Mother’s Day is coming up quickly – have you thought about what you will give your mom? I love receiving simple handmade gifts from my kids on Mother’s Day. This year we are making handprint tea towels for my mom and Mike’s mom. For my first Mother’s Day my husband made a garden rock with …
A few days ago I shared a printable teacher ‘Thank You’ tag I plan to give Wyatt’s teacher at ‘meet the parent night’ and promised to show the bucket I attached it to. I think I might like the way the bucket turned out even more than the printable! I found a paper mache paint …
Chalkboard is all the rage. I thought it was hot a few years ago, but it just keeps popping up again and again. I am not complaining because I LOVE the chalkboard trend! Since we host Easter at our house every year I wanted to do something to spruce up the place settings. What better …
I swear I am not a hoarder (unless you are talking about craft supplies or something that could be made into a good craft!) Okay so I might have a few empty pringles cans that have been in my possession for over a year because I know I can create them into something awesome – …
Yesterday I shared my boys’ skeleton Halloween costumes and today I am sharing how we made the masks. This tutorial is for my mask, but theirs were made the same way using different color paints and less embellishment. This year our family of four has decided to dress up as skeletons for Halloween. I like …
Growing up my mom and grandma always had my brother, sister and I in some of the best Halloween costumes. My grandma would sew and my mom would DIY and search for all of the extras to make each costume awesome! Since I am not the most patient with a sewing machine I just do …
Our living room was in need of a focal point/statement piece. Last weekend I was on a creative painting kick and brainstormed up this lovely little sign using more of the wood from the bookshelf I used to make the boys’ ABC bedroom decor. I laid out the wood the way I wanted it and …
When I went to SNAP last month, they hosted the Queen Bee Market. It was AH-mazing! I was in handmade/craft heaven. One of my favorite booths was by Cut it Out. I spent quite a bit of time there deciding what I was going to get and what would fit in my suitcase. If I …