DIY Wedding Favors with Chalky Finish Paint

All week long over at Crafty Hangouts, we’ve been sharing wedding crafts. I hope you’ve had a chance to pop over there to check out some of the fun videos. DecoArt sent us some of their new Americana Chalky Finish Paint which is perfect to use for wedding crafting! Here is one of the videos […]

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Duck Tape Mailbox

Make a mailbox out of Duck Tape – use it at home for Valentine’s Day Decor, or send it to school with the kids to collect Valentines in class.

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Burning a Candle at Both Ends: a Tutorial

candle burning at both ends

I’m just going to come out and say it: it is my birthday. Usually, I NEVER tell people on my birthday that today is the day, because it always results in an awkward “Oh! Happy Birthday”, and then they feel like maybe they should have known, and I feel weird because of course they shouldn’t […]

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Simple Jungle Book Craft and a Giveaway

Jungle Book Door Hanger

Disney is releasing their Diamond Edition DVD of The Jungle Book today, and I thought we could celebrate with a super simple Jungle Book craft – this Man Cub door hanger. Oh, and I thought it would be fun to have a giveaway. Details on that down at the bottom of the post. Supplies: Door […]

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Wooden Heart Necklace

Dyed heart necklace

I love creating things that I can wear. Jewelry doesn’t need to be complicated to be beautiful. Like this dyed wooden heart necklace. It is simple to make. And really hard to mess up – I promise! You can make this heart necklace in 30 minutes – but you need to break that down into […]

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Silhouette Printable Cutable Valentines

Free Printable Valentines you can cut with your Silhouette

Looking to save some money on handmade Valentines this year, but don’t want to spend a lot of time designing, printing, cutting, and creating 30 Valentines for your child’s class? Well, I have you covered! Here are 7 Valentines that are ready to go. Each one has a Silhouette file you can download to print […]

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Sunday Shares

One of my goals in starting this site was to feature other bloggers. There are so many amazing bloggers of all sizes, and there is no way that we can read them all. I love it when other bloggers share their favorites with me… and I’d like to share some of my favorite quick crafts […]

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Googly Eye Valentine

Googly ring valentines

I couldn’t help myself! I had to slip in one more printable classroom Valentine. It is my weakness for Googly eyes. In all fairness, I’m not the only one in my household who has a passion for google eyes. My not-quite-2-year-old son pulled all the google eye rings off of these cards shortly after the […]

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Straw Valentine: Without You Today Would Suck

valentine without you today would suck printable

I like my Valentines, and my puns, with a side of snark. For those of you who want to spice up your romance with a little humor, I’ve got a fun Valentine Printable for you. Print up these hearts, cut them out, punch holes, and thread through a straw (or use the Silhouette file to […]

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Stitched Valentine’s Day Cards

I’m over at Sew Mama Sew today sharing three different printable stitched Valentine’s Day cards! Head over there, print out the PDF, and follow the instructions to stitch up a fun Valentine’s Day card! Here is one of the fun designs I created… you’ll have to go to Sew Mama Sew to check out the […]

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