Valentine's Day is right around the corner so it's time to think about what your son or daughter will be using to collect Valentine's from their friends at school. Why not a hot air balloon?Materials12 x 12 cardstock (varity of colors) Small brad Straws Small basketSupplies you needpaper cutter or scissors stapler clear tape small hole punch hot glue gunInstructionsCut the cardstock into 1 inch strips. You will need two strips of each color. We … [Read more...]
DIY Car Maintenance + Car Maintenance Log
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SummerCarCare #CollectiveBiasA month before we got married my husband's parents and my parents presented us with a very generous wedding present: a car! This car was purchased used and came with an awesome car maintenance log in a notebook from the previous owners. We have kept up our habit of tracking our car maintenance, repairs and purchases and wanted to share our method in case you … [Read more...]
Steps for Detailing Your Vehicle
Have you ever wanted to detail your vehicle? Well, instead of paying someone to do it, you can easily do it yourself. Although detailing your vehicle will take some time out of your life, it’s worth it to have that fresh and clean vehicle. Check out these steps for detailing your vehicle.Step One: Empty out your vehicle. You’ll want to take everything out of your vehicle, so you can clean every in every corner and crevice.Step Two: Vacuum out your vehicle. Perhaps the biggest step in … [Read more...]
DIY Pom Pom Garland
Time for another fun DIY project! Easy home decor is my favorite kind of craft. The thing I LOVE about this DIY Pom Pom Garland is that it works for every holiday. Switch up your colors depending on your theme and it works. It's such a happy, festive shape that I love! This is also a pretty quick craft and definitely easy enough for older kids! Supplies:Skein of yarn Scissors Needle (I used a doll needle since the opening to thread is large)Directions:1. Find the … [Read more...]
The Top 6 Features of the Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router
Today’s discussion has been sponsored by NETGEAR. All opinions are my own.At our house we have the standard modem/router from our internet provider. From time to time the WiFi will stop working and we have to reset the router to make it start working again. When we got the Netgear Nighthawk X6 Router, I connected it to our old router and we started switch over our devices to use the X6. In the short time that we have been using the X6, the WiFi on our old router has stopped working and now … [Read more...]
How to Make and Can Applesauce
It is rare for me to have enough fruits and vegetables to be able to can them because I do a lot of juicing. Usually my problem is not having enough fruits and vegetables but this was not the case this summer. I was blessed to get a car full of 'deer' apples. Even more than I could possibly juice.I realize that canning is kind of a dead (or at least dying) skill. But I grew up doing it, and want to pass the tradition down to my children. If nothing else, we will have more food to … [Read more...]
Superhero Shirt Tutorial
Kids love pretend play. Since they can't wear costumes to school, there is a way to help them look and feel like superheroes, without going overboard. Here is a little tutorial on how to make some 'super' shirts. Super ShirtsOur two kids came home from school on Friday and said that Monday was 'Marvel Monday' which meant that the students could wear some kind of super hero apparel to school that day. We have a few super hero costumes around the house but we thought that it would be a bit … [Read more...]
Simple DIY Winter Soldier Costume
Here is a simple Do It Yourself Winter Soldier costume. All you need is:black long sleeve shirt grey long sleeve shirt black glove black pants red heat transfer material thick black markerOptional items:goggles face mask shoulder strapsMaking the Shirt The shirt is the only thing that you need to make for this costume. All you need to do is remove a sleeve from the black shirt and add lines and a red star to the grey shirt.The Complete Costume Put … [Read more...]
DIY Dress Up: Construction Worker
This is DIY Dress up #2 - the Construction Worker (Check out #1). In this set we have:Construction Worker vest Construction hard hat Tool beltConstruction Worker vest We picked up a Construction vest at our local JoAnn craft store and decided to accessorize the "Construction Worker" with some easy DIY crafts.A Construction Worker uses a lot of tools to get the job done, and where does he keep those tools? In a tool belt! Tool BeltI say this in every heat transfer … [Read more...]
DIY Dress Up: Mailman
At our house I have one daughter and two sons, yet we have a TON of girl dress up clothes and not so many boy dress up clothes! I decided to change that! Get ready for a 5 series post on simple DIY boy's dress up outfits.Here's a DIY Mailman Dress up outfit. In this set we have:Mailman vest Mail bag LettersMailman vest We picked up a Mailman vest at our local JoAnn craft store and decided to accessorize the "Mailman" with some easy DIY crafts.No Mailman is complete … [Read more...]
DIY Phone Covers with Silhouette Clear Sticker Paper
Part of the May Silhouette promotion includes clear sticker paper. Thinking of a cute craft to make with clear sticker paper, besides labels, is harder than you think. While my wife and I were brainstorming we came up with a cute idea to decorate our cell phone cases. My wife has a cheap case on hers that is a solid color so we thought it would be fun to add some design to it. We also decided to get a couple more cheap cases (seriously, they are like $1.87 on Amazon) and made several different … [Read more...]
Is it getting hot in here? Silhouette’s April Promotion
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. Silhouette has monthly promotions where they feature a very cool product and then bundle it with their cutting machines, either the Cameo or the Portrait. April's promotion is all about heat transfers. Besides getting an awesome deal on the bundles, if you don't already own a cutting machine, or want to give one as a gift, you can get 30% off heat … [Read more...]
Dragon Birthday Cake!
Last year I made my oldest daughter a dragon cake, and this year, my youngest daughter wanted a dragon cake. I have used box mixes in the past, and they were fine, but this year I looked up a yellow cake recipe from Martha Stewart. It is still a bit crumby when I tried to ice it, but it was fine. Next time, I’ll try to find a different cake mix; one that doesn’t fall to crumbs when you cut it! I’m just not that skilled yet! I used a butter cream icing recipe from … [Read more...]
Make some ‘Sweet’ Party Glasses
Today I am preparing for my New Year's Eve party with some friends and their children. We don't drink, but we like to have a good time. I thought it would be fun to jazz up our Martinelli's with some sugar rimmed glasses. It's easy, only involves two ingredients and has 2 steps! Once you gather the supplies - glasses, a lemon sliced up, colored sugar - you are ready to being. Rub the lemon slice around the rim of the glass getting it fully wet with the juice. Dip the … [Read more...]
How to use the Silhouette Fabric Cutting Blade
Disclaimer: I received the Silhouette Fabric Cutting Blade for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.The Back Story ArtSuppliesDirect.com asked if we would be willing to review the Silhouette Fabric Blade and we were excited for the chance! What better way to test out the Silhouette Fabric Cutting Blade then to make something for our cute baby. And since he's a boy it had to be either a mustache or a tie; I went with tie. There are tons of examples on … [Read more...]
