So one of my favorite Halloween crafts is making Pumpkin Jars! I love these cute pumpkins because unlike real pumpkins they are not going to rot! They will be as cute in a month as they are the day you pain them! Here is what you'll need for this easy craft:Glass jars of different sizes. I only had a jam jar laying around so I went to Goodwill and bought 3 more. 1 for everyone in my family. Orange and Black paint. We used acrylic because that is what I had on hand. Paint brushes- both … [Read more...]
Halloween Table Decor
Today while browsing through all the Halloween things at the store looking for led pumpkin lights, I decided to get some candy corn to decorate my table. I haven't had my hurricanes with my white candles on the table for months, and I'm ready for a pretty table again! I know it is only going to be a couple weeks worth of decoration, but here is my cute candy corn table decor! I was hoping to find a bag of just the pumpkin candies, but they didn't have any, so I went with what they had. … [Read more...]
Monster Door
Thank you pinterest for the VERY fun Halloween decoration idea! My kids had a blast helping my husband and I turn our front door into a monster! All you need for this simple front door decor is:Masking tape Green streamers 2 paper plates 2 black construction paper circlesGlue the black circles onto the paper plates to make the monster's eyes. Then take your streamers and head to the door. Using small amounts of tape, tape streamers to the top of the door at varying lengths to … [Read more...]
Bowling Pin Mummy and Ghost Tutorial
These cute Halloween decorations can be made very quickly and very cheaply. I am a HUGE fan of a 30 minute or less craft! They are simply used bowling pins (donated to me by my local bowling alley) white spray paint, cheese cloth, black paint pen, mod podge, and brown stain. It is as easy as it looks.GHOST When you acquire used bowling pins, they are usually pretty banged up. I don't bother filling in the wholes or gashes, but I do spray paint them all white. Most of my bowling pin … [Read more...]
Autumn Letters Tutorial
Autumn makes me feel crafty! I think because the weather is cooler I feel more inclined to do things rather than just sit in front of the air conditioner! I was searching on pinterest for some easy fall decor crafts and found a couple things. Here is the easy tutorial for my first autumn craft!I searched several craft stores for some wood letters in a font that I liked. Finally I came to Michael's and liked this font the best. I also settled for the paper that was on sale. I didn't get … [Read more...]
Ghostly Halloween Tree
My girls have been asking to do a craft, and since I’m starting to put Halloween décor everywhere, it’s getting me in the mood for some spooky crafting! I decided to take a page from the Easter crafts we did and just make it Halloween-ish. While the kiddos were at school, I found a gnarly branch in the front yard, spray painted it black and stuck it in a pot on the front porch.When the girls came home from school, I had our stuff ready: a box of tissues, yarn (you could always use ribbon- … [Read more...]
Cute Fall Tree Craft
I decided to mimic a craft that my oldest daughter did last year in her Kindergarten class. It is SUPER easy and so cute! All you need is construction paper and a glue stick. Here's what you do:1. Have a piece of blue paper ready2. Tear a thin-ish strip of green paper for grass and glue it to the bottom of the blue paper3. Tear brown or black paper in the shape of a tree and glue it onto the blue and green paper4. Tear little squares of red, orange and yellow paper; glue them to … [Read more...]
5,000 Scrapbook Titles & Quotes
Okay scrapbookers, crafters and bloggers! We’ve got a super fun e-book for you! 5,000 Scrapbook Titles & Quotes is exactly what it says; titles and quotes for pretty much anything you would ever need! Do you make your own greeting cards? I don’t…well, I didn’t! But I just might start! This book is awesome! They have a fantastic Table of Contents that will take you directly to your subject and from there, the possibilities are endless! She also put in a page of ideas to help you if you’re … [Read more...]
Pick Your Plum Box Giveaway
Johanna and I often "shout from the rooftops" how much we LOVE Pick Your Plum! Pick Your Plum is a website that offers a daily deal on a variety of items. Things they have sold in the past include vinyl, wood crafts, little boy ties, straws, party decor and supplies and SO MUCH MORE! They have a limited quantity of each item everyday so you have to hurry to "get it before your neighbor does." There are so many great deals on Pick Your Plum it is VITAL to check their website everyday to make … [Read more...]
Creating a Cardboard Castle
For whatever reason, there is something about castles that is truly compelling. They are the ultimate setting for imaginative play. Whether your child likes horses, knights or princesses, all of these things can find their home in a castle. Imagination can supply the stories and even the castle if necessary but having a castle looking structure around is simply fun. Building a castle out of cardboard is an easy and fun way to get involved in a project with your children as well as … [Read more...]
Fabric Flower Tutorial
We are about to leave on vacation to go to Seattle for my Brother's-in-law wedding. For this wedding my Mother-in-law made my daughter a dress to perfectly match their wedding colors. She then sent me the scraps of fabric and asked that I make a hair accessory for her. I've never made a fabric hair accessories so I searched online for some easy tutorials. This is what I came up with! My favorite tutorial came from Wise Craft. She provided a template to download, so you could cut out the flower … [Read more...]
Homemade Doll Tutorial
My very first introduction to etsy was while I was watching Martha Stewart several years ago. The owner of the etsy shop TheBlackApple was on Martha's show to demonstrate how to make her handmade dolls. I fell instantly in love with these super adorable dolls and set out to make one that very morning; I printed out the template and got to work.My sister saw the doll I made and decided to make one for our niece's first birthday. The fun thing about these dolls is that everyone can be … [Read more...]
Balloon Wreath
Today I'm bringing you a tutorial on how to make a Balloon Wreath! These are so great for birthdays or any kind of celebration you have!This is a great craft because it has a short supply list. Here is what you need:1 Straw wreath ( I used an 18 inch wreath, but have advice about the size later on. amazon.com has an AMAZING price on the wreaths, way better than any craft store I found) Multiple colored balloons ( I used about 450) U shaped pins This is such an … [Read more...]
Cricut Fun!
Okay Cricut users!! Time for you to chime in! I just got a Cricut and I’ve only just begun exploring the wondrous world of Cricut! So far, it has been super fun! I only have 2 cartridges, so I am limited, but here are my little projects thus far… First, I made this cute paper doll. Since I have the Classic Font cartridge and the Playtime cartridge, I just used the same craft paper I used for my origami post. This cute little doll is made from 4 layers and my girls love … [Read more...]
Tips in Making Beaded Jewelry as Mother’s Day Gifts
There are many kinds of Mothers Day gifts that you can find in the market. If you look for a gift for your mom for Mother's Day, then just a stroll in few stores will give you an idea what to give to your mother. However, the gifts that are readily available in the market may not be unique or personal for your mom. This may be perceived as lack of planning or being thoughtless on your part. Thus, you have to make sure that your gift is something you plan, exert an effort and … [Read more...]
