Hi everyone! Today I'm excited to be the part of a Sizzix Blog Hop to celebrate The 50's, a groovy new collection of Sizzix dies created by the talented Jen Long! Grab a soda pop, put on your blue suede shoes, and get ready to rock and roll with this fun project! I love all of these 50's dies SO much, and I was having a really hard time deciding which ones to use... So I decided to use a LOT of them to make a cute Shrinky Dinks Charms Bracelet! Did you know that you can use your Sizzix ... [ Read More ]
Clay Popsicle Charms Tutorial
These clay popsicle charms are brought to you by Sculpey Polyform. All opinions, ideas, and photos are 100% my own. One of my favorite symbols of summer is a colorful, wet, drippy popsicle, just waiting to be eaten! To celebrate the beginning of summer I made the cutest little clay popsicle charms out of polymer clay that I just had to share with you! What better way to show your love for summer than by wearing a colorful reminder of it around your neck or on a ... [ Read More ]
DIY Strawberry Jewelry
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 ]
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 Iron-On Transfer Dr. Seuss T-Shirt
Learn how to do a DIY iron on transfer easily with iron on transfer sheets and any image you want to use to make a t-shirt, bag, and more! Who here still loves Dr. Seuss books? I think his writing is just brilliant, and am pretty sure we own almost every book that he has written! They are my favorite books to read to my kids at bedtime, and were my favorites to read to my students at school (I taught elementarty school for seven years). So in celebration of Dr. ... [ Read More ]
DIY Flower Crown
Over the weekend I took my kids to an annual local fairy festival. My girls went dressed as beautiful fairies, and to add to their outfits I made them each a pretty flower crown to wear. These flower crowns were so easy to make, but really added to their overall fairy look. You could wear these with a costume, or even for a fun, spring or summer bohemian look, and can be made in any size and colors you want. My youngest daughter loved hers, and ... [ Read More ]