It's always fun to get together with friends and craft together, especially when it is so easy like this DIY Tutu Wreath. The perfect thing about this wreath is you can make it for any occasion. Simply choose the colors that are fitting and you're ready to go. Want a Halloween wreath? Buy orange and black tulle. Want it to be for Christmas? Use red and green tulle. Want it to be for celebrations in general? Use all the colors of the rainbow. You can easily find a decoration that corresponds to … [Read more...]
Flip Flop Tutorial- Guest Blogger
Hi, I’m Erin! I was asked to post a tutorial on how to make Fancy Flip Flops and I am excited to share!When I first wanted to make the flip flops, or “Fancy Flops” as my daughter and I call them, I had difficulty finding a tutorial of any kind. The process of which I make them now has taken two years of trial and error. We had a lot of “flops” until finally I came upon a few ideas! This is what I will share with you today and hopefully you can save a couple years by my sharing what I’ve … [Read more...]
Spring Into Action
Spring is finally here and as I woke up this morning to bright sunshine, I breathed a sigh of relief and started getting excited about doing more activities outside and the fact summer is just round the corner. As Easter is nearly upon us, I wanted to share a great project I came up with that you could do with the children during Easter.Hold an Easter tea-partyIt may sound a little girly, but I can assure you it is a great way to get your children (whether you have boys or girls or both) … [Read more...]
Easter Decor!
Since we got a jump-start on our egg dying, I went through BHG and picked out my favorite decorating ideas. I tweaked different ways of egg-dying and different décor ideas to turn them into projects that I thought we could do with supplies that we already had.The first idea is natural died eggs on a cute egg tree! We blew out our eggs by poking a hole in each end and blowing. (Super gross and messy!) Then we tried to dye our eggs from natural ingredients. To make lavender, mix 1 cup of grape … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Roundup!
Since my Valentine Craft and treat posts were so popular I decided to jump on St. Patrick's Day and share some craft and treat ideas I found! On The Magic of Ordinary Things, she made a darling fabric wreath for St. Patrick's Day! She includes a tutorial and it looks pretty easy. I think I may attempt this since I am lacking in green decorations!While we are on the topic of wreaths, how about this super cute felt wreath by My Frugal Family? I LOVE it! And as the name of the blog … [Read more...]
Tissue Pom Tutorial
Ok here is my tissue pom pom tutorial. I am not expert, but as I said in my Cocoa Party post, I did make 30 so I knew a little something about them!1. Start with a flat rectangular piece of tissue paper. In my opinion the best tissue pom poms come out of 13 sheets of tissue paper. Less than that and they aren't very fluffy, more than that and it is VERY hard to cut the scalloped edge, plus it gets way fluffy very fast and it is hard to make it even. 2. Accordion fold the entire … [Read more...]
Top 10 Valentine Crafts
Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays so I have assembled this list of some of my favorite crafts. Here is my Top 10 Valentine Crafts.Skip To My Lou is a very cute blog! It has lots of fun craft ideas, recipes, party idea, free downloads and MUCH more! They have some cute printable flowers and butterflies lollipop Valentine papers. Very cute! The best part is you can print and cut, and leave your kids to the lollipop stuffing!At Tablespoon there are TONS of delish recipes and … [Read more...]
