Crafts and DIY done in 30 minutes or less
Do you ever wander through the bead aisles, looking at all the pretty beads? Sometimes, the companies put together strands that are perfect as-is. Like this one for making these angel earrings. I made a similar set of dragonfly earrings earlier this year. To make these earrings you’ll need: Angel bead string Earring Hooks Head […]
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This Christmas Tree Lights necklace doesn’t light up – but it is a whole lot of fun! One of the most popular pieces of holiday jewelry I’ve made this year, you can whip one up in about 10 minutes, and you get to say that you made it yourself! To make the necklace, you’ll need […]
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This little ornament is made seriously adorable with the buttons inside! It is made from the same tin as the snowscape ornament, but is just a little simpler to make. To make this ornament you’ll need a little tin with a plastic insert in the lid, buttons, faux holly sprigs, ribbon, and hot glue. Fill […]
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Each day that my boys open another door on the advent calendar, it reminds me how close we are to the holidays… and how terribly behind I am! If you’re like me (and I’m fairly sure that anyone who didn’t start Christmas prep in December is in the same boat), then you need some quick […]
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Groupon Gift Shop. All opinions are 100% mine. It took 6 years, but this year my husband and I finally spent a kid-free night away from home. It took an out-of-state, no-kids wedding to make it happen. Which helped us realize – we need […]
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Groupon Gift Shop. All opinions are 100% mine. Though I was a good swimmer before I was 3, my boys haven’t been as lucky. We haven’t spent enough of our summers near swimming pools, and I haven’t spent the time I should getting them […]
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I finally have my Christmas Tree up! While most of my crafty friends have had their trees up for weeks, I’ve finally pulled out all my holiday decor, and started decorating the house. Hopefully all in time for our annual party this weekend. While I’m in the Christmas spirit, I made this little snowscape ornament. […]
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Groupon Gift Shop. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you have someone in your life that is hard to give a gift? Maybe they already have everything? Or maybe you can never find the right color or size… so you just end up giving […]
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Before I had kids, I did a lot of scrapbooking. I have scrapbooks from High School. I have scrapbooks from when my husband and I were dating. I even have a wedding scrapbook and a separate Honeymoon scrapbook. I have a scrapbook of the first 6 months of my oldest child’s life. And that’s where […]
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My boys love putting change into their piggy banks. They love it when their dad comes home, gives them each some of the change from his pockets, and they get to run upstairs to put it their piggy banks. These customized piggy banks are even more fun – they love seeing their names on the […]
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