Old post I thought you guys might like for your kiddos this year! Every year I have the boys make ornaments for all the family members as their gifts to them. This year I am really loving the ornaments they made! They came out super cute!! You'll need basic supplies. I had both paint and markers and we decided to use markers because we wanted to cut out the wait time since we had to do them in … [Read more...]
Turning Photos into Canvas Prints! Mod Podge Tutorial
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Are you like me and have 4358437534895433530 projects tucked away on Pinterest telling yourself that one day you'll do that? I keep seeing all the canvas prints project ideas where they turn their photos into canvas prints and said I wanna do that!!! Well, I finally did one! I was talking about it on facebook and you guys were all so interested I thought I'd share how I did it. I went … [Read more...]
Fun Water Colors Snow Project With Kids!
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Here in New England we FINALLY got snow! The kids of course are in heaven! Me, well, not so much. I live for beach days not snow days. To make the most of it I knew Gavin would love the chance to turn this snow day into an art project. After all white snow is like a blank canvas. First, you'll need some squirt bottles. I grabbed these at the Wilton Tent Sale with this actual project in mind. … [Read more...]
Fun Valentine’s Day Craft Projects
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This weekend I'll be having some Valentine's Day fun with the boys! We have a cake we're planning on baking and some fun arts & crafts planned. We need to get a start on the kids classroom valentine's and get some decor up. I've totally dropped the ball on this holiday and it's very unlike me but between getting sick and the surgery I've just been chasing my own tail these days. Here are some … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Glittered Ornaments! DIY!
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Last year I ended up with extra red garland from my tree that I didn't need and didn't want it to go to waste. I cut it in half and decided they were the perfect length to twirl around my curtain rods. My regular curtains in the living room are green colored so it made them look really festive. I thought adding red glittery ornaments would be the perfect touch but the problem was when Christmas … [Read more...]
Monogram Chalkboard Gift Tags You Can Make Yourself!
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Gift tags are one thing I refuse to buy. I just can't justify the cost knowing how simple and easy it is to just make my own. Back in the day when I scrapbooked on a daily basis and made everything right down to my cards I made really pretty gift tags. Now I find ways to keep it simple and fast. My gift tags this year are just that and already getting attention! Monogram Chalkboard Gift … [Read more...]
Creative Way to Hang Your Christmas Cards!
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Every year I go through the same thing. WHERE am I going to stick all the Christmas cards?!?! See I don't really have anywhere to stand them. My husband would kill me if I stuck thumb tacks all over the walls so they left me to taping them in the doorways. It looked great but come every January I cringed taking them down praying to God that the stain didn't come off with the tape and I'd live to … [Read more...]
DIY Birthday Pinata! Our Plankton Pinata for a SpongeBob Themed Party! [Tutorial]
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Have I told you about my best friend? I know I have, but again I have to tell you just how awesome she is. I just told you how she got married just a couple weeks ago. She just got back from her honeymoon and here she is the day before the party all hands on deck making our DIY Birthday Pinata! She is a behavior specialist elementary teacher and had this great idea to make Gavin's pinata. I had no … [Read more...]
My DIY Plant Sticks for my Garden
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So, my gardens are starting to get the best of me time wise so please pardon any weeds you may or may not see in my garden. I have a lot of plants. With the tags they came with looking like this I was constantly explaining to people what they all were. As you may have heard on facebook this was my first outdoors DIY. I made the mistake of just grabbing the kids washable paint since it was on … [Read more...]
