A Little Bit of Everything
While planning for my little ones tea party this past week my Mom asked me to pick up some tissue paper for her to “just throw a few little flowers together for decoration.” As usual she created some beautiful, crafty decorations that I had never even heard of. Did you know you could make 4ft. flowers out of tissue paper, a dowel rod and some {Read More}
These things seem to be everywhere lately, I myself have purchased a few headbands and hair clips from various etsy stores. They’re so darn cute and you can dress them up or down. You can wear them or your kid can wear them. They’re a great gift idea and with all of the tutorials available online you can make one to match a specific outfit. {Read More}
Every year about this time I start flipping through the latest craft magazines and without fail there is always an Easter Egg wreath of some sort. There are the fancy monochromatic/crackle paint eggs, the simple ones with one row of eggs, and, my personal favorite, the crazy whimsical, child-like wreaths that look like an Easter basket of sparkle formed a perfect little circle. Supplies Needed: {Read More}
There are so many gorgeous, fun and whimsical craft rooms out there. As a web and graphic designer I like to look at room decor for inspiration, I’ve collected a lot of favorites over the past few years. Today I want to share a few of them with you all KevinAndAmanda.com I wouldn’t even know such thing as a “scrapbook room” existed if it weren’t {Read More}
I’m gonna keep it real here, the tissue paper used for this project came from a recent trip to victoria’s secret. The idea comes from my kindergarten teacher in 1989, Mrs. Jones She was so sweet, I just loved her! Supplies needed: A free download of the printable I created can be found by clicking here. Cut your tissue paper into 1×1 inch squares. Wrap {Read More}
I’m in love with this homemade gumball necklace that One Charming Party posted last week! We’ll be making these at my little girls Birthday party for sure. click here for the tutorial Amy posted these super cute free printables on her site, Living Locurto. Get ‘em while you can, it’s a limited time offer! Party Pack Includes: * 2″ Circles (3 designs) – Use for {Read More}
Since this is the first birthday my Daughter is old enough to really get excited about, and because it’s on Valentine’s Day, I wanted to make her something extra special. All of the cute advent calendars I saw in stores and online this past Christmas inspired me to create a Birthday countdown calendar. The beauty of this calendar is it can be used for any {Read More}
One of my favorite things to do as a kid, around Valentine’s Day, was cut hearts out of construction paper and decorate the walls, refrigerator and whatever else my Mom would let us tape the hearts to. They’re really simple to make and the kiddos will have fun decorating them. Just fold a piece of construction paper in half and draw half a heart onto {Read More}
Check out this really cute printable wheel from marthastewart.com! Here’s the story… Hundreds of years ago, astronomers fashioned volvelles — wheels of paper that worked like circular slide rules — to help track the movement of the planets. This version of a volvelle conceals rotating endearments along with phrases and symbols that convey your affection with a turn of the wheel. Click here to get {Read More}
I had some extra fabric left over from lining my daughter’s Dorothy basket this past Halloween, and I had some glittery green ribbon leftover from making dessert bar labels so I used ‘em to wrap presents. (iPhone photo, not the best of clarity) I also used my handy dandy craft punch to make gift tags this year. See this post for more information about the {Read More}
Check out these cute activity packs provided by Nick Jr. They’re all designed to keep your kids occupied while they’re sick and need to keep their activity levels low to encourage healing. Click here!
My Mom made her own Christmas garland this year, and a similar wreath to accompany the garland on her mantle. I L-O-V-E it, she thinks it looks too “young” for her She had the same opinion about an expensive shower curtain she once purchased for her guest bathroom. Guess who ended up benefiting from that? Me The fact that she’s not too crazy about her {Read More}
