I recently fell head over heels in love with this cute little masking sticker set over at Whole Port (a craft supplies website). As I was looking at all of the different colors and patterns, the red and white striped tape and the navy blue with white polka dot tape jumped out at me, as they reminded me of the American flag. It was at that moment that this easy Fourth of July project was born :) Part sticker and part print, this American flag decoration was so quick and easy and painless, ... [ Read More ]
How to Make Your Own Custom Stamps
I've always had a thing for anything nautical- anchors, whales, buoys, starfish, sailboats.... aahhhhhh.... can't get enough of them! I've been wanting to try making my own stamps for a while now, so I gave it a try, and I think I've found a new hobby ;) It was really easy, used materials I already had, and I absolutely love my new little whale stamp. You can make your stamp in any figure or shape that you like- as long as you can cut the shape, then you can turn it into a ... [ Read More ]
DIY Metallic Handprints
I am so excited to share with you this idea that I came up with a few years ago. I have never ever ever seen this done, which makes it even more exciting! This is probably one of the easiest tutorials on my site, and yet is one of the most special and memorable gifts I can think of to give to a family member, or even keep for yourself. It is so easy, so fast, and yet so precious and sweet at the same time. And for all you procrastinators, this would make an easy and very inexpensive ... [ Read More ]
Valentine Cupcake Liner Garland + Free Printable
I have the cutest red and white polka dot cupcake liners that were left over from The Very Hungry Caterpillar Baby Shower I threw for my friend a few months ago, and I thought they would look be perfect to use as some kind of a Valentine's decoration. So I came up with this fun garland that is made out of simply cupcake liners, a free printable that I made, some glitter paper left over from this Valentine's Paper Wreath (optional), some twine, and a glue gun. This garland was SO easy ... [ Read More ]
Easy DIY Valentine’s Day Paper Wreath
Today I'm excited to share this easy DIY Valentine's Wreath with you! It is made out of paper punched from an old book (or a dollar store book) and 4 pieces of glitter cardstock, so it is very cheap to make- only $3.50 total!! It is pretty and unique, and is so easy, anyone can make it (my four-year-old helped me with this one)! This wreath can be made for ANY holiday, you just have to switch out the colors. If you've been with me from the beginning, then you've seen a similair ... [ Read More ]
How to Organize Lego Instruction Booklets
If you have kids, then you probably have Legos. And if you have Legos, then you probably have Lego instruction books floating around your house, getting bent and torn and lost. I have a solution for you! I have four kids, and massive amounts of Lego sets, so my husband and I came up with this method of keeping our Lego instruction books nice and neat and organized. I've noticed that my kids play with their Legos more, now that they each have their own organized binder of instruction ... [ Read More ]