This is a sponsored post written by me for I Love to Create (Tulip) and Blueprint Social. All opinions are my own. We’re counting down to Halloween in our house and doing some fun Halloween crafts with the kids. Evan and I used Tulip glow paint to make this really cool spiderweb shirt for Halloween. […]
Eraser-Stamped Trick-or-Treat Bag
It’s October, and that means it’s time for all things HALLOWEEN! I’ve teamed up with a ton of other bloggers to bring you some great Halloween ideas. Scroll down to see posts from everyone that is participating today. The blog hop is being organized by Design Dazzle, so also head over there to see […]
Eraser-Stamped Halloween Shirt
This post should come as no surprise. We’ve been having so much fun making eraser-stamped shirts for every holiday, and you all seem to like them too. So far we’ve covered St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, and 4th of July. I went with something a little different this time, and made two different sizes of bats […]
Birch Pillar DIY Candle Holder
It’s mine and my husband’s anniversary this month, so I thought it was only fitting that I share this craft today. We met in 2004, and then got married exactly one year later, on the day we met. So, that’s nine years that we’ve been married, and ten years since we met. Crazy how that […]
Girls Bandana Skirt Tutorial
I made this little bandana skirt for Leah last month as part of her 4th of July outfit. I know, I know, we’re moving on to Christmas crafts now, right? 😉 Please no!!! I’m contributing over at DIY Candy, so this is a tutorial I shared over there when it was more seasonally appropriate. I […]
4th of July Fabric Pinwheels
Need some last minute 4th of July color for your house? These fabric pinwheels are so easy to make and make great 4th of July decor. And don’t you just love the little picket fence box? I saw that at the craft store and knew it would be perfect to hold them! I’m excited to […]
Popsicle Stick Vases – 4th of July Craft for Kids
Since it’s summer, I guess I’ve got kid crafts on the brain. I wanted to do some kind of 4th of July craft with the kids, and I came up with these red and blue popsicle stick vases. You can use them as vases for cut flowers or fill them with dirt and have the […]
DIY Eraser-Stamped 4th of July Shirt
It’s DIY 4th of July shirt time! I wasn’t kidding when I said I was going to make an eraser-stamped shirt for every holiday. (If you’re new here, you can see what I’m talking about here and here.) They are so easy and cute, I just couldn’t resist! Added bonus… this 4th of July shirt […]
Zelda Perler Bead Patterns
If the superhero sleep masks and The Rainbow Connection weren’t enough to allude to our family geekiness, this project ought to do the trick! I made some perler bead patterns based off of the NES 8-bit version of Zelda so the kids could make magnets for Daddy’s cubicle at work. A fun little father’s day […]
DIY 4th of July Hair Bows
I wanted to make some 4th of July hair bows for the girls, so I came up with these felt pinwheel clips for them to wear. They were really easy to make and oh so cute! Make sure to keep reading because I have a really great giveaway for you today too! The girls are […]
20 Father’s Day Crafts for Kids
Are you ready for Father’s day? I feel like there are always so many great kid craft ideas for mom, but Father’s day crafts are hard to come by. Why is it so hard to craft for boys? I’ve been searching the web for inspiration, so I thought I’d share what I found with you. […]
Superhero Sleep Masks and More Homemade Father’s Day Gift Ideas
There are two things that are must-haves for me on Mother’s Day: 1) breakfast in bed and 2) a nap after church. Why shouldn’t dad have the same thing for Father’s Day? To help dad drift off to dreamland in the middle of the day, I made him a sleep mask using the patterns from […]
Felt Bow Bookmarks
You guys, something exciting happened while I was traveling for SNAP conference! I actually had time to read a book! Ok, so maybe it’s not that exciting, but it’s been so long since I’ve had that kind of time. I love to read! I’m about halfway through my book, so I decided to make myself […]
Easter Egg Cups
Spring break is here, and I’m sure we’re all looking for ways to keep the kids busy. Oriental Trading Company sent us these ceramic egg cups to play with ( I was provided the egg cups free of charge by the Oriental Trading Company. No other type of compensation was received for this review. All […]
Sharpie Easter Egg Decorating Idea
I haven’t been feeling especially crafty lately, but this Sharpie Easter egg decorating idea popped into my head when I was thinking about making some them with the kids. Much easier than breaking out all of the messy dye! I cut these little bunnies out of vinyl with my Silhouette CAMEO. If you don’t have […]
Eraser-Stamped Easter Bunny Shirt
Since you all loved the eraser-stamped St. Patrick’s Day shirt that I made for last month, I decided to whip up another version of it for Easter. I might just need to go a little crazy with this idea and make one for every holiday. They are so easy and cute! I even let Audrey […]
Cross-Stitch Bunny Canvas
My house is seriously lacking in Easter decor. Now that I think about it, we don’t have any! I’m sorry, but for a craft blogger, that is just unacceptable. I decided to take my love of hand stitching and turn it into this cute cross-stitch bunny on canvas. Yep, I stitched directly onto the canvas! […]
Milky Way Pretzel St. Patrick’s Day Treats
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. #EatMoreBites #CollectiveBias If you’re on a diet, you might want to stop reading… On second thought, these are totally worth it! And you can just eat […]
Felt St. Patrick’s Day Hair Clips
What’s a holiday without some cute hair clippies for the girls? My favorite thing about these? I started with white ribbon. Yep, that’s right! I embroidered the rainbow stitches onto it! I was hoping to just find some rainbow ribbon to buy, but I’m kinda glad I couldn’t find any. This turned out a lot […]
Eraser-Stamped DIY St. Patrick’s Day Shirt
Last year I made these really cute St. Patrick’s Day shirts that I stenciled with vinyl. I’m sad that the kids grew out of them. This year, I did something different and used freezer paper. If you’ve never done freezer paper stenciling, you are in for a treat! No fancy cutting machines or vinyl required. […]
Fruity Pebbles St. Patrick’s Day Treats
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Post Pebbles, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #PostWalgreens http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV. This week, Audrey and I had some fun making some cute St. Patrick’s Day treats from Fruity Pebbles that we bought at Walgreens. Fruity Pebbles’ rainbow colors […]
“Getting to Know You” Valentine’s Day Relief Society Activity
I just got a new assignment at church in our women’s organization, called Relief Society. As part of that calling, I am responsible for planning a monthly Relief Society activity. This month, we decided to have a little “getting to know you” Valentine’s Day party. The theme was “Love One Another”. Just a chance for […]
Glitter Wooden Heart Necklace and a GIVEAWAY!
Today I’ve got a fun Valentine’s Day kid craft to share with you. It’s a cute glitter wooden heart necklace. And make sure you keep reading because I’ve also got a GIVEAWAY for you to enter! YAY! This was very easy to make and would be a great craft for a Valentine’s Day party or […]
Cross Stitch Heart Pillow for Valentine’s Day
Cross stitched things always bring a sense of nostalgia to me. Serious case of being a child of the 80s/90s, I guess. Cross stitching was how I learned the basics of embroidery… although I never did finish any of the patterns that I started. I was like 10, so I guess I can give myself […]
Baker’s Twine Heart Garland
What is it about baker’s twine that is just SO darn cute? I used it to wrap cookie cutter ornaments in December, and I then said to myself, “Hey self, what if I wrapped it around hearts for Valentine’s Day?!” Ok, I don’t really talk to myself… well… most of the time… ANYWAY, I wrapped […]
Maze Valentine Printables
Valentine’s Day is hard for boys. Something that I guess never really changes. 🙂 Anyway, it’s all about pink and hearts and lovey dovey stuff…not cool for my big boy. I could have totally gone the store-bought route for Valentines, but that’s no fun for me. So, I found these non-girly mazes in the party […]
Valentine Treat Bags
It’s almost February, which means it’s time for me to show off all of the fun Valentine’s Day projects I’ve been working on! It’s funny, one minute I can’t think of anything to make for a holiday, and the next, I’m running out of time to finish everything that I came up with. Anyway, today […]
Fabric Nativity for Kids
I’ve got one last Christmas craft for you all before I take a bit of a break. I promised myself to take it easy in January, so if you don’t see much of me, that’s why. I’ve wanted one of those Little People Nativity Sets for a while now, but just can’t stomach the price. […]
Hot Chocolate and Popcorn Movie Night Gift Basket
I can’t believe that Christmas is almost here! I’m still working hard coming up with Christmas gifts for everyone on my list. Today, I’m sharing this cute gift basket that I made for my sister and her husband. A movie to watch and hot chocolate, popcorn, and Slim Jims to snack on. Yum! I even […]
12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments (day 12)
Today is the last day of my Handmade Christmas Ornaments series. I really hope you enjoyed it and got some good Christmas crafting inspiration. Believe it or not I’ve still got more Christmas crafts to share soon. Now if only I could find time to get all of my shopping done! For this final day, […]
Felt Gingerbread House Ornament
Tomorrow is the last day of my 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series. I’ll be doing a roundup of all the ornaments that I have shared during this series and announcing a giveaway winner! Make sure to go enter here if you haven’t already. I saved my favorite ornament for last! It’s made of […]
Glass Ball Snowflake Ornament
I couldn’t do a 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series without making a glass ball ornament, so for day ten I filled one with some pretty fake snow and snowflakes. I love the way the snowflakes reflect the light! Also make sure to take a look at all of my other homemade Christmas ornament […]
Glitter Reindeer Ornament
I’ve got two posts for you today, so make sure to check them both out. This one is for day nine in my 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series, and the other is for The Silhouette Challenge that I like to participate it. Both are Silhouette projects because you know how much I love […]
Papa’s Bird Memory Ornament
Today’s ornament in my 12 Days of Handmade Ornaments series is very special to me. It may not look like anything great, but to me it means a lot. The title on the photo should give you an idea as to why. Also make sure to take a look at all of my other homemade […]
Deer and Fox Felt Christmas Ornaments
Happy Saturday everyone! We’re on day seven of my 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series, and I’ve got the cutest little deer and fox felt Christmas ornaments to show you. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the fox seems to be quickly replacing the owl. Maybe it has something to do with the […]
Pony Bead Christmas Ornaments
Ok, so I know I’m probably overdoing this whole pony bead thing. Don’t worry, this is the last one or I might have to start calling my blog “Pipe Cleaner and Pony Beads”. My kids really liked the pumpkins and Indian corn that we made, and you all seemed to like them too. So for […]
Snow Globe Christmas Ornament
It’s day five of my 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series. Today, I’m sharing this snow globe Christmas ornament that I originally shared on Or So She Says… Doesn’t it just make you want to light a fire, snuggle up, and listen to Christmas carols? Also make sure to take a look at all […]
School DIY Photo Ornament
Some of my favorite ornaments on my mom’s tree are the ones that have our old school pictures on them. I remember making them in school and being so excited for my mom and dad to open up a special gift just from me! So for the fourth day in my 12 Days of Handmade […]
DIY Batmobile Christmas Ornament
It’s day three of my 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series, and I’ve got a fun ornament for all of the superhero geeks out there. I don’t know what possessed me to make it, but here it is. A little Batmobile with a Christmas tree tied to the roof. What? Batman needs a Christmas […]
Baker’s Twine Cookie Cutter Ornaments
I just love baker’s twine! I love the colors, and I love the look! Baker’s twine was traditionally used to wrap baked goods, so I had this idea to wrap it around metal Christmas cookie cutters to make ornaments. For day two of my 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series, I made these baker’s […]
12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments (day 1)
I’m so excited for today! I’ve been working hard behind the scenes to create a 12-day series of handmade Christmas ornaments to share with you. And make sure you keep reading because I have some really GREAT news (that might possibly involve an amazing GIVEAWAY) at the bottom of this post! Today (day one) we’re […]
Extra Gum Printable Gift Tags for Christmas
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and it’s advertiser. #GiveExtraGum #shop Sometimes it’s difficult to think of a small and inexpensive gift that someone will actually use. Here’s a way to give something practical and […]
Scrap Wood Christmas Trees
This is a sponsored post written by me for Plaid Crafts (Mod Podge) and Blueprint Social. All opinions are my own. To read my full disclosure policy, click here. It’s finally time for me to start showing you some of the Christmas crafting I have been doing! Using some paper and different formulas of Mod […]
Pretzel Turkey Thanksgiving Treats
Hi everyone! I’ve been taking a bit of a break to work on something really big for December! So here’s one last Thanksgiving post for you before we switch gears and start talking Christmas crafts. The pretzel Turkeys that we made are the perfect little Thanksgiving treats to share with the kids! These Thanksgiving treats […]
Chalkboard Thankful Tree
It’s become a tradition in our family to make a thankful tree every year in November. Usually this consists of a poorly drawn tree on a piece of paper. Everyone in the family takes turns saying what they are thankful for, it’s written on a paper leaf, and put up on the tree. This year, […]
Thanksgiving Craft: Pony Bead Indian Corn
Hi everyone! I’m so excited to share this Thanksgiving craft with you today! When we were making our pony bead pumpkins a couple months ago, there was a point where the beads looked like an ear of corn. I knew that we would be making some pony bead Indian corn for Thanksgiving. To make an […]
DIY Bee Costume
Remember when I said I wasn’t making Halloween costumes this year? Well, I decided last minute to make Leah a DIY bee costume for Halloween. The dollar store had the wings and the antennae. She just needed a tutu and a shirt. The tutu would be easy to make, and I could just paint stripes […]
Burlap Pumpkins
Wow, this has been a crazy week! Had a couple of craft fails, I’m supposed to have eight skirts sewn by tomorrow for a dance festival at church, oh, and the best part? My sewing machine kicked the bucket! My sweet little Leah decided it would be a good idea to push it off the […]
Halloween Treat – M&M’s Spider Cookies and Halloween Floats
We did a little Halloween baking this weekend and made some adorable M&M’s spider cookies for a fun Halloween treat! Who doesn’t love M&M’s?! You can use any sugar cookie recipe and cut the cookies into circles. To make things easy, I just used some pre-made cookie icing that I bought in tubes. For the […]
Adult Superhero Mask Patterns
I haven’t been feeling especially crafty this week. Instead, I’ve been using my time to get some things done that I’ve been putting off. One of those things has been to fix my superhero mask patterns. Nothing was technically wrong with them, the patterns are just prettier now. Yay for pretty! You could even just […]
More Lace Halloween Shirts
Once I got started with these lace Halloween shirts, I just couldn’t stop! I showed you the Candy Corn Shirt that I made last week, and now I’ve got a couple more. First up, a pumpkin shirt that I made for little Leah. The steps are pretty much the same as they were for Candy […]
Spider Web Halloween Countdown
It’s October, and that means it’s time to start counting down to Halloween! I don’t know what it is, but I love a good holiday countdown. We’ve already got our Halloween countdown calendar from last year, so I made this cute spider web countdown for my sister’s family. There are 31 spider buttons on mini […]
Candy Corn DIY Halloween Shirt
I decided that I’m too lazy to make costumes this year, so instead I’m making some fun Halloween shirts! Good trade off right? I made this Candy Corn DIY Halloween Shirt for my niece using lace for the applique. So cute and feminine! To make this DIY Halloween shirt you will need: a plain […]
Free Mermaid Tail Sewing Pattern
It’s no secret that we love princess crafts around here. Lately Audrey has been excited about The Little Mermaid. You can imagine her excitement when I told her that we were going to Walmart to buy some Little Mermaid toys! Audrey chose this fun story gift set and Ariel bubble wand. I’ve also got a […]
Halloween Lollypop Printables
I did it! I went to my first blogger event ever! I joined up with a group of local bloggers to check out a new See’s Candies store in the area. Ok, so it wasn’t a huge blogger conference or anything, but for an introvert like me, it was a big deal. I love me […]
Pony Bead Pumpkins – Halloween Kid Craft
I’ve got a fun, fall or Halloween kid craft to share with you today… pony bead pumpkins! They were so much fun for the kids to make. They love stringing beads! To make one, you just need four orange pipe cleaners, a brown pipe cleaner, a green pipe cleaner, and orange pony beads. We got […]
Garden Signs
After building our raised garden bed, we had some leftover pieces of fence pickets that we used for the sides. What to do? Make some signs for the garden! For Mother’s day, I made my mom one that says “flower garden.” I made a simple one for myself that says “garden” in a lighter grey […]
Chipboard Earrings
Did you know that Silhouette sells chipboard? What is chipboard, you ask? It’s a very lightweight cardboard that you can use to make boxes, tags, cards, etc. I decided to think outside of the box (wink wink… get it… because I’m not making a box) and make earrings out of the chipboard! You read that […]
“All About Me” Books
One of the mom’s from our preschool group had a great idea for mother’s day gifts… “All About Me” books. For the days that we taught preschool, we made things that the kids could put into the books. I don’t have Audrey’s final book yet, but I wanted to show you the pages that we […]
Kitchen Crafts – Carrot Cake Cookies
What’s a girl to do with a box of carrot cake mix and only ONE egg? Make carrot cake cookies of course! I know I just did a Kitchen Crafts post, but I wanted to get this one out there before Easter. I improvised a little (ok a lot) on these, but I think they […]
DIY St. Patrick’s Day Shirts
I love St. Patrick’s day! Growing up in my house, March 17th meant green pancakes for breakfast and special treats left all over the house by the sneaky little Leprechauns. And, of course, you couldn’t forget to wear green! I thought up these cute shirts for the kiddos to wear this year. A bit hard […]
Leah’s Heart Party
Hard to believe my little Leah is already one! To keep things easy, I chose a heart theme since her birthday is so close to Valentine’s day. These ideas would also work for a Valentine’s party or baby shower. We needed some heart garland, of course, so I cut some out of paper with my […]
Lollipop Valentines
Saw this idea going around on pinterest, and I knew we had to make them for Valentine’s day. Just a lollipop and some colored paper and you have a super cutesy and fun treat to give away. I finally traced the original idea back to here. I cut out the paper with my Silhouette Cameo […]
Glass Etched Ornament
Here’s a nice wedding or Christmas gift that isn’t too difficult or expensive. Made it with my Silhouette Cameo. Don’t worry, I will be doing things that don’t require the Silhouette soon. Just needed to use my new toy for gifts! 😉 It’s a beveled glass ornament etched with the Sacramento Mormon Temple, names, and […]
Glitter Christmas Art
I got an early Christmas present… a Silhouette Cameo!!! I got it mostly to help me out with cutting things for my Etsy shop, but I’m having a lot of fun finding out what else it can do. I absolutely LOVE that I can cut any shape that I can think up! If you are […]
Linen Stockings
This is going to be Leah’s first Christmas, so naturally I needed to make her a stocking this year. I got out my burlap stash from when I made the other kids’ stockings and cringed. I know burlap is a big trend right now, and I love the rustic look that it has, but I […]
Countdown to Christmas Scriptures
I’ve been meaning to make a list of scriptures to go with my Nativity Advent calendar for a while now. This past week, I read through all of the Bible verses that talk about the birth of Christ. I was hoping that I could find a verse that would talk specifically about each piece of […]
Baby Owl Hat
As promised, here are some photos of the fleece hat that I made for Leah’s baby owl costume. You needed to see the whole picture, so I got her dressed back up in her owl costume this morning. (The Halloween night photos were all ugly with the bright flash.) I found a free pattern here […]
Halloween Hair Clips and Other News
I decided today (actually about 30 minutes ago) that my girls needed some Halloween clippies. Claudia from Crafty on Etsy sent me some samples of her beautiful wool felt! She sent me some larger samples of the orange, sunglown, and charcoal colors. The pieces were just screaming to have something Halloweenish (that’s a real word […]
DIY Baby Owl Costume Tutorial
After much deliberation, I finally decided that Leah was going to be an owl for Halloween this year. I threw around lots of different ideas until I finally came up with this baby owl costume. Follow this tutorial to make your own! Doesn’t she look adorable?! She’s got fabric scalloped wings, scallops on her chest, […]
DIY Toto Dog
For Halloween this year, Audrey is going to be Dorothy. She’s actually wearing the same costume that my mom made for me when I was a little girl! Precious right?! As I was searching the Halloween store for some ruby slippers to go with her costume, I came across this little Toto in a basket. […]
Christmas Countdown Calendar
I’m so excited that I got to put up my Halloween Countdown Calendar yesterday! It’s making it feel a little more like fall. Now if this 100 degree weather would just go away… Anyway, it’s never too early to start Christmas crafting right?! I decided to make a secular version of the Nativity Calendar that […]
Halloween Countdown Calendar
First of all, please forgive any typos in this post as my left index finger is injured at the moment. (Man, those rotary cutters are sharp!) Anyway, I was thinking about the Nativity Advent calendar that I did a couple years ago, and thought it might be neat to make one for Halloween. As I […]
Felt Princess Crowns
**Edit: I’m so glad everyone likes my princess crowns! I hope you will take a second and click here to subscribe. I’ve got lots of other templates/tutorials on my blog and more on the way!** Now… for the moment you’ve all been waiting for… the felt princess crowns that I made for Evan and Audrey’s […]
Felt Superhero Mask Templates
Evan and Audrey’s birthdays are coming up, and since they are only a week apart, we just have combined parties for now. This year’s chosen theme is Superheroes and Princesses! I decided that the boys are going to get superhero masks, and the girls are going to get princess crowns that you can see here. […]
Latest Projects
Haven’t been blogging much lately, but I really haven’t been crafting much lately either. Been too busy this summer helping turn this… into this… and growing this… I did, however, have time to make Audrey a Halloween costume. It’s my first time ever sewing using a real pattern without the full guidance of my mom. […]
Nativity Advent Calendar
My advent calendar is finally finished just in time for a countdown to Christmas! I searched and searched for some figures to make for my nativity that I liked. I finally found some here at barefoot in the kitchen. For my calendar, each piece was made with rainbow felt and is at least two layers thick. A round piece of the […]
