My kids are almost out of school for the summer, and I’m really looking forward to some schedule-free fun! I’d like them to keep up on some summer reading, so I looked around for some DIY bookmarks to make. Anything that helps! I put together a little roundup to share all of the wonderful ideas […]
Gift Card Bouquet Tutorial
I decided last minute to put together a teacher appreciation gift for Leah’s teacher. Parents donated money so I could purchase a bunch of gift cards to make a gift card bouquet. It turned out really cute, so I made a free printable template to cut with scissors and a cut file for your electronic […]
Silhouette DIY Mother’s Day Gift
I’m making a big wall of hand embroidery designs for my craft room. I thought it would be fun to incorporate my children somehow, so I made these cute silhouette embroidery hoops. These would make such a cute DIY Mother’s Day gift, and don’t require any sewing. Embroidering the name is optional, but adds such […]
Bookmarks from Felt Flowers
If you need a pretty DIY Mother’s Day gift, I’ve gotcha covered with these bookmarks made from felt flowers. I made these felt bow bookmarks a few years ago, and I still love mine. I thought making them with flowers would be just as pretty, and I was right. And just like the bow bookmarks […]
Sharpie Dot DIY Flower Pots
We are finally starting to have some sunny days, and it’s got me dreaming of spring. I made these cute Sharpie dot DIY flower pots with the kids, and they turned out great! I’ve seen this technique used to decorate ceramic mugs, and I thought it would look really cute on a flower pot. It’s […]
Clay Nintendo Button DIY Earrings
Every once in a while I come up with a craft that gives everyone a little peek at how secretly geeky I am. This is definitely one of those crafts. I grew up playing Nintendo 64 with my siblings, and I thought it would be really neat to make some DIY earrings using the buttons. […]
DIY Valentine’s Day Gift – Things I Love About You
This is a sponsored post written on behalf of Cost Plus World Market. All opinions are my own. I’ve never been a big fan of buying gifts for Valentine’s Day. It always feels so forced. This year, I wanted to make a gift that would have a little more meaning behind it and celebrate the […]
Printable Coloring Page Gift Tags with Pilot Pen
Last week I had the opportunity to attend an event in Sacramento for Pilot Pen. I got to meet up with some other local bloggers at the event and learn more about the Pilot G2 gel pen. I had a great time mingling with the other bloggers and was inspired to make some cute gift […]
Pounded Flower Tote
I saw a tutorial for flower hammering/pounding a while back, and I knew that I just had to try it with my kids. We are in our second month of summer vacation, and man are they starting to get bored! A tote bag is great for this project since you don’t really have to wash […]
Free Printable Baby Shower Game – Alphabet Cards
One of my good blogging friends, Lauren from The Thinking Closet, is having her very first baby soon. Yay! Since we can’t all be there in person, some of her bloggy friends and I are throwing her a virtual baby shower today! Surprise, Lauren! To celebrate, I made a free printable baby shower game […]