Category: Diy
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Day 17: DIY Love and Noel Blocks
Day 17: DIY Love and Noel Blocks
November 12, 2012
DAY 17 is brought to you by, the lovely Mandy of A Sorta Fairytale: Hi! My name is Mandy from A Sorta Fairytale blog! I’m here to share a fun DIY project with you all! Thanks [...] Continue →
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Day 16: S’mores in a Jar
Day 16: S’mores in a Jar
November 10, 2012
Day 16: Yup. Simple as that. S’mores in a jar! The perfect hostess gift. Pop some marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers into a jar. Add a customizable sticker, from pear tree greetings. Bam! There [...] Continue →
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Day 15: Polka Dot Wreath
Day 15: Polka Dot Wreath
November 9, 2012
Day 15: Today I’m sharing a sweet wreath DIY with you. My polka dot wreath! It’s so simple and lovely for the fall. What you need: a wreath shape, moss, pom poms, hot glue, and [...] Continue →
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Day 14: Paper Pinecone Garland
Day 14: Paper Pinecone Garland
November 8, 2012
Day 14: Last year for my 50 DIY Days I created a pinecone garland… this year, I’ve made it even MORE simple. A paper pinecone garland. Made from my illustrations: all you have to [...] Continue →
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Day 11: DIY Winter Snowglobes
Day 11: DIY Winter Snowglobes
November 5, 2012
DAY 11 is brought to you by, the lovely Suzanne of Bebehblog: Hello friends! I’m currently planning my daughter’s second birthday party with a North Pole Winter Sparkle Candy Cane Fairy theme (it makes sense in [...] Continue →
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Day 8: Silkscreen Painted Amaryllis Pot
Day 8: Silkscreen Painted Amaryllis Pot
November 1, 2012
DAY 8 is brought to you by, the lovely Emily of Peck Life: The fabulous Martha Stewart recently came out with a line of glass painting supplies, and after seeing some of the possibilities, I [...] Continue →
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Day 6: Thrifted Glassware Candles
Day 6: Thrifted Glassware Candles
October 30, 2012
I don’t know why, but I’ve never tried making my own candles. I guess I’ve always thought, “Why make, when you can buy?” BUT, most candles don’t come in cool containers that would look [...] Continue →
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New for BHG: Homemade Air Freshener
New for BHG: Homemade Air Freshener
October 4, 2012
You guys…. I love contributing to Better Homes and Gardens. It’s been so much fun to do something that I just love so much… every two weeks I get to create a new DIY [...] Continue →
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Made it: Doily Soap Cozy
Made it: Doily Soap Cozy
July 17, 2012
It’s official, my sister is home from New Zealand. If you don’t know, she lives there 90% of the time. She’s about to get all married and stuff (August 11th) to a Kiwi (p.s. [...] Continue →
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Bow name tags + gift tag
Bow name tags + gift tag
June 18, 2012
A little free goodie for you lovely people! I needed some name badges for the PNW Blogger Meet Up, so I whipped up these sweet bow name tags. I really loved how they turned [...] Continue →
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Revamped play kitchen
Revamped play kitchen
May 14, 2012
My little girl’s “new” play kitchen! I bought this goody at a local consignment shop for $25 last October/November. My intentions were to have it finished before her birthday and christmas in December. Of [...] Continue →
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DIY Sea Monkey Kit
DIY Sea Monkey Kit
May 7, 2012
DIY Sea Monkey Kit: I was always fascinated with these little creatures when I was little. I loved them. But, I didn’t like the little plastic containers they came in. For some reason I [...] Continue →
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Paper Insect Collection tutorial
Paper Insect Collection tutorial
April 23, 2012
WARNING… don’t scroll down if you don’t like bugs. Hee! Say hello to my bug collection! My Paper Insect Collection! I love this thing… when I first described this idea to my mom… she [...] Continue →
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You’re a Peach! Freebie printable.
You’re a Peach! Freebie printable.
April 19, 2012
Today I’m sharing a little fun cupcake stand DIY and freebie cupcake topper printable over at Pamplemousse! PLUS, today on my blog I’m sharing a freebie printable to go with your little treat! You’re [...] Continue →
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Things to love + Valentine’s banner freebie!
Things to love + Valentine’s banner freebie!
February 10, 2012
Another BHG.com inspired project! I saw on their website the other day they had this really cute Be Mine Valentine banner. It was made of fabric… but, I thought it might be easier to [...] Continue →
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My Love Pillow
My Love Pillow
February 9, 2012
The other day I was wandering the Better Homes and Garden’s website and found this. I wanted to go for it. And, I’m so glad I did. It turned out so sweet! It’s perfect [...] Continue →
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Paper Terrarium Tutorial with Free Printable!
Paper Terrarium Tutorial with Free Printable!
January 16, 2012
This weekend my husband announced, “We cannot go anywhere this weekend. Because football.” SO, that meant I had some time to get some crafting done (because… I don’t watch football… unless it’s the Superbowl). [...] Continue →
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50 DIY Days with A Good Life: Rice Filled Heating Pad gift!
50 DIY Days with A Good Life: Rice Filled Heating Pad gift!
December 9, 2011
Day 35: hey friends! i’m amy from a good life. i’m super excited chelsey asked me to be a part of her 50 days of DIY christmas because it actually gave me the motivation [...] Continue →
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Wordless{ish} Wednesday: DIY wedding tips…
Wordless{ish} Wednesday: DIY wedding tips…
March 30, 2011
{Just wanted to share a few DIY wedding tips with you all. This weeks Vloggin’ Vednesday was a ‘How To’ video… but, I took it in a different direction. DIY and money saving tips… [...] Continue →
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The Original Bacon Hearts Recipe
The Original Bacon Hearts Recipe
February 16, 2011
Update July 2019: Back in 2011, I shared this Bacon Hearts Recipe with my readers for a budget Valentine’s Day idea, and everyone loved it. It’s been all over the internet and even featured [...] Continue →
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The First Birthday.
The First Birthday.
December 20, 2010
One year ago Saturday, December 18th, Laureli Lynn came into this world at 1 pm. {Listening to your birthday song.} {You were looking around the room during Happy Birthday looking at everyone like they’re [...] Continue →
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TUTORIAL: Tiny ribbon banner
TUTORIAL: Tiny ribbon banner
December 10, 2010
Eight more days till Ruari’s first birthday party! I mentioned a while back that I was keeping to a small budget for birthday decoration. Well, I did it. I spent $67 on all party [...] Continue →
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For you to make: Clouds
For you to make: Clouds
November 22, 2010
For you: Clouds! I can’t say that these came out COMPLETELY perfect or exactly the way I had planned… BUT, I do love them. Maybe if I had some amazing contraption, like the Cricut, [...] Continue →
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Tutorial: Gumdrop wreath!
Tutorial: Gumdrop wreath!
November 15, 2010
Remember when I Ruari and I went shopping for a massive amount of gumdrops? Well, here’s what we I did with them! I made a Gumdrop Wreath!!! I plan to put it up on my [...] Continue →
