up Pinterest, [...] Continue →
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Day 18: Leaf Place Markers
Day 18: Leaf Place Markers
November 13, 2012
Day 18: Today…. leaf place markers! This will be perfect for your upcoming Thanksgiving dinner. It’s a very simple table marker DIY. What you need: leaves, a permanent marker, and a bit of string. [...] Continue →
