Every time I walk into the grocery store these days I can't resist buying the juicy red ripe strawberries that are in season. With summer on its' way, I thought I'd make some strawberry jewelry out of clay for my girls to wear. I couldn't decide between a strawberry necklace, strawberry earrings, or strawberry rings, so of course I made them all! This DIY strawberry jewelry is really quite simple and quick to make! In fact, you can make a piece of this strawberry jewelry ... [ Read More ]
DIY Flower Straws for a Party
Happy Monday! I have been out of town at the SNAP Conference since Wednesday (a blogging conference for creative bloggers), and had such an amazing time! I have learned so much, and can't wait to share with you my experiences and some of the things I will be implementing on the blog… stay tuned! In the meantime, I have a fun tutorial to share with you that I just love! I came up with a really fun way to pretty up those paper straws that are all the rage right now. ... [ Read More ]
Creating with Polymer Clay
I've been all about making cute little rabbits this Easter (like these bunny jars, chocolate rabbit cupcake toppers), so I decided to try making some polymer clay rabbits and other animals with my kids. My kids are always begging to use my clay, because it's fun and easy and pretty darn satisfying when you pull your creation out of the oven and have a little sculpture that you created and made yourself! I was thrilled when Sculpey recently sent me a big box full of clay and tools to ... [ Read More ]
Easy Felt Hair Bows for Girls
Hi there! I hope you had a nice relaxing weekend. It was my son's birthday, so we celebrated all weekend and had some good family time, since birthdays around here are a week long affair ;) If you follow me on Instagram you probably saw some of the pictures (if you don't follow me, I post crafty projects, as well as family pictures, and would love to have you follow @makelifelovely for the fun!). Today I'm sharing a VERY easy way to make these cute hair bows on the Sizzix blog as a ... [ Read More ]
DIY Cupcake Toppers
Make darling DIY cupcake toppers out of tissue paper that are perfect for any party or celebration and are so easy to make! This past weekend my darling daughter turned twelve- I'm till not sure how she grew up so fast! To celebrate, we had a beach bonfire birthday complete with dinner, s'mores, and tasty cupcakes. I wanted the cupcakes to be extra special for her birthday, so I made fun diy cupcake toppers out of tissue paper. I just LOVE how they turned out! DIY ... [ Read More ]
DIY Candy Dish {Made for Just $2}
I love throwing parties and entertaining family and friends, and today I'm sharing with you a great way I came up with to serve candy (or anything else) in a pretty pedestal bowl with a stand that can be customized in any color! Want to know the best part? Each candy bowl on a stand can be made for only $2! Cool, right? These little dishes are the perfect holders for serving candy at parties, entertaining, decoration, or just for snacking on at home! ... [ Read More ]