Crafts and DIY done in 30 minutes or less
This post contains affiliate links. Are your kids obsessed with the Lego movie? My 5 year old and 2 year old are. In fact, they are sitting on the couch with me and their cousins right now watching it. My absolute favorite part is when Emmet falls down the pit – my 2 year old […]
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Have you ever seen fabric at the store that you just HAD to have? Maybe you didn’t have a project in mind for it, but you knew it had to come home with you. You could put it in your fabric stash, and take it out every now and then to pet it, consider chopping […]
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If you’ve ever been in a Dutchman’s bathroom, you might have seen a perpetual calendar on the wall, with names written on it. This is the famous Dutch Birthday Calendar. You’ll find one in just about any Dutch home – usually in the bathroom. I’m not entirely sure why in the bathroom – it might […]
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A giant thanks to The Ribbon Retreat for sponsoring this week’s hangouts, and sending each of us a box full of ribbon! If you’d like to play with some of this awesome ribbon, you can head over to The Ribbon Retreat, and use this 10% off discount code: CH10 code expires 6/30/14. Another fun crafting […]
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Someone needs to come over here and teach me how to crochet. One of these days. Probably a day where the kids are off at the park playing with dad, the dishes are done, and I’ve found the bottom of the laundry hamper. And the folded clothes have all been put away. Which would be […]
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When you think of Holland, there are probably two things that come to mind – windmills and Dutch girls in wooden shoes. Windmills are an important part of the Dutch landscape. 20% of The Netherlands is under sea level. For a country that is right on the ocean, that would be a problem – except […]
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Looking for something to entertain the kids that won’t break the bank? Are they already tired of all the crayons in their box, and telling you that they’re bored? Put them to work peeling the wrappers off of all those old crayons so that you can melt them down to make crazy crayons! Fan of […]
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This week’s Crafty Hangouts are being sponsored by my favorite source for ribbon, The Ribbon Retreat! They are offering my readers 10% off if you use this code: CH10 code expires 6/30/14. In today’s video, I’m sharing how to make pinwheels out of ribbon. These pinwheels make great cupcake toppers or party picks, and with […]
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If you’re a sports fan (and even if you’re not), it is hard to miss the big football game going on… oh, excuse me… soccer. What we in the US call soccer, the rest of the world calls football (not the only confusing language twist out there – what we call “fries” the British call […]
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My son has been asking to make a baking soda volcano for weeks. And I’ve wanted to make one with him… but not a single-use volcano. I want one that will hold up to multiple blasts – one that we can enjoy all summer long. I came up with a way to make a long-lasting […]
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