Ah, reading. It’s one of my favorite past times, but now more than ever. There’s nothing like a good book to help take your mind off of the stressful things going on in the world. And while I know a lot of us are finding ways to pass the time and conserve our resources right […]
10+ Friendship Bracelets with String
Is there anything better than a good old-fashioned friendship bracelet? I think not. Friendship bracelets always take me back to memories of summer camp crafts and slumber parties. It’s a timeless handmade gift idea and a fun way to spend your lazy summer afternoons. But the best part about making friendship bracelets with string is […]
How to Make a Loop Yarn Baby Blanket
After my first post and video on how to make a loop yarn blanket, I’ve had lots of questions. Rather than answer them all in writing, I decided to make a new video. Naturally I needed to demonstrate on a new project, so I’m going to be teaching you how to make a loop yarn […]
How to Make a Loop Yarn Blanket
I’ve always admired knitters and crocheters, but never really took the time to learn. Actually, that’s not true, there was this one time when I was pregnant with my oldest, and bored out of my mind when I went on maternity leave. I obsessively crocheted a baby blanket for him using the only stitch I […]
20+ DIY Mother’s Day Gifts
I never want my children to feel like they have to buy gifts for me on Mother’s Day. Generally we try to keep it about service, but I will accept DIY Mother’s Day gifts. Those are, after all, the best gifts that my children can give me. Way more appreciated than any store bought card […]
How to Make Bookmarks from Fabric
When going through my great grandmother’s things, we found a few beautiful old handkerchiefs. Not knowing what I would do with them, I took them home until I came up with an idea. I finally found a use for some of them and made a tutorial for how to make bookmarks from fabric. They are […]
Embroidered Initial Necklace Tutorial
My girls have been eyeing the necklaces that I’ve been selling in my shop, so I decided to make one for each of them. I’ve wanted to try making an embroidered initial necklace, so this seemed like the perfect opportunity. Miss Leah got an L for her name, and Audrey got an A, of course. […]
Star Maker Contest and Music Lover’s Gift Basket Idea
This post is in partnership with Cost Plus World Market, a brand I love. All opinions here are my own. Thanksgiving is over, and you know what that means. It’s time to start listening to Christmas music!!! If you love Christmas music as much as I do, then you’ll be excited to hear that Cost […]
Free Hand Embroidery Necklace Patterns
A friend of mine showed me a beautiful embroidered necklace that she owns, and I knew I had to try making one. Well, I couldn’t stop at just one, so I have a whole slough of free hand embroidery necklace patterns to share with you today! I’m so excited to show them off! If you […]
Cross Stitch Rose Burlap Bag
I recently taught two of my children how to cross-stitch. It’s something I have enjoyed since I was a little girl, and I wanted to share that with them. Stitching with them got me hankering to do some cross-stitching of my own, so I created a pretty rose cross stitch pattern. As a fun twist, […]
15 DIY Bookmarks
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 […]
Adult Coloring Page Keychains
Have you tried adult coloring pages yet? It’s all the rage right now, and I kind of love it. I like having something like this to do when I’m relaxing in the evening, watching a TV show. I feel the same way about it as I do with puzzles though. You spend all of that […]
Easter Basket for Mom with Printable Easter Tags
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #EasterSweets #CollectiveBias Easter doesn’t always have to be for the kids. This year, I made an Easter basket to surprise one of my mommy friends. It’s full of some yummy candy and things to help her relax. Us […]
Home Sweet Home Trailer Embroidery Hoop
My mom just bought a new trailer for our annual family camping trips. For Christmas I thought it would be nice to make a decoration for it. She is the one who taught me how to craft and sew after all. I came up with this sweet applique design for a vintage trailer and cross […]
Zicam® Get Well Gift Idea
Lots of people are sick with coughs and sniffles right now. My husband and I finally just got over a cold that we’ve had since the beginning of the year. We were coughing for what seemed like FOREVER! How great would it be to be able to shorten the length of a cold? Zicam® […]
DIY Pencil Holder and School Supplies for Teachers
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Newell Rubbermaid, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #stockup4schools http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV The kids have just gone back to school after winter break, and it’s a nice time to get some school supplies for teachers to help them last the […]
Felt Christmas Gift Card Holders
Have you finished all of your Christmas shopping yet? There’s always someone on the list that I can’t think of a gift for, so a gift card it is! To make gift card giving a little more personal this year, I made these felt gift card holders. There’s a Santa, a snowman, and an elf! […]
20 Unique Gift Ideas for Kids and a GIVEAWAY!
My favorite things to shop for at Christmas time are gifts for my kids. I hate going to the store this time of year, so I do all of my shopping online. I get to read reviews and find really unique things to give to them. I thought I’d put together a list of some […]
Girl Felt Superhero Mask Templates
This post has been a long time coming. I’ve had several people ask if I had any girl felt superhero mask templates. I had every intention to make some new patterns, but I never had a real reason to. Then, two weeks ago, my sister texted asking what she thought she should give out for […]
DIY Stamped Muslin Swaddling Blankets
Only a couple months to go and I’m in full baby prepping mode. All I want to do is get baby stuff and clean my house! Oh and I realized I never announced here that we’re having a BOY! I’m super excited because that will give us two boys and two girls. So perfect, right? […]
DIY Fabric Dr Seuss Book
I had a little fun this past week creating something out of some Dr. Seuss fabric that The Fat Quarter Shop sent me. I love Dr. Seuss, and this fabric is adorable. It’s from Dr. Seuss’s ABC book, and showcases different characters and illustrations from the book. I decided to make a soft baby book […]
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 […]
Felt Flower Pen Bouquet – Teacher Gift
“This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Sharpie, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #StaplesBTS http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV” It’s back to school time, and that means school supply shopping! When I’m out getting everything on the list, I like to throw in a couple of extras […]
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 Doily Coasters
I’m loving lace right now! Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it’s everywhere in the stores. I keep buying shirts with lace them… I might have like five already. Haha! So, you know I’m extra in love with these felt doily coasters that I just made. Felt AND a pretty lacey design?! YES!!! (Oh, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Another Stenciled Tea Towel
Today is a double post day! I still have my 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series going on, but I also wanted to participate in the post with The Silhouette Challenge Group that I belong to. Both posts are Silhouette related, so be sure to check out my other one too. I also […]
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. Ever since I can remember, my grandpa (who we called “Papa”) wore these […]
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 […]
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 […]
DIY Fairy Garden
Audrey and I had a lot of fun this week making her a fairy garden! She is really loving fairies right now, so this was the perfect activity! I’ve been wanting to do this with her for a while now, but haven’t had the motivation to gather the supplies. Luckily Horizon Group, USA (the company […]
Lego Party Favor Bags
I originally shared this tutorial on Or So She Says… where I am now a monthly craft contributor. Go check it out. So exciting! Now I get to share it with you here. Back in July, we celebrated Evan’s 6th birthday party. Last year, it was all about superheroes. His theme of choice this year? […]
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 […]
Disney Princess Birthday Celebration
It’s birthday time in our house again, and I always like to let the kids choose their themes. Last year, if you remember, Audrey had a Disney Princess party. Of course she wanted a princess party again this year! So here we go with another awesome birthday celebration! I’ve been really busy this Summer, so […]
Definition Art Tea Towels
One of the best things about owning a Silhouette is all of the cool gifts that I can make with it! I always get, “You made this?! How did you make this?” I made these cute definition art tea towels as teacher appreciation gifts for Evan’s kindergarten teachers. They loved them! So fun for any […]
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 […]
Family Tree Art Tutorial
If I’m not taking care of kids, crafting, or blogging, you will probably find me researching family history. I’m a bit obsessed. I saw these family trees from Brightside Prints a couple years ago and decided to make my own as Christmas gifts (I am not affiliated with that company in any way.) I used […]
Magnetic Makeup Board
I am not big on makeup or fashion, but my little sister has a ton of makeup and not a lot of space. She saw this tutorial from Laura Thoughts for a magnetic makeup board and asked if I would make her one. What do you think? This is how she used to look. Got […]
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 […]
Fun With Glass Etching
Here’s a nice little white elephant gift or something neat for that friend of yours that has a fun sense of humor. Looks like a regular mug, you finish your drink and…. …WHAT?!?! Haha. I couldn’t resist! I found these cute glass mugs at Target for a couple dollars, used my Silhouette to cut out […]
Boy Birthday Crown and a Giveaway!
The boy version of my birthday crown is done! Just like my girl birthday crown, there are five interchangeable numbers, and it’s adjustable so your little boy can wear the same crown every year! It fits heads from 18 inches up to 21.5 inches around. I’m fresh out of baby boy models around here, so […]
Felt Birthday Crown with Interchangeable Numbers
I made a few adjustments to this birthday crown that I made for my niece, and now I am ready to show you how to make one yourself. All you need is felt, velcro, and thread and/or embroidery floss. Can you tell that I like felt a lot? The crown has interchangeable numbers and is […]
Pumpkin and Banana Bread Labels
My son’s school is having a Fall Festival this weekend, and I volunteered to bake a couple loaves of bread for their Country Kitchen Booth. They requested that the items donated be labeled with the item name and my name. I decided that sticking them into a ziplock and writing on it with a sharpie […]
