Sometimes the best costumes aren't the ones you buy in a store but the ones you make at home. I still remember when my mom decided to make my Halloween costume in 5th grade. It was a mummy costume and she shredded sheets and I put on white sweats and she sewed the strips to my sweats. It was a fun low-cost costume but it took forever. I remember being so sick of standing there while she was so … [Read more...]
Boo! Halloween Wiggle Eye Picture Frame Tutorial #FunCraftsWithMom
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I think I pick my favorite holidays by how much I enjoy decorating for each one. Christmas of course is my favorite and Halloween is a close second. I'm not a fan of blood or gore but I love the fun side of the scary spooky and try to stick to that. Oriental Trading recently offered to send us some craft supplies for our new craft series and when i was looking at supplies I ran across their … [Read more...]
Black White & Red Mickey Mouse DIY Birthday Goody Party Bags {Sawyers 2nd Birthday Party}
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I can't believe I still have posts about Sawyer's birthday not published right now. Things have been crazy and I keep meaning to make them a priority but I promise they will all get shared! I only have one or two left. Today I want to show you the Mickey Mouse DIY Birthday Goody Party Bags I made. They came out so cute! The Mickey Mouse goody bags were super simple to make. I looked around … [Read more...]
Mickey Mouse Meal Plates DIY Birthday Party {Sawyers 2nd Birthday Party}
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When I started planning Sawyer's 2nd birthday party, I wanted to find a way to make as much of it myself if I could. Not everything needed to be big elaborate projects and having little ones that I could do in advance were helpful. These Mickey Mouse Meal Plates turned out to be my favorite and were the easiest too. Sticking with the black, white, & red theme, I was going with I quickly … [Read more...]
Ice Cream Cone First Birthday Cake
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March was a crazy month for my family. My husband started a new job, we sold our house, had a huge move, it was my husbands birthday, and then Halli's first birthday! I felt so guilty trying to plan her birthday party with all the chaos going on. I wanted to have a "pinterest worthy" party. Darn you pinterest! It can be so inspiring, but also super depressing. I quickly checked myself back … [Read more...]
Make A No-Sew Fabric Garland {Easter Themed}
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I've been dying to get more crafty around here lately. You'd never know from this blog that I have a room dedicated to crafting. I love being able to make something and use it in my home of gift it. Lately I've been seeing a lot of cute garlands being sold that I know I could make myself and figured I'd finally give it a try. I visited my local JoAnn's and picked fabrics from their sale and … [Read more...]
No Sew Fleece Tied Teething Crib Rail Cover Tutorial
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One morning I woke up to the sweet sound of Halli playing. I love that sound. It makes my heart happy listening to her giggle and talk after she has a had a good night's rest. This particular morning I walked in and she was chewing on her crib! She was teething on it like she was starving but was having the time of her life! We clearly needed a teething crib rail cover! That poor crib … [Read more...]
Holiday Winter Craft Wreath #DuckTheHalls
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand provided by ShurTech Brands, LLC for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I love Pinterest. I am constantly pinning all the recipes and crafts I want to make. Lately there have been a lot of really cool ideas I've seen all around the new prints for duck tape. In the spirit of the holidays I wanted to have some good crafting time … [Read more...]
Burlap Christmas Present Decor #Tutorial
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FrogTape provided by ShurTech Brands, LLC for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Burlap seems to be all the rage these days. I see it on bottoms of plants, wreaths, and many Christmas decor items I've been looking at. On a recent trip to Michael's I found some really cute burlap canvas squares for 60% off and thought how the little squares … [Read more...]
