Earring Box

February 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Earlier this week, I showed you how to make some rolled paper earrings. And if you’re not a fan of those particular earrings, there are plenty of earring tutorials on this site. And this earring box is a great way to gift them!

This project is part of Cricut Mother’s Day week. My friends and I put together this series to share fun projects you can make for mom using your Cricut. And to sweeten the deal, we’re giving away a mother-daughter set of Cricut Machines! Make sure to scroll down to check out their projects and see how to enter!

To make this project you’ll need the earring box cut file, some paper, ribbon, and hot glue.

Cut out the box.

Fold the flaps.

Tuck in the first flap, with your earrings inside.

Then tuck over the second flap, the one with the slit.

Layer the last two flaps, then glue on your ribbon.

Glue the flower on top, and your gift is complete!


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Mom Binder

February 27, 2019 by 2 Comments

My youngest was just 4 years old when I went to a school board meeting to advocate on his behalf. It was terrifying and exactly what I had been training for all at the same time. And within 24 hours of speaking into that microphone for my 3 minute allotment, they had started implementing the needed changes. Before and since, advocating for my kiddos has been a huge part of my job as their mom. And I see so many other mamas doing the same thing. Reading books, talking to experts, and keeping up with gentle reminders to those charged with the care of our children. I see you. And this project is for you.

This Mom Binder is part of the Cricut Mother’s Day series that my friends and I have put together. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to check out their projects, and enter to WIN! We’re giving away TWO Cricut Machines!!

To make this binder you’ll need:
Binder
Adhesive Vinyl of your choice
Transfer Tape

Cut out the Advocate like a Mother cut file from your adhesive vinyl. You don’t need to mirror it, since you’re using adhesive. Mirroring is for iron-on.

Weed away the negative (background) vinyl, leaving your design.

Apply the transfer tape, and peel off the backing.

Place your design on the front of your binder. Carefully peel back the transfer tape, leaving the design.

You’re all done!


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Rolled Paper Earrings

February 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Moms love handmade gifts. From clay pinch-pots to hand print paintings to necklaces made out of pasta. We love it when our kids create with us in mind. And while I’ll proudly wear a pasta necklace, it is nice when my child’s creation looks a little more posh than preschool. Which is why these rolled paper earrings are so awesome. You can use this cut file to create great shapes for rolled paper beads that can be used in earrings, like I have here, or strung onto a necklace or a bracelet.

This is part of an awesome Cricut Mother’s Day series that my friends and I are doing. Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check out their projects, and to be entered to win a cool giveaway – TWO Cricut Machines!

To make these rolled paper earrings, you’ll need:

Pretty Paper
Head Pins
Earring hooks
Round-nosed jewelry pliers
Mod Podge Spray

Yup, you read that right… Mod Podge now comes in a spray! Which makes this project even easier!

Start by cutting the paper using this paper beads cut file.

Lay them out on a protected surface. I just used a piece of Cricut Stencil Tape to cover my mat. Spray with the Mod Podge. Then start curling around your Head pins.

I put two beads on each head pin.

Allow the Mod Podge to dry.

Now add your earring wires.

All done!

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Mother Hustler Tee

February 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Hey you there. I see you. You’re getting up early, heating up that coffee a third time after getting the kids off to school, rocking it during the day, and staying up extra late just to catch up on the recent episode of … wait … what are we watching these days? I’m so busy trying for world domination that I forget. Anyway – I SEE YOU. You are Hustlin’ like there is a tomorrow, and it MATTERS. And someone needs to make you this tee for Mother’s Day. Or, any day. Or hey – you can make it for yourself.

This post is part of a week-long series I’m doing with my crafty friends. All week long we’re sharing crafts you can make for Mother’s Day with the Cricut. Be sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom to check out their awesomesauce ideas. And if you scroll even further, you can enter to win TWO Cricut Machines, and some Amazon gift cards. Because if you’re making your own Mother’s Day Shirt, you should get to do it with a free Cricut, amirite?

To make this tee you will need:
A Shirt
2 colors of vinyl (I went with Holographic Sparkle and Glitter. Because hustle and sparkle go together like Wine and 8pm)
EasyPress or Iron
Weeding Tools

Cut this design using your Cricut Machine. Make sure you mirror the image before cutting. Ask me how I know.

Weed the vinyl. Trim up the backing sheet. Line it up on your shirt.

Following the instructions for the type of iron on you chose, fuse it to your shirt. Peel away the backing.

You’re all set, you Mother Hustler, you! I paired this tee with my sparkle Chucks (of course), a faux pearl necklace, and my “Oh the Places You’ll Go” bracelet. And jeans. It would be PJ pants, but this mama has to hustle outside of the house today, so actual pants it is!

Check out these other awesome ideas for Mother’s Day projects!

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Queen Whatevra Shirt – The Lego Movie 2

February 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment

When my kiddo and I were invited to see the new Lego Movie earlier this month, I fell in love with Queen Whatevra! I won’t give you any spoilers, but I do love how she can transform into whatever she likes! Since she was my favorite, I thought I’d whip up a Queen Whatevra Shirt, and share the cut files with you so that you can make your own!

To make the Queen Whatevra Shirt, you’ll need:

Pink Tee

Pink, Blue, White and Black Vinyl

The Queen Whatevra SVG File

Cut out the file using the SVG. You might need to make a couple adustments – I had the circles in the eyes cut out of the black instead of out of the white, to make layering easier. But, that is completely up to you.

Weed the vinyl, then stack the layers together. This will make it easier to line everything up on the shirt.

The top laoyer is the black, the blue is the middle, and the bottom is the white. So peel away all the layers but the white, then press into place.

Place the blue/black layers back for alignment, then peel away the black. Make sure all of the white vinyl is covered when you fuse (I just put the white vinyl sheet back on top).

Once your face is fused on, add the pink squares in the top and bottom corners to finish your Queen Whatevra tee!

And check out all these great forms Queen Whatevra takes! This is part of the Lego Movie 2 display at Legoland California.

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Simple Card using a Hole Punch – Send a Card to a Friend Day

February 1, 2019 by 1 Comment

You don’t need fancy tools and punches to make a fun and simple card to send to a friend for Send a Card to a Friend Day (which is February 7th)! You can use a hole punch to make a decorative card that anyone would love to get in the mail!

This project is part of Craft Lightning Week. All week long I’ve been sharing fast and fun projects that can be made in 10 minutes or less to celebrate obscure holidays. And my friends Angie from The Country Chic Cottage and Lindsay from See Lindsay are joining in, along with some of our crafty friends! Be sure to scroll down to check out their fun obscure holiday crafts!

National Send a Card to a Friend Day is February 7th

To make your simple card, you’ll need:
Two contrasting colors of cardstock
Paper Cutter
Hole Punch
Glue Sticks

Cut the inner cardstock (black) to 5.25″ x 7.75″, and the outer cardstock to 8″ x 5.5″.

Fold both pieces of cardstock in half.

Use the hole punch to cut along the front edge.

Glue the two layers together.

Then pull out your address book and write a note to a friend letting them know what they mean to you!

Check out these other fun and fast crafts that celebrate obscure holidays!

Creativities Galore has another fun card option for Send a Card to a Friend Day.
Michelle’s Party Plan-it is celebrating Coffee Day with this fun Coffee Bar Sign.
The DIY Village has a great idea for celebrating National Margarita Day.
Celebrate Racoon Day with this adorable coffee sleeve from Creatively Beth.
Katie from A Sweet Berry is celebrating Gumdrop Day.
Over at Happy Go Lucky you can check out this fun idea for celebrating Mermaid Day.
See Lindsay is all set for May the 4th with this Jedi Shirt.
Check out Lindsay’s free Printable for Send a Card day.
National Donut Day is the perfect Excuse to make these cinnamon donuts from The Country Chic Cottage.
If National Cupcake Day isn’t already your favorite holiday, consider making yourself a cupcake stand like this one from The Country Chic Cottage.


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Simple Pretzel Pin for National Pretzel Day

January 31, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Did you know that April 26th is National Pretzel Day? How do you choose to celebrate this fantastic snack food? I say you make yourself a simple Pretzel Pin that you can wear to proudly proclaim your love of pretzels! And you can whip one up with a few basic supplies, and in just a few minutes!

This project is part of Craft Lightning Week. All week long I’m sharing fast crafts that can be made in 10 minutes or less to celebrate obscure holidays. My friends Angie from The Country Chic Cottage and Lindsay from See Lindsay are joining in, along with some of our crafty friends! Be sure to scroll down to check out the obscure holidays they’ve chosen to celebrate!

DIY Pretzel Pin that you can wear to celebrate National Pretzel Day on April 26th

To make your Simple DIY Pretzel Pin, you’ll need:
Brown pipecleaner
Pin Back
Hot Glue

Start by folding the pipe cleaner in half, and giving it a light twist. This makes it a little shorter and a little thicker.

Fold in half and lightly twist

Fold into a loop, and twist about a half inch from the ends.

Then bend the ends down to complete the pretzel shape.

Use hot glue to secure the pin to the back. Allow to cool.

If you like, you can add some clear glitter to look like “salt” on your pretzel!

Check out these other simple crafts that celebrate obscure holidays!

Jessica from Everyday Party made this “Wine Not” tumbler to celebrate National Drink Wine Day!
Over at Tried and True, Vanessa is celebrating Valentine’s Day with this Valentine’s Wreath.
Our Crafty Mom shows you how to make a Poetry Journal for Great Poetry Reading Day.
Artsy Fartsy Mama is Celebrating International Waffle Day with the cutest waffle necklace!
Lindsay from See Lindsay shows you how to make a reverse canvas for International Women’s Day.
And Angie from the Country Chic Cottage is celebrating Dinosaur Day with this fun Dino Tagged Blanket!


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Make your own Sewing Pin with this DIY Butterfly Pin

January 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Plain sewing pins are fine, but they can be a little plain. Have fun dressing up your sewing pins using this fun method! This is perfect for celebrating Pins and Needles day , which is celebrated on November 27th!

All week long my friends Angie from The Country Chic Cottage and Lindsay from See Lindsay are sharing fast and fun crafts that you can make to celebrate obscure holidays. Be sure to scroll down to check out their fun ideas, and the ideas of other friends joining us!

Make your own DIY Butterfly Pins

To make your pins, you’ll need:
Regular Sewing Pins
Glitter Hot Glue
Silicone Molds
Glue Gun

supplies for butterfly pins

Heat up your hot glue gun. Fill the mold with glitter hot glue.

fill with glue

Before the glue cools, dip in the end of the pin, spin it around, and then set onto the mold as shown.

allow to cool

Allow the glue to cool completely before removing. Make as many as you like! Just be sure to keep these pins away from the heat of your iron!

butterfly pins
Jen from 100 Directions show you how to make a card for Send a Friend a Card day.
Doodlecraft made felt fortune cookies to celebrate Chinese New Year.
Make a Narwhal Mason Jar for Narwhal Appreciation day with Jessica at Mad in Crafts.
Steph from Crafting in the Rain picked Umbrella Day (how appropriate!)
Over at See Lindsay you can find this great printable to celebrate Festivus.
Angie from the Country Chic Cottage shows you how you can celebrate pineapple day with this fun trivet.
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Sock Puppet from a Lost Sock

January 29, 2019 by 1 Comment

Okay, the title was a little misleading. You don’t make a sock puppet from a lost sock. You make a sock puppet from the sock that is left after you have lost its mate. Because the lost sock is gone forever, you might as well enjoy the remaining sock by turning it into a no-sew sock puppet!

This project is part of Craft Lightning Week. All week long we are celebrating Obscure Holidays. And today I’ve made a craft to celebrate Lost Sock day (which is May 9th, in case you are wondering). My friends Angie from the Country Chic Cottage and Lindsay from See Lindsay are joining me, along with some of our crafty friends. See the obscure holidays they picked, and the fun crafts they have come up with when you scroll all the way down.

Simple Sock Puppet - No Sew and easy to make

To make your sock puppet, you’ll need:

Sock
Scissors
Felt
Buttons
Hot Glue
Marker
Yarn
Ribbon

Cut out eyelashes and a tongue from the felt.

cut pieces

Glue the eyelashes, tongue, and button eyes in place.

Draw on lips with a marker.

draw on lips

Cut 9 strands of yarn 18″ long. Use one of the strands to tie the yarn in the center.

tie yarn for sock puppet

Braid each side, tie the ends with the ribbon, then glue into place.

glue hair on sock puppet

Your simple no-sew sock puppet is complete!

sock puppet made from a leftover sock!

Now you can make a whole collection of sock puppets from your socks with mates that have strayed!

Check out these fun and fast obscure holiday craft ideas!

Frog Prince Paperie is celebrating Scrabble Day with this Scrabble letter art.
Practically Functional made this donut shirt for world donut day.
Gingersnap Crafts made this bird feeder for Feed the Birds Day.
How fun are these felt croissants that Me and My Inklkings made to celebrate World Croissant Day!
Leap of Faith Crafts has this night light craft to celebrate World Sleep Day.
Celebrate S’mores day with this printable from See Lindsay
Celebrate Brother’s Day with these Superhero shirts from The Country Chic Cottage.

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Lucky Penny Bracelet – Easy to make!

January 28, 2019 by 2 Comments

Do you have a lucky penny? Or maybe several lucky pennies? Even if you have never made jewelry before, you can turn your lucky pennies into this lucky penny bracelet! It takes less than 10 minutes to make this penny bracelet, and basically no skill at all! The perfect craft for anyone who doesn’t think they are crafty! And if you ARE crafty, there are all kinds of ways that you can make this bracelet more crafty – you can pick coins with different levels of patina, and put them in an ombre order from shiny to dark. Or you could switch the pennies to make one heads, then one tails, then one heads. There are lots of ways to get creative with this simple penny bracelet!

This project is part of Craft Lightning Week! This week for Craft Lighting, we are celebrating Obscure Holidays. These are the non-traditional holidays that are super fun to celebrate – like Lucky Penny Day (which is May 23rd, in case you were wondering). Be sure to stop back by all week long as my friends Angie from the Country Chic Cottage, Lindsay from See Lindsay, and some others find fun and very obscure holidays to celebrate!

Lucky Penny Bracelet. Super fun to display special coins, or to celebrate Lucky Penny Day (May 23rd).

To make your Lucky Penny Bracelet, you’ll need:
Bracelet Blank (see pictured)
Pennies
Metal Jewelry Glue (or Krazy glue or Gorilla Glue)

Make your Lucky Penny Bracelet:

Lay out the bracelet blank, It should have flat circles between each link in the chain. This is what we will glue the pennies to.

Open your glue. The top may be sealed, so you may need to open the bottle all the way and then break the seal.

Put some glue on the center of the first flat circle. Center a penny on top.

Put glue along the right half of the next flat circle. Center a penny on the second flat circle, overlapping the first slightly.

Repeat, adding pennies to all of the flat circles.

Allow glue to set (check the instructions on your glue) and then wear your lucky penny bracelet!

If you’re looking for more fun crafts to make with pennies, try this smashed penny craft (and if you’re wondering smashed pennies have their own obscure holiday).

Come back tomorrow for more fun and fast obscure holiday crafts!

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