Whilst searching for gift ideas, I came across a gorgeous Rosette Bracelet Tutorial by Heidi at sew.craft.create. I instantly fell in love! I had already used the “rosette” flower technique a couple of times before on some other projects so I thought this would be super easy. When it came time to create my version, I…
Pom Necklaces
These necklaces were created as gifts for my cousins. I found a tutorial for them on the stay-at-home artist blog: it was a guest post by Rachel Obrien. The weren’t quite as easy as I though {NOT hard, I just suck at using the hot glue gun :P}, but very simple. I love how they…
Sugar Scrubs
When I started seeing sugar scrub recipes on Pinterest, I knew I had to do some for Christmas. After looking at how different people approached them I ended up coming up with my own variations {& from what I hear they turned out pretty good!} We kept a little of the leftovers for ourselves and…
A Homemade Christmas
Happy New Year everyone! Now that the Christmas season is over, I though I’d look back on our homemade gift creations: some of them are pretty self explanatory and will only appear here, and a few I will include links to full posts on how we did them. We had a great time coming up…
25 Frames: Spray Painting Cheap Frames for a Unified Picture Wall
I’ve decided that I want a picture wall. You know, the walls with a ridiculous amount of different sized frames all squished together? When I first started seeing these on the internet I strongly disliked them… I thought they looked so messy. Obviously now I have changed my mind :). Then I saw an example done…
DIY Camera Strap Cover
This year Wes and I thought that in addition to our regular Christmas shopping, it would be nice to make some of our gifts ourselves. While this definitely helped with the budget, it was also a nice way to have special, personal gifts for our family. As I was searching through lots of tutorials for…
Upcycling Toddler Shorts Into A Toddler Purse
Ever have a strong desire to make a small purse out of children’s booty shorts?? Just me? Ok then. We got these shorts in one of our ebay “lots” of clothing – size 24 months. Most of the clothes were for the fall/winter season, because that’s when she turns 2, but for whatever reason these…
Damask Armoire Redo
I have been in love with a few furniture pieces I saw popping up all over Pinterest with one, giant, off-centered damask {e.g. Twice Lovely & Sawdust and Embryos.} I have been wanting to use that idea on a furniture piece of my own, and luckily I did not have to wait long until the perfect piece came along… and for…
Alphabet Chandelier from old baby food jars
Our glass recycling bin was becoming full of baby food jars and in need of being dealt with. I knew I could just run them to the recycling center, but it saddened me to get rid of so many cute little jars – there was so much potential! So after several days of pondering and…
Make your own “Mod Podge”
So this is pretty much the easiest thing ever. I actually have never used Mod Podge (I’ve only ever used this mix), but considering how much more expensive it is, I doubt I ever will! Anyways, all you need is regular Elmer’s glue, water, and a jar. Add 1 part glue & 1 part water…