I am so excited to share this easy Letterpress tutorial with you today! I just love the debossed and multicolored look of letterpress words and images. Up until recently, however, it was very, VERY expensive to get that gorgeous Letterpress look on your cards, invitations, etc. You either had to pay a lot of money for someone to letterpress your custom design, or you had to buy an expensive machine that could cost thousands of dollars and take up lots of valuable space. Not anymore! We R ... [ Read More ]
Get Your Backyard Ready for Summer
I am a World Market brand ambassador. This backyard refresh for mom is sponsored by World Market and their #MominParadise Sweepstakes. All opinions are always 100% mine. Anyone that knows my mom will agree that she is an amazing woman. She excels at everything she does, and is such a great example of hard work, integrity, and kindness. For Mother's Day this year I decided that I wanted to really wow her and give her a fun gift that she truly ... [ 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 ]